Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 158

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen smiled, “Don’t worry, you’ll get your reward this time.”

With a single sentence, he gave Hayato a promise, a reassurance.

Of course, part of the reason was because he had learned about Hayato’s strength from Tsunade.

A Mangekyo Sharingan user so young, Hiruzen had already elevated Hayato’s importance to a level similar to that of the Konoha Sannin.

They were all future pillars of Konoha, and Hayato could even be the future pillar of Konoha.

After all, Hayato’s age was a significant factor.

The future of Konoha would ultimately belong to the younger generation.

“So, do you still want to rest?” Hiruzen asked again, smiling as he looked at Hayato.

In response, Hayato stretched his body, emitting crackling sounds.

“Of course, I’ve been too tired lately, running back and forth between two places. Consider it recharging myself, Hokage-sama.”

“Alright, then you can rest for a while. I’ll find you later if needed.”

Hiruzen was very accommodating towards Hayato. Top students always received preferential treatment; otherwise, why would they be called top students?

Hayato nodded and softly asked, “Hokage-sama, can I choose to act freely next?”

He planned to visit Amegakure after a few days of rest.

Hiruzen fell into contemplation.

Hayato had already played a crucial role in this full-scale war.

Two battlefields had achieved great victories because of him, but they couldn’t solely rely on Hayato alone in the future.

If that were the case, what would those seniors be for?

Seeing Hiruzen unresponsive, Hayato added, “Of course, I will still choose to act on one of the other two battlefields.”

Hiruzen nodded slightly upon hearing this, “Alright, it’s up to you then.”

After a brief thank you, Hayato left the Hokage’s office directly.

He had come this time to test Hiruzen’s attitude towards him.

If Hiruzen were secretly wary of him, then he would have to change his plans.

Because he suddenly thought that revitalizing the Uchiha clan didn’t necessarily have to be within Konoha; anywhere else would do.

Fortunately, Hiruzen’s magnanimity was still good, showing no signs of guarding against him.

He wondered if it was because the other party had become more confident after acquiring the Dust Release Kekkei Tota.

However, it had to be said that the current Hiruzen was considered the strongest Kage-level expert in the ninja world.

The “Professor” was indeed the “Professor,” truly different.

In that case, there was no need to consider defecting for now; he would continue to develop in Konoha.

It had to be said that this period had indeed exhausted Hayato.

It was time to rest properly for a while, carefully plan his next moves, and then take a trip to Amegakure.

If he were to incorporate the Akatsuki, now was actually a pretty good time.

When Yahiko was the leader, the Akatsuki’s goal was simply to foster a peaceful world.

Not like later, when Nagato was the leader, and their goal was to create a peaceful world.

And so, Hayato returned to his bed in his room, feeling the familiar softness, and gently closed his eyes.

While Hayato was resting, the other two battlefields also quietly began.

The battle where the Third Raikage fought against ten thousand Iwa ninja also concluded. After three days and three nights of intense fighting, the Third Raikage died of exhaustion.

When this battle report came out, Jiraiya and Orochimaru knew that their opportunity had arrived.

After consulting with Hiruzen, they each led their respective armies towards their destinations.

Jiraiya led his troops to launch a full-scale attack on Iwagakure. He understood in his heart that the biggest obstacle he would encounter in Iwagakure would be Onoki.

But he didn’t believe that Onoki could achieve the same feat as the Third Raikage.

Besides, even if they couldn’t handle it themselves, they could just bring Hiruzen over then.

The real focus now was that the ten thousand Iwa ninja on the front lines would not be returning.

There was no need to worry about the enemy’s large army, currently fighting in the Land of Lightning, turning around and attacking Konoha when they launched an attack on Iwagakure.

Jiraiya and Minato led the way at the very front of the squad.

“Good news just came in, we’ve achieved huge victories on the battlefields in the Land of Water and the Land of Wind.”

“And Kirigakure has been taken by us. Oh, we can’t call it that anymore. From now on, that place is also Konoha,” Jiraiya explained the situation to Minato beside him.

Minato was quite surprised to learn this. He truly hadn’t expected them to completely conquer the Land of Water.

“Eh, if the village has been renamed, does that mean we won’t be calling it the Land of Water anymore?”

“Will it just be the Land of Fire’s overseas branch from now on?”

Seeing Minato’s surprised expression, Jiraiya smiled and explained, “Sensei went there.”

So that was it. Minato suddenly understood. No matter what, Hayato and the others must have put in tremendous effort.

“So, what I mean is, if things don’t look good, you go back to the village directly and bring Sensei over, understand?”

Jiraiya patted Minato’s shoulder and said with a smile.

Minato nodded, “I understand.”

“You played a crucial role in being able to take down that entire area this time.”

If Minato hadn’t given Hayato’s Flying Thunder God kunai to Hiruzen, Hiruzen probably wouldn’t have been able to go to the Kirigakure battlefield.

In response, Minato shook his head with a wry smile and explained to Jiraiya, “Actually, Hayato left a Flying Thunder God mark in the village.”

His meaning was simple: at worst, Hiruzen could contact Sakumo via communicator, then Sakumo could inform Hayato of the situation.

Then Hayato could just come back and pick up Hiruzen.

“That’s not necessarily true. I think if you hadn’t taken out Hayato’s Flying Thunder God kunai at that time, Sensei might not have thought of that.”

After all, Hiruzen might not have known that Hayato had left an anchor point in the village. Everything was just a coincidence.

“Let’s not worry about that for now. Let’s focus on the enemies we are about to encounter, Sensei,” Minato said softly, not taking Jiraiya’s bait.

The orderly formation moved incredibly fast towards Iwagakure.

The intelligence on Iwagakure’s location was provided by those who had participated in that secret mission with Hayato last time.

They figured Onoki couldn’t just pack up and move his entire family after losing something once.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Lightning, Orochimaru’s forces also set out. Their focus was on speed, needing to gain the maximum benefit before the Cloud ninja, far away in the Land of Wind, returned.

The reason why Rasa’s previous battle against the Cloud ninja went so smoothly was primarily because the Cloud ninja also learned that the Iwa ninja were stealing from their home and didn’t want to waste time in the Land of Wind.

Lest they fight fiercely here, only to have their home stolen, leaving them nowhere to cry.

Orochimaru was at the very front of the squad, pressing forward.

He hadn’t had any intelligence on Kumogakure before, but after lurking in the Land of Lightning for a while, he had found traces of Kumogakure’s location.