Ninja World Shaken, Third Shinobi World War Ends!

Land of Fire border.

Jiraiya stood atop a large tree, his mouth hanging open as he stared in shock at the abyss ahead.

Behind him stood Hyuga Hiashi of the Hyuga Clan.

As a member of the Hyuga Main Family, Hyuga Hiashi had always watched his words and actions, striving to maintain the dignity expected of the main family.

But now, Hyuga Hiashi had lost his composure.

"The Land of Hot Water is gone—completely gone!" Hyuga Hiashi's face had gone stiff with shock, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

From the Land of Fire border, the territory that had once been the Land of Hot Water had vanished completely.

All that remained was an abyss, black beyond measure within.

Even when Hyuga Hiashi pushed his Byakugan to its limits, he still could not see the bottom of that abyss.

"Change..." Jiraiya murmured, his shocked expression fading as his eyes flickered.

"Has the transformation of the Ninja World foretold by the Great Toad Sage finally begun? But who is the child of prophecy he spoke of? Nagato, Minato, or perhaps Kushina?" Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

Boom!

Just as Jiraiya was thinking, the second Energy Blast released by Ato landed precisely on the Stone Shinobi Battlefield.

Thanks to the intelligence brought back by Minato's Shadow Clone Technique, the Konoha Shinobi Forces on the Stone Shinobi Battlefield had withdrawn ahead of time.

While the Stone Shinobi Forces were still dreaming of victory, Ato's Energy Blast descended from the heavens.

The Stone Shinobi Battlefield was instantly reduced to ashes.

More than a thousand Stone Shinobi, along with the Land of Grass that served as the Stone Shinobi Battlefield, vanished completely from the Ninja World.

When news of the Stone Shinobi Battlefield reached Iwagakure, Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki was so shocked that his old illness flared up. He immediately issued the order for Iwagakure to withdraw from the Third Shinobi World War.

The Mist Hidden Battlefield followed soon after.

An Energy Blast detonated on an island near the Land of Water.

The Kirigakure forces on the Mist Hidden Battlefield, along with several hundred islands off the coast of the Land of Water, vanished as a result.

Unlike the other battlefields, the Third Mizukage had personally entered the battle at the Mist Hidden Battlefield due to the pressure brought by Konoha's powerful Uchiha clan.

He was caught in Ato's Energy Blast and left without even a corpse.

Having lost the Third Mizukage, Kirigakure could only announce its withdrawal from the Third Shinobi World War and seal off all sea routes through the Land of Water, shutting itself away from the world.

Within the hour Ato slept.

Kumogakure.

Iwagakure.

Kirigakure.

The three major shinobi villages announced their withdrawal from the Third Shinobi World War one after another.

Sunagakure then announced its withdrawal from the Third Shinobi World War as well.

In Konoha Year 46, the Third Shinobi World War, which had lasted only a year, came to an end.

The Ninja World was shaken!!!

The daimyo of the Five Great Nations immediately summoned the Kage of their respective villages to learn about the war.

At the Land of Fire border, a golden flash instantly appeared before Jiraiya.

"Sensei, the Third Shinobi World War is over.

Lord Third Hokage has ordered you to return to Konoha immediately."

The moment he appeared, Minato Namikaze spoke with a solemn expression.

"The war is over? Minato, tell me, what exactly happened?" Jiraiya asked Minato curiously.

Faced with Jiraiya's question, Minato Namikaze did not hide anything and directly told him all the intelligence concerning Ato.

"A four-year-old brat with a tail? A Saiyan? And he ended the Third Shinobi World War with just three attacks similar to Tailed Beast Balls?"

Jiraiya's eyes widened. Even with his usually carefree nature, his mind crashed at that moment.

"Could I have been wrong? Nagato and Minato are not children of prophecy at all? That Saiyan brat Ato is?"

After the shock faded, Jiraiya could not help wondering whether he had misunderstood the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.

He had previously believed that Nagato Uzumaki, who possessed the Rinnegan, was likely the child of prophecy mentioned by the Great Toad Sage.

Perhaps the future Nagato would bring change to the Ninja World!

But now, Jiraiya felt that he had likely been wrong.

Perhaps Ato, who had suddenly appeared in Konoha, was the true child of prophecy.

"Saiyan Ato!!!"

At that moment, Jiraiya developed an intense interest in Ato.

"Minato, take us back to Konoha now." Coming back to his senses, Jiraiya patted Minato's shoulder with satisfaction and spoke.

"Alright, Sensei." Minato nodded and formed hand seals.

Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Amid clouds of smoke, dozens of shadow clones instantly appeared before Jiraiya.

"Oh? Minato, you've already learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu. Looks like the old man thinks very highly of you." Jiraiya scratched his head with a broad grin, chuckling foolishly.

"Sensei, I am now the Fourth Hokage in name." A sunlike smile appeared on Minato's face before he turned around.

The large words Fourth Hokage on the back of his Hokage Haori were impossible to miss.

"Huh? Minato, you've become the Fourth Hokage already? The old man finally decided to retire?" Jiraiya's eyes widened as he stared dumbfoundedly at the words on Minato's Hokage Haori.

"It's a long story. In short, the Third Hokage has appointed me acting Hokage for now." Minato scratched his golden hair and smiled sheepishly.

At present, the Third Hokage was focused on handling the distribution of benefits caused by the sudden end of the Third Shinobi World War.

At the same time, he needed to inform the Five Great Shinobi Villages of Ato's existence and begin preparations for the specific arrangements of the Five Kage Summit.

Holding the Five Kage Summit in three days was rather rushed even for the Third Hokage.

With the situation demanding flexibility, the Third Hokage had even transferred most of the Hokage's authority to Minato so that he could focus on the Five Kage Summit.

Minato Namikaze could now rightfully sit in the Hokage's seat.

"Minato, seeing you become Hokage truly makes me happy." Jiraiya spoke with deep emotion and delight.

After exchanging a few simple words, Minato prepared to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Jiraiya back to Konoha.

However, just as Minato was about to use Flying Thunder God, Jiraiya's body suddenly turned into smoke and vanished before him.

"Reverse Summoning Technique? Was Jiraiya-sensei summoned back to Mount Myoboku?" Minato froze for a moment, then quickly realized that Mount Myoboku had summoned Jiraiya back.

"It's time to bring our comrades, whose war has just ended, back to Konoha."

Minato raised the Seal of Reconciliation.

Flying Thunder Instantaneous Spiral Flash Wheel Dance.

Whoosh.

The next second, Minato's dozens of shadow clones turned into dozens of golden flashes.

The moment those flashes appeared, hundreds of Konoha Shinobi instantly vanished from where they stood.

After sending those people back to Konoha.

Minato used Flying Thunder God to head somewhere else.

There was another group of Konoha Shinobi there who had withdrawn from the Stone Shinobi Battlefield.

Half an hour later, every Konoha Shinobi who had participated in the Third Shinobi World War had been sent back to Konoha by Minato.

Looking at Konoha's familiar streets.

The shinobi returning from the battlefield still found it difficult to adjust.

"Am I dreaming? How did I get back to Konoha?"

"Konoha... I came back alive."

"Is this genjutsu?"

The shinobi looked at one another. Though they had escaped their respective battlefields, their hasty withdrawal meant they had not personally witnessed the battlefields being annihilated.

They had only seen a sun appear on the battlefield, and then they could no longer see anything!

So, they had no idea what had happened.

Just as the shinobi stood there in confusion.

Minato gently put on the conical hat symbolizing the Hokage, then said solemnly, "Everyone, the war is over!"

The scene fell silent.

Then cheers rang throughout Konoha.

"Wonderful! The Third Shinobi World War is finally over!"

"My son finally won't have to be cannon fodder anymore."

"Long live the Third Hokage! Long live Konoha!"

"We won! Konoha won!"

With just one sentence from Minato, the shadow of war over Konoha was swept away. Not only shinobi, but many Konoha civilians also wept with joy.

Only Minato's gaze flickered as he instinctively glanced toward his home. The war may have ended, but perhaps an even greater crisis is about to come!