The Sage of Six Paths Couldn't Possibly Be Stronger Than the Ninja World's Two Heroes, Right?

Before long, the Konoha ninja returned to the village gate and said to Yahiko and the other two, "Lord Hokage has decided to meet you.

Please come with me. I'll take you to the Hokage Office."

"Thank you."

Yahiko thanked him, then exchanged glances with Nagato and Konan. Their faces lit up with joy.

Just as expected, they had successfully met Sarutobi Hiruzen. The rest of their plan would surely go smoothly as well... right?

The trio followed behind the gate guard, making their way unhurriedly toward the Hokage Office.

Konoha was one of the largest villages in the Ninja World. In terms of prosperity, it was no less impressive than the capital of the Land of Fire.

Though it was wartime, both fronts had pushed the enemy beyond the borders of the Land of Fire, allowing the economy to recover somewhat.

Other than the reduced number of ninjas permanently stationed in Konoha, everything else was much the same as usual.

The three were like country bumpkins visiting a grand estate for the first time, like village youths seeing the splendor of a great metropolis. They could not stop exclaiming in amazement.

"So this is the village where Teacher Jiraiya lived. As expected of the strongest ninja village in the Ninja World—its prosperity is far beyond anything elsewhere.

The villagers and ninjas living here must be very happy." Yahiko could not help but marvel.

Within the Land of Fire, aside from its capital, the towns and cities became safer and more prosperous the closer they were to Konoha. The trio had seen that for themselves along the way.

Yet even after arriving in Konoha, they were still inevitably stunned.

"If only we had been born in this village. Then our families wouldn't have died so horribly." Konan spoke with a