After returning to the village, Uchiha Shunichi realized that the situation was nowhere near as relaxed as Jiraiya had described.
The village was in a grim state; even the streets had become far more desolate.
The ninjas who usually wandered the streets or patrolled them were nowhere to be seen. In just a few days, the village seemed to have become unrecognizable.
"It seems more serious than I imagined. It's really hard to believe all of this happened because of a single mission," Uchiha Shunichi said with some emotion.
"Don't overthink it. There have just been a lot of things happening in the village lately," Jiraiya reassured him.
Uchiha Shunichi said nothing more. He had somewhat lost his ability to judge the current situation.
He followed Jiraiya to the Hokage's Office, where Tsunade was alone, reading something resembling a battle report.
"You're back. You worked hard on this mission. What do you think of the situation in the village?" Tsunade looked up at Uchiha Shunichi, her tone calm.
"I was a little surprised. I didn't expect things to change so quickly. I also can't understand why so many people tried to ambush me," Uchiha Shunichi said.
"It's simple. Because everyone is afraid that another Uchiha Madara will appear!" Tsunade handed a stack of documents to Uchiha Shunichi.
Uchiha Shunichi took the documents and found that they contained an investigation into him. It was extremely detailed, with almost nothing concealed.
"Sensei, this is?" Uchiha Shunichi asked, holding the documents in confusion.
He knew Konoha would certainly investigate him. Although ninjas seemed like mercenaries in this world, their profession was actually filled with conspiracies and distrust at every moment.
Espionage, infiltration, defections... such things were common for a ninja village. Even though Konoha's Root had eliminated most such cases, Uchiha Shunichi had