The Ninja World War

Shintaro and Kurenai returned to Konoha.

The two decided to let Shiro stay at the Yuhi residence most of the time. If they both had missions, they would place Shiro at Shikaku's house for care.

Therefore, they specifically decided to bring Shiro to Shikaku's house so that Shiro could adapt to the environment first and visit Shikaku and his wife.

Shikaku's wife, Nara Yoshino, also seemed to like cats very much. She hugged Shiro and hummed like a child.

Shintaro joked from the side, "Madam, aren't you planning to have a child with Shikaku-sensei soon?"

Yoshino looked up and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Of course I have plans. I even asked Shikaku to stop smoking to prepare for pregnancy."

"Then I wish you a baby soon." Shintaro said while petting Shiro.

Yoshino smiled and thanked him, then told Shintaro that Shikaku was in the study while she went to the yard with Shiro in her arms to play with the cat together with Kurenai.

Shintaro came to the door of the study. When Shikaku heard the movement, he said, "Come in directly."

Shintaro pushed the door open and entered.

"Shikaku-sensei."

He noticed that Shikaku's expression seemed a little serious.

Shikaku realized this and gestured for Shintaro to sit down.

"Did you just return to Konoha?"

"Yes."

Hearing this answer, Shikaku nodded and said nothing.

Seeing this, Shintaro asked, "What happened?"

Shikaku then said, "We have officially started a war with Sunagakure."

Shintaro was slightly surprised and said, "Why so soon?"

Shikaku analyzed, "Maybe they felt that their plan to attack Konoha had been exposed, so they scrapped their initial plan and surprised us when no one was prepared."

"It's not over yet. It seems that Kumogakure will take action. It's said that this time the son of the Third Raikage and the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails will lead the troops, and Kumogakure seems to be coming out in full force, and their target is Konoha."

"Hokage-sama just held a Jonin meeting, and all the Jonin in the village have stopped their missions and are waiting for orders. I will be transferred to the battlefield in a few days."

Shintaro nodded silently and thought to himself, "It seems that Konoha will be fighting one against two, but Konoha, as the strongest ninja village, doesn't even have any allies..."

He had stayed in Konoha for more than a few years and felt that something was wrong with Konoha's current policies.

It's just that he was still too young and not strong enough before, so he didn't think he could change this.

But now, Shintaro had reached considerable heights, and some of his actions could now directly or indirectly change the situation in the ninja world.

As the news of his killing Kakuzu spread to Konoha, Shintaro's reputation in Konoha had changed from a rookie to a new powerhouse.

Therefore, he already put himself in the position of a superior person to think about these problems.

Maybe Shintaro could change this in the future.

Shikaku was silent for a while and then changed the topic, saying, "I heard that you killed the S-class rogue ninja Kakuzu. It seems you've gotten stronger again."

"I will write a recommendation letter for you and recommend you to become a Jonin. If successful, you only need to pass the Jonin assessment to be promoted to Jonin. At that time, you will be the youngest Jonin in Konoha's history."

Shintaro said gratefully, "Thank you, Shikaku-sensei."

Shikaku waved his hand and said, "Who's asking me to be your teacher? Come on, let's play a game of shogi."

Shintaro stayed at Shikaku's house and played shogi. The two won or lost, so they played another game, and Shikaku won.

Shikaku wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, couldn't stop, and commented, "Your shogi skills have improved again."

He was afraid he would fall if he went further.

Fortunately, it was time for dinner, and Yoshino had prepared the dinner table. Shikaku and his wife left Shintaro and Kurenai for dinner.

Yoshino also made a bowl of fish sauce for Shiro and placed the cat bowl in front of Shiro.

Shiro stuck out his small tongue and licked the fish in the bowl. After finding it delicious, he buried his whole head in the bowl.

The four people at the dining table also enjoyed their meal. During the war, such a warm daily life was rare.

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A few days later, Shikaku as a Jonin and his teammates were transferred to the western defense line of the Land of Fire, where the war situation was most serious, to face the attack of Sunagakure.

Although Yoshino was usually tough on Shikaku, she was also a woman who deeply loved her husband.

On the day Shikaku went to the front line, Yoshino cried.

Shintaro and Kurenai were also present at that time. They had never seen this strong woman lose her composure like this.

But Shikaku still left. He couldn't disobey orders, and he also actively chose to complete his mission of protecting his family and country.

After Shikaku left, Yoshino knelt weakly in front of her house door, unable to get up for a long time.

Shintaro and Kurenai watched and felt uncomfortable, but such things continued to happen in Konoha.

Sunagakure's invasion of Konoha was just the small beginning of the Ninja World War.

But when a grain of the times falls on someone's head, it becomes a heavy mountain that makes people breathless.

Kurenai couldn't help but put herself in Yoshino's situation and began to feel the same way.

She wondered if Shintaro received an order to rush to the battlefield, whether she would cry as hard as Yoshino.

Kurenai thought she might cry even harder.

Shintaro beside her did not think about this.

What he thought was that Konoha, as the strongest ninja village, had fallen to the point where Sunagakure dared to attack boldly.

What he felt was a sense of suffocation.

Shintaro thought about the history he learned during his time in ninja school. He thought of that time when the First Hokage captured the Bijuu alone and held the Five Kage Summit to distribute the Bijuu.

Konoha also won the following two Ninja World Wars.

Logically, even if Konoha couldn't claim to unify the ninja world, it shouldn't be attacked by other villages again.

But the fact is that not only did Sunagakure plan to attack Konoha, but Kumogakure in the northeast and Kirigakure in the southeast also planned to attack Konoha.

The village of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth, located to the northwest, might not be good either and might also have the idea of attacking Konoha.

Shintaro had lived in Konoha since he was five years old and was now nearly twelve.

Over the years, he had long regarded Konoha as his hometown in this world.

There were many people he cared about living here.

There was Shinku, who always selflessly took care of him, and Kurenai who always accompanied him through his lonely times. This father and daughter were the people Shintaro was most grateful to in this village.

The Uchiha Clan wasn't bad to him, and although there were some conflicts initially, they later disappeared.

The leader of the Uchiha Clan, Fugaku, was also kind to him. Although Shintaro could see that the other party had goals, at least he also helped him a lot.

There were also the stingy guys who still kept in touch in the days after graduation.

Then there were some friends in the ninja school, such as Kakashi, who once was the best genius in Konoha with him, and Asuma, who once had conflicts with him and later resolved their bond, etc.

Because of these people in Konoha, Shintaro was no longer a loner in this world.

Therefore, Konoha was very important in his heart.

Now that Konoha was under threat from all sides, Shintaro was not only angry at those enemies but also felt a bit disgusted with the inaction of Konoha's higher-ups.

"One day, I will change Konoha."