Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

"why not?"

Terumi Mei was unusually serious. "Kirigakure has suffered a lot and needs a lot of time to recover. Moreover, even in the future, I think peace is better than war."

"Well, let's talk about the specifics later."

The Raikage nodded, not denying Mei Terumi's words.

the reason is simple--

If someone lives next to a behemoth, no one will think of fighting with the others.

This will only make major powers stronger.

He's not quite the same as Hashirama Senju back then.

Konoha was strong back then only because they had Madara and Hashirama Senju. They weren't particularly afraid of the others. But Konoha is strong in every way now.

No weaknesses!

This is the scariest thing.

In particular, the Land of Fire itself has very fertile and vast lands.

Konoha still has great potential, but their potential has already reached its limit.

This is the most despairing thing right now.

Without giving it their all, they can no longer catch up with Konoha, and the gap may widen further in the future, leaving them with no chance to defeat their opponent.

unless……

Let's all work together.

The Raikage pondered this in his heart, then looked at Onoki in the distance.

He shook his head when he saw Onoki.

That old thing is still around.

Although the Raikage wanted to unite everyone to deal with Konoha, there was a condition—Kumogakure had to be the leader.

It can't be achieved if Ohnoki is still here.

Another reality is...

The others may not be willing to join forces either.

"Let's deal with the White Zetsu clones first."

"That's right."

……

"Kakashi-sensei, can you still hold on?"

"of course."

Kakashi picked up the book. "I'm even in the mood to read."

"Actually, it's okay to cry. Men sometimes don't need to hide or hold back. If you cry it out, you'll lose everything."

"hehe."

Kakashi, holding the book, wondered, "I wonder if things have ended in Konoha yet."

"Maybe."

Chiba walked step by step toward Konoha.

He could sense it—

The war over there is not over yet.

but.

Sometimes, giving people appropriate experience is a good thing. It can enhance their cohesion and also allow their abilities and progress to be proven.

This can make them more confident.

of course.

The most important thing is—

Chiba felt that the situation was basically secure, and it didn't matter if he didn't need to take action.

I'm tired, let me take a rest.

He looked up at the sky, pondering his next steps.

Honestly.

The Naruto we know now is definitely not the same person as the one in the anime from the previous life.

Without the trials and tribulations of Sasuke and others, Naruto is still very immature and far from being able to shoulder the responsibilities of Hokage. His strength is also incomparable to that of the Naruto of that time.

after all.

He doesn't even know what the Six Paths Mode is right now.

He ended the war and changed the fate of a group of people, but some people were also destined to never grow up.

This was an inevitable outcome.

Chiba couldn't judge which was better or worse; he only knew—

I won't regret doing this.

As for Isshiki, Momoshiki, and the like, Konoha's current strength is not enough to defeat them for the time being, but it's not impossible in the future.

He possesses the power of all nine tailed beasts and has the ability to extract their power.

In addition, he also possesses the Rinnegan.

Who knows, we might actually kill a few members of the Otsutsuki clan and see if they can give back to the planet and make the ninja world stronger.

Chiba couldn't help but smile as he thought of this.

"what happened?"

Kakashi, look over here.

His feelings...

Of course, it wasn't as calm as it appeared on the surface.

There are too many questions.

In fact, Kakashi really wanted to have a good talk with Obito and question him about why he did what he did, but after they actually met and fought, he realized that nothing needed to be explained.

The two sides have completely different positions, so whatever he says is useless.

Obito was able to kill Kushina back then...

He could destroy Konoha or even himself for his so-called goal. He was just a little sad that the boy who once strived to become Hokage had ended up like this due to some coincidences.

Chiba shook his head: "It's nothing. I was just thinking, if the Akatsuki had really succeeded in releasing that guy from the moon, what would the ninja world be like now?"

"I don't know. Maybe... it was destroyed."

Kakashi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Chiba smiled and said, "I don't think so."

"why?"

"Because humanity always has an endless supply of people and trump cards. When that day comes, everyone will unite to deal with them and drive them out."

Chiba said, "Even if one or two more similar ones come, we can still kill them, and who knows, we might even make the ninja world a better place."

Kakashi, engrossed in his book, had no time to ponder Obito's situation.

If the Ten-Tails were to be resurrected, it would certainly be a huge disaster for the ninja world. Even if they were to win, the final outcome would likely be extremely tragic.

……

When they returned to Konoha, the White Zetsu had already retreated, while the Konoha ninja were in hot pursuit.

Ninjas were chasing White Zetsu everywhere.

The most effective among them is naturally the Aburame clan, whose parasitic insects are extremely useful against White Zetsu, but there are too many White Zetsu clones.

They captured and killed a large number of them.

but.

They still number in huge numbers, lurking underground and fleeing wildly, making it impossible for even the Konoha ninjas to hunt them all down.

"It seems like we can't catch up."

It's a bit of a pity that Tian Tian has exhausted her chakra and can't provide support anymore.

As for the six tails.

It had already left Tenten's body and was recovering its chakra on the side.

The six-tailed creature is somewhat similar to a slug, and its personality is also extremely gentle.

It was about to speak.

A wave of chakra surged forth, and then—

Chiba appeared beside her.

"Tian Tian, ​​are you alright?"

"Aren't you going to hunt down those White Zetsu?"

Tian Tian was puzzled, then suddenly realized, "I forgot to ask how things are over there? Are you alright?"

"Everything should be over. That guy is dead, and the black guy is trapped in that space and can't get out."

Chiba looked up at the sky. "It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but for now, things should be quiet for a while."

"Peace is wonderful!"

Sitting on the ground every day, he stuck out his tongue and said embarrassedly, "I don't think I did anything. Thinking about it carefully, I just knocked someone down and helped kill some White Zetsu clones."

"That's pretty good. Strength doesn't come from individuals, but from the group."