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MenuCHAPTER 282 - Return of Team Kakashi 
Both Team Kakashi and Gai have returned safely to
Konoha. While Kakashi is left to recover in a hospital room,
Sakura delivers her report to Tsunade. She tells Tsunade
about Sasori’s spy inside Orochimaru’s
organization, and predictably Tsunade cautions that they could be
walking into a trap if they go to meet him. However, with no
other leads to go with, they will need
to investigate regardless if they hope to ever locate Sasuke.
Shizune
advises Tsunade to send another team to find the spy because
Naruto is still being targeted by Akatsuki. Tsunade argues
that because Naruto and Sakura believe more than anyone in rescuing
Sasuke,
their involvement in the mission is crucial to its success.However, Shizune still insists that Naruto should be kept out of the current assignment. Tsunade interrupts her by looking above and asking Naruto, who was eavesdropping, what he thinks. Enthusiastically, Naruto proclaims he will go look  for
new members for Team Kakashi right away and leaps off the ledge into
the town
below. Tsunade smirks and comments that Naruto is always in
such
a
hurry. She tells Sakura to relay to Naruto that she will be
in
charge of finding the replacement members for Team Kakashi.
Shizune realizes that
Tsunade must have complete faith in Naruto to send him on such a
dangerous mission. After all, Tsunade had entrusted the
precious
necklace she received from the First Hokage (Tsunade’s
grandfather) to Naruto’s care.  Their meeting is interrupted when a member of the elder council of Konoha appears to request Tsunade’s presence. In a meeting room two of the elders, apparently upon Shizune’s request, discuss with Tsunade about her decision to include Naruto on further missions. Their suggestion is to assign Naruto to a four  man team at all times under
the supervision of a high-ranking shinobi. Naruto’s
movement in and out of the village as well as his missions must also be
restricted to reduce the possibility of further contact with Akatsuki.Naruto, while walking down a street, sees a hooded figure next to a tree and wonders who he is. The person calls out to him as he walks by, but Naruto fails to recognize him since his face is hidden by a high collar and sunglasses. When the person says he’s hurt that Naruto doesn’t recognize the face of a comrade after all they’ve been through in the past, Naruto realizes by the weird speech style that it’s  Shino.
Suddenly, someone calls out to Shino from above
and lands riding a large dog. Naruto immediately recognizes
the person as Kiba, but he can’t believe that the dog
he’s riding on is Akamaru. When he points out how
much Akamaru has grown since the days when he rode on Kiba’s
head, Kiba says he hasn’t really noticed since
they’re together all the time. Naruto turns to
Shino to ask him about Akamaru’s growth, but he seems to be
upset that Naruto recognized Kiba right away but not
himself.
Their reunion is broken by a surprised scream, but when Naruto turns
around there is no one there. Hiding round the corner, Hinata is trembling with nervousness about seeing Naruto again after two and a half years. While she is fretting about what to say, Naruto suddenly pops up in front of her and asks why she’s hiding. The sudden shock from being so close to Naruto after so long causes Hinata to faint. Both Kiba and Naruto are clueless as to why Hinata always faints in front of Naruto. Shino comments that Naruto recognized Hinata right away too. 
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