"Go on. Just don't come crying to me after someone beats you up out there."
Chenshu Senju watched Sasuke's back vanish into the mist of the Valley of the End. He casually brushed the water droplets from his clothes. The kid had finally come around. With one less perpetually brooding thorn in Hidden Leaf Village, even the air seemed fresher.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and the Shinobi World entered a rare period of peaceful development. Under the deterrence of Chenshu Senju's absolute power, the Five Great Nations swallowed their pride and began joint trade, while every village focused its energy on postwar reconstruction.
As the biggest winner, Hidden Leaf Village developed at an absurd pace. Kakashi performed admirably as the Sixth Hokage, and the village's infrastructure projects doubled outright. The price was that the genius ninja had been thoroughly worked to the bone.
The sunlight was perfect in the backyard of Senju Manor.
Chenshu Senju lounged in his exclusive rosewood recliner, holding a cup of freshly brewed tea. Several plates of premium pastries offered as tribute by the Land of Wind sat on the small table beside him.
The courtyard gate was shoved open hard from outside. Kakashi walked in carrying a thick stack of documents, his signature dead-fish eye filled with utter despair.
"Lord Chenshu, this is the tariff agreement just sent over by the Land of Lightning. It involves tax exemption clauses for the Senju Clan's shops. That old Raikage insisted that you personally stamp it. Even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare sign for you."
Leaning against the backrest, Chenshu Senju lazily glanced at him. "Are you the Hokage, or am I?"
During this time, the Five Great Nations had nearly worn down Hidden Leaf Village's threshold