Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 157

Tsunade pulled out her communication device and explained, “There’s news from the Third Hokage. The war with Sunagakure ends here.”

Ends here? What happened?

Tsunade shook her head helplessly. “The two countries have reached an agreement. Even my sensei can’t do anything about it.”

Hearing Tsunade, Hayato understood. It must have been a deal between the two daimyo.

It was indeed frustrating. They had been fighting tooth and nail, and victory was within reach. Now, the daimyo had stabbed them in the back.

Although he understood that they couldn’t completely annex the Land of Wind, wouldn’t it be better to gain more?

He wondered what conditions the Land of Wind’s daimyo had offered the Land of Fire’s daimyo.

The Land of Wind’s biggest advantage was its vast territory, but what good was that land? It was all barren.

Could the next phase be to green the area?

However, Tsunade had said Hiruzen couldn’t do anything, and Hayato didn’t believe a word of it. It seemed the conditions offered this time had truly enticed Hiruzen.

Indeed, the elements that the victorious party ultimately profited from were land, money, and population.

Hayato then looked at Rasa not far away. He seemed to have an epiphany.

No wonder he was told to release Rasa at this moment. Was this guy the key?

After realizing this, Hayato dispelled his Susanoo, and his Mangekyo Sharingan receded, his pupils returning to normal.

Rasa and Chiyo fell from the air, landing on the ground, leaning back-to-back, gasping for breath.

They had experienced the feeling of surviving a catastrophe.

For a moment, they had both thought they were dead.

Since it was over, there was no need for Hayato to wait around. He turned and left.

Tsunade stood quietly, watching Hayato’s receding figure.

She then walked up to Rasa and Chiyo. “Your country’s request has been fulfilled. Now it’s time for you to honor your promise.”

Rasa and Chiyo exchanged a glance, then lowered their heads, saying nothing more.

They truly couldn’t raise their heads. They had been utterly suppressed.

In the end, they were even about to be slaughtered.

They had heard the conversation between Tsunade and Hayato earlier and figured that their Land of Wind had paid a huge price to halt this battle.

After speaking with the two, Tsunade also left the area. She needed to organize the retreat.

The reason she spoke to Rasa and them was also to have them restrain their own armies.

Sunagakure’s communication was definitely not as fast as Konoha’s.

After all, they had the advantage of communication devices, but since this was the Land of Wind’s territory, the opposing daimyo’s orders probably wouldn’t arrive too late.

After Tsunade left, Chiyo shakily stood up and pulled out a flare from her clothes.

Biu~pa!

The flare exploded in the sky, immediately catching the attention of the Suna ninja still fighting fiercely with Konoha ninja on other battlefields.

They looked up at the sky, their faces puzzled.

Retreat? When they first set out, wasn’t it agreed that they would devour the enemy’s army?

It changed so quickly?

But they couldn’t defy orders, so they immediately distanced themselves from the Konoha ninja.

The Konoha side was still a bit stunned. What was going on? Just as they were about to press their advantage, Tsunade appeared.

“Everyone, that’s enough. This war is over.”

As soon as her words fell, the tense expressions of the Konoha ninja army relaxed a bit.

They no longer paid attention to the retreating Suna ninja.

As for the members of Hayato’s squad, they looked around, unable to find any trace of Hayato.

Asuma walked up to Tsunade and asked, “Lady Tsunade, may I ask where our captain is? Is he alright?”

He knew that Hayato had single-handedly fought against Rasa and Chiyo, and now that he hadn’t seen Hayato, he couldn’t help but worry.

The other squad members shared Asuma’s concern.

“Don’t worry, Hayato is fine. He’s already returned to Konoha. The Third Hokage has something for him,” Tsunade said softly.

The part about Hiruzen having something for Hayato was, of course, false. It was more like Hayato had something for Hiruzen.

However, she had contacted Hiruzen about Hayato’s situation earlier.

Should she tell Hayato in advance? Tsunade felt a slight inner conflict.

After a moment, she slowly shook her head, no longer thinking about it. She didn’t care.

Although it felt a bit like tattling, it was harmless.

…

Konoha, Hokage’s office.

Hayato appeared before Hiruzen. As for the two ninja dogs, he had already taken them home. He hadn’t come directly to Hiruzen’s office; he had gone home first.

Hiruzen was smoking heavily, filling the room with smoke.

Hayato waved his hand, dispersing the smoke in front of him.

“Lord Hokage, can I rest for a while now?”

Hayato didn’t mention the hasty end of the Land of Wind campaign.

After all, it wasn’t something a jounin like him could criticize.

However, expressing his desire to rest was perfectly fine, right?

He hadn’t intended to make a huge splash on this trip to the Land of Wind.

But he had been forced to expose his Mangekyo Sharingan, and then he couldn’t even kill those two. He was still quite annoyed.

If Tsunade had arrived a little later, he would have made his move, regardless of how the Land of Wind and Land of Fire reached an agreement afterward.

He already had a guess: the other party likely wanted Rasa to use his Magnet Release to turn sand into gold.

And that money must have been offered at a price that greatly tempted Hiruzen; otherwise, how could the Land of Fire’s daimyo have forced such an order?

Hiruzen was also a sharp individual and sensed Hayato’s impatience, probably due to his dissatisfaction with the recent events.

“The Land of Wind initially offered sixty million ryo,” Hiruzen said softly, tapping the ash from his pipe.

After a moment, Hiruzen added, “However, at the last minute, they increased it to eighty million.”

Hearing this amount, Hayato couldn’t help but admire the Land of Wind’s daimyo’s generosity.

However, he imagined Rasa’s future would likely involve becoming a professional gold-mining ninja.

The extra twenty million could be seen as Rasa’s life insurance.

When Tsunade told Hiruzen about it, Hiruzen was also startled, but he immediately informed the daimyo of both countries, who were participating in the negotiations.

Upon learning that their biggest cash cow was about to die, the Land of Wind’s daimyo directly waved his hand and added twenty million.

The other party didn’t dare to gamble on the truth of the news. If it were true and he still refused to add to the price, where would he get so much money then?

Hayato, upon learning this, smirked.

“Lord Hokage, so that means I helped us earn an extra twenty million, right?”