Uchiha Minamoto turned into a streak of lightning, passed through the gaping hole in the wall, and chased after Naruto Uzumaki.
The villagers on the nearby streets erupted into another round of chatter.
"Look! Another shooting star!"
"What shooting star? That's clearly the Light of Konoha!"
"I thought the Yellow Flash had come back to life!"
Carrying Naruto Uzumaki, Uchiha Minamoto flew back through the hole in the wall, leaving the Konoha villagers' excited chatter behind.
Inside the Commander-in-Chief's office.
Uchiha Minamoto released his right hand.
The golden chakra covering Naruto Uzumaki receded like an ebbing tide, revealing Blondie beneath, his eyes spinning.
"...Out of power."
That was the scene the members of the Konoha Military Police Force saw when they rushed into the office.
Their perfectly composed Commander-in-Chief, a dust-covered Blondie, and a gaping hole in the wall...
One member of the Konoha Military Police Force stepped forward. "Commander-in-Chief!"
"It's nothing serious."
Uchiha Minamoto waved a hand.
"A little accident during ninjutsu practice.
"Disperse and get back to work. Remember to find someone to repair the wall later."
The members of the Konoha Military Police Force obediently left.
Only Uchiha Minamoto and Naruto Uzumaki remained in the office.
"Big bro! You saw that, right?"
Naruto Uzumaki climbed dizzily to his feet, covered in dust from head to toe but wearing a goofy smile.
"Wasn't that Transformation Technique super cool?"
"Transformation Technique?"
Uchiha Minamoto raised an eyebrow.
"That wasn't a 'Transformation Technique.'"
"Oh, right!"
Naruto Uzumaki struck his left palm with his right fist, a look of realization appearing on his face.
"This ninjutsu is called... called... let's call it...
"Secret art of the Konoha Transformation Technique: Super Invincible Naruto Uzumaki Golden Sparkle Mode!"
That name...
How should he put it...
It had a certain brainstem-free beauty.
But one listen