Small City, Old Acquaintance
The changes brought about by the Konoha Crush Plan were still affecting the Ninja World.
The news that Uchiha Shin, the God of Time and Space, was still alive spread through the Ninja World as if it had grown wings, causing an enormous uproar in the other villages.
However, the higher-ups of the other villages reacted differently to this legendary figure. Too much time had passed, and the lingering glory of the Three Gods had long since faded. Just look at the Konoha Anbu's reaction when the First was Reanimated—they clearly did not understand what the so-called "Three Gods" truly meant.
For example, in the minds of Sunagakure and Kumogakure, the so-called Three Gods were probably just exceptionally powerful Kage.
The Fourth Raikage even rubbed his fists in anticipation, privately declaring that if he had the chance, he wanted to meet the legendary God of Time and Space.
By comparison, Ōnoki was far from so calm. Living a long life was itself an advantage. Compared with the young ninjas of today, he better understood the meaning of the Three Gods, and so he became deeply worried.
These were merely minor changes, so they would not be detailed here one by one.
In a remote small city at the edge of the Land of Fire, the clamor of the streets rang out continuously as ordinary people maintained their usual pace of life.
To them, no matter how the Ninja World changed, it was all too distant. In this vast world, unless one was exceptionally unlucky, one might not see a single ninja for years. Why bother caring about things that had nothing to do with them?
On the eastern side of the city stood an unusually bustling establishment, with countless people entering and leaving. Beyond the