These three promising youths, hailed as the Konoha Three Monsters, had only just begun making a name for themselves in the village. Who could have imagined that they would go their separate ways in the blink of an eye!
Everything had fallen apart far faster than Kakashi had expected.
In just the few days since they last met, Gekkō Raito had not only become a jinchūriki, but his strength had also become unfathomable.
With Orochimaru training him, Sasuke would presumably improve by leaps and bounds too. Who knew what kind of monster Gekkō Raito would have grown into by their next meeting?
Danzo, oh, Danzo! Giving up Gekkō Raito was absolutely the stupidest decision you ever made in your life...
All the helplessness filling Kakashi's heart could only emerge as a heavy sigh at that moment!
"Let's go! We're heading back to the village!"
Gekkō Raito turned back and quietly instructed Haku, then casually hauled the injured Chōjūrō onto the Nimbus Cloud.
The three sat securely on the golden cloud as it sped toward Kirigakure.
Left behind, Kakashi stared dumbfounded at the streak of golden light speeding away. "What the hell kind of ninjutsu is that? Did that kid Gekkō Raito come up with something new?"
He could even develop such an outrageous ninjutsu that carried people through the air, yet the village had simply handed a ninja with such extraordinary talent over to someone else.
Standing in the wind, Kakashi could do nothing but sigh in silence.
The Nimbus Cloud was astonishingly fast. Considering Chōjūrō's injuries, treatment could not be delayed and had to be provided as soon as possible.
Gekkō Raito steered the cloud, practically racing at full speed.
After returning to Kirigakure, the three headed straight to Kirigakure Hospital and immediately brought Chōjūrō into the emergency