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Uzumaki Naruto

It's finally over...

Uzumaki Naruto

(Why did she smile at the end? That wasn't the reaction I expected from someone being defeated.)

Uzumaki Naruto

You weren't supposed to be happy about this, Azula. You were supposed to fight until the end.

Uzumaki Naruto

What kind of S-rank missing-nin smiles when they're beaten? It doesn't make any sense, ya know!

Uzumaki Naruto

Granny Tsunade is gonna have a field day with all the paperwork for this mission.

Uzumaki Naruto

I can already hear Sakura yelling at me for disappearing so long...

Uzumaki Naruto

I wonder if Tayuya made it somewhere safe after I removed that curse seal.

Uzumaki Naruto

(She had a chance at freedom finally. Hope she uses it better than her boss did.)

Uzumaki Naruto

No more 'missing-nin' label for me! I'm coming home a hero, believe it!

Uzumaki Naruto

(Wait... if I'm no longer a missing-nin, does that mean I can finally get this fixed?)

Uzumaki Naruto

Huh. I got so used to the scratch I forgot what it was like before. Weird how things change...

Uzumaki Naruto

Konoha, here I come! Hope your ramen supply is ready, Ichiraku!

Uzumaki Naruto

...and hopefully Kiba doesn't ask too many questions about that missing hunter-nin squad. That was awkward.