I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

However, preventing the alliance between Sunagakure and Hoshigakure would also benefit him in avenging his father in the future, so giving them a little something in return wouldn't be a bad idea.

And

"That man is no pushover. Danzo wants to use war to enhance his prestige, but if Sunagakure really can't hold on and terminates the alliance with Hoshigakure, how could that man remain indifferent?" Tsunade thought to herself.

Sometimes, your enemy is the one who understands you best.

Tsunade had previously been very dissatisfied with some of her teacher's actions, and had even considered leaving Konoha.

But with Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, past mistakes were naturally replaced by the bond of gratitude between master and disciple.

Therefore, in order to avenge Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade did a lot of research on Naraku's information.

This also gave her a deep understanding of Naraku.

There was no mention of the possibility that pressuring Sunagakure might provoke Naraku's retaliation.

Tsunade pretended not to know Danzo's true intentions, went along with him for a moment, and then left the office naturally.

Did Danzo not know that pressuring Sunagakure might provoke Naraku's retaliation?

The answer is obviously no.

He simply chose to ignore it subconsciously, or perhaps he was just too confident.

Even though Naraku had many amazing achievements, and even demonstrated a terrifying assassination ability that was enough to silently kill Hiruzen Sarutobi within Konoha.

But Danzo was not particularly afraid.

He always had a mysterious confidence.

Just as he always believed that Konoha was the strongest, and that as long as he took the helm, it would be able to dominate all sides and stand proudly over the entire ninja world.

He treated Naraku in the same way.

Of course, his confidence is not without some basis.

For example, he believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was assassinated by Naraku simply because he was too careless.

Therefore, he now has a large number of people guarding him at all times.

They even found a barrier that could isolate space-time ninjutsu through the legacy of the Uzumaki clan, and set it up specifically in the Hokage Building and the Root organization base.

This meant that whether he was working during the day or resting at night, he was not afraid that Naraku would use space-time ninjutsu to infiltrate Konoha and assassinate him.

Chapter 120 Beheading Operation

Danzo was pleased that he could use the war to enhance his prestige.

Meanwhile, after leaving the Hokage Building and returning to her residence, Tsunade continued her treatment.

Inside the room, Tsunade stared intently at the blood in the glass container. Her face turned deathly pale, and she began to tremble uncontrollably, clutching her shoulders.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. It's just some blood. I'm a doctor. I've dealt with blood countless times before. I have to overcome this."

Forcing herself to keep her gaze fixed on the blood, Tsunade kept muttering to herself as encouragement, preventing herself from looking away from the blood out of fear.

The reason Tsunade gave up the competition for the Hokage position was certainly because she didn't have much desire to become Hokage at the time, but it was more due to her hemophobia.

But now, whether it's to avenge her teacher or to oust Danzo who unexpectedly rose to power, Tsunade is clearly working hard to treat her hemophobia.

Hemophobia is a psychological disorder.

Even Tsunade, known as a medical genius, could only cure hemophobia by overcoming her inner fear through sheer willpower.

Danzo acted swiftly.

Or rather, in order to expand his power as Hokage, he was eager to achieve victory in a war.

After forming an alliance with Iwagakure and ending the war, he immediately withdrew troops from this battlefield and sent them to the River Country battlefield where he was fighting Sunagakure.

In Sunagakure, with Pakura taking over, Chiyo, having handled her affairs, had already returned to the front lines of the battlefield.

When Konoha reinforcements arrived, the two sides immediately engaged in an even more intense battle.

Swish swish swish ~~~

A series of figures sped across the desolate desert.

"stop!"

They had traveled an unknown distance when suddenly, the leader raised his hand and gave a low shout.

Immediately, the dozen or so people traveling with him, including the leader, stopped in their tracks.

Aburame Ryoma gazed at the faint outline of Sunagakure in the distance, his eyes revealing a solemn expression.

He knew that the real challenge was yet to come.

Aburame Ryoma was Danzo's right-hand man.

The dozen or so people who came with him were also elites of the Root organization.

Just like Ryoma Aburame gazing at Sunagakure at this moment.

Their purpose in coming here was to assassinate Yoruichiro, who had just taken office as the Fifth Kazekage, on Danzo's orders.

That's right.

In addition to reinforcing the battlefield, Danzo's actions against Sunagakure also included a decapitation strike to assassinate Pakura.

Well, it's not fair to say that the decapitation operation was a mistake; it's just that Danzo was incredibly confident.

Perhaps he was encouraged by Naraku's assassination of Hiruzen Sarutobi, or perhaps he had lived in the darkness of Konoha Root for too long.

In short, although Danzo became Hokage, he still maintained his old habits in his actions.

Just like now, in order to increase his chances of winning, he thought of assassinating Ye Cang.

If it can truly succeed, then it is naturally effective.

Sunagakure has just experienced the death of a Kazekage; if the newly appointed Pakura is also assassinated...

This will not only cause Sunagakure to lose a top-tier fighter, but will also be a heavy blow to the overall morale of Sunagakure.

But only if it succeeds.

To assassinate the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and moreover, to do so within the village itself.

One can only say that anyone who dares to have such thoughts is either extremely capable or completely lacking in common sense.

Naraku proved himself to be one of the former through his actions.

As for now

As Ryoma Aburame gazed at the distant Sunagakure village, neither he nor the other Root members traveling with him noticed that several scorpions were staring at them from the nearby sand.

This is normal, though, since scorpions are extremely common in the desert.

However, Aburame Ryoma and the others did not know that the scorpions staring at them were called Death Scorpions.

War is a money-devouring beast.

Although the war against Kumogakure, which Rasa had planned, was interrupted by Pakura's rise to power, the current war with Konoha alone has resulted in caravans coming and going from Sunagakure every day.

These caravans were transporting various supplies needed for the war.

"Quickly, everyone speed up!"

"It's so hot! The weather in the Land of Wind is terrible."

"Stop complaining. It's not like we didn't pay you. Get back to work."

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This was a small caravan consisting of twenty or thirty people and a dozen or so camels, slowly making its way through the desert toward Sunagakure Village.

"The art of Nirvana Abode!"

Suddenly, just as the caravan owner was scolding the workers for their complaints, a large number of feathers began to fall from the sky above the caravan.

The caravan members were initially startled when they saw the feathers falling, but then, including the hired guards, everyone felt an intense drowsiness wash over them.

Thump!

All the caravan members fell asleep and collapsed on the sand.

This sudden turn of events startled the camels in the caravan.

"Certainly!"

A low shout sounded.

The moment the caravan members fell asleep, a figure sprang up from the sand beside them and used a freezing spell to bind all the panicked camels to their spot.

Swish swish swish ~~~

One after another, figures sprang out from the nearby sand, the leader of whom was none other than Aburame Ryoma.

Seeing the caravan members fall into a deep sleep, Aburame Ryoma waved his hand, and immediately, the members of the Root organization stepped forward to wake up the caravan members one by one. They then used illusion magic to hypnotize them and interrogate each person for basic information.

To assassinate Yekura, the first thing to do is naturally to infiltrate Sunagakure.

Ryoma Aburame chose to usurp the village's territory, disguising himself as a caravan transporting supplies and infiltrating Sunagakure.

"My lord, it's all better now!"