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Chapter 297: Four Years Later 【77】
Chapter 297: Four Years Later 【77】
Year 53 in Konoha.
Konoha's shadow guards penetrated the Land of Wind, invading Sunagakure and officially instigating the Fourth Great Ninja War. This campaign was initially referred to by Konoha as the Final Unification War.
The war situation was volatile. Just as Konoha was engaged in battle with Sunagakure, Longmen, manipulated by Hei Jue, unleashed the Impure World Reincarnation army, ambushing and conquering the major hidden ninja villages one by one, capturing all the tailed beasts held by Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure.
Finally...
Uchiha Madara was resurrected, gathered the power of the tailed beasts, revived the Ten-Tails, and obtained the power of the Sage of the Six Paths, intending to manipulate the entire ninja world.
At this critical juncture, Konoha's Fifth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, stepped in. He successively crushed the Impure World Reincarnation army that had invaded Sunagakure and defeated Uchiha Madara himself, shattering Madara's ambitions.
The part about Princess Kaguya was kept hidden.
Even with the news reaching only up to Uchiha Madara, it still sent shockwaves throughout the ninja world, causing an eerie silence to descend.
This news wasn't limited to the ninjas; it soon spread to the ordinary civilian population as well, thanks to Konoha's deliberate dissemination, stirring excitement among the common folk! Civilians generally didn't know much about the affairs of ninjas.
Only the five great ninja villages, the Kage, figures like Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were somewhat known; those with slightly less renown had little to no recognition among the civilians.
And precisely because Uchiha Madara was a figure widely known even among civilians, featured in stories and books, the outcome of this battle resonated with countless individuals.
The name Kakashi Hatake reverberated throughout the ninja world!
He became a household name, not just among ninjas but even among civilians, gradually earning the title—a legendary ninja!
After this battle...
Sunagakure, badly wounded from the war, became a subordinate village to Konoha. Three months later, it was officially incorporated into Konoha's intelligence network, and more than half of its ninjas were relocated to Konoha.
A small fraction of the remaining ninjas from Sunagakure were merged with nearly a thousand ninjas sent by Konoha to form Konoha's First Division, choosing the original site of Sunagakure for their base.
During this period...
A portion of Sunagakure ninjas who resisted and rebelled were mercilessly executed under Kakashi's orders, but these incidents were neither publicized nor recorded.
Unification always comes with bloodshed and darkness. A bloodless unification is but a fantasy, and even if it were possible, it wouldn't lead to a stable nation.
With Sunagakure becoming Konoha's Sunagakure Division, the Land of Wind's feudal lord surrendered to the Fire Country, and the Land of Wind officially became a vassal state of the Fire Country.
In the following two months...
The vast territory of the Land of Wind was merged into the Fire Country.
During this time, Kakashi did something extraordinary—he used Wood Release on a massive scale to alter the environment of the Land of Wind, transforming it from a land plagued by wind and sand to a country lush with vegetation and rapidly flourishing resources.
This act left the entire population of the Land of Wind in awe. They revered Kakashi as a legendary figure comparable to the Sage of the Six Paths, and the entire country quickly stabilized.
After this...
Two months later, Kumogakure surrendered to Konoha.
Kumogakure had suffered far more devastating losses in the previous war than Sunagakure, but due to the stubborn nature of the Cloud ninjas, the unification of Kumogakure was mostly accompanied by bloodshed and flames. The Fourth Raikage died at the hands of Kakashi Hatake.
With Kumogakure's surrender, the Land of Lightning was also incorporated into the Fire Country's territory.
Controlling the territories of three great nations simultaneously stretched Konoha's capabilities to the limit. Kakashi chose not to pursue further expansion for the time being, temporarily maintaining the status quo, and focused on development.
In actuality...
Even without any action from Konoha, the remaining Earth Country and Water Country were already quivering in fear. Their feudal lords lived in constant dread, allocating large sums to Iwagakure and Kirigakure in a futile attempt to hasten the development of the two major hidden villages.
But everyone knew that these efforts were meaningless.
Konoha's inaction was merely due to the strain of managing the unification of four great nations with their current strength. After all, all the absorbed Cloud and Sand ninjas still needed to be monitored temporarily, and this not only drained their resources but also required deploying a portion of Konoha's forces for surveillance.
...
Time flew by.
Four years passed in the blink of an eye, during which Kakashi had been waiting for Princess Kaguya's return, but there was no sign of her, as if she had sunk into the sea and vanished without a trace.
While the Yellow Spring of the Dead could be used to return, if one were sent too far away, the journey back would be extremely time-consuming.
There was no need to take such risks.
So, Feng Ye opted for the simple path of waiting.
During these four years, his life was far from boring. Aside from setting aside four hours each day for body cultivation, he spent most of his time signing documents, catching up on the latest TV shows, playing video games, and occasionally creating life.
Creating human life was incredibly difficult and complex, but crafting other forms of life was well within his capabilities.
Life creation was one of the abilities granted by the Rinne Sharingan.
It was somewhat similar to an advanced version of the Dragon Earth Cave jutsu. Among the techniques of the Dragon Earth Cave was one called 'Inorganic Reincarnation,' which could temporarily imbue lifeless inorganic objects with life and manipulate them. However, this technique didn't truly bring things like water or stones to life.
It was merely a temporary manipulation jutsu.
In comparison, the Rinne Sharingan's life-creating ability was a true act of creation, capable of infusing a soul into a rock and transforming it into a unique being like a tailed beast.
Over the past four years, Feng Ye had created numerous such beings and placed them in a mountain range about a hundred miles from Konoha. These creations ranged from pure water entities to those made of stone, fire, and lightning.
Their strengths varied greatly. Some were so powerful that even experienced jonin would have a hard time dealing with them, while the weaker ones could be easily handled by genin.
The five most powerful beings were imbued with elemental chakra by Feng Ye—wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth. With this enhancement, they could absorb natural energy and split into smaller entities on their own.
Feng Ye predicted that even without his intervention, these five elemental beings would likely evolve into powerful entities like the White Snake Sage or the Great Toad Sage within a few decades.
Of course,
Creating these beings wasn't just for amusement or to test his abilities.
All of these created beings could form summoning contracts with ninjas, becoming their summon creatures. Due to the exceptional strength of some of these beings, they became highly sought-after partners for the ninjas of Konoha. However, only chunin and above were allowed to enter the 'Elemental Valley,' and each ninja could only form a summoning contract with a single being from the valley.
Not everyone was qualified to contract with the most powerful beings.
Nonetheless,
The 'Elemental Valley,' created by Feng Ye, rapidly became the fourth great sacred site, comparable to the Marsh of Mt. Myoboku, Mount Ryuchi, and Mount Toadstool, within just four short years.
It's also worth mentioning that all nine tailed beasts were now gathered in Konoha. The Nine-Tails continued its reclusive lifestyle, spending its days gaming and binge-watching shows. The other tailed beasts had their own pursuits, some finding compatible jinchuriki, while others made their homes in the Elemental Valley.
...
Konoha.
In a spacious living room.
"Feng Ye, try some of the snacks I made."
"Have some fruit first."
"No, no, no! If you eat fruit after snacks, they won't taste as good!"
Kurenai Yuhi sat to Feng Ye's left, holding a delicate snack that she tried to feed him. On his right, Rin held a skewer with a strawberry on it, offering it to him.
Feng Ye rolled his eyes and flicked their foreheads with his fingers simultaneously.
"Let me read my book in peace!"
Ever since four years ago, these girls who tempted his body had become increasingly bold. There was even an incident where one of them accidentally walked into his room after taking a shower, and another time when they tried to drug him.
Despite their outrageous behavior, he eventually succumbed to their advances.
After that,
Instead of calming down, they only became more daring, causing Feng Ye to ponder—So, you girls were after my body all along!
(End of Chapter)
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