The Third Hokage was in a bad mood, and the rest of F4 were no different. Tsunade, however, was unusually cheerful.
F4 wanted to suppress the matter, but unfortunately, they neither dared to nor could.
Doing something like this during wartime would undoubtedly offend many people and chill countless hearts.
Furthermore, Tsunade would not allow it, and neither would the daimyo.
After the news came back, Tsunade immediately reported it to the Daimyo's Court to keep F4 from pulling anything.
The daimyo, who had been in an utterly foul mood, was delighted upon hearing the news. Coupled with Tsunade vaguely mentioning her relationship with Jingyi, he was even happier.
This was one of their own.
The delighted daimyo sent an envoy to inform Tsunade that he would handsomely reward Jingyi once the war was over.
With Tsunade and the daimyo backing him, and the news already spreading everywhere—even beginning to spread throughout the Shinobi World—the Third Hokage could not even downplay Jingyi's reputation. He could only let things develop.
After most of the wounded had stabilized, the camp began withdrawing.
Jingyi led a group of shinobi escorting the wounded and some important supplies back to the village ahead of the others, while Shikaku Nara stayed behind to cover the rear.
"Finally out of that damned place."
After entering the Land of Fire and getting far away from the border, the endless rain finally stopped.
Sitting in the carriage, Jingyi could not help complaining.
"I feel like I'm going to hate rainy days for quite a while."
Two years!
First, he had spent a year stationed at the border camp, then another year after the war broke out. For two whole years, he had stayed either in the Land of Rain or at a border camp near it. More than seven