I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Nagato himself has already realized that he is not good at this aspect, or rather, the only one who is good at handling this aspect is Ye Lan.

Saying this also means that Nagato has completely handed over power to Ye Lan.

Ye Lan did not show any overly surprised expression and continued speaking.

"Then send a large force to attack Iwagakure. We have already declared war, so we can gather a large force and take it down in one fell swoop."

Then the two discussed some details. When Ye Lan was about to leave after talking about almost everything, Xiao Nan called Ye Lan again.

"Something happened in Konoha. Asuma Sarutobi has died. Some people have come to Amegakure. You'd better go meet them. As for how to arrange for them, you can decide for yourself."

"Asuma is dead?"

Ye Lan knew that there would be some unrest in Konoha, but he never expected Asuma to be sacrificed.

“I heard it was to rescue children trapped in the fire.”

Konan's expression fluctuated a little. Although he was an enemy, Asuma's willingness to sacrifice himself could not help but make people admire him.

Ye Lan held his forehead with his hand, feeling a little headache. He knew who came to Yuyin.

"Leave it to me, I'll make arrangements."

After Xiaonan finished her instructions, she nodded. She had a lot of things to do, so she left immediately.

It didn't take Ye Lan long to arrive at the residence arranged by Xiao Nan.

As soon as he reached the door, a black cat jumped out, ran quickly to Ye Lan's shoulder, and rubbed his face affectionately.

"Ye Lan, I have completed the task you assigned to me. It's a pity that I can't eat Konoha's barbecue, meow."

Naraku sniffed Ye Lan's body carefully, and this time there was no strange smell.

Ye Lan asked, "You actually made up your mind to come here this time. What happened exactly?"

Naraku briefly told Ye Lan everything that happened in Konoha. Ye Lan pondered for a while and then gently put Naraku down.

"I didn't expect all three of them to come. It was Shikaku's decision... You go and play by yourself for a while, I'll go in and take a look."

The three people in the room seemed to be distracted, and they only looked towards the door when the rusty door creaked.

It was drizzling outside, and there was still some rain on the visitor's shoulders. When he saw the other person's face, his originally dead eyes became a little brighter.

"I heard about Asuma's situation. We have our reasons for this matter. I am truly sorry for this."

The first thing Ye Lan said when he saw the three people was to apologize. He also felt a little sad for Asma, his former colleague.

The three of them seemed to have found their backbone, and the emotions that had been suppressed for so long burst out at this moment. Ino began to sob continuously, and tears also appeared in the corners of Choji's eyes.

Only Shikamaru was able to restrain himself. He looked at Ye Lan seriously.

"Senior Ye Lan, what exactly do you want to do?"

Ye Lan thought for a while and said, "Saying too much now will only make you more entangled. I can only tell you that the war has already begun. You have seen it during the past few days in Yuyin. Troops are constantly being transferred to the front line."

Shikamaru's expression changed, "What happened at the Five Kage Tournament?"

Ye Lan looked at Shikamaru with some admiration. This was what a smart person did. He could tell which link had a problem with just one glance.

"Akatsuki's identity has been fully exposed. The conflict between us and the five major Kage villages is irreconcilable. At the Five Kage Conference, I have announced the start of the Fourth Ninja World War."

The tears in Ino and Choji's eyes had not yet dried. They had not known what had happened at the Five Kage Conference all the way. Hearing this news now was like a bombshell dropping into the water.

Shikamaru asked in confusion, "Did you guys do it?"

Ye Lan was not surprised at Shikamaru's behavior at this moment, "Of course he did it. I killed the Raikage directly at that time."

"What about Tsunade...sama?"

Ino had not yet accepted her identity as a traitor to Konoha, not to mention that her father was with Tsunade.

Ye Lan saw Ino's worry and didn't say much, just explained.

"Everyone else left, and then Senju Hashirama attacked, and I had no choice but to fight him."

"Senju Hashirama!"

All ninjas know this name. As the God of Ninja, why would Konoha's first Hokage appear at the Five Kage Conference? Logically, he should have died long ago.

Shikamaru almost thought he had misheard.

"It's a bit complicated to explain, but it's actually Impure World Reincarnation. You already know this technique, right?"

Shikamaru nodded. Orochimaru had used this technique when he launched the Konoha's collapse plan. Unexpectedly, it appeared again at the Five Kage Conference, but this time it seemed that Konoha was the one using this technique.

"But this Impure World Reincarnation Technique is almost perfect. Most of the strength of Hashirama Senju can be displayed. Otherwise, he can't stop me."

Ye Lan stretched out his hand, shook it and said.

Shikamaru swallowed his saliva after hearing this. Even though he was not at the scene, he could feel how chaotic it was at the time, especially when Ye Lan said that killing the Raikage was as easy as killing a dog. So how strong was he and what was the scene of his confrontation with the Shodaime Hokage like?

He was not stupid enough to ask about the result of this fight. The fact that Ye Lan stood in front of him meant that he had won. In other words, Ye Lan had reached the same strength as Hashirama Senju.

Thinking of this, Shikamaru recalled his father's decision to let him leave. Could it be that he had already thought of this step?

Ye Lan didn't expect that Shikamaru already had a storm in his mind at this time, and he asked immediately.

"So what about you guys? Have you figured out what to do next?"

Shikamaru finally came to his senses, he sorted out his thoughts and said.

"Since the war has already started, a lot of manpower will definitely be needed on the battlefield. As long as it is not a battle with Konoha, we can participate..."

Shikamaru sounded a little unsure as he spoke, but he really couldn't do anything if he faced his former companions in Konoha.

"Well, actually, a war cannot be ended in a short time, especially a war of annihilation of a country."

Ye Lan could understand Shikamaru's thinking, just as he had clearly stated when he joined Akatsuki that he would not deal with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"How about this, don't do these things now, why don't you open a barbecue restaurant in Yuyin first."

"Grilled...Grilled meat restaurant?"

Shikamaru was confused for a moment. He had thought that Ye Lan would ask him some confidential information of Konoha or some difficult tasks, but he didn't expect that Ye Lan would actually ask them to open a barbecue restaurant.

"That's right. You don't have to worry about the funding. Yugakure is actually a bit richer now, but there are too few entertainment facilities. If you open a famous barbecue restaurant in Konoha here, the business should be very good. Choji, is it okay?"

Ye Lan said to Dingci with a smile.

"Oh, of course, no problem. Leave it to me. I have experience now, haha."

Although Shikamaru didn't understand what was going on, he thought that opening a barbecue restaurant was a relatively easy task.

"Well, don't think too much. After all, you have lived in Konoha for many years. Come to Yugakure to get familiar with the environment first. Opening a barbecue restaurant is a good choice."

If he let Shikamaru and the others go to the battlefield directly, Ye Lan felt that he was being unfair to Asuma. After all, they were his juniors, so he should let them take their time.

"that..."

After giving the instructions, Ye Lan was about to leave, but Ino called him again.

Ye Lan turned around and looked at Ino, who was a little hesitant but didn't know what to say, and asked in confusion.

"Anything else, Ino?"

Ino shook her head somewhat dejectedly, "No, thank you for taking care of Brother Ye Lan."

Ye Lan scratched his head, then walked forward and looked at the girl in front of him. He had grown a lot taller, but he still touched her head and said.

"Don't be polite to me. It's a pity that the weather in Yuyin is not suitable for growing flowers and plants. Otherwise, I would let you open a flower shop. Thank you for your hard work."

Ino's face turned red. She suddenly remembered that Ye Lan had done a similar action when he was still in Konoha. She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she threw herself into Ye Lan's arms in front of a group of people's astonished gazes.

Ye Lan didn't react for a moment. Seeing the girl crying in his arms, he was too embarrassed to push her away for a moment. In the end, he just let out a long sigh.