At that moment, she turned back to look at the document on the table.
Its bold title read: "Loulan Destruction Plan."
Meanwhile, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame met at a training ground surrounded by lush trees.
However, neither of them seemed to be in a good mood.
After all, not everyone possessed Naruto's mindset.
Even now, they were still somewhat bewildered.
The timid, frail girl they had once known
had suddenly become the leader of the Dawn Organization, a figure widely discussed throughout the ninja world.
There was no need to elaborate on her overwhelming strength, and in the end, she had chosen to defect from Konoha.
And Konoha had seemed somewhat powerless to stop her.
Even now, they still remembered the moment the real conflict had erupted.
How should they put it? At the time, everyone's feelings had been complicated.
The imagined thrill of settling grudges and righting wrongs simply did not suit this world.
Everyone had their own choices.
And everyone had their own selfish motives.
They had no way to judge it.
On one side was the place that had raised and nurtured them, a place they respected. On the other were their friends, companions, and family.
Who had done wrong? No one knew, and so no one could truly understand.
Because of their state of mind during this period, no missions had been assigned to them.
That naturally gave them a little more time to gather together.
But people grew.
Compared to when this had first happened, when they had been utterly powerless, things truly seemed much better now.
Kiba Inuzuka wore his emotions plainly on his face, while Shino Aburame was different. He truly seemed like a silent, closed-off person.
No one could say when his mindset would truly recover.
As for this matter, they