After negotiating with Sand Village and Rock Village for so long, Kato Mitsukaze couldn't help but discuss the specific negotiation strategy of Wood Leaf Village with his father-in-law, Yuanfei RIzhan. During this period, Yuanfei RIzhan, of course, vaguely mentioned to Kato Mitsukaze that he wanted to promote him to be the Elder Advisor of Wood Leaf Village after the war.
In this regard, Kato Mitsukaze also guessed that Yuanfei RIzhan wanted to support him to compete with Shimura Danzo. Of course, Yuanfei RIzhan treated him like this, and he really treated him as one of his own people.
In addition, another reason why Kato Mitsukaze stepped down is that his wife, Tsunade, is finally going to return to the village.
The world is big, but his wife is the most important. Arguing with the Rain Village on the negotiation table is not as good as being with his wife, Tsunade. After all, the salted fish clone is just a clone. Although its function is basically the same as the main body, no matter how powerful the salted fish clone is, it doesn't have the function of giving birth.
In the end, Kato Imperial Wind's main body had to take on this difficult task.
Kato Mitsukaze didn't forget that at this time, his old classmate Hatsuki Shigeru's son, Hatake Kakashi, who is always masked, is already two years old today. His nominal age is three years old, and his and Tsunade's child is still missing.
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The Wood Leaf ninja troops led by Orochi Maru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade can be said to be the last batch of ninjas to return to Wood Leaf Village from the front line. In order to welcome these Wood Leaf heroes on the battlefield, the entire Wood Leaf Village organized a grand triumphant welcome ceremony under the leadership of the Third Hokage, Yuanfei RIzhan, to celebrate Wood Leaf Village's victory in the war against foreign forces.
Kato Mitsukaze did not stay in Wood Leaf Village and wait for his wife Tsunade to come back. After declining the task assigned to him by Yuanfei RIzhan to negotiate with the Rain Kages, Kato Mitsukaze rushed to the Northwest Stronghold's barracks at the front line to pick up Tsunade.
Kato Mitsukaze also participated in the triumphant welcome ceremony. As a Wood Leaf hero in the early stages of the Second Shinobi World War, he deserved this. Moreover, if Yuanfei RIzhan wanted to push him into the position of Hokage's Elder Advisor of Wood Leaf Village after the war, he would need Kato Mitsukaze to make an appropriate appearance in front of the ordinary people of Wood Leaf Village.
However, Kato Mitsukaze was used to being an idler, so he did not want to show off in front of the ordinary Wood Leaf villagers. In Kato Mitsukaze's opinion, if he wanted to show off, he should do it in front of the experts of the Shinobi World.
On the first day of their return to Wood Leaf Village, Kato and Tsunade made an appearance in front of the villagers of Wood Leaf Village with the triumphant return troops. After that, they did not really participate in the celebratory ceremonies that followed.
When the two of them reappeared in front of the Wood Leaf Village people, it was on the last day of Wood Leaf Year 39. It was at a public memorial ceremony held in Wood Leaf Village for their compatriots who had died in the Second Shinobi World War.
Kato Mitsukaze and Tsunade could escape from other ceremonies in Wood Leaf Village with a clear conscience, but for the public memorial ceremony held for their compatriots who had died, the two of them would not be so heartless as to be absent.
The two of them wore black funeral attire and appeared in the procession for the public memorial ceremony. When the two of them arrived, Yuanfei RIzhan was in front of the memorial monument, representing the senior leaders of Wood Leaf Village, reciting the funeral oration for the heroes of Wood Leaf Village who had died in the Second Shinobi World War.
"Today is the last day of Wood Leaf Year 39. Tomorrow, we will enter Wood Leaf Year 40. That will be the year of peace for Wood Leaf Year 40. War will forever stay in Wood Leaf Year 39."
"We can't forget who brought us this hard-won peace. Today, with great reverence, we are in front of the memorial monument of the war martyrs of Wood Leaf Village, we deeply remember the war heroes who had sacrificed themselves for the peace of Wood Leaf Village, and offer sacrifices to their hale and hearty souls."
"They are all excellent inheritors of the Will of Fire of Wood Leaf Village. Although they sacrificed themselves on the battlefield, the light of the Will of Fire that bloomed on their bodies will always shine on the entire Wood Leaf Village. Their names will always be engraved on the memorial monument, and the Will of Fire of Wood Leaf Village will be engraved in the hearts of all of us!"
Different from the excitement of the triumphant welcome ceremony the day before, the atmosphere of the public memorial ceremony was solemn. The atmosphere of the ceremony was different, but the same thing was that Yuanfei RIzhan said that the Will of Fire of Wood Leaf Village will never change.
At the end of the public memorial ceremony, Yuanfei RIzhan really did preach about the Will of Fire of Wood Leaf Village.
"As long as there are leaves dancing in the wind, the fire will continue to grow and burn. The shadow of the fire will shine on the village and make new leaves sprout."
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After the collective public memorial ceremony, the crowd did not disperse. Instead, they found their familiar compatriots who had sacrificed themselves to pay their respects individually.
Because of Kato Mitsukaze, Tsunade mainly stayed at the rear of the Northwest Stronghold's main camp on the battlefield, so there were not many compatriots who needed her to pay her respects individually.
As for Kato Mitsukaze, there were more people who needed to pay their respects individually. This was especially so when he led the Wood Leaf Village's main force to fight against Onoki and the Rock Village's army head-on. At that time, Wood Leaf Village suffered a lot of losses.
Now that the war was over, and Kato Mitsukaze had survived as the commander of that battle, there was not much he could do for his subordinates who had fought with him. However, Kato Mitsukaze could definitely do it if he had to pay his respects sincerely.
Although he did not prepare enough white flowers, Kato Mitsukaze could still give a sincere bow in front of the tombstones of the deceased.
Moreover, Kato Mitsukaze did not have to put on a show like Yuanfei RIzhan did. While paying respects to the heroes of Wood Leaf Village, he also had to transmit the Will of Fire of Wood Leaf Village to those who were still alive.
Kato Mitsukaze just wanted to pay his respects to those who fought with him and died on the battlefield.
The Wood Leaf Shinobi who sacrificed their lives were the biggest sacrifice of Wood Leaf Village's victory in the Second Shinobi World War, and they were the part of the Will of Fire that Yuanfei RIzhan said was burned.
Kato Mitsukaze, as a living hero of Wood Leaf Village, is superior to those who sacrificed their lives. Many of them, Kato Mitsukaze only knows their names, only a few of them left an impression on him and know what they look like.
However, this does not prevent Kato Mitsukaze from paying his respects to those who sacrificed their lives. Perhaps this is the reason why Kato Mitsukaze can't be a qualified guest.
After Tsunade accompanied Kato Mitsukaze to pay respects to everyone, there were only a few people left in the entire Wood Leaf Cemetery.
When the song ends and the people disperse, it's all a dream. Flowers bloom and fall, people come and go, it's all false!
When Tsunade took Kato Mitsukaze's arm and left the Wood Leaf Cemetery, the sky that had been gloomy for a day finally fluttered with snowflakes.
It's the season of Wood Leaf's snowflakes. The first snow of Wood Leaf's 39th year came on the last day of the year, and it came a little bit later than before.
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