The End of the War
"You wouldn't want to start a war, would you, Fourth Kazekage?"
The Third Hokage gasped for breath and said, "Surrender."
Surrender just a few minutes after the war started? By making such a move that violated the alliance and invaded an allied village, the Sand Ninja Village would only further lose the Land of Wind daimyo's trust.
Moreover, whether it was the people who died in Konoha Village, the companions who died in the Sand Ninja Village, or the dignitaries and daimyo who had just died...
All the sins needed someone to bear.
Rasa returned from the ideal of death to the cruel reality, and just thinking about what he had to face made him feel pain.
Dying would end everything, but living required great courage.
He looked at the old Hokage opposite him, hoping that the other party could give him a quick death.
"Whoosh!"
"Third Hokage-sama." Maki jumped a few times and came to the vicinity of the two Kage, immediately surrounded by the Anbu. He knelt on one knee and said, "I have already sent a signal to let everyone in the Sand Ninja Village evacuate. All the invasion plans were colluded, planned, and executed by me, Maki, a Jonin of the Sand Ninja Village, and Orochimaru."
Maki...
Rasa looked over, his eyes a little stunned. After meeting his subordinate's eyes, the other party was so firm, that kind of look was very familiar...
Just like himself when he took over as Kazekage.
"Tap!" Lin Ke landed with Rock Lee and Gaara, and his shadow landed with the disheveled Kankuro and Temari.
[They didn't escape?]
Maki was not surprised to see his subordinates being caught back, but rather a little relieved that they had not died directly.
They were the future of the village, and as long as they were alive, there was hope.
[This kid... really changed everything.] He looked at Lin Ke, smiled, gave his three subordinates a look, and then waved his hand.
"Pfft!" The Wind Blade accurately cut off its master's head.
No one stopped it, everyone just watched quietly.
"We..." Rasa glanced at his scarred companions, some familiar faces were gone. He was silent for a few seconds, looked at the Third Hokage's old face, and said, "I represent the Sand Ninja Village and surrender to Konoha Village."
For the first time in his life, he realized that speaking could be so difficult.
However, when the sacrifice had weight, he could no longer escape.
Using death to escape was really ridiculous.
The Sand Ninja Village ninjas raised their hands one after another. In fact, there were not many people at all. Konoha Village had long restricted the number of foreign ninjas. At most, there were only a dozen or so people, basically all elites from the Sand Ninja Village.
The ninjas who followed Orochimaru's summoned snakes and tried to rush into Konoha Village had just begun to advance when the core 'Kage' had already been defeated and received a signal to retreat, causing far less damage than in the manga.
Currently, the only enemies remaining in Konoha Village were some abandoned Sound Ninja Village ninjas who were still stubbornly resisting. With the surrender of the Sand Ninja Village elites and the Kage, the end of the war was greatly advanced.
To put it in terms of personal heroism, the Third Hokage almost single-handedly turned a war that should have caused great damage to Konoha Village into a small-scale friction. In war, quickly defeating the Kage was originally a very morale-affecting thing.
If the enemy's Kage were to join the war next, there would be a one-sided situation.
Therefore, Maki's decision was correct. If he could not stop the invasion, even if he could cause a little more damage to Konoha, the outcome would not change much, and only allow the weaker Sand Ninja Village to bleed in vain.
The war, which came to an abrupt end, did not cause much damage to Konoha Village, and had the possibility of peace talks. The 'culprit' Orochimaru escaped, and his accomplice Maki committed suicide in fear of punishment, which gave everyone a way out.
When the Fourth Kazekage announced his surrender, the Jonin of the Sand Ninja Village followed suit and raised their hands in surrender.
The Anbu appeared and took away the surrendered enemies. The Medical Team ninjas appeared and began to rescue their fallen companions. Everything was in order.
"..." Temari, when being escorted away, turned her head to look at her teacher's head being sealed, and her expression finally couldn't hold back a bit of sadness.
Kankuro wiped away his tears and followed his sister to be escorted away.
The ninjas who had followed Orochimaru to attack the Sand Ninja Village were able to evacuate, but the people present only had the fate of being imprisoned and waiting for subsequent peace talks.
As the Kage, Rasa did not receive much better treatment. The Anbu simply did not push or restrain him with their hands.
The seriously injured Rock Lee, who was waiting for treatment, was sent to the hospital by the Medical Team. Lin Ke canceled his Transformation Jutsu and gasped for breath a little laboriously. Under the premise that his transformation exchanged for higher blue bars and physical fitness, both his physical energy and mental energy were still the same as before.
It was just that the stronger body converted more efficiently, extracted more Chakra, and faster, but the consumption was still borne by himself.
It was a bit like the Akimichi clan's secret fat control. The more energy the body stored, the higher the upper limit of the transformation. The advantage was that the transformation at any time and place did not require taking medicine or accumulation.
This is also why he always maintains the habit of exercising.
"Lin Ke." The Third Hokage called out to him as he was about to leave, a smile appearing on his aged face, "You have become a sufficiently excellent ninja..."
"You flatter me." Lin Ke lowered his head slightly, "Then I'll take my leave."
The village has just experienced an attack, and there is still much to be done. Whether it's eliminating the Sound Ninja Village ninjas in the village or treating other companions, all of it can show his face and earn merit.
Such an opportunity is rare and cannot be missed.
"Old man, I'm not late, am I!" A middle-aged ninja with white hair, carrying a large scroll on his back, and wearing wooden clogs appeared in the arena.
It's already over.
Lin Ke guessed in his heart that the person should be the perverted sage Jiraiya. It was the first time he had seen this guy in reality, and his appearance was a bit more wretched than he had imagined.
However, the appearance does give people a very powerful feeling.
"Jiraiya." The Third Hokage spoke his name.
Lin Ke gradually walked away, not eavesdropping on the conversation between the master and disciple. He walked along the arena to the street. After about several hundred meters, he found Uchiha Sasuke, who was covered in injuries and leaning against the wall.
There were three corpses of Sound Ninja Village ninjas beside him.
"How are you?" He naturally reached out to help him check his injuries.
"I encountered Orochimaru's subordinate. He used a strange technique to cut the muscles on my arm." Uchiha Sasuke succinctly summarized, ignoring the three Sound Ninja Village ninjas he had killed.
After a pause, he added, "Naruto and the others went to the school to provide support."
"That guy should be Yakushi Kabuto. If you encounter him next time, be careful not to engage him in close combat..." Lin Ke said, while treating the severed muscles, providing information.
Uchiha Sasuke looked at the companion who was bowing his head and treating his injuries, and the corners of his mouth rose.
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