No matter how worried Ohnoki was, one thing he guessed correctly was that the Konoha troops from the Kingdom of Wind would not support other battlefields for the time being.
In the Battle of Mount Kikyo, Konoha suffered huge losses. At least more than 2,500 ninjas were killed, and a large number of ninjas suffered varying degrees of injuries.
If it weren't for Tsunade's slugs, this number would probably be doubled.
It is not unreasonable for Konoha to become the leader of the five major ninja countries and maintain victory in several consecutive ninja wars.
In addition to the abundant resources, the ninjas in the village are also really powerful. Each generation has a few that are enough to support the scene.
The most frightening thing is that Tsunade's generation is still on the rise, and the next generation of ninjas are starting to stand alone.
After the Battle of Platycodon Mountain, the Konoha ninja troops did not stay in Platycodon Castle, but retreated a little further so that Sunagakure Village would not be too sensitive.
After all, with a large army stationed not far from other people's villages, anyone would be nervous.
Konoha does not want to fight anymore with Sunagakure Village, so a slight retreat is inevitable.
Finally, on the third day, the Third Kazekage sent an envoy.
The purpose is self-evident, to seek peace.
Yes, Sunagakure sued for peace, sincerely sued for peace. Just as other villages in the ninja world thought, the war on this side of the battlefield was over.
After receiving the request for peace from Sunagakure Village, Konoha retreated again and directly withdrew its troops to Kawa no Kuni.
This is not the request of Sunagakure Village, but Konoha's initiative to evacuate.
Although I have stayed in the Kingdom of Wind for more than two years, this is really not a place for people to stay. Supply transportation is also a huge consumption, which is a test for Konoha's logistics.
The Third Ninja War is not over yet, so save as much as you can for the village.
However, all the Wind Country fortresses along the route were destroyed by Konoha. It is conceivable that these fortresses cannot be restored without a few years of effort.
Therefore, if Sunagakure Village wants to violate the agreement, it is impossible. Konoha can march in again at any time.
What happened after that was very simple. The two sides sent out the first batch of negotiation teams in full swing. Of course, the Hokage would not come forward for this kind of early contact, and the same was true for the opposite Third Kazekage.
The meeting between the two films will not begin until the basic conditions are negotiated.
October of the thirty-eighth year of Konoha.
Konoha held seven frequent meetings with the Suna Ninja's envoys before finally finalizing the peace talks.
Unlike Kirigakure Village, too many ninjas died in Konoha during the battle at Mount Kikyo. Even the Third Hokage was extremely angry.
Therefore, the agreement signed by Sunagakure Village is much more stringent than that of Kirigakure Village, but it is much looser than the agreement signed during the Second Ninja World War.
This gave Sunagakure Village a breath of relief.
Overall, the content of the agreement is nothing special.
In addition to Sunagakure submitting a formal letter of surrender to Konoha, signing an alliance treaty, and exchanging prisoners, the other issues were war reparations.
These were all expected by Sunagakure Village, except for one thing, the two sides had a dispute.
That was Shukaku's problem.
The importance of the tailed beast is self-evident, and it is also the ultimate power of Sunagakure Village. The focus of this agreement is that they hope to get the tailed beast back.
Sunagakure Village is unfortunate enough to say the least. During the Second Ninja War, they had to pay to redeem the Third Kazekage, and now they have to pay to redeem Shukaku.
But how could Konoha return Shukaku so easily.
Onoki is worried about the rebellion in Sunagakure Village, and Konoha is also worried. Sunagakure Village is the most untrustworthy. Every time there is a ninja war, they are the first to start one.
By keeping Shukaku in hand, Sunagakure Village can be contained.
Of course, this is just a perfunctory wording.
The real reason is that Konoha also needs Shukaku, the tailed beast.
The remaining two villages both had two tailed beasts, and they were also sent into the battlefield.
In order to balance the power, Konoha also wants to use the power of the tailed beasts, but it is absolutely impossible for Kushina to send it out, but Shukaku is different.
It's not my own thing anyway, so I won't feel bad if it dies.
The Third Hokage really had the intention not to let Shukaku return to Sunagakure alive.
That would be too cheap for Sunagakure Village!
Send it to the battlefield first and use it to death. Anyway, if you die, Shukaku will be resurrected in the end, and there is a high probability that he will be reborn in the desert of the Kingdom of Wind.
In this way, Konoha has completed the agreement!
After that, how the Third Kazekage was captured and how many ninjas were lost have nothing to do with Konoha.
Of course Suna Ninja disagrees with this, but Konoha is also very determined.
This is a very substantive item, and we can discuss other things, but this one, Sunagakure must agree to.
After the dispute between the two parties, Sunagakure still agreed. There was no way, the formality was forced, and it was impossible not to agree, but they also achieved certain results.
The Third Hokage guarantees that Shukaku will return to the Kingdom of Wind intact!
After the specific conditions have been negotiated, the next step is to have a meeting between the leaders of the two great ninja villages, the Hokage and the Kazekage. Only if the two people sign the agreement in person will it have the due effect, otherwise it will be a dead letter.
Soon, the two parties signed an agreement in the Country of Sichuan.
The war in the Kingdom of Wind has officially come to an end.
At the end of October, Kawanoguni's troops began to withdraw to Konoha in batches.
From commanders Orochimaru and Tsunade to ordinary genin, they will have a period of rest before entering other battle zones again.
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The surrender of Sunagakure Village can be said to be the turning point of the Third Ninja War.
After the war, Konoha's next overall strategy is not to choose to launch a large-scale war against Kumogakure or Iwagakure to directly force them to withdraw from the war.
The situation is just the opposite. Konoha is now one against two, and the situation is much better than at the beginning of the war.
Now, a protracted war would be more beneficial to the Fire Nation. After all, although peace is the focus, putting ninja first is the core and center.
As long as the current trend can be maintained, Konoha will be able to win in the future.
Therefore, instead of taking advantage of the enemy's weakness to attack, Konoha began to shrink its defense lines and adopt a defensive posture while maintaining a balance of combat power with the enemy.
At this point, the war has entered a relatively peaceful stalemate stage.
But this is probably the last calm. The next fight will be even more brutal.
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