During the Mid-Autumn Festival of Konoha Year 53.
The Ninja World stood on the brink of war.
Yet Konoha as a whole did not feel particularly tense beneath the shadow of war hanging over the outside world.
Ordinary civilians continued living as they always had.
Naruto was just as carefree.
Now that he had the Tailed Beast Cloak, he could directly crush Second Pillar, dealing Sasuke a severe blow.
After every victory, Naruto would mock Sasuke, saying that Second Pillar had only been talking big before. Wasn't he unable to beat the Son of the Fourth Hokage now?
Unable to bear it any longer, Sasuke decisively went off to train in ninjutsu and taijutsu, intending to find another chance to win back his honor.
This left Naruto with one less rival, and he became much lazier.
Sitting atop the big Frog Plushie's round belly, Naruto began to feel lonely.
He could not fit in with ordinary civilian children, nor could he attend the Ninja Academy. Most Uchiha Clan children around his age spent their days training as well.
So Naruto had now felt war's impact on him too.
He had no playmates, and his mom was not coming back. "So boring."
Lying in front of his house, Naruto glanced once more at the wall that had been rebuilt after he had torn up the house last time, and the urge to tear it down again rose within him.
"No, no. Mom will beat me to death when she gets back!"
Naruto shook his head, sprang to his feet, and decided to wander around the streets.
After all, he still had over ten thousand ryo in his little stash. He could buy whatever he wanted.
Since it was Mid-Autumn Festival, Konoha's streets were filled with decorations celebrating the Rabbit Goddess.
Naruto