Mito Uzumaki returned to the Senju Compound with Hoshiryu Uchiha and Nonō.
Along the way, Nonō stared at Mito Uzumaki with sparkling eyes.
Hoshiryu Uchiha recognized that look. It was just like the look he had seen on fangirls in the past.
Nonō had clearly made Mito Uzumaki her idol.
Mito Uzumaki was a little overwhelmed by that gaze as well. Although people had regarded her as a role model before, none had been so direct.
So after returning to the compound, she excused herself by saying she had things to do and left alone.
Hoshiryu Uchiha did not find Nonō's behavior strange.
After all, Mito Uzumaki had practically saved her from disaster.
Coupled with her performance during the meeting, it would have been stranger if Nonō had not acted this way.
What Hoshiryu Uchiha did not notice was that Nonō had also been secretly watching him whenever he was not paying attention.
Sometimes, after staring for a while, her cheeks would unconsciously flush.
Mito Uzumaki might have been the key figure in resolving the matter, but Hoshiryu Uchiha was the prince in Nonō's heart.
Whether it was noticing something wrong with her right away or protecting her from being silenced,
Hoshiryu Uchiha's actions had left a deep mark on her heart.
The hero saving the beauty might have been a cliché, but it certainly worked.
Tsunade had arrived by then as well. She looked at the two of them in confusion, feeling as though something bad had happened.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Iron, thousands of miles away.
Inside a massive underground cavern, a figure sat with his eyes closed in thought.
"Boss Madara! Boss Madara! You'll never guess what happened in Konoha!"
Madara Uchiha opened his eyes, and the Rinnegan flashed briefly within them.
Clearly, he had