The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 626 A Period of Stability

"Ye Cang, our village has suffered a complete defeat and lost everything this time! Under such circumstances, someone must step forward and take full responsibility."

"As the newly appointed Wind Shadow, you absolutely cannot allow any incriminating evidence to fall into the hands of others, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Therefore, I took it upon myself to presume to sign that humiliating clause of ceding territory and paying reparations on your behalf..."

"Moreover, I have already arranged for people to spread the relevant information."

"In this way, those ignorant villagers will only blame all the mistakes on me."

"My sister has left me, and there's no point in me living alone in this world."

"My death should be the best explanation for the village."

"As for Luo Sha, he still has some value to the village, so you must keep him firmly under your control at all times."

"It should be noted that this person is meticulous and has a great desire for power. It may be appropriate to give him some sweetness, but at the same time, we must be more vigilant and never let our guard down."

"Keep a close eye on any intelligence or information coming from the depths of the desert. If Shukaku is resurrected, we must do everything in our power to capture him!"

"Elder Fuji is extremely loyal to the village. So I have entrusted the intelligence department to him, and I believe he will be able to complete the mission excellently."

"And Zhexiong and Xiaoxing have been with me through thick and thin for decades."

"Now that I am about to leave, I really can't bear to continue to burden them. Let them leave here as well and go to pursue their own lives."

Yecang unfolded the second letter, which detailed the various follow-up matters concerning his position.

Every detail and every arrangement was considered thoroughly, leaving nothing out.

Clearly, when he decided to take the blame, he was already prepared to die.

Looking back on the last war, Elder Ebizo actually bore no responsibility whatsoever.

Despite Chiyo unleashing the awe-inspiring complete form of Susanoo.

However, Uchiha Chiyo had never used it before, and it cannot be attributed to Elder Ebizo's dereliction of duty.

That war resulted in the loss of six or seven thousand people in Sunagakure.

Even Elder Chiyo was unfortunately captured and killed.

Now, Konoha Village has once again come to their door in a menacing manner, but Sunagakure Village, unable to repay its huge debts, has no choice but to resort to the humiliating tactic of ceding territory to sue for peace in order to survive.

In fact, if someone had to be held responsible for the failure of the war, then pushing Rasa out to take the blame would undoubtedly be the wisest choice.

After all, there were indeed some problems with the role that Luo Sha played at the time and the decisions he made.

However, it is precisely because Rasa still has value for the future development of Sunagakure.

Ebizo ultimately chose self-sacrifice to ensure peace and tranquility for the entire Sunagakure village.

Thus, this elder, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to Sunagakure, passed away.

A deep, indescribable sorrow welled up within Ye Cang, causing her immense heartache.

Just then, a loud "bang" suddenly rang out, abruptly pulling Ye Cang back from his sorrowful thoughts.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Tetsuo and Takayuki had swiftly closed the lid of Ebizo's coffin while Yokura was engrossed in reading the letters left by Ebizo.

"What...what are you doing?!"

Ye Cang stared wide-eyed, his face filled with astonishment and anger as he questioned her.

Keep in mind, she hadn't even had a chance to properly say goodbye to this revered Elder Ebizo.

But at this very moment, Tetsuo and Takayuki were about to seal the coffin away.

Faced with Yekura's questioning, Tetsuo's expressionless face remained calm, and he spoke in an almost indifferent tone:

"This is an order from the adults."

He paused briefly, then added:

"Lord Yekura, Lord Ebizo said that even if you knew about his death in advance, you should not be too sad or upset."

"After all, all of this was a choice made by the adults themselves."

"Moreover, the master gave special instructions before he passed away."

"The dead need not be remembered."

"The living should keep striving."

After hearing these words, Ye Cang stood there, frozen in place, as if petrified.

His gaze was fixed on the coffin containing Ebizo's remains, and his eyes gradually reddened, tears welling up in them.

She felt as if a large piece of her heart had been suddenly ripped out, leaving her feeling empty and extremely uncomfortable.

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The news that Sunagakure had been breached by the Konoha army and had to painfully cede territory to sue for peace spread like wildfire throughout the ninja world.

This shocking event caused a huge uproar, and its far-reaching impact was beyond people's imagination.

Since the five great ninja villages formed a system of checks and balances, no village has ever been beaten like this and forced to cede territory as compensation.

This time, Sunagakure became the first victim to break this balance.

What made other ninja villages even more uneasy was the unique tactic employed by Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, which combined the Flying Thunder God Technique with flight ability.

This unprecedented fighting style demonstrated unparalleled mobility and surprise attack capabilities, putting immense pressure on all the ninja villages when facing Konoha.

Every village began to worry, fearing that Watergate might one day come and cause trouble in their village as well.

Iwagakure and Kumogakure, which have always been highly vigilant about the situation, had already dispatched scouts to closely monitor Konoha's every move.

Upon learning of the ordeal suffered by Sunagakure, they did not hesitate to send Wenya and hope back to Konoha.

Clearly, their goal was very clear—to reach a settlement.

Originally, both Iwagakure and Kumogakure believed that, given Konoha's current dominant position, they would definitely impose extremely harsh conditions, and might even make exorbitant demands.

However, to everyone's surprise, the conditions offered by Konoha after some discussion were relatively mild and reasonable.

Konoha requested that Iwagakure send manpower to help transform their newly acquired sandy land and assist the entire Land of Fire in building roads, in order to offset part of their debt.

Such conditions are already very easy for Iwagakure, since the ninja's chakra can simply be refined again.

Losing money would instantly deplete a significant portion of the nation's strength.

The Land of Rain is located at the confluence of waterways from multiple countries, and its water resources have always been exceptionally abundant.

However, between the Land of Rain and the vast, boundless desert adjacent to it lies a long, endless mountain range, which acts as a natural barrier, firmly blocking out the moist air.

As a result, the temperature difference between the two sides is as high as 20 degrees!

At this time, Konoha Village issued an order to Iwagakure Village, requiring them to continue the renovation project in this area.

It was imperative to tunnel through the mountains and build a canal.

Konoha's intentions are self-evident; they are clearly aiming to thoroughly improve the ecological environment of the desert region they have recently brought under their control.

Although the Land of Rain has not yet announced its annexation into the Land of Fire, it is obvious to anyone with eyes that it is only a matter of time.

In contrast, the Land of Lightning made many more demanding requests.

In addition to various advanced and cutting-edge high-tech technologies, there are also massive amounts of resources and huge sums of money.

Initially, Kumogakure did not intend to agree, after all, if Konoha were allowed to develop and expand so rapidly, the Land of Lightning would probably be left far behind in no time.

However, Konoha quickly offered an enticing condition that Kumogakure could not refuse.

That means cloning the Raikage's arm within a year.

Despite the potential danger of aiding the enemy, given Konoha's current strength, even if the Raikage had more arms, he still wouldn't be able to contend with Konoha.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to acquire massive resources through such transactions to further promote the development of Konoha and the Land of Fire.

The Hidden Cloud Village was well aware of Konoha's intentions, but after careful consideration, they ultimately chose to agree.

After all, if Kumogakure insists on refusing, then what awaits them is Minato Namikaze leading the Uchiha clan to attack their doorstep.

Thus, the four major ninja villages on land entered a brief period of peace.

Meanwhile, Kirigakure, located in the ocean, took advantage of this rare period of peace to focus all its efforts on restoring its national strength.

As for Obito's Moon Organization, due to the loss of the Rinnegan and the killing of a large number of tailed beasts, they had to temporarily go into hiding and entered a long period of dormancy.

During this period, Black Zetsu secretly infiltrated the descendants of Hamura who were on the moon.

On the other hand, they actively seek out suitable new talent in order to enable the organization to continuously expand its scale and strengthen its capabilities.

Obito himself devoted himself entirely to rigorous training, doing his utmost to improve his new eye.

I hope to evolve it into the Mangekyou Sharingan as soon as possible.

Moreover, he is also exploring other ways and methods to make himself stronger.

In such a relatively calm and stable situation, time passed by in the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, five whole years have slipped through my fingers...

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