Shukaku was defeated, Orochimaru retreated, and no substantial progress was made in the attack on Konoha Village at this time. All this showed that the invasion plan of Sunagakure Village and Oto Ninja Village had failed.
With the withdrawal of the two main figures Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto, the ninjas of Oto Ninja Village began to gradually retreat. In contrast, the ninjas of Sunagakure Village faced this situation and had to reluctantly admit their fate of failure, and slowly
Retreat from Konoha Village.
At the same time, Maki also led the ninjas of Sunagakure Village to search for Gaara's whereabouts - Shukaku, Tomahiro and others had created a great momentum before, so it was not difficult to find him.
Morino Hiki had already escorted Shikamaru, who was almost exhausted, back to the village with Hyuga Neji. Although it seemed very tempting to capture Gaara, the jinchūriki of Sunagakure Village, back to Konoha.
However, reason still defeated Morino Ihiki's greed.
This credit is a hot potato. Even if Sunagakure Village unites with Oto Ninja Village to invade Konoha, Morino Ihiki believes that including the Fire Country daimyo and Hokage, they are not willing to disrupt the current balance among the five major nations. After Konoha's victory,
They can pay additional compensation, pressure Sunagakure Village, and propose harsh treaties, but they will not be willing to disintegrate Sunagakure Village.
The Sunagakure Village, which represented the military power of the Kingdom of Wind, collapsed, and the result was nothing more than two. The vast territory of the Kingdom of Wind was divided up, or the Kingdom of Wind found a ninja organization that could replace the Sunagakure Village.
The former will inevitably lead to wars between major powers to compete for territory, while the latter, a new military organization's attitude towards Konoha is unpredictable, and Konoha or other ninja villages are trying to interfere or guide this.
With the establishment and intention of Ninja Village, battles are still inevitable.
The Jinchuuriki are the important combat force of Sunagakure Village. In terms of importance on the battlefield, they are only inferior to the Kazekage as the leader of the village. Although they are only one, they can be used in the special environment of the Land of Wind.
Beyond his own strength, without him, the strength of Sunagakure Village will be greatly weakened, and it will be difficult to maintain the transcendent status of the five great ninja villages, thereby ensuring the huge territory of the Kingdom of Wind.
In the final result, Konohagakure will still return Shukaku to Sunagakure Village, but the power of the tailed beast is so important. If reciprocal conditions are proposed at that time, Sunagakure Village may not be able to pay, but if it is given up for a small profit, it may be looked down upon.
, it is better to show that Konoha Village has the power to defeat tailed beasts now, thereby silently warning Sunagakure Village.
Today's battle, I'm afraid Morino Hiki and Konoha will not only not hide it, but also spread it to scare all other organizations, including Sunagakure Village, that are eyeing Konoha.
Although he had a lot of help, he was able to defeat Shukaku at the last moment as a genin, which already represents the strength and future potential of Shikamaru and Konoha Village!
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After the war, all the Konoha ninjas who had no important matters to attend to rushed to the Chunin Examination venue and gathered on the high platform where Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru were fighting.
Chiba Gen carefully used chakra to sense whether there was any trace of life force left in Sarutobi Hiruzen's body. Unfortunately, the chakra injected into the old man's body was like a stone, and there was no reaction at all.
"...Hokage-sama died." Chiba Gen was silent for a long time, and finally broke the silence with difficulty.
Including Sarutobi Asuma, everyone in the scene heard Chiba Gen's words and did not do anything extreme. They are not ordinary people with weak hearts, but ninjas who take fighting as their profession. Partings between life and death are commonplace. Chiba
Yuan had already confirmed it repeatedly, and when he finally spoke, he was obviously 100% sure of Sarutobi Hiruzen's death.
A depressing atmosphere gradually spread.
"Jiraiya-sama." Yamato, who was wearing the uniform of the ANBU team captain and a mask on his face, came to Jiraiya, who had his arms crossed and an expressionless face, and whispered: "Although it seems that now is not the time, I
There are still some situations that need to be reported.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen died, and the ANBU troops directly under the Hokage were leaderless. As a member of the ANBU, Yamato should report to the three Konoha advisers, Koharu, Mito Kadeni, and Danzo Shimura, but at this time, he
Laiya appeared in public. Most of the Konoha villagers knew that no one in the Konoha village was more qualified to be the fifth Hokage than this man. Therefore, after Yamato hesitated for a while, he spoke to Jiraiya: "Orochi before.
When Maru left, I found that he seemed to be seriously injured."
Jiraiya frowned slightly after hearing this, looked at Yamato, and motioned for the other person to continue speaking.
"Orochimaru seemed to have some difficulty in moving his hands, and he was carried away by the ninjas of the Sound Ninja Village when he left." Yamato thought carefully, thinking of what he observed at the time, and said with a little hesitation: "And his two
The hands don't look like the hands of a living person... they look like the hands of a corpse that has been dead for a long time."
Jiraiya's heart moved after hearing Yamato's words. He came to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, squatted down and observed carefully.
Among the torn clothes on Sarutobi Hiruzen's abdomen, the seal that sealed away the corpses was extremely conspicuous. Jiraiya observed it carefully for a moment, and suddenly felt that it was very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, it turned out that this seal was the same as the seal on Naruto Uzumaki that sealed the Nine Tails.
The technique was exactly the same, which made Jiraiya frown secretly and murmured to himself: "This is the ninjutsu used by Minato to seal the Nine-Tails."
Jiraiya's eyes shifted from the sealing form, and when he noticed the frozen smile on the face of Sarutobi Hiruzen's corpse, his heart suddenly sank.
"I see..." Jiraiya stared at the smile on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, and thoughts flashed through his mind, thinking of Orochimaru's lifelong pursuit of ninjutsu, the abnormalities in Orochimaru's hands that Yamato saw, and Minato's nine seals.
The tail's ninjutsu, and the strange smile on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face...
Jiraiya gradually understood, looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with an unusually complicated expression, and whispered to Yamato: "Sarutobi-sensei sealed Orochimaru's hands... and he took away all of Orochimaru's ninja."
Technique!"
"The ninjutsu used by Minato to seal the Nine-Tails will definitely not be simple." Jiraiya is worthy of being a top ninja well known by Konoha and even the ninja world. He immediately calmed down his chaotic thoughts and kept thinking: "Even if it's Orochimaru,
Guys, it’s impossible to heal both hands.”
"Tsunade!" Jiraiya was thinking about who could heal Orochimaru's hands, and a name immediately came to mind.
Senju Tsunade, who is known as the strongest kunoichi and is famous for her medical ninjutsu, is also known as the "Sannin of Konoha" together with Orochimaru and Jiraiya. Jiraiya can be sure that Orochimaru after his own efforts to no avail.
, and he will definitely think of looking for Tsunade to treat him as soon as possible.
"Inform Advisor Koharu and Mito Menen about this matter immediately!" Jiraiya hesitated slightly, but still did not say Shimura Danzo's name. As a disciple taught by Sarutobi Hiruzen, he had no regard for the radical faction.
Shimura Danzo didn't have the slightest favorable impression.
However, Jiraiya also has a trace of worry in his heart. He knows that even if Yamato does not inform Shimura Danzo, there will probably be informants who will inform him of the news. Sarutobi Hiruzen died, and no one in this village can suppress this ambitious man.
militarists!
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Although people cannot completely forget the trauma caused by the war, the lives of the living must continue to live.
Even the Konoha Village, as the victor of this war, inevitably suffered many casualties. At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen's pre-made arrangements came into effect. After the war, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen lost his command,
Command, various departments are still cooperating with the medical department in an orderly manner to rescue the wounded, extinguish fire disasters, and minimize the losses to Konoha Village.
Konoha Hospital was reorganized immediately, and all medical ninjas and medical staff quickly returned here to maintain the rescue work.
Morino Ihiki still had important information to report, and as a senior ninja, he also had work that required his command, so it was Hyuga Neji who sent Shikamaru to Konoha Hospital.
The hospital is not busy and crowded. Konoha Village has done a good job in emergency evacuation of ordinary people. There are few casualties of ordinary people. Most of the injured are ninjas who are on the front line of the battlefield. And with the base number of ninjas in Konoha Village, it is difficult to fill the hospital.
Fill this huge medical building.
The busy Chiba Gen took the time to look at Shikamaru's condition. Fortunately, his injury was not serious. It was mainly due to excessive chakra consumption and loss of strength. He healed it with medical ninjutsu for a while, and Chiba Gen opened another one for Shikamaru.
Sleeping pills, which are drugs used for deep sleep, can effectively relieve fatigue during sleep.
Almost as soon as Shikamaru took the potion and fell asleep, Nara Shikaku and Nara Yoshino quickly came to the ward. There were still traces of fighting on their bodies, and their faces were still tired, but they were not.
With no intention of taking a rest, he just looked worriedly at Shikamaru, who was sleeping soundly on the hospital bed.
Nara Yoshino's eyes were full of the love that a mother should have. Even though she had just ended a brutal fight, she didn't care at all. Instead, when she saw Shikamaru lying on the hospital bed, she felt a wave of fear.
Nara Yoshino moved a small wooden stool next to him and sat next to Shikamaru. His slender fingers gently brushed Shikamaru's forehead, with a worried look on her face. Without her usual fierce appearance, she was Shikamaru's mother after all.