Chapter 455: The Aftermath

In this attack on Konoha, there were serious casualties, and the entire Eastern District sank tens of meters deep, becoming an area that was difficult to repair. Looking from the sky, it looked like an apple with a big bite, the dark hole, Compared with the surrounding buildings, it looks particularly dazzling.

In this battle, nearly a thousand ninjas died. Fortunately, the civilians were evacuated in time, so there were few casualties in this attack, which was almost negligible. This was a blessing among misfortunes.

The funeral in heavy black tones was held as scheduled, with black clothes and umbrellas, but the weather was clear and cloudless, which eliminated some of the heavy atmosphere, but could not eliminate the shadows that were entangled in the heart.

The death of a person represents the fragmentation of a family, and the grief that can often only be experienced during war can be experienced again in this period of peace.

In the huge cemetery, people stood in groups, each holding a white flower in their hand, which formed a strong contrast with the black clothes.

Everyone faced the sculpture of the 'Will of Fire', while Minato, Sarutobi and others stood at the front, with their heads slightly lowered and their eyes closed, mourning in silence for all these misfortunes.

Luck and misfortune are intertwined in this cemetery. The unfortunate ones are buried in the darkness, while the lucky ones can still bathe in the light.

After the time of silence passed, people came out one by one to place white flowers under the "Will of Fire". After a while, a cluster of pure white flowers was piled up.

Uchiha Itachi raised his head and stared quietly at the flaming 'Will of Fire'. For the past few days, all that was turning around in his head were the images of that battle, the images formed by every second. It became frame by frame, a still picture.

These still pictures were arranged in front of him, like dozens of monitors juxtaposed in front of his eyes, and Uchiha Itachi spent all his idle time looking at these still pictures.

Powerful, powerful, and powerful.

Among countless words, only this word can be linked to those pictures.

Uchiha Itachi witnessed this battle with his own eyes, so his vision changed drastically, and he had a clear goal of becoming stronger.

Only the powerful that surpasses that kind of power can protect the things you want to protect.

If it had been more powerful than Ye Zi at that time, then Konoha would not have suffered such a big loss. This is a very simple truth, but it is difficult to define the gap. And that battle made Uchiha Itachi see the gap clearly. .

When you understand how far the gap is, you have the correct goal.

He wanted to join ANBU. This was his own decision without anyone's intervention.

The funeral is over, but the sadness here has become a song, and after it has lingered in everyone's hearts, the lingering sound will not fade away for several years.

Even if you are grieving for a lost family member or friend, you cannot stop, you still need to keep moving forward.

The finishing work after the attack was gradually on track, but the most troublesome thing was that the entire eastern district destroyed by Ye Zi turned into a deep pit dozens of meters deep.

Repairing the deep pit requires a huge amount of financial resources and manpower. After thinking about it, the upper management of Konoha gave up the plan to repair the deep pit in the Eastern District and planned to turn the deep pit into a huge artificial lake. After all, the Eastern District is part of Konoha, and It's not too small, so if it were turned into an artificial lake, it wouldn't look so out of place.

In addition to repairing the East End and resettling its residents, there are a lot of more troublesome things.

Minato was extremely busy, and then with the help of Sarutobi and Jiraiya, he began to deal with more important matters, while Kushina and Tsunade led the medical team to treat the injured day and night.

The deep pit that Ye Zi made before escaping injured most of the Konoha ninjas present, and some of them were more unfortunate and lost their lives in the pit.

As the number of injured increased, the pressure on the medical team increased dramatically. Even with day and night treatment, there were still many injured.

After an attack, the entire Konoha was in a state of intense aftermath.

Hokage's office.

"Although I have wanted to abolish the 'root' system a long time ago, I didn't expect this day to come so suddenly." Sarutobi, who has retreated behind the scenes, can still play his role as the previous Hokage.

Koharu sighed quietly and objected: "Danzo has always acted in extreme ways, but he is for Konoha after all. I think it is necessary for 'Gen' to continue to exist."

Sarutobi was silent, Minato was also silent, and Jiraiya curled his lips.

Men Yan said calmly: "You can change the system, but you can't abolish it just by saying it is abolished. Although the 'root' system does not have a 'human touch', it is undeniable that the value of 'root' is an indispensable part of Konoha. .”

"Ninjas are not tools. After Danzo's death, there is no need for 'root' to exist." Minato said suddenly.

Seeing Minato's clear statement, Jiraiya, who was rarely involved, immediately echoed: "It is undeniable that 'Gen' has indeed made a lot of contributions to Konoha, but more of them serve Danzo. Minions, this attack..."

At this point, Jiraiya snorted unhappily and said: "The 'Gen' member was ordered by Danzo, but he actually stood still. His heart is to be punished. If he hadn't caused trouble for Ye Zi and ended up defeated and killed, I would have inevitably wanted to find him." trouble."

Xiaochun and Men Yan frowned slightly when they heard this, but could not refute.

Gen faced the attack but stood still and watched the enemy cause havoc in the village. This was all Danzo's order.

Sarutobi shook his head slightly and sighed: "Since the person is dead, there is no point in talking about these things. It is better to think about how to deal with the 'root'."

After he finished speaking, he lamented in his heart that things are unpredictable. In the end, Danzo actually died in Ye Zi's hands. This may be retaliation.

Minato nodded slightly and said solemnly: "During this period, I will let the members who are loyal to the 'root' switch to the bright side, and the remaining members will be merged with the ANBU. This will be a major overhaul."

Danzo's death is a great opportunity to abolish the 'root' system. Minato, like Sarutobi, has always disliked Danzo's policy of training Anbu. It is too ruthless and inhumane. He has wanted to deal with this problem slowly a long time ago. .

However, with Danzo blocking the way, this matter is not easy. Even if you try to figure it out slowly, it is not that easy. But when Danzo's wall falls, things will become much easier. You can take some time to change it. 'Root' until it merges with the darkness.

The merger between the two will require many indispensable talents to serve as team leaders, slowly assimilate, and then slowly change.

In this regard, Men Yan and Koharu pondered for a while, but they didn't have any opinions. Their independent opinions were of course that it was best for the 'root' to continue to exist, but there was no second person in Konoha who was qualified for this position. It can be said that the group Tibet is unique.

Considering this, perhaps the merger of 'Root' and Anbu will produce different values.

Besides, they believed that Minato was an excellent Hokage and would have a way to handle this matter.

Sarutobi and Jiraiya naturally agreed.

Although "Gen" has sent a lot of ANBU talents since its establishment, the training policy is still difficult to overcome the hurdle in Sarutobi's heart. Now it is merged with ANBU and will get changes, that is the best.

Jiraiya hates Danzo very much, he hates Danzo very much. If the 'root' can disappear, he will definitely support it with both hands.

After discussing and finalizing each matter, Men Yan and Xiaochun left.

There were a few other things that Minato came out with, one was Kakashi's assignment, and the other was Uchiha Itachi's self-initiated application.