War's End

"Hatake-senpai!"

Out of respect for the strong, Uchiha Yuu casually greeted him.

However, neither of them invited Hatake Sakumo. What they were discussing was village politics. Although Hatake Sakumo was one of the village's strongest, he had never involved himself in political matters.

He was a standard neutralist. Even though Uchiha Yuu knew Danzo would scheme against him and drive him to his death in the future, now was not the time to pull him into his own camp. He would have to wait until Hatake Sakumo was at his most desperate.

"Now that Ōnoki is no longer directing the war, there's no need for us to expand it. Let's wait and see."

Uchiha Yuu only paid slight attention to the war's progress. Konoha was still the strongest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. It had endured even the most difficult Third Shinobi World War, let alone the Second Shinobi World War, when it was still at the height of its power.

After seeing Sarutobi Zuomu off, the war remained contained and had not caused too many casualties. Ordinary medical ninja were enough to handle things.

He began working hard to improve his strength, deliberately trying to control the power produced by fission.

"Improving one's strength isn't something that happens overnight."

"If I want to grow stronger quickly, I'll still need external resources."

Uchiha Yuu thought of something in the Shinobi World that contained radioactive power, though snatching it from those people would be rather difficult.

"Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears has a meteorite from beyond the heavens that constantly releases energy."

A faint starlight glimmered in his eyes as Uchiha Yuu weighed the gains and losses. Though it was only a small village, he could not openly borrow it with his current standing.

Once the war ended, he