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

Chapter 327 Heroes Bow Down, Feet Tread the World

Into the night
Konoha
At this point, it's no longer appropriate to call this ninja village, which has expanded considerably, a village; it would be more fitting to describe it as a city.

Even though it was already night, Konoha showed no signs of sleep. Everywhere was bustling with people celebrating the victory of the war, and the Fifth Hokage's prestige had soared to new heights.

At this moment, the staff in the Hokage Building, compared to the celebration of the Konoha villagers, were once again immersed in intense and demanding work.

Not only the staff, but even Sakura was sitting in the main seat of the conference room, boredly watching the people in front of her discuss how to proceed.

Besides Sakura herself, those present included Tobirama Senju, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, Tsunade, Shikaku Nara, and other high-ranking members of Konoha.

"Now that the four major ninja villages and several smaller ninja villages are powerless to resist the might of Konoha, how should we deal with these forces?"

Koharu Utatane was like Mitokado Yan at this moment, as if she had been given a second spring, and she was full of energy.

"I have already promised Yugito that I will give these ninja villages three days. If they do not surrender after three days, don't blame me for being impolite."

The Hokage, seated in the main position, rested his cheek on his hand and spoke listlessly, as if recounting the most ordinary of matters.

"Three days?"

"There's still time, but what if these people resolutely resist?"

Tobirama Senju stroked his chin, giving the Hokage a meaningful look.

"Hmph, now that Konoha is powerful, they wouldn't dare not surrender."

Koharu snorted coldly and spoke without hesitation, a murderous glint flashing in her eyes.

"No, if we do that, how are we supposed to manage this ninja world?"

Nara Shikaku immediately stopped him.

"Although under the leadership of the Fifth Hokage, the power of Konoha has reached an unprecedented level, if we take a hard line, it is hard to guarantee that these people will not choose to fight to the death."

Nara Shikaku, known as the strategist of Konoha, frowned and spoke.

"To perish together?"

"Then first they must be qualified."

Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms, didn't take it to heart.

Her thinking is still stuck in the ninja village era; she has clearly applied the old logic of "might makes right."

"To kill the chicken as a warning to the monkey."

"If they are adamant, pick the one who shouts the loudest and kill him to intimidate the others."

At this moment, the Hokage, seated in the main seat, spoke in a nonchalant manner.

"This……"

"can."

Koharu Utatane hesitated, but Tobirama Senju interrupted her, agreeing with the Hokage's suggestion. Seeing this, Koharu had no choice but to back down and change the subject:

"Then, what should be done with those nobles?"

Mitokado Homura remained calm; he had already prepared a response before speaking.

"Announcing to the world that if anyone is willing to give up their noble status and have their family property confiscated, they will be entitled to a share of 100,000 taels per person per year for five years, and their past actions will be forgiven."

"If they remain indulging in past dreams and refuse to comply, then their families will be confiscated and their clans exterminated."

"As for those daimyo, they are given three days to arrive in Konoha and present their seals to show their submission."

"Then select capable people from among the nobles who are willing to submit and send them to other regions to manage the people's livelihood."

"besides……"

Mitokado spoke eloquently, clearly having already devised a plan.

In short, they can't all be killed in one fell swoop, as that would only cause chaos in the ninja world, and Konoha wouldn't have enough manpower to manage it.

Although there were many corrupt officials among the nobility, there were also many truly talented people.

"Then what if those corrupt people choose to submit?"

Tobirama Senju looked at Homura Mitokado with admiration.

"Simple, just send mountain ninjas. They're just ordinary people, it won't take much effort."

"Those who embezzle more than one million taels of silver will be executed immediately."

Mitokado Homura spoke calmly, but the chilling aura in his words sent a shiver down Nara Shikaku's spine.

As expected, the older a person gets, the more ruthless they become. Having seen all sorts of storms, they naturally show no mercy.

A quota of one million taels would probably require the execution of seventy percent of the officials in the country.

"What if manpower shortages lead to chaos in the area?"

Nara Shikaku asked the question.

"Then kill them slowly, take it slow."

"While cultivating talent, we must also sharpen the knife slowly."

Mitokado took a leisurely sip of tea.

None of those present mentioned what would happen if someone resisted.

After all, one must have the means to resist.

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this, clearly agreeing with Mitokado Homura's words.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Tobirama Senju spoke as if casually:

"When the world bows down and all the seas belong to Konoha, then a nation can be established."

Upon hearing this, everyone present lit up, except for the Hokage in the main seat, who seemed to be taking a short nap.

Found a nation!

The first massive empire in history to encompass the entire ninja world!
"Establishing a nation is imperative."

"Now that we have swept across the world, the old title of Great Name is no longer applicable, and we should choose a new honorific title."

"The ruler of a country is called Huang, and the one who governs the world is called Di".

"The ruler of a country can be called an emperor."

Koharu Utatane spoke up at this moment, which made Shikaku Nara take another look at Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.

These two old folks probably already had it all planned out.

"Now that the Hokage Fist reigns supreme among all heroes, he should be the emperor."

Mitomon Homura gazed intently at the Hokage in the main seat.

Upon hearing this, the Hokage looked up and responded softly under everyone's gaze.

At this moment, the situation of the entire ninja world has been discussed and resolved in this conference room.

It was already late when Sakura left the Hokage Building, and a figure had been waiting outside the building for a long time.

"Ino?"

Looking at that pretty figure, Xiaoying's expression relaxed a lot.

"Sakura."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the girl named Ino smiled.

"I've been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to see Ino."

"Won't Ino be angry?"

The two walked side by side on the brightly lit street, which was still bustling even as it grew quieter, just like when they used to go to and from school together.

"No, I know Sakura is the Hokage."

"Sakura is usually very busy." "Wouldn't it be too presumptuous of us to bother her?"

"My Hokage?"

Two girls walked hand in hand, the warm yellow light dispelling the silence and chill of the night, adding a touch of warmth to the night.

"When did Ino learn to make fun of me?"

"I am the Hokage."

"Ino must be punished!"

Sakura looked at the purple-clad girl beside her and pretended to be angry.

"Hey hey hey, my Hokage, how shall you punish this weak woman like me?"

Ino moved closer to Sakura, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

"Then I'll punish Ino and make her stay by my side for the rest of her life."

"How about you bring me tea and water every day?"

"Aren't you scared!"

Upon hearing the Hokage's words, Ino couldn't help but smile.

"Lord Hokage, aren't you afraid of what others will say if you bully me like this?"

Looking at Ino's sly smile, Sakura said nonchalantly:
"I am the Hokage, and I make the decisions."

"It's none of our business for outsiders to interfere."

Looking at the pink color before her, Ino's clear blue eyes revealed a relieved smile.

"Since the Hokage has spoken, then this little girl who is powerless to even kill a chicken will respectfully obey."

"What do you mean, 'too weak to even kill a chicken'?"

"You could probably kill a cow."

Hearing Sakura's words, Ino was stunned for a moment, then said somewhat angrily:

"I'm just using an analogy! An analogy!"

"Do you understand?"

Looking at the laughing pink figure in front of her, Ino finally realized she'd been tricked, and then punched Sakura in the chest, saying:
"You're playing a trick on me!"

However, Ino instinctively pulled back as soon as she struck with the hammer.

It's not big to begin with, what if I hammer it and make it even smaller?
However, a hand grabbed Ino's withdrawn hand at that moment, and Sakura, looking as if she had been hit hard, spoke in an affected manner:
"Ah! It hurts!"

"As expected of Ino, she injured me, the invincible Hokage, with just one punch!"

Seeing the other person's clumsy acting, Ino couldn't help but feel annoyed and said:
"Sakura, you're teasing me again!"

However, Sakura stepped past Ino, turned back to look at Ino with a smile, and said:
"so what?"

"I am the Hokage."

"If Ino isn't happy about it, then come and chase me!"

"If you catch me, I'll let you have me~~~"

"Hey hey hey~~~"

Seeing that annoying pink-haired guy ahead, Ino couldn't stand it and immediately chased after him, angrily saying:

"You brat, Sakura!"

"I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, two figures, one in pink and one in purple, chased each other through the night in Konoha.

-

The world was shaken
The ten nations of Wind, Lightning, Water, Earth, Rain, Waterfall, Iron, Bear, Field, and Snow formed the most powerful ninja alliance in history to attack Konoha, but were completely defeated within three days!

The Fifth Hokage, Sakura Haruno, single-handedly destroyed the enemy formation and killed the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, the Two Scales!

The Akatsuki organization, which had previously stirred up trouble in the Fourth Shinobi World War, was also completely wiped out by the Hokage single-handedly on the battlefield of the Land of Rain!
In the battle of the Land of Rain alone, he killed seven Kage-level ninjas: the Third Tsuchikage, the Acting Kazekage, Nagato (leader of Akatsuki), Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, Hiruko, and Sasori of the Red Sand!

Not only that, the Hokage rushed to the Land of Frost. In this battle, the Fifth Raikage died, and even though more than a dozen famous and dead ninjas in the ninja world were resurrected, they were all defeated!

Even Madara Uchiha, the Asura of the Ninja World, was no match for the Hokage in a single blow!
Tens of thousands of ninja troops were completely routed in this battle!
The world was in an uproar!

Everyone was horrified by the immense power of the current Hokage.

In total, six Kage from the five great ninja villages have perished at his hands!
It seems that no expert without status or power deserves to die at her hands!
In addition, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha also shone brightly in this battle.

Naruto Uzumaki, alone, joined forces with Hiruzen Sarutobi to resist more than a dozen ninja masters, while Sasuke Uchiha held off the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage.

After this battle, the entire ninja world bowed down to Konoha!
No one can stop Konoha's rise!
All forces that had previously opposed Konoha were now in a state of panic.

Not only that, but the nobles who had ruled the ninja world for thousands of years were even more apprehensive and uneasy.

The ninjas were not easily killed, but after enjoying so many years of extravagance and debauchery, how could they bear to give it up?

At the same time, Konoha issued a statement.

Within three days, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure will send representatives to hand over their respective photo seals and submit to their rule; otherwise, they will bear the consequences.
At the same time, all daimyo of the countries associated with the elements of wind, thunder, water, earth, rain, field, water trough, hot spring, field, iron, grass, river, bird, demon, frost, snow, and bear are ordered to hand over their daimyo seals, or face the consequences!

At the same time, he ordered all nobles in the land to relinquish their noble status and have their property confiscated. From this moment on, there was no longer any such thing as a noble!
If any common people or ninja in the world are oppressed by nobles, they may go to Konoha to file a complaint against the nobles. If the situation is true, Konoha will show no mercy!
This statement caused widespread panic!
The true intentions of the Hokage of Konoha are now crystal clear!

They want to devour the world and unify the ninja realm!
To create an unprecedented behemoth empire!
All the nobles wailed and raged over this.

Finished!

Finished!

The millennia-old foundation laid by our ancestors has been completely destroyed at this moment.

The daimyo of the Land of Water, enraged, smashed treasures from the palace to the ground, as if possessed.

Meanwhile, Kasumi Ryuzawa knelt at the palace gate, his face pale.

That shouldn't be, that shouldn't be.

How could this be? How could this be?

Despite gathering the power of the entire ninja world, they failed to defeat Konoha; instead, the enemy completely crushed all their forces.

But it's too late to say anything now.

All nobles must pay the price for their disobedience to the Hokage!
Similar events to those in the Land of Water are constantly unfolding in various countries.

The nobles are lamenting, while the common people are reveling!
This is a victory for Konoha, a victory for the common people!
In these three days, the nobles of the Land of Fire were the first to suffer the wrath of Konoha.

Countless heads rolled to the ground, and blood stained the market red. The executioner's blade was already bent out of shape, but even so, one nobleman after another was still led to the execution ground!
Crimson blood stained the land of the Land of Fire, the hearts of the common people, and the eyes of the remaining nobles.

Even if they were roused to courage by the impending executioner's blade, they could still kill these people effortlessly, even against a mere genin using the simplest Three Body Technique!

Moreover, even if they wanted to hire wandering ninjas to save their lives, none of those wandering ninjas dared to take on these life-threatening jobs.

Taking over means becoming an enemy of Konoha.

Now that the Allied Shinobi Forces have been defeated by Konoha, what chance do they have?
Over the course of those three days, crowds thronged the streets, countless nobles were raided and their homes ransacked, and countless boxes of gold, silver, and antique treasures were unearthed.

The sheer amount of money involved is terrifying, and this wealth, accumulated over thousands of years, has made everyone green with envy.

These riches will be used for the development of the empire in the future.

Three days have passed.

In the very center of Konoha, countless people gathered in the plaza. The Hokage, dressed in a red and white Hokage robe, sat on a high platform, calmly looking down at the nearly thirty kneeling figures below.

Darui of Kumogakure, Koto of Iwagakure, Kankuro of Sunagakure, Genji of Kirigakure, and all the daimyo of the ninja world.

These people, who should have been high above others and lived in luxury, were now all groveling at the Hokage's feet.

All heroes bowed their heads, and their feet trod the world!
(End of this chapter)