The first batch of villagers arrived.
As soon as Shimura Danzō spoke, the atmosphere turned cold.
"Elder Danzō, please don't speak like that. The Police Force isn't the Uchiha Clan's Police Force; it belongs to Konoha. They must obey the Hokage's orders."
Shimura Danzō's eyes shifted around, but he said nothing more.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged a glance, then both shook their heads without speaking.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. After all these years, those old fellows had grown stranger and stranger.
Koharu and Homura had once been two ambitious and capable ninja. As time passed, they had become increasingly adept at reading the room, losing all the spirit they'd had in their youth.
As for Danzō... better not to mention him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that he was getting old, too. Minato could now manage all of Konoha's affairs with ease, so Hiruzen could finally lay down his burden without worry.
"Lord Hokage, once the seven days are up, I'm planning to visit the Otherworld as well."
"Third Generation, what are you saying? Where you go is none of this junior's business."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and stroked his beard. Even now, when he thought back to his last visit to the Otherworld, he longed to return.
This time, he might as well take Biwako with him and stay in the Otherworld for a few months. The elders could handle the family's affairs, so there'd be no problem with him being gone for a few months.
More and more people had gathered in the two New Cities outside Konoha, to the point that they were starting to feel overcrowded.
Fortunately, they had been built large enough. They just needed to manage the crowds.
Amid everyone's anxious anticipation, the time for the two worlds to connect finally arrived.
At the Administrator's direction,