Morning in Konoha.
The streets were already bustling, and even the widened roads were still crowded. Looking at Konoha now, it seemed to have completely emerged from the shadow of the Third Shinobi World War.
Xiangxiangli Uzumaki walked along Konoha's thriving streets, utterly captivated by the sight before her.
"Didn't Konoha suffer heavy losses in the Third Shinobi World War? And hadn't it just launched a war against the Land of Grass? Why is there no sign of war anywhere in the village?"
Xiangxiangli murmured to herself. Even at the height of its prosperity, the Land of Whirlpools had never seen a sight like this in Uzushio Village. After the Land of Whirlpools fell, Xiangxiangli had become a wanderer in the Shinobi World. Because of her unusual constitution, she had always lived cautiously.
But no matter how careful she was, her vivid hair still made her a target for hunters from various ninja villages. A few years ago, Grass Ninja had captured her and taken her to the Medical Corps, where she was forced to serve as a medic. Her treatment there, however, was far worse than that of an ordinary medic.
The Land of Grass, which had long been reduced to a battlefield for the great nations, could never have a scene this prosperous.
"It's all thanks to Lord Hokage's leadership!"
"Konoha was able to recover from the war so quickly because of Lord Hokage's decisions!"
Four ninjas in green flak jackets followed close behind Xiangxiangli. They were all women, and the one speaking was a purple-haired girl in her teens.
"Hokage? Hiruzen Sarutobi really was a wise leader." Xiangxiangli nodded and spoke softly. Her information was severely limited. Even while working as a medic in the Land of Grass, she had been under constant watch, so she had