In Konoha's 63rd year, Shippuden officially began.
Three years had passed. The Konoha 12, who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy back then, had all grown up and become chunin and jonin of Konoha.
Over those three years, the ninja world had been plagued by turmoil. And because Konoha had been quietly focusing on its own development, the Akatsuki Organization had begun targeting the tailed beasts of other ninja villages.
First, Gaara, the newly appointed Fifth Kazekage of the Sand Village, had been captured alive and was ultimately rescued by Konoha's special operations squad. Then Killer B, the Eight-Tails' Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage's younger brother, disappeared without a trace.
It was only then that the four great ninja villages besides Konoha finally realized that Konoha's warning from several years ago had not been empty bluster.
That group known as the Akatsuki Organization, whose goal was to capture tailed beasts, truly was filled with dangerous individuals, each of them exceptionally powerful!
"Senior Brother Yoru Machi, Lord Tsunade asked you to go to the Hokage Building to discuss something."
Two years earlier, Kurenai Yuhi had become unable to continue serving as Team 8's guiding jonin due to her pregnancy. Seeing how Yoru Machi was usually bored stiff in the village, Tsunade had simply had him take over.
When they learned that Yoru Machi had become Team 8's guiding jonin, the Hyuga Clan, Aburame Clan, and Inuzuka Clan were all incredibly excited and delighted.
As a Konoha jonin, Kurenai Yuhi was indeed an outstanding and responsible guiding jonin, but that depended on who she was being compared to.
Not only was Senju Yoru Castle born into Konoha's great Senju Clan and absurdly powerful in his own right, he was also the beloved disciple of Princess Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage. Now that