Chapter 22 - 21- Aftermath
With the escapade of the assassination of the Second Raikage, the war ended quietly.
It was kind of strange how eerily it ended. There were no treaties signed at all. Yes, no Kage dared to go and sign treaties after the news of the Gold and Silver Brothers’ attack spread.
Everyone just huddled back to their villages and started acting as if there was no war going on at all, and soon, there was a common consensus around the world -
The First Shinobi War was over.
Although I did not actually fight in this war, almost the entire time I’ve spent in this world was during it. So in a sense, this is the first moment of me living in a time of peace since coming to this world.
And the thing about peace is... it’s boring.
I know that sounds bad, but really, it’s kind of like all your accumulated adrenaline through years of anxiety vanishes all at once...
Sure, you may say I can only say that because I have a good background and all, and war is hell for most common shinobi - but hey, it is what it is...
But since there’s peace now, that means it’s the best time to train and grow - at least hit high or peak Kage - tier by the time the Second Shinobi War starts.
So, I stopped doing missions for a while. Not because I couldn’t handle them, but because Tobirama - sensei finally had more time to spend on me.
And he was shockingly just as obsessed with studying ninjutsu and implementing new policies in the village as I was with chakra control.
Free from his stressful job of acting as a commander for the Shinobi War, Tobirama - sensei started pushing my training harder. Not just in the "learn more and better jutsu" kind of way, but more in a strength + diplomacy kind of way - he was properly grooming me to be the next Hokage.