Konoha!
It was now utterly bustling.
But this bustle was different from normal.
Normally, the livelier, the better. But no one thought so now.
With the two factions fighting over the position of Hokage, they had deployed every possible tactic short of openly coming to blows.
And that was not all!
People from all major factions were continuously gathering here.
If not for the support of these forces, the Dove Faction... Tsunade's faction, would have long since gained the upper hand and directly installed her as Hokage.
After all, Blazing Sun Country had crushed the Allied Forces in the previous decisive battle. The Dove Faction's advantage had been overwhelming.
Now, everyone feared that Konoha would not hold out, so they were fully backing the Hawkish Faction with manpower and money alike.
That was why so many shinobi, monks, and others from outside Konoha could be seen arriving.
These forces did not have good intentions.
They supported Konoha because they wanted to turn it into a frontline barrier to halt Blazing Sun Country's expansion.
At the same time, quite a few villagers were leaving.
If nowhere in the Shinobi World had been safe, it would not have been just a small number of villagers fleeing.
All that could be said was that Konoha was now truly weathering a storm.
At that moment, a black cat the size of a bus arrived at the village gates along the broad road.
Pedestrians all moved aside along the way.
Even teams of shinobi did the same. No one tried to stop the black cat.
As for why?
At a glance, the black cat was clearly a ninja beast. Ordinary people naturally would not dare stop it.
Nor would shinobi halt it out of curiosity, because they knew all too well how demanding the conditions