[Uzumaki Mito: Yes! If Tsunade is the Hokage during that era… as long as the village doesn't disband immediately, nothing that happens is surprising.]
[Senju Hashirama: My wife is right! +1! +1!]
[Senju Tobirama: Sister-in-law is right! +1! +1!]
[Uchiha Madara: Tobirama, you're such a tag-along.]
[Uchiha Izuna: Big Brother is right! +1! +1!]
[Uchiha Madara: ...]
Madara thought silently—
So all little brothers in this world are the same, huh?
Everyone else in the Pure Land wore complicated expressions.
Exactly how low was Tsunade ranked in Hashirama and the others' hearts…?
If Tsunade ever saw these comments—
She might go berserk on the spot.
The Footage Continued
[Somewhere in Konoha.]
[The Naraka Path's head split open as it began glowing intensely.]
[Energy gathered around it, the light growing brighter—]
[BOOM!!]
[A massive explosion tore through the area, destroying buildings across a wide radius.]
[Not far away, three Konoha shinobi looked on in shock—]
[Adult Kiba, Shino, and Hinata.]
Konoha — Chūnin Exam Arena
"Hahaha! Look, Akamaru! That's the future us!"
"Woof! Woof!"
"I'm so handsome! And Akamaru, you look awesome too!"
"Woof! Woof!"
Kiba was ecstatic—finally seeing his future self.
Even Akamaru seemed excited.
Shino adjusted his glasses. "Oh… so that's how I look grown up? Not bad. Pretty close to what I imagined."
Hinata's whole face turned red.
Her adult self… looked beautiful.
Would Naruto like her?
Hinata turned toward Naruto excitedly—
only to see, right in front of her, a tall, curvy, golden twin-pony-tailed Naruto with a seductive face…
Her confidence instantly crumbled.
Oh no.
What was she going to do!?
Was there a way to turn Naruto back?She didn't want to be Naruto's girlfriend-friend—she wanted to be his wife!
The rest of the Rookie Twelve—those who hadn't appeared grown-up yet—were all fired up.
They desperately wanted to see their future selves.
Ino: "Hinata looks pretty good grown up… but I must be even prettier, right?"
Chōji: "I wonder if I'll become a slim, super handsome guy…"
Rock Lee: "Guy-sensei said he'd teach me to become light. I wonder if future me has mastered it yet!"
The Footage Continued
[Elsewhere in Konoha.]
[BOOM!]
[The distant explosion drew the attention of two nearby shinobi—]
[Adult Chōji and Ino.]
[Ino: "What's going on?"]
[As the smoke cleared—a gigantic centipede appeared before them.]
Chōji looked devastated. "Huh!? I'm… still a fat guy!?"
Shikamaru patted his shoulder. "Chōji, being fat can be fixed slowly. Future you looks more imposing than you do now."
Chōji brightened immediately. "Really? I look imposing?"
Shikamaru nodded with the sincerity of a liar. "Of course. You'll probably show off some super-epic moves later."
"Then I can't blink! I have to watch carefully so I don't miss my awesome moment! HAHAHA!"
Chōji laughed loudly.
Ino, meanwhile, smiled to herself—
"I think I look exactly the same… just taller. Not surprising—future me is still gorgeous."
Sakura: "Ino-pig, your nostrils are still huge!"
Ino: "Forehead Girl, you're saying that? Did you not see your forehead got EVEN bigger?"
"Hm? What did you say, Ino-pig?"
"Forehead Girl, I said your forehead is huge."
Their daily quarrels resumed…
The Footage Continued
[Ino: "I'll go contact the Intelligence Division—my dad is there!"]
[Chōji: "Right. I'll go to my dad too."]
[The two split up and ran toward their respective parents.]
[Ino rushed into the Intelligence Division.]
["Dad! The village—"]
[Before she could finish—another explosion shook the entire building.]
Konoha — Chūnin Exam Arena
Sakura: "See, Ino? Even grown-up you is useless—you run back to your dad the moment danger appears."
Ino: "That's still better than you crying everywhere and dragging Naruto down."
Chōji: "Speaking of Naruto—why isn't he fighting yet!? He's so strong!"
Sakura: "Future me already said it! Naruto's at Mount Myōboku training Sage Mode!"
The Footage Continued
[All across Konoha, civilians were screaming and running—]
[A little girl fell to the ground.]
["Run!" a slightly older boy shouted—but after glancing at the giant centipede charging toward them, he turned and ran by himself.]
["Tomoe!" an old woman grabbed the girl and shielded her.]
[The centipede's attack descended. At the last moment—]
[WHOOSH!]
["Kyaa!"]
[BOOM!]
[Sakura appeared in a flash and punched the centipede in the head—slamming it into the ground. It stopped moving.]
[She knelt beside the girl. "Are you okay?"]
[The grandmother and girl thanked her repeatedly while Sakura treated the child's injuries.]
Konoha — Chūnin Exam Arena
Sakura: "Ino-pig, did you see that? THAT is the difference between your future self and mine!"
Ino: "Hmph! If I were there, I could've punched that bug too and saved Tomoe just as easily."
Spectator Stands
Beside Bai Yan—
an old woman holding a young girl stood up, tears in her eyes.
She shouted toward Sakura:
"You're the Forehead Girl, right? Thank you for saving my little Tomoe in the future!"
A long row of black lines appeared on Sakura's forehead.
Ino burst out laughing.
Sakura: "Grandma… my name is Haruno Sakura. Please call me Sakura. Not 'Forehead Girl.'"
PS :
Uzumaki Mito — Hashirama Senju's wife; the first known jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails
"Naraka Path" (Hell Path) — One of the Six Paths of Pain.
Shino Aburame — Member of the Konoha 11 who uses kikaichū (chakra-eating insects). Appears here as an adult in the footage.
Ino Yamanaka — Kunoichi of the Yamanaka clan; appears here as an adult in the footage and in present commentary.
Kikaichū — Parasitic insects used by the Aburame clan
Haruno Sakura — Team 7 kunoichi;
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