While Feng Yao and Yugito were engaged in an in-depth exchange...
Elsewhere.
Konoha, Land of Fire.
Feng Yao had brought people to Konoha, only to walk away without any consequences.
Meanwhile, Konoha had even shelled out several hundred million ryo. The more everyone thought about it, the more aggrieved they felt.
But with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and their teacher, Tobirama Senju, present, none of them said anything. Their expressions were simply rather ugly.
Danzo snorted and was the first to leave, taking Root with him.
Seeing that the crisis had passed, the heads of the various ninja clans also left with their clans' ninja.
Although things had looked intense and dangerous today, no one had actually died.
At most, the shock waves from the fighting that struck Konoha had caught some unlucky people in their wake, leaving them badly injured. Fortunately, none of their lives were in danger.
Sasuke said nothing either. He had never wanted to interfere with the past, yet for various reasons, he had ended up interfering quite a lot.
His earlier battle with Feng Yao had only been out of necessity.
With matters here settled, Sasuke planned to stay in Konoha and conserve his strength while waiting for Urashiki Otsutsuki to come to him.
Feng Yao had gouged out Urashiki's left eye, so his strength was bound to have suffered greatly.
And Karasuki, the key tool for traveling back to the future, was in Sasuke's hands.
If Urashiki wanted to return, he could only come back and try to seize Karasuki from him.
Of course, he might also choose not to return and instead collect the power of the tailed beasts in this era.
That was merely Sasuke's guess, but whatever the case, he would not be returning for the time being.
Unless he