Chapter 237 After the Battle
Although he didn’t know the inside story, Orochimaru had this intuition: the person in front of him would never make such a decision for such a trivial reason.

This is true.

Shiba Kiyokawa just thought: If Rinpali became the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, then no matter who planned to collect the tailed beasts from scratch in the future, it would probably cause a big commotion the moment they started to act.

I’m really looking forward to it~
After confirming the candidate for the Jinchūriki, everyone present immediately took action.

The tailed beasts are very strong, but that is relative to ordinary ninjas. For the people present, a single tailed beast can only be considered a trouble, not even a challenge.

Several people from Kirigakure also lent a hand, and then Shiba Kiyokawa and Orochimaru easily subdued Shukaku, gave the disobedient raccoon cat a severe lesson, and then sealed it in Rinpali’s body.

After it was over, Shiba Kiyokawa squatted down and touched Linboli’s head soothingly.

“Don’t worry, having a new neighbor inside you won’t affect anything. You’re still you. If someone hates you because of this, just beat him up. If anything goes wrong, just say your teacher is Orochimaru.

Also, when you grow up a little bit, you can have a good communication with the civet cat in your belly, you can communicate with him and make friends with him, but remember not to be overly afraid of him. If he disturbs you, feel free to beat him up, we will help you out.”

Orochimaru squinted at him and asked coldly, “Why do you say that I am the teacher when something happens?”

Shiba Qinghe smiled, “Isn’t it because you have to go back to Konoha for a while?”

Orochimaru was speechless.

Now he could no longer question the idea that Linpali could be a talisman, so he could only agree with Shiba Kiyokawa’s approach.

In response to this, the few diehard fans closest to him could only look up at the sky in silence and pretend they heard nothing.

But when he looked at Linpoli, his eyes unconsciously revealed a bit of weirdness.

In the traditional concept of ninja, Jinchūriki are ominous beings, and every village has the phenomenon and tradition of discriminating against Jinchūriki.

But the man in front of him could casually say “beat up anyone who hates you because of this”, and could even easily threaten Orochimaru to be the guarantor.

The actions of Akatsuki leader Shiba Kiyokawa really refreshed their understanding once again.

However, as die-hard fans of Orochimaru, they could only remain silent at this moment.

After that, Orochimaru tactfully reminded Shiba Qinghe, “The Konoha ninjas from other places are coming soon.”

Not everyone on the entire front is his absolute confidant.

Shiba Kiyokawa understood Orochimaru’s situation, so he touched Rinpali’s head for the last time and left instantly.

The people from Kirigakure also evacuated the battlefield at the same time.

The mudslide caused by the mountain collapse in the distance was still raging along the way!

This day is destined to become the most memorable day in the Third Ninja World War!
On this day, Orochimaru, the frontline commander of Konoha’s western front, ended the war swiftly and with great force in the most violent way!

The collapse of the mountain and the subsequent pursuit and strangulation caused the entire Battle of Kikyo Mountain to quickly wipe out more than three thousand Sand Village ninjas in just a few days, making it the battle with the fastest end and the highest number of deaths in a single day since the beginning of the Ninja World War!
Only three days had passed before Sand Village requested full peace talks with Konoha and Kirigakure.

In contrast to such shocking battle intelligence, the news that Ye Cang massacred the daimyo mansion in the capital of the Wind Country seemed to be ignored for a while.

The Kingdom of Wind immediately replaced its new daimyo.

Only this time, the relationship between the daimyo and the Kage was completely reversed! This time, Ye Cang returned to the Sand Village with the most generous sponsorship from the daimyo in history, and as soon as he came back, he announced that the tax revenues of several surrounding oasis cities would belong to the Sand Village in the future.

This surprising good news immediately diluted the shadow of defeat in the war and completely blocked the voices of those who wanted to blame her for not showing up at the front line at the critical moment.

Afterwards, Ye Cang took over the village affairs after the loss of the elders in an orderly manner. At the same time, he began to recall ninjas and personally went to preside over the peace talks with Konoha and Kirigakure.

For a moment, the Sand Village did not collapse because of the huge defeat in this crucial battle. Instead, it was full of unprecedented vitality due to the injection of huge amounts of funds and the unprecedented concentration of power!
This directly led to the fact that in the following period of time, the intelligence personnel of Iwagakure, Kumogakure and even the Konoha high-level officials who were unaware of the situation were all confused.

They simply couldn’t understand: after experiencing such a humiliating defeat, how could Sunagakure seem to be thriving?

On the other hand, in Konoha Village, which won the battle, the atmosphere was particularly subtle for a period of time afterwards.

Orochimaru ended the battlefield with a resounding victory, but various details revealed that the top leaders of Konoha were not happy about this but worried.

As a result, many ninjas who had long been close to Konoha’s high-level officials no longer knew whether they should celebrate.

The atmosphere in the village was eerie and terrifying. On one side were a large number of ignorant civilian ninjas, singing and dancing, celebrating their victory;
On the other side were the Konoha high-ranking officials and ninjas who were gloomy, panic-stricken, and on the verge of losing their composure.

The strange atmosphere made the entire village seem extremely torn apart in a short period of time, like two paintings forcibly pieced together, incompatible everywhere.

Even the end of the Battle of Mount Kikyo caused an unprecedented discussion among the usually conservative and timid Konoha high-level officials.

“How about… we order Orochimaru to continue fighting? Ignore Sunagakure’s request for peace talks. We can continue the war this time! Let Orochimaru fight all the way to Sunagakure Village and don’t come back for a while!”

Faced with the proposal of the elder Utane Koharu, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s gloomy face remained calm.

He took a long drag on his pipe before saying, “It’s useless. On the fourth day after the battle, Orochimaru agreed to the Sand Village’s invitation for peace talks on his own initiative. Many ninjas from the front line have been sent back by him.”

The Third Ninja World War had been going on for more than three years, and now there was no ninja rotating on the front lines who was not tired of fighting.

Orochimaru has already promised to send these people back after the war. If the village leaders change their minds now and ask them to go back, it will definitely cause a large-scale emotional backlash.

Besides, they had just negotiated with Kirigakure to end the war when they were in an advantageous position a few months ago. Now, faced with a similar situation, they handled it in such a drastically different way. The reaction in the village was bound to be not very good.

Utatane Koharu said angrily, “How can Orochimaru act on his own! Didn’t he ever think of consulting the village before doing these things? Hiruzen, does he still have you as his teacher in his eyes?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at her and was too lazy to say anything for a moment.

Orochimaru doesn’t have me in his eyes. Is this the first day you guys know this? We’ve been partners for many years. Is it fun to act so surprised?

“No, we can’t let Orochimaru come back at this time! The position of Hokage of the village has been vacant for a long time. If Orochimaru returns with the merit of ending the war at this time, wouldn’t that force you, Hiruzen, to change your choice?”

“But who can persuade him now?” Sarutobi Hiruzen asked coldly.

“Hiruzen, isn’t your son still on the front lines?”

As a result, the next moment, as soon as Mizuto Menen asked this question, an Anbu hurriedly came to the office, lowered his head, and reported with a sad face.

“Lord Hiruzen, the missing Captain Shinnosuke has been found. I’m sorry, but he…sacrificed.”

At that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s eyes went dark and his pipe slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, making a crisp “ding-dang-dang” sound.

(End of this chapter)