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The Fourth Mizukage, Minato Namikaze, now had strands of silver amid his golden hair. What had happened in Konoha during this period had left the Hokage mentally exhausted. Especially after their complete defeat, the only reason Konoha could still hold on to its tiny patch of land was that Muzan had no time to deal with it while targeting the Land of Water.
"Choza's life has been saved, at least."
Even the medical ninja had held no hope after seeing those injuries. After several consecutive days of treatment, his life had been preserved, but whether he would wake up remained uncertain.
"This is bad, Lord Hokage! Our sensory squad has discovered that Pakura of the Land of Waves has begun leading troops toward the area where the daimyō is located."
"What?!"
The Fourth Hokage understood very well what Pakura's appearance represented!
"So we still can't escape this fate. Fortunately, we had many people leave Konoha beforehand. Pack up the last of our things and leave Konoha quickly. This is no longer our homeland."
He also knew what abandoning Konoha meant. The village founded during the Warring States period would come to an end in the hands of the Fourth Hokage. Konoha had to find a new path forward.
That path was full of thorns and hardships. No one knew what would happen next, but right now, they had no right to fight Blood Moon's people.
With Konoha's departure, the Land of Fire descended into turmoil of flame and blood. Countless bandits and thugs emerged, plundering everywhere. Even the once-glorious Daimyō Palace saw no shortage of people coming and going.
Konoha's decline signified the destruction of the Land of Fire. The daimyō? He was merely a man whose country had fallen.
Amid wave after wave of