With the deaths of Madara and Black Zetsu, the tense Fourth Ninja World War has finally come to an end.
In Amegakure, unfortunately, Nagato was caught in a conspiracy by Black Zetsu, lost control of his body, and was forced to use a forbidden technique that cost him his life.
Fortunately, Konan managed to escape this disaster. During a fierce battle with Shintaro, she was thrown and distanced from the dangerous battlefield.
After Nagato's death, Konan naturally became the de facto ruler of Amegakure.
Out of frustration, she decided to disband the once-famous organization "Akatsuki" and surrendered to Konoha as the angel of Amegakure, thus avoiding further meaningless conflict and bloodshed.
At the same time, on the battlefield of Iwagakure, Fugaku, Tetsuo, Hamasu, Kakashi, and others fought bravely together and finally managed to defeat the forces of Iwagakure.
Ōnoki with his son Kitsuchi, and his favorite student Deidara perished in this battle.
As for Kumogakure, the situation was the same.
The Fourth Raikage, Ai, and Killer Bee also suffered crushing defeats, both dying on the battlefield.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Takigakure chose the path of surrender without hesitation.
From the overall perspective of the Fourth Ninja World War, it was essentially a continuation of the Civil War in Konoha.
Whether it was the so-called Three Nation Alliance or the Anti-Konoha Pact, the true protagonist behind them was Konoha.
After Uchiha Obito's repentance and Uchiha Madara's death, the balance of power completely tilted in Konoha's favor.
Konoha conquered the entire ninja world with overwhelming force.
After the war, Konoha, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure implemented military occupations in the defeated nations, disarming their ninja forces and completely dismantling their military capabilities.
Kirigakure and Sunagakure were essentially just affiliated forces of Konoha. There was a significant power gap between them and Konoha.
However, regardless of the specifics, after the Fourth Ninja World War ended, the Ninja World finally entered a period of peace.
Two of the five great nations had their military powers abolished, and the other two had become followers of the Land of Fire. Naturally, the remaining small nations dared not defy the will of the Land of Fire and Konoha.
Konoha gradually became the center of the ninja world and the hub of maintaining peace in the ninja world. Konoha's development itself benefited from the rapidly advancing and prosperous peaceful environment of the ninja world.
Shintaro's workload as Hokage increased day by day. Even though he could use his shadow clones to handle government affairs, the fatigue he experienced still caught up with him.
So he appointed several Hokage assistants to share his governmental duties, including Kakashi, Asuma, Fugaku, and Shisui.
During breaks from their busy schedules, Shintaro and Kurenai had two children.
The first child was a daughter who looked exactly like Kurenai, with slightly curly dark hair and large red eyes.
Both Shintaro and Kurenai adored this daughter and named her Uchiha Mirai, which was a very auspicious symbol.
The second child was born three years after the first and looked like Shintaro, with white hair and blue eyes.
What surprised Shintaro even more was that this child had actually inherited the Six Eyes.
In the world of Jujutsu, the Six Eyes appear only once every few hundred years and never at the same time.
But Shintaro quickly understood the full story.
After years of use by him, the Six Eyes had adapted to the use of chakra, gradually transforming from a special trait in the world of Jujutsu into what was known as Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world.
In other words, Shintaro's son's Six Eyes were not exactly the same as his own; one belonged to the world of Jujutsu, and the other to the ninja world.
From that point on, Shintaro's genes were fully integrated into the Uchiha Clan. The future of the Uchiha Clan was destined to have descendants with white hair, blue eyes, and the Six Eyes ability.
Therefore, Shintaro named his son "Uchiha Mugen" which, along with his sister's name, symbolized the infinite future of the Uchiha Clan.
In the year 63 of Konoha, Shintaro was 26 years old but had been Hokage for eight years. His face was carved on the Hokage stone wall, watching over the entire village.
The past eight years had been a period of change for Konoha. With Konoha's development now trending upward, Shintaro began to consider stepping down.
Moreover, when he gave a speech at the ninja school graduation ceremony that year, he saw the talented young generation of Konoha, such as Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, who were known as the Twin Stars of Konoha.
Sasuke's talent was not as great as Shisui and Itachi's, but he worked very hard and received guidance from many older brothers, so his achievements were naturally excellent.
As an orphan of the Fourth Hokage, Naruto received guidance from the Third Hokage and Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, and his strength was not inferior to Sasuke's.
Shintaro saw the future of Konoha. The future would eventually be entrusted to the younger generation, and he had fulfilled his mission to change the future of the Uchiha Clan. From now on, the Uchiha's future was closely tied to Konoha, and there was no point in him holding the position of Hokage any longer.
So Shintaro was no longer attached to the position of Hokage at all and took the initiative to step down, handing the Hokage position over to Kakashi.
The reason for giving the Hokage position to Kakashi was mainly to show the villagers that the Uchiha Clan had not staged a coup just to monopolize the power of the people.
After leaving office, Shintaro, who was finally free from the shackles of the Hokage position and feeling relaxed and at peace, happily invited his wife Kurenai to start the long-overdue post-marriage honeymoon trip.
In this way, the two left Konoha after entrusting their children to the care of Shinku.
This time, they could finally enjoy a world for two without any interruptions. Under Shintaro's protection, they could explore the entire ninja world without worry.
"Shintaro, you once promised me that you would show me that world."
After they traveled hand in hand across the entire ninja continent, Kurenai still seemed unsatisfied, hugging his arm tightly and speaking coquettishly.
Shintaro smiled gently, "Of course, I haven't forgotten."
Before he finished speaking, Shintaro was seen flying into the air with Kurenai, the Mangekyo Six Eyes activated, and the two were protected by the Ame-no-Minakanushi state.
Soon after, he deliberately let [Purple] lose control. The infinite fusion of positive and negative energy, along with terrifying energy, crashed through space and time like a cannonball.
Then, space and time shattered, cracks spread, and Shintaro and Kurenai completely disappeared from the ninja world.
[End of the book]