The war between Konoha Village and Sand Village is over.

Ninjas fought on the battlefield and acted very decisively.

The Fourth Kazekage stood up and publicly announced his surrender, and the Fourth Hokage publicly announced his acceptance, and the matter was settled.

All the grievances and resentment of the Sand Village ninjas have been destroyed by the big trees growing all over the village.

Wood Release: Tree World Descent destroyed all the buildings in the Sand Village, opened up the narrow gap in the sky into a wide avenue, and also peeled off more than ten meters of the thickness of the entire cliff wall.

All the Sand Village ninjas joined in the resistance, but in the face of the Wood Release that could devour chakra, their resistance was meaningless.

Even the full-strength attack of the Fourth Kazekage was suppressed with ease.

The Sand Village was completely defeated.

However, no one died in the Sand Village, not a single person.

Even if the house collapsed, the thick branches would penetrate the doors and windows in advance, capture the people inside, and roll them away in advance, hanging them on the trees as prisoners.

The same goes for all the Sand Ninjas who resisted. Once defeated, they would be tied up into a ball and hung on a tree.

Only Kage-level ninjas like the Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo can ensure their own safety when surrounded by dense branches.

In fact, all the Sand Village ninjas knew that they had been "annihilated" once.

After escaping death, the Sand Village ninja no longer had the will to resist.

The war between the two villages ended, but the war between the Fire Nation and the Wind Nation did not end so quickly.

Communication between the daimyo of the two countries was very troublesome, requiring messengers to travel back and forth several times and proceed step by step according to ancient etiquette.

The most important part is the fierce competition for interests. It will take at least half a year of discussion to determine how much interests the Wind Kingdom should transfer to the Fire Kingdom.

Ninjas don't have any of that red tape.

The Fourth Hokage Orochimaru did not choose to occupy the Wind Country, and he did not even stay in the Sand Village for two days.

On the second day after the armistice, the Konoha ninja left the Wind Kingdom and returned to Konoha Village with the puppetry information, materials, finished puppets and other supplies they had obtained.

This was far beyond the expectations of the Sand Village ninjas, and made the actions of Ye Cang and others seem particularly ridiculous.

The big tree created by Wood Release was left to the Sand Village.

Uchiha Yu once proposed to use the Wood Release: Linked Castle Technique to transform these big trees into a new city.

He ensured that the final city would be one with complete functions and facilities.

But the Fourth Kazekage refused.

Timber is the third most important resource in the desert, second only to water and food. Every year, the Sand Village spends a lot of money on purchasing timber.

Although the big trees now take up a lot of space, instead of letting the Konoha ninjas waste such precious resources using ninjutsu, they would rather cut them down bit by bit and use them themselves.

As for the difficulty of having no place to live in the short term, the people in the Sand Village believe that they can overcome it.

Uchiha Yu's original intention was not to help the Sand Village build a new village, but to keep his creations there for a long time.

He wanted the ninjas of the Sand Village to think of Wood Release and the scene of "total annihilation" when they saw the house, and then he would eliminate his dissatisfaction with the Konoha Village.

Since Fengying refused, he would not interfere.

They will regret it in a few days. Are the big trees created by Wood Release so easy to cut down?

A large number of Konoha ninjas slowly returned to the Land of Fire. Uchiha You certainly didn't have the patience to follow them. After completing the transaction with Orochimaru, he went straight back to Konoha Village.

That afternoon, he sat under a big tree in the yard, stroking his full three-wheeled Yashi with his left hand and turning a scroll in his right hand.

This is the Ryuchi Cave Contract Scroll that Orochimaru traded to him.

As long as you fill in your name at the end of this scroll and add your blood seal, it is equivalent to signing a preliminary agreement with Longdi Cave.

With the help of the sealing technique on the scroll, you can consume chakra to send a signal to the Ryuchi Cave.

When the three immortals of Longdi Cave feel the signal, they will use the secret spiritual communication technique to send the person who sent the signal to Longdi Cave.

Uchiha You did not consider at all the various tests that Ryuchi Cave would put on the visitors.

What he was thinking about now was, should he kill it after he got there? Or fry it? Or deep-fry it? And the snake soup seemed pretty good, too.

Of course, one thing you have to consider before that is whether the timing is right.

Uchiha You is not an ordinary person. He is a human sage who has a very close connection with the cat sage in the cat castle.

He is naturally a member of the Warm-blooded Immortal Alliance, and is at odds with the Cold-blooded Immortal Alliance formed by the three holy places. If he does not attack the Ryuchi Cave now, there is no need to worry about the success rate of wiping it out in one fell swoop, but it will definitely cause a fierce reaction from Myoboku Mountain.

By then, the big toad might be able to cut off all ties between Myoboku Mountain and the Ninja World, or establish direct contact with the Six Paths Sage.

No matter which situation it is, it is not what he wants to see.

Uchiha You murmured, "It would be best if we could obtain the contract scroll of Myoboku Mountain, and then launch an attack on the two holy places on the same day."

Miwa Masayo twisted and turned in his arms, using this cat-specific movement to speed up the digestion process.

Hearing Uchiha You's words, she pricked up her ears and said, "No, meow, no, meow."

Uchiha You was stunned, and quickly asked: "Why not?"

Miwa Masayo stood up and said, "You don't know, we all know that the Holy Land is different, meow."

"The great slug fairy is very powerful, but I am trapped in the holy land. If I go there, I will definitely be bullied by her."

"The other two great immortals have also lived in their own holy places for five hundred years without moving. They have long been one with the holy places, meow."

"The giant toad in the rocks of Myōboku Mountain and the eight-headed snake in Ryuchi Cave are also strange creatures."

"Besides, the Great Toad Immortal and the Great White Snake Immortal both have good stuff in their hands, meow. They are very dangerous, meow."

Uchiha You was stunned by what he said, but soon he recalled a lot of details.

When Jiraiya was fighting with him, he summoned some organs of the Iwajuku giant toad. It was indeed a very difficult existence to deal with.

I believe that the Yamata-tailed Snake may be a similar existence to the Iwajuku Giant Toad in Ryuchi Cave, and it should not be underestimated.

In addition, he vaguely remembered that in a certain theatrical version, Gamamaru took out a resurrection talisman and was able to come back to life directly, and the price was just that talisman.

Even though Gamamaru said that there was only one talisman that could bring the dead back to life, who would believe it?

As an important holy place of fairy arts, how could there be only one resurrection talisman that uses fairy arts chakra as the basis?

The worst thing is that the resurrection talisman completely complies with the category of talismans among the four major ways of cultivation, and it is also a talisman of extremely high level.

Compared to the resurrection talisman, the detonating talisman made by the ninja is simply garbage.

Myobokusan has the resurrection talisman, do they have other talismans?

Uchiha You suddenly realized that he had underestimated the three holy places because he had easily defeated the most powerful fighters in Myoboku Mountain.

They have been able to stand in the ninja world for thousands of years and firmly occupy the pinnacle of the inheritance of immortal arts. They must have their own confidence.

Especially in Myoboku Mountain, although the toads appear more than in Ryuchi Cave, is their real ability fighting?

Not really.

More than a thousand years ago, Gamamaru single-handedly persuaded the brothers Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Hamura to become his allies.

It is said that distant relatives cannot separate them, but Toad Pill is able to defy fate.

With its alien identity, it successfully provoked the Otsutsuki mother and her two children to turn against each other.

Ever since Gamamaru appeared, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her son have become increasingly alienated and their relationship has deteriorated until war broke out.

In the end, the so-called invincible Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon.

Despite achieving such a glorious victory, Gamamaru only did three things: persuade the Otsutsuki brothers, teach them fairy arts, and treat Otsutsuki Hamura.

From beginning to end, it did not do anything dangerous, and all the risks were borne by the Otsutsuki brothers.

Even if this toad can really see the future, the accuracy of its calculations in such a complicated process is still astonishing.

The White Snake Immortal was able to hold out against Toad Pill for a thousand years and was ranked among the three major holy places. It was obvious that this white snake was not simple either.

You should know that snakes are the natural enemies of toads. As intelligent creatures, toads must always want to eliminate their natural enemies.

But they have not been able to achieve this goal for thousands of years under the leadership of Toadmaru. There must be a reason.

Thinking of this, Uchiha You sighed and said to Miwa Masayo: "Well, what Rika-chan said makes sense."

"The time is not yet ripe to attack Ryuchi Cave and Myoboku Mountain."

"I'd better clean up the ninja world first, and wait until my strength reaches a new level before considering dealing with the three holy places."

The tabby cat smiled upon hearing this, patted Uchiha You's thigh, and said, "That's right, meow. You and I are too young. Time is on our side. Don't worry, meow."

"Hey, that doesn't sound like something Rika-chan would say."

"It's Granny Cat, meow. Last time I went back, Granny Cat specifically talked to me and mentioned the matter of going against the three holy places, and told us not to worry."

"We two are not ready, and Cat Castle, Mount Kongo, and Wind-Climbing Cliff are not ready either, meow."

“Everyone needs more time.”

Uchiha You nodded and said, "I understand."

It turned out that the King Kong apes of Mount Kongo could no longer hold back, and they deliberately sent an invitation signal to themselves through communication with the Cat Castle.

That old monkey had made his position clear when he was fighting the Third Hokage, and Uchiha You thought he should give it some face.

Thinking of this, Uchiha You stood up and said to Miwa Masayo: "Let's go to the Sarutobi clan."

"What are you doing there? They are all filled with hatred when they see you."

"They have the contract scroll of Mount Kongo. I want to use the scroll to contact the old monkey."

"Yuu, the Sarutobi clan will never give it to you, meow."

"It doesn't matter if they don't give me the scroll. As long as one of them can channel a little monkey to pass on the message, it will be fine."

"If you can't, then it's not my fault."

Uchiha Yu's journey with the Sarutobi clan went smoothly. Although every Sarutobi ninja secretly looked at him with hatred, no one dared to show their teeth to him.

The Sarutobi clan did not have the courage to refuse his request.

An old ninja with a white beard summoned the monkeys from Mount Kongo and brought Uchiha Yu's letter to their clan leader.

When Uchiha Yuu left the Sarutobi clan, Miwa Masayo said strangely: "Yuu, that's weird, meow."

Uchiha You asked: "What's strange?"

Miwa Masayo tilted his head and said, "I know the Sarutobi clan must hate you, but it seems that their hatred is too strong today, meow."

"But I remember you said, meow, you only killed more than eighty Sarutobi ninjas. Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen was among them, they shouldn't hate you so much, meow?"

"No matter what, it was the Third Hokage who led them to kill you. Isn't it natural that they were killed in return, meow?"

Uchiha You smiled. He touched the raccoon cat's head and said, "The key is not the more than eighty ninjas, but the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen."

“There is a saying that to cut off a person’s financial resources is like killing his parents.”

"It was me who killed the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. With his death and the Fourth Hokage ascending to the throne, the Sarutobi clan was no longer eligible to take advantage of the huge benefits they had before and had to give them up."

"I don't know how much money that is, but it must be a number that will break the heart of every Sarutobi ninja. How could they not hate me?"

Uchiha You said casually: "My current strength is too strong. My thoughts and ideas will inevitably affect the interests of many people. This is inevitable."

"As long as they don't take action against me, I don't care whether they hate me or not, just let them be."

…

A few days later, an unnamed reef in the East China Sea.

The Third Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village and the Fifth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village met, but the atmosphere of the meeting was not friendly.

As soon as they met, the Third Raikage was surprised.

He looked her up and down and questioned, "You? Why are you a child?"

Otsutsuki Hamura had a blank expression on his face as he introduced himself, "I am Kaguya Hamura, the Fifth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village."

The Third Raikage said unhappily, "Changed again?"

"Although the Fourth Mizukage looks like a child, he is still quite powerful. How can he be replaced by the Fifth Mizukage so soon?"

"Oh, and it's a real kid. What is the Hidden Mist Village trying to do?"

"By the way, I heard that your Fourth Mizukage messed around and wiped out the Snow Clan. The Hozumi Clan is not much better."

"It seems that his actions were too fierce and he was counterattacked by the Kaguya clan."

"Kaguya-kun, after all the trouble the Hidden Mist Village has gone through, what qualifications do you have to cooperate with the Hidden Cloud Village?"

Otsutsuki Yucun pointed at himself and said, "I am enough for the Hidden Mist Village."

The Third Raikage laughed unconsciously, and he shouted: "Boy, you are so arrogant!"

"Let me try to see where your confidence comes from."

As he said the last sentence, lightning flashed on the Third Raikage's body. He activated the Lightning Chakra Mode, turned into a dazzling lightning, and rushed towards Otsutsuki Hamura.

Two days ago, the Third Raikage received a letter from the Fifth Mizukage, saying that he had ended the civil strife in the Hidden Mist Village and was determined to wage war against the Konoha Village.

Because the Hidden Mist Village suffered heavy losses and lacked strength, it wanted to discuss the possibility of an alliance with the Raikage.

The Third Raikage was very happy, as he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

Of course, all the Raikages of the past have maintained a tough stance against Konoha. Even if they were beaten to the point of vomiting blood by Uchiha Madara and everyone had to bow their heads under the pressure of Senju Hashirama, the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village was the last one to bow his head.

But they also knew that it was impossible for Konoha Village to be defeated by the Hidden Cloud Village independently, unless the Konoha ninjas killed themselves.

When there was no internal strife or division in Konoha Village, if one wanted to defeat Konoha Village, they could only unite two or even three ninja villages to act together, and only then would they have a force that surpassed Konoha Village.

But it's really too difficult.

Even a ninja village has internal strife, so an alliance between two ninja villages is even more difficult.

When the Hidden Mist, Hidden Cloud, and Hidden Iwagakure joined forces to deal with Konoha Village, they were easily defeated by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

The Second Hokage did not come up with any clever ideas at the time, he just held down the Kirigakure and beat them hard.

The attack on Kumogakure and Iwagakure was just a containment effort with a small number of troops.

As a result, Kumogakure and Iwagakure were wary of each other and hesitated to move forward, and until the Hidden Mist Village was destroyed, they did not cause enough damage to Konoha.

Then, taking advantage of the internal strife in Kumogakure, Konoha pinned down Iwagakure and beat them hard, thus disintegrating the ninja army of Iwagakure.

If it weren't for the internal strife in the Hidden Cloud Village that led to the death of the Second Hokage during the talks, he would have been able to end the First Ninja World War with a complete victory in the second year of the war.

It is even hard to say whether there will be a Second Ninja World War.

Since then, the four major ninja villages have been afraid of joining forces. At most, they cooperated secretly on the overall situation, but never fought directly together again.

But the Third Raikage discovered in the practice of war that no matter how great the losses suffered by Konoha Village were, it was able to recover quickly. Even because of the large number of casualties, a desperate genius was able to emerge.

He knew that the Hidden Cloud Village alone could not win the war with Konoha, even if the four major ninja villages went to war with Konoha Village at the same time.

Only if several families unite and exceed Konoha Village's recovery ability will it be possible to defeat Konoha Village.

During the Third Shinobi World War, he was extremely cautious about fighting Konoha, and was even willing to back down to avoid a large-scale battle with Konoha ninjas.

Because of this, the Third Raikage was under a lot of pressure. The new generation of Kumogakure ninjas were dissatisfied with him, and the veteran Kumogakure ninjas were also dissatisfied.

He really wanted reliable allies who could unite and stably maintain an army of tens of thousands to launch a real challenge to Konoha Village.

However, the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village have been enemies for generations, and their hostility towards each other far exceeds their hostility towards the Konoha Village.

As long as the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village do not face the fate of destruction at the same time, it is impossible for them to unite.

The Hidden Mist Village is in chaos. Like the Konoha Village, they can fight with the other four major ninja villages at the same time.

The Third Raikage simply could not understand why the Hidden Mist Village, which was not in the center of the continent, could go to war with the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Sand Village across the borders of big countries like the Fire Country and the Lightning Country.

And the scale of the war is not small.

In the last war, the war developed to the point where the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage personally took to the battlefield and ultimately both died in the battle.

Although he did not trust the Hidden Mist Village very much, when the Third Raikage received the letter from the Mizukage, he was still very excited and went there personally at the first opportunity.

When the excited Third Raikage arrived, he saw that the Fifth Mizukage was a child of about 15 years old. His disappointment can be imagined.