Naruto Columns
12/15/2022
[NARUTO 20th Anniversary Column] Retracing the NARUTO Anime's Ninja Way No.10: Finale
In this column, we'll be looking back at the NARUTO anime to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its first broadcast on TV in Japan! Join this writer, a fellow fan from the NARUTO generation, as we retrace the series from its humble beginnings to its climactic conclusion!
This time, the tenth article in the series finally brings us to the anime's stunning finale!
This time, the tenth article in the series finally brings us to the anime's stunning finale!
Madara's Ambitions Realized—Infinite Tsukuyomi: The Invocation Arc!
Naruto and Sasuke are both teetering on the brink of death...
The man who drove them there, Madara, finishes collecting the chakra of the Tailed Beasts and is reborn as the Ten Tails' new Jinchuriki!!
Gaara and Sakura rush to take Naruto to Minato and Kakashi, hoping to save their friend's life by transferring the half of the Nine Tails' chakra that still resides in the Fourth Hokage into his son.
However...
However...
Black Zetsu, still attached to Obito, takes advantage of the attempted transfer to swoop in and steal Kurama's other half for himself!
And to make matters worse, Madara also arrives on the scene.
And to make matters worse, Madara also arrives on the scene.
Gaara, Kakashi, and Minato launch a desperate attack to stop Black Zetsu from handing over Minato's half of Kurama and the left Rinnegan to Madara, but the legendary Uchiha brushes them aside, approaching his target.
Suddenly, Black Zetsu seems to rebel, and it quickly becomes apparent that Obito has regained control of his body and plans to fight against Madara!
"THE CURRENT ME IS HE WHO WANTED TO BE HOKAGE...
...UCHIHA OBITO!"
Kakashi and Obito stand shoulder-to-shoulder, fighting alongside each other for the first time since their childhood!!
"YOU'LL BE MY BACKUP, KAKASHI."
"OUR FIRST TAG TEAM IN A WHILE.
DON'T STUMBLE, OBITO."
Synchronizing the timing of their Kamui, the two successfully transport Obito to the alternate time-space where Sakura waits with Naruto!
Back on the battlefield, Guy arrives to support Kakashi!
Back on the battlefield, Guy arrives to support Kakashi!
The Climax of Youth!! Guy's Life Burns Crimson!!
The shinobi facing Madara find themselves without an effective method of attack, when Might Guy steps forward!!
"SO IT'S SHOW TIME FOR THIS WILD BLUE BEAST, EH!!"
He opens the Eight Inner Gates up to the Seventh Gate of Shock, attacking Madara with movements beyond human ability!!
And yet even Guy's famed Hirudora fails to leave a scratch...
And yet even Guy's famed Hirudora fails to leave a scratch...
Seeing no other option, Guy resolves to open the eighth and final gate, the Gate of Death—named for what it invariably brings to those who use it.
"KONOHA'S WILD BLUE BEAST IS NO MORE.
IT'S TIME FOR THE RED BEAST TO EMERGE!"
Memories of the gallant figure of his father—who sacrificed his life in the same fashion to protect Guy—play vividly within his mind.
"NOW'S THE TIME...
...TO PROTECT SOMETHING PRECIOUS ENOUGH TO GIVE YOUR LIFE FOR!!"
Emanating the signature red blood vapor unique to the complete Eight Inner Gates Formation, Guy charges at Madara once more!!
"THE PERIOD THEY BRIDGE UNTIL THE NEW SPRING WHEN SAID FRESH LEAVES BUD...
...IS THE CLIMAX OF YOUTH!! WHEN IT BURNS MOST CRIMSON!!!"
Guy is able to overwhelm Madara by using his ultimate jutsu, Sekizo: Evening Elephant!!
But even when Guy's fist connects directly with Madara—
"YOU'RE THE FIRST SINCE HASHIRAMA...
...TO MAKE ME FEEL THIS EXCITED!"
—the Uchiha smiles confidently, thrilled by their fight.
Meanwhile, Naruto awakens!
Meanwhile, Naruto awakens!
Founder of Shinobi: The Sage of Six Paths
Naruto opens his eyes to unfamiliar surroundings in the world of his inner mind.
The first thing he sees is a strange old man, who introduces himself as "Hagoromo".
The first thing he sees is a strange old man, who introduces himself as "Hagoromo".
The elderly stranger bears the Rinnegan, as well as a second name: "The Sage of Six Paths", a figure only heard of through myths and regarded as the origin of all shinobi through his founding of Ninshu.
The sage tells Naruto a tale of the distant past, before the first ninja even existed...
Of Hagoromo's mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, the first person to possess chakra...
Of Hagoromo's mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, the first person to possess chakra...
Of how he and his brother battled the Ten Tails she left behind...
Of Hagoromo's own sons, Indra and Ashura—
Of Hagoromo's own sons, Indra and Ashura—
—and how the conflict between the two began...
And finally, of how the two brothers' chakra continues to reincarnate across time...
Even to the present generation.
Hagoromo reveals the shocking truth that Naruto is the reincarnation of the younger brother, Ashura!!
And finally, of how the two brothers' chakra continues to reincarnate across time...
Even to the present generation.
Hagoromo reveals the shocking truth that Naruto is the reincarnation of the younger brother, Ashura!!
Hearing this, Naruto realizes that the reincarnation of the older brother, Indra, must be none other than Sasuke.
After telling him the history of this conflict between brothers and how it has echoed throughout time via endless wars between shinobi, Hagoromo asks Naruto what he seeks, what he hopes to gain in the aftermath of the war.
Resolutely, Naruto replies:
Resolutely, Naruto replies:
"I DO KNOW WHAT 'COMRADES' ARE...
AND I WANT TO PROTECT 'EM... THAT'S ALL."
While Naruto has been talking with Hagoromo, Sasuke has been having his own conversation with the sage.
As their simultaneous encounters with the Sage of Six Paths come to a close, Naruto and Sasuke accept Hagoromo's power and their destiny as reincarnates.
As their simultaneous encounters with the Sage of Six Paths come to a close, Naruto and Sasuke accept Hagoromo's power and their destiny as reincarnates.
The Heroes' Return
Guy continues fighting against Madara, determined to use every last ember of life left within him.
Sensing that he doesn't have much time left, the taijutsu specialist prepares his TRUE ultimate technique: Night Guy!!
Sensing that he doesn't have much time left, the taijutsu specialist prepares his TRUE ultimate technique: Night Guy!!
"OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT ME OVER THE YEARS...
THERE'S NO ONE WHO SURPASSES YOU AT TAIJUTSU!!"
Wielding a fierce chakra that even Madara is forced to acknowledge, he charges in!!
Putting all the strength of his body and soul into a kick that bends space itself, Guy lands a pulverizing blow on his previously invincible opponent!!!!!
"NIGHT GUY!!"
The dust clears to reveal...
Madara, who though grievously wounded, has survived the attack.
And Guy, beginning to disintegrate into ash as the last of his life burns out.
Madara, who though grievously wounded, has survived the attack.
And Guy, beginning to disintegrate into ash as the last of his life burns out.
But just when Madara attempts to deal the finishing blow—
"I THINK I CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING NOW!"
—it is deflected by Naruto, back from the brink of death!!
After stabilizing Guy, Naruto blows Madara away with a Rasengan infused with Tailed Beast chakra!
After stabilizing Guy, Naruto blows Madara away with a Rasengan infused with Tailed Beast chakra!
What's more, another reinforcement arrives to join the fight!!
"YOU IDIOT!!
I AIN'T TAKING YA DOWN...
WE WILL...TAKE YOU DOWN."
"YOUR TIME HAS COME, MADARA."
Having gained incredible new abilities through the power they inherited from the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto and Sasuke challenge Madara to a final showdown!!
Face-Off Between Inheritors of the Six Paths' Power!!
Naruto and Sasuke's final battle against Madara is brimming with intensity from the very start!
Sage Art! Rinnegan! Six Paths Sage Jutsu!
Techniques that transcend the capacity of normal shinobi are used one after the other in a rapid-fire exchange!
Techniques that transcend the capacity of normal shinobi are used one after the other in a rapid-fire exchange!
Naruto and Sasuke hit Madara from both sides, using Rasengan and Chidori enhanced by their Six Paths power!!
However, Madara evades the attack using a clever substitution and speeds over to Kakashi, stealing his Sharingan!!
However, Madara evades the attack using a clever substitution and speeds over to Kakashi, stealing his Sharingan!!
Now able to enter Kamui's alternate time-space, Madara faces Obito.
Back in their own plane, the four members of Team 7 await their enemy's inevitable return!
Back in their own plane, the four members of Team 7 await their enemy's inevitable return!
"REMEMBER YOUR VERY FIRST MISSION, TO STEAL MY BELLS?
YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT LESSON, HAVE YOU?"
"OF COURSE NOT!!
TEAMWORK'S THE KEY!!"
The reunited Team 7 clashes against Madara!!
Coordinating their strikes while covering for each other, they launch an assault on Madara, but he responds by unleashing the Planetary Devastation jutsu!
Team 7 is nearly crushed by a rain of meteorites, but Sasuke's Susano'o and Naruto's Rasen-Shuriken blast the rocks to dust!
Unfortunately, the distraction gives Madara all the time he needs to carry out the final stage of his plan...
Unfortunately, the distraction gives Madara all the time he needs to carry out the final stage of his plan...
"SHINE UPON THE WORLD...
...INFINITE TSUKUYOMI!!"
As meteorites rain down on every corner of the battlefield, the pattern of Madara's eye is reflected on the moon's surface, beckoning every living creature into a world of genjutsu...
Aside from the reanimated Hokage, who are immune to the jutsu, and the members of Team 7, protected by Sasuke's Susano'o, all other shinobi are trapped in a world of dreams and bound to the Divine Tree.
Surpassing "God": The Origins of Ninshu Arc
Madara comes to dispose of Team 7 in order to ensure the complete success of his plan...
...when suddenly, Black Zetsu stabs him through the chest!!
...when suddenly, Black Zetsu stabs him through the chest!!
"MY WILL IS...
...KAGUYA'S!"
The woman known as the Rabbit Goddess, the very progenitor of chakra, descends.
Kaguya Otsutsuki
Kaguya transports Team 7 and Obito to an alternate dimension with a volcanic landscape and begins her mission to unify all chakra within herself once more!!
Naruto and Sasuke attempt to resist by using the power of the Six Paths, but Kaguya renders them unable to move in an instant with her godlike powers.
Black Zetsu tells the immobilized Naruto and Sasuke the history of shinobi from an entirely new perspective.
How everything was carefully orchestrated to bring about Kaguya Otsutsuki's restoration—from the time of Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths, continuing through the era of Hashirama and Madara and their founding of the Hidden Villages, and all the way up to the present day.
Both the tale and the manner of its telling anger Naruto, reigniting his determination to resist.
How everything was carefully orchestrated to bring about Kaguya Otsutsuki's restoration—from the time of Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths, continuing through the era of Hashirama and Madara and their founding of the Hidden Villages, and all the way up to the present day.
Both the tale and the manner of its telling anger Naruto, reigniting his determination to resist.
"YOU TWO ALONE...
...AREN'T THE ENTIRETY OF SHINOBI HISTORY!!"
"TAKE THIS!!
NINJA CENTERFOLD... REVERSE HAREM JUTSU!!"
"THIS IS THE HISTORY OF SHINOBI, YA FOOL!!"
Has the unpredictability of the Hidden Leaf's number one maverick prevailed against an all-powerful goddess?!
While it seems that way for a moment, Kaguya quickly flees into a world of ice.
On top of that, Sasuke is caught off guard and sent to a desert world, preventing him and Naruto from working together!!
The Years-Long Conflict Reaches Its End: Naruto and Sasuke Arc!!
Naruto and the others hurry to find Sasuke, the only one isolated in a separate dimension.
Working together with Obito, who has now regained consciousness, the team comes up with a strategy!
Naruto creates enough Shadow Clones to completely inundate their current time-space!!
"U...!! ZU!! MA!! KI!!
...NARUTO ULTIMATE BARRAGE!!!"
Naruto manages to enter the Root Time-Space connected to Kaguya's other dimensions, including the plane holding Sasuke!
However, he is only a diversion! The ones planning to retrieve Sasuke are actually Obito and Sakura, who have also snuck in!
However, he is only a diversion! The ones planning to retrieve Sasuke are actually Obito and Sakura, who have also snuck in!
Obito pushes himself to the limit to open dimensional doors in search of Sasuke, checking Kaguya's alternate time-spaces until he finally finds the missing Uchiha!!
Thanks to Obito and Sakura's strength and dedication, they successfully rescue Sasuke!!
But just when the five members of their group are reunited, Kaguya summons yet another dimension.
Naruto and Sasuke are immobilized by the heavy gravity of this new plane, and Kaguya launches a ranged attack to finish them off, but Kakashi and Obito throw themselves in the line of fire to protect the two, knowing the power they hold is the only thing capable of saving the world from the Rabbit Goddess!
"KAKASHI WOULD JUST BE IN THE WAY...
I'LL LEAVE HIM HERE."
Obito even goes so far as to save Kakashi with his Kamui, allowing himself to receive a fatal wound that causes him to crumble apart.
"THANK YOU, NARUTO.
YOU BETTER BECOME HOKAGE."
Obito's once-cherished dream of becoming Hokage...
He entrusts it to Naruto, a ninja who possesses the same will and never wavers from the path he has chosen.
And so, Obito departs to where Rin has long awaited him.
He entrusts it to Naruto, a ninja who possesses the same will and never wavers from the path he has chosen.
And so, Obito departs to where Rin has long awaited him.
"AS SOMEONE WHO TRIED TO BECOME HOKAGE... OBITO IS...
...NOTHING BUT AWESOME TO ME!!!"
Inspired by Obito's final words, Naruto throws himself into battle once more!
The fallen Uchiha also returns in spirit to give Kakashi one last gift—his Mangekyo Sharingan!!
The fallen Uchiha also returns in spirit to give Kakashi one last gift—his Mangekyo Sharingan!!
"I MEAN, YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN YOUR FAMOUS MONIKER, HAVE YOU?
THE NAME KAKASHI OF THE SHARINGAN!"
The Tailed Beast chakra in Naruto's attack resonates with that held within Kaguya, causing it to go wild and transform her into the Ten Tails! But even faced with this monstrous opponent, Team 7 presses on!!!
"YOU WATCH ALONG WITH ME...
AS THIS TIME, I WILL PROTECT THEM... AND THE WORLD!!"
Kakashi activates Susano'o, further pressuring Kaguya!!
"GATHER AROUND. I'VE GOT A PLAN.
THIS WILL BE OUR VERY LAST MISSION AS...THE FORMER CELL NUMBER SEVEN!
WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD!"
"KAMUI LIGHTNING BLADE!!"
The former Team 7's flawless teamwork traps Kaguya!!
"DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME!!
WE'RE BOTH WOMEN...
...SO DON'T YOU MOCK ME!!!"
"YUP, WHAT A NICE PICTURE.
I REALLY..."
"...LOVE YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW!"
"SIX PATHS... CATASTROPHIC PLANETARY CONSTRUCTION!!"
The ancient terror who returned to plague the present, Kaguya Otsutsuki, is sealed!!
And even Black Zetsu, who attempts to flee amidst the chaos, is caught by Naruto.
And even Black Zetsu, who attempts to flee amidst the chaos, is caught by Naruto.
"...HISTORY CONSISTS OF ALL SORTS OF NINJA'S LIVES...
...AND DEATHS!!"
"YOU'RE A BRAT WHO CAN'T EVEN FLY FROM HIS NEST.
IT'S TIME YOU GET OVER YOURSELF!!!"
The four former members of Team 7 are brought back to the real world by the combined power of Hagoromo and all the previous Kage of the Hidden Villages.
"NARUTO, SASUKE, AND THE REST OF YOU...
...EXCELLENT WORK SAVING THE WORLD."
"THANKS, KAKASHI."
"SAME TO YOU.
THANK YOU... OBITO..."
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
YOU'VE REALLY BECOME A SPLENDID NINJA, NARUTO."
"I'M GONNA BE AN EVEN GREATER HOKAGE THAN YOU!!
I SWEAR I WILL!!"
"TELL MA WHEN YOU SEE HER...
...THAT SHE DOESN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ME AT ALL!!"
Obito's soul, Madara, and the reanimated Hokage...
Each speaks their words of farewell and returns to the afterlife.
Each speaks their words of farewell and returns to the afterlife.
All that is left is to undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi—
—but Sasuke has other plans!!
—but Sasuke has other plans!!
"I'M EXECUTING THE CURRENT GOKAGE INSIDE THE INFINITE TSUKUYOMI."
On the heels of this astonishing declaration, Sasuke places all the Tailed Beasts under a genjutsu with one glance.
"I WILL REFORM THE SHINOBI WORLD!
WHAT I'M TOUTING...IS...
...REVOLUTION!"
Naturally, Naruto stands in opposition to Sasuke's ruthless intentions.
"ALL SIBLING SQUABBLING...
...IS GONNA END HERE AND NOW!"
"...PLEASE DON'T LEAVE AGAIN!"
"YOU... REALLY DO MAKE ME SICK."
As she did when they were children, Sakura desperately pleads with Sasuke not to take the path of darkness...
But he cruelly cuts off her cry with a violent genjutsu.
But he cruelly cuts off her cry with a violent genjutsu.
"THIS PLACE. I SHOULD'VE FIGURED.
BRINGS BACK MEMORIES EH, SASUKE?
WE FOUGHT EACH OTHER HERE LONG AGO, DIDN'T WE?"
"IT'LL BE THE SAME THIS TIME.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE TO ME HERE AGAIN..."
That fateful place where they fought as boys, pitting every ounce of their strength and convictions against each other:
The Final Valley
As young men they return there once more, to make it the arena for their final battle!!
The Final Valley
As young men they return there once more, to make it the arena for their final battle!!
Naruto VS Sasuke, One Last Time
As they face each other across the gorge, Sasuke speaks of what he believes it means to be Hokage.
"ITACHI'S LIFE PATH LED ME TO THIS ANSWER."
"IT'S NOT THE ONE ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL...
...BUT THE ONE WHO ACCEPTS ALL THE HATRED
THAT IS WORTHY OF THAT TITLE."
"WHAT HOKAGE IS TO ME...
IS SOMEONE WHO SEARS AWAY THE DARKNESS OF ALL FIVE VILLAGES WITH ONLY HIS OWN FLAME...
AND THEN KEEPS LIVING ON BY EATING THE ASHES."
The path Sasuke has resolved to walk is one of utter solitude.
Naruto rejects this "ninja way", coming from the complete opposite perspective.
Naruto rejects this "ninja way", coming from the complete opposite perspective.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ITACHI'S LIFE PATH AT ALL!
THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO ALONE!!"
"I'M CASTING OFF THE PAST!"
"I WON'T LET YOU!!
I LEARNED EVERYTHING I KNOW FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PAST!
ESPECIALLY ABOUT HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AFTER MAKING A MISTAKE!"
Naruto and Sasuke are unable to reach an understanding with words, each bearing a ninja way and beliefs about what makes a Hokage that are the polar opposite of the other's.
But truly high-level shinobi can read the depths of each other's hearts just by trading blows...
But truly high-level shinobi can read the depths of each other's hearts just by trading blows...
In order to live out their ninja ways and see through the will rooted deep in their hearts, Naruto and Sasuke must fight!!
Although the battleground remains unchanged, the two have grown much since they last fought in the Final Valley, and their duel now is filled with countless epic ninjutsu!
As they both continue to make use of the Six Paths' power, Kurama clashes with Susano'o!!
And in the heat of battle, memories stir in both of their hearts...
The pain and loneliness they felt as young children.
The relief gained from finding a comrade who shares the same circumstances.
The fight that preceded their parting.
"YOU'RE TRYING TO BE ALONE AGAIN... I AIN'T LETTING YOU!!
WE BOTH KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE!
THAT'S WHY I CAN'T LET YOU..."
"...GO THERE INTENTIONALLY!!!"
"ENOUGH.
I'M THE STRONGEST IN THIS WORLD NOW.
AND THIS WILL BE MY FIRST STEP INTO THE SHADOWS."
Sasuke uses Susano'o as a vessel for the Tailed Beast chakra he collected!
In return, Naruto creates Shadow Clones while maintaining his Kurama transformation!!
In return, Naruto creates Shadow Clones while maintaining his Kurama transformation!!
"WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES UPON OUR SHOULDERS...
BUT YOU SEE, I...
I WANNA FIGHT...
...AND WIN AGAINST YOU FAIR AND SQUARE!
BUT NOT AGAINST THE CURRENT YOU!!"
Naruto and Sasuke collide, each wielding the strongest move in their arsenal!!
"SO JUST... BE GONE!
JUST BE GONE ALREADY!!"
The sheer power of their jutsu hits the surrounding area with enough force to cause numerous natural disasters!!
However...the fight is still not settled.
Heavily injured and nearly drained of chakra, both ninja resort to hand-to-hand combat, quite literally speaking with their fists.
However...the fight is still not settled.
Heavily injured and nearly drained of chakra, both ninja resort to hand-to-hand combat, quite literally speaking with their fists.
"GIVE IT UP...ALREADY...
NARUTOOO!!!"
"SASUKEEE!!!"
The sun begins to set as dusk falls, yet the two shinobi continue battering each other.
"FAREWELL...
MY ONE AND ONLY...FRIEND!!"
"OVER AND OVER...
...AND OVER...
JUST GIVE UP ALREADY AND LET ME CUT YOU DOWN!!"
"SORRY, NO CAN DO...
CUZ I'M YOUR ONE AND ONLY FRIEND."
Wringing out the last drops of their chakra, the two launch their final attacks—Naruto's Rasengan and Sasuke's Chidori meet one final time!!
The Long-Awaited Culmination!
Night has long fallen when the two regain consciousness.
Neither able to move, all they can do...is talk.
Neither able to move, all they can do...is talk.
"YOU'VE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CUT ME OFF...
NO MATTER WHAT.
WHY DO YOU KEEP INVOLVING YOURSELF WITH ME?!"
"CUZ YOU'RE MY FRIEND.
WHEN I SEE YOU TAKE ON STUFF AND GET ALL MESSED UP...
...IT KINDA...
...HURTS."
The two faint from their injuries once more, reawakening with the sunrise.
"I ADMIT IT... THAT... I'VE LOST.
I... WILL PUT AN END TO MYSELF."
"DON'T YOU DARE!
YOU DYING AIN'T GONNA SETTLE THINGS!!
IF YOU'D GO THAT FAR, THEN LIVE AND HELP ME INSTEAD!!"
"WHAT I WANNA DO IS GET ALL SHINOBI TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER!!
INCLUDING YOU, OF COURSE!!"
"THERE'S NO GUARANTEE I WON'T STAND AGAINST YOU AGAIN."
"THEN I'LL STOP YOU AGAIN!!
ACTUALLY, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT KIND OF THING ANYMORE!"
"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?"
"DON'T MAKE ME KEEP REPEATING MYSELF!!
DO YOU STILL NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING?!
NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, YOU WERE ALWAYS PRETTY STUPID TOO!"
Despite their wounds, and all that they lost, some things still remain.
"SHUT UP...
YOU BUFFOON."
Sakura and Kakashi finally locate Naruto and Sasuke.
"IT'S ABOUT FREAKIN' TIME...
...YOU IDIOT!"
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are finally able to laugh together again as Kakashi watches over them, just as things were in the early days of Team 7.
"IT'S FINALLY BACK...
...TO THE WAY IT WAS."
The bonds of Team 7 are made whole once more, and Naruto and Sasuke work together to undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
All those ensnared by the Divine Tree are released, and the Fourth Great Ninja War is declared over.
The Hidden Villages begin to rebuild, and Kakashi is instated as the Sixth Hokage.
The Hidden Villages begin to rebuild, and Kakashi is instated as the Sixth Hokage.
Sasuke decides to wander the shinobi world on a journey of atonement.
Sakura and Kakashi see him off, and shortly after he leaves the village, he encounters Naruto.
"I'M GIVING THIS BACK TO YOU."
"SURE. I'LL HANG ON TO IT...
...UNTIL WE HAVE OUR REAL FIGHT."
Years later, Naruto marries Hinata.
The tale of Naruto Uzumaki and his ninja way is inherited by the children of a new era...
This concludes my ten-article series looking back on the NARUTO anime!!
I want to thank you all so much for taking this journey along with me!!
I hope you continue to enjoy NARUTO, no matter how many years pass!!
The tale of Naruto Uzumaki and his ninja way is inherited by the children of a new era...
This concludes my ten-article series looking back on the NARUTO anime!!
I want to thank you all so much for taking this journey along with me!!
I hope you continue to enjoy NARUTO, no matter how many years pass!!
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