Hidden Mist Village, the Third Mizukage is still around, and Karatachi Yagura is still there as well.
The factions under both of them have already become like fire and water.
Although a full-scale clash could break out at any moment, under the pressure from the Hidden Leaf Village, they are forced to cooperate for now.
But it's only superficial unity.
Once the ninja world settles down, internal strife in the Hidden Mist Village will inevitably erupt.
The Hidden Stone Village submitted its surrender letter early on.
Right now, the Hidden Stone Village truly can't withstand any more turmoil.
On top of that, it has to deal with pressure from the Hidden Rain Village and Takigakure.
The position of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages is highly coveted.
After seeing the Hidden Stone Village submit its surrender, the other three great villages hurriedly followed suit.
If they were too slow, they'd have to face the Hidden Leaf Village alone.
In the ninja world, no one can stand against the Hidden Leaf Village when it goes all out.
The Third Great Ninja War once again ends with victory for the Hidden Leaf Village.
Oh, and the Hidden Rain Village as well.
On the first day the Hidden Stone Village was reduced to ruins, Hanzo led his forces in retreat, submitted a surrender letter first, and fully exposed the agreement he had made with Shimura Danzo.
He even sent word:
"As for that exercise, I've already completed it. Regarding the Rain Kage position, you can decide when it's convenient to finalize it. Also, the Hidden Stone Village has been too unruly. That position among the Five Great Ninja Villages should be held by one of our people, right? Don't you think I'm quite suitable?"
Politics is always complicated.
At the final stage of the war, Namikaze Minato carved out a formidable reputation for himself.
He even earned the title "Yellow Flash," and stories about him spread across all the major villages:
if you encounter the Yellow Flash of the Hidden Leaf Village, you're allowed to abandon the mission.
He became the hottest rising star in the ninja world, drawing the admiration of countless beauties.
Of course, this also caused strong dissatisfaction from a certain red-haired beauty, which led to Minato suffering quite a bit.
On the way back to the village with the army,
Minato found Hyūga Hiyasu, who was idling around.
"Hiyasu, how are Hideki, Kamito, Shiken, and Ryoha?"
"Oh? Isn't this our great Yellow Flash? Finally came to your senses?"
Minato scratched his head awkwardly.
"When I first heard the news, I was holding in a lot of anger, so I went to vent it. After that, I calmed down. If their situation were really that bad, you wouldn't still be this relaxed."
After Minato finished speaking,
Hiyasu placed a hand on his forehead.
"Give me my Minato back. There's no way my Minato could be this smart."
"Hey, cut it out."
Minato brushed his hand away.
"Shiken and Ryoha will need some time. Kamito is missing and hasn't been found yet. As for that idiot Hideki… he needs to be studied."
Hiyasu gave a concise summary of the four.
None of them were reassuring.
Not like me—safe and reliable.
"So what do we do? We need to find Kamito quickly. And we have to figure out something for Hideki too."
Minato said anxiously.
Those two sounded like they were in serious danger.
"No rush. If it's just the two of us searching, how long would that take? For things like this, we need the smart ones to come up with a plan. Let's find Shiken and Nara Shikaku and have them think of something."
"Shiken? Doesn't he need time?"
"He needs time, but what does that have to do with his insect clones? Don't worry about him. After this incident, we probably won't see his real body very often."
"Oh… I see."
"Oh right, Minato—when are you getting married?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? We're still young."
Minato's face instantly turned red.
How did the topic suddenly shift to this?
"Hesitating like that… don't tell me you're just playing around and don't plan to take responsibility? Tsk, Minato, I'm disappointed in you."
"Of course not! I already decided that after waiting a bit longer and saving up some money, I'll marry Kushina."
"You know, there's a really handsome guy around Kushina who's been pursuing her for a long time."
"What? Who is he?!"
"Hiyasu, I'm going to tear you apart!"
A voice rang out.
Uh-oh, the person in question is here.
Time to run.
Hiyasu bolted immediately.
The rest of the time was left to the two of them.
...
Land of Grass, inside a dilapidated house,
Uchiha Kamito opened his eyes.
Dark… so dark.
Damn it—I forgot both my eyes are already ruined.
Damn it… my Mangekyō, gone just like that.
Kamito twitched his ears.
"Looks like I'll have to rely on you now."
"Waaah—!"
The sound of a baby crying echoed.
"Why is there a baby crying? Where is this?"
Kamito activated his sensory technique.
Such familiar chakra… it feels like Kushina's.
Uzumaki?
"You're awake? Come, have some water."
A gentle but weak voice spoke.
This chakra also feels like the Uzumaki clan, but why is it so weak?
Kamito took the water.
"Thank you."
He sniffed it—it didn't seem poisoned.
Still, he held it in his throat for a moment to be sure.
"Good water. I haven't had anything this sweet in a long time."
"You flatter me. It's just ordinary spring water."
"Madam, I just heard a baby crying. Shouldn't you—"
"Ah, Karin, don't cry. Mommy's here."
Uzumaki Karin? So it's that unfortunate mother and daughter from the Land of Grass.
Since you saved me, your suffering ends here.
Kamito expanded his sensory range, searching for his ninja blade.
"Found it."
Kamito located his blade.
Then—thump, thump.
"Nice feel. As expected, it makes an excellent walking stick."
"Next, I should go find something to eat."
"Who knows how many days it's been… my stomach feels completely empty."
As he retrieved his blade, Kamito also found his ninja tool pouch.
He placed a kunai on the ground to mark his path, so he wouldn't get lost on the way back.
Next step—hunting.
On his first day as a blind man, he decided to comfort himself with a hearty meal.
Besides, his benefactors probably don't eat well either.
Didn't he hear the child crying from hunger?
After walking for a while, Kamito finally sensed the presence of a four-legged creature.
As everyone knows, a four-legged moving creature = animal = food.
And if something that big walks on four legs but isn't an animal, it's probably not a good person anyway—killing it would be doing the world a favor.
"Draw Slash."
The four-legged creature collapsed instantly.
Kamito felt it—fur and horns.
He caught "a sheep."
Pretty good luck.
That night, while eating,
Kamito picked up the "large leg of lamb" in his hands and took a bite.
"Mmm… the lamb from the Land of Grass tastes great. It actually has a hint of venison flavor. Quite unique."
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