Chapter 123 Heroes Return to the Village and Welcome Ceremony

Konoha Western Front Camp.

"Lord Zhiyi, thank you for your hard work."

"Lord Zhiyi, your military achievements have been recorded. According to the village's arrangements, you, Lord Orochimaru, and Lord Tsunade will return to the village on this rotation. Please prepare and gather at the gate of the camp."

Zhiyi developed the strong colonization armor, and his reputation was already very high. Coupled with the fear of the void - Korgas defeated the two tailed beasts of the Rock Ninja one against two on the battlefield, and his reputation became even higher.

Ordinary Konoha ninjas would say "Sir" when they saw him.

Zhiyi went to the Konoha camp again to see Orochimaru. The ninjas on duty were returning to the village, and they were all waiting for him, the commander-in-chief.

In the last moment before retreating, Orochimaru sent out a large number of dead soul insects, wandering around the battlefield to collect soul energy.

The ninjas in Konoha thought this was a new breed of snake developed by Orochimaru and didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, Lord Orochimaru is famous for his snake ninjutsu, so it is not unexpected to develop one or two new species of snakes.

Orochimaru was also happy and acquiesced in this matter without explanation.

A large number of dead soul insects returned from the battlefield and injected the collected soul energy into Orochimaru's strong breeding armor, the Reaper.

Forced Breeding Armor - The Reaper will store the collected soul energy, then remove the messy will, purify it, and finally be absorbed by Orochimaru.

"Lord Orochimaru, it's time for us to return to the village."

"Yes, the old man has been urging me in a hurry these days, and I have been delaying for a long time. Now, the soul energy has been collected almost, and it is time to return to the village."

Orochimaru said with emotion when he saw the last dead soul insect injecting soul energy into the strong breeding armor-the Reaper.

These days, Orochimaru has harvested a lot of soul energy through the Death Soul Insect.

I don’t know when we will encounter such a war next time.

Orochimaru arrived at the gate of the Western Front camp. The ninjas who were going to return to the village on duty had already assembled, with a happy smile on his face.

The other Konoha ninjas who were still stationed on the Western Front were full of envy and blessings for them.

"Minato, you have to work hard next. Your Flying Thunder God can make Konoha more skillful."

"It's all for Konoha, and the Western Front is going to be handed over to Hatake Sakumo-senpai, so I'm going to the Country of Yu to help Jiraiya-sensei."

"It doesn't matter if Sakumo-senpai is on the Western Front, he is not suitable for appearing in public. There is no longer a war on the Western Front. You can take a good rest."

After saying their final goodbyes, Orochimaru looked at the smiling Konoha ninjas, with a smile on his lips.

"Now that everyone is here, let's set off."

The Konoha troops quickly entered the Land of Fire and saw the civilians living in peace and contentment.

This is because the Fire Country is the most powerful country, and Konoha performed very well this time, not allowing any enemy to break into the Fire Country.

The Konoha ninjas smiled even brighter when they saw this scene. This was all their fault, and their sacrifices were not in vain.

When Orochimaru led the team far away from Konoha, the welcoming troops sent by Sarutobi Hiruzen came up.

After mutual authentication, following the welcoming team, Orochimaru led everyone to the gate of Konoha.

There was a welcoming crowd in front of the Konoha gate, the villagers burst into warm applause, and flowers were floating in the air.

The villagers all knew that Konoha had won a great victory and gathered in front of the gate to welcome the heroes who had returned from the battlefield.

Orochimaru led the team and walked through the road lined with welcoming villagers on both sides.

The victorious heroes accepted various gifts at a loss, looking a little embarrassed but very happy.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, wearing a red and white imperial robe, stood in the center of the crowd and looked at the heroes who had returned victoriously with a smile.

As the supreme leader, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally had to show his attitude on such an occasion.

Of course, he didn't speak for a long time. He just said a few nice words and dispersed the crowd.

A speech that is too long will dampen the enthusiasm of returning ninjas, and the effect of the welcome ceremony will not be so good.

The welcome ceremony held by Sarutobi Hiruzen was not a meaningless superficial project, but a very important and indispensable procedure.

Ninjas are in danger all the time on the battlefield, so they have developed keen reactions.

This keen reaction allows them to survive on the battlefield.

But if it happens in daily life, it will be a huge disaster.

Can you imagine that just a small thing in daily life may cause a ninja battlefield stress reaction?

The purpose of Hiruzen Sarutobi's welcome ceremony was to tell the ninjas who had evacuated the battlefield that the war was over!

The villagers' cheers, applause, and flowers were just to relax their mood.

Let them feel the bond of the village and relieve their tense spirits.

In other words, use the will of fire to eliminate the sequelae of the war among the ninjas.

Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly came to Zhiyi's side and took out his smoking gun.

"Zhiyi, you should stay in the village for the next period of time."

"Now that Konoha has achieved such a great victory, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the four major ninja villages."

"If they have the opportunity to capture and kill you, a researcher of forced-breeding armor, they will do so at any cost."

"Hokage-sama, what is my mission in the village?"

"Cultivation Department, your main task is to continue to cultivate the strong breeding armor, which is also the giant breeding armor. This will be the guarantee for Konoha's strength in the future."

"I know that Danzo was the one responsible for the theft of the Giant Clothing in the Training Department. Don't put any pressure on me. The Training Department needs you and I hope you can keep up your efforts."

"I will, Hokage-sama. I will immediately go back to the training department to study new giant breeding equipment to make Konoha more lush."

After hearing Zhiyi's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction, took a puff from the pipe, and slowly blew out the smoke ring.

"Look at these smiling heroes. They feel so at ease because of your strong colonization armor. Zhiyi, you are the real hero!"

Zhiyi had to lament that the Third Hokage's brainwashing ability was indeed very strong. In such a grand and enthusiastic scene as the welcome ceremony, he affirmed him in person.

But no matter how nice the words are, they can't compare to the real benefits.

For Mr. Danzo, as long as Zhiyi devotes himself wholeheartedly to the experiment he is looking forward to, it will be fine.

Danzo-sensei will take the initiative to put Konoha’s heritage in front of him and let him choose

But Sarutobi Hiruzen had many problems to consider, and it was impossible for Zhiyi to learn forbidden techniques unscrupulously. Even if you can learn, it is full of restrictions and conditions.

After the welcome ceremony, Zhiyi walked through many streets and arrived at the root base with ease.