Peace Talks Successful

"Alright! Konoha will agree to both of your requests."

At this moment, Tsunade finally spoke again, delivering the final blow as the Hokage.

She was newly appointed to lead Konoha, so she understood things more clearly than other Konoha residents.

The most important thing for Konoha right now is to get through the crisis of being coveted by the Uchiha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure.

As for Kakashi's Sharingan and the inexplicably Pink-White Turtle, those are all external things. If Konoha can't even bear to part with these, she herself would have to doubt whether Konoha is truly sincere about peace talks.

"Hehe, very good."

Spring!"

Upon hearing this, Feng nodded approvingly, then called out to Uchiha Izumi.

Izumi, standing to the side, produced two identical ceasefire agreements that he had prepared beforehand.

"!!??

Did you already expect us to agree to your demands?

Tsunade was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, because you had no choice."

Feng readily admitted to this and handed the ceasefire agreement to Tsunade.

"So, are you going to sign this ceasefire agreement or not?"

"Sign!"

Tsunade glanced at the ceasefire agreement, readily agreed, and immediately signed her name.

The agreement was so simple and wonderful, just a few sentences: as long as Konoha returned Kakashi's Sharingan and the Ancestral Relic of the Uchiha ancestors to the Uchiha, the Uchiha would immediately cease hostilities with Konoha and would even be willing to become allies.

Apart from that, the agreement contained none of the factors that she had previously worried about that would be detrimental to Konoha, nor any harsh additional conditions.

On the contrary, his generosity was so great that Tsunade could hardly believe it, and she was afraid that if she signed too slowly, Uchiha Feng change his mind.

Feng, of course, would not go back on his word. He casually took one of the two ceasefire agreements and gave it to Izumi to keep, while leaving the other for Tsunade to take back.

Then he spoke:

"Later, I will announce to the world in my capacity as the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools that the Land of Whirlpools has reconciled with Konoha and become allies."

You can leave Kakashi here and then you can go.

Once I arrange for someone to remove his Sharingan, he can leave.

"Good!"

Before Hokage, the Tsunade, could even speak, Kakashi took it upon himself to agree.

He was worried that Tsunade wouldn't allow him to stay, since such a dangerous surgery as eye transplantation should naturally be performed by one of their own to ensure safety.

However, some of the things Feng said in Konoha back then have lingered in his mind all these years. Now that he has the opportunity to contact Feng, he doesn't want to miss this rare chance to get to the bottom of things.

"Lord Hokage, I have some very important matters to discuss with Lord Feng. Please forgive me for taking the liberty of doing so."

After agreeing to Feng's request, Kakashi immediately turned around and apologized to Tsunade for acting on his own initiative.

After all, he has always been Konoha's best and most qualified tool (ninja).

"... Since you've made your decision, I respect your choice."

Tsunade didn't blame the other party; instead, she breathed a sigh of relief.

This also prevented her, as Hokage, from actively forcing Kakashi to sacrifice himself for the greater good of the village, thus affecting her own reputation, even though in some people's eyes, she was just an alcoholic and gambler who didn't really have any reputation at all.

"Lord Feng, I apologize for disturbing you these past few days." With Tsunade's permission, Kakashi immediately said to Feng again.

"..." Feng, who probably knew why Kakashi was acting this way, was speechless at this moment.

He only wanted Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan Obito Kakashi's eye sockets, not to be Kakashi's emotional mentor.

"Sure, I'd be happy to chat with you."

But he changed his mind before he could say it.

Given what Konoha did to Kakashi, once Kakashi removes Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan, even a casual revelation from Feng would be enough to shake him to his core, making him easily controlled by Genjutsu.

In addition, the drama between Kakashi and Obito is also very interesting and worth watching.

With this in mind, and considering that Rin Nohara was also under his control, Feng figured he could do something and... hehe, Kakashi and Rin Nohara, a husband-and-wife team, versus Obito.

Feng was curious to know if Uchiha Obito would anger the Mangekyō into Rinnegan.

Not long after, on the way back to Konoha.

Shizune followed behind Tsunade, hesitating for a long time before finally asking, "Lady Tsunade... that... the Pink-White Turtle that Uchiha Feng mentioned seems very important to him. If we find it, should we really return it to him?"

Tsunade paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said helplessly:

"Uchiha Feng said something very true: We had no choice."

Konoha in its current state cannot simultaneously face threats from the Uchiha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure. In that situation, the village would quickly collapse or even disband and disappear.

Until the Flying Thunder God Mark is completely eradicated from the village and a way to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique is found, Konoha cannot hold its head high in front of Uchiha Feng.

Therefore, we have no choice but to go along with him and agree to all his demands. For this, I have already prepared for Konoha to suffer a massive blood loss.

Hehe, but I didn't expect him to only make two trivial requests.

"Shikaku, it's all thanks to your cleverness in bypassing the Uchiha relics issue that the ceasefire agreement was signed today."

At this point, Tsunade couldn't help but praise Nara Shikaku.

"Uh, Lady Tsunade, I didn't expect Uchiha Feng to agree so readily."

Originally, I shared the same thought as you. I thought Konoha would have to pay a considerable price to get him to stop the war with us. As for forming an alliance, I never even considered it.

However, something unusual must be going on, Lady Tsunade. I believe there must be a reason we don't know about this, otherwise such a good thing could never have happened.

"Hehe, of course, it's also possible that he's letting Konoha off the hook out of consideration for you, his aunt. Although that possibility is extremely low, it's not impossible."

Upon hearing Nara Shikaku first responded to Tsunade with a smile.

But then he frowned, changed the subject, and expressed his concerns, only to immediately smile and suggest the most likely possibility.

"Hmph... who knows, but I'm more inclined to think there's something strange about it."

But... like I said, we had no choice!

"Yes, we had no choice."

Tsunade and Shikaku exchanged a glance and couldn't help but sigh.

However, Tsunade immediately spoke again:

"Alright, let's not worry about whether it's ancient or not. At least with the ceasefire agreement signed by Uchiha Feng, we can get through the village's biggest challenge for now."

Shizune, after you return to the village, keep an eye on the Land of Whirlpools. As soon as they issue a statement, we should quickly follow suit and publish this ceasefire agreement as well.

Shikaku, I'll give you a warrant later. Take it and go to all the ninja clans in the village to gather two armies of 10,000 ninja each. Jiraiya and I Jiraiya each lead an army to the borders of Iwagakure and Kumogakure to defend against enemies outside Konoha and ensure the safety of the village.

Furthermore, Sunagakure and Kirigakure have closed themselves off from the world, and Sunagakure has already suffered heavy losses and is no longer able to fight outside.

Kirigakure, like us, is an ally of the Uchiha. They would definitely inform Uchiha Feng before making a move, otherwise the Uchiha, who value their reputation, would make them know the consequences of not knowing their place.

In this way, Kirigakure will no longer pose a threat to us.

"Hehe, we don't have to worry about the village being wiped out anymore."

At this point, Tsunade couldn't help but smile.

This laughter was meant for Shizune and Nara Shikaku, but it was also for herself.

As the current Kage of Konoha, she must return with this smile and the good news of the ceasefire agreement to boost the morale of the village, which is on the verge of collapse.

"Lady Tsunade, um..."

You still need to go to the capital to ask the daimyo for some aid, otherwise the village, which is already on the verge of bankruptcy, will not be able to survive."

Shizune whispered words from the side that deflated Tsunade.

"... knew.

"How could I have been so blind as to agree to become the Hokage with Jiraiya and that Naruto Hokage!?"

Tsunade was stunned again upon hearing this, and the little bit of good mood she had just gotten into was instantly crushed and plummeted to rock bottom.

"Never mind." But she quickly recovered, "After we get back, I'll go to Funfun Street and gamble a couple of times. Maybe I can earn back all the money the village needs."

Ultimately, the reason she was willing to return to Konoha wasn't because of Jiraiya and Naruto, but because this village was the place her two grandfathers founded and protected.

As a descendant, she has the obligation and responsibility to safeguard the family business for her predecessors, and naturally she will not give up easily.

At that moment, the setting sun shone on Tsunade and the others, illuminating their way home.

However, the group failed to notice that in the distance, a White Zetsu slowly peeked out from the ground, glanced at them, and then quickly sank back into the ground and disappeared.

Meanwhile, an old man with rabbit-ear-like horns, brown hair, and a white coat was floating not far from them.

However, neither Tsunade and the others, nor White Zetsu, seemed to be able to see the gleaming old man so close at hand, completely ignoring his presence.

"Let's wait and see... With Gamamaru's plan, everything should get back on track."

The old man watched Tsunade walk away, then glanced at the fleeing White Zetsu, muttered something to himself, and then vanished from the spot.