A month passed quietly.
During that time, all of Konoha fell into a state of "peace," whether it was the Hokage's faction—
—or the other major clans, all of them began keeping a low profile.
This gave Chiyo a brief period of rest.
Handling important matters at night, teasing his secretary Mikoto during the day...
This comfortable life was exactly what Chiyo had longed for.
That afternoon.
The setting sun dyed Konoha's skies red.
Chiyo stood at the edge of the Uchiha Training Ground.
With his arms crossed, his gaze swept over the scattered Uchiha Clan Members in the field. The newly constructed Training Ground that had been requested before was mostly empty now.
There were less than half as many people training as before.
How long had it been? So many people had already stopped training?
He himself never forgot to train with Mikoto every day.
Yet some Clan Members had already started slacking off?
He frowned slightly and turned to look at Mikoto beside him.
"Where have the Clan Members been going lately?"
"Why are there so few people at the Training Ground?"
Mikoto followed Chiyo's gaze toward the Training Ground.
After hesitating for a moment, she said softly,
"I heard... a lot of people think the war is over, so there's no need to train so desperately anymore, so..."
Chiyo's eyes darkened.
They had relaxed already?
How foolish!
"Let's go."
He turned and started walking.
"Let's check the other Training Grounds."
Mikoto hurried after him.
However, after visiting three Training Grounds in a row, the situation was the same.
The training grounds that should have been bustling with activity now had only a handful of people practicing ninjutsu. Some were even lying beneath trees, asleep.
Chiyo's expression turned completely cold.
"Mikoto."
"Notify everyone in the Guard Unit.