The next day.
Iwagakure Village received a lot of bad news, but also two "good" news.
The bad news is naturally that their ninja village was invaded by pirates, and the tens of thousands of ninjas in the village were not the opponents of the pirates.
The entire village also suffered unprecedented damage, most of the houses inside the village have collapsed, basically uninhabitable.
The warehouse where the village stored food also collapsed in the strong vibration yesterday, and only one-tenth of the food inside was left.
In yesterday's war... the number of ninjas who died in Iwagakure Village was as many as 821, more than 700 were seriously injured, and even more, there were as many as two to three thousand people with minor injuries.
Such a casualty situation can be described as a heavy loss for Iwagakure Village.
If it were a small ninja village... this kind of casualty would have wiped out the village.
Their village's Jinchuriki "Han", for the sake of the overall situation, for the safety of the village, even chose to surrender to the Whitebeard Pirates.
This time Iwagakure Village can be described as losing both the lady and the soldiers.
Among the two pieces of good news in a pile of bad news, one is that the Whitebeard Pirates are not as vicious as they imagined.
The Whitebeard Pirates who entered Iwagakure Village did not loot and commit crimes in the village, and they were not as brutal as the rumors.
Another good news is... everyone thought that the Third Tsuchikage Oonoki had died in Whitebeard's hands.
But who would have thought that they would soon see a lively Oonoki, appearing in front of them alive and kicking!
"Father, you... you weren't killed by Whitebeard?!"
Kitsuchi stared dumbfounded at Oonoki in front of him, he even doubted whether he was under the Genjutsu of the pirates, after all, there were several Uchiha experts in the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Fool! Can't you even recognize your own father?!"
Oonoki couldn't help but give this silly big son a white look, then he said with a somewhat complicated expression, "I was supposed to die at the hands of Whitebeard, but..."
He took a deep breath and said, "Whitebeard didn't kill me, when I was dying, he let his daughter save me."
"His daughter should be the last of the Uzumaki clan. She gave me some blood to drink, and then I recovered."
Oonoki's mood was very complicated, he thought his life was basically over.
Who would have thought that the Whitebeard Pirates would actually save him?
What is this?
Oonoki was a bit confused, he didn't know what Whitebeard was thinking.
"So... Father, do we need to organize the people in the village to drive out the pirates?" Kitsuchi asked a question.
"Do you want to drag the whole village into the underworld?" Oonoki sighed.
This son of his is usually quite steady, but at this time he is in a state of confusion.
The burden of Tsuchikage, it seems, cannot be placed on him!
Oonoki, who was almost killed by Whitebeard's blow, finally saw the situation clearly.
The strength of the Whitebeard Pirates is not something a simple Iwagakure Village can resist.
This time, it was the Whitebeard Pirates who gave Iwagakure Village, and him, Oonoki, a chance.
If he seizes this opportunity, does not take a hard stance against the Whitebeard Pirates, but instead softens his old waist... then Iwagakure Village will be fine.
If he does not seize this opportunity, and still wants to compete with the Whitebeard Pirates...
After such thoughts flashed through his mind, Oonoki's gaze swept around the devastated scene.
He sighed again, "The war is over... there's no need to continue, otherwise the village will be destroyed in my hands."
"So many people died in the village in this war, it's all my responsibility, it's my sin."
Oonoki paused, and continued, "The disgrace of Iwagakure Village bowing to the Whitebeard Pirates, let me bear it alone!"
Hearing Oonoki's words, Kitsuchi also knew that his father had bowed his head.
He didn't know what to say, and the surrounding group of Iwagakure Village's Anbu ninjas were also speechless.
Because this is Tsuchikage-sama's decision, these ninjas cannot interfere.
"There's so much to do next." Oonoki's old face was full of worry, "The reconstruction of Iwagakure Village, the resettlement of civilians, the explanation to the Daimyo, the negotiation with the Whitebeard Pirates, the funeral of the sacrificed ninjas..."
Oonoki suddenly thought of something, he continued, "And the funeral of the Jinchuriki, also needs to be arranged together."
Han has become a prisoner of the Whitebeard Pirates, Oonoki does not think Han can survive.
Because the Whitebeard Pirates will extract the Tailed Beast from his body.
A Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast is forcibly extracted, can he still survive?
However, just at this moment, a familiar voice sounded not far away.
"Tsuchikage-sama... I'm back..."
The voice sounded very weak, like someone recovering from a serious illness.
Oonoki, Kitsuchi, and a group of Anbu ninjas were all shocked to cast their gazes in the direction of the sound, they watched as Han, dressed in red armor, staggered back.
"Han?" Kitsuchi was dumbfounded: "Whitebeard Pirates let you go, didn't they take the tailed beast inside you?"
Han leaned on a pile of ruins, gasping for breath, he said: "The tailed beast inside me is gone. The Whitebeard Pirates have a very special way to safely separate the tailed beast..."
Han's mood is very complicated: "After they separated the Five-Tails, they let me go. By the way, they also asked me to bring a message."
Oonoki: "!!!"
Kitsuchi: "!!!"
Oonoki couldn't help asking: "A message?!"
Han said: "That Whitebeard said... from now on, Iwagakure Village will be a vassal ninja village of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates have the highest say."
Kitsuchi was dumbfounded: "Then wouldn't our Iwagakure Village become slaves to the pirates, the kind that can never turn over?"
Han shook his head: "It's not exactly slavery... because they said that our Iwagakure Village has a high degree of autonomous jurisdiction."
"It's like there is a new 'Daimyo' above the ninja village, but this 'Daimyo' has stronger power than the ninja village."
"And this 'Daimyo' will not give any military funds to the ninja village. On the contrary, the ninja village has to pay this 'Daimyo' protection money."
Han paused, smiled bitterly: "The Whitebeard Pirates also said... if Iwagakure Village encounters any trouble. If we can't deal with it, then the Whitebeard Pirates will help solve it."
"This... is the only benefit, right? Probably a benefit?"
Everyone fell into a deadly silence.
....
On the other side, on the Moby Dick.
The Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails, Kokuo, had changed a person last night.
The new Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails, Kokuo, is Haku from the Whitebeard Pirates!
Choosing Haku as the new Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails, Kokuo, is because among the peers of the pirate group, apart from Sasuke and Naruto, Haku's strength is second to none.
In addition, Haku also has the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
Haku's Ice Release Kekkei Genkai is difficult to play a big role, because he is still young and severely lacks chakra in his body.
Now, Haku, who has a tailed beast, will not lack chakra as long as he can establish a bond with the tailed beast.
His Ice Release Kekkei Genkai will also climb several steps.
Of course, choosing Haku also has a little idea of Whitebeard.
The little brat called Aokiji in the Marine Headquarters ate the Ice-Ice Fruit, and the devil fruit power of that little brat caused a lot of trouble to the Whitebeard Pirates in the Summit War!
One day, Whitebeard wants to see Haku, this stupid son's Kekkei Genkai, can be comparable to the little brat called Aokiji in the Marine Headquarters!
At that time, the old guy Sengoku who saw an "Ice User" not weaker than Aokiji would probably be shocked!
"Gurararararara! Stupid son, how do you feel? The tailed beast in your body is quite honest, right! If it's not honest, then let it out and let Pops educate it well!"
Whitebeard held a bowl of wine, while drinking happily, he said to Haku.
Haku shook his head: "Pops, Kokuo is not messing around in the sealing space, it seems to be a more well-behaved tailed beast."
Then, Haku gratefully said, "Pops, I won't let you down! I will definitely grow to a point that satisfies you!"
Whitebeard put the empty bowl on the ground, he laughed heartily, "Gurara, you're full of spirit! What are you still doing here? Why not hurry up and get stronger? Starting from today, your special training volume will be doubled!"
Haku nodded heavily, "Okay, Pops!"
Now, the Whitebeard Pirates already have six Tailed Beasts, the remaining three are One-Tail, Three-Tails, and Six-Tails.
Among them, the Pirates currently only have information on One-Tail, knowing that One-Tail is in Sunagakure Village.
Three-Tails, it was killed by Whitebeard once, and it's unknown if it has resurrected.
And the information about Six-Tails is very scarce, because the Jinchuriki of Six-Tails is a rogue ninja from Kirigakure Village.
He left Kirigakure Village many years ago and has been very low-key in the ninja world, with no movement.
Looking at the group of silly sons and daughters on the deck, Whitebeard's rugged face showed a bit of emotion.
This old remnant of his era, who built this new ship, seems to be quite decent!
Whitebeard drank another bowl of wine, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
This old man remembered a lot of past events, "Gurara, Roger, Shiki... My adventures are much richer than yours!"
...
In the following period, the news of Iwagakure Village being broken by the Whitebeard Pirates spread in the ninja world.
It took less than five days for the news to spread to all the ninja villages in the entire ninja world.
One after another, the intelligence, like snowflakes, was delivered to the intelligence department of every ninja village.
Another big move from the Whitebeard Pirates...
Once again shocked the entire ninja world!
"Kusagakure Village, Kirigakure Village, Kumogakure Village, Iwagakure Village..."
In Kirigakure Village, the old master, leaning on his cane, his cloudy eyes flashed with shock, "In just two years, the pattern of the ninja world has been turned upside down."
"I was right about the person, and I was right about the new situation in the ninja world. The sky of the ninja world has completely changed! The new era is coming!"
The master knew that he had made a very correct decision.
At the beginning, when he went against public opinion and chose to bow to the Whitebeard Pirates, there were many rumors about him in Kirigakure Village.
There were even some conspiracy theories that he conspired with the Whitebeard Pirates to kill the Fourth Mizukage.
But as time went by, and as the reputation of the Whitebeard Pirates grew more and more famous.
All these conspiracy theories were completely shattered.
The people in the village also began to increasingly admire the old politician, the master.
Because it was the master's decision that allowed Kirigakure Village to seize the channel of rise!
Now, Kirigakure Village has been rebuilt.
The various conditions in the village are visibly getting better and better.
And all of this, can't be separated from the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates.
...
Konohagakure Village.
"Hokage-sama, there are two urgent pieces of intelligence!"
An Anbu ninja from Konohagakure Village knelt on one knee and said to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Speak."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a good mood today, as the ninja school had started again this year, and a few promising students had enrolled.
"A while ago, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji, Haruno Sakura, and Rock Lee, who disappeared from the village, appeared in Iwagakure Village. According to our informants in Iwagakure Village, these children... were saved by the Whitebeard Pirates."
After hearing the first piece of information, Sarutobi Hiruzen was taken aback.
The four children who were abducted by the mysterious person were saved?
By rights, he should be happy.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't be happy.
Because those children were not saved by the village, but by the Whitebeard Pirates!
In this way, wouldn't those children be very grateful to Whitebeard?
You know, among them, Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji are the sons of the patriarchs of the Nara and Akimichi clans!
How could it be such a coincidence?
They, Konohagakure Village, have not yet found the traces of these children, but the Whitebeard Pirates found them first?
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly thought of something, he asked, "Wait, does that mean, the Whitebeard Pirates... are now in Iwagakure Village?!"
The Anbu ninja nodded and continued, "Hokage-sama, this is the second piece of information I want to tell you - the Whitebeard Pirates invaded Iwagakure Village a while ago, almost destroying the entire Iwagakure Village, and took away two Tailed Beasts from Iwagakure Village."
"At present, the Third Tsuchikage Oonoki of Iwagakure Village has announced in front of the whole village that Iwagakure Village will become a vassal ninja village of the Whitebeard Pirates."
"Iwagakure Village has received the protection of the Whitebeard Sea, and the Whitebeard Pirates have also obtained the highest power of Iwagakure Village, the pirates have the power to select and dismiss the Tsuchikage!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "!!!"
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