My older sister is Kushina

After several days of discussion, the Konoha leadership finally agreed to the requests from the delegations of the two major ninja villages, Kumogakure and Kirigakure, and issued official documents.

Thus, the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure were officially confirmed.

In order to deal with the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure, Konoha actively made preparations.

Although the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure ostensibly engaged in a friendly exchange, the Konoha leadership understood that the more important purpose of the two delegations was to test Konoha. What Konoha needed to do now was to demonstrate its confidence and strength to the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

To fully demonstrate Konoha's strength, many ninjas on missions abroad were recalled to Konoha, including the legendary Sannin.

Unbeknownst to many, Konoha seemed to have become even more lively.

However, behind the excitement lies the high level of vigilance of Konoha's leadership. Although many measures that were originally in the public eye have been withdrawn, such as strict checks, various surveillance measures have become even more stringent in the shadows.

As an important force in Konoha, the Anbu naturally bears corresponding responsibilities.

Recently, the first squad of the Dark Division has been extremely busy, with a significant increase in various missions compared to before.

As the captain of the first squad of the Dark Division, Uzumaki Hanamichi naturally couldn't stay out of it.

He personally participates in some tasks every day, working almost from day to night, and sometimes there are tasks at night as well.

However, compared to others, he was relatively relaxed.

Because he possesses shadow clones.

Uzumaki Hanamichi often uses shadow clones to complete missions; despite possessing enormous chakra energy, he can easily utilize shadow clones.

Except for a break every few days, Midnight Diner is basically open as usual.

At night, Whirlpool Flower Path's main body is mostly at the Midnight Diner, doing his beloved culinary work. The praise from the customers for his food undoubtedly brings him great satisfaction.

For him, food is not just a pursuit, but a way of life.

Every night, Uzumaki Hanamichi is busy until almost midnight. The Midnight Diner has been open for more than a month and has become famous among food lovers in Konoha. It can be considered a popular restaurant in Konoha. There are always customers coming to the Midnight Diner at night, and sometimes there is even a queue.

After a period of learning, Xiaoyuzi's culinary skills have improved by leaps and bounds, which is of course inseparable from the careful instruction of Whirlpool Flower City.

Whirlpool Flower Craft has begun to involve Tamako in the preparation of some dishes, though only simple ones. After all, Tamako has only been learning for a little over a month. Although she is very talented and hardworking, she is still far from becoming a true gourmet.

Xiaoyuzi learns from Uzumaki Hanamichi. Although most of the time is spent practicing repetitive and monotonous skills, such as knife skills, she finds it very enjoyable. Even though the Midnight Diner is busy until the early hours of the morning almost every day, she still enjoys it. Moreover, she receives delicious food as a reward from her master, Uzumaki Hanamichi, almost every day.

In her view, this was the kind of life she longed for.

Xiaoyu: "Master, I heard that the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure are coming in two days."

Uzumaki Hanamichi nodded: "Yes, with two major delegations coming to Konoha together, Konoha is likely to be quite lively for a while."

The Konoha leadership did not hide the fact that the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure were present, and related information was circulating among ordinary Konoha villagers.

The ordinary villagers didn't think too much about the visits from the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure. Most people thought it was a good thing, which would be beneficial for communication between the villages.

Uzumaki Kato felt somewhat helpless about the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure. He had witnessed the seemingly relaxed but actually tense state of affairs within the villages, and he naturally understood the intentions of Kumogakure and Kirigakure. What appeared to be a friendly exchange was actually a case of each having their own ulterior motives. However, what frustrated him was that the Anbu had been having a lot of missions lately, and the First Squad's members were almost completely booked.

Everything was done to better welcome the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

Two days later, a large number of people gathered at the main gate of Konoha Village. In addition to the villagers, there were dozens of ninjas, led by three high-ranking Konoha officials: Shimura Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu.

Danzo Shimura stood between Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, appearing to be the leader.

The three high-ranking officials of Konoha were there to welcome the delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

According to the latest news, two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure are about to arrive in Konoha.

Koharu Utatane: "I never expected that the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure would arrive together."

Mitokado Homura: "The two great ninja villages probably communicated beforehand and reached some consensus. We must be highly vigilant this time, as any situation could very well trigger a new war."

Danzo Shimura said calmly, "Don't forget, we won the previous Shinobi World War. They wouldn't dare to make any rash moves."

Behind the three Konoha high-ranking officials were rows of Konoha ninjas. Most of the ninjas present today were Jonin, including some well-known ones such as Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, and so on. They were all well-known Jonin of Konoha and had gained considerable fame in the previous Shinobi World War.

Apart from the Jonin, the other ninjas were mostly Chunin.

It can be said that Konoha's apparent welcoming lineup was very strong.

To some extent, this was also to demonstrate Konoha's strength to the two delegations.

Besides the overt welcome, there were also some members of the Anbu (Anti-Secession Army) in the shadows, including members of the First Anbu Squad, such as Uchiha Shisui and Hatake Kakashi.

However, they all wore spies masks and hid in the shadows.

Whirlpool Flower Path was also there, but he was among the ordinary villagers.

Today, he went to buy ingredients with Tamako. Just as they finished shopping, they heard that two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure were about to arrive in Konoha. Many people had already gathered at the village gate to watch the excitement.

Whirlpool Flower Path asked Little Jade if she wanted to go and take a look.

Xiaoyuzi seemed to be looking forward to it.

So the two headed straight for the village gate, just to join in the fun.

Less than half an hour later, the delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure finally came into view.

Leading the way was the delegation from Kumogakure, a total of twenty or thirty people, all wearing Kumogakure's exclusive ninja headbands. At the head of the delegation was an elderly man with gray hair, who was the leader of the Kumogakure delegation. Behind him were men and women of varying ages, ranging from middle-aged people in their forties and fifties to teenagers as young as thirteen or fourteen.

The Hidden Mist Village delegation followed closely behind, and like the Hidden Cloud Village delegation, there were about twenty or thirty people in total. Many of them curiously looked at the Hidden Leaf Village delegation ahead.

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