Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Before long, Qu Feng saw several heads peeking out on the horizon in the distance.

It was Rope Tree and his teammates who returned.

It seemed that nothing had happened; their running posture was healthy and normal, and they appeared to be uninjured.

When they all showed themselves, Toru realized that the leader of the three behind them was none other than the Third Kazekage.

What is the newly appointed Kazekage doing in Konoha? Nawaki and the others seem to be leading the way.

From a distance, Rope Tree saw Wind and kept waving, "Master! Don't fight! We're on the same side!"

Hearing this kid's outrageous statement, Qu Feng shook his head and relaxed a little.

"Master! Your disciple has returned from a mission. This is the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure. He has come to Konoha with important matters to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Toru was somewhat puzzled. Weren't they supposed to be discussing business matters? Why did the Hokage come in person?

Although Sunagakure's economy is relatively backward, it shouldn't be this backward.

Seeing that Qu Feng hadn't reacted for a while, Feng Ying felt a little embarrassed and took the initiative to extend his hand.

"Hello, Hokage. I am the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure. As your disciple just said, I have come here on important business."

Coming to his senses, Qu Feng smiled and grasped Feng Ying's hand: "I was momentarily out of line, please forgive me, Lord Feng Ying. You must be quite tired after traveling such a long way, right? Please come into the village and rest, then we can talk in detail."

Seeing the Hokage's good attitude, the Third Kazekage's worries lessened somewhat.

Chapter 342 The Hidden Sand Village Under Attack

Coming to his senses, Qu Feng smiled and grasped Feng Ying's hand: "I was momentarily out of line, please forgive me, Lord Feng Ying. You must be quite tired after traveling such a long way, right? Please come into the village and rest, then we can talk in detail."

Seeing the Hokage's good attitude, the Third Kazekage's worries lessened somewhat.

With a wave of his hand towards the ninja on the watchtower, the tightly closed gates of Konoha Village slowly opened.

Qu Feng then led Feng Ying into the village.

"We had not heard that Lord Kazekage was coming, and the village had not had time to prepare a welcoming ceremony. Please forgive us."

Kazekage waved his hand apologetically: "Lord Hokage, there's no need for that. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision for me to come to Konoha, so I came with your beloved student."

The villagers on the street saw Toru enter from the village gate, accompanied by a group of people. They recognized Nawaki; he was the grandson of Lord Hashirama.

But they really didn't recognize the person next to Qu Feng; they had never seen him before.

Seeing that he was talking to Toru, no one went up to disturb them. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that these people were wearing clothes from the Land of Sand, although they weren't wearing ninja headbands.

However, one can guess that it's pretty close to the truth.

The sudden visit from Sunagakure Village has sparked much discussion among the villagers.

However, Qu Feng had no time to worry about such things. He first arranged the Kazekage's accommodations, and the two agreed to let the Kazekage rest for two hours.

Formal talks will follow later.

Then, Toru went to Hashirama's house and told them about the Third Kazekage's sudden visit.

The specific details were provided by Rope Tree, since he was the one who knew the whole story.

“Grandpa, Master, when we went to Sunagakure to deliver our congratulatory gifts, we found that many buildings in Sunagakure had been rebuilt, and the outer sand-proof wall was also damaged to varying degrees. I suspect that it was attacked.”

Upon hearing this, both Hashirama and Torifu frowned. Sunagakure had kept a very low profile all these years, the kind of village that quietly accomplishes great things.

Moreover, the ninja world has been peaceful for the past few years, with no conflicts breaking out.

How could they have been attacked so suddenly?

This left Torifu and Hashirama completely baffled.

Moreover, as a major ninja village, its strength is undoubtedly top-notch, yet it was attacked so badly that even its sturdy sand-proof wall was breached.

This is somewhat unreasonable.

"This matter is quite strange. We can't figure it out by guessing here. You should go and have a good talk with Kazekage. He must have come here because of what Nawaki said."

Upon hearing this, Toru nodded in agreement. He thought so too. Otherwise, the Third Kazekage couldn't possibly come to Konoha in person to discuss business cooperation, could he?

That's just too unrealistic.

However, it was a bit late to get home at this time, so I could only stay at Hashirama's house for another meal and rest for an hour.

Once he regained consciousness, Toru left the Senju clan compound and headed to the Hokage Building conference room.

As soon as the door opened, Fengying was already sitting inside waiting.

"Lord Kazekage, you've arrived quite early. There are still ten minutes until the appointed time, so it seems you've come half an hour early."

Feng Ying smiled and shook her head: "No, I just arrived and you came in right after. Shall we begin now?"

“Of course, I heard from Nawaki that you want to further deepen trade communication with Konoha, but Konoha and Sunagakure already have a lot of cooperation. If the water is full, it will overflow.”

The Kazekage smiled wryly and said, "What the Hokage says is true, but please listen to my thoughts."

"Please say."

"Some time ago, Sunagakure was attacked by a mysterious force of only about a dozen people. They caused great damage to Sunagakure. Although no one was killed, many buildings were destroyed and a section of the sand wall was smashed."

"The trees that were purchased in Konoha Village were all burned to ashes that night. More than a decade of hard work was destroyed in an instant, and all the people of Sunagakure suffered a huge blow."

As he spoke, his voice was filled with anger, and every word was forced out through clenched teeth.

"Therefore, I hope that Konoha Village can export another batch of trees to us and open up more types of trade goods, such as our local handicrafts and knitwear."

When Toru heard the Third Kazekage's words, he was momentarily stunned. How could a mere dozen or so people have inflicted such heavy damage on Sunagakure?

Is it an unknown organization, or another major power?

"Is the Kazekage not in Sunagakure at all? How could a dozen or so ninjas have destroyed Sunagakure like this?"

Upon hearing this, Kazekage shook his head: "Of course I'm in Sunagakure. Not only me, but Elder Chiyo, the Second Hokage, and Elder Ebizo are all in the village. But those people are very strong. We can only hold some of them back and don't have the extra energy to deal with the others."

"Fortunately, they only damaged the houses and outer walls, and did not kill anyone, otherwise the entire Sunagakure would probably have become a hell."

After Fengying explained everything clearly, Qufeng immediately agreed to Fengying's request for cooperation.

"I am deeply saddened by everything that Sunagakure has suffered, so Konoha will do everything in its power to help Sunagakure rebuild quickly and will prioritize Sunagakure's trade with the highest priority."

Upon hearing these words, Feng Ying finally smiled slightly. Such a major event had occurred so soon after he ascended the throne, and the immense pressure weighed on his chest. How could anyone be happy?

However, his trip to Konoha to seek help yielded some results.

"Lord Hokage, I have another idea. Would you be willing to hear it?"

"Of course, please speak."

“These dozen or so people attacked our Sunagakure village, but they may not stop there. I suggest we share information about these people to avoid panic when a crisis comes.”

Actually, even if Fengying didn't mention it, Qufeng was planning to bring it up anyway, since it's a great way to get intelligence for free. The enemy is in the dark, while we are in the light, so we can't let go of any useful information.

Every piece of intelligence can increase our chances of winning by a tiny bit.

So why not take advantage of such a good thing?

"Of course, Lord Fengying is indeed farsighted. Then let's agree to share information. If we obtain any information about these mysterious people, we will share it immediately."

Kazekage slammed his hand on the table: "Good! Lord Hokage is indeed a straightforward person. However, this information is not suitable to be said verbally. I will write it down in a letter and give it to Lord Hokage in a moment. Please destroy it after you have read it."

Judging from the Kazekage's various actions, he was genuinely afraid; this was probably the biggest attack the Sand Village had ever suffered since its founding.

As a newly appointed Kazekage, encountering such a situation would definitely cause some panic.

Even those who seek wind go through this period, so it's understandable, and no one would laugh at him.

Chapter 343 The Wind Shadow's Thoughts

As a newly appointed Kazekage, encountering such a situation would definitely cause some panic.

Even those who seek wind go through this period, so it's understandable, and no one would laugh at him.

"Of course, Lord Kazekage, is there anything else?"

Upon hearing this, the Kazekage shook his head: "No, my greatest wish for coming to Konoha has been fulfilled. With the Hokage's support, the reconstruction of Sunagakure will definitely be accelerated."

"Lord Kazekage, you flatter us. With the strength of Sunagakure, we will complete the project quickly even without the help of Konoha. What we need to be most careful about is whether these mysterious people who attacked Sunagakure will reappear."

"The Hokage is right. You'd better be on guard to avoid any unforeseen disaster. I've already sent messages to Kirigakure and Iwagakure; hopefully, they won't be attacked."

Fengying had a worried expression on his face, but Qufeng didn't think he was really worried about the situation in the other two villages.

Or perhaps the Kazekage would be thrilled if they were attacked.

Sunagakure was already the weakest village in terms of strength and its economy was not as good as the other two villages, so this was undoubtedly a further blow.

The cost of rebuilding the village is not small, which will slow down the development of Sunagakure and widen the gap between it and the other two villages.

This is not the outcome he wanted to see.

But if the other two villages were also attacked, he would definitely feel very happy.

"If Lord Kazekage has nothing else to say, let's end our meeting here for today. I need to go and strengthen the defenses of Konoha Village."

Fengying stood up and said, "Alright, let's end it here for today."

The two walked out of the conference room together. As they left the Hokage Building, the Third Kazekage expressed his desire to meet with Lord Hashirama.

This is none of Feng's business, and besides, even as the Third Kazekage, he couldn't possibly assassinate Hashirama.

Furthermore, there was no motive whatsoever.

Therefore, Qu Feng did not stop him.

"Please do as you please, Lord Kazekage. My master has recently become engrossed in Naruto, so please forgive him if he has been neglectful in any way."

Hearing the words "take the wind," the Kazekage was somewhat surprised, as Hashirama should have been over seventy years old by now.

How can someone this age still play games? That's a monster.

"It was I who rashly proposed to visit Lord Hashirama. I am already very satisfied to have met him, so how could I feel that I have been neglecting him?"

Seeing that Fengying's attitude was quite good, Qufeng didn't bother chatting with him anymore.

Guided by the wind, Fengying headed to the Thousand Hands Clan's territory.

Qu Feng then returned to his office and issued an order that all patrolling and guard duty personnel should rest for a few days and were not allowed to work.