In sharp contrast, it is Land of Lightning.
Kumogakure, everywhere is filled with the joy of victory. Not only did they suffer minimal losses in the war, they also successfully captured Four-Tails Jinchūriki from Iwagakure, becoming a powerful ninja village with three Tailed Beast, whose strength is almost as strong as Konoha.
In Raikage's Office, Third Raikage A is drinking happily with his son, the future Fourth Raikage A.
"Hahaha! It's so happy! It's so happy!" Third Raikage punched the table, and the solid table let out a cry, "Ōnoki That old guy is probably hiding in the office crying right now!"
"Father, this time thanks to Konoha's Senju Chen." Although young Ai was also smiling, his eyes were more solemn, "His plan when capturing Four-Tails was intertwined, and the last Wood Release Ninjutsu... It's simply terrible. We, Kumogakure, got a huge bargain for nothing."
"Huh, what are you picking up for free? We got it for nothing with our strength!" Third Raikage disagreed, "However, that kid named Senju Chen is indeed an extraordinary person. Senju Wood Release... What an unreasonable force."
He glanced at Killer B beside him, who was eating takoyaki and swaying to the rhythm, and couldn't help but sigh.
It's also Jinchūriki, why is the gap so big?
"Yo~yo~Four-Tails got it~Iwagakure is worried~Konoha's little brother~is a master~idiot~bastard~"
"Shut up! Killer B!" Third Raikage shouted with a black line.
Konoha, Senju Chen's house.
Senju Chen was lying on the porch, leisurely flipping through the latest information about the major ninja villages compiled by Anbu.
Iwagakure and Sunagakure had their backs broken. They couldn't breathe for ten or eight years.
Kirigakure cut off his limbs and started playing "internal battle royale". He will no longer be able to pose a threat to the outside world in the short term.
Kumogakure Although their strength has greatly increased, their straight-forward brains can't play any tricks yet.
Shinobi World's situation was completely disrupted because of his little butterfly, and then reshaped into a situation that was most beneficial to him and Konoha.
"Next, it's time to divide the cake."
Post-war reward based on merit has never been just about simple money and honor, it is also a redistribution of political capital.
At this moment, from the direction of the village entrance, there was a burst of cheers that were louder than ever before. The sound almost overturned the entire Konoha sky.
"Back, the heroes are back!"
"It's Lord Minato! Lord Minato Namikaze is back!"
"And Lord Jiraiya! Lord Jiraiya of Sannin is back too!"
"Heroes! They are the heroes of Konoha!"
Senju Chen put down the information scroll, and the wave of cheers that almost tipped the roof off was like a real tsunami, slamming into his eardrums.
He turned his head slightly and looked through the shadows of the trees in the courtyard toward the entrance of the village. The sky there seemed to be dyed golden with joy.
"I'm back..." He whispered to himself, his voice dissipated in the noisy waves.
Before he finished speaking, a fiery red figure was like a whirlwind, slamming open the wooden door of the courtyard.
"Little Chen! Come with me to the entrance of the village!"
Kushina Uzumaki rushed in in a hurry, her iconic red hair flying freely behind her head, and her fair cheeks glowing with a healthy blush from her excitement and rapid running. Her eyes were astonishingly bright, filled with joy and expectation that were almost overflowing.
"Minato They are back! They are at the entrance of the village! Let's go to meet them!"
She grabbed Senju Chen's wrist with astonishing strength, leaving no room for rejection.
"Sister Kushina, please slow down..." Senju Chen showed a helpless and doting smile on his face, and stood up following her strength.
"It can't be slowed down, it can't be slowed down!" Kushina couldn't help but pulled him out and ran away, still chattering, "I'm telling you, I prepared the biggest welcome banner! There are also ribbons! If I had known better, I should have called you along!"
Senju Chen was dragged by her and walked through the jubilant streets.
The whole Konoha is crazy.
Above the streets, colorful pieces of paper and ribbons were like a brilliant blizzard. The roofs and windows were crowded with people waving their arms. Ninjas who were usually stoic were also holding their children around their necks at this moment so that they could see further. The air was filled with the aroma of roasted meat, the mellowness of sake, and an intoxicating smell called "victory".
"Give way! Please give way, please!"
Kushina is like a flexible red carp, pulling Senju Chen to open a path in the crowded crowd. Her face is filled with unabashed pride and happiness, and every villager who sees her will respond with a kind smile and blessing.
Finally, they stopped at a perfect location near the entrance of the village. The sea of people here was so dense that they were packed together.
"Huh... I finally caught up." Kushina put his hands on his knees, panting slightly, but his eyes were fixed on the direction of the village entrance, unwilling to move away for a moment.
Senju Chen stood beside her, looking around calmly.
He saw Uchiha Mikoto in the crowd holding Little Itachi, standing on tiptoes and looking hard, with the same happiness and expectation as Kushina on his face. He also saw the Hyuga Clan clansmen, standing a little further away, their expressions as serious as ever, but their slightly clenched fists still exposed their inner peace.
More of them were ordinary villagers, family members who lost their husbands, sons, and fathers in the war. Their eyes were red, their hands tightly clutched their relatives around them, and tears fell Minazuki. They were not tears of sadness, but... a kind of relief that they had finally waited for the end.
For these people, war is not a moving arrow on a strategic map, nor a cold number in an intelligence scroll, but the nightmare of every broken family, and every morning when they can no longer wait to return home.
Senju Chen looked at all this, and there was a ripple in his heart.
"Coming!"
Someone shouted loudly, and instantly, the crowd's voice reached its peak.
"Oh oh oh oh oh--!"
Amid cheers that shook the earth, a tired and glorious team slowly appeared in everyone's sight.
Walking in the front were a man with disheveled white hair and a headband with the word "oil" Forehead Protector, and a man with fair skin, a cold-looking expression, and a pair of vertical eyes.
"It's Lord Jiraiya and Lord Orochimaru!"
"Lord Jiraiya and Lord Orochimaru of Sannin are back!"
"Our heroes are back."