In the days that followed, Uchiha Sora divided his time between training on his own to deepen his understanding of nature's power and making frequent trips to Konoha.
For Tsunade's sake, Uchiha Sora no longer held on to his old grievances with Konoha.
In truth, having reached his level of strength, he had become much more easygoing.
And as time passed, Tsunade's belly began to show.
Certain things would soon become impossible to hide.
As Hokage, however, Tsunade still had to consider her position. When her belly began to show, she voluntarily resigned from her post.
This left everyone in Konoha utterly puzzled.
Why would Lady Tsunade step down when she was doing perfectly well?
Tsunade explained that her old injuries had flared up and she needed to recuperate in peace, leaving her no choice but to step aside for someone else.
After she stepped down, Kakashi became the candidate for Sixth Hokage.
Tsunade then used traveling and recuperating as an excuse to leave, but in reality, she went to Uchiha Sora's territory.
Rather than going to Kusagakure, however, she went to Takigakure, which had already been incorporated into the Land of Grass.
Beneath the great tree in Takigakure, Uchiha Sora built her a wooden house where she could live while waiting for their child to be born.
While Tsunade rested and awaited the birth, the Shinobi World enjoyed a temporary peace.
But Uchiha Sora knew this was only how things appeared on the surface.
Obito Uchiha was undoubtedly preparing his Eye of the Moon Plan.
The days passed one by one.
Then, one day, in a corner of the Shinobi World, Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu appeared in a vast underground chamber.
A demonic statue a full hundred meters tall stood within the enormous chamber. All nine of its