From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 91: Sand Village's Preparation (6k)

Sand Hidden Village.

After several days of running and replenishing supplies at several logistics stations, Ye Cang and his group finally returned to the Sand Village after just a brief bandage.

But it brought bad news.

Basement meeting room.

The Third Kazekage, who had not been seen in the village, the front lines or other places for many days, was now sitting in the main seat in this secret basement, with a heavy expression, his fingers crossed, quietly looking at the task report summary submitted by Ye Cang.

Ye Cang, whose arms and thighs had not yet fully healed, was now sitting upright with scars all over his body.

Only after he finished reading the mission report in his hand did the Third Kazekage rub his brows with a heavy expression. Fatigue turned into red threads all over his eyes, and he was unable to recover for a while.

"The Uchiha in the sealed area, the terrifying giant, the hidden card of Konoha, the young man who can fight against the opponent and even fight to the point of heaven and earth breaking, and the sacrificed Rasa and Monzaemon?"

What happened in just two or three days really made him feel as if he had been hit hard on the forehead.

These are all things that are hard to imagine.

Even at this critical moment, he lost two of his generals in one go.

Whether it is Monzaemon or Rasa, they are both powerful people floating at the level of "Shadow" and will be respected no matter which village they go to.

But, he died in the hands of a young man from Konoha in an irresistible manner?

Konoha
He was really deceived badly.

After pondering for a long time, the Third Kazekage finally sorted out his thoughts, and nodded to everyone at the conference table:

"Although this action against the sealed land was proposed by Luo Sha, as Luo Sha's teacher, I have caused such heavy losses to the village, so I cannot escape the blame."

"The responsibility for the failure of this operation will be borne by me."

Hearing this, everyone present, whether it was Ebizo or Ye Cang, subconsciously pressed the table and said:

"Third generation sir."

The Third Kazekage simply raised his hand: "It is decided."

He knew exactly what this meant.

This meant that once the war was over, his position as Kazekage would almost be over.

However, the Third Kazekage was also very clear that if he failed to take responsibility at this time, and instead passed it on to the lower levels to wrestle with, causing various problems to become mixed up and unable to unite, the harm brought to the Sand Village would be far more serious than if he could not serve as Kazekage.

What's more, it is really questionable whether he can survive until the end of the war, so it doesn't matter anymore.

The Third Kazekage immediately shifted the topic to the next step and said calmly:
"The problem now is that we made a mistake in our strategic assessment of Konoha. They are hiding some cards that we don't know about."

"Yakura, have the spies in Konoha found any information corresponding to that young man?"

"Yes."

Ye Cang immediately replied: "After returning to the village, I drew his appearance."

"According to our spies, this should be a newly promoted jonin named 'Sawara Kiri', who is rumored to be the lover of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas. He has expertise in the lower body and is not 'Hatake Kakashi' as he claims."

"Newly promoted jonin."

After hearing this name and the subsequent series of related information, all the Sunagakure high-ranking officials present became more and more certain that this was a conspiracy deliberately set up by Konoha as a smokescreen.

Presumably, it is to have the final say when dealing with them.

How insidious, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Almost at the same time, this thought occurred to everyone present.

"Fortunately, this operation at least found information about Sawara Kiri."

The Third Kazekage said calmly, "The sacrifices of Rasa and Monzaemon were not in vain."

"If it weren't for them, when Sawara Kiri really appeared on the battlefield according to Konoha's original plan, we in Sunagakure would probably have to pay at least dozens or even hundreds of times the price."

“This is the only good news we have gained from this operation.”

"We can even think more deeply - is Sawara Kiri really the only information Konoha has hidden right now?"

"Besides Sawara Kiri, how many troops do they have hidden?"

After hearing the Third Kazekage's further question, everyone present fell silent.

In fact, before this, many people in the upper echelons of the entire Sand Village had doubts about the Third Kazekage's desperate decision.

In their view, it would be enough to rely steadily on their military advantage and continue advancing in the direction of the Fire Nation.

But now, after witnessing the deaths of Rasa and Monzaemon with their own eyes and realizing the insidiousness of Sarutobi Hiruzen, they were like hunters hiding in a dark forest, and had to think about his decisions in the most cruel and cunning direction.

Is this really all Konoha’s appetite is?

According to intelligence gathered by various countries, the current numbering of Konoha ninjas has already started with the number "seven".

This means that from the founding of the village to the present, the entire Konoha has had at least 70,000 ninjas in total - even now, they have not started a general mobilization, and the Ninja School is still continuing its six-year system.

Does this mean that they still have sufficient military strength?
So, did they leave a large number of ambushes on the front line in the direction of Sunagakure?

Where are these ambushes? What are they planning to do?
Almost at the same time, all the Sand Village leaders thought of one thing.

Konoha, does it want to swallow up the entire Wind Kingdom in one fell swoop?

Everyone raised their heads and looked in the direction of the Third Kazekage.

"It seems that everyone has thought of it."

The Third Kazekage's expression was as serious as ever, and he looked at everyone with his bloodshot eyes: "For the Fire Country and Konoha, who are in the Four War Zones, no matter how many wars they fight, they cannot solve the problem of being surrounded and weak."

"This is also the only thing that the other four nations can rely on to compete with the huge Konoha."

"That is why, for Konoha, the greatest benefit a war can bring is not to become the victor on a certain battlefield - but to completely change this disadvantage."

"As long as we take over the Kingdom of Wind, Konoha will have a large mine base and an outflanking route for the Kingdom of Rain and Earth."

"At the same time, we can also completely solidify our title as the strongest nation in the ninja world and command all parties."

Just imagining that kind of scene, the Sunagakure high-level officials present suddenly felt a chill down their spine.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, you hid it so well.

We thought you were an honest man, but we didn't expect that you were the disciple of the insidious Senju Tobirama.

This is the true teaching!
Thinking of this, Chiyo immediately said: "The current situation is so dangerous, why don't we contact the other three countries and launch an offensive against the Fire Country together?"

The Sandaime Kazekage said calmly, "After all, this is just our speculation - who would believe us?"

"You know, not only has Sahara Kiri not heard of this person in Sunagakure, but other countries have never heard of him. Even the people in Konoha Village think that he is a villain who relies on his lower body to get to the top."

"Such a genius is hidden to this extent. How terrifying is that?"

"At the same time, because of this, even if other countries learn of the relevant news, they will only think that this is an excuse for the Sunagakure to call on them to send troops because they can no longer support it."

Ebizo sat there and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Doesn't this mean that there is nothing we can do?"

Although they were in a strategically advantageous position, after a thorough analysis, they discovered that they were actually on the edge of a cliff and they didn't know when they would make a mistake.

This kind of psychological gap is really hard to bear.

"Do not."

"There is another way."

The Third Kazekage closed his eyes and said calmly: "First, we must be prepared to face failure."

"Leave some cards for the next generation of Sand Village."

"Secondly."

“Keep adding chips.”

Hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked at him in surprise.

Wait until the meeting is over.

The Third Kazekage sat quietly in the secret room, his hands covering his forehead.

Luo Sha is his most outstanding disciple and also one of his closest people. The two have a deep relationship like father and son.

In fact, the Third Kazekage had already made a plan in his mind that as long as Rasa grew up to be mature enough, he would let him inherit his position as Kazekage.

But now, he died on the battlefield before him.

How could he not be angry with such hatred?

However, as the Kazekage, he has a heavier responsibility.

Just as he was trying his best to suppress his anger and calm down, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Enter."

The Third Kazekage raised his head.

Outside the door, a slender girl with short light brown hair walked into the secret room carrying a huge sand gourd on her back.

There was also a trace of sadness that was difficult to conceal on the girl's face.

"teacher."

She called out softly.

Upon seeing this, the Third Kazekage forced a smile, revealing an ugly one.

But he soon realized from the girl's reaction that this was probably of no use, so he returned to his previous calm and serious appearance.

The girl in front of him is none other than Jialuo, the woman who will give birth to three children with Luosha in the future in the original world line.

At the same time, she is also one of the disciples of the Third Kazekage and has excellent magnetic escape manipulation skills.

Although she is not like her teacher and Rasa, who are able to innovate on the basis of Magnetic Release and manipulate substances other than sand, she is still one of the few geniuses among the current generation of young people in the Sand Village.

"Galulo, sit down."

Hearing this, Garuru came to the opposite side of the Third Kazekage.

However, as soon as he raised his head, he saw two scrolls placed in front of him.

As if he had thought of something, the sadness on Jialuo's face froze.

"Teacher, is this what's inside?"

"Ah."

The Third Kazekage nodded slightly: "Here is Luo Sha's body."

Hearing this, the girl's facial muscles involuntarily tensed and shrank, as if she was about to cry at any moment, but she tried her best to endure it, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists.

"Teacher, I"

Seeing her like this, the Third Kazekage couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He had actually noticed the feelings between them when they were younger, but he never exposed it, hoping that they would just let things take their own course in the future.

Who would have thought that when we met again we would be apart in life and death.

Thinking about what he was going to say next, he couldn't help but lower his head slightly, feeling vaguely that it was a bit cruel.

However, he was the only one who was suitable to say this. When the Third Kazekage raised his head again, his big hands had already slowly placed on the two scrolls and pushed them towards the girl in front of him.

"Galulo."

"Next, you will have to leave the battlefield, and even leave the Sand Village, and go to the secret realm I have prepared for you."

"Inherit Luo Sha's will."

Jialuo was startled when he heard this, and raised his head in confusion: "Teacher, what does this mean?"

The Third Kazekage's expression grew colder and harder. "This scroll contains Rasa's body, and the other contains the preliminary research and development information of the 'Human Puppet Technique' left by Monzaemon. Now all the contents have been released, and the team I assign to you will continue the research and development."

"According to his research and development process, the 'human puppet' must be created by someone with the closest mind and even chakra to it in order to exert its greatest power."

"Originally it should be made from a living person, but a recently dead person will do."

"teacher!"

Jialuo stood up suddenly, almost crying with anger: "Luo Sha is already dead, are we still going to desecrate his corpse?!"

The Third Kazekage simply looked at her calmly and said, "So, do you want Luo Sha's death to be in vain?"

"Galulo."

The girl's expression suddenly froze.

The Third Kazekage nodded at the scroll in his hand, his voice so calm that it was almost sad:

"Teacher, this is all I can do for him, for you, and for the Sand Village."

“This is the helplessness of the weak.”

"Whether it was during the first generation, the second generation, or now."

Whether it was the secret cooperation with the Daimyo of the Wind Country, strengthening the Sand Village at all costs, training talents and collecting ninjutsu for more than ten years, and going out to look for mineral veins in the desert in his spare time, all of these were done because of the weakness of the Sand Village.

He has worked hard to govern the country to this point, but as a mortal, this is really the best he can do.

"If I die, you will inherit the Kazekage."

"I'm sorry, Garuro."

After he said this, he didn't intend to explain anything further. Instead, he stood up from his seat and walked out of the secret room without looking back.

In the secret room, Jialuo was the only one left, staring in amazement at the two scrolls in front of him.

He was silent for a long time.

Three months later.

The war between the Fire and Wind countries is still going on.

However, compared to the previous mild and fiery collision, the intensity of the battle on the battlefield is obviously more intense now that the two sides have become "familiar" with each other.

"kill--!"

Accompanied by a sudden roar.

In the woods, which was silent a second ago, a series of dense running sounds suddenly rang out.

Countless kunai and shurikens flew out, and the Sand Village ninja wearing a khaki vest rushed out at lightning speed and launched an attack on the Konoha logistics team that was transporting supplies through this road.

In just a blink of an eye, several Konoha Genin walking in the front were knocked down by ninja tools. Only the captain, a Chunin, swung his ninja sword, and with two "clang clang" sounds, knocked away the shuriken shot at him. Then he immediately rushed in the direction of the attack, swung the blade in his hand fearlessly.

However, the war between Konoha and Sunagakure has already begun, and countless comrades, companions, and even relatives on both sides have died at the hands of the other side.

Even though this Konoha Chunin was brave enough and knocked down the two Sand Ninjas in front of him, he was unable to dodge the wind escape technique behind him.

With just a 'puff' sound, it was easily cut into two pieces.

But before the Sand Ninja who shot the arrow from the dark could feel proud, he was hit on the temple by a kunai.

Dozens of Sand ninjas lying in ambush on both sides of the road and a dozen Konoha ninjas protecting the logistics team collided with each other like two chaotic turbid currents, suddenly bursting out with ripples of blood and fire.

Unfortunately, the Konoha side, which was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, was ultimately outnumbered.

After just a few minutes of fighting, they were surrounded and killed until only three and a half people were left.

Just when they were filled with despair, a rune imprinted on the supply vehicle suddenly appeared.

In an instant, four figures suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield.

Under normal circumstances, a small team would have no impact at all on a melee of dozens of people.

However, just at the moment when those four figures appeared as if teleporting, the expressions of everyone on the battlefield, whether from Konoha or Sunagakure, changed.

The look on Konoha's side suddenly became excited:

"Team Sawara!"

The leading jonin of the Sand Village side looked pale:
"damn it!!"

Sawara Kiri stood in the center of the battlefield, one hand on his waist, looking at the scene in front of him that was repeated so often that he couldn't even get through it in the first trial, and couldn't help but mutter in a tired voice:

"You guys really don't learn from your mistakes."

The next moment, the flaming blade suddenly swept across the entire battlefield, cutting through the crowd of Sand Villagers like a wave, and opened a charred, smelly, bloody path.

Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Yayoi followed closely behind, using Sawara Kiri as the spearhead, and completely tore open the entire Sand Village formation from the front in one breath, taking a fierce bite.

Only the pharmacist Nono, who had been hiding at the back from the very beginning, jumped down carefully and began to treat the remaining Konoha ninjas.

At this moment, they all looked at these powerful men who appeared in front of them at the critical moment with fanatical expressions.

So cool!

Is this the overwhelming difference in strength?

They are truly the legendary Sawara team.

During these three months, the Sawara squad, who relied on the Nidaime's Flying Thunder God Technique to quickly support various battlefields, had already become famous on the front line against the Sand Village centered on Kikyo Castle.

The super special attack team composed of three senior ninjas was able to tear through any formation and escape any encirclement. They saved countless lives at the most critical moments.

Among them, Sawara Kiri's almost gorgeous 'Red Blade' is the most famous.

During these three months, the Sand Village side has even been known as the 'Red Sword Mist'.

According to rumors, he was a man whose body would not be stained with even a drop of blood no matter how fierce the battle was, as he would be completely charred by the flames.

Now, I finally saw it with my own eyes.

Even though the wounds on their bodies were extremely painful, these Konoha ninjas couldn't help but reveal looks of satisfaction when they saw the enemies who killed their comrades being annihilated.

The Sand Village ninjas, like a tide, continuously crashed into the front line formed by the Sawara team, but were quickly torn apart by the three of them.

Wherever he passed, there was blood everywhere.

In just a few minutes, the leading ninja on the opposite side had already issued the order to evacuate.

However, until the end, only those who ran the fastest were able to barely escape from the battlefield.

In the forest of the River Kingdom, all that remained were scattered, charred corpses.

"Are you okay?"

Sawara Kiri threw away the ninja sword in his hand that was already beginning to melt, turned around, and stretched out his hand towards the Konoha ninja whose half body was almost soaked in blood.

"Yes!"

The man was so excited that his eyes were red, as if he had seen his idol. "Thank you very much for your support!"

"That's natural."

"We are all ninjas from Konoha."

Sahara Kiri patted his shoulder comfortingly, helped him lie down on the carriage, and said a few words of comfort to him carefully.

The people around him all looked at him with envy.

Only when we separated did I secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Most of the so-called fanatical supporters of the strong have accumulated their support bit by bit through rescue efforts in life-and-death situations and comfort after the crisis is resolved.

The reason why Hatake Sakumo is so popular is closely related to his gentle, kind and caring nature.

Now, Sawara Kiri has also learned a lot.

It's a pity that no matter how fanatical such supporters are, they can't bring him any bond or heart points.

The reason is also very simple.

Bond is an equal, two-way, mutually giving connection. If you are really as fanatical as a fan, you will not be able to resonate with him spiritually.

Longing is the feeling that is farthest from understanding.

That's probably it.

When Sawara Kiri turned around, Namikaze Minato was checking the damaged supply vehicles with a very serious expression.

As if noticing Kiri-kun's gaze, Minato frowned and said:

"At least half of the supplies were destroyed. This time, all the supplies were food. The Sand Village side should have learned about our corresponding supply transport order from other channels."

A transport team jonin nearby also added: "The first wave of ninjutsu attacks were all directed at the transport vehicle."

Sawara Kiri and Minato looked at each other, both frowning tightly, obviously thinking of something.

"Damn spy!"

Sawara Kiri muttered softly.

Miss Yayoi couldn't help but feel a little worried, and whispered: "The situation on the second line of defense is becoming more serious."

Kiri and Minato could not help but remain silent.

Don't be fooled by the fact that their Sawara team is well-known and acts as if it can intimidate tens of thousands of Sunagakure troops.

In fact, the defenses of various battle lines were broken, and war reports flew into Kikyo City like snowflakes every day, most of which were bad news such as being surrounded, trapped, supply cut off, and front lines broken.

This situation is not incomprehensible.

With 30,000 against 10,000, it is not easy to fight like this.

What's more, there has been no support from the rear of Konoha until now, as if the defense line here has been abandoned.

Only Orochimaru, the commander-in-chief, still carries out dispatches as usual every day, and sends their team around like a fire brigade.

During this period, Minato has made great progress in the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Sawara Kiri now really wants to know how the world line of the original work managed to win in this situation?

As they were collecting the bodies of their companions on the ground and helping the wounded to the tree, the pharmacist Nono suddenly touched his temple, turned around and said to them:

"Lord Sahara!"

"Headquarters has notified us again!"

"Again?"

　First update!
　　I don't know if anyone has mentioned the ninja numbering issue. I'll say this in advance. In the early days of Kishimoto's work, the total number of ninja numbers was only over 0, but before the Fourth War he changed the setting and added a in the middle.
　　Now Naruto's ninja number has been reset to over 100,000.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)