The next day...
Konoha began its postwar recovery.
Because of Hao Shuai, Nagato's attack hadn't caused much damage to the village.
And those who had died in battle had all been brought back to life by Nagato.
You could say that yesterday's battle had barely affected Konoha at all.
Or rather, the only real impact was that the countless vines and trees summoned by Hao Shuai's Deep Forest Emergence had filled the entire village, turning the people of Konoha into lumberjacks who were busy chopping them down.
But none of that had anything to do with Hao Shuai. The Konoha leadership, headed by Tsunade, could worry about it.
That night, after a busy day, Tsunade returned to Hao Shuai's home. Hinata, who had been away on a mission, had also happened to finish up and return to Konoha, so she came over too.
As it happened, when the Six Paths of Pain invaded Konoha, both of the village's strongest fighters, Might Guy and Hinata, had been away on missions.
Anyone who had watched Naruto knew that the Blue Beast referred to Might Guy. Guy was the man who had nearly kicked his way to the end of the series.
In the original story, Guy had been away on a mission when Pain invaded, narrowly missing the chance to fight him. Otherwise, Hao Shuai was genuinely curious whether Deva Path Pain's attraction and repulsion could have withstood Guy with the Seventh or Eighth Gate open.
As for Hinata Hyuga...
In the original story, she'd been nothing more than a tool to help Naruto power up when Pain invaded Konoha. But now, she was unquestionably the village's second strongest, behind Hao Shuai.
After three years of nurturing and evolution, Hinata's Byakugan had successfully evolved into the Tenseigan.
With the Tenseigan, Hinata could