The day after Li returned from completing his mission, Kakashi summoned him and had him recount everything that had happened on the moon to the Kage of the other villages.
Naturally, much of it had been omitted—for instance, anything concerning the Tenseigan and Toneri's final whereabouts. Hinata's current physical condition had also been concealed. In truth, Hinata could no longer pass on the Hyuga clan's bloodline; her body was filled with the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Under such circumstances, unless the other parent possessed a bloodline with power surpassing that of the Nine-Tails, any child they had would inevitably bear strong Nine-Tails traits.
After confirming that the moon posed no danger, the Five Kage asked, "Do you know whether anyone else was on the moon at that time?"
Li froze for a moment. "Someone else?"
After glancing at Li, Kakashi slowly said, "Although it was decided at the meeting that you would be given time to complete your mission, the moon suddenly accelerated toward Earth. The Raikage therefore fired a Dimensional Cannon at it, but an unknown person directly dispersed the attack."
"Uh..." Li frowned and slowly shook his head. "I don't know."
"Is that so?" Kakashi sighed. "Then go get some rest."
Li then strode out of the Hokage's office. He lightly rubbed his nose. The Raikage? Still, he had never expected Kumogakure to have developed something like that.
But Li had other matters to attend to. He slowly made his way to a fairly bustling street in the village. Quite a few people greeted him along the way. These civilians had only just learned that Li had not only saved the world during the previous Shinobi World War, but had also successfully prevented the moon from crashing into Earth yesterday.
If this had been wartime, what Li had done would