Chapter 567 Post-War Arrangements

Not only the Sand Village, but also all the large and small oasis settlements in the vast land of the Wind Country must be under the actual control of Konoha.

Of course there will definitely be remnant Sand Ninja hiding in corners, secretly plotting or even causing trouble, and Konoha will clear them out one by one.

After the mopping-up was completed, Konoha's follow-up troops followed up and completed the actual control of the Wind Country. Only then did Konoha truly have a piece of the big cake of the Wind Country in its mouth.

It's just a pity for Tenzo. Not only was he responsible for the infrastructure construction at the old site of the Sand Village and the destroyed strongholds in various parts of the Wind Country, he was also responsible for the command and dispatch of 5,000 ninja troops. If he didn't have Hashirama's cells, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

As for Jiaomu, of course he has more important things to do.

I'm not going to slack off just to avoid going to the construction site, absolutely not!

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Kadoki had completed the arrangements in the Land of Wind, and Minato was also moving at a fast pace in the Land of Field.

This dispatch of troops to Otogakure was actually a double act between Konoha and Orochimaru. By destroying Otogakure, they were able to put the blame on Orochimaru and completely confirm the fact that Sand Village and Otogakure had joined forces to attack Konoha.

Although the Raikage Ai didn't believe this at all, and Ohnoki probably knew it in his mind, this was ultimately a righteous cause. Konoha had a legitimate reason to fight, and it was not wantonly destroying other ninja villages.

With this status, Konoha can better unite allied ninja villages such as Kusagakure and Takigakure, making them willing to serve Konoha.

Just like a certain lighthouse country in later generations, when they wanted to punish Shadamu, they had to use a bag of laundry detergent as evidence to have a legitimate reason.

Of course, Konoha's work was much more detailed.

After the defeat of Kumogakure, Minato did not stay in the Land of Rice for long. He left a thousand Konoha ninjas to garrison in the former Otonagakure Village, now the Konoha Northern Base, and returned to the village.

The remaining ninjas were left under the charge of Mitarai Anko, with Yamanaka Fuu and Shimura Kenji assisting her.

Of course, leaving this amount of troops in the Land of Rice has far more political significance than practical significance, so Red Bean, who has a teacher-student relationship with Orochimaru, becomes the best bridge of communication.

After all, in the current northern base of Konoha, the more than 4,000 ninjas from the former Sound Village, even if they put on Konoha's skin, are still only loyal to Orochimaru.

Minato didn't care about this. He thought Orochimaru would be a perfect collaborator and the power of his subordinates could naturally be used by Konoha.

After Minato returned to the village, he sent people to send more than 5,000 captured Sand Ninjas to the northern base and handed them all over to Anko.

These people are the most elite ninjas of Sunagakure. It would be a pity to kill them, but it would be a waste to send them to Orochimaru for experiments.

As Konoha expanded rapidly, it was inevitably short of manpower, and these prisoners just filled the gap.

Of course, the loyalty of these Sand Ninja captives to Konoha is close to zero, but it doesn’t matter. At the Northern Base, there are former elite member of the Anbu, Fuu Yamanaka, Danzo Shimura’s nephew Kenji Shimura, and even Orochimaru.

Under their training, these more than 5,000 Sand Ninja captives will sooner or later become ninja machines fighting for Konoha.

As for Gaara's two siblings, due to their identity as the sons of Rasa, Konoha did not provide any medical treatment to the poisoned Kankuro and Temari, and let them die directly.

To cut the grass, you must remove the roots.

After knowing this, Kadoki felt a little bit sorry. After all, these two were once characters that Kadoki liked very much, but it was just a pity.

Reality is not anime, Sand Village is the enemy of Konoha.

Just like if Kakashi fell into Chiyo's hands during the war, Kakashi would definitely be executed.

As for Gaara, he is still alive for the time being and is under house arrest in a house, just like how the Sand Village treated Monk Bonfuku.

The main reason is that Konoha is still divided on whether to arrange a ninja to become the One-Tail Jinchuriki, so the handling of Gaara has been temporarily put on hold.

As for whether Gaara will go berserk due to his emotional breakdown, there is no need to worry at all. The Uzumaki clan's sealing technique is trustworthy, and someone will come to check and reinforce the seal every once in a while.

Gaara, who is under house arrest, is just like an ordinary person who cannot use chakra.

Minato also did one thing, which was to expand the village's ninjas.

The duration of studying in the Ninja School was shortened by one year, unregistered ninjas were encouraged to register, resources were tilted towards civilian ninjas, and wandering ninjas in the Land of Fire were recruited, etc...

Konoha needs more ninjas, and after digesting the gains of this war, there will be big moves next.

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The country of thunder, Yunyin Village.

"What? This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Ai's eyes widened and he smashed the desk in anger, adding another layer of pressure to the finances of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Cloud Ninja standing in front of Ai shuddered in fear, but still insisted stammering, "It is absolutely true, Lord Raikage! This is the first-hand information we have obtained!"

"Hmm?" Ai stared at Yun Ren hesitantly for a moment, then turned his head with a tut.

"Ma Buyi! How's the information I asked you to look up?!"

Ma Buyi came slowly with a pile of documents in his hands and introduced calmly: "It has been completed. Lord Raikage, here is the description of the legendary Six Paths Sage, and here..."

"No luck! Just tell me the conclusion, Ma Buyi!" Ai waved his hands impatiently.

"Okay." Ma Buyi nodded: "Although the records are vague about the ability of the Samsara Eye, but combined with the information I have heard..."

Ma Buyi looked up with a serious look in his eyes: "Umino Kadokura at least has the Samsara Eye. He is very likely to become the second Six Paths Sage. The news is basically true."

"Damn it!" Ai kicked the wall angrily, leaving a deep hole in it. "Where's the weakness? The weakness!"

"The weakness is unknown." Ma Buyi shook his head: "The Six Paths Sage in the classics is invincible, otherwise he can't be called a sage."

"Lord Raikage might as well contact the Tsuchikage. The Tsuchikage who actually fought against Umino Kadokura must know more about his abilities."

"Tsk! That cunning old man..." Ai grinned unhappily.

"It's time to abandon the prejudice between Kumogakure and Iwagakure, Lord Raikage." Mabui advised seriously.

"Tsk!" Ai became even more upset, but he also understood that what Ma Buyi said was the truth.

Ai is just reckless, but he is not stupid at all.

A fool cannot become the Raikage.

After destroying Sand Village, Konoha single-handedly repelled Kumogakure and Iwagakure in a short period of time. Although Kumogakure and Iwagakure did not send out their full elite forces, Konoha also did not use its full strength.

With the sudden surge in combat power of Umino Kakuki, Konoha has become a behemoth that the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village alone cannot afford to offend.