I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

The idea that one can "lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot" is utter nonsense in Yun Ting's eyes.

One sentence, one attitude, and all past sins are washed away.

Then Yun Ting wouldn't mind finding that guy who laid down his butcher's knife and became a Buddha in the Western Paradise, and using the blood-stained butcher's knife he abandoned to stab him hard in the heart.

If other Buddhas criticize him, he wouldn't mind playing the trick of "laying down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot."

In the original work, Orochimaru, whose hands were stained with blood enough to form a mountain, was forcibly exonerated. This will never happen in Yun Ting.

Therefore, in response to Obito's entrustment, Yun Ting nodded directly and said, "Make the best use of everything. Obito, I will give your Mangekyou Sharingan to someone who is useful. As for you, although you have repented now, it is too late. The rift has spread to this point and it is difficult to completely repair it. End your own life. This is the last act of mercy I can show you."

"Thank you, Hokage." Obito felt no resentment upon hearing Yun Ting's words; on the contrary, he was very grateful.

Having come to his senses and clearly recognizing the crimes he had committed in the past, he now spends every minute in remorse and self-blame.

He most wanted to free himself as soon as possible and go find Lin.

"Kakashi, just like Rin said, live happily ever after. Don't come looking for me and Rin too soon! You know, what I've always hated most is you, Kakashi, getting in the way of me and Rin." Obito said goodbye to Kakashi with a cheerful expression.

After saying that, Obito gouged out his Mangekyou Sharingan, left it to Yun Ting, and then ended his own life, with no hope of survival.

The next instant, upon arriving in the underworld, he seemed to see Lin's outstretched hand patiently waiting ahead.

Obito ran over quickly, grabbed Rin's hand tightly, and they walked together, never to be separated again.

reality.

Kakashi held Obito's collapsing body with a complicated expression, wanting to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh.

Yun Ting shifted his gaze from Obito's corpse to the captured, unconscious Kisaki, Kimimaro, Jugo, and the others.

The last remaining hidden danger has been eliminated.

From then on, the ninja world was safe and sound.

Chapter 344 Unification of the Ninja World

In the 58th year of Konoha, the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out. It lasted less than a month and ended with the annihilation of the Cloud Ninja, Iwa Ninja, Suna Ninja, Kirigakure Ninja, and the samurai of the Land of Iron.

Konoha achieved final victory, and the Land of Fire annexed five other countries, expanding its territory to an unprecedented size. In Konoha Year 59, under the trembling gaze of the other small ninja nations, the Land of Fire, like a lion that had eaten its fill, lay there digesting its meal.

Apart from the occasional anti-suppression battles that broke out in the newly conquered five territories, the entire ninja world returned to peace for once.

However, everyone with discerning eyes knew that this was merely the calm before the storm. Konoha Year 60, the year Naruto began.

Naruto, Sasuke, and other original Konoha 12 members, along with their peers who have been recruiting more and more promising talents over the years, finally faced their graduation exams and, unsurprisingly, donned the Konoha headbands that everyone had long envied.

However, for the Ninja Academy, Naruto's class was the last to wear the Konoha headband.

This was because, within that same year, the Land of Fire, having already initially assimilated the five nations and cultivated management talent, unsurprisingly once again bared its claws.

First, the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Frost, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, the Land of Rivers, and the Land of Waves—countries that were either already under control or had completely submitted to Konoha—smoothly surrendered to the Land of Fire without Konoha firing a single shot.

Then, with Konoha's clear intention to sweep across the entire ninja world, it was as if a military parade had taken place. Whether it was the short but tall Land of Waterfall, or other small countries such as the Land of Rice Fields, the Land of Birds, the Land of Tea, and the Land of Bears, they didn't even have time to put up a fight. After a few simple, low-intensity skirmishes that didn't even qualify as wars, they were all conquered by the Land of Fire. Ninja organizations such as the Hidden Takigakure Village and the Hidden Star Village were also wiped out one by one.

Throughout the conquest, aside from the stubborn and unyielding, Yun Ting did not engage in widespread killing. For example, the priestesses of the Land of Demons, due to their necessity, were allowed to preach in Konoha and enjoy a divine status even after their country was conquered.

For example, the daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki, after receiving increased investment in the film industry from Konoha and being offered numerous film contracts, ultimately preferred acting and, unable to stop the trend, settled down and went back to using the pseudonym Fujiyama Yukie. Now she has become a household name and a big star.

Of course, these are just isolated cases. Most of the existing beneficiaries will only feel hatred and resentment.

But so what? Under the overwhelming power of Konoha that overthrew the entire ninja world, all the intelligent people could do was put on a brave face and face it all.

As for those who couldn't see through it, their only fate was to be humanely destroyed by Konoha. Thus, under the unwavering resolve of the Cloud Court, Konoha, and the Land of Fire, in the special period of Konoha's 60th year, the ninja world truly ushered in complete unification.

The fragmented ninja world, which had been divided for over a thousand years, was thus brought together in an unprecedented and complete fusion. The names of the various nations—Lightning, Earth, Wind, Water, Iron, Waterfall, and others—no longer existed.

Instead, only

"Fire." No! Once part of the five great nations...

Even now, "Fire" can no longer encompass the entire ninja world, which is the only nation. A new era should bring a new atmosphere.

Especially after taking in citizens from outside the Land of Fire, Yun Ting, as the leader, did not hold the ideology of Konoha supremacy or the Land of Fire supremacy.

In order to eliminate the barriers between them and to integrate everyone in the ninja world more quickly, Yun Ting convened a special conference to establish the national title after unifying the ninja world.

Those involved included not only Konoha ninja, such as former Kumogakure and Kirigakure ninja, but also former Sunagakure ninja, Iwagakure ninja, and people from other former small ninja villages and various countries.

After much discussion, Yun Ting finally decided on a name that could represent everyone: the Land of Ninjas. This would be the name of the country after the unification of the ninja world.

After that, Yun Ting no longer concealed his identity and simply abandoned the title of Daimyo of the Land of Fire, becoming the Daimyo of the Land of Ninjas directly.

No one objected. This was true not only within the original Land of Fire, but also outside the country, where everyone else who had always considered Yun Ting to be the true leader of the Land of Fire had long since given up any objections.

And so, after a grand nation-building ceremony with Konoha as its capital, Kumo-tei became the daimyo of the Land of Ninja.

Yun Ting initially found it somewhat interesting to do something like this.

"Emperor," indeed. But throughout the entire history of the ninja world, there has never been a title of emperor, or even a king.

If I were to tell others that I aspire to be emperor, no one would understand. Forget it, I'll just stick to my formal name.

In any case, for Yun Ting, power fundamentally stemmed from his strength, not from any title. It was he who bestowed the title of daimyo, not the other way around.

As the only daimyo in the world who has mastered all aspects of military, finance, and administration, compared to the past, this title is already sufficient.

Furthermore, the title of Hokage still belongs to Yun Ting. His unification of the ninja world and the unprecedented glory he brought to Konoha have earned him a prestige far surpassing that of any previous Hokage.

People are now in advance

When the title "Hokage" is used, it specifically refers to the Cloud Court. As for Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and even their successors, they are simply referred to as the First Hokage, Second Hokage, Third Hokage, Fifth Hokage, and so on.

Even though Yun Ting had become the Daimyo of the Land of Ninja, the people of Konoha and the Land of Fire, who considered themselves to be of the Old Plain Yellow Banner, still preferred to call him...

"Lord Hokage!" Influenced by this, people in other places also began to shout it.

"Lord Hokage." Yun Ting had no objection to this. After all, compared to...

"Daming" has been with me for many years.

He was already used to the title "Hokage," and felt a deeper connection to it. The unification of the ninja world, the establishment of the Land of Ninja, the founding daimyo of Kumogō, and the ninjas of Konoha, Kumogō, Kirigakure, and other villages all became part of the Land of Ninja's ninja forces, no longer distinguished from one another… A series of major events occurred during the special period of Konoha's 60th year, ushering in a new era of ultimate change in the ninja world. Having only recently received the Konoha headband, he suddenly replaced it with one engraved with…

The small things that Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, wearing headbands with the character "忍" (ninja) on them felt reluctant to part with were naturally insignificant. However, from these small things, we can see a larger picture. In these juniors who had just been transferred from Konoha genin to genin of the Land of Ninja, we can also see a series of scenes after the establishment of the Land of Ninja.

They hadn't even had a chance to warm up their Konoha headbands, but Naruto, Sasuke, and the other new generation of ninjas, who had been instilled with the new Will of Fire from a young age and understood the significance of unifying the ninja world, quickly accepted it all after a few regrets.

Even after the ninja world was unified, the number of missions did not decrease. Naruto and his friends continued to perform traditional ninja village tasks such as catching cats and dogs and cleaning sewers, as well as various infrastructure projects that have become very popular in recent years.

Because of his ridiculously strong stamina, many construction team leaders strongly urged Naruto to stay and offered him extremely high salaries.

Unfortunately, Naruto, who still dreamed of becoming Hokage, refused. It was Konoha year 61. After countless D-rank missions, and occasionally C-rank missions to wipe out ordinary remnants of the previous era's ninja, the unchanged team of Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura, having just returned from a mission to the Land of Waves, decided to rest after the Fourth Shinobi World War. They had returned wanting to relax and avoid further hardship, having instead become Jonin instructors.

Then they heard a familiar voice in their ears: "Hey! Broad-forehead, handsome Sasuke, and Naruto, I have some huge news for you: the Chunin Exams are about to begin!"

Chapter 345 Chunin Exams

"The Chunin Exams?"

Naruto and Sasuke were immediately surprised.

Sakura angrily retorted to the person who spoke, "Ino-boo! How many times have I told you not to call me 'Broad Forehead' again!"

"But your forehead is so wide!" Ino teased her best friend with a smile as she approached.

Then she greeted Sasuke with great enthusiasm, saying, "Haven't seen you in a while, Sasuke, you've gotten even more handsome."

"What about me?" Although he knew that as long as Sasuke was there, the girl's attention would be drawn to him, Naruto still couldn't resist asking.

Instantly, Ino's smile became very polite: "Naruto, Choji is right behind you, go ask him for snacks."

Naruto: "......"

This discrimination is too much!

Seeing this, Sakura's gaze toward Ino was filled with a dangerous glint.

This guy, we clearly agreed not to compete with her for Sasuke.

Just as Sakura was about to take action, Sasuke, with a calm expression, spoke up: "Ino, what's this about the Chunin Exams?"

Upon hearing this, Ino's smile returned to its warmth as she said, "Sasuke, you were out on a mission and didn't know. Just two days ago, the Hokage announced that the Chunin Exams would be held in Konoha. As this is the first Chunin Exam in the Land of Shinobi, the scale of this event far surpasses any previous one. Not only will the participants include all the young generation in the entire ninja world, but the stage, the audience, and everything else will be the largest ever."

Wow~~ That sounds so exciting!

Upon hearing Ino's words, Naruto instantly forgot his earlier frustration.

The thought of all the young geniuses in the ninja world gathering together to determine the final winner under the spotlight filled him with excitement.

Beside him, Sasuke also showed a look of longing.

Who doesn't want to make a name for themselves when they're young?

Especially on the historically significant stage of the first Chunin Exams in the Land of Ninja.

In addition, he did want to be promoted to Chunin as soon as possible.

He was really fed up with spending most of his time doing low-level tasks.

Becoming a Chunin allows you to take on more challenging missions.

Only through even more arduous trials can he catch up with his brother Itachi.

"Amas-sensei has already registered Shikamaru and Choji for us. What about you guys, Sasuke? Do you want to participate in the Chunin Exams? If you do, we'll be opponents, you know?" Ino then added.

Sakura was still a little hesitant.

Naruto and Sasuke, without a second thought, stared straight at Kakashi, who had remained silent the whole time.

At this moment, Kakashi was engrossed in reading Jiraiya's latest release, titled "Icha Icha Tactics," a sequel to "Icha Icha Paradise," which he claimed to have painstakingly created over several years.

Suddenly noticing two burning gazes fixed on him, Kakashi calmly closed the book in his hand and asked in confusion:

"what happened?"

Zuosuke: "..."

Naruto: "...Kakashi-sensei! Didn't you hear me? The Chunin Exams! The Chunin Exams..."

After Naruto's animated explanation, Kakashi exclaimed, "Oh, it's the Chunin Exams! Do you want to participate?"

"Of course!" Naruto exclaimed, waving his arms excitedly.

Zuo Zhu nodded coolly.