Due to more than half of Konoha being destroyed, there were far more ninja clearing debris compared to those like Team Guy who had gone to cut down trees.
Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!
A loud shout rang out, and in the next moment, a large number of Naruto's clones appeared before everyone.
While the surrounding ninja stood in stunned disbelief, Naruto began clearing the surrounding debris at an incredible speed.
"Naruto is amazing!"
Seeing this, Sakura's face lit up with surprise, and she couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.
In just a short time, the work done by Naruto's clones had nearly completed their entire day's workload.
Thinking of this, Sakura turned her head with a pleased expression toward Kakashi Hatake standing nearby:
"Kakashi Sensei, since we finished today's work early, can we leave?"
Kakashi lowered his eyelids, gathered the rubble around him into a pile, then slowly straightened up and looked at Sakura, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness as he replied:
"No, and there's still plenty of work to do."
With that, Kakashi raised his head and gestured for Sakura to look around at the scene of debris everywhere.
Sakura's head instantly drooped. With such a large area of rubble to clear completely, who knew how long it would take.
Seeing Sakura's expression, Kakashi smiled helplessly, then raised his head to look at Sasuke and Naruto not far away, who were also clearing debris.
Seeing the two of them working so earnestly, not only did Kakashi not feel relieved, but his eyes actually flashed with gravity, and his forehead even furrowed slightly.
Given Sasuke and Naruto's personalities, when had they ever carried out a mission so seriously?
Sasuke was one thing, but someone with Naruto's flighty personality—for such tedious work, he would have been complaining non-stop under normal circumstances.
Yet now, not only was he using the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu to help clear debris, he was even doing it with a serious expression. This in itself was contrary to common sense.
Kakashi's gaze shifted away from Naruto, looking around at the other Konoha ninja who were also clearing debris.
Though they weren't speaking or even making any unnecessary movements, Kakashi could still sense a feeling of alienation toward Naruto.
Some ninja even displayed a trace of wariness toward Naruto.
Compared to the Naruto who used to pull pranks to attract everyone's attention, the current Naruto probably realized that doing so now would only backfire.
Using the Shadow Clone Jutsu to help those around him clear debris—this was perhaps the only thing Naruto could do right now.
Kakashi's eyes darkened. He could help Naruto regain his confidence and restore his cheerful nature, but he couldn't make the surrounding ninja let go of their wariness toward him.
Perhaps wariness wasn't quite the right word...
This sudden war had not only destroyed most people's homes but had also claimed the lives of many ninja and civilians. Most of this resentment was directed at the four major hidden villages.
But given Konoha's current state, it was impossible to launch another war. When these resentful emotions had nowhere to vent...
And Naruto, who possessed the same Adamantine Sealing Chains ability as the attackers, would become the target for these people's resentful emotions to be directed toward.
For now, it wasn't yet apparent, only because everyone hadn't yet emerged from the grief following the war's end.
But as time passed, what Naruto would face would no longer be just this sense of alienation.
It wasn't just Naruto—Sasuke was in the same situation.
Although Sasuke appeared fine on the surface, from Kakashi's understanding of him...
The calmer Sasuke appeared on the outside, the more turmoil he was experiencing deep inside.
This war had too great an impact on all of Konoha. It wasn't just the physical destruction of the village.
More importantly, the impact on these genin who had never experienced war before was the most significant.
If the Third Hokage hadn't died, perhaps he could have played a role in stabilizing Konoha. But now, a new Hokage still hadn't been selected.
This was Konoha's biggest problem at the moment.
Kakashi couldn't help but rub his forehead, a headache clearly visible on his face.
Hokage Office Building.
Due to its location at the center of Konoha, the Hokage Office Building had barely managed to escape destruction in this great battle.
Otherwise, many of Konoha's higher-ups wouldn't even have had a place to hold meetings.
Bang!
A dull sound echoed through the Hokage's office.
Tsunade slapped the Hokage's desk in front of her, shattering it into pieces, and glared with wide eyes at the calmly standing Danzo:
"The old man passed the Hokage position to Jiraiya before he died. Danzo, surely you're not planning to oppose the Hokage's orders, are you?"
Hearing Tsunade call him by name directly, Danzo's eyelid twitched, though his expression remained calm.
"Tsunade, given my personality, sitting in the Hokage's seat might not be quite appropriate either."
Jiraiya looked at the furious Tsunade, scratching his head as he spoke helplessly.
"You shut up!"
Tsunade turned her head and snapped at Jiraiya.
With that, Tsunade turned back to look at Danzo, as well as Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane standing beside him.
Jiraiya wore a helpless expression and quickly shut his mouth.
"Hiruzen did pass the Hokage position to Jiraiya, but whether Jiraiya can become Hokage isn't decided by Hiruzen alone. This requires the decision of all of Konoha's higher-ups and the various clan heads."
Danzo's indifferent voice reached everyone present.
"Furthermore, Jiraiya has been away for years and doesn't understand Konoha's current situation at all. Making such a hasty decision might not be a good thing for Konoha right now."
On the other side, Homura Mitokado continued, picking up where Danzo left off.
Seeing the expressions on Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane's faces, a cold sneer appeared on Tsunade's face.
At this moment, Tsunade's gaze suddenly fell on Jiraiya, who was watching the scene like an outsider.
Anger instantly flared up in Tsunade's heart. Accompanied by a scream, Jiraiya was sent crashing directly into the wall of the Hokage's office.
"Lady Tsunade, there are still several higher-ups present here."
Seeing this, Shizune, standing behind Tsunade, twitched at the corner of her mouth and quickly spoke up in a careful reminder.
"Hmph! Since when did the village's Kage's orders become so worthless? Don't think I don't know—when my grandfather chose the old man as Hokage back then, he never asked for any approval from the higher-ups or the various clan heads."
Tsunade let out a cold snort, her gaze fixed on the three of them, a trace of disdain flashing in her eyes.
If Konoha's situation weren't so terrible right now, Tsunade would have left the village long ago.
Konoha now absolutely could not be controlled by someone like Danzo.
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