"Kaguya."
Yechen murmured her name, then understood why the place was so lively. There really was someone important here.
She was not sitting alone. Mito Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki were keeping her company, along with a woman from the Hyuga Clan whom Yechen had never met before.
She must have been an attendant specially arranged by Hyuga Hiashi.
Yechen went over to greet them, then followed Hashirama to another table.
There was little conversation during the meal; Hashirama did most of the work of keeping things lively.
From their conversation, however, Yechen learned something: Dan Katō had left.
Yes, he had undone the Impure World Reincarnation of his own accord, returning his soul to the Soul Realm.
Yechen was puzzled. Why had Dan Katō made that choice? Had he been unwilling to rekindle his relationship with Tsunade in this form?
After finishing his noodles, Yechen made a special trip to the Medical Ninja Academy to see how its dean was doing.
To his surprise, when he found Tsunade, she seemed emotionally stable and was teaching her students, so he did not disturb her.
One month later.
The Gods Alliance's inner disciple exams began as scheduled.
This year's Inner Disciples Examination was the Gods Alliance's first major gathering since its founding, and it also marked the beginning of the Shinobi World's official entry into an era of peace.
Not only had the Five Great Nations sent envoys to observe, but every ninja village, large or small, was represented. Even the clan leaders of several major clans had come to follow this year's Inner Disciples Examination.
There were a great many ninja taking the exams, with more than two hundred participating in the first round alone.
They were the most talented members of the younger generation, as well as the future of