[Pure Land]
[Uchiha territory in the Pure Land]
"Tajima, I heard from the newly arrived people that your son started a war in the ninja world. Who would've thought, who would've thought."
"Truly, a great father raises a great son. Your whole family is really something....", Uchiha Yuto said with a smile while drinking tea.
Uchiha Tajima, however, looked worried, "Sigh, I don't think the situation is very good. I heard a lot of people from Konoha have been coming up recently, and the newcomers said the war has already lasted two years."
Uchiha Tajima sighed lightly.
Even though he was already dead, he still worried about his son.
He wished his son would summon him.
"Luckily, the Ninja Sect Sage recently cut off the connection to Edo Tensei. Otherwise, a few of us probably would've been summoned down there by that Senju guy to fight too.", Uchiha Yuto said.
Previously, many people in the Pure Land had been dragged away. After the situation was reported,
to prevent chaos, Otsutsuki Hagoromo personally blocked the Edo Tensei connection.
"Tajima, enough. We're already dead, so let's stop worrying about the affairs of the living world. Leave it to our descendants."
Uchiha Yuto stuffed a sushi roll into his mouth, then washed it down with beer in one gulp.
Tajima nodded gloomily. "Still, I'm curious why my grandfather isn't in the Pure Land."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuto also showed a thoughtful look.
"Yeah, that really is strange."
Uchiha Yuto suddenly leaned close to Tajima's ear and mysteriously whispered, "Tajima, I don't know why, but honestly, I think our clan elder looks a bit like the Sage of Six Paths."
"Hah? My grandfather looks like the Sage of Six Paths?" Uchiha Tajima laughed helplessly.
His grandfather was indeed very strong in literature and knowledge, but in terms of strength, he was at most a Chunin.
How could he possibly be the Sage of Six Paths?
"But speaking of it, my grandfather really did live a long time....." Uchiha Tajima said thoughtfully.
Just as the two were thinking, Uchiha Izuna suddenly appeared.
"You two sure are free. Izuna and I organized a tug-of-war competition, past Senju clan leaders versus past Uchiha clan leaders. You two are joining too."
Uchiha Izuna immediately waved at them and said.
Uchiha Tajima looked speechless. "First Clan Leader, can't you find someone stronger from when they were alive? What about Clan Leader Katsu?"
Uchiha Izuna's face darkened when he heard that. "Don't mention that brat Katsu. The kid doesn't listen to me at all."
"He spends every day stuck together with that Senju Mio. They're probably traveling all over the Pure Land right now. I send him messages and he doesn't even reply."
"Wasn't Clan Leader Katsu on bad terms with that Senju Mio? Why now?" Uchiha Yuto looked confused.
"Hmph, young couples just love this kind of love-hate relationship." Uchiha Izuna snorted.
"Sigh, sounds nice. If I had known earlier, I would've gone traveling too. Too bad my wife only wants to stay in the clan territory.", Uchiha Tajima unwillingly stood up and said.
"Well, just treat it as fun. Staying in the Pure Land scrolling Douyin every day is getting boring. Activities like this once in a while aren't bad.", Uchiha Yuto stretched lazily and said.
———
[Pure Land Border]
"Urashiki, congratulations. You did well. The Sage gave the order. Write a self-criticism report, and after that you can go work in the Ninja Sect.", The Shimura clan leader said with a smile to Urashiki.
After spending so many years together, the two had become much more familiar.
Urashiki, who was playing games, froze for a moment, then shook his head, "Brother, honestly, I still think freely exploring the borderlands is better."
"Compared to clocking in and out at work every day, I'd rather freely explore the border and play games.", Otsutsuki Urashiki said while gaming.
Seeing this, the Shimura clan leader smiled helplessly. "You brat, we want those positions but can't get them."
"Your crimes were light. Otherwise, you'd probably be stuck in the Pure Land forever like us."
———
[Pure Land, Ninja Sect]
"Sect Master, I brought over the Fourth Leader of the Ninja Sect. He's the one who disbanded the Ninja Sect."
"Today, let's properly beat him up!", Sarutobi dragged over the Fourth Leader of the Ninja Sect.
"Sigh....", Asura helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Beside him, Senju Shuichi hurriedly pleaded for mercy. "Two ancestors, my father had no choice. Please spare him!"
———
[Inside Konoha Village]
Madara and Tobirama were stripped of all positions within the village.
All military and political power of Konoha returned entirely to Senju Hashirama's hands, with him personally taking full control over all village affairs.
After Senju Hashirama regained control of Konoha, the first thing he did was draft a peace armistice document and quickly send people to deliver it to every country and major ninja village in the ninja world.
In the document, as Hokage of Konoha, he sincerely made a formal request to all sides for a ceasefire.
He hoped to end the endless flames of war in the ninja world and free every village from the suffering of war.
The news quickly spread through every street and alley of Konoha.
The residents of Konoha, who had long been trapped in fear because of the war, instantly erupted into thunderous cheers after hearing the ceasefire news.
People spread the news everywhere, crying tears of joy, excitedly praising the Second Hokage's wisdom.
The shadow of war that had hung over Konoha for so long seemed to completely disappear at that moment.
Not long after, the documents carrying Konoha's wish for peace were delivered one by one into the hands of the leaders of every major ninja village.
———
[Inside The Council Hall Of Iwagakure]
Tsuchikage Mu leaned over the map of the Land of Fire spread across the table, his finger slamming hard onto the border of the Land of Fire on the map.
"Heh, now they remember they want a ceasefire? Too late! Pass the order immediately. Prepare the entire army. I'll have Onoki lead the troops straight into the Land of Fire itself!", Mu sneered.
Not long ago, he had led the Iwagakure ninja and, relying on the power of the tailed beasts, completely drove out all Konoha forces occupying the Land of Earth.
The war situation had already completely reversed. This was the perfect time to press the advantage and launch a full counterattack.
The ambition in Mu's heart to annex the Land of Fire could no longer be suppressed. He wanted to completely crush Konoha while they had the advantage.
Seeing this, Black Zetsu calmly tried to persuade him. "Mu, Senju Hashirama's strength is far beyond Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama."
"His combat power right now stands at a completely different level from the entire ninja world. No one can match him."
"The reason we managed to suppress Konoha before was only because the war was always fought inside the Land of Earth. Konoha never used its homeland's full strength in battle."
"But once our army pushes deep into the Land of Fire and faces Konoha's full defensive resistance, Iwagakure's power will have an extremely hard time breaking through Konoha. We have no chance of winning this war.", Black Zetsu advised.
Hearing this, Mu's brows instantly tightened into a knot, and his expression darkened. "Konoha relied on its power to invade my Land of Earth and fought Iwagakure for so long."
"Now that they're losing, they want to casually settle everything with one ceasefire sentence? That's going too far!"
"No! Absolutely not! This time Konoha must pay a painful price. Only then can the anger of Iwagakure's soldiers be calmed!"
Mu stared at the map, his tone extremely gloomy as he decided to continue the attack.
"Sigh....."
Seeing his attitude, Black Zetsu knew no amount of persuasion would change his mind, so he silently stepped aside and said nothing more.
'Anyway, the Great Sage demanded balance. If Mu wanted to go further, then Mu would probably face punishment from the Great Sage as well.'
'And the Great Sage would take action.'
Right then, a messenger from the Daimyo hurried over.
"Tsuchikage, the Daimyo has already accepted Konoha's ceasefire request and orders you to immediately begin negotiations with Konoha!", The Daimyo's messenger said.
Mu suddenly stood up from his seat. "Why did the Daimyo agree!?"
The messenger answered, "Tsuchikage, the Daimyo simply agreed."
Black Zetsu fell into thought after hearing that. It was probably another Sage's doing.
After the messenger left...
"A foolish ruler, a foolish ruler!"
Mu sat in the office, unable to keep his expression under control.
The same scene also happened in the other ninja villages.
The Kage of every village did not want a ceasefire, but after pressure from the Daimyo, they could only agree.