Sunlight drifted through the gaps in the forest.
Mottled moss clung to the surfaces of stone lanterns.
Several sika deer lowered their heads to drink from the clear stream beneath an ancient wooden bridge.
This was Nara Manor in Konoha Village, Kuri Village.
More than a hundred members of the Nara Clan who had been willing to settle on Sea Star lived here.
They had returned to their old trades here, raising deer herds and growing medicinal herbs.
Of course, they also trained their clan's outstanding ninja, but with the ninja academy established, the children spent most of their time away from home.
This also put Shikaku Nara and the others more at ease.
Although Saiken of the Six-Tails and Moonlight Moria had made it clear that they meant no harm.
They themselves were actually the greatest threat.
Thus, the heads of five other clans—Inoichi Yamanaka, Choza Akimichi, Inuzuka Kurose, Shingo Sarutobi, Shibi Aburame, and the rest—had also returned to the village.
However, because this involved an exchange regarding the Nara Clan's secret techniques, they merely waited silently around the perimeter.
Only Fugaku Uchiha, as the Sea Ninja's Fire Minister, sat beside Shikaku Nara. Yet after exchanging a few pleasantries, he said nothing more and closed his eyes to rest.
But his presence made Saiken, seated across from him, very uncomfortable.
After all, Kurama had been equally unable to resist the Uchiha's Sharingan back then.
Moreover, she had no interest in the exchange between Moria and Shikaku Nara.
So she simply lowered her head, sank her consciousness into her mental space, and chatted with the other Tailed Beasts.
Not long afterward.
Moria, now in high spirits, Shikaku Nara, and several Nara elders came out into the courtyard for a practical exchange.
Shikaku Nara demonstrated the Shadow Imitation Technique, Shadow Neck