The Shadow of Konoha

In the large-scale battle between Konoha and Sunagakure that just happened, the most intense and fierce group battle actually lasted only half a day, and the subsequent pursuit battle lasted for three days. This was also the period when Konoha achieved the greatest results. The subsequent battlefield cleanup work lasted intermittently for half a month before it was completely declared over.

For Konoha, the biggest significance of this battle is not that they defeated Sand Village, but that the village was able to withdraw from the Ninja World War to a large extent - Konoha had previously signed an alliance contract with Kumogakure, and now Sand Village has also been defeated by them. The remaining Iwagakure cannot directly launch an offensive against the Fire Country because of the blockade of the extended battle line of Kumogakure. As for the last Mist Village, it has not yet had a direct battle with Konoha in this Ninja World War. In other words, although they are wary of each other, they are at peace with each other.

Furthermore, even if the end of the Ninja World War is still a long way off, at least Konoha can breathe a sigh of relief... After this battle, it is almost impossible for Konoha to have such a large-scale war again in this Ninja World War.

Unless Kumogakure breaks its alliance agreement with Konoha.

Konoha has already wiped out the decline brought about by the death of the Second Hokage. Even if there are small-scale battles with other villages in the future, the Konoha ninjas will be able to persist with the confidence and momentum as a foundation... In the First Ninja World War, the Hidden Leaf Village was at least able to ensure its "invincibility".

The victory of the battle also brought benefits to the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. First of all, the fact that he defeated and killed the Second Kazekage in the battle led to a rapid increase in his popularity and prestige. Although some people still say that he is young, this kind of "young" already contains more awe than distrust.

I believe that in the near future, the word "acting" before his title of Hokage can be removed.

The turmoil caused by the death of Uchiha Kagami will be quickly smoothed out and eliminated with such a great victory. In a short period of time, the various clans of Konoha will be united again and gather all their strength under the banner of the new Hokage.

Although fundamentally all of this was laid by the Second Hokage, as a hasty successor, Sarutobi Hiruzen's performance is also worthy of recognition. Military exploits are the fastest way to silence those who hold opposing opinions. Everything at the moment is inseparable from Sarutobi Hiruzen's own struggle. Putting aside his personal bravery, it was precisely when he was questioned and the Uchiha clan was changing their minds that he made up his mind to attack the Sand Village. Such determination and ability to judge the situation are more worthy of recognition for a Hokage...

Unlike ordinary ninjas like Hanyu who don't care about so-called titles, being a Hokage requires a great reputation.

If re-establishing the alliance with Kumogakure can be said to be an achievement left behind by the Second Hokage, then presiding over the large-scale war against Sand Village was a victory entirely achieved by the Third Hokage himself...so he deserves recognition.

As for the Sand Village on the other side of the battle, the result of the battle was "an unbearable burden on life". After this battle, they could no longer launch a large-scale offensive against Konoha, and their strategy could only switch to a comprehensive defensive position...

What's more, they also lost the Second Kazekage.

If Hanyu were to say it, this would be called "The village chief dies every day, and today he comes to my house."

The Second Hokage, the Second Raikage, and the Second Kazekage have all died in this Ninja World War. Although the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage are still alive, they probably won't live long... In Hanyu's memory, the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage died together in this Ninja World War.

However, after winning this battle, the Third Hokage did not invade the Wind Country with the momentum of a great victory. Instead, the first order he issued after the war was to divide Konoha's front-line ninjas into two and transfer 3,000 ninjas back to the village for rest... This was exactly equivalent to the number of ninjas lost by Sunagakure in this battle.

In other words, even if Konoha reduced its front-line troops to half of their original strength, it would still be able to achieve a balance with Sunagakure.

The Hokage's move may seem a bit "hesitant", but in fact, reality forced him to do so. Because a considerable number of Konoha ninjas on the front line have been fighting for a long time, they are exhausted physically and mentally, and have reached the point where they have to - not all ninjas are like Hanyu who have just gone to the front line. A considerable number of ninjas here have never returned to the village since the start of the Ninja World War.

In a sense, allowing the ninja to rest is to obtain longer-term and more sustained combat capabilities, which is a long-term move. At the same time, the withdrawal of troops is also a signal from the Hokage to the Sand Village - we have no interest in invading the Wind Country, as long as you don't make trouble in the future, we will be happy to remain silent.

If the current Sunagakure controllers had any political wisdom, they would definitely be happy to accept this situation.

After losing the Second Kage, each village inevitably experienced internal turmoil. Kumogakure relied on Konoha to quell the turmoil, and Konoha relied on Sand Village to quell the turmoil. So what about Sand Village? No matter what they rely on, they must now prioritize solving internal problems... At the very least, they must determine the candidate for the new Kazekage.

The war has come to this point. No matter what purpose the villages wanted to achieve when they started the war, their plans have certainly failed. No one can control the direction of a world war. The original ambitions have now disappeared. But even if there is no hope of achieving the original goal, the war must continue, even though all parties are now fighting simply for the sake of war.

But if we look at the significance of the First Ninja World War from a higher and more historical perspective, although the original purpose of launching it was various and those purposes were not achieved in the end, the consequences it caused were very significant - it was because of this war that the two eras were completely separated. During the First Ninja World War, the traces left by the war era completely disappeared, and the ninja village system was completely consolidated.

All the second-generation Kage who came out of the war-torn era, without exception, died on the battlefield. The new Kage of each village were trained in the ninja village. Even if some of them had experienced troubled times, the traces left by the ninja village system on them were far greater than those of the previous era.

The old generation of ninjas died on the battlefield, and new ninjas trained by the ninja villages went to the battlefield again. In such a transition, the ninja village system has become unbreakable... Even though the ninja clans still have considerable influence in each village, it is impossible for them to return to their original situation of being independent and making their own decisions.

The sad thing is that even after decades, some clans still cannot see this trend clearly.

War was the direct factor, and the combined influence of various objective factors led to such a result. As the saying goes, a student's talent is not known, but his followers will follow his example. When the first Hokage, who was a little crazy, established the ninja village system, he probably didn't think it would be consolidated in such a cruel way.

The fire of Konoha is everlasting, because it burns the blood of the village's ninjas, and once the blood mixes, it can never be separated.

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