On the other side, Nanako began her massacre.
Dan Katō was no match for Nanako; he was knocked unconscious and captured by Nanako in just a few moves.
After all, this is a leader, and what a leader can exchange for is certainly more valuable than himself.
Therefore, Nanako did not kill him.
But the rest of the people weren't so lucky.
Nanako began her massacre inside.
No one can stop the Adamantine Sealing Chains Adamantine Sealing Chains; they are like a vengeful demon, reaping the lives of Konoha Ninja.
"Withdraw troops!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that the situation was now beyond his control.
The only way forward is for Kumogakure and Kirigakure to wage war against Iwagakure, which would give Iwagakure a chance to divide its forces and attack Konoha.
The priority now is to preserve our strength and retreat first.
"Duan has been captured! I must go save him!"
Tsunade, however, wanted to rescue Dan Katō.
" Tsunade, don't be stubborn!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a grim expression as he dodged the Dust Release Bullet.
"This is what I wanted myself..."
Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Orochimaru had already knocked her unconscious, then used Reverse Summoning Technique to disappear from the battlefield.
Damn it!
Hiruzen Sarutobi cursed under his breath.
He hadn't expected Orochimaru to simply run away with his men; was he putting himself in danger?
After both of them Reverse Summoning Technique to leave the battlefield, Hiruzen Sarutobi was left alone, clearly unable to hold out on his own.
" Reverse Summoning Technique!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to form hand Hand Seals and head to Enma's summoning ground.
After the three left, Ōnoki and Didaze also freed themselves up and began slaughtering Konoha.
After about ten minutes of slaughter, all the Konoha Ninja except for those destined to be the next generation of clan heirs, such as Inoichi Yamanaka and Shibi Aburame Shiki, as well as Minato Namikaze and Dan Katō, were completely wiped out.
It's fair to say that Konoha's injuries this time have been devastating, and it's impossible for them to recover without more than a decade of rest and recuperation.
Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two companions returned directly to Konoha.
After returning to Konoha, Tsunade became taciturn and ignored everything except for occasionally checking on Nawaki's training.
Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi was in the Hokage's office hoping that the Kumogakure and the Kirigakure would form an alliance with him to share his burden.
As for the battlefield in Sunagakure, he had long since forgotten about it.
Since Uchiha Fugaku could stop him, he had no reason to go.
And so time slowly passed.
While maintaining its defenses, the Iwagakure army slowly advanced, and soon broke through the defenses of the Land of Fire's border, officially entering the Land of Fire.
"No wonder it has the most fertile land; this endless plain..."
Looking at the vast grassland stretching as far as the eye could see without any hills, Ōnoki, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, including nostalgia, nostalgia, and nostalgia).
He found it hard to imagine that the Land of Fire was all like this.
If Iwagakure had such land, Ōnoki felt he could lead Iwagakure to become the strongest ninja village.
Although it has now been successful.
"Old man, now is not the time. We must have the ability to fight against the entire Shinobi World before we can take over the Land of Fire."
Didaze shook his head and said.
His purpose in entering the Land of Fire was to extort a large sum of money, not to actually conquer Land of Fire.
While Iwagakure can now easily overwhelm Konoha, it's clear they're still no match for the Four Great Ninja Villages.
Therefore, Didaze did not intend to attack Konoha, a view shared by Ōnoki.
Didaze estimated that the other ninja villages were not far from declaring war on Konoha, after all, Konoha had just suffered a defeat and everyone wanted to bully the weak.
And this is Konoha, which boasts the most fertile land.
But even though fighting is one thing, it's possible to occupy a small portion of the territory.
However, if Iwagakure intends to monopolize or occupy the entire territory of Konoha, then Iwagakure will be ganged up on by all the other ninja villages.
Moreover, if the first attempt fails, any subsequent actions taken by Iwagakure will face an attack from all four villages.
After all, everyone fears having an even stronger opponent above them.
Therefore, he planned to extort a large sum of money from Kumogakure and Kirigakure after they declared war on Konoha, and then sign a truce agreement.
This was Didaze's plan.
If you're going to occupy something, you should occupy it all at once. There's no reason to occupy only a small part.
Moreover, Didaze felt that with the current rate of his strength improvement, it wouldn't be long before he could lead Iwagakure to truly conquer the entire Land of Fire.
Under Didaze's instructions, Iwagakure's advance into the Land of Fire suddenly slowed down dramatically.
Furthermore, they deliberately avoided villages and refrained from massacring them.
Didaze mainly felt there was no need to kill ordinary people, and besides, in a few years this would be Iwagakure; killing them would be tantamount to killing their own people, wouldn't it?
Three days later
Upon hearing of Konoha's defeat, Kumogakure and Kirigakure immediately launched a war against Konoha!
For the first time, Hiruzen Sarutobi experienced what despair truly meant.
While Iwagakure is still lingering within the Land of Fire, the two villages have declared war on the outside world!
Hiruzen Sarutobi is now truly panicked.
" Monkey, they're heading straight for the ruined village!"
Utatane Koharu, is also terrified.
She realized that Konoha was currently powerless to stop the four great ninja villages.
If you are attacked by all four major ninja villages at the same time, there is only one outcome.
That means wiping out the entire village.
After all, what the major ninja villages cannot accept is Iwagakure becoming the dominant force, but if the four villages can share the spoils equally, the other ninja villages certainly won't let it go.
" Hiruzen, release Danzo! In this situation, no matter how big a mistake Danzo has made, we still need his power!"
Mitokado Homura also spoke to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, pondering the pros and cons.
He made his decision quickly.
Fangzhi Shimura Danzō.
After all, when the village is destroyed, the various families will have to do everything in their power, no matter how unwilling they are.
No village would accept a clan from Konoha.
After all, this is the enemy's family. Even if they accept it, they will still be wary of them in the same way that Konoha treats the Uchiha.
No village will truly trust a clan that surrenders from Konoha.
It can be said that the interests of these families have long been inextricably linked with Konoha, and Konoha's destruction of these families would mean the end for Konoha.
Even if they were accepted, they would only be a dog that wags its tail and begs for mercy, and is not appreciated.
Take the Kumogakure as an example. No matter how good the Kumogakure is to its members, they still have to treat you as a member first.
Families that surrender are clearly not considered allies by them.
Hiruzen Sarutobi understood these principles well, so when faced with the crisis of annihilating the village, he was no longer afraid that these families would not help.
Unless these families truly want to perish together with the village.
However, the village has only existed for a few decades, while these families have existed for at least a hundred years.
Even so, Hiruzen Sarutobi still had no confidence whatsoever in repelling the attack from the four great ninja villages.
Didaze, on the other hand, immediately Hiruzen Sarutobi the moment the two villages declared war.
Half a day later, the messenger arrived at the Hokage's office.
"Meet me at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. Let's talk about a truce, the sooner the better."
The Iwagakure ninja relayed Didaze's words to Hiruzen Sarutobi.