A slash from the Hokage Madara almost completely destroyed the "Ten Thousand Miles of Earth Flowing Wall" that the Tsuchikage and the Rock Ninjas had jointly cast, leaving only a thin layer of earth wall lingering. The Rock Ninjas were so happy to have survived the catastrophe that they hugged each other and celebrated as if they had eaten a New Year's Eve dinner that they hadn't seen for three years.

"We really blocked it! We survived!" The Rock Ninjas were in tears, as if they had just won the lottery in the Ninja World, and they thanked the Tsuchikage for his wise command.

However, just as they were about to have a celebration party, the cold voice of Naruto Madara was like a bucket of ice water poured over their heads: "Aren't you happy too early?"

Madara's voice was like the cold wind in a snowstorm, instantly freezing the Rock Ninjas. They looked at Madara in Susanoo and felt like a group of lambs to be slaughtered. They completely lost the courage to resist. Although the Tsuchikage appeared calm on the surface, he had already started counting down in his heart, "One, two, three, can we just surrender?"

"Hokage, do you really want to kill them all?" There was an undisguised tremor in the Tsuchikage's voice, as if he was a small clerk who was about to be crushed by the year-end assessment and was about to burst into tears.

Madara smiled faintly, his tone full of condescending arrogance: "What? Tsuchikage, you surrender? Remember, you started the war, but I, Uchiha Madara, decide when it ends."

After saying that, Madara unhesitatingly activated Susanoo's special move - "Yasakani no Magatama". Countless Magatama shot out from Susanoo's hand, more crowded than a subway train after get off work, and poured towards the Iwagakure ninjas.

"Take my move of Yasakani no Magatama. If you can hold on, I will allow you to surrender." Madara said it calmly, as if this was just an ordinary company team-building event.

The Iwagakure ninjas looked at the oncoming magatama with pale faces, as if they were at the last moment of their year-end assessment.

"It's over. This time it's really going to be cold..."

"That slash just now was already terrible enough, I'm sure I won't be able to block it this time..."

Just when they were about to flee, the Tsuchikage suddenly stood up. He formed a seal and released a wall of earth, like the last line of defense: "Iwagakure, we can't give up. Give me your full support and let's survive together!"

The Tsuchikage's determination inspired the Iwagakure ninjas' final fighting spirit. They formed hand seals and injected chakra into the Earth Flow Wall, as if this was their final sprint.

However, despite their best efforts, the magatama still blasted a hole in the earth wall. The magatama flowed in and exploded among the rock ninjas, bringing about a wave of "annual purge".

The surviving Iwagakure ninjas continued to maintain the Earth Flow Wall and tried their best to resist, but as they watched the Yasakani no Magatama mercilessly devouring their lives, only a few people were left, who were just enough to play mahjong.

When the attack finally ended, the Iwagakure ninjas collapsed to the ground, as if they had just finished a super long marathon. The Tsuchikage also fell to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Hokage, I surrender to you on behalf of the Iwagakure Village. I hope you can keep your promise."

Madara responded coldly: "I, Uchiha Madara, keep my word. Accept my surrender."

After removing Susanoo, Madara didn't look at the Tsuchikage again and walked straight towards Hashirama. A flash of joy flashed in the Tsuchikage's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by deep disappointment. Looking at his broken leg, he felt mixed emotions: "If I had done it back then... Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world."

Madara walked up to Hashirama and said calmly, "Hashirama, the Tsuchikage has surrendered. The problem is solved."

Hashirama hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed: "Madara, you... forget it, the problem is solved."

Madara understood what Hashirama was thinking, but since Hashirama chose not to say anything, he was too lazy to say anything.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and then a group of Konoha ninjas arrived. They were all panting, obviously running all the way.

"Lord Hokage, you flew so fast, we finally caught up with you!" said the leading ninja while panting.

Madara turned his head to look at the remaining ninjas of the Iwagakure Village and said calmly: "You came at the right time. The Iwagakure Village has just announced its surrender. You are responsible for bringing them back to Konoha Village, and then notify the people of the Iwagakure Village to negotiate."

"Yes, Lord Hokage!" The Konoha ninjas acted quickly and began to count the prisoners of war in the Iwagakure Village.

At this moment, the Kazekage walked out of the woods, bowed deeply to Madara and Hashirama, and said sincerely: "Hokage-sama, Hashirama, thank you very much for your rescue. I'm sorry for causing you trouble this time."

Hashirama responded gently, "Kazekage, the matter has been resolved. You don't have to blame yourself."

Madara said bluntly: "Kazekage, this is not your fault, but you have to improve your strength."

The Kazekage's face turned red after being confronted by Madara's words, but he could only accept it helplessly. Then, Madara suggested: "In your current state, it may be difficult for you to return to the Sand Village directly. Why don't you come back to Konoha Village with us first and rest up."

The Kazekage thought about it and thought it was a good idea, so he agreed to Madara's proposal.

When Madara, Hashirama and the Kazekage returned to Konoha Village, they saw Tobirama and Itama standing at the entrance of the village looking out from afar. When Hashirama saw them, he immediately ran over like a child and hugged his two younger brothers tightly.

"Hashirama has returned safely. I have done what I promised you." Madara said lightly as he passed by Tobirama, and then continued walking towards the village, obviously not wanting to disturb the reunion of the three brothers.

After Madara settled the Kazekage and the ninjas of the Sand Village, he returned to the Hokage's office alone, changed his armor, put on the Hokage robe, and began to deal with daily affairs. Life in Konoha Village seemed to have returned to peace, as if nothing had changed.

At the same time, the Whirlpool Village in the Whirlpool Country is undergoing an earth-shaking change.

"I declare that from today on, the name Uzushio Village will become history, and I will lead the Uzumaki clan to join Konoha Village." Uzukage stood on the high platform, his voice like a bell announcing this important news.

The Uzumaki clan in the audience were immediately in an uproar, and many people were puzzled as to why they should abandon Uzushio Village and join Konoha Village.

"I heard that a few nights ago, the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Cloud Village joined forces to attack the Uzushio Village."

"Really? How come I didn't hear anything?"

"I heard that it was Uzukage-sama's son-in-law, Tensui, who drove the enemy away."

There were discussions in the audience. Uzumaki coughed lightly and continued, "I know you may not understand my decision, but I will never harm you. Please believe me."

After saying this, he bowed deeply to the tribesmen, which seemed to send a signal, and the tribesmen were immediately excited.

"I support Lord Uzumaki and agree to join the Leaf Village!"

Soon, voices supporting Woying rose and fell from the audience.

The Uzumaki nodded in satisfaction and announced, "Thank you for your trust. Please pack your bags. We will leave for Konoha Village tomorrow morning."

With that, Uzumaki left the platform, and several tribesmen who had shouted in support quietly left the crowd.

The Uzukage decided to lead his people to join the Konoha Village, and Tianshui, the driving force behind this, did a lot of work. He tried the routine that was played out in his previous life in the Naruto world, and the effect was surprisingly good - it was like opening a golden finger.

Tianshui worked so hard not only to please his father-in-law Uzumaki, but also because he didn't want to see the Uzumaki clan being exterminated as in the original novel, with only a few "rare protected animals" left. He firmly believed that with the strength of the Uzumaki clan, they would be able to become one of the top five powerful clans in Konoha Village after joining the village.

On this day, every household in Uzushio Village was packing their bags, and at the same time, they were looking forward to their future life in Konoha Village. That night, the Uzukage decided to organize a clan meeting as a final farewell to the land that had accompanied them for many years.

Tianshui and his group were not locals of Uzushio Village, so they just watched the whole thing and did not participate. The Uzumaki clan had deep feelings for this land, and the whole clan meeting was like a memorial service, silent and sad.

At the same time, after returning to the village, the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village has been paying close attention to the situation on the border of the Land of Fire, especially the movements of the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Sand Village. He has ordered his ninjas to report any news immediately.

"It was expected that the Tsuchikage's plan would fail, but I didn't expect him to fail so quickly." The Mizukage put down the information in his hand, a sneer appeared on his lips, and he seemed to sympathize with the Tsuchikage's experience, but soon he changed the subject, "How is the forging of the ninja sword going?"

"Reporting to Lord Mizukage, the forging of the ninja sword has been basically completed, but we have not found a suitable user yet." The Jonin of the Hidden Mist Village reported truthfully.

"Start with the ninjas in the village. If you can't find the right candidates, then slowly train them." A hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the Mizukage. In order to strengthen the strength of the Hidden Mist Village, he specially ordered people to forge a batch of ninja swords, which were to be equipped to the elite ninjas in the village to form a special force.

The Hidden Mist Village plus the Ninja Swords are the predecessors of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. The Mizukage is already planning the formation of this elite force, but it will take time for the Ninja Swordsmen to blend in with the ninjas.

At the same time, the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village also received the information.

“What? The Tsuchikage led the Iwagakure ninja troops and was beaten into surrender by the Hokage alone?” The Raikage’s eyes widened, with an expression of “disbelief” written all over his face.

From the beginning to the end, the Raikage was the one who believed most that the Tsuchikage's plan would succeed, but now seeing the information that the Tsuchikage had surrendered in front of him, he felt as if all this was a dream.

However, the Raikage was the head of a village after all, and he quickly accepted the reality and made a quick decision: "From today on, the Hidden Cloud Village will only be responsible for missions within the Land of Lightning, and will not accept any other cross-border missions. We will implement a semi-closed management system."

The decision of the Raikage was not unexpected. In the Chunin Exam, he had seen the powerful Genin in Konoha Village and realized that the future of the village was in the hands of these young people. Therefore, he wanted to improve the strength of the Genin in the village through semi-closed management.

Although this method was effective to a certain extent, it also made the Genin of the Hidden Cloud Village more aggressive and their desire to fight stronger because they had no place to vent their energy.

The next day, Uzushio Village was officially renamed the Uzumaki clan's homeland, and Uzukage officially became the clan leader. Under the leadership of Uzukage, the Uzumaki clan set out on the road to Konoha Village, and Tianshui and his party also returned with them.

Entering the Land of Fire, Tianshui took a deep breath and felt the long-lost intimacy. Just as he was immersed in the memory of the past life in Konoha Village, suddenly, a group of bandits and wandering ninjas rushed out of the woods and robbed people on the road.

"Stop, take away the..." Before the bandit leader could finish his words, a large amount of ninjutsu covered them like a storm, and they were sent to the underworld without even buying their tickets.

Tobirama's double cleaned up the battlefield skillfully, while Hashirama's double quickly repaired the forest. All this was done as smoothly as flowing water, leaving the Uzumaki clan members stunned.

Due to the war, bandits in the Land of Fire have revived, and Tianshui encountered four groups of bandits along the way. Although he was dissatisfied with the existence of these bandits, he was busy helping the Uzumaki clan integrate into Konoha Village and could not spare the time to deal with them. However, he secretly made up his mind that after this period of busy work, he must let the bandits in the Land of Fire know where the word "high risk" in "high risk occupation" came from.

When Tianshui and his group approached Konoha Village, they saw Hokage Madara standing alone on the road leading to the village, and it was obvious that he had been waiting for a long time.

"Tianshui, welcome home." There was a rare tenderness in the voice of Naruto Madara, and a rare smile appeared on his face, which was always cold as ice.

"Brother Madara, long time no see, I missed you so much!" Tianshui joked with an exaggerated expression, making the Hokage Madara a little at a loss.

Ban adjusted his mood and asked, "Tianshui, how long do you plan to stay this time? Why don't you stay?"

There was a hint of expectation in Madara's tone. Even though he knew that Tianshui couldn't stay, he still held on to a glimmer of hope.

"You agreed to exile me for five years, how can you go back on your word? Where is the prestige of the Hokage if you go back on your word?" Tianshui said in a serious tone and politely rejected Madara's request.

"It's because you made great contributions in the First Ninja World War." Madara explained helplessly and told Tianshui how he made the contribution.

After Tianshui heard this, he looked confused and said, "No, I was away for just a few days, and the First Ninja World War was over?"

"Do I have to wait for you to start the fight?" Madara responded casually.

"Such a big thing happened in the village, why didn't you call me back?" Tianshui muttered, with a hint of self-blame in his tone, as if he had missed something important.

"Who knows where you were wandering around at that time? Besides, with Hashirama and I here, aren't you feeling uneasy?" Madara said in a relaxed manner.

"Well, of course I feel at ease with you and Hashirama here. After all, with the Susanoo Buddha, we can easily destroy Shikoku." Tianshui joked.

Madara shook his head helplessly, having gotten used to Tianshui's "wild imagination". Then, he went straight to the point: "You returned to the village this time to settle the Uzumaki clan, right?"

Tianshui nodded and asked in a low voice: "Is there a problem?"

Madara deliberately prolonged the tone, which frightened Tianshui: "Of course - no problem, I warmly welcome the Uzumaki clan to join Konoha Village."

After saying that, Madara bypassed Tianshui and walked straight to the head of the Uzumaki clan, stretched out his hand and said: "You are the head of the Uzumaki clan, right? I am the Hokage, and I welcome the Uzumaki clan to join Konoha Village."

"Hokage-sama, please take care of me in the future." The patriarch of the Uzumaki clan was humble and did not become arrogant because of his relationship with Tianshui. This was something that many patriarchs in the ninja world could not match.

After a brief greeting, Madara and the clan leader walked towards the gate of Konoha Village side by side. Tianshui followed them silently and was unable to get a word in.

When the Uzumaki clan followed Madara into Konoha Village, they were stunned by the prosperous scene before them.

The streets were bustling with people, vendors were shouting and selling all kinds of goods, and ninjas were running around to carry out their missions. Compared with the quiet pastoral scenery of Uzushio Village, Konoha Village was simply another world, prosperous and full of vitality.

"It's worthy of being the number one ninja village in the ninja world. I finally got to see it today." The head of the Uzumaki clan stood in the middle of the street, looking around, unable to hide his shock in his heart, and he couldn't help but sigh.

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