Ever since he returned to the village, Gua felt that the raging war outside had nothing to do with him anymore.
No matter how big a commotion broke out elsewhere.
Konoha remained as peaceful as ever.
Everything was tranquil.
When Gua had nothing to do, he could visit Naruto, Karin Uzumaki, and Little Sasuke.
He had not visited Little Hinata, though.
It was not that Gua did not want to.
The Hyuga Clan lived behind such imposing gates that he felt awkward about it.
Every time he visited, he had to crane his neck to look up at their gate.
Once he got inside, he had no idea what to say.
The people in those grand compounds had little in common with ordinary folks like Gua.
So Gua simply stayed away.
During that time, Neji Hyuga did come to visit Gua once.
It was something of a courtesy call.
After all, Gua had gone to the battlefield and returned to Konoha.
He had also taught Neji taijutsu for a while.
Naturally, Neji remembered his kindness.
Gua did not particularly care about such things.
It was fine if people remembered, and fine if they did not.
He only wanted to look after his little home in peace and do what he could to make a difference in other people's lives.
As for the results, they did not matter.
One thing was worth mentioning.
Gua's Dust Release had begun to take shape.
He could form a transparent sphere in his palm.
The sphere was about the size of an ordinary Rasengan.
Its disintegration power was terrifying.
He could now even disintegrate wood and steel directly.
However, Gua still could not fire the Dust Release in his hand the way Ōnoki did.
Gua planned to leave it on idle training for a few