Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
Tsuchikage Building.
Onoki has received the letter from Hiruzen, and after reading it, he held a higher-ups' meeting again.
It was still the same round table as before, and the group of Iwagakure's higher-ups entered from the door one after another, filling the round table.
Onoki directly handed the letter to them, and said: "Sandaime Hokage has agreed to our surrender request, so the next step is to draw up the surrender treaty, and set the cancellation of the compensation for the defeated country as the first point! As for Sandaime Hokage stepping down, what do you think about it?"
Hiruzen has basically agreed to step down, but he could not step down because he was forced by Iwagakure. After all, that old man didn't want to lose his face.
Therefore, Hiruzen stated in the letter that when Iwagakure announces its surrender, he will take the initiative to abdicate the Hokage's position and be responsible for the Konoha's Shinobi who died in the war
"That old fox Sandaime Hokage is about to step down, but he still wants to save face."
"He is a village's Kage after all. We should not push too much, so as not to cause problems."
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
"But on the Land of Rain's frontline, there are people on Konoha's side who are constantly assassinating the Shinobi from our village, what's going on with this?"
"This is definitely Sunagakure's trick in order to destroy the peace between us and Konoha."
"Yeah, once we surrender to Konoha, there will be only us and Sunagakure left in the Land of Rain's battlefield!"
"Sunagakure is already scared, hahaha!"
"We need to end the war with Konoha as soon as possible, so that we can also deal with Sunagakure with all our strength!"
"By the way, there must be another clause written in the surrender treaty: Konoha must not interfere in our war with Sunagakure!"
"Yeah, that's it!"
The group of Iwagakure's higher-ups exchanged opinions and the vote was unanimously approved. Then, they simultaneously turned their heads to look towards Onoki.
Onoki put his hands on the table, floated up from the chair, and said loudly: "Then, from now on, our Iwagakure will officially surrender to Konoha!"
...
Land of Grass.
Deep in the dense forest near the strategic location where the Kannabi Bridge is located.
"Minato-sama."
Kanpū paused his footsteps, feeling a bit shy for some reason.
Kakashi only developed Chidori not long ago, and now that he has actually learned it, and it was seen by Kakashi's teacher, which is really embarrassing.
Minato was taken aback and asked: "Kanpū, Kakashi's Chidori, when did you learn it?"
"I've just learned."
Kanpū said shyly, "Kakashi-senpai exchanged Chidori for Subterranean Voyage with me."
As soon as these words came out, Kanpū's face turned red again.
It's like using his ten dollar with Kakashi's one hundred dollar. Kanpū is feeling proud and shy, for fear of being scolded by Minato!
Fortunately, Minato didn't have this kind of thought, but asked with concern: "Kanpū, when using Chidori, can your eyes see the things around you?"
Kanpū nodded: "Minato-sama, I have dynamic vision, so I can still see."
Minato heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. If he can't see clearly, this technique would be dangerous for Kanpū.
Kanpū suddenly remembered something and asked: "Minato-sama, why haven't I seen Kakashi-senpai these few days?"
Minato smiled and said: "I have brought him and Rin back."
"Brought him..."
Kanpū was taken aback, and then suddenly realized, "You… are a shadow clone?"
'Minato' nodded with a smile: "What's wrong?"
Kanpū blinked his eyes twice, wanting to say what's wrong, which is, his student, Rin, may be killed by Madara's plot.
'But... how do I say these words?'
'For example, you were reborn twenty years ago in the US and still have your memory, so you knew that 9/11 incident was coming, but what would you do?'
'Even if you say it, who will believe you?'
'Even if it turns out that you are right later on, will you gain fame? No, you will definitely be captured by the US authorities for interrogation, to see if you are involved in this matter!'
'Even if it turns out that you are innocent, you will still be monitored everywhere you go!'
'Before you have enough strength…'
'Low-profile development, do not waver.'
'Low-profile development, do not waver.'
'Low-profile development, do not waver.'
After Kanpū repeated this sentence in his hearts a few times, he instantly calmed down, and then said: "Minato-sama, there is actually something I have been very concerned about!"
"What is it?" Minato asked with a smile.
"When I saw Rin-senpai before, I found that her face was black, and I am afraid that there will be a bloody disaster!" Kanpū said with serious expression.
"Huh?" Minato looked dumbfounded, completely unable to understand the relationship between Rin's black face and bloody disaster, 'At most, it can only be said that she is ill, right?'
'But Rin is a Medical-nin, so even if she is sick, she can take care of herself.'
'Wait!'
'Could it be… that time of the month?'
The corner of Minato's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, so he patted Kanpū's shoulder, and said: "Kanpū, don't say these kinds of words again in the future, Rin will be angry if she hears it!"
After saying that, Minato flickered away directly.
This time, it's Kanpū's turn to be dumbfounded: 'Your expression... What the hell are you thinking about?'
Kanpū looked the place where Minato was before, and he felt tired physically and mentally.
...
At the same time.
Minato, Kakashi and Rin also returned to Konoha smoothly.
After reporting at the entrance of the village, the three of them were surrounded by a large number of villagers as soon as they entered the village.
"Yellow Flash!!!"
"So handsome, I really want to marry him!!!"
"Namikaze Minato-sama, you are our hero!!!"
"Yellow Flash, keep it up, everyone supports you!"
"Yellow Flash, I want to bear your child~~~"
With a smile on his face, Minato walked towards Hokage Tower and waved to the villagers, who is on both sides of the street.
"Minato-sensei, I'll go to Hokage Tower to wait for you first." Kakashi couldn't stand this scene, so he disappeared with a Body Flicker Technique directly.
"Minato-sensei, me too!" Rin also said softly, and immediately went after Kakashi.
After some time, Minato finally arrived at Hokage Tower.
"Minato-sensei, you're so slow." Kakashi got impatient after waiting for a while.
"Kakashi, this is because Minato-sensei is so popular!" Rin said with a smile.
"Okay, follow me to see Hokage-sama."
Minato smiled, and then took them to Hokage's Office.
When Hiruzen saw Minato coming in, a gratified smile immediately appeared on his face: "Minato, welcome back!"
"Hokage-sama, has Iwagakure really decided to surrender to us?" Minato asked.
Hiruzen nodded, and said: "All this is because of you, Minato."
Minato smiled wryly and shook his head: "Hokage-sama, I…"
Hiruzen waved his hand to stop Minato's modesty, and said: "You are the key to the Battle of Kannabi Bridge. This is an undeniable fact, so there is no need to be humble."
"I understand."
Minato nodded, then he put on a serious face and said, "Hokage-sama, there are two things I want to report to you!"
Hiruzen nodded.
"The first thing is Kakashi's eye!" Minato turned his head and looked towards the silver-haired boy, "Kakashi."
Kakashi nodded, and then pulled up his forehead protector, revealing a vertical scar left eye, and then his eyelid slowly opened.
"What?!"
Seeing Kakashi's left eye, Hiruzen suddenly stood up from his chair, "Sharingan?! How is it possible? Could it be… The eye of your dead disciple, Uchiha Obito?"
Minato nodded and said: "Yes, before he 'died', Obito gave Kakashi his left eye as a gift for becoming Jonin."
Hiruzen sat down slowly and his eyebrows wrinkled slightly: "Sharingan is the Kekkei Genkai of Uchiha Clan. If it is owned by outsiders…"
'It's not a trivial matter. If others know that Sharingan can be transplanted, it is unknown how many Shinobi will target Uchiha Clan's people.'
'But if Kakashi's Sharingan is removed…'
Hiruzen looked up at Kakashi.
Kakashi put on an expression of being a salted fish, and said seriously: "This is a gift from Obito. In any case, I will protect it until I see him again!"
'Sure enough.'
Hiruzen felt a little headache, but soon after, he felt that something was wrong.
"Wait! You just said… see him again? Didn't Uchiha Obito already died?" Hiruzen learned of Obito's death through the information written by Dove and Crow, but because of Minato's order, Kakashi, Kanpū and Rin didn't reveal Obito's 'resurrection' to Dove and Crow.
"Hokage-sama, this is the second thing I want to report to you!" Minato's face was grim.