Sakura was still the only one here.
But Sakura showed no reaction. She only felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.
At the same time, she sighed inwardly and murmured, "Has Hinata chosen to leave too? There's one less companion now."
At that moment, the crowd stirred. It seemed someone wanted to do something, but Tsunade had long seen through their intentions. She raised a hand and directly suppressed them.
Chapter 326: Aftermath
Hinata and the others left, never to return.
Yet throughout this area, all the ninjas—whether they had arrived in the first wave
or come one after another later—
had strangely not left.
Instead, they stood there as if possessed,
staring in the direction Hinata and the others had gone, lost in thought.
In truth, most of them—no, almost no one—actually knew what had happened.
But the one thing they did know was that Hinata Hyuga, a ninja who had once belonged to Konoha, had so forcefully and openly chosen to defect.
And whether it was the strength Hinata had displayed
or the cause of this incident,
everything seemed worthy of deep consideration.
Even those who did not know the details had obtained the information they wanted from others in such an atmosphere.
And naturally, after learning of this matter, everyone fell into the same strange mood.
Now, Hinata's name truly echoed in their hearts.
No matter how much damage this turmoil had caused, it was inevitable that some would sigh over it.
Some ninjas could not help but think,
if this conflict had never happened, then with Hinata and those terrifyingly powerful ninjas,
just how powerful would Konoha have become?
They never believed Tsunade had been unaware of those people. It was simply that they were far too powerful.
As Konoha's hidden force, an organization even