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

In the end, Ye Lan did not take any action. He asked Ohnoki to withdraw and asked him to consider surrendering.

"Is the news confirmed?"

Oonoki asked directly after returning to the village and washing his face.

"It's confirmed. The capital of the Land of Earth is now in chaos. The daimyo is dead, and most of the nobles are also dead. Now the capital is asking us to send reinforcements..."

News of the chaos in the capital soon spread, and the Iwagakure didn't even need to inquire about it, these people would naturally find them.

"It's impossible to send reinforcements. It's even a question whether we can hold our current territory."

A senior member of the Iwagakure said that the Iwagakure had tried their best in this war, but unexpectedly they still failed to win.

"But the Daimyo's previous funding supply has been cut off."

The person who received the information also had a very unhappy expression on his face. The counterattack of Iwagakure was already very difficult, and the lack of funds was undoubtedly making the situation worse.

"How could this happen? The people in the capital city must be aware of the importance of this war, right?"

"You don't think that Uchiha Ye Lan just killed the daimyo, do you? This guy almost swept away all the money in the capital. What's even more outrageous is that he actually distributed all the money to the civilians! Otherwise, the capital wouldn't be in such a mess!"

No one expected Ye Lan's outrageous behavior. He actually dared to throw away so much money. They felt distressed just thinking about it, because this was originally the money to support Yanyin.

"I said, how about discussing it with Uchiha Yelan and putting forward his opinion?"

At this time, a senior official raised his hand and said carefully that they all knew what Ye Lan's proposal was. They all heard it on the battlefield at that time. It was nothing more than surrender.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When will Iwagakure surrender?!"

A senior executive with gauze still wrapped around his hands scolded loudly.

"But you've seen it too. If we keep fighting, Iwagakure will be wiped out! We have less than 5,000 ninjas left. Even defense is a problem!"

This battle can be said to have broken the last bit of Iwagakure's backbone. Not only one person, but another person also began to explain the pros and cons.

"What difference does surrender make? You all know Uchiha Yelan's ambitions very well! After everyone surrenders to the Rain Country, Iwagakure will also disappear!"

"But I heard that the Grass Country is still managed by the people from the original Kusagakure Village, but all the ninjas are under the command of the military of the Rain Village. It's nothing more than a change of name."

The last thing the capitulator didn't say was that it was better than death.

"Shut up! Are you worthy of the previous Tsuchikage?!"

"But our ancestors can't help us now..."

Hearing the pro-war faction start to raise the banner, the surrender faction murmured in low voices.

"you!"

"All right!"

Oonoki, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up to stop the quarrel. Everyone shut up when they saw the Tsuchikage speak.

Ohnoki didn't expect that after this battle, so many people would be inclined to surrender, and he swallowed the words of blame he wanted to say.

"Ask for help from Sunagakure and Konoha. Tell them the current situation. I can agree to any conditions."

Oonoki did not say what he thought about surrender, but instead gave instructions to the liaison team. After saying this, he seemed to become even older.

"Tsuchikage-sama, this proposal..."

The capitulationists really wanted to say what the difference was between this and surrender, but they didn't dare to speak.

"Let's shrink the defense line and ask all the ninjas outside to return to the village. We can't defend other places anymore. Keep a close eye on Yugakure's movements and tell me immediately if they make any moves. I'm tired, let me rest for a while."

Ohnoki slumped in his seat. What he said was not a lie. As an old man, he really could not endure a whole night of fighting.

Rain Hidden Position

"You did a pretty good job repairing it. It looks like I can save a lot of worry in the future."

Ye Lan looked at Xiu's report and became more and more satisfied with him. Although Xiu's strength was not that outstanding, his learning ability was still very strong. It seemed that it was a good idea for him to keep him by his side often.

"By the way, there was a Konoha ninja named Anko who wanted to see you. He is now imprisoned."

Ye Lan suddenly stopped writing, thought for a moment and then sighed.

"Where is she being held? Take me there."

"You know, Lord Ye Lan, the prisoners are usually in the mines."

Xiu said with some stuttering, it seems that Ye Lan knows this Konoha ninja from Hongdou, I wonder what will happen if he is thrown into the mine.

The next day, they arrived at the place where the prisoners were kept. Because they needed to mine ore, many captured Iwagakure ninjas were sent to the mines to work.

After being sealed by the Sealing Team, these people lost the ability to use chakra and went to mine ore honestly every day. Of course, they also had strict arrangements for their working time.

The working hours were not only eight hours a day, but they also had two days off a week and even received some wages. Not to mention the food, the guards were also prohibited from beating or insulting the prisoners.

They would not force prisoners who really did not want to work. Their daily life and food would just be worse. If they wanted to eat better and live more comfortably, they had to work.

The prisoners who first arrived were a little resistant, but when they saw that many civilians were living better than them, they couldn't help it.

“So comfortable~”

As soon as Ye Lan arrived at Hongdou's house, he heard a shameful voice.

"Well, Lord Ye Lan, I'm going to go somewhere else. Call me if you need anything."

Xiu was very smart. He took Ye Lan to the place and then ran away.

Ye Lan was upset and knocked on the door of Hongdou's room.

"who is it?"

There was a sound of footsteps coming over, and the door opened without waiting for Ye Lan to answer.

As soon as he opened the door, Ye Lan smelled the smell of alcohol on Hongdou. Thinking about the sound this guy made just now, he was probably drinking again.

Well, you can buy alcohol here, of course, drinking is prohibited during working hours, but you can do whatever you want after get off work.

"Well, here you are."

Hongdou was also stunned when she saw Ye Lan. They hadn't seen Ye Lan for several years and he looked very different.

The corner of Ye Lan's mouth twitched. Hongdou didn't even have her hair tied up at this moment. Her previous ninja costume had been taken away. She was wearing a work suit with an open collar. From the corner of her eyes, it seemed that she was still naked.

He covered his face and couldn't help but point at the other person. Hongdou then realized what she looked like at this moment. She blushed and zipped up her clothes.

Fortunately, Ye Lan was drunk and didn’t notice it.

"Are you looking for me?"

Ye Lan asked casually, as if nothing that had just happened had happened.

"Ah, come in first!"

Hongdou pulled Ye Lan into the room. People who work like her would be assigned a single room. Although the area was smaller, it could meet daily needs.

As soon as Ye Lan entered the room, he had a new understanding of the girls' room. There was a mess of garbage and even clothes like underwear thrown everywhere, especially the table was full of beer bottles.

"I don't know how long I'll have to live here before I get too lazy to clean up."

Anko grudgingly argued, putting all her clothes away.

After tidying up a bit, Hongdou began to speak.

"Ye Lan, what's the situation with your spiritual beast? How much do you know about natural energy?"

As Hongdou spoke, he raised his palm. Although there was nothing on it, Ye Lan's pupils shrank. He grabbed the other's hand and said.

"When did you learn about natural energy?"

"It's a bit troublesome to talk about this. Well, the main reason is that the White Snake Immortal wants to see you."