Uzumaki Kuming had returned to Konoha Village to take charge of the Ninja Academy. Not long after the news got out, the entire Shinobi World had heard about it. With the news, the Stone Ninja and Mist Ninja, who had still been having minor skirmishes with Konoha, immediately quieted down.
The border of the Land of Fire quickly settled, and Konoha Village entered a period of rapid development. But as the chaotic times drew to a close, another time bomb hidden within the Land of Fire began to gradually reveal itself.
Konoha, Year 58. Summer.
Four years had passed since Uzumaki Kuming returned to the village.
That year, Naruto Uzumaki had just turned ten, while his younger brother, Yoriichi Namikaze, was already four.
At noon, the students who had just finished lunch at the Ninja Academy returned to their classrooms. At their teachers' direction, they began their midday rest at their desks.
The cicadas chirped outside the classroom, their calls carrying into the quiet and helping the children drift off to sleep.
In the principal's office on the top floor, Uzumaki Kuming sat quietly behind his desk, reviewing the intelligence Kisame and Shisui had brought him.
Four years earlier, at his strong insistence, Konoha Village had established a new organization called Kun. It had grown from its original three members to seven over the past four years. Aside from its sole leader, Uzumaki Kuming, its daily affairs were handled by his student, Shisui Uchiha, and Kuming's trusted subordinate, Kisame Hoshigaki.
Besides the three of them, Might Guy, Kakashi Hatake, Ibiki Morino, and Hizashi Hyuga had also joined the new organization one after another.
They were responsible for the organization's day-to-day operations.
Kun's main task for the time being was to gather all intelligence related to Akatsuki. Aside from Kuming and