Chapter 310

Time flies, and nearly six springs and autumns have passed since Uchiha Chi assumed the role of Hokage. During this lengthy period, under his exceptional and powerful leadership, Konohagakure enjoyed profound external peace—with foreign nations not daring to provoke the village—while the internal sphere flourished with unprecedented prosperity, far surpassing the era of the Third Hokage. Nevertheless, despite the overwhelmingly favorable overall situation, the fundamental strength of the village—specifically the number of active shinobi and their general caliber, excluding Uchiha Chi himself—still required further development to fully restore the levels seen before the Third Great Ninja War. After all, Konohagakure had suffered devastating losses during that conflict; even during the Fourth Great Ninja War in the original timeline, excluding figures like Naruto and Sasuke, the village's overall strength still fell short of its pre-war peak. Today, under Uchiha Chi's guidance, the village was incomparably stronger than it had been in the original history. It was merely a matter of waiting for the younger generation, who had recently graduated from the Ninja Academy, to undergo a period of tempering and growth. Once they were capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities, Konohagakure's shinobi forces would achieve a complete recovery.