Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 146 A Flash of Inspiration!

"Lord Kazekage has decreed that from this moment forward, I will take full command of this area. The village will remember your contributions. You may return to the village to rest now; Lord Kazekage has other important tasks to arrange."

With a forced smile, Li Yi handed over a scroll stamped with the seal of the Kazekage, his tone revealing an undisguised smugness.

Yekura didn't immediately take the scroll; she just stared coldly at Rikiya.

She had long suspected that once reinforcements from the village arrived, they would seize the opportunity to take over her command.

After all, she had only just secured her position as Kazekage, and the higher her reputation became as a former rival, the more it would threaten Rasa's position as Kazekage.

Therefore, they will never tolerate her continuing to expand her gains on the front lines and will find a pretext to transfer her back to the village.

She never expected that Luo Sha would be in such a hurry!

They didn't even bother with the most basic formalities; the moment the reinforcements arrived, they immediately seized command.

Their eating manners were absolutely appalling!

"Lady Yekura, are you going against the will of the Kazekage?"

Seeing that Yekura was hesitant to take the scroll, Li Yi's face darkened, and his tone became threatening.

Yekura's trusted ninjas immediately gripped their weapons, their eyes filled with rage.

"Step back."

Ye Cang picked up his hand, stopping his subordinate's impulsive act.

She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and coldly snatched the scroll from Gravel's hand.

"Let's go!"

Yecang left with a cold remark and turned to walk towards the boats moored on the shore.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Ye Cang looked back at the island that she and her men had fought so hard to conquer. The sea breeze tousled her long orange hair, and her eyes flickered with a complex light.

Standing on the swaying bow of the ship, Yecang watched the island gradually recede into the distance, the place she had painstakingly conquered.

She risked her life for the village, even at the cost of infamy, but all she got in return was suspicion and exclusion.

Is the Sand Village, which she loves so deeply, really worth her continued loyalty?

She would never have had such thoughts before.

But now, for some reason, the image of that person carrying a gourd suddenly flashed through her mind.

Konoha 48th year.

The situation in the entire ninja world was like a pot of water that had been thoroughly boiled, turning into complete chaos.

Just as the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village were locked in a fierce battle over the death of the Third Raikage, almost to the point of tearing each other apart, no one expected that the Hidden Sand Village, which had been suffering setbacks on the battlefield in the Land of Rivers, would launch a surprise attack on the isolated Land of Water!

It must be said that Luo Sha does indeed have some vision and courage.

At first, the raid went so smoothly it was almost unbelievable.

Taking advantage of the internal turmoil and weakened defenses of Kirigakure, Yekura was dispatched to quickly occupy and control an island, like a sharp knife plunged into the western sea of ​​the Land of Water.

Originally, they should have been taking a steady approach and defending the island, but the Sand Village Jonin, Gravel, who took over command from Yekura, was not satisfied with the current situation and began to expand wildly.

At first, the Sunagakure army was indeed unstoppable, and in just half a month, it captured three islands of important strategic value in the surrounding area.

For a time, the Sunagakure front camp was filled with the joy of victory, and Gravel was especially ecstatic. When the news spread back to the Land of Wind, the entire Sunagakure village was plunged into a celebration of victory.

Rasa felt that his position as Kazekage was completely secure, as if he could already see the bright future of the Land of Wind's maritime trade routes being opened up and countless riches flowing into the village.

However, the Sunagakure's revelry did not last long.

They clearly underestimated the Water Kingdom's resources and overestimated their own capabilities in naval warfare.

Hidden Mist Village.

This ninja village, shrouded in thick fog year-round and adhering to the cruel "Village of Blood Mist" policy, has finally revealed its ferocious fangs.

On a moonless night, an intense, impenetrable fog suddenly enveloped all the islands occupied by Sunagakure.

Accompanying the thick fog were not ordinary Hidden Mist ninja, but seven strangely-looking Hidden Mist ninja.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!

This is an elite force led by successive Mizukage, specializing in carrying out the most difficult assassination and sabotage missions.

Legend has it that these seven men, working together, could conquer a small country in a single night, yet they have never actually been seen in action.

There was no fierce positional warfare, only one-sided slaughter.

Faced with these seven monsters who appeared and disappeared in the thick fog and killed without hesitation, the Sand Village ninjas, who were used to fighting in the desert, were like lambs to the slaughter.

(In reality, it wasn't just the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist; the Hidden Mist Anbu were also involved.)

In just one night!

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the thin mist on the sea, not a single living Sand Village ninja could be found on the four islands occupied by the Sand Village.

Blood stained the beach, limbs and severed bodies were scattered all over the ground, and the head of the gravel, which died with its eyes wide open, was casually hung on the flagpole at the highest point of the camp.

The eastward expansion plan of Sunagakure has been declared a complete failure.

Not only did they vomit up all the meat they had eaten, but they also lost the lives of thousands of elite ninjas.

The reputation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was thoroughly spread throughout the ninja world by this bloody massacre, becoming a nightmare for countless Sand Village ninjas.

The Land of Wind, Daimyo Prefecture.

"Bang!"

A beautiful white jade teacup was smashed to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Useless! A complete bunch of useless trash!"

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind, with his obese belly, pointed at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who was standing opposite him with his head bowed, spitting as he cursed loudly.

"Luo Sha! What did you promise me back then?! You said that as long as I gave you money and people, you could open up a sea route for the Wind Kingdom, you made it sound so rosy! What about maritime trade routes, what about a continuous stream of wealth! And now look at the result?!"

The daimyo pointed at Rasa's nose, spitting almost onto his face, "All my money is gone! Thousands of ninjas have been wiped out! Is this how you act as Kazekage?!"

Luo Sha lowered his head, his hands clenched tightly until his knuckles turned white, but he dared not utter a single word in rebuttal, and just let the great name point and curse at him.

He could feel the gloating gazes cast upon him by the nobles around him; their hypocritical faces seemed incredibly glaring at that moment.

"Luo Sha! You bear primary responsibility for this!"

"I just don't understand. Ye Cang was doing a great job on the front lines, capturing the first island. Why did you suddenly switch her back?!"

Daimyo grew increasingly angry as she spoke, her small eyes filled with frustration and dissatisfaction. "If Yekura had been in command, how could we have suffered such a crushing defeat! I think that woman, Yekura, is perhaps more suited to be the Kazekage than you!"

boom!

These words, like a thunderclap, exploded in Luo Sha's mind.

An uncontrollable rage and murderous intent surged wildly from the depths of his heart.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on the daimyo, golden dust swirling uncontrollably around his body.

Sensing the undisguised murderous aura, Daiming shuddered in fright and instinctively took two steps back, his angry expression instantly turning into terror.

"You—what do you want to do?! Rosa! Are you trying to rebel?!"

The surrounding samurai also drew their swords and nervously shielded the daimyo behind them.

Luo Sha's chest heaved violently, but he ultimately managed to suppress his murderous intent, and the gold dust gathered in his hand.

To take action against a daimyo?

He's not that stupid.

"Your Excellency, please calm down. But rest assured, I will definitely find a way to make up for this loss."

After speaking, Luo Sha bowed slightly, turned and walked towards the door, leaving behind two gold nuggets formed from gold dust.

The daimyo looked in the direction Luo Sha had left, his face a mixture of shock and anger.

After leaving Daming Prefecture, Luo Sha's complexion was no better than Daming's.

The words of Daimyo, "Yakura is more suitable than him," always lingered in his mind.

Several days later, the alliance negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure resumed.

Originally, because of the expansion of Sunagakure in the Land of Water, the representatives of the Land of Wind were quite confident at the negotiating table.

But now, Sunagakure has suffered an unprecedented defeat at the hands of Kirigakure, losing all its trump cards.

The Fire Kingdom representative keenly sensed the Wind Kingdom's weakness and immediately realized that the Wind Kingdom was now at its last gasp and had no way out. Forming an alliance with the Fire Kingdom was their only option!

Therefore, at this negotiating table, the representatives of the Land of Fire unceremoniously overturned the previous draft and made significant changes to the terms of the alliance.

They not only demanded that the Wind Kingdom reduce its tax rate by half, but also demanded that the Wind Kingdom relinquish control of some of its border resource points!

The Wind Kingdom delegation looked extremely grim upon seeing the new agreement, which was practically tantamount to "traitorous and humiliating treaties."

Rasa sat at the negotiating table, glaring angrily at the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, across from him.

"Hokage, is your Land of Fire trying to take advantage of our misfortune?! Don't forget that the Land of Wind is also one of the Five Great Nations. Even if Sunagakure suffered a setback on the front lines against Kirigakure, do you think Sunagakure is easy to bully?!"

Faced with Rasa's questioning, Hiruzen Sarutobi simply puffed on his pipe, exhaling a thick cloud of smoke, his wrinkled face showing no emotion whatsoever.

"Lord Fengying, this is merely the price we must pay to ensure the stability of our alliance."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained unmoved; although his attitude was mild, his stance was exceptionally firm.

Just as the two sides were arguing their points and the negotiations were about to reach a stalemate, a gambler's glint suddenly flashed in Luo Sha's eyes.

He slammed his hand on the table and made a request that surprised everyone present.

"Okay! We can agree to your terms!"

Rasa stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi. "But, since we are allies, at the very least, we must demonstrate trust!"

I demand that Konoha withdraw all its troops stationed on the border of the Land of Rivers! Only upon seeing Konoha's sincerity will we sign this agreement!

Upon hearing this, the representatives from Konoha frowned.

Withdraw troops first?

How can this be allowed?