News of the duel's conclusion quickly spread throughout the ninja world.
The continuation of this bizarre war had finally reached its end.
However.
When word spread that the victor was none other than Kusagakure, the entire ninja world was stunned.
After all...
They had originally thought that only Konoha could win!
How could mere Kusagakure possibly be a match for Konoha?
Especially since Konoha was not merely one of the Five Great Ninja Villages; it was also the strongest ninja village in the ninja world.
Yet.
To everyone's surprise~
The winner... was actually Kusagakure?!
Though this had not been a true war!
This bizarre war had gone from a large-scale conflict at the start to the so-called Ninja Way Tournament now, but a victory was a victory no matter what, especially when they had defeated the strongest ninja village, Konoha!
It could not be that Konoha had surrendered to Kusagakure on its own, could it~
Moreover, Kusagakure had forcefully driven back Sunagakure before this even began, causing Sunagakure to turn around and attack Konoha. In the end, Konoha had been forced to agree to Kusagakure's demands.
At once... the entire ninja world no longer dared to look down on Kusagakure!
Everyone knew deep down...
Kusagakure had grown into a major ninja village capable of standing against the Five Great Ninja Villages!
There were even faint rumors calling it the Sixth Great Ninja Village!
What Amegakure had once failed to accomplish, Kusagakure had now achieved!
"The Sixth Great Ninja Village! The Sixth Great Ninja Village~" Hanzo of the Salamander looked at the intelligence in his hand, utterly thrilled.
Though he wore a mask, Kusana could sense that he must have been grinning broadly beneath it. "I never thought I would live to see Kusagakure become the Sixth Great Ninja Village!"
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