Make opening a new tab with the NTP use PAGE_TRANSITION_AUTO_TOPLEVEL.

chrome/browser/ui/browser.h

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef CHROME_BROWSER_UI_BROWSER_H_
 #define CHROME_BROWSER_UI_BROWSER_H_
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <map>
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   friend class FullscreenControllerTest;
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(AppModeTest, EnableAppModeTest);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserCommandControllerTest,
                            IsReservedCommandOrKeyIsApp);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserCommandControllerTest, AppFullScreen);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserTest, NoTabsInPopups);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserTest, ConvertTabToAppShortcut);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserTest, OpenAppWindowLikeNtp);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserTest, AppIdSwitch);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserTest, ShouldShowLocationBar);
+  FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(BrowserTest, CloseTabFocus);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(ExclusiveAccessBubbleWindowControllerTest,
                            DenyExitsFullscreen);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(FullscreenControllerTest,
                            TabEntersPresentationModeFromWindowed);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(StartupBrowserCreatorTest, OpenAppShortcutNoPref);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(StartupBrowserCreatorTest,
                            OpenAppShortcutWindowPref);
   FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(StartupBrowserCreatorTest, OpenAppShortcutTabPref);
 
   class InterstitialObserver;
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   // The following factory is used for chrome update coalescing.
   base::WeakPtrFactory<Browser> chrome_updater_factory_;
 
   // The following factory is used to close the frame at a later time.
   base::WeakPtrFactory<Browser> weak_factory_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Browser);
 };
 
 #endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_UI_BROWSER_H_