Unaware that his future partner was almost being arranged without his knowledge, Nawaki muttered to himself before standing up.
He looked down at the fireworks blooming across the sky and couldn't help but smile.
"As expected, this kind of thing needs me to handle it,"
he declared proudly.
With that, Nawaki channeled senjutsu chakra and released his own Fireworks Technique.
In the next moment, enormous fireworks exploded, covering the entire sky above Konoha, drawing gasps of amazement from everyone below.
Hidden Sage Village truly looked even more beautiful under such a spectacle.
…
Time quietly slipped by amidst this breathtaking scenery, and before anyone realized it, the day of Hui and Tsunade's wedding had arrived.
Today, Hui and Tsunade were getting married.
It had been thirty years since Hui came to this world, and finally, this day had come.
From the moment the first light of dawn touched Hidden Sage Village, the entire village plunged into a state of joyous celebration.
People donned the new clothes they had prepared long in advance and strolled through the village, which had been meticulously decorated for the occasion.
The atmosphere was electric.
The crowds were overwhelming.
Places that were usually bustling were now packed to the point of being impassable.
But that did nothing to dampen people's enthusiasm.
They squeezed into the tightly packed throngs, reveling in the shared joy that seemed to overflow from every heart.
…
There was also an interesting sight happening within the village.
Dozens of long queues snaked through the streets, each with hundreds of people holding gifts in their hands.
They were all waiting in line to present their gifts.
There was no other way, it was simply impossible to manage the sheer number of people who had come to offer their blessings to Hui and Tsunade without some form of organization.
Without these orderly lines, some people might not even get the chance to present their gifts over the next three days.
And the variety of gifts being offered was staggering, there was nothing people couldn't think of to give.
Food, clothing, household items, combat tools, things for the present, things for the future, and even items whose purposes were entirely unknown.
It was a collection as vast and diverse as the world itself.
But every gift represented the heartfelt intentions of its giver.
Many of these items were their most treasured possessions, carried across mountains and rivers, through long and arduous journeys, just to be brought here.
After presenting their gifts, people gathered in small groups in various corners of Hidden Sage Village.
Places that were usually quiet and empty were now filled with people, all waiting together for the evening to come.
To be honest, a gathering of this size was unprecedented in the entire world.
Just managing the logistics of such an event was overwhelming enough..
If Hidden Sage Village hadn't prepared well in advance, bringing in supplies from across the Region of Fire, the village would have been emptied of resources in no time.
And it wasn't just about food. Accommodation, maintaining order, arranging personnel, every detail was part of a massive undertaking.
If the village hadn't established a strong system with clearly defined roles across various departments, everything would have descended into chaos long ago.
"I've truly never seen such a lively scene before. The world has become something that even our predecessors couldn't have dreamed of,"
Chiyo remarked, standing in a quiet corner of Hidden Sage Village.
As a high-ranking official from the Region of Wind, Chiyo should have been busy overseeing the region's development.
However, in recent days, they had noticed that people's hearts just weren't in their work.
So, they decided to grant everyone a week-long holiday.
For a powerful shinobi like Chiyo, what would take ordinary people over ten days, or even a month, to travel, took them just three days.
So, once the holiday was declared, many shinobi immediately made their way to Hidden Sage Village without delay.
Especially the locals of Hidden Sage Village, who had been taken to the Five Great Regions by the five leaders.
They were the most distracted of all.
It's the Sage's wedding!
If they couldn't attend in person, it would be a lifelong regret.
"Hmm, the Sage Shinobi Nation truly is the future of the ninja world, the future of the world itself.
"I'm lucky to be living in this era.
If only our old friends could see this scene…"
Beside Chiyo, another elderly figure spoke, a high-ranking official from the Region of Water, now in his fifties.
He had been born at the end of the Warring States Period and grew up during the era of the hidden villages, witnessing the entirety of the previous era.
At one point, he had even participated in wars against Konoha, but fortunately, he had survived.
Originally, he believed that even if he accepted the world's unification, he would never truly consider himself part of the Sage Shinobi Nation.
But after everything he had seen and experienced in recent times, he found himself gradually letting go of that resistance.
Hidden Sage Village is the future of the world.
This phrase had slowly become something he found himself repeating, and it wasn't just him, many others had begun saying the same.
It was one of the most significant changes the world had undergone.
While waiting for the wedding to begin, people talked and laughed, sharing stories with friends and strangers alike.
They exchanged experiences, forged new friendships, and in doing so, their hearts grew closer.
This too was a form of unity, an invisible thread weaving the people of the world together.
Of course, this process of unity and transformation would still take some time.
But time was precisely what Hui had in abundance.
It was now the 40th year of Konoha, and there were still another thirty to forty years before the arrival of the Ōtsutsuki clan members, as depicted in the original story.
Such a long stretch of time was more than enough for Hui to shape the world into exactly what he envisioned.
In fact, as he had speculated before, there might be no need to wait for the Ōtsutsuki clan to come knocking at their door. The Sage World could very well step into the cosmos on its own, ushering in an interstellar era.
While Hidden Sage Village was bustling and alive with excitement, the Senju Clan compound was no exception.
After all, this was the bride's home… but it was also the groom's.
Both protagonists of today's wedding were here.
"Tsunade-nee is so beautiful!"
Konan, now eighteen and blossoming like a flower, couldn't help but praise Tsunade, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
Hearing this, Tsunade gently patted Konan's head.
In the blink of an eye, the little girl Hui had brought home all those years ago had grown into a vibrant, beautiful young woman.
However, this beautiful girl still seemed to have her heart set on someone, determined to be the guardian angel of a certain person.
This made Tsunade feel a slight headache.
But when her eyes swept across the room, the headache only grew worse.
Michiko and the one other were fine, one was Sakumo Hatake's wife, and the other was Jiraiya's.
Kushina was also not a problem. Tsunade was confident that she and Minato would be married in just a few years.
But aside from these three, there were two more stunning beauties in the room: Uzumaki Mina and Naigawa Kage.
At this moment, both women were gazing at Tsunade with faces full of admiration, their eyes distant and dreamy.
Tsunade knew exactly what they were thinking.
These two, one around her age and the other nearly forty, were still single.
And they weren't just any women; they were renowned beauties in Hidden Sage Village.
The number of men who admired them could probably form a line from the central square all the way to the village gates.
Yet, here they were, still single!
And the way they looked at Mochizuki Hui…
It didn't take a genius to figure out what that meant.
Tsunade couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
That guy… doesn't he know how to tone down his charm a bit?
But after a few moments of silent complaining, Tsunade could only sigh in resignation.
She knew it wasn't fair to blame Hui for this. After all, he hadn't done anything inappropriate.
It was just… when it came to matters of the heart, things were always the most complicated.
Just then, a burst of noise erupted from outside. Even from a distance, the voices of a group of men could be heard, with Jiraiya's voice being the loudest of all.
Soon, there was a knock at the door, and Konan quickly went to open it.
Standing there, dressed in his wedding attire with a bright smile on his face, was Hui.
Today was his wedding day, and with the thought that he ought to look his best, Hui didn't suppress his natural, otherworldly aura.
The moment Konan laid eyes on him, it felt as though stars were about to appear in her eyes.
Thankfully, the men behind Hui began to cheer and make noise, snapping Konan out of her daze before she could completely lose herself in the daze.
After the group entered the room, Hui walked straight over to Tsunade.
Seeing her so meticulously dressed, breathtakingly beautiful, and radiant beyond words, he couldn't help but speak.
"You're as stunning as ever."
A smile curled at the corners of his mouth, and as Tsunade found herself dazzled by his gaze, he leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
In an instant, the entire room erupted into cheers and whistles.
"Let's go,"
Hui said with a smile, taking Tsunade's hand in his.
As the bride and groom, they couldn't stay hidden any longer.
Besides, the time for the wedding ceremony was almost upon them.
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