I'm doing Jujutsu Kaisen in the ninja world.

Having lost both the Kage and the Jinchuriki, there was no hope left.

It might not be long before it is swallowed up by Konoha.

However, at this moment, the Mizukage, representing Kirigakure, stepped forward and offered to return half of the war reparations to Sunagakure as payment for renting Jinchuriki!

What does that mean?

Konoha didn't want to return the Jinchuriki, right? Their reason was that since Sunagakure could send a Jinchuriki to Konoha once, they could do it a second time.

At the same time, Sunagakure did not want to see Konoha continue to grow stronger, and they also held a weakness in their hands.

Then why not just send the One-Tailed Jinchuriki to Kirigakure?

To put it nicely, it's called leasing; to put it bluntly, it's being held hostage temporarily.

The One-Tailed Jinchuriki posed no threat to Konoha or Sunagakure after arriving in Kirigakure, and the outcome was barely acceptable compared to the previous one.

After the three parties finished their discussions, Kirigakure relinquished half of its war reparations and leased the One-Tailed Jinchuriki from Sunagakure (actually Konoha) for ten years.

During these ten years, Sunagakure is not allowed to forcibly seize Jinchuriki for any reason.

However, one can capture a wild Three-Tails that has resurrected somewhere unknown, or exchange it for a runaway Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

This undoubtedly gave Sunagakure a lot of hope.

Although it was just as difficult.

In addition, Kirigakure promised not to mistreat the Jinchuriki during the lease period.

The prerequisite is that the Jinchūriki actively cooperates and does not try to escape.

Therefore, when Sunagakure brought back Kankuro, Temari, and other surviving examinees, they specifically sent someone to do some ideological work with Gaara.

Although he was almost crushed to death with sand, at least the meaning was conveyed.

Gaara instantly gave up!

When his father, who raised him like a monster, died, he didn't feel any emotional fluctuation. On the contrary, after being 'abandoned' by the village, his heart visibly sank.

Don't talk to him about the big picture. The big picture is that he attacked Konoha for the sake of Sunagakure, and after he was captured, the village 'sold' him to someone else.

That's the truth!

[Chapter 252. Sasuke's Pursuit Battle (Bonus Chapter 3/10 for the Salted Fish Alliance Leader Who's Determined to Turn Things Around!)]

Once everything had settled down, Mei Terumi prepared to lead her people back to the Land of Water.

To thank the Mizukage for his help, Hiruzen Sarutobi put on a grand but utterly useless farewell ceremony.

If we're talking about which place is most obsessed with vanity projects, then Konoha is definitely the place to be!

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions this time are not limited to these. After establishing a deeper strategic alliance with Kirigakure, Konoha will also provide Kirigakure with a series of support measures, including supplies and personnel.

Furthermore, a cross-sea trade agreement was successfully reached, with both sides exchanging goods and assisting each other in defense.

It looks really good, but I don't know how long it will last.

Additionally, it's worth mentioning that Danzo was imprisoned because he crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's line.

When Terumi Mei found out, she was overjoyed.

Although she knew that the Hokage was probably just putting on a show and would release the person soon, that didn't stop her from enjoying seeing the other person suffer.

Not long after Mei Terumi and Shinji's group left Konoha.

Naruto and Sakura went to find Sasuke, but they didn't find him; instead, they found a letter.

The letter was left by Sasuke for them and Kakashi-sensei. It basically said that after the Chunin Exams, he had a deep understanding of his own shortcomings, so he was going out to train and didn't need them to come looking for him.

Naruto and Sakura immediately took the letter to Kakashi-sensei.

After reading the letter, Kakashi's heart sank.

He could tell it was indeed Sasuke's handwriting, but there was something wrong with Sasuke choosing to leave without saying goodbye.

Can one really increase their strength quickly by going out to train alone?

How can it be!

Why do people from legitimate ninja villages look down on wandering ninjas?

Isn't it because wandering ninjas generally don't have any lineage or teachers to guide them?

Therefore, Sasuke must be hiding something.

Kakashi suddenly remembered someone!

And today happens to be the day that person left Konoha. Is it really such a coincidence?

"I'm going to report this to the Hokage. You all wait here for me. Don't do anything rash, remember, absolutely do not do anything rash."

After giving him a series of instructions, Kakashi immediately disappeared.

In reality, he knew that even going to the Hokage wouldn't be of much use in this kind of situation.

Because Jiraiya, Tsunade, and others had all used similar excuses to leave Konoha.

Sasuke has legs of his own, so how could they force him to stay in the village forever?

impossible!

Moreover, this cannot be considered defection, since a 'letter' was left, stating the 'reason'.

Kakashi went to the Hokage only to try and change the story of Sasuke's departure into that he was kidnapped by the Hidden Mist Village.

That would completely change the nature of the matter.

He could have easily led a group to intercept Shinji Akagi and the others, and then searched for Sasuke.

But the question now is, is the Hokage, who just reached a honeymoon agreement with Kirigakure, really willing to offend them for the sake of a genin, especially for such a far-fetched reason?

Kakashi was uncertain and didn't have much hope, but if he wanted to bring Sasuke back, he had to get the Hokage's approval.

Otherwise, if he, as a Jonin of Konoha, were to act on his own to intercept the Kirigakure team, it would be a major incident that could cause diplomatic problems between the two countries!

After Kakashi left, Naruto and Sakura were able to wait at first, but after a few minutes Naruto became impatient.

His intuition told him that if he let Sasuke go this time, it would probably be a long time before they met again.

"Why would Sasuke suddenly want to leave the village to train?"

This is the strangest and most incomprehensible thing.

unless...

Sakura, who hadn't understood it at first, suddenly remembered a detail!

"Naruto, do you remember during the Chunin Exams, Sasuke used to call someone 'Big Brother'?"

"Let me think... Yes, I remember! That guy's name is... Shinji, Shinji Akagi!"

"Do you think Sasuke might have considered leaving the village because of this person?"

After thinking it over, Sakura realized that this was the only outsider Sasuke had been in close contact with recently.

If Sasuke was influenced by this person, then it wouldn't be surprising at all.

Naruto suddenly became excited, "It must be! During the Chunin Exams, didn't that guy say he was going to give Sasuke a gift?"

Sakura added, "And those two hospitalizations, Sasuke refused to tell us the details no matter what, which might also be related to this person!"

The two looked at each other and both felt they were close to the truth.

Naruto took off running, and Sakura chased after him, shouting, "Naruto, where are you going? Kakashi-sensei told us to wait for him here!"

"There's no time. I need to find Sasuke and bring him back. He must have been tricked by that person!"

How did you know where Sasuke was?

"I don't need to know where Sasuke is, I just need to find that Shinji Akagi guy! Uh..."

"what happened?"

"Which direction is the Land of Water in?"

"..."

Sakura was speechless, but out of concern for Sasuke, she ran out of Konoha with Naruto.

At that moment, they happened to run into Choji, Kiba, and others.

After hearing about Sasuke's situation, they all volunteered to help.

Although the 'enemy' was someone who had recently saved them and helped the village, they still wanted to get their companions back.

After all, according to Naruto's description, Shinji Akagi has become a villain who tricked Sasuke and had ulterior motives.

Perhaps in his worldview, anyone who dares to take Sasuke from him is an utterly wicked villain.

Sakura: Shall I leave?

The guards at Konoha's gates tried to stop the Konoha 1s, but Naruto easily dispersed them with his Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

These kids are all formidable, with impressive backgrounds. They didn't dare to stop them, and in the end, they could only watch helplessly as the matter was reported.

On the other side, Kakashi was still negotiating with the Hokage.

According to Kakashi, it's not too late to catch up now, as long as the Hidden Mist Village hands over Sasuke.

Sasuke was very likely deceived, which is why he left Konoha.

But this was ultimately just Kakashi's guess.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouldn't escalate things based on such a guess.

Just then, news came from the gate guards of Konoha that Naruto and the others had forced their way out to retrieve Sasuke.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a few thoughtful puffs of his pipe, then said to Kakashi, "Perhaps it's best to leave this to those kids to handle; you shouldn't get involved."

"But..."

"Kakashi, I know you're worried about Sasuke, and so am I. But have you ever considered that if this really is Sasuke's own choice, can you really keep an eye on him forever?"

Kakashi remained silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh.