Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

He had just returned to the village when he received some unexpected news.

"Old Zi has disappeared?"

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Onoki's brows furrowed instantly.

Rōshi is the Four-Tails Jinchūriki of Iwagakure, and one of only two Jinchūriki in the village.

How could they suddenly disappear?

"When did this happen?"

"Shortly after you left the village, we discovered signs of a battle about 30 kilometers away. According to the testimonies of nearby residents, we saw ninjas wearing black cloaks with red cloud patterns."

A black trench coat with red cloud patterns?

Onoki's pupils suddenly contracted!

Is it possible...

……

at the same time.

In a dark underground cave.

The demonic statue of the Outer Path stood with a massive body as large as a withered tree, and several illusory figures stood on its outstretched fingers.

The blue dragon head, resembling a hydra, emerged from the mouth of the Outer Path Demon Statue and enveloped Lao Zi's body.

The latter was letting out a painful roar as the chakra belonging to the Four-Tails was being stripped away and absorbed into the Gedo Mazo.

Hiruko, who had returned to the organization, was swallowing hard as he watched this scene.

"Why are you the only one who came back? Where's Scorpion?"

Noticing Hiruko's Konan, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Hiruko and Scorpion's mission is to capture a tail.

Before setting off, Hiruko vowed to bring Ichio back, but now only one person has returned?

"According to the original plan, we should have successfully captured the One-Tailed Beast, but then Namikaze Mirai suddenly appeared, and we were no match for him at all. Sasori, Sasori also..."

Hiruko didn't continue speaking, as if she were grieving for the unfortunate scorpion.

If the scorpion that he kicked off the bird's back saw this scene, it would probably be so angry that it would pounce on him and want to devour Biruko alive.

"You encountered the future turbulent waves?"

Xiao Nan's face instantly turned ugly.

She was very clear about Namikaze's future strength.

That's someone even Nagato has suffered a defeat against.

"Yes, I was lucky to escape from him. Sasori wasn't so lucky; his puppet was completely controlled by Namikaze Mirai."

Xiao Nan remained silent.

If Hiruko failed for other reasons, she could naturally punish her according to the organization's rules. However, if they encountered Nagato, even he might not be able to win easily, let alone Hiruko and Sasori.

The original plan was to wait for Hiruko to bring back the One-Tailed Beast, and then absorb it along with the Four-Tailed Beast that Nagato had captured.

Now that the One-Tailed Beast has failed, will forcibly absorbing the Four-Tailed Beast cause any problems?

Xiao Nan felt uneasy.

Fortunately, the situation she feared did not occur.

The absorption by the Four-Tails ended safely and without incident.

Having lost his tailed beast, Old Purple was devoid of any life force. His eyes rolled back, his mouth was open and empty, drool dripping from it, and he looked completely broken.

Pain's eyes, rippling like waves, lingered on Old Purple's corpse. Since the last battle in the Land of Fire, when all six Paths of Pain were wiped out, creating new Six Paths of Pain had become Nagato's top priority.

The corpse of a Jinchūriki is a good choice.

The Pain created from the corpses of ordinary ninjas was far more powerful!

"Hiruko, where's the One-Tailed Beast?"

Pain glanced down at Hiruko.

Stared at by the same eyes as the Sage of Six Paths, Hiruko felt as if he were carrying a mountain on his back, and under the immense pressure, his breathing almost stopped.

"Leader, we have encountered the turbulent future..."

He repeated what he had explained to Konan. Before returning, Hiruko had already polished this explanation countless times.

The details are reasonable and can withstand scrutiny, except that the scene of kicking himself off Sasori of the Red Sand is cleverly omitted.

Besides herself, only Namikaze Mirai probably noticed that scene.

Given Namikaze Mirai's personality, there's no need for him to make a big fuss about such a trivial matter.

"Now that Scorpion is dead, your next partner will be him!"

As Pain finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a brown hood and a kind-looking face emerged from the shadows.

"My name is Shennong, please enlighten me."

Finally, I can get rid of that idiot Scorpion.

My adventure was worthwhile.

Shennong? He seems like an easy guy to handle.

"My name is Hiruko, and I am a rogue ninja from Konoha. Nice to meet you."

Hiruko laughed heartily.

Chapter 159 Sasori of the Red Sand, Join Konoha!

Onoki's departure plunged all the high-ranking Sand Village officials into silence.

Many of the militants who harbored hatred for Namikaze Mirai and wanted to avenge their fallen comrades in the Third Shinobi World War were now cowering like turtles, afraid of being noticed by Namikaze Mirai.

Even someone as strong as Onoki suffered a great loss if he wasn't careful, let alone them.

If you accidentally provoke this ruthless person and he sets his sights on you, the consequences will be worse than death!

The previous Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa, suffered a crushing defeat against Namikaze Mirai, which he couldn't accept, leading to a mental breakdown and him going insane.

Even Chiyo, who wanted nothing more than to devour Namikaze Mirai alive, had to abandon her thoughts of revenge after witnessing firsthand how Namikaze Mirai intimidated Onoki.

In the three wars, her carefully cultivated puppet army was almost completely wiped out, all thanks to Namikaze Mirai.

She would never let go of any opportunity for revenge.

But reason told her that if she really did that, the consequences would be dire.

The vast Sand Village, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, actually submitted to his power alone.

Wrong!

So frustrating!

But what can you do if you don't feel aggrieved?

If you can't beat them, you have to submit; that's the way ninja villages survive.

Taking in the changing expressions of the Sand Ninja around him, Pakura, as the Kazekage, pondered for a moment, trying to steer the conversation back on track.

"Hokage, let's continue our conversation. Sunagakure is willing to pay a price to buy rice from Konoha."

Sunagakure Village is short of food, and the Land of Wind has scarce arable land and precious water resources, let alone the opportunity to grow rice.

In the ninja world, only the Land of Fire is a major rice-producing country, earning it the reputation of being the granary of the ninja world.

She was just about to discuss the purchase of rice when she was interrupted by Onoki. Now that Onoki has left, they can discuss the matter again.

"Kazekage, Sunagakure possesses a vast treasure. If you, Kazekage, can unearth this treasure, Konoha can exchange it for enough food."

"Treasure? What kind of treasure doesn't even exist in Konoha?"

Namikaze Mirai's words successfully piqued Yokura's interest.

Of the five great ninja villages, Konoha is the most prosperous and has the richest resources.

Sunagakure is the complete opposite. It is a desert village with scarce resources, lacking water and food, and is the poorest of the five great ninja villages.

The wealthiest village, Konoha, now envies the poorest village, Sunagakure.

This surprised Yekura. Could it be that Sunagakure really had some precious resources that even she didn't know about?

"oil."

Namikaze Mirai pondered for a moment.

"oil?"

The strange and unfamiliar name made Ye Cang freeze.

Oil? What is that?

Never heard of it.