Madara, let's change the world together!

It didn't take long before the owner, wearing an apron, personally brought the dishes to Kakuzu's side and sat down opposite him.

"Kakuzu, I've heard that your name has spread throughout the entire village."

"A cold-faced money-grubbing ninja who uses black tentacles."

Jiao ignored the boss, picked up his chopsticks, pulled down his mask to reveal a stitched-up mouth.

The boss seemed used to it and wasn't afraid at all.

"Speaking of which, what class did we have this afternoon?"

"Mathematics and Geography".

Kakuzu replied to the other party in a cold tone.

That's right, the two were actually classmates in the same class at an adult school.

Although Kakuzu didn't think the course was of much use to him, he dutifully attended every class because he had made an agreement with Madara Uchiha, and learned about the first village chief.

Only then did he realize that the first village chief had not been killed by Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha was actually lured to this village by the first village chief.

"I'm not very good at math, especially homework and stuff."

"Twenty taels! I'll teach you for twenty taels."

"Oh! That's great!"

"Kakuzu! You truly are my most trustworthy friend!"

"These fish livers are on me!"

The boss burst out laughing.

Unexpectedly, he met Kakuzu because of the fish liver he made, and they even managed to have a conversation occasionally.

It must be said that although Kakuzu doesn't talk much, he's quite easy to get along with.

They'll get things done if you pay them; they're very reliable.

"Let's go to the port after class and go out to sea."

"With your strength, you'll definitely be able to catch the best fish. I'll even give you the fish livers!"

Five hundred taels.

"no problem!!!"

Kakuzu felt as if he had found enjoyment in living in this village.

It's really good not to think about those annoying things.

Kiyohara probably never imagined that Madara and Lan would be able to "invite" Kakuzu to the village, allowing him to start his retirement life early and avoid years of killing.

It was also because of the equal and harmonious atmosphere in Churi Village that Kaku didn't feel isolated by his environment, allowing him to gradually integrate into life there.

Stepping out of the ninja lifestyle might offer this future bounty hunter a new path.

Chapter 48 The Shinobi World War Breaks Out

Time waits for no one.

Churi Village is developing rapidly thanks to everyone's efforts.

This includes Madara, who diligently served as the village chief; Kakuzu, who contributed to the construction of Hatsuhime Village; and Black Zetsu, who brought joy to many children by raising rabbits.

Well, Black Zetsu has gotten quite used to being fed all sorts of food by the kids.

Furthermore, the black rabbit he possessed had grown increasingly fat, becoming the undisputed tyrant of Wanghai Hill.

Leaving aside the mastermind patiently waiting for the Rinnegan to awaken, major events are happening one after another in the ninja world right now.

In the twentieth year of Konoha, which was the second year after the fateful battle at the Valley of the End, Hashirama Senju was heartbroken and his health was deteriorating.

Learning that his close friend's grave had been robbed dealt him another blow.

Overwhelmed with grief, Hashirama Senju passed away, leaving the Hokage position to his younger brother, Tobirama Senju, before his death.

The news of the death of the God of Shinobi spread throughout the ninja villages of the five great nations within a day. At the same time, Madara also received information from his intelligence agent who ran a shop in Konoha.

Ban fell silent for a moment.

Then Kiyoi Megumi offered to let Madara rest for a week, but he refused.

However, his concerned disciples, along with Kiyoi Megumi and Kiyoi Ai, forcibly dragged him to an izakaya that night, where he broke one of the three ninja taboos: drinking.

Well, since only Madara was an adult, he drank all the drinks that were served.

The others, on the other hand, cunningly toasted each other with juice.

That night, Madara Uchiha also successfully blacked out. When he woke up the next morning, he found himself slumped over his office desk, still holding a pen.

According to Kiyoshi, he was drunk and kept saying he wanted to finish his work and realize his dreams, then he fell asleep as soon as he sat down in a chair.

Afterwards, news of Hashirama Senju's death was repeatedly confirmed by the ninja villages of the other five great nations.

The peace built on overwhelming force began to crumble.

First, a conflict occurred between the Fog Shadow and the Rock Shadow.

The Land of Water and the Land of Earth were already at odds due to historical issues, and at this time, the two countries were ruled by their mortal enemies, the mustachioed Gengetsu Hozuki and the bandaged man Mu.

The two countries fought day and night until their respective shadows perished together.

After the young Onoki took over, he decided to negotiate peace with the Third Mizukage, and the war between the two countries was finally quelled.

Meanwhile, since Hashirama Senju had only recently passed away, the Second Raikage wanted to launch an attack on Konoha while it was in a period of transition, so that the Land of Lightning could replace the Land of Fire as the greatest ninja nation in the world.

However, he did not expect that Tobirama Senju, who was around forty years old, was still so powerful, and there were also outstanding young talents such as Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and Kagami Uchiha, who launched a full-scale counterattack and made Kumogakure suffer greatly.

It was around this time that Tobirama Senju earned the title of the fastest ninja in the world thanks to his signature technique, the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The Second Raikage, stunned by the beating, realized that he was doomed if things continued this way, and hurriedly planned to surrender and negotiate peace, ceding territory and paying reparations as required.

At this point, the two brothers, Golden Horn and Silver Horn, stood up to object.

Of course, the Second Raikage would never listen to these two.

Back then, Gold Horn and Silver Horn ate the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails and obtained the power of the Tailed Beast. After that, the two of them led a group of people to eat the Eight-Tails.

Many people died, but none of them gained power like them, and their stories were sealed away as a dark chapter in history.

After all, who would have thought that these two had six different bloodlines?

After their request to continue fighting was rejected, the impetuous Kinkaku and Ginkaku gathered a group of warmongers and launched a surprise attack during a peace meeting between Konoha and Kumogakure, killing the Second Raikage.

The two then led an elite squad of over a dozen men to hunt down Tobirama, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and others.

In a brief moment of crisis, Tobirama Senju deliberately asked who was willing to cover the rear, and Hiruzen Sarutobi decisively stepped forward.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi was appointed the Third Hokage by Tobirama Senju, who decided that he would personally cover the rear and buy time.

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Kagami Uchiha, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Torifu Akimichi safely retreated.

Meanwhile, Tobirama Senju perished along with Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and a dozen elite Jonin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to Konoha and succeeded as the Third Hokage.

However, the deaths of two consecutive Hokage created a power vacuum, and other political forces in the village were not satisfied with the selection of the Third Hokage.

After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi said he had been assigned a task as soon as he returned.

However, the Second Hokage, who was designated as the person in charge, had already passed away, and the only witnesses were the other five people present.

Thus, the six-person group, with Hiruzen Sarutobi at its core, began to consolidate their political position through a combination of soft and hard tactics, and ultimately succeeded in achieving their goal.

Afterwards, Akimichi Torifu, tired of the power struggles, returned to his family and went to enjoy himself with his friends from the Nara and Yamanaka families.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu stayed by the Third Hokage's side as advisors, but Uchiha Kagami suddenly passed away.

At the same time, Shimura Danzo began to cover his right eye, the reason for which remains unknown.

In short, the First Shinobi World War began in the 20th year of Konoha's reign and ended in the 22nd year of Konoha's reign.

Apart from Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, which did not participate in this great war, all the Kage of the other four participating ninja villages perished.

It has to be said, fate is truly unpredictable.

"Notify Wanshangxing to cease selling ninja tools and resume normal trading."

"Yes! Meow~"

Inside the main office of the village chief on the first day of the festival, Madara Uchiha handed an approval document to the ninja cat Melalu.

On the other side, on his table were all the intelligence gathered from the First Shinobi World War, as well as the village's daily newspaper.

The newspapers also featured special reports on the First Shinobi World War.

'Hashirama, is this what you consider peace?'

Madara Uchiha sighed as he looked at the war situation analysis in the intelligence report.

War is fought for interests.

The struggle between the Land of Water and the Land of Earth over land resources.

The struggle between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning over the reputation of the ninja world.

As long as there is competition between countries, war is very likely to break out.

Unification is the only way to end the current war between the five major powers.

But Churi Village still needs time.

"Uncle Ban, Principal Ota hopes to continue expanding the school buildings."

Uchiha Dazzle nodded.

"Let Kakuzu continue his construction."

"It's been two years. It's time for him to work for the Wanshang Company's caravan. After this mission, remember to have him liaise with the caravan members."

"The ninja world will probably be much more dangerous in the future. With him around, the safety of the caravan can be guaranteed."

Kiyoi Megumi nodded.