That was a skill that could restore someone to their original state.
In theory, it was feasible, but Nawaki had been beside them at the time, so there had been no chance to use it.
Just then, an Anbu member appeared in front of Hyuga Akira.
"The Hokage summons you."
"Is that old man finally going to restore my rank?" Hyuga Akira stretched. He had rested for so long that the buzz around his nickname had already died down.
Everyone was discussing White Fang abandoning his mission. No one was talking about Flame Demon anymore.
So what Konoha's villagers did best was forget.
After delivering the message, the Anbu member vanished.
Hyuga Akira looked at the three faces on the distant rock wall.
"The Hokage, huh. Heh."
"Yo, old man." Hyuga Akira walked into the Hokage's Office and greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened slightly. "Hyuga Akira, starting today, your Jonin rank is restored. You will resume carrying out missions for the village."
"What happened?" Hyuga Akira asked curiously.
He remembered that nothing major should have happened in Konoha around this time.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep pull on his pipe and exhaled a smoke ring. "The Jinchūriki has changed. You know that, right?"
"I know." Hyuga Akira nodded. He was aware of that.
Kushina, who had yet to appear, had now become the new Jinchūriki.
"In the eyes of the other villages, a village without a Jinchūriki is synonymous with weakness. While we cannot deploy the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the other villages are bound to make moves," Hiruzen Sarutobi said gravely.
"There is no hiding the change in Jinchūriki from the other villages. The new Jinchūriki still needs time to grow. I need you to head to the Land of Bears immediately and monitor Kirigakure's movements."
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