Chapter 97 Return to the Village

Asuma took the lead and wanted to cross the border to continue the pursuit, but was stopped by Minato.

Asuma asked in confusion: "The enemy has been defeated. Even if we pursue them, we will not be in danger. Why not pursue them?"

Minato spoke slowly: "If we enter the territory of the Kingdom of Thunder, it will become an invasion. This must be approved by Hokage-sama, and... Hokage-sama probably won't approve it."

"That old man..." Asuma was quite dissatisfied with this. He could have wiped out all the Kumo ninjas in front of him just now, but he let them escape.

Che was not surprised at all by this, thinking that the war was finally over, and Che had no intention of continuing to stay on this battlefield.

Minato announced the withdrawal, and everyone returned to the Konoha camp located in Yuno Country.

In the coach's camp, Orochimaru smiled and nodded after learning that Kumogakure was defeated and fled back to the Kingdom of Thunder.

Minato asked confused: "You don't seem surprised?"

Orochimaru then took out a photo and a piece of information, and said: "This was sent to me by the spy I planted in Iwagakure Village. I knew early on that Iwagakure Village was going to attack Lei while we were holding back Kumogakure's main force. The country’s native land.”

"It's just that this matter involves confidentiality, and I am the only one who knows about it."

Minato nodded in understanding, confirming his previous inference in his heart. It seemed that Kumogakure's hometown had really been stolen.

Orochimaru's golden eyes flashed with pleasure. After all, as the commander-in-chief, it would be good for him to win the war.

"I will ask Sarutobi-sensei to withdraw the troops now. You should also go down and prepare for the evacuation."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he went behind the table to write a letter, and Minato left the commander's camp to tell his troops about the withdrawal.

The Konoha ninjas in the army cheered. Seeing this, Minato followed suit and announced that a celebration banquet would be held tonight, and all the supplies in the reserve would be taken out for celebration.

"Long live Minato-sama!" "Yes!" "Thank you, Minato-sama!"

The crowd reacted fiercely. Che watched Minato silently in the crowd. Che could see that Minato was more popular among the ninjas of Konoha than the ruthless Orochimaru.

Asma patted Che on the shoulder. After Che lifted the limit and let Asma pat it, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Asuma said: "After returning to Konoha, I will treat you three to a barbecue."

Asuma was already familiar with Che, and had become familiar with Copper Fire and Iron Fire on the battlefield, so he naturally thought of going back to the village to treat him to a meal.

Che nodded in agreement, "Let's eat barbecue."

"No problem." Asma and Che are both regular customers of BBQ Q.

Copper Fire and Iron Fire looked at each other and smiled.

The war on the Northeastern Defense Line was finally over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In the evening, the celebration banquet went smoothly under Minato's suggestion. Except for the necessary rotating guards, everyone gathered in the camp, and bonfires were raised in the camp.

Everyone in the camp gathered around these bonfires. The bonfires and the crowds of people helped everyone resist the cold of winter.

All the wine and food were served.

Some drunk ninjas began to dance around the campfire, and the scene was very cheerful.

The initiator of this banquet, Minato Namikaze, was sitting leisurely leaning against a tree, reading quietly, looking up from time to time and smiling brightly at the cheerful crowd.

Minato is an outstanding ninja who strictly abides by the three ninja prohibitions, prohibiting alcohol, luxury and sex.

Alcohol prohibition means that you cannot drink alcohol before the age of 18, and you cannot drink too much after 18, let alone binge drinking.

The prohibition on luxury refers to requiring ninjas to keep their daily lives simple and prohibit the pursuit of extravagant money and materials.

Forbidden color means that you are prohibited from entering or leaving Fengyue places, unless required by the mission.

Minato strictly abides by these rules, but he doesn't impose them on those around him.

For example, his teacher Jiraiya at least violated the first and last three prohibitions, and Minato would only occasionally persuade him at most.

As for now, it is a festive time to celebrate, and the prohibition on alcohol consumption can be relaxed a little.

"Minato-sensei, why don't you go have a drink?"

Che, who had eaten and drank enough, walked to Minato and saw the book Minato was reading, titled The Legend of Genshin Ninja.

"Drinking will affect the battle. After all, we are still on the battlefield, so we still need to stay awake."

Minato shook his head calmly.

"Besides, I don't like drinking very much. The main reason is that Kushina's nose is too good. If she drinks even a little bit, she will smell it and then teach me a lesson."

Minato smiled bitterly, but when Kushina was mentioned, a look of expectation quickly filled his face.

"I wonder how Kushina will react after returning to the village."

Che first agreed with Minato's attitude towards alcohol and said, "What I hate most is drinking. After drinking, I don't have a clear mind."

"You are not yet an adult, where did you drink?" Minato asked confused.

Che shook his head lightly and did not answer the question, but said: "After returning to the village, Teacher Minato should be one step closer to that position."

Minato's face suddenly became serious. He looked around, made sure no one was around and asked, "Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

Che smiled and said, "I hope that after Minato-sensei takes over, he can change his policy towards Uchiha."

Minato paused and said, "Let's talk about these things later."

In fact, Che just heard Tonghuo and Tiehuo complain, saying that they would probably go to the police force to help after returning to the village.

Then he found Minato on a whim and talked to Minato about some issues about Uchiha.

Seeing that Minato didn't want to talk about this at this time, Che casually changed the topic.

"By the way, what book is Minato-sensei reading?"

Minato picked up the book with understanding, showed the title to Che and said, "The Legend of Strong Perseverance is my favorite novel. I like the character of the protagonist very much."

"By the way, this book was written by Jiraiya-sensei."

"Yeah." Che chatted with Minato about the book for a while and then left.

After Che left, Minato put down his book, looked at Che's back and murmured: "Change the policy towards Uchiha..."

Minato was lost in thought for a moment.

After the celebration banquet, Konoha's army did not evacuate directly.

After receiving permission from the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, Konoha's northeastern defense line began to evacuate in batches, and some troops were left behind for garrison duty.

Although Che was not left to garrison, he was also one of the later to withdraw.

By the time it was Che's team's turn to retreat, spring had already begun.

Outside the gate of Konoha, many villagers spontaneously came to greet these Konoha heroes who returned to the village, including many relatives and friends of the ninjas in the army.

Che spotted Hong who was looking forward to it at a glance, and walked forward and raised his hand to say hello.

Hong was so surprised that she couldn't care less about being reserved and rushed forward to hug Che.

"I said when I come back, I will come back."

Che said softly into Hong's ear.