God of Shinobi failed to survive the midsummer of this year.
This is something that only a very few Konoha people know.
In mid-June, he passed away peacefully at home.
In July, civil strife broke out in Land of Hot Water. If the news of Hashirama's death had not been blocked in advance, Tobirama would have thought that there was a mole among the top brass of Konoha.
"I can't keep up with the time."
Tobirama stood in front of the office window, looking at this prosperous village that had grown up with the efforts of countless people, frowning, and fell into deep thought for a long time.
But you are not afraid or worried about internal problems, because the current Konoha has passed the initial running-in stage, and most of its strength has been twisted into a rope.
What he is worried about now is the place outside Konoha and Land of Fire - Land of Lightning and Hidden Cloud Village, the party he is most wary of.
Ever since First Raikage passed away and Second Raikage took office, some parts of this village have become different from before.
Especially after he learned through some secret channels that Second Raikage had been assassinated many times by the ninjas of his village after he came to power, he understood that there were great differences within Hidden Cloud Village.
He suspected that Land of Hot Water was suddenly in civil strife, and that a certain faction of Kumogakure that did not obey Raikage's management was secretly working to test Konoha's reaction.
Although the method is crude, it has to be said that it is very effective.
In this case, only by letting God of Shinobi personally come forward can the chaos of the past few months be calmed down and the thoughts of some people that should not exist be extinguished.
But unfortunately, Konoha can't do it now.
Not even pretending.
Hashirama's appearance, body shape and even Chakra's nature, Tobirama can find ways to disguise it, but only the powerful Chakra, Wood Release Ninjutsu, etc., cannot be disguised at all!
All we can say is that the civil unrest in Land of Hot Water comes at the wrong time.
The speed at which things worsened was beyond Tobirama's expectations.
Tobirama After thinking about it, he quickly had the answer in his heart.
"Lord Hokage."
A Anbu Ninja appears.
"Send the obituary notice of First's death to all countries."
Tobirama paused and gave this instruction.
Since you can't hide it, let's just make it public. Anyway, Konoha has the ability to deal with all crises.
Anbu's body was shaken, as if the sky had collapsed, but after all, he was well-trained, and he quickly regained his composure, holding back the sadness that kept rising in his heart.
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
Watching Anbu disappear, Tobirama sighed to himself, with a bit of melancholy.
In just a few years, the situation has changed too quickly.
First Five Kage passed away one after another. Tobirama really can't guarantee how binding the peace agreement signed by Five Great Nations is.
Not only the other big countries, but also Land of Night as an ally, in Tobirama's view, they are also making various small moves and are not as gentle as they appear.
Directly insert Intelligence Division into Land of Fields. On the surface, it is supporting Land of Fields. It is not too obvious what the purpose is behind the scenes.
Therefore, Konoha can cooperate with Land of Night to form a strategic alliance, but the due vigilance and precautions must be taken.
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The obituary of God of Shinobi's death was quickly notified to all countries, which directly dealt a heavy blow to many small countries that were weak and hoped for the existence of order.
After the other major countries received the obituary, they also had different reactions, but they did not show it. Each one was more mysterious than the other, and they did not intend to let outsiders see anything.
A week later, delegations from various countries arrived, and the funeral of God of Shinobi was officially held, announcing that the era of First Five Kage was over.
That day, it rained heavily, and the whole world seemed to be crying in grief.
"It's raining really hard..."
The rain slapped against the windows, making a crisp sound.
In a reception room of Hokage Building, Yayoi stood by the window. Through the glass, he saw a street scene blurred by rain, making people wonder what he was thinking.
After being quiet for a long while, Yayoi turned around and looked at Tobirama sitting on the sofa beside him.
"The funeral is over, but the civil unrest in Land of Hot Water is not over yet. Tobirama, how do you plan to deal with the unrest over there?"
The only big country bordering Land of Hot Water is Land of Fire represented by Konoha. It is difficult for Land of Fire to get rid of the various problems caused by the civil war in Land of Hot Water.
"I have already negotiated with the leader of Yugakure, and will send troops to support them to calm down the chaos in their country and stabilize the situation."
Tobirama is not too worried about this matter.
Seeing Tobirama's confident attitude, Yayoi knew that he had already made plans on how to deal with Land of Hot Water's internal affairs, and it was just a matter of final implementation.
"Do you need my help?"
"If possible, I hope you can help me pay more attention to the movements in other directions."
Tobirama did not refuse. Just now, Konoha, on behalf of Land of Fire, signed an alliance document with Land of Night, formally forming a strategic alliance to deal with the following complex international situation.
After continuing to discuss with Tobirama for a while, Yayoi said goodbye and left.
As soon as he walked outside the door, Yayoi saw a rude man with dark skin and a long beard walking across from him. It was Second Raikage from Kumogakure--Ai.
"Long time no see, General Oda."
"Long time no see, Ai, you are here..."
Yayoi nodded to Second A.
Over the years, he and this Hidden Cloud Village's Second Raikage have collaborated several times, and their relationship is pretty good.
This Second A, despite his rude appearance, is actually a very polite and gentle person. He does not like meaningless fighting and fighting. He is the same pacifist as First A.
Maybe it was because of inheriting this kind of thinking that he was valued by First A and supported him to become Second Raikage of Kumogakure.
"I came to Hokage to discuss something."
Second A answered.
"Then I won't disturb you anymore and we'll talk to you later when we have a chance."
Yayoi said goodbye and passed by Second A.
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In mid-August, faced with the internal unrest in Land of Hot Water, Konoha took the lead in supporting a two-hundred-person ninja force to assist Yugakure in suppressing the rebellion.
Land of Night's investigation team also took action to investigate abnormal situations in the surrounding areas. The prevention targets included but were not limited to Hidden Cloud Village Ninja Village.
At the junction of Land of Hot Water and Land of Frost, in the deserted forest, there are nine figures moving at high speed.
Not only were they wearing coarse cloth clothes of different styles, but they also did not wear identification ninjas Forehead Protector. They looked like a random group of rabble, in disarray.
But judging from their meticulous and precise action patterns, as well as the fierce aura they exude at all times, it proves that they are by no means ordinary ninjas.
"It's getting dark soon. Let's rest here for the night. A little further ahead, we'll reach the Land of Hot Water boundary. I need to re-determine the next route."
The leader, a large male ninja, spoke and stopped in an open space with the eight people behind him.
"Yes, Captain."
Everyone nodded and moved quickly to set up three tents.
Seven of the nine of them are men and two are women. Two of the tents are assigned to men, and the last tent is occupied by two female ninjas.
They all brought enough dry food with them, so they didn't need to go hunting in the surrounding area. They just set up various traps within a radius of two hundred meters before dark, and then lit a bonfire.
They sat down around a campfire, and the big ninja spoke, assigning tasks that needed to be performed tomorrow.
Judging from the serious expressions on each of their faces, it was obvious that the task ahead was not going to be easy.
"Okay, that's it for the conversation. Have you all clearly remembered your tasks for tomorrow? Now go back and rest. Remember to take turns keeping vigil tonight."
The big ninja dusted off his hands and ended his speech.
The bonfire in front of him swayed slightly as he clapped his hands.
The big ninja was about to stand up when a popping sound was heard without warning, and a large amount of blood spurted out from his neck.
The burly body trembled twice, and a strange sound of "ho ho" came out of his mouth, and he fell down. He didn't even have time to react, and he was stabbed through the neck and died.
"Captain!"
The remaining eight ninjas' expressions changed with shock and they jumped up from the ground.
The tragedy happened so suddenly that there was no time to think or react. Jonin, who led them, was directly killed.
Pfft, there was another sound, the sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh and blood.
Everyone looked around and saw a tall, thin man throwing his head high in the air and then rolling to the ground, his eyes wide open.
With that dazed look in his eyes, he was obviously not aware of his own death.
Blood sprayed from the wound on his neck and splashed all over the floor.
If the big man Jonin was killed, they were just shocked and panicked. Then, if the tall and thin man in front of them was killed again, the remaining people would only be left with endless despair and fear.
Because although the tall and thin man is not the captain, he is also Jonin, the vice-captain of the team.
The two Jonin captains who led this team did not even see the enemy, and were "uprightly" obliterated in front of them.
This really frightened them.
What kind of ability is this? Is anyone approaching them?
Judging from the manner of death, they were all killed with sharp blades.
"Ahhhhh!"
A woman in the team screamed in horror.
The oppressive feeling of death that came over her like a bursting flood suddenly broke through all her inner defenses.
His body collapsed on the ground, and he didn't even have the strength to escape.
Although the rest of the people were not so embarrassed, they were not much better.
Because the air was filled with biting murderous intent, oppressing every one of them equally.
Pfft.
Pfft.
Pfft.
The sound of knives piercing flesh was heard, and they could not even escape. After bleeding heavily, they fell straight to the ground and lost their vitality.
The dark night was covered with a thick layer of bloody red.
The sound of breathing could no longer be heard, and the faint sound of wind sounded, shaking the bonfire that might be extinguished at any time.
There were nine people in total, and only the woman who screamed in terror was left alive.
But she survived not because the enemy was merciful, but because the invisible assassin needed to pry some information out of her mouth.
The woman's body was trembling, her face had no color that a living person should have, and her body was sitting there limply motionless.
Can't see.
No matter what, you can't see where the enemy is. The opponent seems to be integrated with the surrounding world.
Whether he is a man or a woman, whether he is tall or short, and what type of technique he is using are all unknown.
This unknown is the scariest thing.
Then, she heard a silvery ringing laughter in the air.
It was the unique clean laughter of a young girl, and it was really weird paired with this environment full of corpses and blood.
Then she saw a small figure suddenly appear in the air in front of her.
However, only about half of the body appeared, while the other half of the body seemed to be in a state of some kind of magic, pulling out streaks of purple tobacco, like purple flames burning, and could be lost again at any time.