Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

After getting up and walking back and forth a few steps, Kagura began to get used to her body on all fours.

Shaking herself to shake off the fallen leaves, Kagura began to survey her surroundings.

With a powerful leap using his four claws, his small body instantly soared dozens of meters high, landing on the branch of a giant tree.

Feeling the lightness of this body, Kagura marveled that although her body had changed, her strength and agility seemed to have remained the same.

Extending its snow-white paw, it instinctively reached out and grabbed at the tree trunk beside it.

"Snapped!"

As soon as the tiny cat's paw struck, a huge gash appeared in the thick tree trunk.

Kagura nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this masterpiece.

After testing her body's strength, Kagura calmed herself down and began to find her way in the tree.

After determining the correct direction, he ran towards Konoha's headquarters based on his previous memory.

At the very center of Konoha's headquarters, in one of the tents.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was dealing with the documents in front of him with a gloomy face.

Although, after discussions, the three major powers reached a ceasefire agreement.

At this moment, they are systematically planning to withdraw from the battlefield of the Land of Rain.

This war, which has lasted for several years, is finally coming to an end.

But those who sacrificed their lives can never come back.

Of that vanguard of over a thousand people, not a single one survived except for Tsunade and her two companions.

Even with his eyes closed, Hiruzen Sarutobi could still picture the faces of many of them in his mind.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was filled with heaviness.

He knew that the most difficult thing was yet to be solved.

The families of these fallen soldiers are still waiting for their return in Konoha Village.

But what those families didn't know was that the person they missed would never come back.

Hiruzen Sarutobi has always personally handled matters such as informing family members.

No matter how many times he did it, he still couldn't get used to seeing the disappointed and painful expressions on the faces of those family members.

The thought of having to go through all of this again on the way back gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a headache.

He put down what he was doing and rubbed his temples.

In fact, it was because of this decisive battle.

He hadn't rested for almost two days and two nights.

However, he still doesn't have a moment to rest.

Looking down at the names representing death on the intelligence report, Hiruzen Sarutobi once again saw Kagura's image in his mind.

Since Kagura's body was not found, his name did not appear on the death list.

But he knew very well that going missing on the battlefield was essentially the same as death.

Thinking of Tsunade, who was still unconscious, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt his head start to ache again.

He had told that lie before so that the silly girl wouldn't worry.

But ultimately, we still have to face the facts.

When Tsunade wakes up, how should I explain things to her?

Thinking of this, he could only close his eyes tightly and lean back weakly in the chair.

"Hey, old man!"

In a daze, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to hear Kagura's voice.

He hurriedly opened his eyes and looked around, but to his disappointment, the familiar figure did not appear.

Thinking he was hallucinating, Sarutobi could only lean back in his chair with a disappointed look.

But before he could close his eyes, Kagura's voice came again:

"Hey! Old man!"

I'm below you, why don't you look down and see what's going on?

This time, Sarutobi confirmed that he was not hallucinating.

He quickly looked down and saw a snow-white cat squatting in front of him.

Surprisingly, he could detect a hint of annoyance on one of the cat's faces.

Before he could think any further, the white cat in front of him suddenly opened its mouth and spoke:

"Hey old man, I've called you so many times, can't you give me some kind of response?"

I am Kagura!

For a moment, the room fell silent.

Chapter 71 The Troublesome Seal

In the 37th year of Konoha, after a war that lasted for three and a half years.

The Second Shinobi World War has finally come to an end.

No one expected that the final battle of this war would end with the three great nations suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Hanzo of Amegakure.

The three major powers naturally considered revenge afterward.

However, when they rushed into Amegakure, they found that the place was already deserted.

Not to mention Hanzo, even the children who haven't grown up yet have disappeared.

It seems that Hanzo had already made preparations before carrying out this plan.

This battle in the valley made the name Madara Uchiha resound throughout the entire ninja world once again.

This is a legendary figure who could destroy an army of thousands single-handedly.

The emergence of its "Six Paths" caused an uproar among all the major powers.

After all, putting aside strength, if you were facing an ancestor you deeply respect, probably not many people would be able to bring themselves to do it.

Of course, the emergence of its "six realms" also brings certain benefits.

That is, countries began to be somewhat wary of the corpses of the dead powerful figures.

Suddenly, how to discreetly and safely dispose of corpses became an important issue for all countries.

In fact, people don't know this.

Due to the interference of Kagura, this giant butterfly, the Second Shinobi World War ended much earlier than in the original timeline.

Although thousands died in the battle of the valley, the early end of the war undoubtedly allowed more people to survive.

Following discussions among the three major powers, before the winter of Konoha 37 arrived, the three powers tacitly withdrew from the Land of Rain one by one.

However, the Rain Country, which had been a battlefield, had become a devastated and ruined nation.

Moreover, the loss of Amegakure, an important military organization, has contributed to this situation.

The citizens of the Rain Country, who had already been scattered due to the war, faced another massive wave of immigration after the war ended.

These people, originally from the Land of Rain, flocked into the territories of the three surrounding countries.

The massive population migration and the post-war economic recovery unexpectedly led to a mini-economic boom in these countries.

The war was originally started because of the uneven distribution of economic resources among the countries.

But they never expected that this economic problem would be resolved in such a way.

This is undeniably ironic.

As the main force withdrew from the Land of Rain, the wounded in the war were transferred back to their villages.

Among them, the three survivors of the Battle of the Valley, Tsunade and two others, were also sent back to Konoha Village.

Although Tsunade regained consciousness briefly in the valley thanks to her strong physique.

But her injuries were still too severe.

After her brief conversation with Hiruzen Sarutobi, she, like her two companions, fell into a deep coma.

At this point, a week had passed since the battle of the valley.

Tsunade, her body wrapped in bandages, blinked slightly, finally showing signs of regaining consciousness.

After her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, she finally opened her eyes again.

She stared blankly at the white ceiling above the ward. After several seconds, her pupils gradually regained their light.

She had just woken up when she squinted her eyes in pain, as the aches and pains throughout her body made it difficult for her to adjust.

After taking a deep breath, she finally came to her senses and began to turn her head to look around.

But as soon as I turned my head, I saw a familiar-looking white cat sitting on the chair next to me.

The next second, as the white cat opened its mouth, a familiar voice came over.

"You're finally awake?"

Do you feel any discomfort?

Tsunade stared blankly at the white cat in front of her, and upon hearing the voice that clearly belonged to Kagura, she was momentarily at a loss for what expression to make.

After a moment, she closed her eyes again, thinking to herself:

"Oh...

It seems I'm still unconscious.

How could I have dreamt of Kagura's cat talking?

"Yes, wake up quickly, stop dreaming."