Tutoring

After their clash with the Akatsuki Organization, the Five Great Shinobi Villages had classified nearly every Akatsuki member as an S-rank wanted criminal. Some members had even been designated SS-rank threats, meaning even Jonin needed to work in teams to stand a chance against them.

In the foreseeable future, the clashes between the Akatsuki Organization and the Five Great Shinobi Villages would inevitably cause heavy losses among the ninja.

But the Akatsuki Organization was ultimately made up of little more than a dozen members, while the Five Great Shinobi Villages had a huge advantage in numbers. So, at least for now, the squad of students Shinji represented didn't need to fight the Akatsuki Organization on the front lines.

That gave Shinji a brief spell of free time.

Over the next few days, the village busied itself with moving troops around while frequently exchanging intelligence with the other villages.

With Shizune reassigned to serve as the Medical Team's Squad Leader, Tsunade took Yakumo along with her to fill Shizune's former role.

Sasuke and Sakura were punished for sneaking out of the village.

Their unauthorized actions hadn't led to any serious consequences, and they had even provided intelligence to the Allied Forces at a critical moment, but rules were rules.

Sasuke was placed under house arrest.

Shizune had managed to get Sakura off lightly, but she still had to complete two weeks of community service.

As the Miko of the Land of Demons, Shion wasn't a Konoha Ninja, so she was spared punishment. The Third Hokage only gave her a verbal reprimand.

After returning to the village, Neji and Kimimaro each threw themselves into intense training. The mission seemed to have given them quite a shock.

Shinji left behind a Shadow Clone, then slipped out of the village without a sound.

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