Naruto: Swarm System

Konoha.

At the village gate.

Shishou, carrying a backpack and wearing a mask, registered under the watchful eyes of the two gatekeepers of Konoha. After completing the registration, he walked towards the Hokage building.

"Quite a change," Shishou remarked as he took in the surroundings of Konoha Village.

To him, it felt like he hadn't returned to Konoha in over a decade.

As he walked, he noticed Hyuga Hanabi in a kimono, shopping in a nearby store.

"Hanabi should be about to graduate from the ninja academy by now," he thought.

Just as he was about to continue on his way, Hanabi spotted him and quickly ran out of the store.

"Shishou-nii?" she called out.

Because Shishou had casually dealt with a terrifying blood-colored serpent in front of her during the Konoha attack incident, Hanabi had a deep impression of him. Moreover, he had a very close relationship with her sister.

Seeing Hanabi wearing a headband on her arm, Shishou asked in surprise, "Hanabi, have you graduated already?"

Hanabi grinned and said, "I applied for early graduation."

Thanks to Hyuga Rimei's meticulous guidance, Hanabi had become very strong, stronger than most Chūnin.

"Is that so? Hanabi, you're amazing," Shishou praised.

"Not at all, I'm nothing compared to you, Shishou-nii," Hanabi replied modestly.

"Well, you keep having fun. I need to go submit my mission report," Shishou waved and continued towards the Hokage building.

"Okay," Hanabi waved back and bid farewell.

Watching Shishou leave, Hanabi murmured, "Shishou-nii is finally back. This should make Sister very happy."

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In a high-end café on Konoha's commercial street, Ino, now a beautiful young woman, sat by the window, idly eating dessert while occasionally glancing out at the street.

Opposite her, Hinata and Sakura were engrossed in discussing medical ninjutsu.

In the past few years, they had all become Chūnin or Special Jōnin and had left their respective teams, no longer burdened with mundane tasks. With their affluent backgrounds, they didn't need to take on missions for a living, allowing them more time to focus on the training tasks Shishou had set for them before he left.

Soon, Tenten, her hair tied in buns, walked into the café. Ino waved her over.

"Tenten, over here."

"Sorry, I'm late," Tenten greeted the three as she sat down beside Ino.

Ordering herself a dessert, Tenten shared her recent experiences.

"Naruto and Sasuke were fighting at the training ground again. They caused quite a mess."

Hinata put away her documents and asked, "What was it about this time?"

She was used to her two teammates constantly fighting. If they didn't fight one day, she would find it strange.

Sakura also put away her documents and casually said, "I bet it was because Sasuke was promoted to Jōnin, which annoyed Naruto."

Over the past few years, Neji and Shino had been promoted to Jōnin, and Sasuke had just been promoted a few days ago, which naturally irked Naruto, who was still a Chūnin.

"Correct. They're currently being scolded by Shizune," Tenten laughed.

Hinata sighed, "They're such troublemakers."

Hinata and Neji had guidance from Hyuga Rimei and Hyuga Natsu, while Naruto and Sasuke had Kushina and Mikoto secretly teaching them. As a result, Sasuke and Naruto's skills had improved dramatically over the years, causing considerable damage in their fights and becoming the village's two biggest troublemakers.

Even Kakashi couldn't match their strength anymore, leaving it to Acting Hokage Shizune, who had mastered Sage Mode and Kato Dan's Spirit Transformation Technique, to discipline them.

Ino, feeling bored, sneered, "I bet they only dare to act out because Shishou isn't here."

The other three nodded in agreement.

If Shishou were around, Naruto and Sasuke wouldn't dare be so reckless.

They had absolute faith in Shishou's abilities.

However, thinking about Shishou, the four of them sighed, feeling a pang of sadness.

Strictly speaking, Ino, Hinata, Tenten, and Sakura were rivals in love, each having feelings for Shishou. But since Shishou had been on a mission for several years without returning, they had stopped minding such things, only hoping for his safe return.

As she pondered, Ino frowned and said, "Could Shishou have gone to find that woman from the Sand Village?"

Temari had visited Konoha several times over the years, looking for Shishou. After learning he was on a mission, she had left, but her recent absence led Ino to suspect something.

Hearing this, Hinata, Sakura, and Tenten frowned.

They knew Shishou preferred mature women, and Temari, three years older than them, was nineteen and exuded both youth and maturity.

While they didn't mind each other, they were wary of Temari. If Shishou had gone to see her, they wouldn't be pleased.

Even if it meant fighting for him, they would.

Ding!

The café door opened.

Hinata turned to see Hanabi entering, clearly looking for her.

"Hanabi, over here," Hinata called out.

After joining her, Hinata asked, "Hanabi, what brings you here?"

Hanabi squeezed next to Hinata, taking a bite of her dessert before saying, "I just saw Shishou-nii come back."

"You said Shishou is back?" Ino, Hinata, Sakura, and Tenten exclaimed, looking at Hanabi with joy.

Continuing to eat, Hanabi slowly said, "He's at the Hokage building, submitting..."

Before she could finish, the four used the Body Flicker Technique to rush to the Hokage building.

Having not seen Shishou for years, they couldn't wait another minute.

Seeing this, Hanabi quickly opened the window and shouted after them, "Hey, at least pay for the bill! I just spent all my money!"

Swoosh!

A delicate women's wallet was tossed back, landing precisely beside Hanabi.

Tenten's voice came from the distance, "It's all yours."

Opening the wallet, Hanabi found several thousand-ryo bills and even some ten thousand-ryo ones.

Seeing this, Hanabi was stunned.

"Tenten-nee is so rich..."

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POWER STONE!!!!

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