The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 300 The Stray Dogs of Konoha Village

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Kiba Inuzuka was panting heavily, his legs never stopping as he ran frantically forward through the forest.

"Woof, woof—"

Akamaru, who was running alongside him, suddenly stopped and shouted loudly to one side.

Kiba and the others quickly slammed on the brakes, pulled out their kunai, and faced the other side, ready to fight.

"Tch, what an annoying dog!"

A lazy voice came from behind the bushes, which immediately made the group even more nervous.

With a rustling sound of footsteps, a ninja squad parted the bushes and strode out. Just by looking at their headbands, you could tell they were from Sunagakure.

The leader of the Sunagakure ninja glanced at Kiba and the others, then sneered, "You guys are really pathetic!"

"He has no bounty on him, and there are no bloodline ninjas in his party. He's not worth killing at all!"

"I have no interest in killing you, but you can't let us come here for nothing."

"Hand over all your valuables and I'll let you pass."

"Damn it!" Kiba Inuzuka clenched his teeth, feeling deeply humiliated, but dared not retaliate.

Since the disintegration of Konoha, all the ninjas in the village have been like stray dogs, bullied wherever they go.

They had considered returning to the village, but it was now occupied by monsters called "Satori," making it impossible for ordinary ninjas to even get close.

As for everyone working together to eliminate the monsters, that's just wishful thinking.

Not only is there no Hokage in the village now, but even Lord Kazuma is nowhere to be found.

Those daimyo and noble leaders did indeed send people to try to rally the people and plan to retake Konoha Village.

However, the village ninjas had long lost trust in these guys and didn't believe their words at all, fearing that they would be used as cannon fodder and sent to their deaths in the village.

Even if some ninjas wanted to follow the nobles' orders for the sake of the greater good, the entire village had scattered, many people were missing and their whereabouts were unknown, and the village was completely unorganized.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, the people sent by the nobles were always inexplicably killed.

After this happened several times, the daimyo stopped sending people over. Instead, he sent those who were willing to obey orders to report to the capital of the Land of Fire and work under the daimyo's command.

But all the ninja clans' family businesses are located in Konoha Village. The capital is thousands of miles away. What will they do for a living if they go there?

Does this mean the family will have to rely solely on those mission commissions to survive from now on?

With that little money, they probably can't even afford dog food!

Although Konoha Village has fallen, the ranches and farms around it are still safe and sound; they just need someone to take care of them nearby.

So some unwilling ninja clans colluded with their friends and found a secluded valley a hundred miles away from Konoha Village to settle down temporarily.

A group of people banded together for mutual support, hoping to preserve as much of their wealth as possible.

However, this period of prosperity was short-lived. After news of the disintegration of Konoha Village spread, those greedy hyenas swarmed in and began to treat the area as their hunting ground.

Not only did the other four major nations send people to plunder, but even bounty hunters dared to come and try their luck.

If the remaining survivors of Konoha Village hide in the valley, they can live peacefully because they still have a lot of manpower and other ninjas are unwilling to risk attacking them.

The problem is that resources are scarce in the valley, and to live a normal life, one must travel to and from the surrounding farms and ranches.

However, once they go out on business, they are immediately targeted by various forces, and are subjected to all sorts of sneak attacks and ambushes, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.

Everyone knew that this was a slow process of bleeding them dry, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Finally, after holding on for a while, they couldn't hold on any longer.

After some discussion, the group decided to abandon their possessions here, take whatever supplies they could carry, break through the encirclement, and flee to the capital of the Land of Fire.

Naturally, they were intercepted and killed by various forces.

In the chaos of war, Kiba Inuzuka and his squad got separated from the main force and fled into this forest, but were eventually caught up by this group of Sand Village people and were even extorted.

"All our supplies were taken by the Cloud Village that we encountered before, and now we have nothing left."

""

Kiba Inuzuka said in a deep, gruff voice, his face dark.

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Sunagakure immediately became displeased. He raised an eyebrow and cursed irritably, "What a bunch of useless fools! They didn't even bother to bring extra valuables with them when they fled!"

"And another thing, when you're escaping, you should throw your valuables out in separate pieces to attract the enemy's attention. Don't you even understand such a simple principle!"

"They actually threw all their wealth to the people of Kumogakure at once, letting those barbarians benefit completely. How foolish!"

"We don't run away often, how would we know about such things?" Inuyagi retorted irritably.

Seemingly sensing the sarcasm in Kiba Inuzuka's words, the Sand Village ninja's face darkened, and he said ominously, "I think you're lying to us!"

"You all surely have ninja scrolls containing valuables hidden on you. Behave yourselves and let us search you, or you won't leave here alive today."

"What?!" Kiba and the others were instantly enraged, raising their weapons. "Don't think we're really afraid of you!"

"We simply don't want to fight you. Otherwise, why don't you come up here and try? Let's see who comes out on top!"

The Sand Villager tightened his grip on the puppet, glanced at Inuyasha and the others, and decided it wasn't worth fighting with these poor bastards, so he simply took a half-step back.

He snorted coldly and said with a dark face, "I'll assume you really have no money, but we can't have come all this way for nothing."

"Hand over any valuable ninja tools, explosive tags, or anything else you have on you, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

"You—" Kiba Inuzuka and the others were furious, but after careful consideration, they decided to continue to compromise.

They are no longer ninjas from the village, and they have no missions to complete, so they have absolutely no reason to continue fighting.

Even if we win, it won't mean anything, because the Sand Ninja forces will keep arriving to avenge these people.

However, they had no reinforcements from Konoha Village to rely on.

Moreover, if a fight breaks out here, it will alert other predators, who will definitely rush over as well, which will cause even more trouble.

If the village is gone, what could be more important than one's own life?

After a brief discussion, the group took out their spare short swords, kunai, explosive tags, and other items, threw them on the ground, piled them up, and then stepped back a few paces, waiting for the Sunagakure members to take them away.

The Sand Village man frowned, his gaze sweeping over the short swords in everyone's hands. Seeing their wary expressions, he knew he couldn't force them all to disarm, so he didn't press them further and simply waved his hand.

"Get out!"

"Next time you go out, remember to bring extra money for tolls, otherwise I won't be so easy to talk to next time."

Kiba and the others gritted their teeth, feeling incredibly humiliated, but dared not utter a word. They could only lower their heads and quickly leave, continuing their escape towards the capital of the Land of Fire.