In August of Konoha's 45th year, this year is destined not to be a year of cessation. Peace is about to come. Konoha, who has defeated the other four major Shinobu villages and won brilliant victories, has reached an unprecedented culmination in the reputation of Konoha.
Konoha proved to the ninja world with absolute strength that even without the "God of Ninja," we Konoha are still the strongest.
Although there are still some small frictions among other ninja villages in the ninja world, Konoha has already struggled out of the quagmire of the war.
As soon as the war ended, the village's task volume began to recover quickly to a staggering degree. With the support of the huge task volume, Konoha's economy also began to recover rapidly at the same speed. Konoha's streets have almost returned to the prosperity in the childhood memories of the thousands of lost people in the DPRK.
Although Konoha and Yunyin Village have ceased their war, Yunyin Village has not announced their defeat, and there are still some frictions between Konoha and Yunyin Village. However, with the death of the three generations of Raiking, Yunyin Village must immediately select the fourth generation of Raiking to lead the village to continue its development.
Several years of wars have caused heavy losses to the major ninja villages. If the five major ninja villages want to continue to maintain their transcendent status in the ninja world, a temporary truce and peace of mind are inevitable choices.
And Konoha will also usher in a great event this year. The hero Bo Feng Shuimen, who is the most popular among the younger generation, will marry Uzumaki Kushina as his wife. At the same time, after marriage, Bo Feng Shuimen will also take the position of successor to the fourth generation of Hokage.
Whether it's the combination of Bo Feng Shuimen and Uzumaki Kushina, or Bo Feng Shuimen's appointment as the fourth generation of Hokage, it can be regarded as Konoha's biggest happy event in recent years.
Konoha, who had just escaped from the war, also needed to pass such a happy event to let the villagers and ninjas come out of the grief of the war.
Of course, the end of the war means that Oshemaru is also back.
Chao Yanqian didn't know what Oshemaru's mood was at the moment the position of Hokage was robbed by a younger generation, and his teacher also became suspicious of him. Compared with these two things, the partner's betrayal seems a bit trivial!
"Master Oshemaru, congratulations! Konoha was able to win the war, Master Oshemaru is indispensable. Hokage-sama must be very happy!" said Chao Yanqian with a smile upon entering the private room of the teahouse.
"Hehe! Congratulations to you too, Chao Yan Qian! At your age, you can make great contributions; your future achievements must be limitless!" Oshemaru's hoarse voice was as calm as ever, and it did not show even a little bit of unhappiness because of Chao Yanqian's words.
"I'm really sorry, Master Oshemaru! I made an appointment with you but kept you waiting here!" Chao Yanqian said with some embarrassment as he walked across and sat opposite Oshemaru.
"It doesn't matter. I just prefer to arrive earlier," Oshemaru said lightly, taking a sip of good tea from the cup, and looking through the window at the bustling crowd on the street downstairs, lost in thought.
"Master Oshemaru!" said Chao Yanqian, taking out a scroll and handing it to Oshemaru.
"What is this?" Oshemaru asked puzzledly.
"This is the result of my research that took me nearly a year!" Chao Yanqian said.
"Haha! You are quite diligent!" Oshemaru said softly, then casually placed the scroll into his robe.
Just as Chao Yanqian did not fully trust Oshemaru, Oshemaru also did not fully trust Chao Yanqian. Even if the scroll given by Chao Yanqian was real, Oshemaru would be suspicious and could not really believe it.
"Did you call me here just for this matter?" Oshemaru said calmly.
"Of course not. This research result should be regarded as my explanation to Master Oshemaru," Chao Yanqian said.
"Oh? Are you planning to leave me?" Oshemaru's hoarse voice revealed a hint of sharpness.
"I did plan this way because Master Oshemaru, you can't give me any benefits anymore," Chao Yanqian continued after a pause. "But for this research, after all, I was still working under Master Oshemaru's orders, so I should give you an explanation!"
"You think your wings have hardened?" Oshemaru said coldly. "I'm really curious where you get your confidence."
"I advise you not to do this," Chao Yanqian still smiled and said. "Although I will no longer follow you as a subordinate in the future, we can change from a relationship between superiors and subordinates to a cooperative relationship!"
"Cooperation? Haha~! Hahahaha!" Hearing this, Oshemaru first chuckled and then began to laugh wildly: "Only you? What qualifications do you have to cooperate with me?"
"Perhaps not now, but it doesn't mean there won't be this opportunity in the future," Chao Yanqian said.
"You mean to say, you want me to spare your life?" Oshemaru said gloomily.
"You can think so," Chao Yanqian looked directly into Oshemaru's eyes and said defiantly.
"After all, you and I are not the same kind of people. I originally thought you would continue to endure it for a while!" Oshemaru suddenly retracted all his aura and said calmly.
Yes! If it weren't for you planning to defect, I was really ready to continue following you for a while longer.
"There are no two people exactly the same in this world. Even if you and I are like-minded, we are still two different people," Chao Yanqian said.
"I'm very curious, what is your ideal?" Oshemaru asked.
"At the very beginning, I just wanted to survive and become strong. But now I want to pursue the origin of Chakra and understand the mystery of Chakra!" Chao Yanqian said, then asked back: "Then, Master Oshemaru, what about your ideals? I am also very curious!"
"My ideal... is to learn all the ninjutsu and master the truth of the world," Oshemaru said with a look of yearning.
"It's a great ideal!" Chao Yanqian said.
"I hope you can realize your ideal," Oshemaru said, finishing the last sentence, then got up and left the private room.
"Master Oshemaru, go slowly! I also hope that Master Oshemaru can realize his ideals," Chao Yanqian said respectfully.
There was indeed no need to continue the conversation. Since Chao Yanqian was determined to break with Oshemaru, Oshemaru would either accept it generously or kill Chao Yanqian with absolute strength.
However, the Chao Yanqian who had learned [Flying Thunder God's Art] was no longer the weakling that Oshemaru could casually kill. If it were the original Chao Yanqian, Oshemaru would never have let him go so easily.
Of course, if Chao Yanqian's strength had stayed at the previous level, he would not dare to betray Oshemaru.
Since it was no longer possible to easily kill Chao Yanqian, Oshemaru naturally chose tolerance and agreed with Chao Yanqian's decision.
This is the benefit brought by strength even a shadow-level powerhouse like Oshemaru was helpless against a hidden dragon.
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