Aftermath

Shuichi was unaware that, in the minds of many Jonin, his image was gradually becoming more and more impressive.

The Heavenly Citadel Battle, after escalating over time, has attracted even more attention than the battle between the Shukaku Jonin Konoha.

Purple Aurora had not made a move for many years after becoming Hokage, but when he did, it was earth-shattering.

He single-handedly fought four "peak" Edo Tensei Impure World Reincarnation Kage, including three Previous Hokage, and managed to suppress them completely and seal them away easily!

After the battle, he hadn't even broken a sweat. Such strength left countless ninjas in awe, followed by immense pride. With such a leader guarding the village, all demons Moryo were nothing but illusions...

What happened after that will not be discussed for now.

The entire unexpected battle lasted less than an hour from start to finish. Once the external threat was cleared, more and more Konoha Ninja withdrew from the defensive line and returned to the village.

With sufficient manpower and enhanced control over the Chunin Ninja Exams venue, the speed of identifying friend from foe has greatly increased.

Potential suspects were sent to the Intelligence Department.

The Konoha who had entered the shelters ahead of time also gradually returned to their homes.

Most of the administrative staff quickly got busy.

The village continued to operate smoothly, taking stock of casualties, building damage, and handling the aftermath.

When Shuichi arrived at the Intelligence Department, the numerous ninjas greeted him respectfully, then quickly got to work, as there were simply too many people to investigate.

Nearly ten Yamanaka Clan, skilled in torture, arrived, and all the memory-reading machines were activated, causing Shuichi considerable distress over the electricity bill.

"I've already made arrangements outside. Get me a private room," Shuichi instructed. "Select a few key figures among the attackers; I'll interrogate them personally."

"Yes!"

The Konoha Ninja worked very efficiently, clearing out the secret room at lightning speed, then binding the unconscious Baki and bringing him to Shuichi.

Once the room was empty, Shuichi slowly opened his scarlet eyes. The black, rounded six-pointed stars emitted fluctuations of Dojutsu — the Ten'noTsune!

A film titled "The Maki's Life Story" has begun playing. It allows for fast-forwarding, selecting clips, and pausing; it's incredibly detailed, even including statistics on how many times he wet his pants as a child...

If Shuichi were willing, he could even be made to stand up and perform a disco dance right away.

We carefully selected and recorded some of Baki's memories, all of which were related to the attack. These will be left for staff to check and organize later.

There are also many secrets and techniques of Sunagakure, Shuichi recorded on another Scroll. These will be stored in the Konoha Vault, accessible only to high-ranking officials, and will certainly not be leaked.

As one of the high-ranking members of Sunagakure, the opponent had a powerful seal engraved in his brain, making it difficult even for the Yamanaka Clan to forcibly read his memories. However, he was powerless against the Mangekyo's Dōjutsu.

Shuichi's Ten'noTsune and Shisui's Kotoamatsukami are abilities that would make other villages in the Shinobi World extremely wary. In front of them, ninjas have no secrets, so of course they cannot reveal their abilities.

After spending about half a day in the interrogation room, intermittently testing his right eye's abilities, Shuichi had basically figured out the cause and effect of the entire Chunin Ninja Exams attack.

The criminal gang can be broadly divided into three groups: members recruited Akatsuki Organization Sunagakure and Otogakure, and peripheral members and Black Market Missing-nin, etc.

Among these large and diverse groups of people, there are likely secret forces from Kumogakure and Iwagakure, all of whom have heard rumors and want to take the opportunity to test Konoha's strength.

The fact that Akatsuki Organization was one of the masterminds was not known to the outside world; it was only through Shuichi's Mangekyo ability and God's-eye view that he was able to analyze the information. The other party's actions were carried out under the names of several Missing-nin Alliance, and they were very careful not to expose themselves to the outside world.

He won't reveal these detailed details; it's enough for you to keep them in mind.

"Sunagakure took a gamble for their own survival, but ended up getting screwed over by the other two groups the worst. Orochimaru came for the Sharingan, and possibly the Rinnegan..." Shuichi silently analyzed in his mind.

"So, Akatsuki Organization's purpose... besides testing the village's strength, could also be to divert attention."

They have a special operation they don't want to expose, and we in Konoha are keeping a close eye on them, so we're sending out low-value cannon fodder to attract attention!

Shuichi felt that his guess was pretty accurate.

In Baki and the others' memories, Sunagakure only acted as a last resort, meaning that the other two sides would make the first move, and then they would "very carelessly" lose control of their Tailed Beast and go berserk, taking advantage of the chaos to cause some damage to Konoha.

If Konoha suffers significant losses of its elite troops, it will definitely implement a strategic retreat to prioritize stabilizing its mission share with the Land of Fire.

So, the Sunagakure, who were forced to eat dirt by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, should at least be able to reclaim a significant portion of their mission quota from within their own country.

At the same time, sacrificing Gaara, an unstable Jinchuriki, and having Shukaku reborn in the desert region seems like a pretty good deal.

After all, he didn't seem very qualified, always going berserk and killing people in the village, and many ninjas were very dissatisfied with Kazekage, the Rasa.

According to the memories of the other two enemies, their orders were to wait for Sunagakure to make the first move, and then follow closely behind.

That was indeed the case, because Sunagakure was completely betrayed by Orochimaru. Rasa was ambushed and killed halfway, and he commanded Sunagakure's actions in his Impure World Reincarnation Body. His Magnet Release characteristics did not arouse the suspicion of the ninjas, who only thought that the plan had changed.

The result was that Sunagakure lost everything. The Fourth Kazekage, in the prime of his life, died, the Jinchuriki was lost, most of the ninja who participated in the operation were killed in battle, and the rest were captured by Konoha and are now imprisoned awaiting interrogation.

"Akatsuki Organization... Are Nagato and the others planning to use this opportunity to attack Hanzo? Or are they starting to capture the Tailed Beast? There are only two possibilities!"

With information from the original work, Shuichi felt that his idea was correct.

Sitting in his office, he squinted at the window, his mind racing:

"Good thing. Since you've shown up in familiar territory, we won't let you get away this time. We need to plan this carefully..."

Putting the Akatsuki Organization matter aside for the time being, Shuichi gave an order to the Anbu:

"Notify all Jonin in the village to hold a meeting tomorrow morning. Also, invite the two advisors over to discuss the follow-up actions regarding Sunagakure."

"Yes!" The Anbu vanished in a flash.

The Land of Rain, the Amegakure.

The sky was dark, and a light drizzle fell incessantly, but it could hardly wash away the stench of blood that permeated the air.

The dark gray Tower still stands in this remote valley, blood mingling with rainwater, slowly flowing into the drainage ditch.

The masked Amegakure Ninja felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at the group surrounded by them with slightly terrified eyes.

The man in the black robe with red clouds raised his hands. All around him, ninja corpses and ninja tools were scattered on the ground, but he had no wounds on his body.

"Our attacks were all deflected!" an Amegakure Ninja exclaimed incredulously. "Quickly, go inform Lord Hanzo..."

Banshō Ten'in!

A powerful suction force emanated from the Orange-haired Man, and the Amegakure Ninja screamed as they flew towards him.

The next moment, another terrifying repulsive force instantly pressed in.

With ruptured internal organs and spitting out blood, the ninjas were thrown about in all directions by the force of the impact.

They were still struggling and gasping for breath when several Explosive Tag landed precisely on their faces. As soon as the explosions rang out, their pleas for mercy came to an abrupt halt.

The Tendo Dao, expressionless after eliminating this group, walked deeper into the area with the other Daoists, and a fierce battle soon ensued...

Pfft!

A few minutes later, a Black Rods pierced Hanzo's heart, and the Demi-God who had dominated the Shinobi World for decades perished.

Not only did he not meet a good end, but his entire family, including his wife's relatives, were all killed, leaving no trace in the world.

The Oil Lamp illuminated six motionless figures, making them look like zombies.

The hoarse voice broke the silence in the room when a black and white figure arched up from the ground.

"Orochimaru betrayed us before the operation even began. He kidnapped a total of 15 White Zetsu Clone, and the attack plan was completely disrupted."

"The situation in Konoha is over now, and it went pretty much as expected. It didn't cause them much trouble. There are quite a few strong fighters in that village..." Zetsu methodically summarized the information for Pain.

"Understood," Tendo replied calmly. "You can inform Madara as well."

" With Orochimaru gone, that treacherous fellow, the organization is finally clean. Once I finish that Fuinjutsu, I can begin capturing Jinchuriki. Let the others start preparing as well."

"OK."

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More than two months have passed slowly.

A few days after the "Konoha Attack Incident", Sunagakure officially surrendered completely to Konoha.

After internal discussions, Konoha decided to accept this.

Jonin Baki and the Fourth Kazekage's three children were taken prisoner, along with a dozen or so surviving Sunagakure Ninja, and imprisoned.

To bring these people back, Sunagakure will have to bleed them dry.

This was extremely difficult for the already impoverished village, but it was something they had to do.

The ninjas involved in the plan were all elites who were willing to risk their lives.

If they are abandoned directly, the other ninjas will become completely disloyal to the village, and it is not impossible that the village will even disintegrate.

Therefore, although the elders of Sunagakure were all skilled at internal strife, they ultimately took the initiative to negotiate with Konoha, using their stockpiled gold sand and mineral resources as ransom.

Aside from Jinchuriki, the Gaara, being imprisoned for two years, Kankuro, Temari, and the others returned to the Land of Wind after completing the transaction between the two parties.

All the Sunagakure were shocked to discover that, without Rasa, the village couldn't even find a suitable Kage!

The only two decent ninjas were Chiyo, who was over 70 Chiyo, and Scorching Release: Pakura, but neither of them was suitable to serve as Kazekage.

Chiyo had been retired for many years and was now quite old.

Pakura doesn't have any notable achievements. Although Jonin's stronger than most Jonin, her raw strength is definitely not at the Kage level.

Furthermore, given her poor interpersonal skills and low emotional intelligence, she has even less chance of rising to a higher position.

As a result, in the following years, Sunagakure became a unique phenomenon in the Shinobi World, with the Kage position remaining vacant among the Five Great Ninja Villages...