Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

Explosions rang out one after another; the people of Sunagakure had self-destructed.

At that moment, Haneda understood that it was Madara and Black Zetsu's scheme once again!

"Let's go. Someone has taken measures against them to prevent information leaks," Haneda said calmly.

After the explosion, he heard the children crying in panic, so he cast an illusion on them.

Haneda extended his index finger, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled:

"That explosion was just a pretty firework display."

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Chapter 96 The Path to Peace (Part 1)

Building roads in the Land of Rain is extremely difficult, even for ninjas.

The almost incessant heavy rain will wash away the soil on the ground and disrupt the formation of cement.

Moreover, the feeling of raindrops falling on your body and soaking the soles of your shoes is very uncomfortable.

Even so, Yahiko and his group continued to use Earth Release and Fire Release techniques to pave the cement road.

The ninjas' power was applied to people's livelihoods, and it only took them half a day to travel a cement path that was more than ten miles long.

Haneda and Nagato contributed the most.

Both possess Sage Body forms, one from the Senju clan and the other from the Uzumaki clan, and their chakra reserves and regenerative abilities are astonishing.

"Phew~ I've finally finished this stretch of road."

Yahiko exhaled a breath of stale air, looked at the road from Kawara Ishimura to the secret base, and a bright smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Their secret base is located in an area near the border of the Land of Fire.

Back then, Jiraiya specifically chose this location to prevent ambushes from Sunagakure or Amegakure.

This makes it convenient to request help from Konoha or to escape.

If we persevere for just a few more days, a cement road will be built from Kawahara-ishi Village directly to the border of the Land of Fire.

"Nagato, Haneda, we really owe you two a lot this time! I've counted, and you two contributed the most."

Nagato blushed slightly at the praise, her eyes darting away.

Haneda smiled and said, "It's alright, consider it payment for saving me."

"Haha~ I told you, we don't ask for anything in return, but we really owe you a lot this time."

Yahiko patted Haneda on the shoulder, then put his arm around Haneda and led him toward the cabin.

He took a few steps, then turned back with a smile to Kyusuke and the others, saying, "See you tomorrow, everyone."

"See you tomorrow, Yahiko, Konan, Nagato... Mr. Haneda," said Kyusuke and the others.

The four returned to the house.

The moment Yahiko and Konan entered the house, they flipped over the white sign with a frog design hanging inside.

Haneda noticed that the white card turned into a red card, and the names of the three people were written on the red card.

He immediately thought of some coded language taught at ninja academies.

A red card likely means "at home," while a white card means "out."

If there is a red card but the person is not there, it means that the person has been arrested.

If the white card is there, but the person is there, then it means that the enemy is impersonating someone.

Haneda thought to himself, "Jiraiya is really casual. He just changed the textbook of the Konoha Ninja Academy."

Jiraiya did this perhaps because he was worried that the Land of Rain was too chaotic and that something might happen to Yahiko and the others after he left.

As expected, Yahiko cooked dinner again.

We ate grilled fish caught on the road and bread baked indoors.

They had only taken a few bites of food when they started chatting.

"Haneda, you look good today. Your injury should be almost healed, right?" Konan asked with concern.

"Huh? Haneda, you're so fast?!"

Yahiko was surprised, remembering that Haneda was a patient yesterday, yet he had done the heaviest work.

He had subconsciously overlooked the fact that Haneda was still a patient because Haneda had instantly defeated the Sand Village Four.

"It's alright. I'm a medical ninja, so it's normal for me to recover quickly."

Haneda lied without changing his expression.

Come to think of it, his weakest skill is medical ninjutsu...

"is it?"

Yahiko and the others didn't know much about medical ninjutsu, but when they thought about how Haneda healed the children with just a touch, they immediately believed him.

Suddenly, Yahiko noticed the Konoha headband on the bedside table and couldn't help but ask:

"Your injuries are almost healed now, when do you plan to go back?"

"In the next few days, I think." Haneda said after thinking for a moment.

After today's events, he gained a lot of goodwill from Yahiko, and Konan and Nagato's favorability also rose to over 60.

But if he stays too long, Obito, Kakashi, and Sakumo will worry about him.

It would also arouse suspicion from Ban and Hei Zetsu.

Haneda glanced at the taciturn Nagato, thinking that if he wanted to gain favor with him, he could only start with Yahiko.

At this moment, Yahiko said again:

"Haneda, sometimes I think, if you can solve the problem of grain prices, you can also solve many problems that Konan, Nagato and I can't solve."

"After all, you're quite sharp-minded and can see through the essence of many things."

At this point, Yahiko scratched the back of his head, looking quite embarrassed, and said:

"Actually, when we were building the road, I was hesitating about whether to invite you to join us..."

“But you are a Konoha ninja, while we are Amegakure ninjas. This would make you a rogue ninja, so I didn’t dare to say it.”

Haneda looked at the sincere Yahiko and shook his head:

"It's okay. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, and I'll try my best to answer."

"Huh? Really?!" Yahiko stood up, placed his hands on the table, and stared straight at Haneda.

“Of course.” Haneda nodded.

He did hope that Yahiko would ask him for advice more often, so that Nagato would give him face when carrying rice in the future.

Let Kakashi go...

Of course, it would be best to gain some favor.

"Then, Haneda... I'd like to ask how to achieve peace in the ninja world?" Yahiko asked with a serious expression.

That was so direct that Haneda almost coughed up the food in his mouth.

"Ahem... Yahiko, this is a very complicated problem."

"There is only one method I can think of: standardize the written language and the gauge of carts, unify the world, and leave only one voice. In this way, wars between countries will fundamentally disappear."

Yahiko said, "But doing this would require launching a massive war, which would leave many war orphans..."

"Moreover, the five major powers hate each other and will not compromise so easily."

Haneda said, "Then there's nothing we can do. Revolutions always require sacrifices."

"Whether it's a war between nations or internal reforms."

"Isn't the formation of a ninja village simply a result of ninja clans fighting each other for hundreds of years before finally uniting into one village?"

"How many people sacrificed themselves, how much hatred was involved, but in the end, didn't it all fade away with time?"

"And do you know why major powers always have to go to war?"

Yahiko thought for a moment and said, "Hatred?"

Haneda shook his head immediately upon hearing this.

The Uchiha and Senju clans have been fighting since the generation of Indra and Ashura.

After generations of fighting, haven't the hatred of those generations been eliminated?

All these hatreds combined cannot outweigh three generations of peace.

Now, within the Uchiha clan, people no longer talk about hating the Senju, and they hardly even mention the Senju anymore.

"It is a contradiction, a conflict, a class struggle."

Do you know why a massive war sweeps across the entire ninja world every so often?

Haneda asked.