As Tsunade relayed the news from the front lines to the rear and Minato Namikaze personally issued the order, every ninja abandoned resistance. Even those who refused to believe the truth had no choice but to accept this tragic reality: mighty Konoha had suffered a complete defeat in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Of course, the scars of war could not be erased by a simple declaration of surrender. Both sides looked at each other with anger and killing intent in their eyes. If the higher-ups had not reached a balance, the ninjas who had lost family and friends because of the war would likely have attacked the enemies before them without regard for the consequences!
Under Uchiha Yū's orders, all the ninjas gathered in Konoha and strictly guarded everything here. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he slowly walked up to the platform, from where he could overlook the ninjas below.
Their gazes held suppressed anger, complicated emotions, and even fanaticism. Countless different looks converged on Uchiha Yū standing atop the platform.
"I'm glad to stand on Konoha's stage once again. After all, I left Konoha many years ago."
A simple opening remark tugged at everyone's hearts, especially those of Konoha's ninjas. Their hearts were filled with desolation, because Uchiha Yū before them could decide their life or death with a single sentence. He stood high above them, plundering those beneath him. All they could hope for now was that he would not destroy Konoha.
"I know the war has taken your family, your friends, and even everything you possessed, burying it all in the flames of war. But I can promise you one thing: Konoha will enter a period of rapid development from this point onward."
"Likewise, I will take over everything in Konoha. Under my leadership, a unified shinobi