I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

"Why raise the workers' wages? Their wages are already high enough. How much profit can Sunagakure make if this continues?"

Shikamaru pulled Temari away, straightened his clothes, and said coldly.

"Do you think the interests of Sunagakure outweigh the interests of the workers? Competing with commoners for food, you really look bad. Don't forget that they are also citizens of the Land of Wind."

Temari was stunned. Actually, she didn't mean any harm, but the newly reborn Sunagakure had too many expenses, and now the factory still had to pay so many workers' wages, which was really inappropriate.

Fortunately, Shikamaru understood Temari's temperament and knew she wasn't someone who acted solely out of selfish desires. His expression gradually softened, and he explained.

"Don't forget what Gaara said back then: he wanted the people of Sunagakure to live a good life. You can't sacrifice their current lives because of Sunagakure's urgent needs. You should know that you are now a member of parliament."

Temari bit her lip, feeling annoyed but unable to refute anything.

dong dong dong~

After the knocking, Shikamaru's door was opened, and his eyes narrowed when he saw who it was.

"Dad, what brings you here?"

Shikaku cleaned the dust off his clothes. No matter how much he tried to improve the environment of the Land of Wind, he couldn't change much in a short time. He had put in a lot of effort to get here.

Looking at Shikamaru, who had already changed somewhat, Shikaku said with a hint of annoyance.

"If I hadn't come, you wouldn't have gone back to see your mother, would you? Don't you know your arrest warrant has been lifted?"

After the war ended, at the request of the Land of Rain, the other ninja villages had no choice but to lift the wanted posters for the rogue ninjas. Not only Shikamaru, but also Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasori had their wanted posters lifted.

However, this was done in a very low-key manner to save face for these ninja villages, and many ordinary people were completely unaware of it.

"Wouldn't it be awkward for me to go back? I caused such a big problem in the first place."

Shikamaru chuckled and poured his father a cup of tea from the kettle.

Shikaku sat down and only then noticed Temari. He looked at Shikamaru with a peculiar gaze and said calmly.

"Why are you reluctant to part with your wife in Sunagakure? Are you enjoying it a little too much? Do you only think about going back after the baby is born?"

Have a baby?

Temari's face instantly turned red. She never expected Shikaku to make such an explosive statement. Considering his status, she didn't know how to defend herself. In the end, she could only say "You old rascal" before bursting out of the door.

"Dad, what you've done..."

Shikamaru hadn't expected his father to say that. He looked awkwardly at Temari's departing figure, knowing he'd have to explain himself later.

"What, am I wrong? You don't have any feelings for this girl, do you?"

Shikaku raised an eyebrow; he thought Temari's temperament was quite suitable for Shikamaru.

Shikamaru was about to open his mouth to defend himself, but then he thought of Temari's shy appearance, and a blush involuntarily appeared on his face.

No feeling? Well, it's not like I feel absolutely nothing...

...

"Kankuro, you idiot! You've taken so long to learn such a small thing. You're a disgrace to puppeteers!"

Sasori roared, saying that Kankuro had shamelessly come to him claiming to help, but his little schemes couldn't be kept secret from him.

"Master, don't scold Kankuro like that... Junior brother, he has already tried his best."

Ranmaru's eyes flashed red as he felt a pang of sympathy for Kankuro, who was lying prostrate on the ground.

When Sasori saw Ranmaru arrive, his gaze softened for the first time, and he waved for Ranmaru to come over.

"Ranmaru, look, this is the latest technology I've researched. It can make cars fly and greatly enhance our combat capabilities. Let me explain it to you..."

Ranmaru turned and gave Kankuro a reassuring look, and Kankuro finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer having to be scolded by Sasori.

...

The Land of Earth, a hidden research base.

A series of explosions rang out, and purple fireworks, unlike anything seen before, rose into the sky.

"Art really is an explosion! Black Earth, look how beautiful these purple fireworks are!"

Deidara excitedly shared his newly developed fireworks with Kurotsuchi.

"Go live your life with your fireworks every day!"

Kurotsuchi, however, showed no sign of joy. She gave Deidara a cold shoulder and left.

"What's wrong? Why is she so unhappy? She was fine just a while ago. Brother Huangtu, it's such a hassle to ask me to take care of her! Hmm."

Deidara flicked his bangs and said.

"Lord Deidara, I suggest you come home more often. You haven't been home for a long time."

An experimenter cautiously approached Deidara and said...

"Huh? What does this have to do with anything?"

The researchers looked at Deidara's innocent face and sighed inwardly.

...

Hidden Mist Village

"Look, that's Kisame, who participated in the final battle!"

A group of girls swarmed around Kisame the moment they saw him. Kisame resisted the urge to slash them, scratched his head, and didn't know what to do.

After the warrant for his arrest was lifted, Kisame returned to Kirigakure at Mei Terumi's request and became a key figure in the new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

He has now joined the Water Country's guard force, but in order to erase the previous impact, Mei Terumi has specially promoted him and portrayed him as a hero. He is quite famous now.

But this conspicuous environment was not suitable for Kisame at all. Looking at the girls around him, sweat slowly dripped from his forehead. He would rather have a fight.

"Pressure Massenet".

...

Yuyin Village

"Shisui, how long are you going to hide? You promised me!"

Kagura knocked on Shisui's door. She had been waiting there for several days, but she didn't know what was wrong with Shisui since she arrived and he hadn't left the room.

Poor Zhishui could only silently accuse his younger brother Yelan of ruining him by not telling him beforehand that he wanted to revive him, leaving him in such a sorry state.

Just as he was hiding in the room, a black portal suddenly appeared in the surrounding environment, and Sasuke walked out of it.

Sasuke covered his Rinnegan and muttered to himself.

"This new ability is quite good. As expected, the Rinnegan still has a lot of room for development."

"Sasuke? What brings you here?"

Shisui stared wide-eyed at Sasuke's sudden intrusion and shouted.

But Kagura, who was outside the door, heard this and started knocking even louder, shouting loudly.

"Shisui, you really are inside! Come out now!"

Shisui wanted to slap himself, but he just couldn't help it.

Sasuke sighed when he saw Shisui's disheveled appearance, and went straight to open the door.

"Sasuke, I've been so good to you, haven't I? I've saved you so many times, why are you doing this to me!"

Shisui tried his best to stop him, even using his signature Body Flicker Technique, but how could he compare to Sasuke who already possessed the Rinnegan?

Sasuke sidestepped Shisui, causing Shisui to miss his target, and ended up embracing Kagura who had just entered.

"There's no other way. For the prosperity of the Uchiha clan, you'll have to make this sacrifice."

Sasuke, looking pleased with himself for his scheme, said with a smile.

"Sasuke, thank you. I'll treat you to wedding candy tomorrow!"

Kagura, upon seeing Sasuke, immediately understood what had happened and said with a smile.

"Tomorrow...? Isn't that too soon?"

Shisui looked at Kagura in horror, feeling that it was so wrong that he was still alive.

"You have a problem with that?"

Kagura's expression changed, and she looked at Shisui with a gloomy expression.

No...no.

Zhi Shui immediately deflated, as if resigned to his fate.

On the high platform of Amegakure, Nagato and Konan were watching all of this.

Seeing the village thriving, he smiled; he hadn't been this happy in a long time.

"Nagato, Hidan is promoting his church again. If Kakuzu hadn't stopped him, he would have gotten into another fight."

Konan slowly walked to Nagato's side. Even now, she still couldn't believe that Nagato had been resurrected, and that he no longer looked so weak, but was completely healthy.

Nagato nodded, not paying attention to these trivial matters.

Xiao Nan hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"What to do with Nagato's Rinnegan? It was left behind by Ye Lan."

Nagato's pupils are black at this moment, thanks to the ordinary eyes that Karin transplanted into him, which is why he has been able to maintain such good health.

After a long while, Nagato finally spoke.

"Destroy it, we don't need that kind of thing anymore."

...

There is a little-known island in the ocean, far from human habitation.

This place is sparsely populated, with only huge eagles occasionally appearing in the sky.

After the great war, Ye Lan came here to live in seclusion. At this moment, he could no longer interfere in the trivial matters of the human world, otherwise the will of this planet would slowly dissipate from his body.

To deal with the future Otsutsuki clan, Ye Lan had no choice but to make this decision. Fortunately, he wasn't alone; Po Jun and the others had always been by his side, and...

"Master, it's so warm to bask in the sun!"

A petite girl with dark blue hair and cat ears lay beside Ye Lan. Thanks to Ye Lan's mastery of natural energy, Naraku benefited greatly, further enhancing its control over natural energy and transforming into human form.