The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 548 The Hastily Ended Ninja War

At this moment, Black Zetsu, located on the distant Mount Sumeru, is assimilating Hiruko's body.

He wanted to completely erase the soul that had just been born inside Guiya Luo's body.

As is well known, White Zetsu has a plant-like body, and the Ghost Sprout is also a mutated plant species.

Therefore, Black Zetsu is adept at and skilled at achieving the fusion and assimilation between the two.

It's worth mentioning that Black Zetsu's body, which looks like black sludge, is no ordinary object.

It actually originated from Princess Kaguya, who already possessed the ability to gather bloodline limits.

It took its current form after being split apart, and because of this, this body possesses seven attributes, making it an all-around physique.

As he slowly merged into Hiruko's body, the ocular power in his eyes, which had been greatly depleted due to the use of the Mangekyou Sharingan, was rapidly replenished and restored at an astonishing speed.

Prior to this, Black Zetsu had already received intelligence reports from White Zetsu, who was placed in the Mountain Tomb.

Sure enough, everything unfolded exactly as he had predicted.

Taking advantage of the turmoil of the Fourth Shinobi World War, the descendants of Hamura Otsutsuki once again launched an in-depth investigation of the Shinobi World.

However, this time, they unexpectedly discovered the Gedo Statue, which was meticulously set up by Black Zetsu.

And successfully summoned it back to its territory.

Thus, Black Zetsu's first important plan, which he had been secretly plotting, was finally able to proceed smoothly.

Recently, however, a sudden spacetime blockade wave swept across the entire ninja world, which made Black Zetsu suspicious.

Who on earth possesses such great power that they can seal off time and space?

After some thought, an answer gradually emerged in Black Zetsu's mind: Otsutsuki Isshiki!

Looking at the ninja world today, probably only this person has the ability to do this.

However, the key question is, why did Ōtsutsuki Isshiki want to seal off space and time?

Although Black Zetsu was puzzled, he was too preoccupied with his own problems to have the energy to investigate the cause.

The most urgent matter at hand is to completely take possession of Hiruko's body.

Only by completing this step can he free up the time and energy to go out and investigate the specific situation.

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Due to Qianyao's mysterious disappearance, a series of meticulously planned operations were forced to be put on hold.

All of Konoha's high-ranking officials were sent back by Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique.

The remaining ninjas stationed in the Land of Wind also withdrew to Konoha after receiving orders.

The spies in the Land of Wind were very puzzled as to why Konoha had withdrawn.

Did they think there wouldn't be much profit in conquering Sunagakure, or did something unexpected happen?

But the Konoha ninjas had already retreated, so these spies had no choice but to follow suit.

But without a doubt, this grand Fourth Shinobi World War ended rather hastily in a rather haphazard manner.

In terms of the overall battle situation, Iwagakure suffered considerable losses this time.

More than two thousand ninjas who came to attack Konoha were killed, and even the Four-Tails Jinchuriki died on the battlefield.

Fortunately, they were still able to barely withstand such a blow.

In contrast, Sunagakure suffered heavy losses, with the number of ninjas lost exceeding seven thousand, a devastating blow.

On the other hand, although Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, had already been killed, and there were also a few casualties among the Cloud Village.

However, because it remained confined to the outer perimeter of the Land of Fire and was unable to penetrate into the core of the battle, its overall losses were relatively small.

Konoha, on the other hand, won a great victory, not only crippling Sunagakure but also establishing Uchiha Senyou as the number one ninja in the world.

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After Kazekage Rasa returned to Sunagakure with his defeated troops, looking disheveled and humiliated.

Sure enough, a violent storm was brewing for him.

The atmosphere in the solemn and dignified meeting room of Sunagakure was so oppressive that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Suddenly, a loud "bang" was heard, and an old man with eyebrows that were almost drooping to his mouth slammed his hand on the table.

He glared at Luo Sha, who sat at the head of the table, and his voice boomed like thunder:

"Elder Chiyo has actually died on the battlefield! In this battle alone, our Sunagakure village has lost a total of seven thousand men!"

The speaker was none other than Ebizo, a high-ranking advisor to Sunagakure.

His words were filled with grief, indignation, and accusation.

"Rasa! You were the one who strongly advocated for this war against Konoha! Now that it has ended in utter defeat, you must bear the primary responsibility!"

Ebizo roared fiercely.

Although he has rarely appeared in public in recent years.

However, thanks to his seniority, control of Sunagakure's massive intelligence force, and numerous spies planted in various countries, he holds a pivotal position in the village.

This time, Elder Chiyo was unfortunately captured, and everyone could only assume that Elder Chiyo had died a heroic death.

After all, from Konoha's perspective, capturing Elder Chiyo alive doesn't seem to be of much use.

At that time, the battlefield situation was chaotic, and no one had time to care about her safety.

Now that Luo Sha has returned, it is natural for Hai Laozang to settle scores with him.

Ebizo's anger was burning fiercely, because Elder Chiyo was not only a highly respected senior in Sunagakure, but also his only relative.

Looking at Luo Sha, who was safe and sound and unharmed, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

Why is it that you, Luo Sha, were able to come back alive, while my sister died?

Moreover, the number of casualties among those who followed Luo Sha on this expedition was extremely high, with more than 70% of them falling permanently on the battlefield.

The losses suffered by Konoha were only in the single digits, a stark contrast to the losses suffered by Sunagakure.

Without a doubt, the responsibility for this incident falls entirely on Rosa's shoulders. He is destined to bear the heavy burden of blame, and his resignation is an inevitable outcome.

However, what to do with her after she steps down is a completely different matter.

At this moment, Luo Sha's face was ashen, and he sat motionless in his chair like a volcano about to erupt.

He glared at the crowd below and said in an icy voice:

"The Hokage of Konoha is so powerful, how can you blame me for that?"

"It's clearly your intelligence work that's inadequate! What does this have to do with me?"

Then, Luo Sha scanned each of the elders present and continued in a loud voice:

"Back when we voted to attack Konoha, you all unanimously agreed!"

"Now that something has gone wrong, they're putting all the blame on me?"

At this point, Luo Sha suddenly stood up and pointed at the elders.

"Also, did I make any mistakes in commanding the operation?"

"Am I supposed to bear all these heavy losses by myself?"

"Even if you were in command of this war, the result would be the same: the same number of casualties!"

As Luo Sha finished speaking, his cold gaze slowly swept over the elders below once more.

At this moment, everyone's faces turned extremely grim, because they knew very well that the failure of this battle could not be entirely attributed to Commander Luo Sha.

After all, aside from that initial probing exchange, Chiyo had already activated the complete Susanoo.

They launched a bloody massacre with an almost invincible momentum.

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