Compromise

Compromise

Having completed the S-rank infiltration mission assigned by the Konoha High Command, Shunren obtained the "White Fang Blade Technique" as agreed, which is perfectly justifiable.

However, Shunren also knew that the Konoha High Command never truly intended to give him the "White Fang Blade Technique," which was why they deliberately concealed information about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, their aim being to have Shunren's name inscribed on the Memorial Stone as "glorious sacrifice."

To be honest, after being so wronged, it's impossible for Shunren not to feel resentment. Most hot-blooded youths, in a moment of anger, would probably launch a full-scale attack on Konoha, or even embark on the path of betraying the village in a fit of rage. However, if Shunren actually did that, it would play right into the hands of Konoha High Command. They could then legitimately list Shunren as missing-nin, while simultaneously suppressing the Uchiha.

Being tricked is a done deal, Shunren's near-death experience in the Mist Ninja is over. So, if he goes through all that trouble and doesn't get the spoils he wants in the end, then he'll really have suffered a huge loss!

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Shunren ultimately decided not to break ties with Konoha for the time being. He even made concessions to the Konoha High Command leadership, so he didn't kill any of Shunren Konoha Anbu who were hunting him on the border of the Land of Fire. His purpose was to convey to the Konoha High Command that he had returned to Konoha not to cause trouble, but to discuss matters. The Third understood, and considering that Konoha did indeed need the Uchiha Clan's strength in the current war, he finally agreed to Shunren's compromise and handed over the "White Fang Blade Technique," which was his reward for the mission—a sum that could be considered hush money.

After getting what he wanted, Shunren kept his word and immediately went to report to the Uchiha. Stirring up conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha at this crucial moment would indeed allow Shunren to exact a good revenge on the Konoha High Command.

However, out of rational restraint, Shunren did not do so, because chaos in Konoha would not benefit him at all.

Furthermore, if he were to go to the Uchiha to complain about being wronged, it would be a bit like a bully using someone else's power, which is not Shunren's style.

Shunren's concession might seem cowardly to others, as he was tricked and dared not utter a word. However, in his view, a lack of patience could ruin a great plan. In reality, people often encounter many things that do not go as planned, and no one can have a smooth life.

Moreover, what is this small price to pay if one can obtain the "White Fang Blade Technique," a top-tier treasure in this dimension?

Finally, after obtaining the "White Fang Blade Technique," Shunren no longer needed to crave anything from the Konoha High Command leadership. Although the Scroll of Seals in Konoha contained many advanced forbidden techniques, they held little appeal for Shunren. Even the Flying Thunder God Technique was more than enough for him, given his mastery of Katarina's Shunpo, Ezreal's Arcane Shift, and Kagami Uchiha's Body Flicker Technique —three movement techniques combined into one.

Shunren understood the principle of "biting off more than you can chew," so from the beginning, he set his own path as primarily swordsmanship and secondarily Genjutsu techniques. He didn't need to waste time learning other things like Rasengan, Multi Shadow Clone, or Rashomon.

After returning to the Uchiha settlement and having a good rest, Shunren resumed his usual peaceful life the next day.

I go to bed early and get up early every day for my routine of spiritual practice. My daily life is also taken care of by others. In my spare time, I can play with the little kid. Life is quite carefree and comfortable.

However, in contrast to the peaceful life of Shunren, the great war in the Shinobi World had reached its climax.

Because of Shunren, the Sand Ninja ultimately failed to form an alliance with the Mist Ninja, resulting in a war between the Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja Villages ending in mutual destruction. This was the outcome Konoha most hoped for. However, Konoha's only miscalculation was that the Cloud Ninja took advantage of the chaos to attack the Stone Ninja, reaping a huge benefit.

Finally, in the second year of the Third Shinobi World War, the Cloud Ninja defeated both the Mist Ninja and the Stone Ninja. In particular, the Third Raikage of the Cloud Ninja demonstrated the formidable power of their "Strongest Spear" and "Strongest Shield" to the world. In the two wars against the Mist Ninja and the Stone Ninja, they achieved the terrifying feat of killing the Third Mizukage the Mist Ninja and defeating the Four-Tails Jinchūriki of the Stone Ninja!

If Konoha was the biggest winner of the first year of the Third Shinobi World War, then the protagonist of Third Shinobi World War second year was the Cloud Ninja.

The Cloud Ninja extracted huge war profits from the Stone Ninja and Mist Ninja, establishing itself as the dominant force among the other four major ninja villages. With its military might at its peak and its strength expanding, the Cloud Ninja began to resist Konoha's submission. Although it was not about to immediately break the ceasefire agreement signed with Konoha's representative Orochimaru, it had recently started to engage in various small-scale actions near Konoha's border.

The Konoha High Command was quite pleased with how they had managed to ruin the Sand Ninja, Stone Ninja, and Mist Ninja, but they were annoyed by the Cloud Ninja's rapid rise to power.

At this time, the Konoha High Command was also filled with worry, all pondering how to ruin the Cloud Ninja as well, because only in this way could Konoha continue to be the number one ninja village in the Shinobi World.

Konoha was particularly wary of the Cloud Ninja and the unparalleled Third Raikage, and they were thinking about how to kill this thorn in their side.

The Mizukage of Mist Ninja was killed by the Raikage, and the Jinchūriki of Stone Ninja was also crippled by the Raikage. Without a doubt, all the resentment was directed at the Raikage!

Thus, an extremely heinous plan was quietly unfolding under the secret alliance of Konoha, Mist Ninja, and Stone Ninja.