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The situation was urgent. If any major commotion occurred, it could potentially affect the negotiation process. So, in a moment of urgency, the only option was to choose a method to instantly eliminate the enemy… This reason still holds true.
So, it can't be said that Haori made any mistakes. He just didn't consider the problem thoroughly enough.
Or maybe he did consider the problem thoroughly, but he didn't have the means to calmly capture a live prisoner.
In any case, after this unexpected incident, although the enemy was silently eliminated, no one could be sure if this restricted area only had this group of enemies hidden within it. So, the Leaf Village ninjas, while raising their alert level, began to strengthen their detection and search of various areas, especially the underground situation that they had previously overlooked.
Unfortunately, Haori couldn't summon his little bird anymore. So, his team could only conduct a carpet search in the conventional way.
(ShixT9: He can summon his other bird if you know what I mean)
Fortunately, the Byakugan's effect was still very obvious. Because of Hyuga Hizashi's presence, Haori and Hizashi's detection range was large enough and their range of movement was still much smaller than that of other Leaf Village ninjas.
However, no matter how many times they searched, the Leaf Village ninjas didn't find any other enemies.
It was estimated that Ame could infiltrate a maximum of 16 people. Any more than that would be too noticeable.
In the final moments, the Leaf Village side gave up the search. The reconnaissance ninjas from both sides had already begun to withdraw. The Leaf Village's people gathered towards Minato's team's location.
After gathering all the ninjas, they would head towards the meeting location in the center of the restricted area to join the Hokage.
The Suna ninjas did the same.
When they arrived, the peace treaty signing ceremony was already at its final stage.
As one of the 32 ninjas, Haori was also a witness to history.
The solemn Third Hokage exchanged documents with the even more solemn Fourth Kazekage. Then, they both extended their right hands and clasped them together.
And with their handshake, the Third Shinobi World War, the battle between the Leaf Village and Suna, was truly declared over.
The outcome was that the Leaf Village, the strongest of the Five Great Nations, had won. In the years-long war, on one battlefield after another, the Leaf Village ninjas used their lives and blood to step by step defeat Suna's attempts.
The war was won, but the key person who led this front to victory had already left.
"The war is over."
The moment the Hokage and the Kazekage released their hands, Haori, standing beside Minato, heard the other person's low murmur.
He knew, of course, that Minato meant the war on this front was over, not the entire war. But there was a certain kind of expectation in his words. He was expecting when the ninja war would finally end, wasn't he?
But that was probably still a long way off.
Peace had arrived here for now, but the Third Shinobi World War was still ongoing. And it would continue.
After hearing Minato's words, Haori looked up and made a gesture to look at him. Minato noticed and smiled down at him.
He was still very confident about the war. The Leaf Village could defeat Suna, and it could defeat other ninja villages.
Minato Namikaze was the prophesied child according to Jiraiya. Whether this prophesied child was real or not, he was the one who led the Leaf Village to ultimate victory in the Third Shinobi World War.
So, looking at Minato's confidence, Haori felt that the future Fourth Hokage was truly deserving of the title.
A ninja's actions are more convincing than words. After exchanging the documents, the Third Hokage and the Fourth Kazekage didn't communicate any further. They both turned and left with their respective personnel.
The victors of war reap the fruits of their victory, and the losers leave the battlefield in disgrace after paying a heavy price. What else is there to say?
"Hokage-sama…"
The Leaf Village ninjas guarded the Third Hokage as they began to withdraw. During this time, Minato reported what had just happened.
They had discovered signs of suspected Ame ninja activity in the restricted area. But because the enemies had been completely eliminated, their specific intentions and identities could not be determined.
It was impossible to confirm whether these people were really from Ame.
There was no way around it. The effect of the Four Symbols Sealing Technique was excellent. It didn't even leave a single hair, let alone any meaningful clues.
(ShixT9: if I'm not mistaken he used the one he modified with Kushina?)
All the valuable intelligence came from Hyuga Hizashi and Haori's descriptions.
"I know about this. Haori did well."
From the Hokage's perspective, Haori's way of handling the problem was commendable. Many things didn't ask about the process, only the results. This was especially true for those in higher positions.
Haori had prevented a potential accident during the peace talks. What else could this be but a merit?
It was just that the enemy's intentions could not be determined at this time, but the direction of speculation was simple. It was simply to consume the last bit of fragile trust between Suna and the Leaf Village, or even to say that it wasn't even trust, but a consensus, and thus disrupt the entire peace talks, allowing the war between the two sides to continue.
But the enemy's plan didn't succeed. This was Ame's regret and the Leaf Village and Suna's good fortune.
The Hokage's squad moved quickly. Their speed slowed down only after they rejoined with the 500 Leaf Village ninjas in the outer perimeter of the restricted area.
Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the Hokage still brought back the news of peace.
If this were in the Leaf Village, celebrations and revelry might have already begun. But this was still in another country's territory. Especially since this "other country" was still correctly called an "enemy country" a few hours ago. And ninjas weren't ordinary villagers. They could control their emotions.
Ninjas might feel happy, but they wouldn't indulge their emotions. This was a very basic requirement.
According to the terms of the peace treaty, the Leaf Village ninjas had to withdraw from the Land of Wind within three days. But the Hokage felt there was no need to stay in the Land of Wind any longer. After all, they had gotten what they wanted, and they should leave.
Although the deadline was three days, if the Leaf Village ninjas really stayed in the Land of Wind for three whole days, it would be a bit arrogant.
The group fight was over. What did it mean to still be hanging around with a bunch of subordinates in someone else's house?
So, the Leaf Village side began to arrange for personnel to withdraw that afternoon.
But for certain reasons, they wouldn't withdraw back to the Leaf Village all at once. Instead, they would temporarily station themselves on the border of the Land of Fire.
The first group to withdraw that day was the medical personnel, the seriously injured, and some of the ninjas responsible for protection.
The rest of the ninjas were scheduled to withdraw the next day.
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