It's not just Kakashi Hatake.
The other Jonin were also doubting life upon hearing the news.
The war started too suddenly, catching everyone off guard, and ended too abruptly, leaving everyone with a lack of involvement.
"Although the wars in our memories are quite brutal, today's events..."
"There's absolutely no joy in this victory..."
"Hey, saying things like that is going too far!"
"I didn't mean it like that... I just feel like I didn't do anything..."
"Because we indeed didn't do anything..."
Other Jonin were also at a loss, wondering why they were even attending this strategic meeting.
Did this meeting serve any purpose?
No.
It did serve a purpose.
At least everyone can sit together and vent.
"Before attending the meeting, I discussed the brutal realities of war with my subordinates, hoping they would train hard before the war became intense, so they could survive..."
"Am I supposed to tell them tomorrow that the war, which just scared them to death, is already over? It feels like I might lose their trust..."
"They might ask... did a war really happen?"
"Lady Tsunade started a war with the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village on her first day in office, only to swiftly quell it within twelve hours. Won't the whole Ninja World hear of this and think it's fake news?"
"During the succession ceremony, I also seriously told Shikamaru that war is a terrifying thing, and many comrades might die around him..."
Nara Shikaku shrugged and chuckled lightly, saying, "I have to tell him at home that the war ended in twelve hours, but it's fine, at least we don't have to sacrifice too many comrades on the battlefield..."
"Lady Tsunade."
Kakashi Hatake sat in his chair, suddenly turning his head towards Tsunade, "The war ended within twelve hours, is it due to Kagura?"
"Yes!"
Tsunade quickly reacted, nodding repeatedly and solemnly said, "Everyone, don't let your guard down. It's because Kagura single-handedly took down the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Mist Village, bringing this victory to Konoha, so we didn't have to sacrifice too many comrades..."
Because this war seemed too short and frivolous, even Tsunade almost forgot how brutal it could have been if it truly broke out, and ending it so swiftly was all thanks to Akihara Kagura!
But...
She seemed unable to promote Akihara Kagura.
Just the feat of taking down two Ninja Villages and ending the war swiftly is enough to make Akihara Kagura the Hokage, but Tsunade had just become the Hokage on the first day, and resigning on the second day seemed a bit inappropriate, doesn't it?
"Let's adjourn the meeting!"
Tsunade waved her hand to signal the end of the strategic meeting, continuing, "Everyone, go back and rest early, and tomorrow, inform everyone in the village that the war has ended..."
The next day.
The villagers of Konoha were still immersed in their worries about the war.
They suddenly received the news that the war had ended, the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village had unconditionally surrendered to Konoha last night, making the entire mood in Konoha quite strange.
"This..."
"Did I not sleep well?"
"Could it be that I didn't just fall asleep but directly fainted and slept till the war ended?"
All the villagers were doubting their ears.
However, no matter what, the end of the war was a good thing for them, the only dilemma was whether or not to celebrate the victory...
Because...
This war didn't bring any suffering.
In fact, everyone didn't even have time to worry about the potential issues a war might cause before it ended as they were going to sleep last night, and the easy-to-come-by joy left them unsure whether it should be cherished.
Of course.
They were lucky.
At least they received the messages in the right order.
Inside the Cloud Village.
The Fourth Raikage, A, looked at the two pieces of intelligence on the table.
These two pieces were the latest intelligence gathered by people from the Hidden Cloud Village.
One was about the Hidden Sand Village's unconditional surrender to Konoha, and the other was about the Hidden Mist Village's surrender to Konoha, leaving people utterly confused.
"When did this war start?"
The Fourth Raikage's face looked a bit displeased as he pondered silently, "Could it be because of the death of that old Hiruzen of the Third Hokage?"
The last time, the Hidden Cloud Village sent information that there was chaos during the Konoha Village's Combined Chunin Exams and that the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen had passed away. The Fourth Raikage had been waiting for the outbreak of war but instead received news of constant peace talks from the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village.
Because of this.
The Fourth Raikage even dispatched people to intercept the envoys from the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village, wanting to provoke discord among the three Ninja Villages. This could also be beneficial in weakening enemy nations.
On the other hand.
The Fourth Raikage was also waiting for an opportunity.
To revitalize the Hidden Cloud Village, the Fourth Raikage had been constantly trying to acquire the secret techniques and Kekkei Genkai of various villages in the Ninja World, awaiting the opportunity for the rise of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Frankly speaking...
The Fourth Raikage believed that under his governance, the Hidden Cloud Village's strength surpassed all nations, but there hadn't been a suitable opportunity to rise as the overlord of the Ninja World.
Now...
Does it seem like an opportunity has appeared?
It seems like no opportunity has appeared.
"Lord Raikage!"
A dark-skinned female secretary came in hurriedly, setting down a document, "News from the Land of Fire, Konoha has a newly appointed Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, who has issued a declaration of war against the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village, starting a new Ninja World War..."