Moonlight filtered through the clouds, spilling over all of Konoha, but it felt completely different to Senya than it had before he left.
Before Senya had left Konoha, there should still have been plenty of lights and people on the village streets at this hour.
But now, although the war had ended a year ago, ninja from other nations still kept harassing the borders, and small-scale conflicts continued to erupt.
The breeze brushed through Hikari's long black hair. As she gazed at the village before her, a longing look inadvertently appeared in her eyes.
"Is this Lord Senya's village?"
"Yeah, this is my village."
"Our village."
After saying that, Senya and Hikari vanished from Hokage Rock.
Within the Senju Clan Compound, a familiar beautiful figure sat at her desk, looking over the scrolls on it with a slight frown. Instinctively, she picked up the sake flask beside the desk and brought it to her lips.
"Hm?"
"Why is it empty again?"
"Bang!"
Tsunade slammed the sake flask heavily onto the desk and shouted toward the office door.
"Shizune! Bring me another flask of sake!"
Tap, tap, tap...
Hurried footsteps gradually approached from outside.
"Lady Tsunade, that's already your fourth flask of sake tonight."
"You really can't drink any more."
"You still have to tomorrow..."
"Bang!"
Tsunade slapped the innocent desk. The weapons wrapped in her vest bounced twice along with the impact.
"I know!"
"I won't drink anymore. I'll go to sleep, all right?!"
Then she kicked off with both legs, pushing herself and her chair back some distance. She stood and headed straight for her room.
She continued muttering under her breath.
"Why hasn't that bastard come back yet? Who knows where he's been fooling around."
"The Shinobi World is in such a mess, and he still hasn't