After the ceremony ended, Princess Mito and the Uzumaki Clan gave the Konoha group a warm send-off, and they set out for home.
After drifting at sea for so long and eating seafood until they were sick of it, the group returned to Konoha and immediately stuffed themselves with every delicacy they could find.
Steaming ramen, fragrant yakitori, crisp, delicious tempura-these greasy, calorie-laden foods brought tears to their eyes. The shopkeepers were delighted, too. With these bottomless pits around, they would have no worries about sales for quite a while!
Some people returned, while others were forced to leave. With the great demon king Madara Uchiha back, Uchiha Yan had no choice but to pack his bags. After giving his two oh-so-filial granddaughters one last thrashing, he slunk off to the Land of Grass amid Miki and Inari's sobs.
With Hayato and Yota, their respective pets Xiaoji and Gaga, a group of unlucky Uchiha whom Madara Uchiha disliked, and the large contingent of civilian shinobi and combat shinobi assigned by Konoha, the group arrived in the Land of Grass and turned their grief and indignation into fury. That very day, they punched the Daimyō and thrashed the Grass Ninja.
The Grass Ninja were caught completely off guard by this sudden, ferocious assault. Once they recovered their wits, they immediately prostrated themselves in submission!
The Uchiha battle maniacs were deeply disappointed that they had barely gotten started, but these cowards were so good at groveling that even they felt embarrassed to keep beating them. Besides, they had not come here just to slaughter people. Reluctant as they were, they grudgingly accepted the Grass Ninja.
When the cat was away, the mice would play. With Madara Uchiha absent from the Land of Grass, Uchiha Yan became the most imposing king around, swaggering