Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 326 The Future of Konoha

Reviving Tobirama Senju was, in Sakura's opinion, the most correct thing she did during her less than one-year tenure as Hokage.

Whether it's researching technology, developing techniques, handling government affairs, or commanding the battlefield, Tobirama Senju excels in everything.

It's basically Sakura's external brain.

Hashirama Senju should thank his father for giving him such a good younger brother.

If it weren't for Tobirama Senju, Konoha would probably have been wiped out the moment he went to report to the Six Paths Elder.

Therefore, in Sakura's eyes at this moment, Orochimaru's abilities could be completely replaced by Tobirama Senju.

Besides, what is Orochimaru anyway? Just a rogue ninja.

Sakura's Tobirama is the Second Hokage!
Orochimaru's only advantage is that he can survive longer than Tobirama Senju.

"Tied."

Sakura didn't care at all when she saw Orochimaru's gloomy face.

Sasuke then took out a wire from his ninja tool bag and tied Orochimaru up tightly.

Now that Orochimaru's soul has been gathered together by Sakura, it means that all the soul fragments within Orochimaru's cursed seals have been brought together by Sakura. If Orochimaru dies now, he is truly dead.

"Why?!"

"Why?!"

"Why must the Infinite Tsukuyomi be broken?!"

"My Lin!"

"My Lin!"

At this moment, Obito Uchiha was wailing like a madman.

Having witnessed the so-called wonderful world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Obito Uchiha became even more convinced of its existence.

Kakashi looked at the crazed Obito Uchiha with no pity in his eyes, and without hesitation, he bound Obito.

At this moment, Obito Uchiha had lost both his eyes. Even though he still possessed considerable strength, he was powerless to face Kakashi.

"Kakashi, you, stop right there!"

"Lin!"

"My Lin!"

On the other side, Yugito walked over carrying Matatabi, who was now in a miniature state.

"What are you going to do next?"

Yugito looked at the pink-clad girl in front of him with some hesitation.

"Of course, it's about unifying the entire ninja world."

"To establish a new country."

Sakura looked at Yugito's arms and scratched Yugito's head. Yugito made a comfortable purring sound, which made him look quite cute.

At least it's cuter than that little turtle with three tails.

"Unification...?"

Yukito didn't find it strange.

The girl before us has achieved this much; it is now imperative to unite all the nations.

"If it's just Kumogakure..."

Yugito hesitated, hoping that the girl in front of him could be more lenient towards Kumogakure in consideration of the fact that she had died for Konoha in this war.

After all, the Hidden Cloud Village had already been completely defeated, and not only the Hidden Cloud Village, but also the Hidden Sand Village, the Hidden Stone Village, and the Hidden Mist Village.

The so-called ninjas are a group of people who care deeply about their village.

Therefore, if the Hidden Cloud Village's resistance angers this Hokage, then the Hidden Cloud Village's fate will be...

"rest assured."

"After this battle, I will give all the ninja villages three days."

"Three days from now, they must submit to Konoha."

"Otherwise, we can only treat it as a destabilizing factor."

Sakura didn't say much, but Yugito hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

Looking at the allied forces that had long since vanished without a trace, Sakura spoke calmly:
"You can take charge of contacting the Hidden Cloud Village."

"If you still refuse after that, then..."

"You know the consequences."

Sakura's words caused Yugito's expression to change slightly, and he nodded seriously, saying:
"I will succeed, please don't worry."

At that moment, a black dot appeared in the sky, attracting everyone's attention.

That is……

A flying island?

The island-shaped object moved quite fast, and in no time it had flown above everyone's heads.

As the 'island' drew closer, everyone realized that it was not an island at all, but a flying sky fortress!

Just as everyone was watching the sky fortress with wary expressions, two figures arrived at the edge of the sky fortress.

It was Tsunade and Uchiha Hikaru.

"I'm here to help you!"

We're not too late... are we?

Guang waved to the crowd below, his previously excited expression now somewhat embarrassed.

She seemed to be late, but she happened to join in cleaning up the mess.

"It's Tsuna..."

Tobirama Senju glanced at Tsunade only once before turning his gaze to the sky fortress.

What a good thing!

The fact that such a colossal creature could fly in the sky greatly intrigued Tobirama Senju.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Having worked with Tobirama Senju for so long, Sakura had long since figured out his temperament, so she patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly.

"..."

Tobirama Senju stared at the pink-haired girl with a dark expression. He had only glanced at the Sky Fortress once, and now she was leaving it to him?
With the final battle over, the Konoha troops quickly cleaned up the battlefield and, led by the Hokage, prepared to return to Konoha.

However, many of the Konoha ninjas were carefully observing Hashirama Senju.

This person is someone they have personally witnessed standing on the opposite side of the current Fifth Hokage.

This left many people with mixed feelings.

However, Hashirama Senju paid no attention to these things, and was only thinking heavily about what was to come.

The Fifth Hokage is now the only one in power, and there is no one in the ninja world who can stop him.

The only two people who could stop the Fifth Hokage, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Kaguya Otsutsuki, paid no attention to any of this and let the Fifth Hokage do as he pleased, which made Hashirama Senju lose his appetite and sleep.

Meanwhile, in Konoha, Mitokado Homura had already received the good news of the victorious return from the front lines. He led Utatane Koharu and other middle and high-ranking officials responsible for stabilizing the village out of the village for thirty miles to welcome the Konoha troops.

This battle can be described as a decisive one that determined the fate of the world.

It was the most dangerous battle in Konoha's history, the largest battle in the entire ninja world's history, and the battle with the most participating countries in history.

If we lose this battle, Konoha will be erased from the annals of history.

Only a few words will be left behind.

In Konoha 64, the Fifth Hokage led a rebellion and destroyed it.

However, now that Sakura has led her troops back in victory, Konoha will be in charge of the ninja world from now on!

There will never be a village like Kumogakure, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, or Kirigakure again.

The world has fallen to the leaves.

As for the so-called nobles, well, they've already fallen out with each other.

Now that the situation is settled, it's time to let them see what this so-called knife really looks like.

"Sakura."

"Hiruzen didn't misjudge him!"

"Okay, okay!"

"You truly deserve to be called the Hokage!"

"Konoha will burn with the most dazzling flames because of your existence!" Mitokado Homura said excitedly, his words trembling slightly as he looked at the girl in front of him.

"Old Man Yan, let's go."

"I reckon your retirement life is probably over for the foreseeable future."

Sakura smiled slightly and waved her hand dismissively.

"Retirement is nothing. These old bones of mine can still burn for Konoha for another thirty years!"

Mitokado Homura was completely unconcerned about this and had high hopes for the future of Konoha.

If he could witness the scene of Konoha ruling the world and all heroes bowing down before he died, he would die without regret!

As they approached Konoha, the roadside was already packed with people.

Flowers lined the road, cannons fired in the sky, and crowds cheered.

Everyone's face was beaming with excitement.

Konoha won again.

This victory is different from the past. This time, it completely crushes all the forces in the ninja world, leaving them with no chance to recover for decades.

The moment Mitokado learned of the good news from the front lines, he informed the entire village about the significance of this victory.

The villagers of Konoha couldn't help but be excited.

Not only does Konoha become the dominant power in the entire ninja world, but it also means that war is unlikely to break out again for decades or even centuries.

The entire ninja world will submit to the feet of the current Fifth Hokage of Konoha!

This is comparable to... no, it is even greater than the achievements of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage who founded Konoha!
Ninjas have existed for nearly a thousand years. The Warring States period lasted for hundreds of years, and the era of ninja villages lasted for decades, so much blood has been shed in the ninja world.

Now, the Fifth Hokage has emerged out of nowhere, and from his debut to his appointment as Hokage, he has suppressed the ninja world in less than four years.

In these four years, he killed three Kage, suppressed the demons, slaughtered the Akatsuki, destroyed the Rinnegan, crushed Uchiha Madara, and defeated the Goddess of the Rabbit.

Slay, suppress, slaughter, kill, crush, defeat.

Undefeated, invincible.

Such a legendary figure might only appear once every thousand years.

She seemed to have been born for this purpose, descending upon the ninja world to finally end all this chaos.

"Hokage!"

"Hokage!"

"Hokage!"

Everyone was cheering, everyone was singing, everyone was celebrating, only Hashirama Senju, hidden among the troops, watched all of this with a complicated expression.

Behind the cheers of everyone, he seemed to see countless people dying because of this, and he saw the future scene of Konoha oppressing the ninja world with a superior attitude.

"Don't spoil the fun, brother."

Tobirama Senju appeared beside Hashirama Senju at some unknown time and spoke calmly.

"My ideal Konoha shouldn't be like this."

Hashirama Senju's words were somewhat somber.

"But the Konoha we live in now is the Konoha that everyone dreams of."

"And the Konoha that everyone has always dreamed of is about to be born."

Tobirama Senju knew his older brother's personality all too well.

"My elder brother once missed such an opportunity, which led to the war in the entire ninja world escalating at an almost exaggerated rate."

"Sakura is just cleaning up her older brother's messes now."

"Big brother shouldn't stop Sakura, but should reflect on his own mistakes."

Tobirama Senju's words were calm and composed.

Was I... wrong?

Hashirama Senju remained silent, not believing he had done anything wrong.

But the thought that the container in his arms still contained the eyes of his friend Uchiha Madara made him somewhat silent.

On his deathbed, Madara denied his actions and placed his last hope in the young girl.

He also readily approved of Sakura's actions, giving her the Rinnegan in his place, hoping she would take a look at the so-called future peace in his place.

Does this mean that not only his own younger brother, but also his best friend is on the opposite side?

spot……

What should I do...?

Hashirama Senju was in a heavy mood at the moment, and simply followed the crowd, mechanically walking forward step by step.

At this moment, Sakura was followed by Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin, three members of the Shadow Guard, and behind them were Hikaru Uchiha, Kakashi, Mei Terumi, Yugito, Might Guy, Asuma, and other Konoha ninja.

At this moment, the remaining ninjas in Konoha who were not on the battlefield were desperately maintaining order, but there were still a few villagers who broke through the ninjas' blockade and ran to Sakura to present her with flowers. Before long, Sakura's arms were full of bouquets.

Sakura gazed at all of this with a sense of awe.

Everything is about to end.

Of all the people present, Naruto was the happiest, as it was the first time he had ever witnessed such a scene.

He has proven himself with his own strength.

Enjoying the cheers of everyone.

Sakura looked at Naruto but didn't say much.

All of this is what Naruto deserves. Before Sakura arrived at the Frost Country battlefield, the Frost Country front would have collapsed long ago if it weren't for Naruto.

Without Naruto, Sasuke alone could not have withstood Hashirama Senju.

Sakura slightly raised her head and met the eyes of the Hokage Rock.

That was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

As an impure being, it was inappropriate for him to appear in this situation. Looking at everything in front of him, and at Naruto laughing heartily in the crowd, he felt no more worries and could leave with peace of mind.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze was surrounded by a faint white glow, and his azure eyes were watching everything.

A white, transparent soul surged out of the body and then flew towards the sky.

He has said everything he needed to say, and now he can leave in peace.

Naruto seemed to sense something and looked towards the Hokage Rock, completely stunned.

With his current strength, he could naturally sense Minato Namikaze's departure.

He thought he was prepared to face all of this, but when the moment actually arrived, he was still very sad.

"What are you thinking about?"

Karin, who was standing nearby, seemed to notice Naruto's unusual behavior and asked him with concern.

"No, it's nothing."

Naruto shook his head.

"You bastard, don't force me to beat you up when everyone's having a good time."

Karin looked at Naruto with some displeasure.

"Hehe, no way."

Naruto scratched his head and flashed his signature smile.

Suddenly he felt his hand being held.

This hand was warm and reassuring, and Naruto instinctively gripped it tightly.

"You rascal, don't get me wrong..."

"I just……"

Karin's face flushed slightly, and she turned her gaze to the distance.

"Hehe, Karin is so considerate..."

Naruto held onto that hand tightly, refusing to let go.

He had unconsciously shifted his gaze from the pink in front of him to the red beside him without realizing it.

"This kid..."

The pink-clad figure in front seemed to notice the two people behind her, and chuckled softly. Without turning around, she continued walking forward step by step.

Just like her personality, she acted without hesitation or doubt.

(End of this chapter)