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The horrific blood stained the seawater red, but it was quickly swallowed up by the sea, leaving nothing behind.

"Lord Mizukage!"

The ninja was heartbroken; such a death was far too cruel.

The whole body exploded, leaving nothing behind, completely returning to the sea.

"Go, don't look back!"

Some of the fog ninjas gritted their teeth, their faces filled with sorrow, and grabbed their companions to retreat.

Soon, they disappeared at the "end" of the sea.

Kazan landed from the sky without giving chase.

He understood why Jiraiya and Danzo, this old silver coin, had been unable to make any progress.

The ocean is a man-eating monster.

The Mist Village is the most skilled in Water Release techniques, so the pursuit is destined to result in heavy losses.

It's still there, but now it's all over.

Konoha has won again, and this time it's a breakthrough victory.

With the Third Mizukage dead, the Kirigakure will be in a state of temporary chaos and will need to elect a leader as soon as possible.

.........

"So, what's the next step?"

"Should we continue the pursuit, or let the Mist Ninja return to the Land of Water?"

The war ended, and Danzo and Jiraiya immediately held a meeting.

They were discussing whether to take the opportunity to pursue the Mist Ninja.

"The sea is their main battlefield. Many people will die fighting the Mist Ninja in the sea."

The battles during this period made them fully aware of how troublesome the Mist Ninja were.

They didn't want to venture into the sea to cause trouble for the Mist Ninja unless absolutely necessary.

"If we don't seize this opportunity to pursue and kill them, how will we make up for the losses of our troops?"

Danzo spoke calmly, but his murderous intent was palpable.

The Mist Ninja must pay a price; Konoha needs to obtain sufficient resources from them.

The dead ninjas are gone and cannot be brought back to life, but the village's ninja force needs to be replenished as soon as possible.

Jiraiya naturally understood this principle, but pursuing would inevitably cause more casualties.

He himself was against pursuing them.

But on the battlefield of the Land of Waves, Danzo is the commander-in-chief of the troops, and he needs people to support him.

"Where's Kazan? Didn't he come to the meeting again?"

Jiraiya looked around but couldn't find Kazan.

At this moment, he desperately needed his fellow disciples to unite and fight against Danzo.

"He came back after the battle, but I don't know where he went."

Chapter 166 Konoha Boss, Kazan

"Want some drinks?"

Jiraiya found Kazan and brought him a jug of sake.

"It's wartime now, where did you get your alcohol from?"

"Immortals naturally have their own methods."

Jiraiya chuckled and handed over the sake bottle.

Jiraiya had already learned from Red what happened during their battle with the Mist Ninja.

Uchiha Jō, who was supposed to be dead, reappears and witnesses his sister's death.

Jiraiya sensed a conspiracy.

Can you guess who's behind this?

"Oh... I have absolutely no idea."

Kazan plans to do this himself; anyone else would likely die, even Jiraiya.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

No one knows what abilities Uchiha Jō awakened.

Those eyes are known as the eyes of the soul.

When Obito Uchiha awakened his powers, he was unable to accept the fact that Rin Nohara had died and wanted to escape the real world, so he obtained Kamui.

Sasuke Uchiha wanted the power of revenge, so he obtained Amaterasu, the strongest physical attack.

What about Uchiha Jō?

What did he want at that time?

"However, I will investigate and find out the truth myself."

Kazan took a sip; it was sake from the island nation.

It's not strong; the alcohol content is only in the teens, similar to drinking beer, and it has a fruity flavor.

"This stuff is almost like drinking water, it's too bland."

"If you want to drink soju, you'll have to wait until you're an adult. You can't taste the flavor of soju right now."

Not necessarily...maybe you can taste the flavor of it.

Kazan has been through a lot over the years.

"But if you really want to drink it, I'll try to find it for you."

"Forget it, I'm not really interested in alcohol. Here you go."

Kazan tossed the flask back.

He's never really liked drinking; the feeling of losing his ability to think is just awful.

Kazan changed the subject, "What are your plans regarding the Mist Ninja?"

"Danzo wanted to go out to sea to pursue them and force the Mist Ninja to make war compensation."

"So what do you mean?"

"My opinion is to stop the pursuit and sign a ceasefire agreement with the Mist Ninja."

The battle had been going on for too long, and Jiraiya was exhausted and didn't want to continue.

Moreover, the ocean is not their main battlefield. Crossing the ocean to pursue them, no one knows what might happen. What kind of crisis awaits Konoha?

"Then let's do it your way. I'll support you."

"That's exactly what I've been waiting for you to say."

Jiraiya laughed heartily and put his arm around Kazan's shoulder.

Neither of them mentioned Uchiha Jō and Uchiha Misae again.

Some things don't need to be explained so clearly.

.......

the next day.

Jiraiya convened another meeting to discuss the matter of the Mist Ninja.

"My opinion is to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Mist Ninja."

What about war compensation?

No compensation is needed.

Bang!

Danzo slammed his fist on the table and angrily rebuked, "Naive! We are the victors. It is our duty to collect war reparations from the losers. History has always been the same."

The implication is that they are all too inexperienced.

“The Mist Ninja are different from the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja; they don’t have as many enemies.”

The Land of Water is far from the mainland; to attack them, one must travel by sea.

Furthermore, with the Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure currently engaged in fierce battles in the Land of Earth, the Kirigakure has no worries about its rear and can completely fight Konoha to the death.

"Why bother with the three great ninja villages? We, Konoha, are their greatest enemy!"

"We cannot let them retreat to the Land of Water so easily; they must pay the price."

"Just like what Kazan did in the Land of Sound."

Danzo's argument was reasonable and well-founded, and he even cited the incident involving the Cloud Ninja as an example.

However, the actual situation is not the same.

If Konoha wants to invade the Land of Water, it must first cross the natural barrier of the sea, which is the natural barrier of the Mist Ninja.

With no other ninja villages threatening them, the Mist Village could fight Konoha to the bitter end.

Their situation was different from that of the Cloud Ninja who were surrounded by enemies at that time.

"Send someone to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Mist Ninja; war compensation is not required."

"It's time to let the village's ninjas go home."

Kazan sat next to Jiraiya.

He held a prestigious position, being a disciple of the Third Hokage just like Jiraiya; in some ways, their opinions were those of the Third Hokage.

Given his combat prowess and distinguished service, his words carry considerable weight.