Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 75 A False Victory

After Kirito was assassinated, the hospital's security was greatly strengthened, and he was not assassinated again for the next month.

A lot has happened this month.

The roots, which had just begun to stir again, fell silent once more.

The fact that Kirito easily retaliated against a special Jonin-level assassin was leaked by someone and quickly became known to all the major forces in the ninja world. His reputation as a genius of Konoha grew even stronger, and he attracted the attention of all the major forces in the ninja world.

Yamanaka Kumo, an elite Jonin of the Yamanaka clan, unexpectedly received a mysterious gift and then mysteriously disappeared in Konoha.

Mito Uzumaki was targeted in a meticulously planned assassination attempt by Sunagakure, but the attempt failed. As a result, Sunagakure lost an elite Jonin-level spy, who was said to be a high-ranking member of Konoha's intelligence department.

Kado, a former bankrupt shipping merchant, was able to rise again with the support of a high-ranking nobleman in the Land of Waves. He established a pharmaceutical company called Higanbana in the Land of Waves, with its headquarters located in the permanently neutral Kingdom of Ghosts. The various medicines produced by his company were favored by people from all countries because of their high quality and low price.

An organization called Night was secretly established in the Land of Waves and began to quietly grow and expand there, its tentacles extending to surrounding countries.

A high-ranking nobleman from the Land of Fire was assassinated, which alarmed the daimyo of the Land of Fire. The daimyo ordered the Konoha ninja to do everything in their power to find the murderer. Later, evidence of the nobleman's extensive corruption and treasonous intentions was revealed. The daimyo was furious, and the assassination case was eventually dropped.

Furthermore, goods belonging to several major merchant guilds in the Land of Waves were repeatedly robbed by unknown pirates during transport, resulting in heavy losses.

And many other things.

However, for Kirito, all the ups and downs of the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him. In the eyes of others, he still stayed in the ivory tower of the medical team, constantly honing his medical ninjutsu. He rarely went out and was oblivious to what was happening outside.

Now he is a qualified user of the Palm Healing Technique, and he has been officially assigned to work at the hospital, becoming a true medical ninja.

One month later, in the morning, Kirito was using Healing Palm Technique to treat a ninja with a severe arm injury in his small clinic when a sudden, excited shout came from outside: "Listen up, everyone! Amegakure has lost! We've won!"

After the shout, the news quickly spread throughout the hospital, and everyone cheered and shouted slogans such as "Long live Konoha!", "We won!", and "Long live the Hokage!"

"Dr. Kirito, did you hear that? We won! That's great! Now that we've defeated Amegakure, we can go all out against Sunagakure. With the support of such powerful ninjas as the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, we'll definitely be able to defeat Sunagakure very quickly."

The ninja who was receiving treatment from Kirito was equally excited and couldn't help but chat with him.

"Ah, that's really great. I hope the war will end soon. But for now, you'd better stay still."

Kirito said with a smile, then gently applied pressure to the patient's wound, instantly causing the patient to grimace in pain and become docile again.

The war ended.

This was certainly good news, and Kirito agreed. However, he didn't have much hope that Konoha would be able to defeat Sunagakure soon after the battle in the Land of Rain ended.

How could Sand Village compare to the insignificant Rain Village?

This ninja village, built amidst the wind and sand, possesses immense war potential. The ninjas born from it are incredibly resilient, and it also possesses the Tailed Beasts, the ninja world's version of nuclear weapons, making it far more ferocious than Amegakure.

Moreover, Sunagakure is currently led by the Third Kazekage, a Kage-level powerhouse known as the strongest Kazekage, and is assisted by two other Kage-level powerhouses, Chiyo and Ebizo. Sunagakure is now basically united and is at its peak.

If Konoha wants to defeat Sunagakure like this, it will have to pay a price several times, or even ten times, greater than what it paid on the battlefield in the Land of Rain to achieve its long-cherished wish.

In short, the shadow of war is far from over Konoha.

While the entire village of Konoha was celebrating their victory, a meeting of Konoha's highest decision-making body was being held in the office of Konoha's supreme leader.

"Hiruzen, how could you possibly agree to such an outrageous request? How can you face the many compatriots who died on the battlefield in the Land of Rain?"

One of the Hokage's advisors, Senju Momoka, blushed with anger and pointed her finger at the Third Hokage's nose, cursing loudly.

Konoha won the war against Amegakure, but it was a false victory. Konoha did not obtain the war reparations it deserved from Amegakure.

The reason for all of this was that Konoha's Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, decided to agree to Amegakure's demand for surrender without compensation.

He actually agreed to such an outrageous and unreasonable request.

As a relatively moderate militant compared to Danzo, Momoka stated that she could neither understand nor accept such a demand for surrender.

"Momoka, this is a last resort. If Hiruzen doesn't agree, Hanzo will definitely continue to let Amegakure fight. The Land of Rain is a quagmire now, and we've been stuck in it for too long. If we don't stop the damage, we'll only suffer more losses than gains."

Mitokado advised.

"Indeed, fighting on two fronts is too much for Konoha. The logistics are already struggling to keep up, and there is a shortage of supplies on the battlefield. We must end the battle in the Land of Rain as soon as possible so that Konoha can catch its breath."

Moreover, the Land of Rain is merely a buffer zone for Konoha, and Amegakure doesn't have anything of value to offer. It would be better to agree to this condition and end the war in the Land of Rain as soon as possible.

We are at a disadvantage in our battle against Sunagakure, both in terms of direct combat and intelligence. We must end the battle in the Land of Rain as soon as possible to free up our troops stationed there and send them to reinforce the battle in the Land of Wind.

Xiaochun, who was switching dorms, also chimed in with her advice.

"I understand what you're saying, but how are you going to explain this to the many compatriots who died? Is their sacrifice only enough to bring about this false victory? Do you think the compatriots who fought bloody battles against the enemy on the battlefield of the Land of Rain would agree to this request?"

We can accept surrender, but we absolutely cannot accept this unreasonable surrender. Have you not considered how other ninja villages will view us if we agree to such outrageous surrender demands? In the future, even small ninja villages might dare to challenge the prestige of Konoha.

Tao Hua argued forcefully and refused to back down an inch.

"Momoka, now is not the time to act rashly. If we lose the war against Sunagakure, that will be a disaster for Konoha. Compared to defeating Sunagakure, losing a little money and honor is nothing. Don't worry, I will take full responsibility for this."

The Third Hokage spoke in an unquestionable tone, displaying the authority of the Hokage for the first time in front of Momoka.

"I disagree, I absolutely disagree."

Upon hearing this, Tao Hua's expression changed, but she still insisted on her own opinion.

Upon seeing this, the third generation sighed inwardly and suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for his old comrade-in-arms, Danzo.

If Danzo were here, he would certainly have strongly opposed it at first, but he would never have been as irrational as Momoka, and in the end he would have chosen to compromise for the sake of the overall situation.

He began to feel that it was a mistake to agree to Mito's compromise terms and make Momoka a Hokage advisor.

"Since there's a disagreement, let's decide by vote."

The third generation decisively used the voting system as a powerful tool to shut Momoka up.

According to convention, the Hokage has two votes in a resolution, and his proposal will only be rejected if all three Hokage advisors oppose him.

Momoka, of course, understood the Third Hokage's purpose, and immediately trembled with rage. With a face full of grief and indignation, she shouted at the Third Hokage, "Hiruzen, you will regret this!"

"I am the Hokage."

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage immediately blurted out those words without thinking.

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