Obsession

For a full three days, aside from the allied ninja villages contacting one another, the hostile Konoha and Rock Ninja caused no further disturbances.

The war seemed to have been suspended indefinitely through a mutual understanding between both sides.

In an instant, the fighting throughout the entire Ninja World had quieted down. It was abrupt, yet somehow perfectly natural.

Even to this day, every ninja who had taken part in the battle that night remained tight-lipped about what had happened, treating it as a closely guarded secret.

Yet that did nothing to stop the other ninjas from imagining what had occurred that night.

After all, every ninja within Konoha had clearly seen the terrifying, unceasing lightning beneath the night sky, as well as the violent hurricane that ravaged everything in its path!

Everyone had deeply remembered that horrifying sight, like divine punishment heralding the end of the world!

In three days, Konoha was swiftly rebuilt with Nawaki's Wood Release.

The common civilians at the bottom had stayed in safe areas and had no idea what was happening outside. Thus, when they saw the rebuilt structures, their faces were filled only with delight.

At this very moment, however, a major incident had occurred in the Royal Capital of the Land of Fire.

"What!?"

"Say that again!!"

Within the Shijimi Daimyo Mansion in the Royal Capital, an elderly cry of alarm rang out from the broad central courtyard.

As the words fell, a guard raised by the family knelt in the courtyard, cold sweat covering his forehead as he said.

"Daimyo... Daimyo Tamako... she has disappeared!"

"Clang..."

Upon hearing this, a portly and imposing old man standing in the courtyard stared in stunned disbelief. The exquisite jade ornament he had been toying with fell from his hand and shattered on the ground.