After an internal purge that was neither particularly long nor short, the Konoha Ninja Forces fighting on the front lines finally stabilized. Everyone received the appropriate treatment: those who needed to be suspended were suspended, and those who needed to be sent to Prison were sent to Prison. Those who had been released were assigned to await orders with the Psychological Medical Unit in the rear, both to avoid suspicion and to recover from their psychological trauma.
Uchiha Ken was also to be sent there. What no one else knew was that Kazemori Masaki was secretly keeping a particularly close eye on him. As Indra's reincarnation, he would be crucial to the future battle against Black Zetsu, so his every move needed to be watched.
Before he left, Fujimura Yuki and Kurihara Kana both came to see him off. They already had new teammates, but they had not forgotten Uchiha Ken. Although teams were assembled more flexibly now, that did not mean the bonds between comrades were any weaker. If anything, precisely because they could work with a wider range of teammates, relationships between Konoha ninja were closer, rather than confined to little circles of three as in the original story.
"We'll be waiting for you to come back." Fujimura Yuki stepped forward and gave Uchiha Ken a firm pat on the shoulder, speaking solemnly.
As a girl, Kurihara Kana naturally did not act as familiar with him as Fujimura Yuki did. She told Uchiha Ken, "I hope you can come back soon."
"Mm." Faced with their well wishes, Uchiha Ken seemed about to say something, but held his tongue in the end, offering only a flat acknowledgment.
The incident with Uchiha Setsuna had left Uchiha Ken deeply suspicious. Although nothing had been confirmed, if Uchiha Setsuna really had orchestrated