The Battle of Kikyo Pass Ends

In the Third Shinobi World War at Kikyo Mountain, Konoha once again successfully repelled the Sand Ninja's attack.

Konoha's head coach, Kyosho, succumbed to his injuries, and Fugaku was appointed to take over the responsibilities of head coach, continuing to organize the team to strengthen the defense.

One of the Sand Ninja's main generals, Pakura, was seriously injured and unable to participate in the battle. However, with Rasa and Chiyo present, the Sand Ninja held an absolute advantage in high-end combat power. Therefore, the Sand Ninja army continued to garrison and rest in place, preparing to launch the Fourth Shinobi World War of Kikyo Mountain!

However, just as the Sand Ninja were preparing to fight Konoha to the death, something unexpected suddenly happened.

The Stone Ninja from the north, led by the Tsuchikage, marched south and invaded the Land of Wind. Sand Ninja, the commander of the northern Sunagakure army, was Karura and suffered repeated defeats, losing ground and territory.

At the same time, the Sand Ninja also received intelligence that the Mist Ninja, seeking revenge for their defeat in the previous battle, was preparing to launch a cross-sea operation, landing and invading from the southern coast of the Land of Wind.

Faced with attacks from the Iwa and Mist Ninja Stone Ninja from the north and south, the Sand Ninja were plunged into an unprecedented crisis, and were thus forced to end their war with Konoha in the east.

The two sides' high-level officials launched a new round of negotiations. Originally, Rasa wanted to use the topic of Kyosho Song's death and the great reduction in their fighting strength to pressure Fugaku and force Fugaku to sign an unequal treaty. However, Fugaku was also a ruthless character. He saw through Rasa's bluff and resolutely confronted him, refusing to back down an inch.

Rasa was unwilling but helpless. After fighting Konoha for so long, the Sand Ninja had consumed a huge amount of manpower and resources, but in the end, they had not gained any benefit at all.

Fugaku himself was well aware of the situation, because it was obvious to everyone that the Sand Ninja Village had the advantage in combat. To continue fighting to the death when the enemy was stronger would be suicidal. In addition, he had just taken over as commander-in-chief, and the morale was unstable. He also did not want to continue to be bogged down in the quagmire of war.

Thus, the two sides signed a relatively equal ceasefire agreement, ending the Battle of Kikyo Pass and bringing the war between Sand Ninja and Konoha to a close.

Night fell, and the cool moonlight shone through the cracks in the window, turning into tiny, dappled spots of light that scattered across the tidy room.

The room was dimly lit. Hezi picked up a bunch of different kinds of herbs and brought them to her nose to sniff. Although she was blind, as a medical-nin, she still had the ability to identify herbs.

He crushed the herbs little by little with his fingers and then put them into the wooden bucket in front of him.

"What is this thing? It smells so strong..." Shunren frowned as he took off his clothes. He was now covered in bandages, injuries from Pakura's Scorch Release.

"These are all extremely precious healing herbs," Hezi said with a smile. "The elders of our clan specially sent them over."

Shunren's eyes flickered, thinking that the resources enjoyed by this big family were indeed different. Although he did not recognize medicine, he could clearly sense that the light blue medicinal liquid rippling in the wooden barrel was emitting a rather strong Yang Release power.

He carefully unwrapped the bandages, revealing his bright red skin marked with burns.

"Splash~"

Shunren lay down in the wooden tub, his body exposed. As the power of Yang Release was injected, he felt a tingling and itching sensation all over his skin, a sign of skin regeneration.

Inside the wooden tub, the pale blue medicinal liquid rippled gently without a ripple, and invisible Chakra rapidly flowed into Shunren's body.

Meanwhile, Hezi formed hand Hand Seals and cast Mystical Palm Technique to assist in the physical healing of Shunren.

"Hoo~" Shunren exhaled a deep breath. After being focused and tense on the battlefield for many consecutive days, he was able to relax well at this moment.

His chest rose and fell steadily, and his breathing gradually became calmer. As time passed, the pale blue medicinal liquid in the wooden tub, prepared by Hezi using special Medical Ninjutsu,...

A faint mist began to rise, slowly ascending before being completely absorbed into Shunren's body with his breath. As the mist, brimming with vital energy, entered his body, Shunren's slightly immature face seemed to radiate a warm, jade-like glow, like that of an infant. The absorption efficiency was extremely high, a significant advantage of a ten-year-old's young body, indicating immense potential for growth.

His hands unconsciously clenched, feeling an inexhaustible power within them. Shunren's face lit up with joy, thinking that battle was indeed the fastest way to improve his strength. In just one year, his physical strength and Chakra intensity had undergone a qualitative leap!

Shunren focused his mind and continued to greedily absorb this abundant life energy.

The pale blue liquid, like a paste, clung to Shunren's skin, seeping into his skin through his pores, repairing the burns on the surface and nourishing his bones, while also cleansing his Chakra pathways.

This period of recuperation lasted for a full month.

The internal and external injuries had been completely healed half a month ago, and the rest of the time was used by Shunren to temper his physical strength.

Since returning from Kikyo Mountain a month ago, Shunren has been holed up in his house, spending most of his time in seclusion and practicing asceticism, except for eating, drinking and relieving himself.

Although life was somewhat monotonous and dull, it didn't bother Shunren, who was no longer in his "age" of youthful passion and drive. On the contrary, he liked and enjoyed this rare tranquility.

Of course, it's not that Shunren was so idle that he was just being lazy and causing trouble.

A petite figure pounced from behind, hugging Shunren's neck like a koala.

"Daddy~ Come play with Quan~"

"..." Shunren sighed helplessly. No matter how many times he heard it, he still couldn't help but get goosebumps at the mention of that title. He reached behind him and lifted Quan up. "I've told you, don't call me Dad."

Quan blinked, tilted his head, and smiled, saying, "You're Daddy, not Papa."

Shunren's cheek twitched. "It's 'Dad,' not 'Papa'... No! It's neither 'Dad' nor 'Papa'!"

Quan put her finger in her mouth, wrinkled her nose, and said in a serious tone, "Daddy, you look so strange!"

"You're the strange one!" Shunren irritably, shoving the spring aside. "And stop acting cute!"

At this point, Izumi was already two years old and possessed a certain level of thinking ability. In Jonin world, Izumi was definitely not an ignorant infant.

"Tch!" Quan pouted, a glint of light flashing in her eyes, and then said, "Has Daddy ever thought about being Quan's father?"

Shunren looked at her strangely, then muttered, "Girl, your thoughts are a bit dangerous..."