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While Rob's clone in the Land of Waves watched the villagers' enthusiasm to build the bridge years ahead of schedule, the original Rob in Konoha was observing the changes in the emotions of the village's shinobi, and even the ordinary civilians.
After Team Seven returned to Konoha, it seemed as though the childish atmosphere had returned to the story.
The Land of Waves mission had carried a heavy, almost suffocating tone, and many readers were still mentally stuck in those events. But as the scenes shifted back to Konoha, they were gradually pulled into the present once more.
At that moment, on the manga page, Sasuke was crushing Sakura's pride, telling her she was inferior even to Naruto, leaving her looking as though she had lost her soul.
Six-year-old Sarutobi Asuma looked at Konohamaru, who seemed to have found companions his age, while the latter blamed Naruto for becoming cold lately.
"Hehe~ This kid is funny."
Asuma laughed dryly. He, too, was just a child around Konohamaru's age as he watched the humorous manga scenes unfold.
Sakura exploded and violently punched Naruto after Konohamaru mistakenly assumed the two of them were in a relationship, and Naruto foolishly laughed about it.
Only for Konohamaru to stand firmly in her way, defending Naruto, and getting punched as well.
"Hm… Is that boy supposed to be my son in the future?"
Beside Asuma stood an older kid, ten-year-old Hajime Sarutobi.
Both were sons of the Third Hokage, expected to have bright futures.
"Your son? Hahaha! Get a wife first…" Asuma mocked with a laugh.
"And what's so hard about finding a wife?"
"I'd rather become stronger than waste time on that… Seeing that even after all these years, our father is still the Hokage… I feel completely useless…"
"Doesn't that mean our future isn't clear yet?"
Hajime looked seriously at his younger brother as he said that.
The smile faded from Asuma's face, replaced by a slightly depressed expression.
"I haven't even appeared in the manga yet…"
He was referring to his future counterpart.
Someone like Kakashi hadn't just appeared; he had practically stolen all the spotlight. Meanwhile, they are the sons of the Third Hokage, who were supposed to have bright futures, but were still in the background.
"Hm? What's this? Shinobi from the Sand Village? What are they doing in Konoha?"
As the events continued, the brothers were shocked to see two shinobi wearing headbands bearing the symbol of Sunagakure.
"That person… who is he?"
Hajime Sarutobi was stunned upon seeing what appeared to be a team leader, a shinobi who looked strangely familiar to him.
"It seems the world is expanding… More characters are starting to appear…"
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[— Manga Scene —]
"So is Naruto doing well with his comrades?" Iruka asked Kakashi.
"Well… he's doing fine…" Kakashi replied, unable to determine whether that was truly good or not.
"I've been busy lately… I haven't seen him since he got back. I'm a little worried…" Iruka said nervously.
"As you know, he's with that Uchiha Sasuke. He sees him as his rival, and they argue a lot, but the result is that they're both improving greatly. Almost enough to surpass you."
Kakashi said this, and Iruka simply smiled. "Is that so?"
[— End Scene —]
In a nearly unnoticed corner of the Art Store, a couple sat flipping through the manga pages. When they reached that scene, they smiled without realizing it.
"Iruka appears again… He seems to be in good health."
Umino Ikkaku smiled deeply after seeing the man who might one day become his son.
"I feel relieved seeing him again."
An indescribable maternal tenderness appeared on Kohari's face, Ikkaku's wife.
"Wasn't it a bit harsh to tell him directly that those brats might surpass him soon, Kakashi?"
Ikkaku said with a helpless smile.
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Sunagakure:
Rob's Suna clone smiled as he watched the reactions of Suna's shinobi upon seeing the first reference to their village in the manga at this moment.
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[— Manga Scene —]
While fleeing from "the ugly huge-foreheaded girl" or Sakura, as Konohamaru described her, he crashed into someone.
"Ouch!!"
"That hurts…" It turned out to be a shinobi from the Sand Village, accompanied by a girl.
…
Elsewhere, a beautiful woman with red eyes looked up at a bird in the sky.
'What could this be?' she wondered.
In front of her, three genin were breathing heavily: a Hyuga girl, a boy from the Inuzuka clan, and another from the Aburame clan.
…
'Damn… right now?'
Another jonin stood in front of Ichiraku Ramen, thinking about what was happening.
Beside him were three promising genin: a girl from the Yamanaka clan, a boy from the Nara clan, and a chubby one who appeared to be from the Akimichi clan.
[— End Scene —]
Inside the Art Store in Suna, chatter among the shinobi spiraled out of control the moment Sand shinobi appeared in the manga, strolling through the streets of Konoha.
The Third Kazekage narrowed his eyes sharply, stroking his chin in thought.
"Genin from our village in the heart of Konoha? And wearing their headbands proudly?" he muttered.
"That only happens in two scenarios: either a deep strategic alliance… or joint international examinations. But who are these children? I don't recognize them."
Beside him, Granny Chiyo stared at the girl carrying a massive folding fan on her back.
"Look at that, Ebizo. That girl uses a giant folding fan, a rare and costly style in our village. And it seems her teammate uses puppets!"
Ebizo replied thoughtfully, his half-closed eyes narrowing further.
"Yes, sister. And the way he uses chakra suggests a seasoned lineage. Could they be our grandchildren… or the future children of our elite?"
The next scene showed the Sand shinobi using chakra threads to restrain Naruto, mocking Konoha's genin as weak.
"Hm… I wonder who their boss is…"
Chiyo murmured with curiosity.
…
In another corner, young Karura sat beside her fiancé, Rasa.
A strange chill ran through Karura as she looked at the girl with the fan. There was an instinctive connection she couldn't explain, as if the girl's features carried something of her own.
"Strange… who is she?"
"No… both of them…"
She clicked her tongue instinctively while glancing at the boy carrying a puppet behind his back. He looked like he was wearing face paint.
Rasa, meanwhile, analyzed the boy calmly.
"He uses invisible chakra threads at first…"
"His arrogance toward Konoha's genin is justified… This next generation looks promising. Why are they in Konoha?"
…
Not far away, young Sasori, who had not yet left the village, looked at the two Suna characters with boredom and disdain.
"He thinks he's strong… tsk, tsk…"
"Naruto could crush them easily… Why this unjustified arrogance?"
He muttered to himself while his parents watched the manga with smiles.
"Look, Sasori, maybe they'll be your students in the future!" his mother joked, causing him to turn his gaze away.
…
"Genin from Suna visiting Konoha? That's truly unexpected… I wonder how the story will develop from here."
Pakura was slightly shocked. She had not anticipated this development at all.
Nor was she alone.
An unprecedented wave of heated discussions erupted among Suna's shinobi.
Finally, it seemed that their time to appear in this book had come.
…And with that, the anxiety in the eyes of Suna's leaders became clearer.
After Konoha… and Kiri… it seemed that now it was their turn next.
If there were secrets, whether from the past, the present, or even the future.
They would be laid bare on the pages of the manga.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 114: The Chunin Selection Exam?
Chapter 115: Only One Chapter Remains Until the Finale.
Chapter 116: The Flame of Youth and the Bonds of the Future.
Chapter 117: Quiet Villages and Worldwide Fame.
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