The moment Ebizo, representing Sunagakure, delivered the peace agreement, everyone in the military camp knew-
The Second Great Ninja War was over.
After all, they all understood Hiruzen's character.
A typical ruler focused on maintaining the status quo.
To put it nicely, he was a pacifist.
To put it bluntly, he just wanted to protect his own little turf.
And the subsequent developments unfolded exactly as everyone predicted.
The Sunagakure's diplomatic delegation, led by Ebizo, soon arrived in Konoha Village and placed the peace agreement on Hiruzen's desk.
An agreement was reached in less than a day.
Konoha and Sunagakure signed a non-aggression pact.
The Second Great Ninja War was declared over.
...
When this news reached the front lines, smiles spread across the faces of all Konoha's Ninjas.
They packed their belongings, preparing to return to Konoha Village.
They had survived, they could finally go home.
That was the greatest cause for joy.
[Hashirama: The war is finally over. Peace is truly the best.]
In the chat room, the live-streaming function was activated by Jin.
Seeing the faces of the Konoha's Ninjas, each brimming with happy smiles, Hashirama, residing in the Pure Land, revealed a heartfelt smile.
[Tobirama: Big brother, it's not time to celebrate yet...]
Tobirama's tone, however, was full of worry.
Hiruzen's performance in this war had thoroughly disappointed him, his teacher.
But he didn't think Jin was any good either.
Of course, Jin himself didn't hide it… he admitted he wasn't a good person.
Although the external war had ended, the smell of gunpowder for internal conflict was growing stronger.
As a first-rate politician, even Tobirama couldn't predict how the current situation in Konoha would develop next.
…
One week later.
Main gate of Konoha Village.
A large number of Konoha's villagers crowded the streets on both sides.
"Welcome back! Our heroes!"
"The war is finally over!"
"Long live Tsunade-sama! Long live Orochimaru-sama!"
"Minato-kun is so handsome! Truly the rising star of our Konoha!"
"Jin-sama! The position of Fourth Hokage must be yours!"
Colorful streamers filled the sky above the village.
The villagers cheered the names of the heroes they admired.
Among them, Tsunade, who had saved countless lives at the front lines with her exquisite Medical Ninjutsu, was undoubtedly the most popular.
Followed closely by the not-yet-psychopathic Orochimaru, and Minato with his handsome, sunny, open-faced-boy looks.
Those shouting Jin's name were basically his own clansmen.
After all, his way of doing things really wasn't likable.
But Jin had no interest in being popular with these people anyway.
Wasn't White Fang very popular before?
But when the crucial moment came, wasn't he still abandoned?
…
Orochimaru, as the frontline commander, walked at the head of the procession, leading the team as they received the villagers' welcome, all the way to the Hokage Building at the end.
The members of the Konoha Council, led by Hiruzen, were already waiting at the entrance.
"You have done well."
Hiruzen revealed his signature kindly-old-grandpa smile.
"Heh~ I didn't do much. I was just temporarily transferred later to plug the gaps."
"May I leave now, Sarutobi-sensei?"
Orochimaru was extremely uncomfortable with such lively scenes.
Right now, he just wanted to go home and research Ninjutsu.
In this war, he had realized that life was far too fragile.
Therefore, Eternal Life was the goal he should strive for.
Although Orochimaru verbally sought Hiruzen's permission, after saying this, and before Hiruzen could even respond, he turned and left.
Moreover, Jin and Tsunade had left the main group as soon as they entered the village gate.
At the victory celebration, only Jiraiya, Minato, Shinku, and the others remained.
It seemed quite deserted.
Seeing this, Hiruzen's expression grew increasingly heavy.
He also realized that his position was probably not very secure.
…
[Ding! Group member, Master Roshi, is about to be removed from this group. Countdown 60 seconds, 59 seconds, 58 seconds...]
[Ding! Group member, Krillin, is about to be removed from this group. Countdown 60 seconds, 59 seconds, 58 seconds...]
When he saw these two group notifications, Jin had just arrived home and, with Konan's assistance, taken off his dirty outer robe and changed into fresh casual clothes.
[Ace: Huh? Re, removed? What's going on?]
[Gin: Not sure. I've been in this group for a while now, but this is the first time I've encountered this situation.]
Seeing this, Jin, as a Transmigrator, frowned in thought for a few seconds before coming to a conclusion.
[Jin: It's probably because someone in their world found the Dragon Balls and is about to wish them back to life, so they're being forcibly removed from the group.]
[Ace: No way! There are really balls that can revive the dead?]
Although Krillin had mentioned the Dragon Balls before, Ace and the others hadn't believed it.
'Balls that can grant any wish?'
'Isn't that too exaggerated?'
'The great treasure, One Piece, probably isn't that amazing, right?'
[Jin: @Master Roshi, @Krillin, Master, Senior Brother, take care! Good luck in the next World Martial Arts Tournament!]
As the person in the group who got along best with him, Jin really felt a bit reluctant to see Master Roshi leave.
And although he hadn't interacted much with Krillin, after learning he would have a beautiful wife, he knew he had to befriend this bald guy.
[Krillin: Goodbye, everyone. It's been a pleasure spending this time with you.]
[Master Roshi: @Jin, I have nothing left to teach you. What a pity, I haven't finished watching [Taboo Charming Mother] yet.]
[Jin: @Master Roshi, Honored Teacher!]
[Master Roshi: @Jin, Worthy Disciple!]
Watching the sentimental drama between these two, everyone else in the group had black lines on their faces.
'Two old perverts...'
[Ding! Dimensional Passage has opened. Group members can now enter [Dragon Ball World].]
Hearing the prompt from the group system, Jin couldn't help but be stunned.
'No, no way, starting with hell difficulty right from the beginning?!'