The Third Raikage is dead, the Third Mizukage is dead, Danzo Shimura is dead, Hanzou has been captured, and the Third Hokage has been captured.
After these battle achievements were revealed, the entire Ninja World was shocked.
Even Iwagakure itself found it hard to believe the battle report.
However, according to the Ninja who returned from the front lines, the truth was confirmed.
Once it was confirmed to be true, the entire Iwagakure was in an uproar!
At the same time, Iwagakure's media went all out, hyping up this astonishing victory.
They also lifted network restrictions in various countries, deliberately letting them know about this devastating defeat, causing instability among their people.
"Hiss! Old Tsuchikage is still going strong!"
"Old Tsuchikage's emergence and his ability to set things right are truly impressive!"
"Nidaime(2nd)-sama has been in seclusion ever since he stepped down; thirty years of seclusion is no small matter!"
"Nidaime(2nd)-sama has been sharpening Iwagakure's sword for fifty years, and with one strike, you know if it's there or not!"
Unlike the festive atmosphere in Iwagakure, the major Hidden Villages were shrouded in gloom.
Hidden Cloud Village:
"Wuwuwu!!! Father! I told you not to take such a risk, but you were so stubborn! Wuwuwu!"
"You're gone, who will lead Kumogakure?!"
Fourth Raikage A cried with his head in his hands; he hadn't been doing well these past few years.
His cousin died due to a Tailed Beast rampage, and now his father has died.
Looking at the Third Raikage in the coffin, due to past relations, he chose to return the body to Kumogakure.
Konoha Village, on the other hand, was shaken like never before.
Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado tremblingly held the intelligence report, unable to believe it.
Danzo Shimura was killed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was captured.
These were the achievements of the elderly Mu.
If Mu were in his prime, wouldn't he have crushed them both into a foldable screen?
"What should we do?"
Utatane Koharu was so dazed by the bad news that she couldn't make a decision, so she looked anxiously at Homura Mitokado.
Homura Mitokado held his forehead, his face ashen.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was captured; what resistance could he possibly put up?
"I think..."
Homura Mitokado couldn't help but recall the surrender ideology that had been prevalent in the village these past few days...
....
At this moment, Konoha had more or less received news from the front lines.
After all, the commotion was so great, and it was fought within the Land of Fire.
Everyone vaguely knew about the bad news.
At this time, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was undoubtedly Konoha's leading advocate for surrender.
More and more Konoha residents felt that Sarutobi Shinnosuke was right.
"Direct confrontation is unfavorable!"
"Allowing the enemy to slaughter us is unacceptable!"
"There is only one path to take: surrender first, and let Konoha recover its strength!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke spoke passionately on the stage.
Below, people from various Ninja clans and civilians all agreed that it made sense.
Konoha was currently in a period of transition, with a lack of new talent.
Having just gone through the Second Great Ninja War, and now fighting against the strongest Hidden Village in the Ninja World...
Konoha had only been at peace for a little over ten years!
Konoha in this timeline was already very different from the original timeline Konoha.
It should be said that ever since Senju Hashirama was killed, Konoha seemed to have lost its protagonist's halo.
First, they ceded territory and paid reparations, then fought with Kumogakure and Sunagakure for so many years, and after finally reaching a peace agreement, the Nidaime was assassinated.
After that, Hiruzen Sarutobi took over, and Hiruzen gave Konoha a boost, but then came the Second Great Ninja War.
Although Konoha barely won the Second Great Ninja War, the Third Great Ninja War immediately followed.
Kakashi sat at the end, quietly listening to Sarutobi Shinnosuke's remarks.
He had just lost Obito; Obito had died.
He and Rin had survived on the battlefield for dozens of days.
No one came to rescue them.
As a result, they encountered Hidden Mist Ninja, and Rin was captured.
He went through immense hardship to rescue her, but then Rin ran into his Lightning Blade, and he couldn't remember what happened after that.
Losing two comrades at once, his naturally laid-back personality, coupled with various psychological traumas, and the reality that Konoha truly couldn't win, made Kakashi also more inclined to surrender and stop the war.
"Lord Shinnosuke, urgent intelligence!"
Just then, Sarutobi Shinnosuke received a secret intelligence report.
After Sarutobi Shinnosuke finished reading, his expression changed several times.
The intelligence content came from Iwagakure.
It stated that as long as he advocated for surrender, Iwagakure would guarantee him wealth and privilege, and he would also be a hero in Iwagakure's takeover of Konoha!
At the same time, Iwagakure also warned Sarutobi Shinnosuke, explicitly telling him that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been captured.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke, knowing that even his own father had been captured, became even more resolute in his decision to surrender.
"Everyone, my father, the Third Hokage, has now been captured by Iwagakure!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke said sorrowfully.
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd below burst into an uproar.
Kakashi's eyes flickered; even the Third Hokage had been captured. Who else in Konoha could resist?
Minato-sensei? Uchiha Fugaku? Or the Sannin?
"I agree with Shinnosuke; Konoha is not suited to continue the war. Continuing the war will only lead to the village's destruction!" Just then, Orochimaru slowly walked in, speaking in a hoarse voice.
Orochimaru's pupils flickered as he licked his lips.
"In my opinion, Iwagakure only wants to unify; they won't choose to destroy us!"
"Iwagakure, to integrate Konoha, will only choose to appease, not to exterminate, which is bad for everyone. Moreover, surrendering to Iwagakure is not a disadvantage. Iwagakure's technological and cultural level is higher than ours; we might even live a better life."
Orochimaru expressed his views.
Orochimaru chose this path, firstly for his own benefit, and secondly to preserve Konoha.
Orochimaru saw very clearly that if the fight continued, Konoha would die.
Orochimaru's words immediately earned Sarutobi Shinnosuke's applause.
"Big Brother Orochimaru is right!"
"I agree with Big Brother Orochimaru's method!"
With Orochimaru joining the surrender faction, more and more people became convinced that this was the optimal method at present.
....
Iwagakure:
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!"
"Ah ah ah ah go to hell!"
"Ah ah ah!!!!"
"I, Hanzou, will not tell you anything, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"
In the dungeon, Hanzou sat in an electric chair, being violently electrocuted.
"Speak quickly! Where is your Hidden Rain Village's main force? Where are your remaining troops?"
"Most importantly, where is all your village's money hidden? I don't believe you haven't been skimming money all these years!" Kakuzu asked in a low, deep voice.
Hanzou's betrayal had caused him so many losses; he had to get it all back!
"Ah ah ah, go to hell, Kakuzu! You bastard, have the guts to give me a quick death!" Hanzou screamed wildly, cursing at Kakuzu.
"Pour more water on him!" Immediately, an Anbu member poured water on Hanzou's face.
"Speak quickly! I have plenty of strength and methods!" Kakuzu warned in a low voice, and then pressed the electric shock button again.
"Ah ah ah ah!!!!" Hanzou's eyes rolled back from the shock.
Without the Hyuga Clan's bloodline, he was electrocuted into having a Byakugan.
"Increase the voltage! You must severely interrogate him and find out where all his money is!" Kakuzu ordered coldly, then left.
"Ah ah ah ah!!!!!"
"I won't tell you anything, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"