Three months later, Renye returned to Konoha.
On his way back, he saw Nara Hon'ya and others patrolling the border.
Nara Honwa doted on his son, Nara Hon'ya, immensely…
As war was about to break out, he sent him to the rear to slack off.
He wouldn't have to fight to the death on the front lines, facing the risk of death.
Yet, Nara Hon'ya was still not satisfied.
He kept complaining to Renye that life in the rear was too boring and that he wanted to go to the battlefield to kill enemies, but his Old Man wouldn't allow it.
To this, Renye could only say that he was taking advantage and still acting coy.
If circumstances didn't force them, who would willingly go to the battlefield?
Being able to idle away in the rear, without having to risk one's life, should be a source of joy.
Their lives on the front lines were not easy…
Their minds and bodies were constantly in a state of high alert, with small-scale battles possibly breaking out at any time.
While Konoha had suppressed Sunagakure on the Southwest Battlefield, the overall casualty rate was also very high.
Although Sunagakure's poison was useless against Konoha, being pierced by a kunai still meant death.
It was just much better than before…
If Nara Hon'ya went to the battlefield, he could lose his life with the slightest carelessness.
Unless Konoha reached a critical moment, Nara Honwa would not allow him to go to the battlefield.
“Renye-kun, you just don’t know…”
Renye watched Nara Hon'ya pour out his grievances, his mouth twitching.
He hadn't seen him in a while, how did this guy's mouth get so chatty?
Seeing the other person talk non-stop, Renye quickly interrupted him.
“Alright, we still need to return to the village. We can talk more later.”
Before he finished speaking, they fled the border as if escaping.
Watching the three figures leave, Nara Hon'ya couldn't help but mutter softly.
“Oh, Renye-kun is really… can’t even complain a little.”
He, of course, knew his father's good intentions; he just wanted someone to confide in.
Unfortunately, Renye and the other two were unwilling to give him that chance.
Hyuga Yushu, not far away, heard him and gave him an annoyed glare.
“Huh? Yuki-kun, what do you mean by that?”
…………
Hokage Office.
Senju Tobirama held the latest intelligence from the battlefield in his hand, feeling very pleased.
Since the war began, this was the first time he had been so happy.
For no other reason than the Land of Fire's situation was getting better and better.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the war would completely end.
All of this was thanks to Hidden Mist Village and Iwagakure…
Looking at the intelligence in front of him, Senju Tobirama's lips curved slightly upwards, and he softly murmured.
“Konoha’s situation isn’t as bad as imagined…”
Suddenly, he sensed three familiar Chakra, and couldn't help but look up towards the doorway.
After an unknown amount of time, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Entering the Hokage Office without knocking, it was obvious who it was.
“Uncle, why did you call us back?”
Renye swaggered into the office, pulled up a chair, and sat down.
Danzo Shimura and Utatane Koharu's eyelids twitched wildly; Renye's guts were getting bigger and bigger.
They wouldn't dare to be so rude and respectfully called him “Teacher.”
Senju Tobirama didn't mind Renye's rude behavior and said softly, “Danzo, Koharu, you two sit down too.”
Hearing this, Danzo Shimura and Utatane Koharu then pulled up chairs and sat down.
“Uncle, why did you call us back?” Renye asked again.
Senju Tobirama, this Old Man, wouldn't just pull them off the battlefield for no reason.
Without even guessing, it was clear there were other tasks to assign.
Most likely, he was sending them to other battlefields…
Senju Tobirama didn't rush to explain but handed the intelligence in his hand to Renye.
“Take a look.”
Renye frowned, not knowing what this Old Man was up to, and took the intelligence to read it.
Danzo Shimura and Utatane Koharu quickly leaned over to look.
When the three saw the content, their pupils suddenly contracted, and they simultaneously showed shocked expressions.
The intelligence read: 【The First Mizukage has abdicated, and Gengetsu will inherit the position of Mizukage. After becoming Mizukage, Hōzuki Gengetsu stopped his attack on the Land of Fire and turned his army to attack the Land of Earth's forces.】
【At the same time, the First Tsuchikage passed on the Tsuchikage position to Mu. Mu immediately ordered the army on the Land of Fire front line to stop their attack on Konoha and instead began to attack Hidden Mist.】
After reading the intelligence, Renye didn't know what to say.
Iwagakure and Hidden Mist Village were clearly attacking Konoha together, so how did they suddenly start fighting each other?
The two countries were tens of thousands of miles apart, one in the upper left corner of the map and one in the lower right corner.
He really couldn't understand the reason for the two countries to start fighting…
Could it be that Hōzuki Gengetsu saw that the Land of Fire was under too much pressure fighting four opponents, so he stopped his attack and turned to attack the Land of Earth to alleviate their pressure?
If that were the case, this guy would be a good person!
Of course, this was just Renye's guess, and even he didn't believe it.
As for why Hidden Mist and Iwagakure started fighting, it remained a mystery.
But the truth didn't matter…
This was a huge piece of good news for Konoha, as they only needed to face Kumogakure and Sunagakure.
And Sunagakure was already suppressed on the Southwest Battlefield.
Thus, Konoha's current enemies were only Kumogakure.
As long as Kumogakure was defeated, the war would end!
…
Senju Tobirama saw the shocked expressions of the three and couldn't help but smile.
He had the same expression when he first saw the intelligence.
No matter why Iwagakure and Hidden Mist started fighting, it was good news for Konoha.
As the two countries stopped their attacks on Konoha, the forces from the Southeast and Northwest Battlefields could be deployed to the Southwest and Northeast Battlefields.
Especially since Konoha had gained an advantage on the Southwest Battlefield, not much troop support was needed there, and the remaining forces could all be sent to the Northeast Battlefield.
He believed it wouldn't be long before the war could be completely ended!
Senju Tobirama had thought the war would last many years, but he didn't expect that after only three months, Konoha would see the dawn of victory.
Thanks to Iwagakure and Hidden Mist…
If they hadn't suddenly started fighting, Konoha would still be surrounded by enemies.
…
“As you can see, Hidden Mist and Iwagakure have started a war and stopped their attacks on the Land of Fire.”
Senju Tobirama said to the three, “We only need to defeat Sunagakure and Kumogakure, and the war can end!”
Danzo Shimura and Utatane Koharu's faces were excited, and they both said in unison:
“Teacher is right!”
They seemed to already see Konoha achieving victory.
Seeing their reactions, Senju Tobirama nodded in satisfaction.
He then turned to look at Renye, seemingly wanting to see his excited reaction.
Renye met Senju Tobirama's gaze calmly and nodded slightly.
“Hmm, Uncle is right.”
Senju Tobirama: “…”
Why was this kid reacting like this?
Shouldn't he be extremely excited to hear the news?!