All of a sudden, she sensed that many people seemed to have arrived at the Senju Clan Grounds.
Having lived in the Senju Clan Grounds these past few days, she had become thoroughly familiar with the place.
She had even interacted with some of the Senju Clan members, and they had all been easy to get along with.
Who could the people arriving this time be? Were they Senju Clan members selected by Lord Hashirama?
Or were they Whirlpool Clan members who had been rescued like her?
Just as Ria was thinking uncertainly, a group of people with vivid red hair approached.
Ria grew excited. They were her clansmen! She had finally seen her clansmen again! And so many of them!
"So you're Ria! Lord Hashirama told us all about you on the way here. You've suffered so much, child."
Ria shook her head. "No. Being able to see my clansmen is already something wonderful. I never dreamed there would be a day like this."
"And there are so many of them!"
Only at this moment did Ria finally feel like she had a home.
After leaving the Uzumaki Clan, she and the woman had endured so much torment.
Now, seeing so many of her clansmen before her gave her a deeply unreal feeling.
As if it were all fake, like a dream.
When the Elder and the other clansmen had heard about the suffering Ria and her daughter had endured on the road, every one of them had been furious.
They had cursed Kusagakure without end.
Then, when they learned that Mito had wiped out Kusagakure entirely, they were all stunned.
One person had destroyed an entire village—what kind of strength did that take?
Kusagakure might not have been particularly powerful, surviving all these years by playing both sides.