Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 129 Rasa's Hidden Mist Strategy, the Third Hokage's Compensation

Just as Konoha was celebrating the return of its hero, a thousand miles away in the Land of Wind, the atmosphere in Sunagakure was as oppressive as the eve of a storm.

Although the inauguration ceremony has not yet been officially held, there is no doubt that Rasa will become the Fourth Kazekage.

In the dimly lit office of Fengying, Luo Sha rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling utterly exhausted.

His teacher, the previous Third Kazekage, disappeared without explanation, leaving the entire Sand Village leaderless.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the brutes of Kumogakure, led by the Third Raikage, launched a surprise attack on the Land of Wind.

If it weren't for his advantageous position in the Land of Wind, allowing him to successfully use Magnet Release to hold off the Raikage's attacks, Sunagakure would probably be dead by now—

Hey~

Even after defeating Kumogakure, Sunagakure's situation remained precarious.

Faced with the Third Raikage's attack, Sunagakure also suffered heavy losses of its high-end combat forces, and the stronghold under Pakura's command suffered even greater losses!

Not only was the base destroyed and the casualties heavy, but Yekura herself was also seriously injured.

Those who support Rasa have jumped out to demand that Yokura be severely punished.

If it weren't for Advisor Ebizo's strong advocacy against all opposition, insisting that "the village is in dire need of manpower and cannot afford to cut off its own arm," he would likely have faced severe accountability.

However, precisely because of this, those who originally supported Yekura's bid for the Fourth Kazekage fell silent instantly, and Yekura had completely lost her qualification to compete for the Kazekage title.

"Knock knock".

A knock came at the door.

"Come in."

An ANBU ninja knelt on one knee and presented a newly released intelligence report.

Luo Sha opened the scroll and quickly scanned the information inside. Finally, his gaze lingered on the words "Age: 14" for a moment, and his brows furrowed even deeper.

"So this is the foundation of Konoha, huh? I'm so envious—"

Luo Sha let out a long sigh.

Although White Fang is dead, the name of the Three Legendary Sannin still resonates throughout the ninja world.

Now, another Minato Namikaze has emerged who can fight on equal footing with the new generation of the "AB combination" of Kumogakure on the battlefield, and now there is another "Konoha Sand Wall" Aoba Yamashiro.

He didn't know how many people like that were left in Konoha.

It feels like the geniuses of Konoha are like chives in the field, they grow back after being cut down.

In contrast, the situation inside Sunagakure was a complete mess.

Luo Sha leaned wearily against the back of his chair, staring at the mountain of fiscal deficit reports piled up on the table, his temples throbbing.

Every number on the bill felt like a knife, stabbing deep into his heart.

Before he had even officially taken the position of the Fourth Kazekage, he was already heavily in debt.

After reading all the reports, he realized just how messy Sunagakure had become.

The village's finances are on the verge of collapse, and the war on the front lines is intense. Instead of thinking about how to overcome the difficulties together, the wealthy clans and ninja tribes in the village are fighting tooth and nail for petty gains, tightly controlling important positions in the village.

The ninjas on the front lines are risking their lives to save the village, while these giant rats in the rear are frantically sucking the village's blood!

A cold killing intent flashed in Luo Sha's eyes.

He knew that if he wanted to truly control Sunagakure and get the village back on track, these deeply entrenched ninja clans were the mountains he had to overcome.

Luo Sha slowly got up, walked to the huge map, and passed through the Land of Fire with light, finally landing on the land in the east that was isolated by the ocean.

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

Since the Second Shinobi World War, Kirigakure has implemented a strict policy of isolation, keeping itself out of the world and with very little information leaking out.

However, according to the scattered intelligence that the Anbu risked their lives to send back, there are now many internal conflicts within Kirigakure.

The Third Mizukage attempted to emulate Konoha's reforms, but faced strong resistance from numerous clans with bloodline limits within the village, making the reforms extremely difficult to implement.

But that was enough for Rasa.

"Since we can't gain any advantage from the Land of Fire, we'll have to try a different approach."

A cold, calculating glint flashed in Luo Sha's eyes.

A golden opportunity.

If the Hidden Cloud Village can launch a surprise attack on the Land of Wind from afar, there's no reason why the Hidden Sand Village can't do the same.

He turned to the Dark Division and gave the order.

"Pass down the order: given Yekura's failure to command on the front lines of the Land of Rivers, he is to redeem himself by performing meritorious service. Starting immediately, he, along with the ninjas of the Kazematsu, Ryuya, and other clans in the village, will be transferred to the front lines of the Land of Waters to be responsible for containing Kirigakure."

The ANBU ninja shuddered, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he immediately obeyed the order.

"yes!"

This is an open conspiracy.

They packaged up Yekura, their political rival, along with those disobedient ninja clans, and threw them all into Kirigakure to test the waters.

They won because of Rasa's skillful command, which weakened the power of Kirigakure.

If we lose, we can use the Hidden Mist Village to get rid of these internal parasites and political rivals.

Regardless of the outcome, he is guaranteed to make a profit.

This is war, this is politics.

The promotion ceremony was held in the open-air plaza of the Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stood on the balcony, dressed in his Kage robes, his face kind, as he personally read out the list of promotions before everyone.

"Yamashiro Aoba, for your outstanding performance and significant contributions on the front lines of the Land of Rivers, is hereby promoted to Jonin!"

The applause of the audience was thunderous.

Aoba stepped forward, accepted the Jonin certificate and the new vest, and smiled appropriately.

The Third Hokage looked at Aoba below the stage, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

This young man's growth rate far exceeded his expectations, and he even showed signs of the early days of the Three Ninjas.

After the ceremony, the third generation summoned Aoba separately.

The Hokage's office was filled with smoke.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat behind his desk, looking at the excessively young Jonin in front of him, his feelings were truly complicated.

"Aoba, thank you for your hard work this time."

The Third Hokage's tone carried a hint of guilt. "What happened to Shinnosuke was my oversight."

"Lord Hokage, you flatter me. Things can change rapidly on the front lines, and it's inevitable that a commander's judgment might be flawed. As a Konoha ninja, obeying orders is our duty."

Qingye looked respectful.

"I originally arranged for you to go to the front lines in Sunagakure specifically to help Shinnosuke, but I didn't expect him to get involved with Danzo."

The third generation sighed, "If he had listened to my arrangements, with you around, he wouldn't have—sigh~".

Aoba looked up, her eyes slightly red. "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama. If I had been faster or had sensed it earlier and arrived at the command post, Shinnosuke-sama and Ueno-sensei might not have sacrificed themselves!"

Upon hearing the name "Ueno," the third generation couldn't help but feel disheartened.

Yes, he lost his son, and Aoba also lost his beloved teacher.

"I will handle Danzo's matter, and he will not bother you again."

Upon hearing this, Aoba breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you, Hokage-sama!"

The third generation gave him a deep look, as if trying to discern something from that young face, but in the end he simply nodded, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

This young man was more mature than he had imagined.

He neither took the opportunity to complain nor showed resentment; he remained neither humble nor arrogant, striking the perfect balance.

"Your abilities have been recognized by everyone. The village will give you a month-long vacation to rest and recuperate."

As he spoke, he casually took a scroll from the drawer and handed it over.

"Also, this is my compensation to you. Take this and go to the underground chamber. You can choose to learn one ninjutsu from the Book of Sealing."

Aoba took the scroll, his face remaining expressionless, but a slight thought flickered in his mind.

The Book of Seals.

That's a forbidden technique scroll passed down from the First Hokage.

Although it was passed down from the First Hokage, most of the ninjutsu in it were invented by the Second Hokage, and it contains a lot of records of Uchiha ninjutsu.

In the original timeline, Naruto learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from the Scroll of Seals.

Aoba was also very curious about the Book of Sealing.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Aoba carefully packed away the scroll.

"Alright, go back and get some rest. Konoha still needs your strength."

The third generation waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

Qingye bowed and turned to leave.

As Aoba stepped out of the Hokage Building, he looked up at the sky.

He knew he had temporarily gotten through this hurdle.

As for the Third Hokage saying he would deal with Danzo, just take that with a grain of salt. If Aoba hadn't been familiar with the whole story, he might have actually believed the Third Hokage's lies.

After having a meal at her family's hot pot restaurant and checking the accounts, Qingye returned to her courtyard.

A month-long rest period was an invaluable window of time for him.

He has so much to do.

Lying in bed, Aoba gave the command in her mind.

"Chip, retrieve the data from the battle with Yekura."

[Command confirmed, generating —]

A blue holographic projection unfolds on the retina.

Aoba looked at the data, her brows furrowing slightly.

It must be acknowledged that every ninjutsu has its limits.

While the Sand Control Technique has a unique advantage in clearing large areas and changing the terrain, its shortcomings are also very obvious when facing truly high-level games.

Even if ordinary sand is imbued with Earth Release chakra, its physical limits are still there.

Faced with Yekura's Scorching Release, the sand would be easily melted. If it encountered the powerful penetration of Lightning Release, or an extreme physical attack like that of the Third Raikage, the sand's defense would be completely inadequate, as fragile as paper.

Moreover, the red sand, which is the core medium, suffered too much damage during the intense battle.

"The upper limit of the material quality of sand must be increased."

Aoba raised his right hand, and a ball of gray sand spun rapidly in his palm.

If you look closely, you'll notice a faint, cold metallic luster shimmering within this clump of sand.

This is the result of his preliminary experiment, in which he mixed high-strength metal particles into sand in a certain proportion.

As for why he could control these metals, it was because he mixed chakra metal into them, achieving a similar effect to "Magnetic Release." The drawback was that he couldn't extract iron from the ground anytime, anywhere like a real Magnet Release ninja.

And it's expensive!

He ground that huge piece of chakra metal down to the size of a fist, which broke his heart.

Another major issue is medical equipment. As his research progresses, without specialized instruments to work with the chips, many of his deductions remain in simulation and cannot be verified.