The next day, Konoha's ninja forces set off and returned to Konoha. This war had been an immense honor for them.
"Kakashi, you did an excellent job on this mission! Especially you, Ruri. I heard you drove off Killer B, the Eight-Tails, and wiped out all the ninja they sent. Is that right?" In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage smiled as he spoke to Ruri and the others.
"Lord Hokage, you flatter me! Yes, that's right!" Ruri clasped his hands in front of himself and answered the Third Hokage.
"Good, good, good! You truly did an excellent job on this mission! Take a few days to rest now! You must be exhausted after so many days of fighting! All right, you may go!" the Third Hokage said as he looked at Ruri and the others.
"Yes!" After answering the Third Hokage, Kakashi and the others vanished from the Hokage's office with the Body Flicker Technique.
"Those two really are promising talents! I'll have to make training them a priority! Konoha's future rests on their younger generation!" Watching Ruri and the others disappear, the Third Hokage sat in the chair at his desk, smoked, and spoke into the empty air.
"Ruri, where are you going now?" Uzuki Yugao asked him.
"I'm going home to check on things. I haven't been back for several days, and I don't know if anything's happened at home!" Ruri looked at Uzuki Yugao's face and answered her with a smile.
"Oh, all right! I'll go home too, then. Goodbye!" Uzuki Yugao looked at Ruri and smiled.
"Wait, Yugao. In a few days, if nothing comes up, let's go out and have some fun together. I have a few good friends I want to introduce you to!" Ruri said to Uzuki Yugao as she was about