"New Konoha!"

Mikoto Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha broke free from Hyuga Kaze's embrace and walked toward Shikaku Nara and the others in surprise.

"How many people have they gathered, and who will be the new Hokage?"

“We just received the message from our intelligence agents,” Tsunade said, pulling out a chair and sitting down with an unsatisfied expression. Pointing impatiently at Nara Shikaku, she added, “Let Shikaku explain the details.”

"yes"

Seeing the gazes directed at him, Nara Shikaku gave a helpless, bitter smile and pulled a player from his pocket.

"The written intelligence only briefly described that Naruto proposed to rebuild Konoha after returning to the village, but there are still variables that may occur. We will have to wait for the video sent back by the intelligence personnel to see the specific details."

"Interesting, let's take a look together."

Hyuga Kaze pulled Kurenai and Anko aside, gesturing for everyone in the room to find seats and watch together. He didn't seem to be watching a rival ninja village complete its reorganization at all; rather, he looked more like he was watching a comedy movie.

The office of Yukage was well equipped with a projector, and after a few steps by Nara Shikaku, it quickly started playing the events that happened in the ruins of Konoha Village. Hyuga Kaze also watched with great interest, his arms around Kurenai and the others' voluptuous bodies.

The scene opens with Konoha villagers surrounding Naruto, hurling insults and curses. The vile words and flying spittle make the people in the room frown. Even though some of the more level-headed individuals understand that Naruto isn't entirely to blame, the immense losses Konoha has suffered, the deaths of their loved ones, and the destruction of their homes all require someone to bear the responsibility. Therefore, they choose to remain silent and observe.

As for Naruto, whether he felt genuinely guilty or had simply grown accustomed to the villagers' targeting and insults, Naruto remained dejected, letting everyone hurl insults at him.

Naruto only snapped after someone made an unpleasant remark about Jiraiya, accusing him of producing students who were either villains who harmed Konoha or useless trash, and even claiming that Jiraiya himself was a useless piece of trash.

"Jiraiya-sensei is the best person in the ninja world, he's not a piece of trash!"

In the scene, Naruto suddenly looked up and roared, his eyes red and his face streaked with tears. Despite being deeply saddened and ashamed, Naruto was still furious and indignant that someone had insulted Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya-sensei has sacrificed so much for Konoha, even giving up his own life. I will never allow you to insult Jiraiya-sensei like this!"

Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, undoubtedly had many supporters in Konoha. The person who spoke earlier had only mentioned him in a fit of anger. At this moment, when Naruto spoke up, some Konoha ninjas also spoke up to persuade everyone to calm down and not to curse indiscriminately. The ninjas' voices were loud and energetic, and the voices of those who were cursing were quickly suppressed.

For a moment, everyone in Konoha focused their attention on Jiraiya, and no one had time to curse Naruto anymore.

"I know that Jiraiya-sama sacrificed himself for Konoha, but those bastards who attacked Konoha were also Jiraiya's disciples!"

Amidst the condemnation from the ninjas who supported Jiraiya, an old man with a thick neck suddenly broke down. He wailed and collapsed to the ground, weeping bitterly. His graying temples and wrinkled face made him look so old and desolate.

"Now our house is destroyed, we've lost all our belongings, and we don't even have any food left! What are we supposed to do?!"

The entire Hidden Leaf Village has been destroyed. We have nowhere to go, and we don't even have time to look for work. Without sufficient supplies, we'll all starve to death, starve to death!

The old man wept bitterly, his face streaked with tears. The remaining Konoha civilians, deeply moved by his cries, were overcome with grief and began to weep as well, creating an extremely chaotic scene.

The sight of thousands of people weeping together left the Konoha ninjas momentarily at a loss; their words of comfort seemed so pale and powerless in the face of such a tragic situation.

At this moment, Naruto was the first to react. Hearing everyone's cries, he suddenly wiped away his tears and shouted loudly.

"Listen to me, everyone! Konoha Village has indeed suffered a major blow, but as long as people are still alive, Konoha has hope for revival. I know that many people in the village have had their houses and belongings damaged in the battle, but many of these can still be salvaged."

These building fragments, once cleared, can still be used to build quite a few houses, and the buried items can also be dug up again. "I'm the son of the Fourth Hokage, I won't let the people of Konoha starve! If there isn't enough food, I'll go hunting and take on missions to buy it!"

Seeing the Konoha villagers gradually quiet down after hearing his words, Naruto's expression became even more determined.

"Konoha Village has been destroyed, so I will rebuild an even stronger Konoha. Please believe me, I will keep my word, this is my ninja way!"

Naruto's words carried no guarantee, yet the Konoha villagers seemed hypnotized, their expressions shifting as they chanted slogans for the new Konoha. Even without seeing it through the video, Hyuga Kaze guessed that Ashura's chakra was at work. Naruto had far fewer opportunities to shine than in the original story, and the Konoha villagers didn't have a very good impression of him. Moreover, this battle seemed to have erupted because of him, and many already harbored deep resentment towards him.

It's really unreasonable that they started to approve of him so quickly.

The women in the office, unaffected by the situation, were utterly bewildered, unable to understand why the remnants of Konoha were so agitated and confident. Mitarashi Anko even blurted out, "Are the villagers of Konoha really this stupid? They're swayed by just a few words. No wonder they've declined so drastically in recent years!"

Hinata Kaze said meaningfully, "Ha, it's because you weren't there, otherwise you might have shouted along too."

Mitarashi Anko glanced at Hinata Kaze with her beautiful eyes, and then the scene in the video suddenly changed again.

"Rebuild Konoha? You're not worthy! Konoha was destroyed because of you! Why were you so slow to return when the enemy came?!"

Danzo, who had previously disappeared, suddenly reappeared like an unkillable cockroach, accompanied by a group of Root ninjas, and launched into a barrage of questions.

"I am the disciple of the Second Hokage. As the Hokage's assistant, only I am the most suitable person to rebuild Konoha and become the Hokage!"

The video ends here, with the last shot showing some Root ninjas patrolling among the villagers.

"There is no video recording after that."

Nara Shikaku began to explain: "According to the written intelligence, Danzo denied the original Fifth Hokage and appointed himself as the Fifth Hokage. He originally intended to imprison Naruto Uzumaki, but Kakashi Hatake and some of the people who had escaped earlier returned and stopped him."

"It's just a makeshift operation. With Danzo around, they can't really hold their own in the so-called New Konoha. Don't worry about them."

The current situation is favorable to Snow Village. Everyone should continue to prepare; soon it will be time for Snow Village to sweep across the ninja world and create true peace.