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His words, "Let the village's ninjas go home," struck a chord with the Konoha officials present.

Their people have long wanted to go home.

"They are ninjas, and they are warriors!"

Danzo's eyes locked onto Kazan and Jiraiya.

These two Hokage disciples held great prestige in the village. When they joined forces, even he, as an elder and commander-in-chief of the army, could only stand on equal footing with them.

"For the sake of the village, the necessary sacrifices are worthwhile!"

"The war that belongs to Konoha is over, Danzo."

Kazan's voice was soft, but powerful.

The Iwa ninja surrendered, the Kumo ninja signed a ceasefire agreement, and the Suna ninja were the first to withdraw from the Land of Rivers and are now trying every means to seize benefits from the Land of Earth.

If the Mist Ninja can be dealt with now, Konoha can sit back and watch the two tigers fight, thus extricating itself from the Third Shinobi World War.

"That's right, the war that belongs to Konoha is over, and we don't need to make any more unnecessary sacrifices."

"The compensation from Iwagakure and Kumogakure is sufficient to make up for the village's losses and development."

Jiraiya and Kazan were in cahoots, and the two were at odds with Danzo.

One side represents the Third Hokage, and the other side represents the elders of Konoha.

Even the Uchiha and Hyuga clans wouldn't dare to easily offend these three powerful figures.

"This is like releasing a tiger back into the mountains; you'll regret it!"

Danzo did not humiliate himself by initiating a vote or writing a letter back to the village for Hiruzen Sarutobi to decide.

He knew very well that no matter which path he took, the final result would be the same.

"For the Hidden Mist Village, Konoha is the real tiger. Don't get Danzo wrong."

"Humph!"

The meeting ended, and Danzo turned and left.

It wasn't just a simple matter of letting the Mist Ninja go; this meeting made Danzo feel threatened.

The power of the Third Hokage's faction had grown so strong that it could disregard Danzo and the Root organization.

Now, with Hiruzen Sarutobi about to step down, and the middle generation of ninjas gathered together, the Sannin and Minato Namikaze are all strong contenders for the Fourth Hokage.

With the rise of the younger generation, Kazan has also grown up, and his dominance is now assured.

If this situation continues, when will Danzo be able to become the Hokage of Konoha?

Naruto!

Two simple words have become his inner demons.

"Tell Orochimaru what happened here!"

Danzo needs to join forces with Orochimaru, otherwise, with only Root as a unit, he is too weak and isolated.

Although Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu are elders, they have a certain degree of influence.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciples did not seem to take them seriously.

It is said that youth has the upper hand in boxing, and Kazan, Jiraiya, and others represent the top fighting force in Konoha today.

Calling you elder is giving you face. If you don't appreciate that face... what can two people with one foot in the grave do?

You can retire early in no time.

And the Uchiha.

Danzo deeply loathed this clan and perfectly inherited the will of his teacher, the Second Hokage.

But now, these greedy Uchiha can help them vie for the Fourth Hokage position.

There aren't many people who can succeed as Hokage right now.

The three disciples of the Third Hokage and Minato Namikaze.

Kazan is too young, so he's out.

Jiraiya had no interest in the Hokage position, so he was ruled out.

Aside from her background, Tsunade is inferior to Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze in every way.

To put it bluntly, the competition for these four positions is between Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze.

Chapter 167 The War Is Truly Over

"Kazan!"

"Misa!"

In the dark cave, Uchiha Jō screamed in agony.

He knelt on the ground, his tears long since dried.

He watched as his most trusted friend killed his own sister.

He felt as if he were about to die; a suffocating sensation overwhelmed him, and a pain that emanated from his very soul swept through his entire body.

"The Hidden Mist Village, the Leaf Village... I will make you pay with your lives for Misae!"

He was consumed by hatred, his tears had long since dried, and blood was flowing from his bloodshot eyes.

"Have you seen it clearly? The true face of this world?"

Madara Uchiha walked over calmly, his body like a candle flickering in the wind, no longer possessing the former glory of the Asura of the Ninja World.

He seemed to have anticipated this scene.

The Uchiha clan's true power is only unleashed when they witness the death of their loved ones.

Who are you?!

Uchiha Jōru stared at the person in front of him with a wild look.

He wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was quite clever. He felt like he'd been tricked, and it all seemed too coincidental.

"I am Uchiha Madara!"

Madara Uchiha never fails to make a shocking statement.

He didn't seem worried about the other party discovering the truth; his only goal from beginning to end was to make Uchiha Jō recognize the cruelty of this world.

"Impossible! Madara Uchiha died long ago, killed by the First Hokage!"

"That's just wishful thinking on your part."

Madara Uchiha was on his last legs; he felt exhausted even just standing.

He found a seat and sat down.

Would you like to hear my story?

He asked a question, but before Uchiha Jō could respond, he began to recount the entire process of how he met Senju Hashirama, fought with him, and then jointly established Konoha.

Even as one of the founders of Konoha, he was met with coldness and suspicion from other villagers.

at last.......

"That's reality. Even Hashirama and I eventually had to fight to the death."

"This world is tightly bound by chains of hatred, and no one can break free."

"The world that Hashirama envisioned will never come to pass; true happiness can only be found in dreams!"

"This is what I saw on the ancestral stone tablet of the Uchiha clan. It is the last gift left to the world by the Sage of Six Paths!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jō did not calm down; instead, his expression became even more twisted.

"So you wanted to use me, orchestrated Misae's death, and even made me witness Kazan killing Misae!"

"That was an accident, it has nothing to do with me. I just wanted you to see him with your own eyes."

Madara Uchiha denied it.

"That was the work of the Mist Ninja; no one could control it. Your sister was just chosen as a casualty of the war."

"Since you knew, why didn't you save her!"

Uchiha Shiki bit her lip, and red blood kept spilling from it.

“Doing such things makes no sense to me. As long as the chains of hatred in this world are not broken, similar things will continue to happen.”

"Today it's you, tomorrow it's someone else; no one can escape this cycle."

"And I chose you because I need a like-minded partner."

Madara Uchiha was cruel.

Aside from denying that he orchestrated the incident, he told almost nothing.

Such a mix of truth and falsehood makes it even more difficult to distinguish.

"Come find me again when you've thought it through."

Since he is, after all, her representative on earth after death, she cannot be dealt with using ordinary methods.

He wanted to make Uchiha Jō completely agree with his plan.

"In that magical world, you, me, and everyone else can obtain the happiness we desire."

He left and returned to his room, with the demonic statue behind him continuously supplying him with life energy.

"Will he become a member of Project Eye of the Moon, as you wish?" Black Zetsu's tone carried an imperceptible tension.

He waited a thousand years to finally obtain his second pair of Rinnegan eyes, and he no longer wanted to wait any longer.

"He will."

"I, Hashirama, and that brat Kazan all failed."

"We can't change this world; we can only achieve it in our dreams."

In fact.