Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 99 Tsunade: How shameful!

The Root has already gone to the front lines with Danzo, and Hiruzen Sarutobi has sent out all the Anbu to gather intelligence on Iwagakure.

With Tsunade, a medical genius, in Konoha, casualties can be minimized.

The casualty rate in Iwagakure is at least twice that of Konoha, and they have not yet established a medical ninja system.

Even if the Iwa ninja have the advantage on the main battlefield, two or three thousand Iwa ninja are clearly not enough to fight Konoha to the death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already sensed Onoki's intentions from the Iwa ninja's temporarily halted offensive, which is why he took the initiative to propose peace talks with the Iwa ninja.

He still harbored a sliver of hope that the Iwa ninja would be more lenient in the ceasefire agreement, just as Konoha had done in the last war.

Calling it a peace talk was practically an admission of defeat. Although Konoha could continue the war, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't want it to continue any longer.

"Hiruzen, you...you decide."

Mitokado sighed and offered no further advice.

Proposing negotiations at this point is essentially tantamount to admitting defeat. As the Hokage, he would have to bear a heavy burden, which would definitely provoke dissatisfaction among some people in the village.

Especially considering that Hiruzen Sarutobi was reassigned as Hokage and then returned to power, after the war, Hiruzen Sarutobi may never return to the position of Hokage again.

There was a moment of silence in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen Sarutobi finished smoking all the tobacco in his pipe before making his decision.

"Let's negotiate. I don't want to see the village's ninjas sacrifice themselves. If this continues, it might turn into the Third Shinobi World War, forcing the children of the Ninja Academy to graduate early."

Koharu suddenly asked, "What if the Iwa ninja don't agree to peace talks?"

"Then I'll go to the front lines."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly, "It would have been better for me to die on the front lines than for the students of the Ninja Academy to graduate early."

There was no other way to prepare for the Third Shinobi World War. Konoha was severely short of Chunin and Genin, so they opened classes to recruit students and train them for three or four years before sending them to the battlefield.

"Do as you say, Hiruzen. After all, you are the Hokage."

Xiaochun, who had switched dorms, didn't have much to say.

"Yan, Koharu, after this war, a new Hokage will definitely be chosen. I hope you'll choose Jiraiya!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly spoke up. At this moment, any Jonin could see the situation clearly. If the war subsided, he, as Hokage, would definitely have to step down and select a new leader.

There are only two people most suitable to become Hokage right now: Jiraiya and Tsunade. However, out of personal preference, Hiruzen Sarutobi still hopes that Jiraiya will become Hokage.

"Of course. Tsunade is too willful. Jiraiya will listen to us. Don't worry, Hiruzen, I'll recommend Jiraiya between the two of them."

Koharu, the woman in the tucked room, spoke up. She had argued with Tsunade many times and found it hard to accept Tsunade's temper.

Mitokado Homura pondered for a moment and then said, "I understand. However, you'd better prepare in advance regarding the relationship between Shirakumo Yosuke and the Daimyo, Hiruzen. Even the Daimyo won't ignore the opinions of most of Konoha's ninjas."

"Yes, I will prepare."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, emptied the tobacco from his pipe, and lit a new one to smoke.

Soon the smoke obscured his face.

After the decision was made in the Hokage's office, an Anbu squad set off that same day with the Hokage's orders and arrived at the front lines shortly afterward.

A new battlefield has been opened up within the Land of Fire, which has aroused dissatisfaction among the Daimyo and many nobles. However, Konoha is helpless, as they temporarily lack the strength to drive the Iwa and Kusanagi out of the Land of Fire.

After receiving the message from the Anbu, Jiraiya opened it and immediately frowned. He then sent someone to summon Nara Shikaku and Tsunade.

Before understanding Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts, calling them together to discuss the matter was the best option, as one was the class leader of a Jonin class and the other was also a disciple of Sarutobi-sensei.

"Lord Jiraiya, is there something you need?"

"Jiraiya, I'm eating. What's the urgent matter?"

Tsunade and Nara Shikaku entered the tent one after the other. Seeing that there was no one else besides the three of them, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but ask, "Lord Jiraiya, has the rest arrived yet?"

"I only called the two of you this time because there's something I need you to know. Take a look at this first."

Jiraiya showed the scroll sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi to Tsunade and Shikaku Nara, then continued, "What does the old man mean by this? Why the sudden call for peace?"

"Maybe they don't want to see any more casualties among the village's ninjas, or maybe the Cloud Village is causing trouble again."

Nara Shikaku couldn't guess either. After leaving the battlefield in the Land of Rice Fields, he immediately came to the battlefield in the Land of Grass Fields and didn't go back to the village at all. He didn't know what Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking.

Tsunade asked, puzzled, "Peace talks? Even if we were willing, would the Iwa ninja agree? Besides, they've already invaded the Land of Fire. How can we negotiate peace without driving them out? Wouldn't that be admitting defeat?"

"It's not realistic to drive them out. Although I hate to admit it, Konoha's strength is not as great as Iwa's unless the village goes all out. In that case, Iwa might have more to consider and choose to retreat."

As he spoke, Nara Shikaku glanced at Tsunade and continued, "If someone with exceptional strength came to help, we might be able to defeat the Iwa ninja."

"Don't even think about it. Yosuke made it clear before leaving the battlefield in the Land of Rice Fields that he didn't want to help Konoha. If I force him, he might leave Konoha. You know, I was the one who brought him to Konoha in the first place."

When this matter was brought up, Tsunade glared at Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku.

If we had done as she said earlier, there wouldn't have been so many problems. One felt that keeping him in Konoha would lead to bad things, while the other remained silent but actually supported the old man's decision, imposing so many restrictions on a genius who was destined to grow up.

Tsunade simply couldn't understand what they were thinking.

"Let's leave this matter aside for now, Lord Jiraiya. Since the Hokage intends to negotiate, let's send someone to talk to the Iwa ninja. I heard that the commander of the Iwa ninja this time is Yotsuchi, the son of the Third Tsuchikage, so he should have a lot of influence."

Nara Shikaku automatically skipped over this topic and said...

"Well, that's the only way. It'll also be a good opportunity to test the resolve of the Iwa ninja."

When Jiraiya saw that Nara Shikaku also agreed, he followed suit and then summoned the other Jonin to announce the matter, and sent out ninjas to negotiate peace.

Going to Iwagakure to negotiate peace doesn't require much trouble. Just send two people there openly, be careful of traps, and immediately state your purpose once you notice the Iwagakure team.

At this point, the Iwa ninja would not rush to attack the Konoha ninja, but would instead have them disarmed and taken back to their camp.

When encountering Konoha ninjas who clearly state they will not resist and want to negotiate, they will continue to attack regardless of whether they are extremely warlike Iwa ninjas.

However, there are no such ninjas among the Iwagakure ninjas. The most disobedient one is Rōshi, the Jinchūriki. Even he only avoids Ōnoki's orders and would not attack Konoha ninjas without orders.

When Konoha's request for peace reached the Iwa ninja camp, Huang Tu was somewhat surprised, but he also ordered a temporary halt to the attack; the previous casualties had already made it difficult for the Iwa ninja to continue, and this time it provided them with a way out.

Huang Tu immediately contacted Onoki and relayed the news back to Iwagakure.

After discussions among the high-ranking members of Iwagakure, the Iwagakure leadership decided that they could negotiate, but Konoha had to offer sufficient benefits.

After receiving a message from Onoki, Huangtu conveyed his desire for peace talks to Konoha and arranged a place to begin the first round of negotiations.

"Cease territory? That's impossible. If that's what Iwagakure is demanding, then we'd rather go to war."

After the peace talks began, Nara Shikaku saw the first condition and immediately felt that Konoha would never agree to it, so he decisively shook his head and refused.

"Konoha could not make such a decision, nor is it qualified to do so."

Konoha had a lot of leverage in the previous peace negotiations, but those negotiations didn't involve the Land of Fire or the Daimyo's residence.

The Hidden Stone Village has an insatiable appetite this time; they're actually asking for territory!

"Konoha is the defeated party. If you don't admit defeat, we will attack your village next time, and the Tsuchikage will also intervene. These terms are not excessive."

The Iwa ninja negotiating in a tough tone said that their demands were few, but each one was a drain on Konoha's resources.

The terms include: mission commission, territorial concession, recognition of defeat, and confirmation of the allegiance of surrounding small countries. If Konoha agrees to these terms, their reputation and status in the ninja world may be lower than that of Sunagakure, or even fall to the level of Takigakure.

"If Lord Tsuchikage still insists, then let's start the war. Konoha will devote all its strength to this war."

Seeing Nara Shikaku's tough stance, the Iwa ninja softened their attitude and backed down a bit.

Negotiation is about constantly testing the other party's bottom line. Although Konoha is currently in a decline, it has not been crushed by Iwa ninja, so it is unlikely that Konoha can be crushed through negotiation.

After a heated debate, neither side could convince the other, but both sides wanted to call a truce, so the first day of negotiations ended temporarily.

After four or five months of war, both sides were struggling to cope; the Third Shinobi World War affected almost all the shinobi villages in the world, but it only lasted for a little over a year.

Moreover, it was a war fought in batches.

After nearly ten days of negotiations, Iwagakure and Konoha have reached a preliminary peace agreement.

Aside from territorial concessions and acknowledging defeat, Konoha granted almost all of Iwagakure's requests, dividing up a large portion of the mission assignments. Moreover, from the Land of Rain to the Land of Rice Fields, Konoha almost ceased its involvement.

However, Konoha required that this peace agreement be kept secret and absolutely not leaked.

Towards the end of the negotiations, it was almost no longer Nara Shikaku who was negotiating; Mitokado Homura had taken over. Of course, as soon as the negotiations ended, he immediately returned to Konoha.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others only learned about the contents of the peace treaty after it was successfully signed.

Bang!

Upon learning of the peace treaty Konoha had signed, Tsunade angrily smashed the table with her fist, then coldly stared at Nara Shikaku and asked, "Shikaku, is this the kind of treaty we should sign?"

"This is the Hokage's decision, and it's truly not suitable for either side to continue fighting now, Lady Tsunade."

Nara Shikaku sighed inwardly. He didn't want to agree either, but in the end, he was no longer the one negotiating, and the village had already agreed.

However, Nara Shikaku also hoped to end the war. If it continued, Konoha would definitely have to back down, either to Iwa ninja or to Hakuun Yosuke.

"How embarrassing!"

After uttering those words, Tsunade angrily left the tent.

Jiraiya was also very uncomfortable after seeing the contents of the agreement, but he was more tolerant than Tsunade.

Nara Shikaku spoke up, "Lord Jiraiya, please keep the contents of the agreement confidential; it is not to be disclosed to the public."

Jiraiya shook his head: "Even if I could keep it a secret, Tsunade might not. How could the old man do something like this?"

"There's no other way. Ever since the Tailed Beasts incident and the Uchiha clan incident, Konoha has had fewer and fewer regular ninjas. Now we've sent out half of the village's ninjas, and even so, there's still a risk of defeat."

"Konoha, we can't hold on much longer."

Jiraiya remained silent for almost ten minutes after hearing this before finally speaking, "Shikaku, I'm leaving the rest to you."

"I understand, Jiraiya-sama."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikaku got up and left, and what followed was even more complicated.

After the Iwa ninjas retreat, the Konoha ninjas will need to rebuild the border defenses, tally the casualties, and search for and eliminate any spies left behind by the Iwa ninjas.

After finishing all that, the Konoha ninja army stayed at the border for more than a month before finally bringing the war to a complete end.

This war, which began because of a dream of the future, involved four of the five great ninja villages, along with several smaller ninja villages, making it arguably the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Konoha suffered the most severe losses and had to give up most of its benefits to Iwagakure. Even after defeating Kumogakure, it did not gain much benefit.

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Bang!

Naruto Uzumaki was kicked to the ground by Sasuke Uchiha. After struggling for a while, he lay down weakly, saying resentfully, "Damn it."

"Alright, the match is over. Uchiha Sasuke is the winner."

Shirakumo Yosuke announced from the side, then created two shadow clones that went forward and used medical ninjutsu on the two.

This is the second time Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha have clashed. In their last encounter, there was a significant gap between Naruto and Sasuke, and Naruto was easily defeated by Sasuke in less than five minutes.

Since then, Naruto Uzumaki has been training diligently, and he even asked Yosuke Hakuun to teach him two ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique and Wind Release: Gale Palm.

Furthermore, following Shirokumo Yosuke's advice, he used the Shadow Clone Technique to train and increase his experience.

In their second encounter, Naruto's progress greatly surprised Sasuke.

Although Sasuke Uchiha didn't use ninjutsu at Hakuun Yosuke's suggestion, Naruto Uzumaki's taijutsu and stamina forced him to use his cursed seal state. Moreover, after defeating Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke himself was also a little out of breath.

"You must be surprised by Naruto's progress, Sasuke."

Sasuke Uchiha clenched his fist and said, "Next time, I will defeat him in a short time."

Hakuun Yosuke said with a smile, "Well, next time you should use ninjutsu too. I bet Naruto won't be happy to let you go easy on him."

Although Naruto Uzumaki put Sasuke Uchiha in a bit of a predicament this time, Sasuke held back too much, not even using any ninjutsu or activating his Cursed Seal in its second state.

However, such a gap is normal. Sasuke Uchiha was trained by Orochimaru for more than half a year using secret medicine and experiments, and when he was in a good mood, Orochimaru would even give Sasuke pointers on ninjutsu.

In contrast, Naruto Uzumaki was completely left to his own devices by Yosuke Shirakumo. Kushina complained about this many times, feeling that Yosuke Shirakumo didn't really care about Naruto.

However, Naruto's foundation was too weak. Teaching him just one Wind Release: Gale Palm was enough to annoy Yosuke Shirakumo to death, let alone other Wind Release ninjutsu.

Rasengan is too early. That high density of chakra would keep Naruto in the hospital for a long time; his meridians can't handle it.

After their injuries and stamina recovered, the two started fighting again, each trying to keep up with the other's temper. Sasuke Uchiha acknowledged Naruto Uzumaki's progress, realizing that the seemingly hopeless Naruto was quite strong, having forced him to use his cursed seal.

"Just you wait, you arrogant Sasuke. Next time, I won't need your help, and I'll definitely beat you!"

"Hmph, you loser, if I use ninjutsu, you'll lose even more miserably!"

"You arrogant Sasuke, you get here!"

"Alright, that's enough for today."

After interrupting their argument, Shirokumo Yosuke continued, "I have other things to do today, so I'll be leaving first. You can do whatever you want from now on, but if you get injured again, go to Konoha Hospital on your own."

Upon hearing this, Naruto's eyes lit up, and he leaned closer, asking, "Yosuke, are you going home to cook? Can I come with you?"

"Not today, my teacher is back."

After Bai Yunyangjie finished speaking, he left.

A large number of ninjas returned from the front lines today, including Tsunade. Shiraku Yosuke hadn't seen his older teacher for several months, so he had to go home and cook her a long-awaited dinner.

The end of the war was at least a good thing for Yosuke Shirakumo. His ninja game had been released for more than half a month and had become a hit in the capital of the Land of Fire and several bustling towns.

A game console and game disc cost a total of 600 taels, with a net profit of 400 taels. In just half a month, 20,000 sets were sold, earning Baiyun Yangjie 8 million taels.

If the sales channels were to cover the entire ninja world, Hakuun Yosuke could probably earn over a billion ryo a year, in addition to ninja merchandise, ninja character cards, and so on.

Although the Iwa ninja caused some damage to parts of the Land of Fire during this war, it inadvertently gave ninja games a huge opportunity to become popular.

The slogan "Eliminate the Iwa ninja invaders in the game" was enough to tempt many people in the Land of Fire, and it only cost six hundred ryo.

Yosuke Shirakumo occasionally pays attention to business matters. Now that the Hyuga family is helping him with sales, he is eager to find a capable assistant, but he can't think of anyone suitable for the time being.

After buying a lot of ingredients at the shopping street, they went home and cooked a sumptuous dinner. Shiraku Yosuke even made an exception today and bought a few bottles of expensive shochu, even though he usually dislikes Tsunade drinking.

When it was almost time, Shiraku Yosuke sensed someone opening the door and got up to walk towards it.

Click!

"Those old guys are really infuriating!"

The first thing Shiraku Yosuke heard after the door was opened was this.

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