Time flew by.
The brainwashing of Pakura continued to deepen.
Every day afterward.
Aside from modifying the ninja weapon, Hyuga Sho spent his time training.
Gui was constantly running around outside.
There had also been contact with Mei Terumi.
He had made her an inside agent to help him search for Nohara Rin's whereabouts.
The information sent back made Hyuga Sho even more urgently aware of his need for more subordinates.
Relying on Gui alone
made it difficult to obtain more intelligence.
He needed, and inevitably would need, more subordinates to gather intelligence for him.
In this regard,
the frequency of Pakura's brainwashing increased.
Sometimes, Hyuga Sho would spend three days and three nights continuously brainwashing and modifying Pakura.
He strove to make her undergo a complete transformation.
But with the arrival of a certain event, Hyuga Sho's attention was temporarily diverted.
Within Konohagakure, a major uproar inside the village caused everyone's emotions to run high.
The Third Shinobi World War had inflicted heavy losses on Konoha.
If the Third Raikage had not fought ten thousand enemies alone
and killed 9,000 Rock Ninja,
Konoha might already have been destroyed.
Even when facing more than 1,000 Rock Ninja, Konoha had still paid a heavy price.
It could be said that
Might Duy, Hyuga Sho, and the Third Raikage
were all variables far beyond Konoha High Command's expectations.
What did that mean?
It meant...
Konoha had won this war purely through luck.
Without Hyuga Sho and Might Duy, Konoha would have suffered a large-scale invasion by Kirigakure.
Without the Third Raikage, Konoha would have perished.
When examined closely, this outcome was actually extremely humiliating.
So...
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi took the initiative to resign, accepting responsibility.
Of course.
What the public heard was another version of the story.
Since the Third Hokage