This seems to be a short chapter to bring out the conflicts and tastes for the next arch.

Naruto is just pondering too much at the moment without knowing what are his next steps. He is out of too many of the information’s pertaining to the ninja world. He can’t make a decision on anything right now. Heck, he is not aware of Jiraiya-sama demised. Sasuke on the other hand, is completely opposite of Naruto and in complete total.
But this is surprisingly not an unusual setup. The protagonist always seems to be confused of the entire great evil plan. But fret not; we know we will see a happy ending. Just that, we don’t know how it will end at neither the moment nor the process towards it!

To sum it up, it’s still a nice slow chapter to capture and set the mood for the comings.

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