Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Ordinary people are easy to fool. Although there is no evidence that Shichiya participated in Orochimaru's research, there is also no evidence that he did not.

They opposed Qi Ye back then, so naturally they won't welcome him back now.

Otherwise, wouldn't that mean they wronged Qiye, or that they made a mistake back then?

Only a minority of people are brave enough to face their mistakes.

This is human nature.

Humans don't reflect on themselves unless something significant happens.

"But……"

"Alright, that old man from the third generation already had a plan, so I don't need to get involved."

"..."

Tian Tian stopped trying to persuade her.

The emotionless look in Qi Ye's eyes told her that continuing to persuade him would be a waste of breath.

He simply looked down from his vantage point, watching the ninjas of Konoha and the ninjas of Sunagakure and Otogakure fight below.

High above, indifferent to life and death, acting as an outsider.

Is this how Nanaya survives in this world?

That's too cold and heartless.

……

War is always accompanied by death.

The Third Hokage was a ninja, and perhaps dying on the battlefield was the best end for him.

At the same time, the departure of the Third Hokage also marked the complete end of an era.

Sixty years before Konoha and sixty years after Konoha are two different eras.

……

The matter was over, but Qiye still didn't make a move.

She could only stay by his side every day and couldn't go anywhere else.

Qi Ye wouldn't allow her to go either.

Although she understood that Qi Ye was protecting her, she still felt bad.

It's not a good thing to stand by and watch your comrades fight a bloody battle.

So she always pouts to show that she's unhappy.

Especially when facing Shichiya.

Nanaya did not leave, but stayed in Konoha.

No one paid much attention to him; everyone was immersed in grief.

On this day, dark clouds loomed overhead.

The rain started to fall, making everyone feel even more depressed.

Most of the ninja from Konoha have already left the village and are heading to the border to prepare.

Because if things go wrong, the Fourth Shinobi World War could break out here.

Just like the Third Shinobi World War more than ten years ago, the trigger was the disappearance of the Third Kazekage.

Now, the Third Hokage died because of the invasion of Sunagakure and Otogakure.

The yukata's actions bought Sunagakure some time.

The ninjas of Sunagakure also realized the problem: the Fourth Kazekage was Orochimaru in disguise, so where was the real Fourth Kazekage?

Therefore, they need time to find the Fourth Kazekage.

However, war could break out at any time.

The Leaf Village knew that the yukata had knocked out the Sand Village ninja and stopped them from causing destruction, so they agreed to give the Sand Village some time to investigate the truth of the matter.

In this brief war, two young female heroes emerged.

One is Hyuga Hanabi, who has demonstrated formidable combat skills, and the other is Yukata, a hero of Sunagakure.

There were also fallen heroes, such as the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The memorial service was underway, even though it was raining.

Kakashi didn't go there, but instead stayed by the memorial stone, looking at the names engraved on it.

The ANBU ninja, Uzuki Yugao, also arrived; she came to see her deceased boyfriend.

Jiraiya hid to the side and was not discovered.

Seven Nights is here too.

"There are quite a few names engraved on the memorial stone!"

He remarked with these thoughts.

One name represents one person; they are densely packed together. Just how many people have died?

Qi Ye didn't know either; he hadn't calculated it.

Perhaps no one will ever know.

After a person dies, everything related to him will eventually become the past.

Kakashi and Yugao Uzuki left quickly.

Jiraiya watched them leave, then looked at Nanaya.

"How long do you intend to just stand by and watch?"

He finally spoke, seemingly intending to question them.

"You clearly have the ability and the strength, but when Minato got into trouble, you just stood by and watched. This time, you're just standing by and watching too. How long are you going to keep watching?"

"Keep watching, until the day my life ends."

Seven Nights answered.

Without any hesitation, the answer was given quickly.

This answer made Jiraiya shake his head.

"You really are cold-blooded."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Seven Nights' smile was forced and insincere.

Seeing him like this, Jiraiya's eyes flickered uncertainly.

In the end, all he could do was sigh.

Don't you have anyone you cherish?

They're all dead by now.

"Perhaps, but that's only because you're unwilling to accept new people."

Shaking his head, Jiraiya turned and left.

But he still waved his hand.

"The old man promised to help you find a match, but now he can't keep his promise. How about I help you instead?"

"...Huh?"

"Don't worry, I know everything."

"..."

So what's there to be relieved about? What do you know?

Moreover, what era is matchmaking from?

Nanaya watched Jiraiya's departing figure and pouted.

"baffling!"

……

The Third Hokage has passed away.

Kakashi was a little short, and the others weren't quite suitable either. Therefore, the most suitable person to serve as Hokage was Jiraiya.

When Jiraiya came to them, Hiashi Hyuga invited him in.

In the living room, the two sat facing each other as a maid served hot tea.

They exchanged a few pleasantries over hot tea before getting down to business.

"I wonder what brings Lord Jiraiya here this time?"

"To act as a matchmaker."

"To act as matchmaker?"

"For various reasons."

Jiraiya shook his head.

This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a fulfillment of a promise that the Third Hokage was unable to keep.

He knew about what happened back then; the Third Hokage had told him about it.

It was the Third Hokage who first suggested arranging a marriage for Shichiya, but he ultimately didn't do it.

The reason, of course, was that Qiye had mentioned a name he had never heard before, so he assumed that Qiye didn't care at all.

But later, it was discovered that the name spoken by Nanaya was the name of the Hyuga family's eldest daughter.

Is this a coincidence?

Whether it's a coincidence or not, Jiraiya has to say something.