Days later, the Five Kage Summit came to an end in Konoha.
Gazing at the village, damaged yet not diminished in strength...
Ōnoki, A, and the others put away their ambitions, exchanged a few insincere pleasantries on the surface, and left.
Their attempt to take advantage of the situation ultimately failed to materialize.
"Damn it... After that brat Hyuga Sho disappeared, these guys all revealed their claws one by one!"
After the various Kage had left, Tsunade slammed her fist angrily onto the table.
The entire table instantly shattered into powder.
"Lord Tsunade..."
Holding the little pig Tonton, Shizune swallowed.
She had rarely seen Tsunade this furious.
But what Shizune did not know was...
Tsunade was furious for two reasons. On one hand, Ōnoki and the others were harboring ulterior motives, forgetting their past pain as soon as their wounds healed.
On the other hand...
It was also because Konoha currently had no expert capable of matching Hyuga Sho.
Might Guy could count as one.
But the aftereffects of opening the Eight Inner Gates were not to be underestimated either.
For example, after fighting Pain, many of the bones in Might Guy's body had suffered minor fractures.
It took an entire week of recuperation for him to make a complete recovery.
Besides.
They could not have Might Guy risk his life in every battle.
Therefore...
The plan to cultivate stronger ninja was placed on the agenda.
According to Hatake Sakumo...
Second Pillar and Naruto Uzumaki Clone had performed brilliantly during Pain's invasion.
Working together, the two had easily crushed Deidara.
According to Second Pillar himself...
He alone could deal with Deidara.
Therefore...
Sasuke and Naruko were treated as key talents for cultivation.
Sasuke had Jiraiya as his teacher.
Since Hyuga Sho was absent, Naruko was still placed under Hatake Sakumo's