Zhou Cheng wanted to find out what other terms Tsunade had negotiated with Iwagakure!
He learned from Tsunade that...
Aside from the terms Zhou Cheng himself had proposed...
Tsunade had only added a demand for monetary compensation.
One hundred million ryo in compensation!
Zhou Cheng was dumbstruck!
One hundred million!
If only they'd give it to me!
Zhou Cheng wanted to return to Konoha, but Tsunade grabbed him.
She insisted that he travel with her.
She had already sent word back to the village that Zhou Cheng had single-handedly repelled the forces of three shinobi villages.
The village was in an uproar!
It wouldn't be right for him to be absent when the troops returned!
The villagers were already preparing to welcome them.
Left with no choice, Zhou Cheng could only follow the main force on its leisurely march toward Konoha.
Outside Konoha, the force under Kakashi's command also arrived.
The two forces joined into one and passed through the Konoha Gate.
The moment Zhou Cheng stepped into Konoha, deafening cheers and applause erupted.
Flower petals danced through the air.
Ceremonial cannons boomed.
Everywhere Zhou Cheng went, everyone wanted to come up, touch him, and thank him properly!
Zhou Cheng felt as though his face was about to freeze from all the smiling.
He finally managed to escape the crowd.
Zhou Cheng returned home.
He threw himself onto his bed, ready for a good sleep!
The successive battles had left him utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally!
He emptied his mind and soon fell asleep.
He had no idea how long he slept!
When he woke, it was already the dead of night!
He didn't get up, just lay there on the bed.
The events of the past few days surfaced in his mind.
First, he took out the Lightning