On the other side of Konoha, Uchiha Rei had no idea a meeting about the village's future was underway in the Hokage Building.
Tsunade hadn't come home last night. He sat alone on the tatami, gazing into the darkness, then finally put on his coat and went out for a long walk.
The moonlight was cold, and the streets were cold too. Konoha had indeed changed lately.
The village had been unusually chaotic these past few days. With law and order in disarray, even Might Guy was too busy to train with him.
The man who was always shouting about "youth" had been nowhere to be seen lately.
Early the next morning, Uchiha Rei got up before dawn and headed alone to Konoha's Public Training Ground.
When Rei arrived at the training ground, he ran five kilometers, then went through a full set of physical conditioning exercises.
After finishing, he leaned against a tree to rest. Sweat dripped from his head. He wiped it away, a smile rising at the corner of his mouth.
[ Ding! Sign-in successful. ]
[ Sign-in reward: Taijutsu improved! ]
The system's prompt rang in his mind, followed by a subtle but tangible surge of strength into his limbs. He could feel his stamina had increased a little more.
If he kept signing in like this, perhaps he wouldn't need an antidote. His growing physical constitution alone might be enough to suppress the poison completely.
That was, if his physical constitution could truly grow without limit.
After his training, Rei dusted off his hands and strolled through the streets, where the morning mist had yet to clear, preparing to head home. But as soon as he passed through Commercial Street—
The closer he got to Commercial Street, the more oppressive the atmosphere became. Vendors lowered