After Kaguya awakened, she released the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
But she preferred solitude by nature, and the prospect of communal life made her anxious.
Naruto had tried talking things through with her to ease her concerns, but Kushina believed urgent matters were best handled patiently. She suggested that Kaguya live on the moon for the time being, accompanied by her and her husband, Minato.
Naruto thought it over. The moon was Earth's neighbor, so visiting would be easy enough. And so it was settled.
The great war ended, and the ninja returned to their villages, each carrying their own concerns.
But the problems left behind were far more serious than anyone had anticipated.
For several days afterward, the ninja all felt as though they were living in a dream.
After all, this war had dealt a devastating blow to the understanding of what it meant to be a ninja that they had built over years of training, missions, and actual combat.
Once they calmed down, they were left at a loss.
Against beings who could transform heaven and earth with a casual gesture, no matter how hard they worked or how desperately they fought, they could only end up as cannon fodder.
For those without talent, hard work was their last lifeline.
If even hard work meant nothing, what else could they do?
Many ninja never recovered from that blow. They abandoned their lofty ambitions and joined the ranks of those who had simply given up trying.
Those with a little more resolve decided to leave the ninja profession and find another path.
This was the perfect example of what Amamiya Ruri had described in her monologue before the war: "Cling to the rim of the well, glimpse the world outside, then come crashing back down!"
But there was nothing inherently