After Obito vanished, Nawaki deliberately swayed as though he were too exhausted to stand, making the act more convincing.
Kushina hurried over to support him and asked with concern, "Careful! Nawaki, are you hurt?"
"Let me take a look!" Tsunade came to Nawaki's side, green medical chakra glowing in both hands as she prepared to treat him.
Nawaki quickly waved her off. "No need. I've just used up too much chakra and stamina. With my constitution, I'll recover soon enough."
Tsunade asked worriedly, "Are you sure? Don't push yourself! Let me check whether you have any hidden injuries."
"I'm really fine. Don't you trust my Medical Ninjutsu? If I had any hidden injuries, I'd definitely tell you."
Nawaki firmly refused to let Tsunade examine him. It would be awkward if she noticed anything suspicious, so he changed the subject. "By the way, now that all of you are here, is everything settled on the Mist Ninja side?"
"Those guys?" Jiraiya said casually. "Half of them died in the aftermath of your battle with Uchiha Madara. After the remaining half watched that ridiculous fight between you two, they lost all will to fight and surrendered to us."
"I never expected your strength to have grown this much, Nawaki. To be honest, we were all scared just now!" Kushina looked at Nawaki with sparkling eyes.
"Of course!" Tsunade said proudly. "Nawaki inherited the Senju Clan's purest bloodline! His strength can now rival Grandfather's!"
"Hehehe..." Even Orochimaru praised him with a sinister smile. "Nawaki's talent goes far beyond that! I believe that sooner or later, he'll surpass all those who came before him. Uchiha Madara is merely the beginning."
The attention of Konoha's Kage-level experts was successfully diverted. Everyone began praising Nawaki in turn. Even the usually quiet White Fang said several times