The Uchiha matter had come to an end. Thanks to Naruto's efforts, what had originally been destined to become a tragedy vanished without a trace.
Throughout the entire affair, Uchiha Sasuke was probably the most oblivious person involved. Other than being tied up by his older brother for an entire day under the pretense of teaching him ninjutsu, he had noticed nothing at all.
Even when the Uchiha Clan and Konoha entered peace talks, he still had no reaction. He only learned about it through the occasional conversation.
A child's world was that simple. When they heard a piece of news, they would not think about the connections behind it. For children, the central themes were always playing around, candy, fighting, and attracting other people's attention.
One thing was certain, though: with the Uchiha Clan not being massacred, Sasuke could no longer grow into the Uchiha Sasuke who stepped into darkness in the original story. He would probably become a somewhat tsundere genius boy.
Well... probably.
As for the Fourth Hokage, after flawlessly resolving both the Kumogakure crisis and the Uchiha Clan rebellion, his authority within the village became increasingly secure. With the Hyuga Clan at its core, Shikaku Nara as support, and the Uchiha faction that had just returned to the inner circle, a new power bloc was quietly taking shape.
If things continued like this, it was not impossible for the Third Hokage's faction to withdraw entirely behind the scenes.
The summer of Konoha's fifty-third year was brimming with vitality.
That vitality had been brought about by a certain reincarnated person, though he himself clearly had no awareness of it. To him, the next few years would probably be a rare period of rest.
Everything had returned to the proper track. Konoha operated according to its own unique