Chapter 157: Koharu's Nonsense
Apart from Konoha, the other ninja villages suffered enormous losses.
Among them, Stone Village and Cloud Village were hit the hardest.
Onoki was injured during his battle with the Second Tsuchikage.
As for Cloud Village, their situation was even more dire.
Their Raikage was barely clinging to life, and the village's advanced medical facilities were completely destroyed.
The returning Cloud Village shinobi, upon seeing the devastation, were utterly shocked.
The entire village was almost completely destroyed, with not a single intact building left.
What they couldn't accept was the disappearance of Killer B.
The absence of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki threw the entire village into panic.
If Killer B had been present, the situation might have been more stable.
But with him missing, his fate looked grim.
The Cloud Village shinobi struggled to accept this devastating reality.
If the destruction had been caused by a battle between the Raikage and previous Raikages, it would have been impossible.
The former Raikages were all taijutsu specialists, and their impact wouldn't have led to such widespread destruction.
There must have been other forces at play, but no one knew who.
The only remaining body was that of the Raikage, and it was heavily damaged, turned to charcoal.
In the village's center, clear signs of an explosion could be seen.
No one in the shinobi world had anticipated such terrible losses.
The four major ninja villages had launched a war against Konoha, but they never expected such catastrophic outcomes.
The Edo Tensei, a technique invented by Konoha's Second Hokage, became the focus of suspicion.
Although Onoki knew that the reanimation of the previous Kages wasn't Konoha's doing, he chose to remain silent.
During his battle with the Second Tsuchikage, he learned that Konoha's Hokage, including the First, Second, Third, and Fourth, had also been revived.
Yet, Konoha didn't suffer significant losses; only the Hokage Rock was damaged.
This minor damage was negligible for Konoha.
The war hadn't ended, but the other ninja villages had lost their will to fight.
Sand Village was in disarray after Elder Chiyo sacrificed herself to fend off the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.
With Elder Chiyo gone and the Fifth Kazekage missing, Sand Village lacked anyone to stabilize the situation and faced the risk of disintegration.
Meanwhile, Stone Village, which had just stabilized, faced an unexpected visitor.
This chakra!
Itachi was indeed here!
Sasuke arrived near Stone Village, sensing the familiar chakra, his expression changed.
What was going on?
Itachi... wasn't he already dead?
Despite knowing the truth about Itachi, Sasuke felt a complex mix of emotions.
Could it be Edo Tensei? But that person didn't seem to have revived his brother.
Sasuke infiltrated Stone Village, capturing a ninja from Stone and using Genjutsu to learn what had happened.
Itachi had indeed been there, and he had destroyed the Tsuchikage's office.
What was going on?
Sasuke couldn't understand. He needed to find Itachi to confirm if the truth was as he was told.
Days later, Konoha regained its prosperity, although the war wasn't over.
The other major ninja villages were severely weakened, with Cloud Village suffering the most.
The Raikage was in a coma, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was missing, and the village was nearly destroyed.
Many Cloud Village shinobi were homeless, and rebuilding would require immense resources.
At this time, the old council members of Konoha, seeing the other villages' reluctance for war, decided to propose peace.
Hearing this, Ryujiro couldn't help but laugh coldly.
"As expected of Elder Koharu, only you could suggest such an idea."
"Konoha is not weaker than them. Konoha is now the strongest ninja village!"
"They attacked us first, and you still want to make peace with them?"
"Naive!"
Koharu's face turned red, and she angrily yelled at Ryujiro.
"Ryujiro, what's wrong with seeking peace? Do you want to disrupt the balance of the shinobi world?"
"War requires resources and manpower! Have you calculated the cost?"
"For your selfish motives, you want to drag Konoha into the flames of war. What are your intentions?"
The people around couldn't help but feel a headache.
No matter the time, these two always argued.
Homura sighed, "Koharu, enough. Sit down."
"Why shouldn't I speak?"
Despite her age, Koharu acted like a little girl throwing a tantrum, making it baffling to everyone.
Homura looked weary, seeming to age ten years in an instant.
"We're old now. It's the era of these young shinobis. We should let them take charge."
He knew well that Konoha no longer needed their guidance.
The current Hokage and Ryujiro were capable of making decisions.
Their constant fear of war had left Konoha passive.
During the Third Hokage's time, they had always compromised to avoid war.
What was the result?
Sand Village caused enormous losses to Konoha, yet they prioritized maintaining relations instead of demanding compensation.
Was Konoha really that weak?
Even without the Third Hokage, Konoha was stronger than Sand Village.
They should have taken a firm stance.
If not for Tsunade and Ryujiro, Konoha might have had to compensate Sand Village for losses.
If that had happened, Konoha would have become a laughingstock.
"Homura, you!"
"Even you don't support me?"
Koharu couldn't believe her old friend's words.
Homura looked at her and said, "We're old. It's time to retire and leave the village to the young."
"This is beyond our control. Let the young generation handle it."
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