The faint noise of commotion woke Yuhara from his sleep. The moment he opened his eyes, he instinctively reached for the ninja tools beside his bed, but then remembered that he was already home.
He flopped heavily back onto the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling for a while. Once he realized he could no longer fall asleep, he suddenly sat up, vigorously scratched his hair, got out of bed, and walked over to open the window.
The cool air of early morning poured into the room, sweeping away the heat that had built up overnight. At the same time, the commotion from Konoha, just beyond the nearby walls, drifted into the room more clearly.
Konoha was still celebrating—the end of the Ninja World War.
The Five Kage Summit had taken place seven days ago. After reaching the Five Nations Peace Accord, the Third Hokage and the others had immediately returned to Konoha, where they received an unprecedented welcome.
If one asked what the Third Hokage had gained at the summit, the answer was actually just a single agreement. Aside from that, he had earned the goodwill of the samurai... Because of the efforts he had made at the summit, the favorability of the samurai "NPCs" from the Land of Iron had skyrocketed.
But did that mean anything? It seemed not particularly.
The shinobi and civilians of Konoha, however, were already quite satisfied that the Third Hokage had brought back an agreement of peace. That was why the celebrations in the village had continued without pause... Yuhara had participated in the war for only a little over a year, so he could not feel it as deeply as the other shinobi.
The people of Konoha yearned for peace with all their hearts.
In truth, Yuhara felt rather dejected at