The Jade Sound Broadcast!
Iwagakure's broadcast volume was turned to maximum.
At the same time, Iwagakure activated its media power, broadcasting live into every household's television or radio.
The entire Konoha, no!
It should be said that the entire Ninja World, every household with a television or radio, could hear this surrender declaration!
"I, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha, deeply understand the general trend of the Ninja World and the current situation of Konoha. I intend to take extraordinary measures to resolve this extraordinary situation. I hereby inform my loyal villagers, please do not resist, cooperate with Iwagakure..."
"The Third Hokage has officially surrendered unconditionally to Iwagakure!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi held back his tears, his voice choked.
Mu nodded and then made another request.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, let's take a picture together!"
Mu said indifferently.
Subsequently,
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mu stood together and took the famous photograph.
Mu, tall, spirited, and radiant.
And Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking old, short, hunched, and full of sorrow.
The two formed a stark contrast.
Even though there was a significant age difference between them,
Mu's vigor far surpassed Hiruzen Sarutobi's.
It didn't look like a photo of the highest leaders of two Villages.
It looked more like Mu and his little follower.
.....
The sound and image were transmitted to every household in Konoha through radio and television.
The residents of Konoha Village were in an uproar.
Various emotions emerged: unwillingness, relief, resignation, anger, and so on.
The vast majority felt resigned; these were all Konoha residents.
Ninja were responsible for shedding blood, and they were responsible for logistics.
War was very tormenting for them.
They naturally did not want to continue fighting.
Burning Konoha to the ground was a slogan for Ninja, but they were just civilians; there was no need to burn it all down.
At this moment, in the Uchiha Clan compound.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi! Are you worthy of us?!"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi! Dog! Dog! Dog! You are a dog of Iwagakure!"
"Damn it, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
When they heard about the surrender, the most furious in Konoha were undoubtedly the Uchiha Clan!
Many Uchiha even angrily awakened their one-tomoe Sharingan.
Because Uchiha Madara had not defected and had not been accused of attacking Konoha; instead, he had died fighting alongside the First Hokage to protect Konoha.
Furthermore, Senju Tobirama felt indebted to the Uchiha, heavily relying on them during the First Great Ninja War, and Hiruzen Sarutobi also heavily relied on the Uchiha during the Second Great Ninja War.
Danzo Shimura also hadn't had time to ostracize the Uchiha.
Therefore,
The Uchiha Clan was now considered the "Konoha bedrock."
At the same time,
Sarutobi Shinnosuke also announced his surrender to Iwagakure.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, knowing the tide had turned, also surrendered to Iwagakure!
Minato Namikaze, after learning of this, was also forced to accept.
It wasn't that Minato Namikaze was weak; it was that Minato Namikaze also couldn't bear to see Konoha residents die.
The reason he chose to fight was to avoid casualties for Konoha.
But now, if they fought, Konoha would only suffer casualties.
It went against his ideals.
After Tsunade learned of Hiruzen Sarutobi's surrender, she resolutely chose to defect from the Village and leave Konoha.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, became part of the surrender duo with Sarutobi Shinnosuke, choosing to surrender to Iwagakure.
Jiraiya, after learning of the surrender,
also chose to leave Konoha.
However, Orochimaru stopped Jiraiya...
"Orochimaru? Why are you looking for me?"
"I don't have a surrendering comrade like you!"
Jiraiya glared at Orochimaru and said coldly.
Orochimaru, however, retorted without hesitation.
"That's enough, Jiraiya! The times have changed!"
"Even Lord Hiruzen has surrendered, what are you still holding onto? Unification is already the general trend, the wheels of history have already rolled over our faces..."
Despite Orochimaru's words, Jiraiya still persisted.
"Orochimaru, you are my friend, Jiraiya. From now on, we go our separate ways. The next time we meet, I will kill you!"
Jiraiya's gaze turned cold as he looked at Orochimaru.
(Some might think Jiraiya is too decisive here, but I actually believe Jiraiya is truly capable of this for Konoha. In the original work, when Jiraiya learned that Tsunade might do something detrimental to Konoha, his demeanor immediately changed, and he stated, "At that time, I will kill you!" When I saw that part before, I felt that Jiraiya was truly decisive for Konoha. Hiruzen Sarutobi would hesitate and even let Orochimaru go, while Jiraiya directly warned Tsunade, whom he loved most, saying, if you harm Konoha, I will kill you! So I think Jiraiya is flexible, similar to Hōzuki Gengetsu, who can be a fun-loving person, but when things happen, he is decisive.)
"Whatever..."
Orochimaru spread his hands, then looked into the shadows: "Lord Tsuchikage, I cannot persuade Jiraiya."
Jiraiya's pupils constricted sharply upon hearing this!!
What?! When?!
He hadn't sensed anything at all!!!
This terrifying invisibility jutsu!
"Jiraiya, you've grown up too..."
Mu's figure slowly appeared, his eyes calmly looking at Jiraiya.
"It's actually..."
Jiraiya's expression changed when he saw Mu, and his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Mu's oppressive presence was stronger than both his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hanzou!
Hiss! Strong! Too strong!
Mu looked at Jiraiya meaningfully.
In a trance, he saw the Jiraiya from Ōnoki's wedding, the one who said he wanted to write novels and have them adapted into TV dramas.
How nostalgic!
Speaking of which, he and Jiraiya still had an agreement.
That was, if Jiraiya wrote novels well, Iwagakure would produce his novels.
It's just that due to the war, it hadn't been very good.
"Jiraiya, you weren't so afraid of me when you were little!"
Mu looked at Jiraiya.
He could even hear Jiraiya's heart pounding from nervousness!
Jiraiya said nothing, just stared intently at Mu.
As if fearing that Mu would suddenly attack with Dust Release.
"Forget it, fearing a god is normal!"
Mu waved his hand.
The reason Mu came to find this guy was that he felt he could be controlled.
Jiraiya had some connection with his other pawn, Nagato.
Keeping Jiraiya might have other uses.
It's better than letting him jump around outside.
"Jiraiya, have you abandoned the residents of Konoha?"
Mu asked indifferently.
"No!"
Jiraiya answered directly and decisively.
"By leaving the Village, aren't you abandoning the residents of Konoha? Instead of leaving, you might as well stay and serve Konoha!"
Mu said loudly.
Jiraiya frowned: "Serve Konoha? Or rather, serve Iwagakure, right?"
"Don't ask the Warrior of Light such dark questions..."
Mu waved his hand.
"Second Tsuchikage, you go back! I will not serve your Iwagakure!"
Jiraiya said, then turned around directly.
"Oh?"
"Then... what if I arrange for you to star as the male lead in Iwagakure's new erotic AV series?"
Mu said meaningfully.
"Masaka!!!"
Jiraiya's eyes widened. It seemed he had no choice but to stay now.