In Naruto, build the strongest Hidden Mist Village.

Chapter 78 Troy's resolute decision: triggering the beginning of world history.

"Is this the Land of Iron? The place where those two villages made peace."

“Yes, Lord Troy.” Several ninjas wearing Cloud Village headbands bowed their heads in unison.

"Seriously, why did it come so fast? I haven't lived enough yet."

Troy sighed, his expression somewhat desolate.

"Then let's enjoy the scenery here. These are probably our last few days of life."

"Lord Troy, there's no need to be so pessimistic. You are a Magnet Release ninja, those Konoha bastards on the battlefield can't do anything to you."

The Cloud Village ninja behind him couldn't help but speak up, also hoping to revive the morale that had been gradually declining because of Troy's words.
"Aren't there Hidden Mist ninja among them?"

Troy seemed oblivious, and simply replied irritably.

"That guy, Kaguya Naoki, was able to make the Yellow Flash look like that. How could I possibly hope to beat him?"

"So, does Your Excellency mean that we should choose to leave in the face of a mission that is destined to fail?"

The Cloud Village ninja sighed dejectedly, and faced with the already low morale and pessimistic commander, he said something with a sense of helplessness.

"How can you leave?"

Troy shook his head.

"This is where the eyes of the world are focused. How can we leave? Of course, we must use our deaths to show the world the attitude of Kumogakure towards Konoha."

"And what if, just what if we could catch even one fish?"

Troy took two more steps forward and then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Since we've accepted this mission that will surely lead to our deaths, we might as well look on the bright side."

"You all know history, right? The five Kage established the ninja village system right here."

"Who knows, that ambitious guy Kaguya Naoki's choice of this place to make Konoha accept its first defeat might just be the beginning of another glorious chapter in history?"

"At that time, everyone will remember that at the beginning of history, it was I, Troy, who was the last to stop it."

"That won't do, sir."

Troy frowned and turned around.

Why not?

The Cloud Hermits exchanged glances and then readily agreed.

"We, too, will leave our mark on history!"

Several Cloud Village members burst into laughter again, removed their headbands, and squeezed into the torrent of the Land of Iron.
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"Hiruzen, this is our first defeat."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire waved his feather fan and sighed with emotion.

"In the past, it was always us from the Land of Fire who came here to reap the rewards of victory."

"Yes," Hiruzen Sarutobi replied in a muffled voice.

"Remember this shameful day, Hiruzen."

Although peace is on the horizon, I will not cut military spending.

"If another war breaks out, you must win back my honor," the Fire Country Daimyo said solemnly, closing his folding fan.

"My lord, I will do it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded solemnly, secretly relieved.

This was the first piece of good news he had heard in the past few days.

"Let's go then."

Daming shook his head, moved his feet, and got off the vehicle.

Led by the guards of the Land of Iron, they arrived at the venue, which was clearly set up to resemble the meeting of the First Hokage.

Despite his aged appearance, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had never flinched, paused at the scene before him, his body still bearing the weight of his strength.

Jiraiya keenly sensed this, and, falling a few steps behind the Fire Country Daimyo, looked at the old and frail body with a pang of heartache.

"Teacher, hang in there!"

"of course."

Hiruzen Sarutobi straightened up, ceasing his display of sadness.

"The First Hokage looked down on everyone here and bestowed titles upon the Tailed Beasts, while I, as the defeated party, am forced to negotiate peace here in humiliation. This is certainly unbearable."

"But if I let those brats from Kirigakure look down on me and cause Konoha to suffer even greater losses, that would be the reason why my teacher and the First Hokage would blame me." "Let's go, Jiraiya, Kakashi."

The Third Hokage, who had previously appeared somewhat dejected and aged, regained his authority as Hokage after uttering these words.

Before long, we arrived.

There, the three members of Kirigakure and the Daimyo of the Land of Water were already waiting to be seated.

This is the first time I've met this guy, Kaguya Naoki.

Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured softly, his eyes constantly scanning Naoki Kaguya, who was also casting his gaze.

Two pairs of eyes inevitably met. One was like a still, calm well, as serene as a lake. The other was like a blazing sun, mysterious and unfathomable.

What kind of person is he?
Hiruzen Sarutobi observed and pondered.

As the third generation, he had met countless people over the years and was a master at manipulating people's hearts, but now, he couldn't quite understand Kaguya Naoki sitting there.

Similarly, there are others who cannot see through the Hidden Mist.

Standing to the left of Kaguya Naoki is the Third Mizukage, who appeared in the same era as him.

The aura of age, decay, and rot quickly convinced Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Sharingan was manipulating the Mizukage.

Turning my gaze to the right, I saw a short, distinctive ninja named Yagura Karatachi.

During Kaguya Naoki's coup, he suddenly chose to rebel against the Third Hokage, ultimately killing the Mizukage's ANBU and allowing the army to enter Kirigakure.

It's already somewhat unbelievable that a ninja who was directly promoted and advanced by the Third Mizukage would choose to remain neutral, so why would he ultimately choose to turn against them?

I really can't figure it out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down on his seat, looking at the group from Kirigakure, his killing intent growing stronger.

This loss of control could potentially evolve into a threat even more terrifying than that of the Hidden Cloud Village in the future.

"Everyone, let's get started."

As he was deep in thought, the envoy from the Land of Iron, who was presiding over the meeting, saw everyone seated and immediately spoke.

Hiruzen Sarutobi put his mind to business.

At this moment, the daimyo of the Land of Water stood up and led the daimyo of the Land of Fire to one side of the table.

When it comes to war, their daimyo have almost no say and can only wait for these ninjas to make the final negotiations.

It finally started.

Looking at the figure of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, Kaguya Naoki tapped his fingers lightly and immediately spoke.

"Third Generation Leader, you look a bit old."

"I wonder if there are any young people in Konoha like me to succeed you and inherit the position of Hokage?"

Jiraiya's face darkened, but Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately smiled and retorted sarcastically without any politeness.

"So, besides you, does Kirigakure have any other ninjas capable of standing alone?"

"There will be. We, Kirigakure, are not lacking in future prospects, Third Hokage."

Naoki Kaguya crossed his arms, rested his head on them, and spoke in a rather disrespectful manner.

"Who will Konoha entrust its future to?"

"Besides Kakashi, the White Fang who fought me in front of Konoha Village, who else could it be?"

Kakashi lowered his head.

"There's no need for the Mizukage to worry about that."

Hiruzen Sarutobi replied casually.

However, it is clear that this evasive answer put him at a disadvantage in their first exchange.

"Let's do something truly meaningful."

Seeing the situation, Jiraiya immediately spoke up to interrupt.

"For example, we should discuss peace talks as soon as possible."

"So be it."

Naoki Kaguya also changed his demeanor and became serious.

"Yagura, show everyone our Kirigakure agreement."

(End of this chapter)