Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 170 Famous throughout the Ninja World, Konoha's Twin Stars!

When these children were abducted, their villages had probably been burned to the ground by Sunagakure, and their parents and relatives had likely been killed. Even if they were sent back, they would only end up wandering the streets.

At this moment, the old Nara clan chief suggested, "Third Hokage, let's first settle these children in the orphanage in Konoha. Then, have the Anbu verify their identities. If they can find their original villages and living relatives, that would be best. If not—then let them stay in Konoha."

The others nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. Since these children all have the talent of ninjas, as long as they are properly trained, they will all become excellent ninjas for Konoha in the future. We suffered considerable losses in this great battle, and we need a batch of fresh blood to join us."

After a moment's thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement with everyone's opinion: "Let's proceed with this plan. The Anbu will immediately organize manpower to conduct screening and reassurance work, and ensure the safety of these children."

Anbu: "Yes, Hokage-sama!"

While everyone was discussing, Aoba's gaze kept sweeping back and forth among the children.

An orphan with ninja talent, at this time, in this context—

An image of a silver-haired boy wearing round-framed glasses involuntarily appeared in Aoba's mind.

Kabuto Yakushi, the future master of fulfilling dreams!

Based on the timeline, Kabuto was taken into an orphanage by Konoha around this period, and the name "Kabuto" was given to him by Yakushi Nonou.

Kabuto's talent is beyond doubt. Orochimaru's judgment was only wrong when it came to Naruto; otherwise, he was very accurate in judging people.

Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can become Snake's assistant. If one could recruit him in advance, he would undoubtedly be a great asset in the future.

Aoba carefully searched among the children, but unfortunately, they were all covered in dirt and were too young. Aoba looked around but couldn't recognize which one was Dou.

"Never mind, let it be."

Aoba muttered to himself, "Anyway, once I'm in the Konoha Orphanage, I'll have plenty of opportunities to get to know them later."

After the Battle of Kikyōyama ended, the work of cleaning up the battlefield immediately began.

The Konoha ninjas began to systematically clean up the battlefield, treat the wounded, and collect the bodies.

Aoba, meanwhile, stepped on the sand mats and collected the sand scattered throughout Mount Kikyo.

"seal up!"

With one hand forming a hand seal, the sand scattered across the battlefield seemed to come alive, quickly gathering into streams of sand that continuously flowed back into his sealing scroll.

Of course, this is just a superficial effort.

If you look closely, you'll see that Aoba is holding two scrolls. The normal yellow sand is sealed in one scroll, while the sand mixed with gold sand is specially sealed in another special scroll.

This was his first time getting a gold drop from a boss, so he couldn't let it go to waste.

Placer gold, also known as bran gold.

This thing is genuine gold, but it has been given a special form by Magnet Release chakra.

Don't underestimate the value of steamed buns.

Gold dust is still gold!

"Tsk tsk, the Fourth Kazekage is such a good person. He came all the way to the Land of Fire and even gave us so much gold."

Qingye was overjoyed.

In order to study the bloodline limit, Aoba purchased a lot of medical equipment and invested all the money that the hot pot restaurant had earned over the years into it.

He originally planned to build a laboratory to study the Grell Stone, but due to funding constraints, he was unable to implement it.

Now, with the gold gift package from my old friend Luo Sha, this financial difficulty has been resolved immediately.

For this surprise attack, Luo Sha had worked hard to extract a lot of placer gold from the ground.

This batch of placer gold is extremely large. If he refines and smelts it himself, it would be worth tens of millions, at least two Asma (adult versions).

You may not have become rich overnight, but you've made a small fortune.

Meanwhile, the ANBU ninjas who were cleaning up the battlefield not far away watched Aoba, who was earnestly "panning for gold," and their expressions behind their masks were quite subtle.

This guy was a formidable figure who slapped the Fourth Kazekage flying, but then he turned around and squatted on the battlefield picking up gold dust. The contrast is too great, isn't it?

But then I thought, that's placer gold, I'd pick it up myself too.

The gold dust belonged to the Fourth Kazekage and was considered Aoba's spoils of war. No one else could find fault with it after he took it.

With the defeat of the main force of Kikyo Mountain Sunagakure, the Sunagakure guerrilla forces that had been rampaging along the western border of the Land of Fire seemed to have received some kind of emergency order and withdrew from the Land of Fire overnight like a tide.

At the same time, news of Sunagakure's failed raid on Konoha spread throughout the ninja world at an incredible speed.

This is news that could cause a major earthquake in the ninja world.

The most important piece of information is that the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was defeated head-on by Konoha Jonin, Yamashiro Aoba, and was seriously injured!

The news caused an uproar throughout the ninja world.

However, Rasa did not die.

In fact, given the circumstances at the time, Aoba's final Lava Palm strike could have shattered Rasa's heart and killed the Fourth Kazekage on the spot.

But at the last moment, he stopped, only severely injuring Luo Sha.

This was not because Aoba was soft-hearted, but because of extremely rational considerations.

the reason is simple.

If Rasa dies on Kikyo Mountain, then Sunagakure will truly have no way out.

No matter how weak Rasa is, he is still the Kazekage of one of the Five Great Nations.

The title "Kazekage" doesn't just represent him as an individual, but the entire Sunagakure village!

It wasn't that he became a "shadow" and gained the villagers' recognition, but rather that he became a "shadow" because he gained the villagers' recognition.

Therefore, the reason why Rasa was able to become Kazekage was firstly because he was recognized by the vast majority of people in Sunagakure, and the ninjas who followed him to invade Konoha must have all agreed with Rasa's decisions.

If Aoba had killed Rasa directly, it wouldn't have caused the remaining troops to fall into chaos or even scatter and flee, as would have happened in ancient warfare when a general or commander was killed.

The remaining Sand Village ninja will go completely mad and fight Konoha to the death at all costs.

Of course, some people might bring up the Third Raikage. First of all, the Third Raikage was covering his comrades' retreat, and he died from exhaustion, not from being beaten to death.

When Onoki trapped the Third Raikage, he only intended to capture him; he never intended to kill him.

Otherwise, while the Third Raikage was trapped, Onoki would have had countless opportunities to kill him.

Furthermore, even after the Third Raikage died, his body was safely recovered by a special task force dispatched by the Hidden Cloud Village, which is the standard practice for all major ninja villages regarding the "Kage" who died in battle.

This is a respect for "shadow," even when they are in an adversarial relationship.

The body of the Second Hokage, Tobirama, was also brought back in this way.

More importantly, the political impact of directly killing a "Shadow" is too great.

This will make the other four major ninja villages wary.

Despite the fierce fighting in the Ninja World War, there is still an unwritten bottom line between the villages.

What is the essence of the great war?

It's nothing more than seizing territory and resources, diverting internal conflicts, pushing out disobedient people, and incidentally training a new generation of ninjas.

To put it bluntly, the Ninja World War was no different from gangsters fighting over territory.

The underlings kill each other, it doesn't matter how many die, this is called "training" and "reshuffling".

If some people don't die, how will the positions of the leaders and bosses become vacant, and how will the underlings rise to power?

But if you kill the other side's top leader on the spot, then the nature of the situation changes completely!

Simply put, it broke the rules of the martial arts world.

The person who strikes first will definitely be hunted down, with hidden bounties and kill orders issued. Their gang will also face retaliation or have to pay a large sum of money in compensation.

You, a mere henchman of Konoha, killed the Kage of a village. What will the other four great kingdoms think?

The impact is very bad.

Guess why Minato and Abby have fought so many times and both are still fine? You can tell by the fact that only the Cloud Village's grunts were killed.

If Konoha can kill the Kazekage today, will they kill the Raikage and Tsuchikage tomorrow?

Konoha will immediately become the target of everyone's anger.

The Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Stone Village, and Hidden Mist Village will definitely put aside their prejudices and join forces against Konoha.

No matter how strong Konoha is, it can't withstand a gang attack from the entire ninja world.

Therefore, Aoba chose to hold back at the last moment.

He survived a serious injury, which both established his authority and left room for maneuver.

With the Sand Village's invasion plan failing, the various ninja villages that had been eager to launch an attack all backed down and reassessed Konoha's strength.

In particular, the Cloud Village forces, which had been constantly clashing with Konoha on the border, suddenly quieted down, and the pressure on the front line was greatly reduced.

The Fourth Raikage may be arrogant, but he's not stupid.

The Sand Village mobilized all its forces, only to be routed by the Konoha troops left behind in the village. Even the Kazekage nearly perished there.

The foundation of Konoha was far deeper than he had imagined.

In this situation, charging in headfirst will not bring any advantage.

After receiving this information, Iwagakure and Kirigakure became even more cautious.

For a time, the entire ninja world fell into an eerie calm because of the battle at Kikyo Mountain.

Of course, beneath the calm surface lies a more turbulent undercurrent.

Everyone remembered one name: Yamashiro Aoba.

That Konoha genius who single-handedly defeated the Fourth Kazekage and mastered the Lava Release Kekkei Genkai!

If before, Aoba's name was only known among Konoha's high-ranking officials and a few of his enemies, and he was considered a "rising star," then...

Now, he has officially become famous in the ninja world thanks to his amazing achievement of defeating a "Kage"!

From then on, no one would treat him as an ordinary Konoha ninja anymore. Aoba used his solid achievements to rise to the ranks of the top ninjas in the ninja world, even overshadowing the Fourth Kazekage.

At the same time, his name was marked as the highest threat level in the intelligence books of major forces in the ninja world!

Minato Namikaze, the "Yellow Flash" of Konoha, is known throughout the ninja world for his unpredictable speed. He faced off against the strongest duo in Kumogakure, Abby, and single-handedly sealed off the Kumogakure border.

Meanwhile, the newly risen "Konoha Sand Wall" Yamashiro Aoba crushed the Fourth Kazekage head-on with overwhelming strength, thus protecting Konoha Village.

It's unclear when exactly, but a brand new title began to circulate in the ninja world.

"Konoha Twins"!

This phrase is used to describe these two Konoha geniuses who shone with unparalleled brilliance during the Third Shinobi World War.

Aoba's reputation skyrocketed in a very short time, already catching up with the "Legendary Sannin of Konoha" who shone brightly in the last Shinobi World War.

Upon hearing this cool title, Aoba simply stroked his chin and smiled.

"Konoha Twin Stars? That sounds much better than that 'Konoha Sandwall' thing."

Aoba lay on a recliner in his own yard, took a leisurely sip of tea, and silently complained to himself.

"He still suffers from his age. Otherwise, with his current record, he would really be qualified to compete with Minato for the position of Fourth Hokage."

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