The roar of the waterfall at the Valley of the End was deafening, its mist casting an everlasting rainbow in the sunlight.
Three figures darted past one another above the waterfall, moving so fast the spectators could barely follow them with the naked eye.
Naruto in golden light, Sasuke in violet lightning, and that unhurried streak of purple.
Genya Uchiha fought two against one without so much as ruffling his clothes.
The viewing area at the Valley of the End was packed.
Jiraiya sat cross-legged on a rock at the front, a sake gourd in hand, smacking his lips after every sip.
Minato Namikaze stood beside him, his golden hair stirring in the spray from the waterfall, his eyes never leaving that golden figure.
Orochimaru leaned against a tree behind them, his golden slit pupils shining with a frightening intensity, as though he had discovered a peerless treasure.
Kaguya sat at the highest point, her white robes fluttering gently in the wind.
Black Zetsu crouched at her feet, letting out the occasional astonished "Oh!" or "Ah!"
Kakashi and Guy stood side by side. Guy's clenched fists creaked, and even Kakashi's normally dead-fish eyes had widened a little.
Itachi and Shisui stood a little farther away. Neither spoke, but their eyes never left Genya and Sasuke.
Tsunade stood with her arms crossed. Hashirama stood beside her, watching with a cheerful smile and murmuring.
"Young people really are full of energy."
Jiraiya took another swig and wiped his mouth.
"I never imagined that kid Naruto would get this strong!"
The golden afterimages above the waterfall moved so quickly that even his motion-tracking vision could barely keep up.
He narrowed his eyes and added, a little bewildered.
"What was that mode called again? Six Paths?"
Black Zetsu poked his head out from beside