Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 38 was promoted
After another ten days of encampment, the troops from Konoha gradually withdrew.

As one of the first to evacuate, Kaedeji will be the first to return to the village for rest and recuperation, a move that Kaedeji is very pleased with.

What he needs most right now is time. Staying in the village to cultivate is much better than being restricted in the camp.

The reason they didn't have everyone evacuate back to the village at once was to guard against the enemy launching another surprise attack.

After all, their opponent was Sunagakure. Compared to other ninja villages, Sunagakure was clearly in a state of estrangement from the country it belonged to, so Sunagakure always wanted to find an opportunity to start a war and prove its worth to the Land of Wind.

But throughout the entire Second World War, Sunagakure didn't gain a single thing.

Invading the Land of Fire and facing off against Sakumo Hatake and Tsunade resulted in three major setbacks: failing to conquer the rich territory, failing to seize valuable ninjutsu, and failing to effectively kill Konoha's genius. It was a complete loss.

On another front, the village of Iwagakure invaded, and a fierce battle ensued, resulting in a stalemate. The Third Kazekage, hailed as the strongest Kazekage of all time, along with Bunpuku, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, was fully capable of withstanding the Third Tsuchikage's offensive.

After all, the main force of Iwagakure was used to deal with Konoha, and they had to face Orochimaru's forces head-on.

The Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans, the three great bloodline clans, led a large number of clans with secret techniques, all gathering under Orochimaru's command.

This also shows that Konoha Village deployed significantly different forces to deal with the offensives of Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

This doesn't even include the Uzumaki clan, since five years ago, at the beginning of World War II, the Land of Whirlpools was besieged and destroyed by the Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Cloud Village, and a group of wandering ninjas.

The Hidden Mist Village flooded the Land of Whirlpools with a massive burst of water, while the Hidden Cloud Village destroyed the Land of Whirlpools' large barrier with a lightning-fast Raikou technique. A group of wandering ninja kidnapped members of the Uzumaki clan and sold them on the black market.

"After returning to the village this time, I need to learn the Reincarnation Technique as soon as possible to improve my strength. If I have a choice, I should try not to participate in the war against Iwagakure." Kaede Tsukasa pondered.

The pressure that Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) puts on Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) is far greater than that that of Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village).

With no major moves by Kumogakure in the northeast and Kirigakure in the southeast, Iwagakure is actually Konoha's strongest opponent.

The Sand Village was already impoverished, and its painstakingly trained puppet army and poison were completely countered by Sakumo Hatake and Tsunade. This meant that the Leaf Village did not need to expend too many resources to deal with the Sand Village's offensive.

But Iwagakure is in trouble. They have two Jinchūriki, the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails, and both of them participated in the war against Konoha.

On Konoha's side, 75-year-old Mito Uzumaki did not participate in the battle. Otherwise, the appearance of this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who scolded the Nine-Tails as if it were his son, might have accelerated the end of the war.

It's worth mentioning that, like Naruto Uzumaki, Mito Uzumaki possesses the ability to sense the good and evil in people's hearts. This terrifying, all-encompassing perception ability is unsolvable, rendering all tactics such as raids, ambushes, and flanking maneuvers a joke.

This is because Mito Uzumaki is old and doesn't have much time left. He may also have been affected by the near extermination of the Uzumaki clan, and is now focusing all his efforts on training Kushina Uzumaki, teaching her various sealing techniques.

If we add the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura, who are stationed in Konoha Village...

"Konoha Village at that time was truly full of talented people... I remember that the Third Hokage's son and daughter-in-law, Konohamaru's parents, were still alive at that time and were working in the Anbu." Kaede Tsukasa sighed as he thought about the configuration of Konoha Village.

It's absolutely amazing! Bloodline limit, secret techniques, total troop strength, number of Kage-level fighters... it has the upper hand in every aspect!

To some extent, it's quite remarkable that the Third Hokage was able to almost completely squander this luxurious setup.

"I have to be careful in any battle involving Iwagakure, as the mortality rate will be very high."

By the end of next year, 40th century, the fighting will have reached its most intense phase. "Even after World War II officially ended, conflicts between the villages continued until World War III broke out..."

Kaede Tsukasa recalled the contents of "The Tale of Minato" and seemed to be deep in thought.

To be honest, before mastering the Reincarnation Technique, Kaedeji had absolutely no desire to participate in these dangerous battles.

"Ultimately, I still need to master the imperfect Self-Reincarnation Technique as soon as possible. It might take a normal person several years to learn an S-rank forbidden technique, and I must do everything I can to compress that time."

It's best not to exceed one year!
At the end of next year, a great battle between Konoha and Iwagakure will inevitably break out, and Kaedeji, as a newly promoted secret technique ninja, will almost certainly be sent to the battlefield.

"I wonder if I'll be able to dodge the Tailed Beast Ball's bombardment range using the Void Realm Technique..."

……

Kaede Tsukasa returned to the village with his troops and was warmly welcomed by a large number of villagers.

Cheers and flowers were everywhere, as if the war was completely over. However, the expulsion of Sunagakure had given the villagers hope for victory, and everyone believed that the war would end soon.

"We lost many comrades, while those who survived are enjoying applause. This kind of thing..."

Kazamatsuri Takuno let out a low sigh. He looked at these faces, but for some reason, he couldn't feel happy.

He remembered that he was supposed to die in the Land of Rain, but thanks to Kaedeji Tsukasa at the crucial moment, he was able to avoid the poisonous fog trap.

How much of the cheering from these people is actually for him?

"Don't think about it too much. Didn't you see Lady Tsunade waving to everyone?"

"But I feel that Lady Tsunade's smile is a little fake..."

Of course, some of it is fake.

Senju Nawaki died on the battlefield, and the key point is that his death was so perfunctory and casual. Even though the war against Sunagakure was over, Tsunade still couldn't be happy.

Fortunately, Kato Dan is alright. However, if it weren't for Kaede Tsukasa's influence, he would normally have died in two years, at which point Tsunade would have broken down and developed a mental illness.

"Who can predict the future? What we need to do is seize the moment, follow the guidance of the Will of Fire, and do everything we can to protect this village."

Kaede Tsukasa also waved to the people around him, just like the other ninjas.

The main purpose of this welcoming ceremony was to inspire people; Kaedeji just wanted to end all of this as soon as possible and enter training mode.

But soon, he received a new appointment.

"What? Lady Tsunade, the village has appointed me as the head of the corpse disposal department?"

Kaedeji feigned surprise, "How can this be? I'm just Morino Isuke's assistant."

(End of this chapter)