The night at Konoha is particularly peaceful.
Occasionally, a patrolling Anbu would pass by on the street, bringing up a gust of wind, which soon became calm again.
The light of Hokage's Office is still on.
Tsunade was sitting behind the desk, with a thick report in front of him. It was a complete record of the lunar events dictated by Sasuke and compiled by Shikamaru.
"Otsutsuki main family, Chakra Fruit, the created god..." She rubbed her temples, feeling like her head was going to explode, "This is all such a mess."
"Lord Hokage." Shizune walked in with a cup of hot tea, "You have been working continuously for twelve hours, it's time to rest."
"Rest?" Tsunade smiled bitterly, "How can I rest after knowing this information?"
She stood up, walked to the window, and looked at Konoha in the night.
The brightly lit streets, the residents coming and going, and the laughter of children can be heard from a distance.
This village, this world, looks so peaceful.
But who would have thought that there is a monster sealed on the distant moon that may destroy the earth at any time.
What's even more frightening is that that monster is just a failure created by Otsutsuki main family.
The real threat lies further away.
"Shizune." Tsunade suddenly spoke.
"Here."
"Do you think our generation can protect this world?"
Shizune was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly.
"Yes."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because we have you, Naruto, Sasuke, and all the ninjas who are willing to fight to protect their homeland." Shizune said, "And even if our generation cannot protect it, there will be the next generation. As long as Will of Fire is immortal, Leaf will never fall."
Tsunade turned around and looked at this disciple who had followed him for many years.
"Will of Fire?" She smiled, "That's good."
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
The person who walked in through the door was Kakashi.
"There is news from Lord Hokage, Interrogation Department." He said, "There is something abnormal in Kageyama's body."
"What's abnormal?"
"The burnt blackness on his body is falling off, revealing the Newborn skin underneath. And his Chakra is also slowly recovering."
Tsunade frowned.
"Go and have a look."
Interrogation Department, Interrogation Room.
Kageyama is still tied to the metal chair, but he is completely different at this moment than he was a few hours ago.
Large swaths of charred skin peeled off, revealing the almost transparent new skin underneath.
His hair was also growing, with long silver-white hair emerging from the top of his head and soon falling to his shoulders.
The weirdest thing is his eyes.
The eyes that were originally empty and lifeless were actually flashing with a faint green Light Spot at this moment.
"What's going on?" Tsunade asked.
"I don't know." Anbu, who was in charge of guarding, shook his head. "His body has been changing like this since half an hour ago. We tried to use Fuinjutsu to stop it, but it had no effect."
Sasuke stood in front of the one-way glass, Rinnegan carefully observed the changes of Kageyama.
"His body is repairing itself." He said, "Otsutsuki's bloodline is stronger than we thought."
"Will he regain his memory?" Naruto asked.
"No." Sasuke shook his head, "His mind has been completely formatted. The current repair is just an instinctive reaction on the physical level."
"Then what will he look like when he wakes up?"
"A blank piece of paper." Sasuke said, "A blank piece of paper with Ōtsutsuki bloodline and power, but without any memory or cognition."
"Isn't that just a baby?" Naruto scratched his head.
"That's understandable."
"Then how do we educate him?" Naruto suddenly became interested, "How about letting him become my teacher? I can teach him how to be a good person."
"You?" Sasuke glanced at him, "You can't even educate yourself well."
"Hey! What's wrong with me!"
"Everywhere is not good."
The two began to bicker again.
Tsunade was too lazy to care about them and turned to look at Kakashi.
"What do you think?"
"This may be an opportunity." Kakashi said, "If we can guide him correctly, he may become a help in the fight against Otsutsuki main family."
"It may also become a time bomb." Tsunade said, "Don't forget, the blood of Otsutsuki is flowing in his body."
"So we need to monitor him closely." Kakashi said, "I suggest handing him over to Leaf's education department so that he can receive systematic education. At the same time, arrange for Anbu to monitor him 24 hours a day."
Tsunade thought for a moment.
"Yes," she said, "But we have to wait until he fully recovers. For now, we will continue to hold him in custody."
"Understood."
Three days later.
Konan, Gaara and Darui return from the moon.
They brought back thirty-seven survivors of Moon Country, as well as shocking news.
"The seal under the altar is loose." Konan stood in Hokage's Office with a solemn expression, "In five years at most, that thing will break through the seal."
"Five years?" Tsunade stood up suddenly, "Didn't you say there are still ten years?"
"We also thought it was ten years." Gaara said, "But after seeing the state of those chains with our own eyes, Darui recalculated the time."
"Runes on the chain is fading faster than expected." Darui added, "I suspect it is because after Kageyama was defeated, the energy system of the moon collapsed, causing the seal to lose its continuous energy supply."
"In other words, our defeat of Kageyama actually accelerated the monster's awakening?" Naruto couldn't believe it.
"That's understandable."
Silence fell in the office.
This news is too bad.
I originally thought I still had ten years to prepare, but now it was suddenly shortened to five years.
"Is there any way to strengthen the seal?" Tsunade asked.
"I tried." Konan said, "Using the power left by Nagato, combined with Sealing Array from Moon Country, we can barely extend the time to eight years."
"Eight years..." Tsunade sat back in the chair, "It's better than five years."
"But this is not a long-term solution." Gaara said, "We must find a complete solution."
"Completely solve it?" Tsunade smiled bitterly, "Do you have any suggestions?"
"I don't." Gaara shook his head, "But maybe someone does."
"Who?"
"Lord Jiraiya."
Tsunade was stunned for a moment.
"Jiraiya?"
"Yes." Gaara said, "He is one of Sannin and has extensive knowledge. Moreover, he has been traveling abroad and may know some information that we don't know."
"But where is he now?" Naruto asked.
"Amegakure." Konan suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked at her.
"Nagato died, and Amegakure fell into chaos." Konan said, "Lord Jiraiya went there to try to stabilize the situation."
"Amegakure..." Tsunade frowned.
That village has a complicated relationship with Leaf.
We were once enemies, now we are neutral.
"I'll go find him." Naruto volunteered.
"You?"
"Yes." Naruto said, "Jiraiya is my teacher, and it is most suitable for me to go."