Only those who had truly reached the Kage level could understand just how arduous the path to becoming a Kage-level powerhouse was.
Now a quasi-Kage-level powerhouse himself, Uchiha Yue had already stepped half a foot into the ranks of true Kage-level experts. Thus, being able to see the road ahead for the Falling Moon Style sword technique in merely one month filled Uchiha Yue with delight. Soon after, he prepared to fulfill his agreement with Shikaku Nara and head to the border of the Land of Wind, where he would help his friend Minato Namikaze fight the high-spirited Sunagakure ninja.
During that month of grueling training, Uchiha Yue had led a very fulfilling life, feeling his strength improve nearly every day. However, Minato Namikaze, far away at the border of the Land of Wind, did not have such a leisurely life. Every day, Minato had hundreds of major and minor matters to handle. Aside from the occasional brief rest and a few hours of sleep, he spent all his remaining time doing tedious, exhausting work. Seeing this, Kushina Uzumaki could not help but ache for him.
That was right—Kushina Uzumaki had always been at Minato Namikaze's side. This future happy couple had already announced their relationship throughout Konoha. It was precisely because of this that the Third Hokage had allowed Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, onto the battlefield to assist Minato in resisting Sunagakure's forces. Unfortunately, anyone who had never truly led a ninja force in battle could never understand just how difficult it was to command ninja troops in war.
Kushina Uzumaki had once been a strong-willed female ninja, just like Tsunade. Yet during those days of fighting at the border of the Land of Wind, Kushina came to understand just how naive her former thoughts had been. Even while