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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" data-p-id="b57289bd1bdab4b754cf5811ce0a8db4"Team 7 was back together. In spirit, In form, In hope. There won't be the need for a young genin like Sasuke to abandon the village anymore to seek revenge for his clan's massacre, there won't be the need for an orphan like Naruto to fight so hard to be accepted by the village that hated him, there won't be a need for a girl like Sakura to race against fate to be strong enough to stand along with her friends. /p
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