The Shadow of Konoha

The nonsense eventually came to an end, and soon the group of four went their separate ways in the camp.

When Hanyu returned to his tent, thinking that the tiring day was about to end and preparing to rest, he suddenly received a call from the Third Hokage.

The situation seemed to be somewhat urgent, and Hanyu hurriedly left his tent. When he arrived at the Third Hokage's place, he found that Tsunade was already there... Was it a call for the entire team? It made sense that Tsunade would show up first, after all, her residence was very close to the Hokage.

I just don't know why, apart from her, the other two were not there.

"Hokage, is there any urgent mission?" Hanyu asked immediately.

It was already night time and the camp was brightly lit. If there was no emergency, there would be no need for the Third Hokage to summon him over.

At this moment, all kinds of messy thoughts and speculations emerged in Hanyu's mind, but unfortunately, none of them came true.

The Third Hokage looked at Hanyu in front of him and nodded secretly in his heart. Because his disciples made rapid progress on the battlefield, he was also very satisfied with Hanyu's performance. He wondered what he would think if he knew that Hanyu had been slacking off on the battlefield all this time.

The Hokage did not show his satisfaction, he just talked about the matter: "Hanyu, the village is about to launch the final combat operation against Amegakure. The war in the next period of time will be very urgent, so before that, you need to go back to the village... you and Tsunade are going back to the village."

"Village? Konoha?" Hanyu was stunned for a moment. Because of the previous "tip-off" by the three little ones, Hanyu was not surprised or strange about the battle arrangement given by the Third Hokage. The next battle with Amegakure might be Konoha's last large-scale attack in this Ninja World War, so he understood what the Hokage said.

But...why do we have to go back to the village before the battle?

The Third Hokage did not keep the topic in suspense, and then he simply explained the reason why Hanyu and Tsunade returned to Konoha.

After hearing what the Hokage said, Hanyu was silent for a while, and then after looking at Tsunade, he agreed, "I understand, we will set off as soon as possible."

The Third Hokage nodded. This was all he wanted to say.

Then, Hanyu and Tsunade left the Hokage. As soon as they walked out of the tent, Hanyu heard Tsunade say, "Let's go, Hanyu, we should act as soon as possible."

Go back to Konoha? Leave now?

Hanyu was stunned for a moment. He just said to the Third Hokage "set off as soon as possible" and planned to start the action tomorrow morning, but he didn't expect Tsunade to be so urgent.

It's not that Hanyu couldn't understand her feelings, and with the pleading and earnest look in her eyes… he could only nod and said, "Okay, although it's not convenient at night, but… it's important to return to the village as soon as possible."

The two of them didn't even go back to pack up, they just set out from the Hokage's tent, passed the front of the front camp, headed east, and headed straight for Konoha Village in the night...

For a moment, Hanyu even considered using a slug for a quick transfer, but considering that he had not yet returned the summoning scroll to Tsunade and that things were not that urgent, he ultimately did not do so.

However, the two did not care about the loss of chakra when they were moving forward. Hanyu used his Lightning Release to speed up his journey. He had never tried such long-distance and high-speed travel before, so he returned to Konoha with Tsunade before dawn.

"Hanyu, will you come with me?" After entering the village according to proper procedures, Tsunade asked Hanyu.

Hanyu thought about it and felt that it was inappropriate, so he shook his head and said, "No, let's meet up tomorrow."

Tsunade nodded without saying anything more, and then chose to part with Hanyu.

Hanyu did not leave immediately. He followed Tsunade secretly until he confirmed that she had arrived at her destination, and then he chose to return.

The village was very quiet at night, and it was not until Hanyu approached the hot spring street that he sensed a hint of vitality... Unlike other areas of the village that had fallen into darkness, even though it was almost dawn, there were still a few pedestrians on the streets of the hot spring street, and all of them were middle-aged uncles who had entered the sage mode, looking weak and exhausted after overwork .

The lights on the shops on both sides of the street seemed to have been on all night.

Sure enough, once this kind of entertainment starts to develop, it will only become more and more prosperous.

"It's been quite a while."

Hanyu was walking on the street, unconsciously having such thoughts. He walked along the hot spring river, crossed the wooden bridge across the two banks, and then returned to his home.

It was already dawn. Hanyu opened the door and turned on the light. Having not slept all night, he wanted to take a rest, but the room, which had been without any life for a long time, was covered with dust.

He had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and start a rare thorough cleaning.

After Hanyu swept away all the dust in the house, another two hours passed. At this time, Hanyu had no appetite. He was sleepy and lay barefoot on the floor where the water stains had just dried, and fell asleep unknowingly.

When he woke up again, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

Hanyu sat up, moved his dizzy head, washed his face, and left home.

He first ate something on the roadside, then walked step by step towards a certain direction of the village until he arrived at a quiet courtyard.

Through the low fence, Hanyu saw Sansho lying in a wide-backed rocking chair in the yard, basking in the sun. She was holding a book in her hands, and on the low table beside her was a pot of tea and a teacup.

Hanyu scratched his hair and finally pushed the door open and walked into the courtyard.

"What are you standing there for? Find a place to sit." Sansho closed the book in her hand and spoke to Hanyu.

She noticed him the moment he appeared, but seeing him shrinking back a little, Sansho found it a little funny.

"It seems a bit inappropriate for a ninja like me who is full of murderous intent to get close to my current teacher." Hanyu said a little embarrassedly.

"Everyone around me is a ninja full of murderous intent. One more person like you won't make much difference."

…It seemed to be true, so Hanyu found a low stool and sat next to Sansho.

"Teacher Sansho...is there anything wrong with your body?" Hanyu asked, while silently pouring out the tea and tea stems in the teapot on the coffee table, and replaced it with a pot of tasteless plain water.

Looking at her actions, Sansho felt that it was a bit redundant, but also somewhat relieved... Hanyu is really different from before. Not only has his body shape and height or ninjutsu ability increased, but more importantly, his mental temperament has changed. He is no longer as tense as before.

That's one good thing…that's another good thing.

"As you can see, I'm very energetic, or rather, I haven't been so energetic for a long time," said Sansho.

It seems to be true on the surface, but if everything is really as it seems on the surface, then why did the Third Hokage let Hanyu return to Konoha at this time?

"Don't worry, Kai will take care of me... How is the situation at the front?"

"Great! We are already preparing for the final battle, and Konoha's victory is almost certain before the battle even begins."

There was no reason for Sansho not to know such information, but since she asked, Hanyu certainly knew how to answer.

"Tsunade..."

"I just rested. You guys rushed back last night... Sarutobi was making a fuss. There's no need to rush like this ."

Sansho tried to stand up, so Hanyu held her arm.

"Have you made your decision, teacher?"

"There's nothing to decide. It's a godsend, and no one will refuse it."

Sansho stood up while speaking, and Hanyu looked at her belly. Even though she had stood up, Hanyu still couldn't see anything.

But even though he couldn't see anything, the fact was the fact, and no one would make a mistake about such a thing, so he continued to ask, "Have you chosen the child's name?"

Such questions are enough to indirectly hint at Sansho thoughts.

"Yeah, I've thought about it a long time ago."

What Hanyu got was just a reaffirmation of his determination. However, in this matter, he had no position to offer any advice, and all he had to do was accept Sansho idea.

"Really? Then I think... maybe I can guess the name."

Sansho finally laughed out loud this time, "How is this possible?"

"I think I can really give it a try... Mr. Sansho, what do you think of Nawaki?"

Sansho's laughter stopped abruptly, and she looked at Hanyu with an expression of disbelief.

Hanyu had never seen this kind of expression on her face before, so he also laughed, still that mysterious smile.

The so-called Sansho...

Hanyu's ninjutsu teacher.

The leader of the Senju tribe and the last member of the Senju tribe.

Tsunade's mother.

The real Princess of Konoha.

The daughter of the First Hokage and the nephew of the Second Hokage.

The so-called Sansho.

That is Sansho.

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