Konoha The current situation, at best, is a waste of resources waiting for things to be done, and at worst, it is a complete mess.
Third Hokage was killed, a large number of buildings in the village were razed to the ground by Three-Headed Giant Snake, ANBU suffered more than half of his casualties, and the casualties of ordinary ninjas are still being counted.
Danzo's Root also suffered a big explosion one day ago, and Root lost most of its value in the explosion.
In this state, Konoha has no ability to initiate a second foreign war.
Sunagakure took the initiative to propose a ceasefire, which is the best choice at the moment, both from a military and diplomatic perspective.
So the negotiations began late that night.
Konoha Present here are two Elder Council consultants and Kakashi as the temporary military representative.
There was only Baki on Sunagakure's side. He sat on the chair opposite the negotiation table and pushed Fourth Kazekage's death confirmation and autopsy report in front of Konoha.
Then he told how Orochimaru pretended to be Kazekage, how he tricked Sunagakure into signing a joint action agreement, how he used Sunagakure as cannon fodder in the entire plan, and how he directly explained the murder of Third Hokage on the day of Chunin Ninja Exams.
Konoha accepted Sunagakure's ceasefire request after a short discussion.
Several core terms of the peace treaty were finalized within a few hours:
1. Sunagakure officially withdraws from all hostilities against Konoha, admits that this war behavior was caused by being deceived by Orochimaru, and formally apologizes to Konoha for this.
2. Sunagakure will bear part of the material and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Konoha. The specific amount will be determined by subsequent formal negotiations.
3. The two sides resume their alliance and jointly hunt down Orochimaru and its remaining forces. Sunagakure must provide Konoha with all known information on Otogakure Ninja's strongholds.
4. Konoha will not hold the Sunagakure ninjas who participated in the war personally responsible for the war, and all prisoners of war will be repatriated within three days.
One night later, the brief war between Sunagakure and Konoha officially came to an end.
Baki withdrew the remaining troops to Wind Country.
As for Konoha, after accepting the surrender of Sunagakure, they devoted all their energy to post-war reconstruction and the selection of Fifth Hokage.
three days later
Jiraiya stood on the roof of Hokage Building, looking at the village being rebuilt bit by bit from the ruins.
He was about to go downstairs to the hot spring to find some materials to soothe his exhausted body and mind. Before he could take Make-Out Paradise out of his arms, two figures blocked his way.
"Jiraiya, you know why we came to you."
"Hiruzen Sarutobi is gone, now Konoha needs a new Hokage."
"You are Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple and one of Konoha Sannin. It is the most suitable choice for you to succeed Fifth Hokage."
Jiraiya closed Make-Out Paradise and stuffed it into his arms, then hugged his chest with his big hands, grinning with a generous smile.
"Don't."
"Hokage This position is not suitable for me."
"I'm a very laid-back person. If I, Tenten, are asked to sit behind my desk and approve documents, within three days, I will have to use all of Konoha's finances to buy pen and paper for writing novels."
Jiraiya stopped joking and his voice returned to normal.
"I recommend Tsunade."
"She is the granddaughter of First Hokage, one of Konoha Sannin, and the strongest medical ninja of Shinobi World. She has great strength and unparalleled battlefield reputation."
"No one is more suitable than her."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura looked at each other.
Tsunade is indeed the most suitable candidate besides Jiraiya. The bloodline of First and the disciple of Third Hokage have enough prestige on the battlefield to convince any Konoha Ninja.
And her Medical Ninjutsu system is exactly the resource Konoha needs most for post-war reconstruction.
The problem is that Tsunade has left Konoha for many years and no one knows where she is now.
"I'll go get her back."
Jiraiya patted his chest. "But before that, I have two conditions."
"First, if you can't find Tsunade and you find someone else to be Hokage, I will never take this position."
"Second, I can go find Tsunade, but I have to bring someone with me."
Jiraiya raised two thick fingers, and then raised his chin towards Naruto who was walking out from Ichiraku Ramen in the distance.
"I want to take Naruto with me."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura both frowned at the same time.
"Naruto Uzumaki is Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Now the village has just suffered a major blow. It is too risky to take Jinchuriki away from the village."
"Naruto's performance in Chunin Ninja Exams's performance this time has been seen by all of you."
"Rasengan, Shadow Clone Shuriken, completed the A-rank mission alone and brought back Sasuke. His strength is no longer at the Genin level."
"Take him out, on the one hand, to show him the world, and on the other hand, to protect him. Now Danzo's Root has been bombed to pieces. Danzo has not recovered yet, but when he recovers, the first person he will look for is Naruto."
"It's safer for me to take Naruto with me than to leave him in the village."
"In addition, as his teacher, I officially recommend to Elder Council: upgrade Naruto Uzumaki to the ninja level."
"Based on Chunin Ninja Exams's performance and independent completion of the A-rank mission, there are still a lot of merits to be evaluated after the war. This child cannot still be Genin."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged looks and finally nodded.
"After Tsunade returns to the village and officially takes over as Hokage, she will be in charge of improving Naruto's ninja level."
Utatane Koharu said this in a procrastinating tone, but Jiraiya heard the true meaning of the words.
Elder Council has agreed to this request, but new Hokage needs to formally sign it.
Jiraiya waved to the two consultants, turned around and walked towards the village.
He was going to say hello to Kakashi and explain the situation first, and then ask Naruto for his opinion to see if this kid was willing to go on a long trip with him.
As for Tsunade, Jiraiya sighed in his heart.
Hopefully her anemia has improved over the years.
After Naruto came out of Ichiraku Ramen, he began to plan his cultivation arrangements for the next period of time.
Now Konoha is in the reconstruction period, the tasks are temporarily suspended, and Genin has no tasks assigned to it.
It means that he has a rare period of time to practice.
Flying Raijin Technique and Golden Body Mode have now reached a relatively mature stage. Although there is still room for improvement if you continue to practice, the returns will be diminishing in the short term, so you can take a break first.
There are two directions for cultivation at this stage.
One is to integrate Lightning Release Chakra into Rasengan to develop Rasengan that disappears like Boruto.
The other is Chakra with properties Fusion.
By the way, Lightning Release Chakra is integrated into Rasengan to develop Lightning Release·Rasenshuriken, which adds another trump card.
At this stage, these are the things that can increase strength the fastest.
Thinking of this, Naruto kicked his feet, landed on the nearest roof, and then quickly jumped towards the back mountain where he and Jiraiya were practicing before.
After passing through several streets that are still under construction, the view gradually broadens.
Just then
A wave of Flying Raijin Mark suddenly appeared in Naruto's perception.
Naruto's body paused slightly, and the rhythm of his feet was not disturbed. He continued to jump forward calmly, while focusing his perception on the activated Flying Thunder God Mark.
The source of the signal was not Fire Country, Naruto immediately thought of someone.
Kusagakure, Karin.