Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 510 The Third Shinobi World War Officially Ends

This is the result of an absolute difference in strength.

"Hatake Saimu is this powerful!"

The Third Hokage was astonished, and then wondered why such a powerful figure like Hatake Sagumo wouldn't just obediently serve as a weapon, but instead had to covet his position as Hokage.

Otherwise, with Hatake Sagumo's strength, he could have brought even greater benefits to Konoha during the war.

"Damn it!"

Thinking about all this, and considering his current situation, the Third Generation sighed in frustration, but there was nothing he could do.

Tsunade, who had arrived in front of Jiraiya's Lightning Release clone, White Fang, also thought of the situation the Third Hokage had considered. Her expression changed slightly, and she asked, "Jiraiya, he..."

Li Yao's lightning clone, White Fang, replied, "He was seriously injured and was summoned back by the toads of Mount Myōboku."

"That's good." Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, but then realized it wasn't appropriate to say that in front of her older brother, Sakunosuke, so she added, "No, I meant..."

Li Yao stepped forward and embraced Tsunade, whispering, "I know, Jiraiya is just having a temporary moment of weakness. Don't worry, he'll understand in the future."

Jiraiya and Tsunade were, after all, fellow disciples for over a decade, fighting side by side for many years and saving each other's lives countless times.

How can you just kill someone like that? Tsunade's heart isn't that hard.

Even the Third Hokage, if he hadn't crossed Tsunade's bottom line, and with the influence of Li Yao's illusions, she wouldn't have made the decision to send him to his death.

This is because the illusion's influence was not thorough enough.

But that was exactly the result Li Yao wanted.

After reuniting with Tsunade, the Lightning Release clone, White Fang, and his group arrived at a castle in the Land of Iron that night.

The shadows of the four hidden villages were waiting inside the castle for Tsunade to escort the Third Hokage.

"plz follow me!"

"Hokage-sama!"

Outside the castle, the gates opened, and Mifune, the general of the Land of Iron, dressed in a gray kimono with a white bandage on his head, led two subordinates to personally greet Tsunade and her party.

The information that Tsunade would become the acting Hokage of Konoha had already reached this place, so Mifune directly addressed Tsunade as Hokage.

Tsunade, her lightning clone White Fang, and the others were not surprised.

Follow Mifune to the castle hall.

Although it's called a hall, it's actually more like a plaza shrouded in underground space.

The Fourth Kazekage, the Fourth Tsuchikage, the Fourth Raikage, and the Fifth Mizukage—Li Yao's four clones—were already waiting in the middle of the plaza hall with ninjas from their respective villages.

Around the plaza hall, rows of burning torches illuminated the hall.

The moment Tsunade and her group entered the hall, they saw the four Kage standing side by side in the middle, waiting for their arrival.

The four shadows didn't bring many people with them; each of them only had two people behind them, which showed that they were all very confident in their own strength.

This made the third generation feel underestimated.

With so few people, even if the Four Shadows are leading the team, they are really not taking him seriously.

Moreover, the leaders of the four hidden villages are all so young.

The Fourth Raikage was actually the oldest among them.

But even the Fourth Raikage was more than twenty years younger than the Third.

Looking at the shadows of the four hidden villages, the Third Generation suddenly felt a sense of old age and decline, and perhaps he really should retire and let the younger generation take over.

"I've brought the people. Tell me your decision."

When she arrived before the Four Kage, Tsunade refused to back down. Even though she was sending the Third Hokage to his death, her aura remained proud. She showed no sign of defeat or begging for mercy. Instead, it was as if she was saying to the Four Kage, "Whether it's war or peace, I'll take it all. I'm ready to fight anytime."

If the person opposite them wasn't Li Yao's clone, but a real Fourth Raikage, they would have already made their move upon hearing Tsunade's tone.

The four Kage are all clones of Li Yao, so naturally they wouldn't bother with Tsunade's affairs.

The Fourth Kazekage said, "Leave the Third Kazekage to me."

"Okay." The other three Li Yao clones nodded.

This scene made Tsunade frown slightly. The four Kage had clearly reached an agreement, which was not a good sign.

This suggests that after this incident, the four hidden villages are showing signs of forming an alliance, which is not good news for Konoha, which has been excluded.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Tsunade nodded and said, "Whatever you say, I just want an answer about a ceasefire."

After saying that, Tsunade glanced at her Lightning Release clone, White Fang. Li Yao's Lightning Release clone, White Fang, nodded and pushed the Third Hokage forward to stand in front of the Fourth Kazekage.

"His chakra..."

Before White Fang could finish speaking, the Fourth Kazekage made his move, but it was against the Third Hokage. He struck the Third Hokage's chest with a palm, instantly releasing the sealing technique within the Third Hokage's body and applying an identical sealing technique to it.

While the others were unaware of the situation, the Third Hokage was fully aware of it, and he instantly widened his eyes as he looked at the Fourth Kazekage.

The sealing technique on his body was cast by Sakumo Hatake, and it was a unique sealing technique of Sakumo Hatake, which the Third Hokage had never seen before.

The effect is to seal chakra and his speech.

This improved sealing technique is unique to Hatake Sagumo; no one else could possibly use it.

However, the Fourth Kazekage knew it, and it was exactly the same.

The third generation was shocked.

How could that be?

How could the Fourth Kazekage and Sakumo Hatake use the exact same sealing technique?

What exactly happened between the two of them?

The three generations remained puzzled, but unfortunately, no one could answer his questions.

"Take him away."

The Fourth Kazekage smiled and ordered the Sand Village ninja who followed him to take the Third Hokage away.

"Alright." Li Yao's clone, the Fourth Kazekage, smiled and said, "The war between Sunagakure and Konoha is over. We will immediately retreat to the Land of Wind."

The Fourth Tsuchikage's Earth Release clone, Ishii, said, "We are the same."

The same applies to the Fourth Raikage and the Fifth Mizukage, who were said to have clones.

After saying that, Li Yao's four clones turned and left.

Tsunade's expression changed, and she shouted, "What about the ceasefire agreement?"

Li Yao, in his clone, the Fourth Kazekage, with his back to Tsunade, waved his hand and said, "That kind of thing has no binding force at all. If I want to stop the war, the Sand Village must stop the war. So you should just keep Konoha in check so they don't start any more wars."

Li Yao's other clones also said the same thing.

Tsunade looked at Mifune, the intermediary who ensured a ceasefire between the four hidden villages and Konoha, and the guarantor for this meeting.

"That's what the four Kage meant," Mifune said. "And that's what I meant too."

There was no ceasefire agreement, but Mifune used his reputation as a general of the Land of Iron to guarantee that the ceasefire decision would take effect.

If the four hidden villages betray this ceasefire agreement, Mifune will lead the warriors of the Land of Iron to conquer the hidden villages that have betrayed the ceasefire agreement.

"Understood."

Tsunade, having understood Mifune's meaning, nodded, then turned and left immediately without saying another word, not wanting to stay a moment longer in this place that was so shameful to Konoha.

Since then.

The brutal Third Shinobi World War has officially come to an end.

Compared to the original anime, this Ninja World War ended several years earlier.

In the original story, Obito was rescued by Madara Uchiha, and it took him about two or three years, or something like that, Li Yao couldn't remember exactly, but it was definitely a considerable amount of time.

After witnessing Kakashi kill Rin Haruno and awaken the Kamui Sharingan, and then setting up and guiding Nagato and the other two into Danzo's trap, another year or two passed.

At that time, the Third Shinobi World War had reached its later stages and preparations were underway for a ceasefire negotiation, but the war had not yet ended.

The Third Shinobi World War in this world ended several years earlier due to Li Yao's influence, which had a significant impact.

Many people who didn't die have died, such as the Third Tsuchikage, Gaara's father Rasa, the Fourth Mizukage, and so on.

Of course, there were also many people who should have died but did not.

But none of that matters anymore.

(End of this chapter)