Chapter 355: The War is Over, the Situation Six Months Later
For the people in the Hokage Building, they could guess the reason for the clash between Sand Village and Kirigakure in the final stage of the war.

Yekura, who possesses the Scorch Release, was ordered to go to Kirigakure alone to submit a peace agreement. Coupled with Yekura's own performance in the Third Ninja World War, he has actually entered the upper echelons, threatening Rasa, whose position is already unstable.

Later, news came from Sunagakure that Yekura was killed by Kirigakure, and Kirigakure said that a strong man from Sunagakure rescued Yekura.

Use hatred to anger the villagers and cause war to break out again.

In order to ease the conflicts within the village and see if he could defeat Kirigakure, Luo Sha asked for funds from the Daimyo of Wind Country on the pretext of war.

And what Minato said just now naturally made Sarutobi Hiruzen think of the situation in Sunagakure.

This is what Luo Sha did for, so what was Danzo doing for?
As old friends of decades, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well that the other party's obsession was the position where he was sitting.

The rumors prevented Minato, Jiraiya and others from becoming Hokage, and the Kirigakure attack was spread to see if another conflict could occur.

"Danzo."

"The Root does not have the power to interrogate a village's elite jonin."

Danzo's eyes fixed, but he was defeated in the eye contact with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Humph! Everything I do is for the village!"

The position of consultant has been removed, but the roots have been in their own hands since its inception.

The seal of eradicating the evil of tongues, and the destruction of the minds of the root members all along, these are the powers he holds in his hands, and they are also what he relies on.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up, picked up a summary of intelligence and handed it to Danzo.

"The attacks end here. From today on, I don't want to hear the sound of Kirigakure attacking again."

Originally, he just wanted to casually look at the scroll in his hand, but the next moment, Danzo was distracted for a moment.

Sharingan? Uchiha?
No, all the people who were attacked, including the Root, died. This information was profiled by the Yamanaka clan based on the remaining memories of the corpses.

Three magatama are connected, this is not an ordinary Sharingan, but the Mangekyo Sharingan recorded in literature.

Such power...

Danzo looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Why did I tell myself so simply?
If you have this power, then becoming a Hokage...

"Minato, take a look too."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice made Danzo look away and hand the scroll to Minato.

Obito tried to move closer, but Minato, who had just glanced at him, pressed him back with one hand on his head.

In comparison, Kakashi and Nohara Rin are much more honest.

"Among those attacked, there were three members of the Uchiha clan."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's words stunned Obito.

Danzo snorted coldly: "Three people don't represent anything. The teacher said that the Uchiha clan is..."

"Danzo!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted, cutting off Danzo's next words.

Then he looked at Obito and smiled, reaching out and patting his shoulder: "You are the thriving green leaves, the heirs of the will of fire, and the future also belongs to you."

Obito was stunned by the fright, and his inner drama was very rich at this moment.

The approval of Lord Hokage?
Is this to entrust the future of the village to me?
No, the teacher is the fourth generation.

I can do it for five generations!
By then, he will marry Lin, become the fifth Hokage, and lead the village to become bigger and stronger, and create greater glory.

Well... Kakashi asked him to clean the toilet.

"The attack is over and the enemy has left. I am telling you this information so that you can understand it, although the specific capabilities have not been analyzed."

Sarutobi Hiruzen blew out a puff of smoke: "The war is over, and everything will return to normal from now on. Peace is hard-won, and I will not tolerate any behavior that deliberately provokes war again... No one can do that."

……

A conflict was resolved by Sarutobi Hiruzen's combined attack.

The Hokage is the jade of the village, and even Danzo cannot openly oppose the orders of the jade.

As a ninja hero who once lived in the same period as Danzo, he returned to the village to succeed the position of Hokage according to the Second Hokage's will. The power he wielded is definitely not comparable to that of the Root.

……

In the forest behind the Hokage Rock.

The new class had just ended at this time, but Minato Namikaze's hesitant attitude made it obvious that he had something to say.

Soon, after thinking it over, Minato told Kevin the contents of the information.

"If all it takes is to stop Danzo from spreading rumors, telling him this information will be enough."

"Obito is my disciple. When the conflict with Kirigakure started, Uchiha Fugaku stood on my side. Combining these two points, I should not have known about the information that the enemy possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Minato said as he looked at Kevin, "Sir, could it be them?"

Kevin thought about it and walked over to sit next to Minato.

"Most likely yes."

"Without Uchiha Obito, there is still another one. The pinnacle of the Sharingan, the one who has seen this power."

"Given his understanding of the Sharingan and the unique mental state of the Uchiha clan, there must be more than just Obito in the plan he has prepared."

Minato exhaled: "Then Hokage-sama…"

Kevin: "He's paving the way for you. He's old, and while he's not stupid or confused, it's clear that even he knows his mentality has changed."

paving?

Minato was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted.

But then he asked doubtfully: "So Lord Hokage really wants me to succeed as the Fourth Hokage?"

Kevin looked at him and nodded: "That's right, you are currently the best candidate for the Fourth Hokage in his mind. But paving the way... does not mean handing over power."

Kevin smiled as he said this.

"Minato... The Third Shinobi World War lasted for nearly three years. Do you know how many people died directly or indirectly in the five major ninja villages and various small countries during those three years?"

Without waiting for his answer, Kevin continued, "Actually, I don't know either. But the conflicts accumulated by the five major ninja villages due to population issues were resolved in this war, and there was even a surplus."

"In this case, the next period of peace will last for a long time. Ten years? Twenty years? I don't know, but under peace, what kind of Kage do you think Konoha needs?"

Peace……

Shuimen, whose mind had been gradually liberated, quickly replied: "Someone who can reassure the villagers, can help the village recover as soon as possible, and can help the village develop as soon as possible..."

Kevin picked up a stone and said, "You are the only candidate now. Apart from being too young, you perfectly meet the selection criteria of the Fourth Hokage. He is paving the way for you, but that does not mean he will hand over the power."

"The Ino, Shika and Chou clans, the Sarutobi clan, are directly under the ANBU... Minato, if you want to change the village or even the world, you need more like-minded people."

……

Two days later, in the Uchiha clan territory.

Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku had a cryptic conversation.

The attack profiled the Mangekyō Sharingan in the torture department, a situation that pushed the Uchiha over the edge once again.

However, this information was provided by Minato Namikaze, which meant that unless Uchiha Fugaku did not want to stage a coup, his only choice was to follow Minato Namikaze's footsteps.

"Minato jonin, the Uchiha clan is willing to give their lives for the village."

"It's not that serious..."

Namikaze Minato still had a sunny smile on his face: "Peace has come. The Hokage trusts the Uchiha clan, otherwise he would not have told me this result."

Not long after, Minato Namikaze left, and before leaving, he congratulated Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Mikoto is pregnant, and her good friend Uzumaki Kushina has come to visit her. Combining the domineering sealing technique to lock the Nine-Tails, Uzumaki Kushina can now leave the sealing barrier and appear in the Uchiha clan territory.

This is the influence of Watergate and also a form of expression.

……

Sand Hidden Village.

After Kirigakure suffered heavy losses at the hands of Konoha's Golden Flash alone, a peace agreement was also handed in here.

For a time, the prestige brought by victory in the war made the Fourth Kazekage's position secure.

Having resolved internal conflicts and consolidated his position, Luo Sha naturally ended the war.

But not long after, a special person appeared in the Sand Village and also appeared in the Kazekage's office.

Looking at the woman in front of him, Luo Sha's original surprise quickly disappeared.

"Yakura? You're still alive? I thought Kirigakure had killed you for breaking the agreement..."

"At this time, shouldn't you ask me why I didn't die?"

Ye Cang's words interrupted Luo Sha, and hatred flashed in his eyes, but he did not attack in anger.

But the next moment...

"Om..."

The blazing ball of light melted the golden sand that had gathered in the corner.

"Too many little tricks, Fourth Kazekage."

"If we want to kill someone silently, do you think the villagers will hear us if we do it now?"

"The top management is probably not very satisfied with you, right?"

"I heard that after the war, Chiyo retired. Was it because of you?"

Luo Sha's eyes twitched, he let out a breath and sat down, no longer pretending to be clueless.

"You shouldn't have come back."

"Being killed by Kirigakure is your best fate. Peace has come, and Sand Village also needs to recuperate."

"If you want to do anything...it will only cause more casualties."

Ye Cang clenched his hands.

"Fate? So my fate is to be betrayed by you to Kirigakure and to cause the village to start a war again with hatred?"

Luo Sha was silent for a while.

After a long time, he replied: "Now that you have understood clearly, then make your request."

Luo Sha loosened his clenched hands, and the blazing ball of light behind him dimmed and disappeared.

"You're the Kazekage, and I'm a ninja from Sunagakure, that's all."

After he finished speaking, Ye Cang turned and left the office.

Behind him, Luo Sha tried to take action several times but stopped every time.

The Kazekage and the Ninja of Sunagakure, although this positioning seems cowardly, it is the result he wants.

Ye Cang, who once used the Burning Escape, came back alive. This is not difficult to explain as long as the other party doesn't talk nonsense.

The mission report left behind is the best explanation.

Luo Sha picked up the scroll left by Ye Cang, and was satisfied after looking at it.

……

Half a year later, Minato Namikaze succeeded as the Fourth Hokage in Konoha, and near the end of the year, Kushina Uzumaki became pregnant.

Ye Cang, who performed the Scorch Release, returned to the Sand Village. In the mission report, he explained the process of how he was rescued, and for a moment he became the returning hero.

During the Third Shinobi World War, the Land of the Rain had gained a reputation as a commercial center as a country avoided by all conflicts.

The land area is not large, but it borders six countries, and the caravan is protected as soon as it enters the Rain Country.

Under the established rules, the security forces ensure the fairness of transactions.

For a time, the Rain Country had already shown a trend of becoming the center.

After the funding problem was solved, Hanzo breathed a sigh of relief, and the research institute's expenses could be sustained.

At the beginning of the new year, the institute launched Fertilizer No. 1 and the latest rice seeds.

The experimental field yielded great results, and after discussion it was decided to promote it on a large scale.

Inside the research institute, Kevin looked at the food in his hand and then at the comparative data recorded in the experimental field.

"Sir, crop optimization is not difficult for me. Even some subsequent crop improvements are the same."

Orochimaru was equally excited.

In the past, he disdained such achievements, but after his mind was liberated and he understood the nature of war, such achievements were even greater than war.

Kevin smiled and replied, "There is no doubt about that. That's why I said at that time that your existence is one of the important conditions for world peace."

Putting the food back in his hand, Kevin exhaled: "Keep working hard... When the day comes, the world will remember your name, and everyone will remember you."

Orochimaru licked his lips.

Honor, Peace, World...

The first generation of Naruto God, after creating the ninja village system, was probably no more than this.

No, Hashirama Senju did not make peace.

With his thoughts flying, Orochimaru soon stopped imagining and said, "Sir, the research on desert oasis in the Wind Country is progressing very slowly, and the energy problem also needs to be solved."

Kevin thought for a moment and replied, "The research on crops is based on your past foundation, so you can get results quickly. But after that, you can't be too impatient."

"Industrialization can enrich resources, but the process of industrialization needs to be done step by step. Let's start with the Rain Country. This is also the second purpose of the commercial center."

……

Konoha, commercial street.

"Hey! Kakashi!"

In the meatball shop, a figure rushed out and blocked Kakashi.

"Want a duel? I won't lose to you this time!"

Kai clenched his fists with confidence.

However, Kakashi, who only showed one eye, sighed and said, "Gai, let's wait for the duel next time. I need to hurry to the training ground."

Might Guy's eyes lit up: "Training? Together! How about we have a running race?"

During the struggle, Yuhi Kurenai, Asuma and others who were in the same class as the Maru Shop were looking in the direction of the two.

"Knowing that he can't win but still keeps challenging, it really has to be Kai."

"But speaking of which, Kai's taijutsu is getting better and better."

"Even Uchiha Obito became a jonin, with a three-magatama Sharingan, this is talent..."

"Asuma, I heard you were going to Daimyofu?"

"Yes. After the war is over, I want to try to see if I can become the guardian 12 ninja."

……

(End of this chapter)