The Sand Ninja Were About to Make a Move

It was impossible to bring the wars of the Ninja World to a complete end in just five years. Even Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage and one of the only two Gods of Shinobi at the time, and Madara Uchiha, head of the Uchiha clan, had failed to do so.

How could the conflicts and hatred between nations possibly be so easy to erase? Still, Konan wanted to try. She just wanted to see how far Yahiko and Nagato could go.

What was more, after Uchiha Chen pacified the turmoil in this world, would they have to leave it?

It had taken so much effort to reunite with Nagato and Yahiko. Konan didn't want to part with them so soon.

At the very least... she wanted to watch the three of them grow up and become capable of protecting themselves. She hadn't forgotten about the hand behind the Akatsuki Organization.

That shadowy figure hadn't appeared before them or approached Yahiko and Nagato with an offer of cooperation, but Konan had to stay on guard. She didn't want the tragedy of the past to happen again.

Konan had decided to spend the next five years in Amegakure, and Uchiha Chen didn't object.

Though Konan had clearly become his subordinate, he hadn't restricted her freedom, just as he'd never restricted Ino's or his teammates' freedom.

Perhaps it was a butterfly effect caused by Chen's arrival in this world. The Third Shinobi World War, which should have ended a year later, continued instead.

After Konoha's Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato, fought a brilliant battle at Kannabi Bridge, Iwagakure also lost its chance to vie for dominance in the Ninja World.

Two heroes emerged from Konoha during the war: Namikaze Minato and his student, Hatake Kakashi.

Having never endured his father's suicide, Hatake Kakashi didn't