As time passed, Hikaru gradually figured out a few things. That let him breathe a sigh of relief, and he began dumping all sorts of responsibilities on others.
"Oh~~~~"
After opening her mouth, Mikoto Uchiha could only say "oh" in the end. If she could, she wanted to have a proper talk with Hikaru, but unfortunately, he had no intention of sharing anything with anyone. He simply sat quietly by himself in the command headquarters.
Hikaru's temper had become irritable, and his personality had grown somewhat strange. Everyone familiar with him had noticed the change, but they could only keep it to themselves.
That alone was not enough to make everyone want to comfort Hikaru. Although Konoha was currently at war with Sunagakure, the situation was overwhelmingly favorable. Sunagakure could not suppress Konoha at all, and Hikaru had barely even needed to exert himself.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo joining forces were enough to give Sunagakure a serious headache, not to mention the several thousand powerful ninjas in Konoha's camp.
Sunagakure kept suffering setbacks at Konoha's hands, and all kinds of good news constantly arrived from the battlefield. If things continued like this, Hikaru, the Commander-in-Chief, would not need to do anything at all. He could simply sit back and enjoy the fruits of victory.
There might be some unforeseen accidents along the way, but three Kage-level experts working together would be enough to handle anything.
The war was progressing in Konoha's favor, but a new problem had emerged.
"Does it not taste right? Is it hard to eat?"
Tsunade sighed. She was helpless about this too. She could not exactly grab Hikaru and force the food down his throat.
What worried everyone most lately was that he had barely eaten anything and rarely drank water. He only took an