In the wooden cabin, the night had passed, yet Shion had not slept at all. Wearing only a thin nightgown, she looked up at the slowly rising sun outside the window, her heart filled with indescribable loss. She had no idea where the longing in her heart would finally settle.
"Naruto, are you and Hanabi alright? What happened? Why was your connection to the Dragon Vein Power cut off?" Shion had been worried sick.
"Miss Shion, have you been awake all night too?"
Sara was dressed now and came to Shion's side.
The two of them lived together with Sakura, Ino, and Mei Terumi, while everyone else stayed in different rooms.
Mei Terumi, Sakura, and Ino were all sleeping soundly. Sara kept her voice low, afraid of waking them.
Shion nodded. "Aren't you the same, Princess Sara?"
Sara smiled faintly. "So many things have happened lately, and everything has happened so quickly. Every change caught me off guard. By the time I accepted it, it only made me even sadder."
Suddenly, Shion sensed something. At the same time, Hashirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, and Tobirama Senju abruptly woke up as well.
"Naruto is back! That's Naruto's and Hanabi's chakra!"
Shion's delighted cry immediately woke Sakura, Ino, and Mei Terumi.
"Really? Naruto and Hanabi really came back?!" Sara's eyes lit up.
"What? Miss Shion, is that true? Naruto is back?" Ino asked in disbelief.
Still half-asleep, Sakura rubbed her eyes. "Why are you suddenly being so loud? Who came back... Ah! Naruto and Miss Hanabi came back safely!"
Sakura had not processed it at first, but once she came to her senses, she immediately let out a scream.
Outside, at the Rōran Ruins, Naruto and Hanabi Hyuga had just started toward the wooden cabin when Minato Namikaze arrived first using the Flying