Orochimaru and Kiki Shuohui shuttled quickly through the forest.

Because of the death of the rope tree, both of them were in an extremely bad mood, so they were silent along the way, just burying their heads in the road.

"Shuohui-kun, you say, why is there always an endless war between ninja villages?"

Orochimaru suddenly spoke, but his tone was full of loneliness that he had never felt before.

Hearing this, Qiki Shuohui fell into deep thought, and only spoke for a long time: "Because our respective positions are different, for the sake of our own interests, only war is the solution to the problem.....

"Is there only war?" Orochimaru smiled bitterly, "I've always felt that other people's lives and deaths have nothing to do with me, and even if I die in battle with Tsunade, I won't be sad at all." But...... Today's death of the rope tree made me understand that I was wrong. ”

Seeing that Qimu Shuohui was still silent, Orochimaru slowly spoke again: "Shuohui-kun, although you have been trying your best to hide the sadness in your heart, but ...... This sadness cannot be concealed. ”

"Is that so? Alas! Rope tree this guy...... It's so annoying! I've told him countless times not to be reckless and not to be impulsive...... But this guy just won't listen...... Perhaps, this is the fate of ninjas. ”

"Fate? Dead? A strange glint flashed in Orochimaru's eyes, "What if...... How good it would be for people to live forever! ”

"Eternal life? Orochimaru-sensei, how did you come up with this? is as strong as the Six Dao Immortals, and after all, it can't compete with the erosion of the years. ”

"Who knows what will come? Right? Shuo Huijun. ”

Qimu Shuohui didn't answer, just calmed down and continued to hurry.

It all happened so quickly, so suddenly, that he needed time to digest it.

Through the reports of several people, Ape Fei Ri Slash also knew the news of Konoha's victory.

It's just that the sudden sacrifice of the rope tree casts a thick shadow on everyone's hearts.

Although he had never taught Rope Tree personally, the child's optimism and the drive to become the Hokage still left a deep impression on Sarutobi Hizaki.

"Orochimaru, let Tsunade withdraw from this war. In a few days, let her personally send the rope tree back to Konoha, and she should feel better. ”

"Okay, Mr. Ape Fei, I'll arrange it later."

After instructing the Great Snake Pill, Ape Fei Ri paid attention to Qimu Shuohui, who had been sitting in the corner, silent.

He is usually active, but today he seems to have lost his soul, and the ape Fei Ri slash remembered that Qimu Shuohui was a teammate with the rope tree before, and the death of the rope tree naturally gave him a big blow.

"Shuohui, the death of the rope tree..... I know you're sad too, but I still hope you'll cheer yourself up soon, after all—you're the pillar of Konoha's new generation! ”

"Thank you Hokage-sama for your concern, I'll adjust my mood as soon as possible."

Qimu Shuohui bowed slightly to the ape flying sun, and his tone was a little more positive.

"Okay, now that you've finished reporting, I'll get down to business."

Ape Fei Ri coughed, and everyone present became serious.

"Now that all the sand ninja have retreated to the territory of the Land of Wind, this means that we in Konoha are about to start moving from defense to attack."

"Hokage-sama, what do you mean...... We're going to chase into the Land of the Wind and fight the Sand Ninja? ”

"That's right!" Ape Feiri nodded heavily, his eyes were extremely determined, "Our Fire Nation can't afford to drag it out, and the perennial war has made our consumption too serious. Next, we need to enter the Land of Wind, defeat the Sand Hidden Village as soon as possible, and end this war. ”

"That'...... When do we start moving? ”

Konoha White Fang, who had been silent before, asked.

"A month later. We'll fix it for a month, and then we'll head into the Land of the Wind and fight them to the death! ”

"Yes!"

Everyone in Konoha present stood up one after another and replied in a loud voice.

Walking out of the conference room, Konoha Baiya saw that his younger brother was in a very depressed mood, and knew that he needed to be alone now, so he didn't say anything to him too much, and returned to his camp after a few words of comfort.

After all, he had just experienced a big battle, and there were still many things waiting for him to deal with.

"Shuohui."

Jiraiya and Orochimaru walked out of the conference room and greeted him as well.

Qimu Shuohui smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm fine, don't worry about me." Let's go and see Kiyoka and Tsunade-sama! ”

Speaking of which, Jiraiya and Orochimaru's hearts became heavy again.

Hinata Kiyoka comforted her again, and she should be able to come out in a few days, but Tsunade's ...... I'm afraid it's going to take some work.

"Let's do this first, let's go first. You rest early, you're tired from a night's battle. ”

"Hmm."

Qimu Shuohui nodded, said goodbye to the two and walked to their room.

Night.

Most of the dark personnel in the camp had already rested, while Sarutobi Hizashi and Sarutobi Nagano were still in the conference room, as if discussing something.

"Nagano, what do you think of Shuohui's performance in this mission?"

"Very nice. Before, I thought you were in a bit of a hurry to train him as the next Hokage. But after this mission, I think I underestimated him a little. ”

Sarutobi Nagano's unthinking answer aroused the curiosity of the three generations of Hokage.

"Then tell me, how did he perform well in this mission?"

Sarufei Nagano thought for a moment: "First of all, the assassination operation of the dark department failed at the beginning, but he quickly made countermeasures, led the team to retreat, avoided the first wave of sweeps in the sand, and allowed the dark department to preserve its strength. ”

"I know that, and I want to know what's going on. I heard that Sha Yin prepared some secret weapon this time, right? ”

"Yes, they have transformed a giant crossbow with a very long range, and at the same time, they have pasted detonation charms on the crossbow arrows, which is so powerful that ordinary defensive ninjutsu can't stop it at all."

"Then how did you break through the defenses of Sand Hidden Village and break into their camp?"

Sarutobi asked curiously.

"At that time, the offensive of all the troops came to a standstill, and it was Qimu Shuohui who stood up and solved the problem."

Sarutobi Nagano's eyes did not hide his admiration for Hachiki Shuohui.

"He has a ninjutsu in Lan Dun that can summon thunder and lightning, and the attack range is very long. At that time, I covered him, and he destroyed all of Shayin's giant crossbows under the frenzied attack of the sand, and caused the sandy camp to burst into flames and fall into chaos. ”

"I see," Sarutobi nodded thoughtfully, "Nagano, the position of Deputy Minister of the Dark Department has been vacant since the death of "Suke" in battle, do you think...... How about letting Shuohui do it? ”

"Father, as long as you think it's appropriate, I have no objection."

"Oh, are you so happy? I thought 'Jie' was your teammate for many years, and you would not feel very comfortable in your heart. ”

Sarufei Nagano didn't answer immediately, his eyes wandered, as if he remembered a lot of past events.

"If the right person is the right person, I will naturally not feel uncomfortable. In fact, Qimu Shuohui is a person, and I value his heart more than his strength. ”

"Inside?"

"That's right. His strength is undoubted, very good, at the age of fourteen, he is not weaker than me, not weaker than any of the 'three ninjas', and not even much worse than his brother, his future must be limitless. And judging from the fact that the rope tree died in battle today, he also cares about his companions very much. With a companion in his heart, it is equivalent to having a bond with the village, and such a person is naturally the best candidate for the future Hokage. ”

Sarutobi Nagano's words touched the three generations of Hokage deeply.

After a long time, Ape Fei Ri said to the ground: "You kid, now you see the problem a lot more clearly. ”

"Father...... After all, I've always been in the position of the head of the dark department! ”

"Huh..... That's right," Sarufeiri took a puff of his pipe, "then it's decided, you take the time to talk to him about his promotion to deputy head of the dark department." But after a while, because of the rope tree, he should be very uncomfortable now. ”

"Yes, father."

Ape Fei Ri saw his son push the door and leave, and took another puff of his pipe.

At this moment, his heart was full of joy, not because of this great victory in Konoha, but because of ...... Hachiki Shuohui seems to be more like the Hokage again.

The 34th year of the Konoha calendar.

Konoha defeated Sand Shinobu in the Dark Forest on the border of the Fire Country, shifting the battlefield between the two countries to the territory of the Land of Wind.

The balance of victory also gradually began to tilt in Konoha's side.