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Hokage's office.

"Sir Sandaime, this is the information just received from the battlefield in the Land of Grass." The Anbu reported.

Hearing that it was the battlefield of the Land of Grass, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled slightly.

He felt that this was most likely good news, because Mu Yue had recently gone to the battlefield in the Land of Grass to support Jiraiya.

After seeing the specific content of the intelligence, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became shocked and then turned serious.

Strictly speaking, this was good news, but not the kind of good news he had imagined.

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"Uchiha Madara..." Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes and tapped the wooden desk rhythmically with his fingers.

The last words and clues left by Danzo Shimura made him feel that Uchiha Madara might have left behind an heir.

However, according to information from the Land of Grass, the Uchiha ninja killed by Mu Yue was not the heir, but was suspected to be Uchiha Madara himself.

So, could the "Uchiha Madara" who caused trouble in the death of Shimura Danzo be the same person as the Uchiha Madara killed by Mu Yue?

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that it was very likely the same person.

Since Uchiha Madara would attack Shimura Danzo, it is only normal for him to attack Mu Yue.

The current Mu Yue can truly be called "the future of Konoha". If Mu Yue were to sacrifice, it would be an enormous loss for the entire Konoha.

As for whether the ninja killed by Mu Yue was the real Uchiha Madara, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no way of judging.

Unlike Jiraiya who had only heard about it, Sarutobi Hiruzen even saw with his own eyes the tragic scene in the Valley of the End shortly after the battle ended.

Logically speaking, Uchiha Madara should not be alive.

But this is the reality, and coupled with Uchiha Madara's former strength, Sarutobi Hiruzen now feels more and more that Senju Hashirama may have failed and did not really kill Uchiha Madara.

"It would be nice to be at the battle scene."

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew Uchiha Madara's chakra. If he was at the scene, he would definitely be able to recognize the other party's identity.

"Tell Jiraiya not to act rashly for the time being and send a reconnaissance team to observe the reaction of the Iwagakure troops." Sarutobi Hiruzen called on the Anbu and gave the order.

He really wanted to see Uchiha Madara's body with his own eyes, but now was not a good time.

It was not safe to ask other ninjas to send the body back to Konoha, and Jiraiya and Mu Yue were temporarily unable to get away.

If Jiraiya is transferred away, Sarutobi Hiruzen is worried that something might happen to Mu Yue. If Mu Yue is transferred away, something might happen to the border defense line.

Due to Uchiha Madara's surprise attack, it is very likely that Iwagakure has already learned about Mu Yue's strength.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to know what choice Iwagakure would make. If Iwagakure retreated, then he would transfer Mu Yue back.

If Iwagakure increases its troops and continues the war, Sarutobi Hiruzen will personally lead the troops to support Mu Yue and try to defeat Iwagakure in one go.

Now they have a large number of Kirigakure prisoners in their hands, and the Kirigakure Village will most likely agree to sign a peace treaty.

If Konoha is only facing the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village at the same time, it is not very weak now.

As time went by, the atmosphere in the ninja world suddenly became a little weird.

The Kirigakure in the southeastern battlefield of the Land of Fire were defeated and captured, and the Iwagakure troops in the battlefield of the Land of Grass retreated to the border of the Land of Earth.

Konoha, which was originally raging with war, suddenly became quiet. Only the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Hot Springs was still fighting a fierce battle with the ninja troops led by Orochimaru.

This made the Sand Village, which was eager to watch the show, a little confused. Why did they suddenly stop fighting?

Because Mu Yue resolved the southeast battlefield too quickly, not only did the other ninja villages not know about it, the Hidden Mist Village only found out that Karutagi Yagura had been defeated and captured when Konoha came to negotiate peace.

The Third Mizukage was extremely speechless. He originally wanted to use the Land of Waves as a hub to prepare reinforcements of a thousand ninja troops for Karatachi Yagura. However, before the reinforcements arrived, Karatachi Yagura disappeared without a sound.

The Third Mizukage didn't even know why Karutagi Yagura was defeated, even though he had defeated the ninja troops led by the Konoha high-level officials before.

Even though the Third Mizukage regarded Yagura Karuta as his successor, he was very dissatisfied with Yagura Karuta this time.

Although Karutagi Yagura was defeated in the last battle, his losses were not particularly great. Apart from the few members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, there was only one Jinchūriki who was unable to control the tailed beasts well.

This time, most of the ninja troops, including Karatachi Yagura himself, were captured. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire army was wiped out.

"What do you think about the peace talks proposed by Konoha?" asked the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure, looking at the top leaders of Kirigakure.

The Kirigakure leaders looked at each other, and no one dared to speak for a moment. Even the Master Yuan seemed to be in deep thought.

There's no way around it, this peace treaty is really a hot potato.

If they agree, not only will Kirigakure not be able to take revenge, but they will also have to pay compensation to Konoha, which is very embarrassing.

If we refuse, there are thousands of Kirigakure prisoners in Konoha.

These thousands of ninjas basically cover the entire network of relationships in the Hidden Mist Village. If they refuse to negotiate and Konoha becomes desperate and kills all the prisoners, even if a major civil war does not break out in the Hidden Mist Village, it will be in chaos for a while.

Even without mentioning other things, these one thousand ninjas themselves are a strong force.

The Third Mizukage was a little dissatisfied, and just when he was about to say something, there was a knock on the door of the conference room.

"Come in." The Third Mizukage said calmly.

The Kirigakure Anbu walked into the meeting room, quickly came to the side of the Third Mizukage, and whispered in his ear: "Sandaime-sama, the Iwagakure sent by Ōnoki has arrived in our village."

"Iwagakure?" The Third Mizukage felt a little strange.

Although Kirigakure and Iwagakure are not at war now, the relationship between the two villages is not good.

Chapter 646: Meeting of the Four Ninja Villages

"He is at the gate of the village right now, and he said that Ohnoki wants to discuss something important with you."

"Tell him I'm in a meeting, and then take him into the village to find out what's going on."

Although the Third Mizukage was curious about what medicine was sold in Ōnoki's gourd, he was not prepared to communicate with the Iwagakure in person, even if he was not in a meeting.

It would be better if Ōnoki came in person.

The Kirigakure ANBU nodded and walked out of the meeting room.

When the door was closed again, the conference room fell into an eerie silence again.

The Yuan Master simply closed his eyes and rested, looking like an old man with a weak spirit.

He is already at this age, and he really doesn't want his reputation to be affected by such things.

The monitor of the Jonin squad pretended to be thinking, but his mouth was tightly shut, not daring to make a sound.

There are also gaps between the top leaders. As the captain of the jonin squad, he is nominally the leader of all the jonin in Kirigakure, but he is the last one on the list of top leaders.

In other words, he is the one most likely to be pushed out to sign the peace contract and take the blame.

The consultant had a serious and stern look on his face, seemingly unhappy with the current situation, but he did not say a word.

The Mizukage assistant held his head high and looked straight ahead, with no intention of disturbing the peace.

The Assistant Mizukage is also ranked lower in the list of senior officials, but this position is very special and has a binding relationship with the Mizukage. Generally, as long as the Mizukage has no ideas, the Assistant Mizukage will be fine.

"Mizu Yu, tell me what you think." Seeing that no one spoke, the Third Mizukage looked at the leader of the Kirigakure Jonin squad and said.

Shui Yu sighed in his heart. What is coming will come. It’s his fault that he is in the lowest position.

Shui Yu's mind was racing as he quickly thought of the most perfect answer.

Just talk about peace talks? Impossible, then he must be sent to sign the treaty.

It is not a good idea to refuse peace talks, as it is too easy to offend people.

Everyone knows that Yagura Karuta is the successor valued by the Third Mizukage. If they really refuse to negotiate and Yagura Karuta is killed by Konoha, then he, as the person who first proposed it, will definitely be hated by the Third Mizukage, and he will be in trouble.

"The military strength demonstrated by Konoha in this incident cannot be underestimated. We must investigate why Yagura was defeated so quickly and why most of the troops were captured." Shui Yu analyzed with a serious face.

Reject or agree? He chooses or!

The Third Mizukage showed a slightly dissatisfied look, but did not say much and looked at the Mizukage Assistant.

The Mizukage assistant felt a huge amount of pressure in an instant, but he had to speak.

After all, without the support of the Mizukage, his position would not be as powerful as Mizuhiro's position as the leader of the jonin squad.

"The peace talks are a big deal. There are many things that need to be taken into consideration, such as the opinions of the ninjas in the village, Konoha's goals, and the impact of the peace talks..."

The Mizukage Assistant said a lot, but he didn't say whether he supported the peace talks or was not optimistic about the peace talks.

There was no way. Now he was a little unsure of the Third Mizukage's thoughts.

After such a defeat, will the Third Mizukage still value Karatachi Yagura as much as before?

The Third Mizukage then looked at the advisor.

Since everyone else had said it, it was not easy for the consultant to get special treatment, so he just followed suit and said some half-truths.

After the advisor finished speaking, the Third Mizukage did not let the Master speak in turn, but instead narrowed his eyes and thought.

Thousands of prisoners is indeed not a small number.

You have to know that there are only a little over 7,000 ninjas in Kirigakure at the moment. If Konoha kills all the captives, one-seventh of their total ninja number will be lost at once, which would have a huge impact.

The key point is that this is not a death in battle, but an accident caused by the breakdown of negotiations, which will cause emotions for the families of the prisoners.

However, the Third Mizukage was a little reluctant to sign the peace treaty.

During his term, Kirigakure took the initiative to attack twice, but failed both times. How will future generations evaluate him?

Ambitions but lack of talent? High expectations but low skills?

"That's all for today's meeting." The Third Mizukage rubbed his brows and said.

He is now worried that something might go wrong if he does not negotiate, but he also does not want defeat to affect his reputation after his death.

Not long after the Third Mizukage returned to the Mizukage's office, the Anbu who was responsible for communicating with the Iwagakure came to the Mizukage's office.

"Sir Sandaime, this is a secret letter from Ōnoki to you. It has been checked and there is no problem." The Kirigakure Anbu handed a scroll to the Third Mizukage.

The Third Mizukage nodded and opened the scroll, while the Kirigakure Anbu tactfully retreated out of the office door.

At first, the Third Mizukage looked indifferent, but after watching for five minutes, his expression gradually became solemn.

"The Wood Release Ninja has reappeared, and Hanyu Muyue is expected to become the second Ninja God?"

After reading it, the Third Mizukage rolled up the scroll and fell into thought.

Do Kirigakure and Iwagakure have a grudge against each other? Of course they do, as the second generations of both sides perished on the battlefield.

But that is an old grudge. Looking at the entire ninja world, if you really count, the five major ninja villages all have old grudges against each other.

The Third Mizukage believed that the information Ōnoki gave him was most likely true, at least partially true.

Because ninjutsu is something that cannot be deceived, and Mu Yue cannot possibly stay away from taking action all the time, so whether he has Wood Release or not, and what his strength is, will be exposed sooner or later.

"Could it be that the capture of Yagura was the work of Hanyu Muyue?" A sudden idea flashed in the mind of the Third Mizukage.

If Hanyu Mugetsu really has powerful Wood Release as Oonoki said, and continues to grow, he may become the second Senju Hashirama.

Then the defeat of Karutagi Yagura is very reasonable.

The powerful Wood Release Ninja Hanyu Mugetsu led the ninja troops to attack, so it was normal for Karuta Yagura to be captured.

It’s not that the Kirigakure forces are weak, but that Konoha is too strong.

Then the Third Mizukage shook his head, saying that now was not the time to think about this.

"Should we accept Ōnoki's invitation?" The Third Mizukage began to weigh the pros and cons.

Ōnoki did not directly say that the alliance should work together to deal with Konoha's assassination of Mu Yue, but only invited Kirigakure to send representatives to the Land of Earth for a meeting.

The Third Mizukage thought that he could send a reliable jonin to test Ōnoki's thoughts.

Anyway, the peace talks will take more than a day or two. As long as Kirigakure doesn't make any big moves, Karajima Yagura should not be in danger.

……

The Country of Wind, Sand Hidden Village.

Ōnoki also sent ninjas to the Sand Village.

"Is this old man trying to trick me into falling into this trap?" After reading the scroll, Luo Sha subconsciously thought it was false information.

Hanyu Muyue is recognized by the ninja world as the strongest ninja of the younger generation in Konoha, but his position is not as exaggerated as the intelligence says.

And if Hanyu Muyue mastered such a powerful Wood Release, why didn’t he use it on the battlefield before?

Wood Release is very powerful. It is not only capable of both offense and defense, but can also suppress the Jinchūriki.