絶対立派なハンターになって戻ってくるから！

Is he saying that he'll come back AS a great hunter, or is it possible that he
could become a great hunter, then stop being a great hunter, and come back not
a great hunter? The difference seems minuscule but it's important in the work
I'm doing right now.

Basically, "I will become a great hunter and come back!" or "I will come back
as a great hunter!"

Or could it mean either one? Thank you.
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Will he be a great hunter when he returns, or could he become one but not come back as one?
Both technically work but I find it hard to imagine a situation where you
would tell someone that you will become a great hunter, then stop being a
great hunter and then come back... The phrase sounds a slight bit like
bragging too, in the sense of ｢絶対立派なハンターになってみせるぞ！」so I doubt it is meant to
imply that he/she won't be be all that great anymore upon return.
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2017-06-05T00:11:34.660
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The phrase itself means "I will become a great hunter and come back", which
implies "I will not come back until I've become a great hunter", which implies
"I will come back as a great hunter". At least to my knowledge. Therefore it
could technically mean either, however the sentence itself should mean the
first one.
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