In Konoha, I collected corpses on the battlefield for ten years

Forget it.

I don't want to salvage it anymore.

Ōnoki gave up instantly.

Slightly dejectedly, he said again, “With the failure of the vanguard, Konoha has already begun to be wary of us. By now, Konoha's main force must already be on its way to the front lines. Our role now is to contain them. As long as we station troops in the Land of Waterfall, Konoha will always be under pressure.

Aren't the Sand Shinobi unable to hold back? Let them go!”

“Oh...” Hearing his father's tough attitude, Kurotsuchi replied sullenly.

“However, you still have to go to the front lines, take the main force with you, and remember, without my order, you cannot actively attack!”

“Yes.”

Chapter 58: Acting the Part (Seeking Collection, Recommendations, and Monthly Tickets)

Kaze followed the unit escorting the wounded and the corpses, encountered no obstacles, and successfully returned to Konoha.

Ōnoki indeed didn't disappoint him.

After the clash of the vanguard, the Iwa Shinobi, apart from stationing a large number of troops in the Land of Waterfall, made no further moves, seemingly waiting for the other hidden villages to take action.

Back in Konoha.

Kaze first went with Nara Chuichi and the others to the Hokage's office to report the situation, then returned to the morgue alone.

Although the time he was away wasn't long, returning again gave him a feeling as if he had been away for a lifetime.

Being able to return alive is really great.

Following Orochimaru, he not only had to guard against the Iwa Shinobi but also against Orochimaru, which was too tiring.

After returning, a large number of corpses were stored in the morgue, making the already small room seem particularly crowded.

During wartime, in order to reduce unnecessary noise, the burial system for fallen shinobi has also been changed.

Except for a few ninja families with their own family lands, such as the Uchiha or Hyuga, all other ninjas are buried with great honor in Konoha's Hero Cemetery, and their names will be engraved on the Hero Stone Monument, revered by all Konoha residents.

This can be considered a kind of honor.

Although, in Kaze's opinion, what's the use of this honor when people are already dead?

But the others in Konoha don't think so.

In their opinion, this is the greatest way for a ninja to die.

Even if the relatives are very sad, when their relatives, brothers, and friends are buried, their tearful faces still show stubborn pride.

There is no such thing as a peaceful life; it's just that someone is carrying the weight forward.

Moreover, because of this system, he didn't even have time to touch all the corpses before they were buried.

This led to a large gap from the expected harvest.

......

A week later.

Night fell.

Deep in the dense forest within Konoha Village, in a corner overgrown with weeds.

A figure slowly emerged.

This person doesn't wear the forehead protector of a Konoha ninja, nor does he have much human expression. Only the flickering, intelligent eyes prove that he is not just an ordinary puppet.

“The once glorious Senju clan, its clan grounds have actually fallen to this state.”

The decline of the Senju clan was inevitable.

Especially after the Second Hokage, the last pride of the Senju clan, Senju Tobirama, fell, the Senju clan almost completely disappeared from Konoha.

Tsunade, who carries the blood of the Senju clan, didn't even inherit the Senju surname.

The last one to appear in the public eye was Tsunade's younger brother, Senju Nawaki, but he also died on the battlefield of the Second Shinobi World War at a young age.

The reason why it is said that the decline of the Senju clan was inevitable is because after the founding of Konoha, Senju Hashirama led the entire Senju clan to completely integrate into Konoha, rather than seemingly integrating like the Uchiha, but remaining independent from Konoha.

As a role model, the Senju clan's population dwindled, and to this day, no one in Konoha is surnamed Senju. Rather than saying that the Senju clan has disappeared, it is better to say that as long as Konoha exists, the Senju clan will always be there.

It's just that the Senju clan's grounds have now fallen into such disrepair.

This is something Kaze didn't expect.

“Since Senju Tobirama chose to pass the Hokage position to Sarutobi Hiruzen, he probably made such preparations.”

From the former Senju clan to the current Hokage lineage, this change is only for Konoha to have better development, rather than being confined to one clan.

It was also from Sarutobi Hiruzen that the capable took the throne, becoming Konoha's way of inheritance.

At the same time, it also stabilized Konoha's special position in the entire ninja world today.

In his previous life, Kaze had also seen a conspiracy theory about Sarutobi Hiruzen, saying that Senju Nawaki, the only remaining genius of the Senju clan, was actually sent to the battlefield under his instruction.

Because as long as the Senju clan exists, its special position in Konoha is a constraint on the Hokage's authority.

Of course, Kaze just watched and smiled at most.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has many things he can't wash away in his later years, but he shouldn't have targeted a young Senju clan ninja, his disciple Tsunade's younger brother.

A ninja hero shouldn't lack such magnanimity, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sit firmly in the Hokage position.

It was only later, when his age increased, his strength declined, and he had more ideas, that he did some things that couldn't be whitewashed.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen at that time was at his peak, so there was no need.

I just don't know what role Sarutobi Hiruzen played in the decline of the Senju clan, and what role Shimura Danzō played.

But even if the Senju clan grounds are in disrepair, that is Konoha's former glory, not something a Chunin like him can casually approach.

Once discovered, there is no way to explain it.

Until today.

The puppet was finally completed.

Relying on the powerful Earth Release ability inherited by the puppet, he quietly sneaked into this desolate area to explore the Senju clan's grounds.