Of the Konoha Shinobi who are still alive, only a very small number can return to Konoha alive.
Because the cruel war has just begun and the fierce battle is still to come.
These Konoha Shinobi in Iron Ore City still have to go through a lot of battles, and it can be said that their hope of returning to Konoha alive is slim.
Even Elite Jōnin like Uchiha Yan are the same.
They will also face death in the next battle.
Jiraiya gave some more instructions and then returned to Konoha alone.
Jiraiya returned to Konoha alone, very quickly, because his Chakra and stamina were so abundant that he didn't need to wait for others.
A few days later, Jiraiya returned to Konoha.
Arriving at the village, Jiraiya went directly to the Hokage office building.
His main purpose of returning to the village now is to persuade Sarutobi Hiruzen to continue sending troops to the Rain Kingdom to deal with the ninjas from the Earth Kingdom and the Wind Kingdom.
In the original work, Konoha did fight against the ninjas from the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind, and completely defeated them.
But in the original work, Danzo did not die. Danzo was a fighter, and now Danzo was killed by him.
The soft-hearted Sarutobi Hiruzen may not necessarily choose to go to war with the ninjas from the Land of Wind in the Land of Rain. He is very likely to change his previous strategy and give up some of Konoha's interests to avoid expanding the war.
Jiraiya chose to return to Konoha alone, in fact, he also wanted to exaggerate the attitude of the ninjas of the Land of Wind towards Konoha.
Forcing Sarutobi Hiruzen to continue sending troops.
Although Konoha is also bordering the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water.
Be careful of too many Konoha Shinobi going out, or the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water may suddenly attack the Land of Fire!
However, with Konoha's current strength, even if it sends out more than 5,000 ninjas, the remaining troops will be enough to guard against the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth.
The Land of Fire is known as the number one ninja nation, and it is not just for show. Konoha has the largest number of ninjas, almost more than twice as many as any other ninja nation.
Jiraiya paused briefly outside the Hokage building, then walked to the Hokage's office and knocked gently on the door.
"Come in."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's tired voice came from inside.
Jiraiya pushed the door open and walked in, and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen looking tired and much more haggard than before he left the village.
Sarutobi Hiruzen already knew about the disappearance of Danzo and the Root, and there has been no news from Danzo so far, which makes him extremely worried.
Danzo is missing. The pressure on Sarutobi Hiruzen is enormous.
After he became Hokage, although he and Danzo had some conflicts due to political differences, they remained close friends with a deep bond and deep feelings.
He was now worried that Danzo had been killed.
And he was also worried that Danzo might defect from Konoha.
After all, he had just weakened Danzo's power in Konoha.
It is very likely that Danzo will become dissatisfied and choose to defect.
If Danzo really defected, it would be extremely harmful to Konoha.
Because Danzo is a high-ranking official of Konoha, he knows many of Konoha's secrets very well. If he becomes a rebel, it will pose a huge threat to Konoha.
Now Sarutobi Hiruzen hoped that Danzo was killed by someone.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen also knew that the chances of this happening were slim.
The Root ninjas that Danzo took away were all elite, and in the Land of Rain, the only ones who could kill Danzo would be Hanzo, the leader of the Rain Shinobi Village, or a large number of Elite Jōnin.
But according to their intelligence, Hanzo and a large number of elite ninjas from the Rain Shinobi Village were all in the village and had not gone out at all.
Konoha's top brass considered various factors and unanimously agreed that the possibility of Danzo's defection was extremely high.
This has caused Sarutobi Hiruzen to be extremely worried recently.
"Jiraiya, any news on Elder Danzo?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked expectantly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt much more relieved when he saw Jiraiya, an excellent apprentice.
"Teacher, there is still no news about Elder Danzo. After he led the Root to leave the base, he seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. I also sent Anbu to search nearby, but there is no trace."
Jiraiya replied.
"Teacher, I came back this time with good news and bad news.
The good news is that Elder Danzo's disappearance did not delay our battle plan.
I have led the army to capture the Iron Ore City.
All the Rain Country ninjas in the Iron Ore City were killed by us.
None of them escaped.
As for the civilians in the city, except for those who died in the war, the rest have been detained."
"The equipment for mining ore is almost all intact. As long as the village sends civilians, they can start mining directly."
Upon hearing that the Iron Ore City had been captured, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed joy on his face.
He is now also worried that the attack on Iron Mine City will be delayed after Danzo's disappearance.
Unexpectedly, without Danzo and the Root, Jiraiya still led everyone to capture the Iron Mine City.
"Teacher, this is a detailed battle report." Jiraiya took out a scroll, which recorded in detail the battle process and Konoha's losses.
"Well, this battle was fought beautifully." Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the scroll and praised after reading the detailed battle report.
The losses of Konoha Shinobi were far lower than he had imagined.
He had thought that after Danzo and the Root disappeared, Konoha would suffer heavy losses even if they took down Iron Ore Castle.
I didn't expect that only so many ninjas were killed. It was a great victory.
"Long Yuan is Hanzo's personal bodyguard and is very powerful. How did you kill him alone?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in surprise.
He was shocked to see Jiraiya kill Long Yuan by himself.
This is a veteran Elite Jōnin.
He is an extremely powerful ninja in the Land of Rain.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was shocked to be killed by Jiraiya.
"Teacher, it's because I mastered Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode. I entered Sage Mode and was able to kill Ryugen." Jiraiya no longer planned to hide the Sage Mode.
"Have you mastered Sage Mode?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly stood up from his chair.
Jiraiya clasped his hands together and immortal lines appeared on his face.
"Okay, okay." Sarutobi Hiruzen was very excited to see Jiraiya really master Sage Mode.
"So what's the bad news?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in a deep voice after calming down.
"Teacher, after we conquered the Iron Ore City, the ninjas from the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind suddenly arrived. Seeing that we were exhausted from conquering the Iron Ore City, they launched a surprise attack on us, wanting to destroy us and take away our victory."
"But they underestimated our strength. After a fierce battle, we were unscathed and wiped out all the ninjas from the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, thus defending the interests of our Konoha."
Jiraiya said in a heavy tone.
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