Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

then.

"What happened to Gaara?"

Luosha.

Chiyo sighed softly, unsure of what to say.

Maki quickly explained, fearing that Chiba might misunderstand.

"That's the newly built Chunin Exams office building in our Sunagakure village. It's planned to be used to expand the school, so there are some ninjas around there."

Konoha now certainly has the ability to challenge them. She had just observed them, and those Konoha boys were all quite impressive. Although their strength couldn't be determined without a fight, but...

Was Luo Sha wrong?

Have.

They came for themselves or for ninjutsu.

but.

Kurenai Yuhi's Jonin ranks were all promoted in recent years, and her strength, position, and influence among Jonin are relatively low. She can't even compare to Asuma, let alone Chiba.

Since the old man had already mentioned White Fang himself, Chiba felt embarrassed to stab him in the back again, so he refrained from saying anything like "the Sharingan is also very strong."

Puppet techniques?

Chiyo's eyes were bright and piercing, and she didn't look her age at all. Instead of being angry, she said with a smile, "That's right. Back then, White Fang's swordsmanship was very strong. Kakashi didn't practice it, but instead went to practice the Sharingan..."

Sunagakure will never win on this topic, because Sunagakure is so weak now...

Chiyo reflected on the past, then stepped up the stairs to the second floor.

There weren't many ninjas around; they were mostly ANBU from Sunagakure.

Given Chiyo's abilities, it's absolutely impossible for her to be so old and senile as to lose her mind. If that were the case, she wouldn't be able to come out again, and the possibility of her seeking revenge at this point in time is extremely low.

"Alright, whether you're Kakashi's student or something else, this time you're representing the Konoha team, right?"

"I represent not myself, but the allies of Sunagakure and Konoha. What have you done to the tailed beast inside Gaara?"

Chiyo clearly understood; her eyelids trembled, and her emotions fluctuated wildly.

But the biggest problem wasn't Rasa, but the quietly vanished Third Kazekage.

Chiba looked blank, completely unaware of what she was talking about.

After a few seconds, she pursed her lips.

She sighed inwardly.

Chiyo walked forward in silence.

He was curious about Chiyo's purpose in coming here.

Chiyo adopted a questioning attitude.

After following Chiba into the office, she pointed to a seat, indicating for Chiba to sit down, and then…

The sudden disappearance of the Third Kazekage, the strongest Kazekage, caught the entire Sunagakure village off guard, even raising suspicions about the direction of Konoha's attack.

He wasn't afraid even if all the ninjas from Sunagakure were around, let alone just a group of Sunagakure ninjas. What could these useless trash possibly do?

Will he kill himself with a puppet or use poison?

He wasn't afraid at all.

"That's true. Do you have any advice for me?"

"Go over there."

Chiyo glanced behind her.

Qian's expression calmed down.

Although there are other Jonin, in terms of status within the village, he is now higher than Might Guy and Asuma, while Kurenai Yuhi is completely out of the running.

That kind of aura and confidence is hard to cultivate.

The great war broke out as a result.

Chiba waved his hand: "It's okay, let's go."

"It's not bad."

Chiba is indeed the leader of the team—

More likely it is...

"Heh, others can't detect Shukaku's chakra, but I know a portion is missing. Only people from Konoha have come into contact with it..."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Chiba shook his head. "You are my senior, and I understand that you haven't kept up with the latest information, but you can't just say things carelessly."

"Heh, Gaara has never been anywhere except Konoha. Could it be that there's someone else here?"

Chiyo laughed in exasperation.

She had heard that this Konoha junior had no sense of shame, but after witnessing his shamelessness firsthand, she still couldn't help but want to curse him.

Shukaku's power has diminished.

Many people didn't notice this because Chiba did it very discreetly; unless you're an expert in these areas, you wouldn't be able to detect it.

At least--

Rasa did not notice the change in Gaara's condition.

Chiyo was able to discover Gaara not because she was better than Rasa in sealing techniques or tailed beast research, but because she was well aware of Gaara's previous situation.

Shukaku was very disruptive before, and Gaara couldn't get any rest at all.

What now?

I sleep very well every day.

Although Shukaku sometimes causes trouble, Gaara seems to be gradually able to suppress and even control Shukaku's power.

This is not normal.

After working backward from her initial guess and verifying the results, she quickly discovered that Shukaku's power had shrunk.

Chiba could not possibly admit it.

Faced with Chiyo's question, he nodded without hesitation: "It's entirely possible."

"???"

Chiyo took a deep breath.

Maki said from the side, "Chiba-kun, although our Sunagakure is not as powerful as it used to be, it wouldn't be good for Konoha to spread the word that we stole the power of the Tailed Beasts."

"No, you two have misunderstood, I mean it."

Chiba shook his head.

Then, he looked at Chiyo and Maki.

"You two must be very curious about how Konoha reached an agreement with Kirigakure and Kumogakure, right?"

"This should be a secret of your village, and we have no intention of inquiring about it."

Chiyo quickly replied.

Chiba smiled and said, "It's alright. I'm very kind-hearted. I can give this information away for free because of an organization, an organization that involves many S-rank rogue ninjas."

"What does this have to do with the theft of our Shukaku power?"

Chiyo didn't want Chiba to change the subject.

Chiba smiled.

"Of course there is a connection. First of all, the organization has a ninja who is very good at infiltration. You can verify this with Kirigakure. I don't think Kirigakure would need to lie about this kind of thing."

"Isn't Ao from Kirigakure? Why can't he sense it either?"

Chiyo still didn't quite believe it.

She was also familiar with the Byakugan of Kirigakure.

Chiba nodded, then added, "Ao also can't see it. Our village's Hyuga clan has verified it, and now he's dead."

"..."

Chiyo's eyes widened, slightly surprised, before she remembered the news she had just seen that day—

It is suspected that Otogami, a genin from Kirigakure, has mastered the Byakugan.

That makes sense.

The reason Kirigakure suddenly changed the host of the Byakugan was not because they wanted to cultivate the next generation, but because the previous generation's Ao had died, and they had to find another one.

Able to kill Ao in Kirigakure...

If such a person truly exists, then it is indeed possible to steal the power of a tailed beast silently.

She was speechless for a moment.

"Oh, and here's another piece of information: their target is the Tailed Beasts, and Naruto from our village is on the list. The ones in charge of capturing Naruto are Itachi Uchiha, a rogue ninja from our village, and Kisame Hoshigaki from Kirigakure."

Chiba continued.

Chiyo's mind raced.

She didn't believe Chiba's explanation, but if such an organization really existed, then the active cooperation between Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha would be more convincing.

Only when there are external enemies can everyone unite as one.

but……

"If it's really as you say, that he has the ability to steal chakra silently, why would he leave most of it for Gaara?"

Chiyo seized upon Chiba's weakness.

"Because he doesn't have the ability to take too much, the chakra would damage his physical condition and make him lose his stealth. In Konoha, they can only steal little by little."

Chiba then described some of White Zetsu's abilities.