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The news of the peace talks between Iwa ninja and Konoha only began to spread throughout the Ninja World the following day.

Because the negotiations between the two sides were conducted in secret and were not made public.

The Iwa ninja army that Iwa ninja had gathered to put pressure on Konoha was seen by spies from other countries as a sign that the battle between Iwa ninja and Konoha was about to escalate.

The preparations Konoha made to support Kikyo Castle were perceived by other countries as preparations for a large-scale attack by Iwa ninja.

Therefore, although the peace talks between the two sides took a lot of effort to reach a unified agreement, they did not encounter any external interference. Until the peace treaty was signed, the other major powers were still kept in the dark.

Now that the news has spread, all the bigwigs around them feel like they've suddenly strained their backs.

"What? The Iwa ninja and Konoha have made peace? And the peace talks have already ended? The Iwa ninja have already withdrawn their troops?" Exclamations of surprise came from the Sunagakure camp among the high-ranking officials.

The Sunagakure is arguably the biggest victim of the peace talks between the Lands of Fire and Earth, as the pressure they face will increase exponentially.

Needless to say, Konoha's reinforcements are almost here, and there's no hope of taking Kikyo Castle.

"How about we withdraw our troops? Or we can negotiate with Konoha?" a high-ranking officer suggested in a low voice.

However, his suggestion was immediately opposed by several people, who argued that Konoha, having successfully negotiated peace with Iwa ninja, would not offer Sunagakure much more benefit.

Now is not the best time for peace talks.

Then the high- Sunagakure Village started arguing amongst themselves.

Rasa and Chiyo watched quietly; as the two strongest Sunagakure, they had no say in the matter.

Chiyo, burdened by Sasori of the Red Sands, had long since withdrawn from the center of power, holding only the title of elder without any real authority.

This differs from the original story, where Chiyo retired later because of her advanced age, and the Sunagakure were unaware of Sasori of the Red Sands's actions at that time.

In this timeline, Chiyo was implicated by Sasori of the Red Sands twice, and now Chiyo doesn't even have the right to speak at High-Level Meeting.

Rasa, on the other hand, is too young. His strength has increased too quickly, and his status has not kept pace with the speed at which his strength has increased.

Therefore, Rasa did not have much say among the higher-ups. In fact, the higher-ups in Sunagakure were afraid of the emergence of a powerful Kazekage and were even Sunagakure to suppress Rasa.

After arguing for a long time without any resolution, the Sunagakure could only passively continue their standoff with Konoha.

Although Chiyo and Rasa wanted to oppose this most foolish approach, they wisely avoided a direct confrontation with the higher-ups.

Meanwhile, on the Cloud ninja side, the Third Raikage smashed an office with a single punch, then quickly assembled his forces, preparing to emulate the Iwa ninja by first inflicting heavy losses on Konoha and then forcing Konoha to cede resources.

Of course, the Cloud ninja also considered whether to turn around and fight the Iwa ninja to teach Ōnoki, that traitor, a lesson, but in the end they gave up.

Because going to war with the Iwa ninja would not benefit the Cloud ninja.

The Iwa ninja are at their peak morale after winning a battle, so if the Iwa ninja were to go to war with them at this time, the Cloud ninja would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Only the Mist ninja remained remarkably calm in the face of this outcome.

They made no move to escalate the war, nor did they intend to retreat, as if the peace treaty signed between Iwa ninja and Konoha had no impact on them.

In reality, it had no impact.

After Konoha got rid of the formidable enemy Iwa ninja, it will inevitably have the resources to deal with the other countries, but no matter how you look at it, it's not Mist ninja in a hurry.

Because the two powerful clans that faced the Mist ninja were not favored by the Konoha High-ranking officials: the Uchiha and the Hyuga.

When reinforcements arrive, Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely choose to support his disciple Orochimaru and his best friend Danzo first.

It certainly won't affect the battlefield in the Land of Whirlpools in the short term.

Therefore, the confrontation between the Mist ninja and the Uchiha and Hyuga remained lukewarm.

The sudden signing of a peace treaty between Iwa ninja and Konoha caught all the factions off guard.

Not only were the three kingdoms of Water, Wind, and Thunder taken aback, but even the other unsuspecting people from the Lands of Fire and Earth were caught off guard.

For example, Shimura Danzō of Konoha, as well as the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan.

The Uchiha and Hyuga were slightly better off; after learning that Hiruzen Sarutobi had signed the peace treaty with Iwa ninja only after Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze's defeat, they only frowned slightly.

Although they were displeased that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't consult them on such important matters, their common goal at this stage was for Konoha to win.

As long as no one else has made any extraordinary contributions, there's no problem.

From this perspective, Hiruzen Sarutobi used the position of the Fourth Hokage as bait to lure the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan into risking their lives.

This is indeed a good move; at least until the battle for the Fourth Hokage is settled, both clans will behave themselves.

However, Shimura Danzō's thoughts were completely different. Although he, like the Uchiha and Hyuga, hoped to rise to power through this First Shinobi War.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's signing of the humiliating treaty was completely contrary to his consistent political views.

When Danzo heard the news, he even wanted to return to the village immediately to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi and ask him why they had stopped the war and why they hadn't sent the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the front lines.

What angered Danzo the most was that, as the village's second-in-command and the Hokage Assistant the Hokage, he had not participated in such an important matter as signing a peace agreement beforehand.

Although I am on the front lines, it is equivalent to temporarily leaving the decision-making circle.

But surely Hiruzen Sarutobi could have easily sent an Anbu to inform me via a confidential letter. Was it really necessary to keep it from me as well?

Shimura Danzō felt increasingly uneasy, and he couldn't help but recall the scene when Tobirama Senju left behind the Senju Tobirama.

"If I had been a little faster and more decisive than Hiruzen Sarutobi back then, I would be the Hokage now. If I were the Hokage, Konoha wouldn't be what it is today."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you have greatly disappointed me. Even if my teacher were still alive, he would not support your current actions."

After briefly reminiscing about the past, Danzo instructed his subordinate, "Bing, go to the Land of Whirlpools and meet with Uchiha No. Tell him that I want to form an alliance with the Uchiha Clan."

"I can help the Uchiha suppress Hyuga clan in the upcoming war, and what Uchiha No has to do is impeach Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze together with me."

"Yes, Lord Danzō." From the shadows, a figure wearing an animal mask suddenly appeared. Although he didn't understand Danzo's actions, he still readily accepted the task.

Although the Lands of Fire and Earth signed a peace treaty, the situation in the entire Ninja World has not improved.

Konoha mobilized all its forces to support the battles Cloud ninja and Sunagakure.

It could be said that after the Iwa ninja withdrew from the war, the other major powers actually fought even more fiercely than before.

Only the Iwa ninja seized this opportunity to launch a large-scale campaign of post-war reconstruction and rewarding those who had contributed to the victory.

According to Yichen, at this time, the Land of Earth needs to create the impression that it is the only country in the chaotic world that can maintain order.

As a result, major merchants from various countries will definitely choose the Land of Earth as their first choice when doing business, and may even transfer their assets to the Land of Earth.

Even disregarding these subsequent consequences, the Land of Earth gained enormous benefits from the Land of Fire in the peace treaty with Yoh alone. Therefore, the Tsuchikage was very generous to Ōnoki this time, allocating a large amount of funds.

For the Land of Earth and the Iwagakure, this was the first time that they were richer after the war than before.

It is said that when the Tsuchikage received the reparations from the Land of Fire, he repeatedly praised Yichen, the genius who proposed peace talks.

When the Daimyo learned that Yichen was the ninja who had opened up trade routes and made the Land of Earth much more prosperous than before, he subtly inquired with the Advisor Mei, Ōnoki, whether he had considered letting Yichen succeed as the Fourth Tsuchikage.

Yichen knew nothing of these things, nor would he have imagined that a simple peace proposal would make him the best successor to the Fourth Tsuchikage in the eyes of the Daimyo.

Yichen has just arrived at the East Front Camp with a thousand ninjas and a large amount of supplies. Once East Front Camp, he immediately got to work.

The village's compensation and rewards for Yichen's concern.

Ōnoki had Yichen copy down the three A-rank Ninjutsu and ten B-rank Ninjutsu he obtained from Konoha.

What other rewards could Yichen possibly want?

These Ninjutsu can be considered as Yichen's advance reward for this war.

Because Yichen had brought a large amount of supplies, it took him three days to travel from the Southern Front to the eastern route.

When Yichen arrived at the East Front Camp, Kitsuchi had already chosen the location for the new camp.

And so Yichen's days became busy again.

The setup of the Sealing Barrier at the new camp, the training of the three new disciples, the guidance of the growth direction of the three veteran disciples, the practice of the newly acquired Ninjutsu, the exploration of the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, the development of Fire Release, and the development of Wind Release.

With the war just over, Yichen suddenly found himself incredibly busy.

"Why is there suddenly not enough time? Sigh, I still need to learn S-rank Ninjutsu when I get back to the village."

"With so much going on, when will it all end? I really want to go out and have some fun. The great war between Konoha, Sunagakure, and Cloud ninja is about to break out soon. It would be such a waste not to go and see it."

Yichen was having a bit of a headache. The three new disciples had a very poor foundation and were not familiar with each other. They needed a lot of tasks to get them to work together.

As a teacher, Yichen couldn't possibly let his three newly graduated disciples carry out the task on their own.

This takes up most of Yichen's time.

Fortunately, the three new disciples were too weak, and the tasks they were given were all simple D-rank Mission and low-risk C-rank mission.

Sometimes, Yichen only needed to simply follow behind the three of them.

This gave Yichen ample time to think things through. Whether it was developing the fire, lightning, and wind attributes or learning new Ninjutsu, Yichen needed time to think carefully.

Surprisingly, the results were quite good. A month later, when the new camp was completed, Yichen had almost mastered the Ninjutsu he had obtained from Konoha.

Except for a few Wind Release that couldn't be learned, Yichen completed learning all the other Ninjutsu.

Although these Ninjutsu are not yet applicable to actual combat, they greatly enrich Yichen's Ninjutsu repertoire.

This is important; for a ninja who wants to develop bloodline limits and make it their main mission, extensive knowledge is essential.

The Ninjutsu listed by the Iwa ninja this time are all ones they desperately want but cannot obtain, most of which are meant to fill certain gaps in Iwa ninja's capabilities.

For example, regarding Genjutsu, the Iwa ninja listed several A-rank B-rank Genjutsu this time, but Konoha only gave them two B-rank Genjutsu in the end.