Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 151 The Gambler Rasa's Madness!

Judging from the presence of this White Zetsu here, and its complete knowledge of the actions of the Hidden Mist Anbu, Aoba can be fairly certain that the Hidden Mist Village has probably already been thoroughly infiltrated by Madara Uchiha, as he is so familiar with the actions of the Hidden Mist Anbu.

It's even possible that before the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, was controlled by Obito using genjutsu, the current Third Mizukage had already become a puppet in Madara Uchiha's hands!

This explains why Rin Nohara was captured by the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu and had the Three-Tails forcibly sealed inside her, yet she was still so easily rescued by Kakashi in the heavily guarded Hidden Mist Village.

Even the pursuers from Kirigakure "just happened" to force them to a place where Obito could reach them!

All of this is not a coincidence at all, but a script orchestrated by Madara Uchiha behind the scenes!

The purpose was to make Obito witness Rin Nohara's murder, thereby causing Obito to fall completely into darkness. As for Rin's deliberate suicide by running into Kakashi, even Madara Uchiha couldn't have imagined it.

Back when I watched anime, I would just skim over these kinds of plots. Now, only when I'm actually in it do I delve into the underlying plot.

Although Aoba has now basically figured out the Uchiha's plans, he has no intention of interfering.

He is well aware of his own limitations.

Even now, despite having many trump cards up his sleeve, he still has no chance of winning against age spots.

If we really push that old madman too far, and he goes to the extreme, pulling out the tubes and activating the complete Susanoo, we can definitely chase him all the way from the Land of Water to the Land of Fire!

"Now is not the time to provoke the tiger; developing stealthily is the best strategy."

Aoba controlled the White Zetsu's body and activated the White Zetsu's unique Mayfly Technique.

The pale body slowly sank into the ground, leaving no trace, as if it had never existed.

Meanwhile, the underground caves of the mountain graveyard.

In the dimly lit space, only a few faint candle flames flickered.

The colossal Outer Path Golem stood in the darkness like a withered ancient tree, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.

Several thick pipes extended from the golem, connecting to an old figure sitting on a stone chair below.

Madara Uchiha slowly opened one eye; it was a scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.

"Has another White Zetsu lost contact? —"

Ban's voice was hoarse and aged, yet it still carried an air of looking down on everything.

He didn't care at all about the loss of a White Zetsu.

As for White Zetsu, he can produce as many as he wants as long as he has Gedo Mazo and Hashirama cells. Losing one or two wouldn't even make him frown.

All his energy is now focused on one person.

Ban slightly adjusted his posture, his gaze seemingly piercing through the thick layers of rock, looking into the distance.

"Uchiha Obito————"

"An Uchiha filled with love."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Ban's mouth.

He knows the Uchiha clan too well.

The power of the Uchiha clan comes from love.

The deeper the love, the stronger the hatred felt upon loss.

When that pure love is completely torn apart by this cruel world, endless hatred will instantly replace everything, dragging that innocent boy into the abyss of darkness.

At that time, the boy named Obito will become his most perfect representative in this world.

"It's almost here—the plan is about to begin."

The hoarse whispers echoed through the empty cavern, like a curse from hell.

The Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.

Fengying Building, office.

As Rasa sat behind his desk reviewing documents, a member of the Sunagakure ANBU appeared silently and knelt on one knee.

"Lord Kazekage, news has come from the Land of Water that Yekura has been confirmed dead."

The voice of the ANBU member was icy as he presented a scroll sealed with wax, saying, "This is a message from Kirigakure."

Luo Sha paused slightly in his hand holding the pen, then slowly put it down.

"Understood, you may leave."

After the shadows disappeared, Rasa leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

died.

-

The Scorching Release user of Sunagakure, a hero who once slaughtered his way across the battlefields of the Land of Water, died on an unnamed deserted island.

To be honest, the moment he received the news, Luo Sha felt a strange sense of relief.

He felt somewhat ashamed of his own ease.

When Luo Sha unfolded the secret letter and read its contents, his nerves, which had just relaxed, tensed up again instantly.

"asshole!"

boom!

Luo Sha slammed his palm heavily on the table, causing the documents on it to bounce up.

"A bunch of greedy bastards!"

Luo Sha's chest heaved violently, a surge of anger rising to the top of his head.

This secret letter came from the Hidden Mist.

The letter was written in an extremely arrogant tone, which could even be described as arrogance.

The gist is that while Pakura's death did bring some satisfaction to Kirigakure, the death of Pakura alone was far from enough to quell Kirigakure's anger towards Sunagakure.

After all, the crimes committed by Sunagakure in the Land of Water were not solely the work of Pakura.

If Sunagakure truly wants to form an alliance, it must demonstrate sufficient sincerity.

What constitutes sufficient sincerity?

Very simple.

Only after receiving a large sum of money and strategic materials will the Hidden Mist Village "consider" sitting down at the negotiating table.

Otherwise, Sunagakure is prepared to face retaliatory attacks from Kirigakure at any time.

"Compensation? Why don't they just rob us!"

Luo Sha gritted his teeth, and golden sand swirled wildly and uncontrollably around his body.

His original plan was to hand over Yekura in exchange for a reason to negotiate with Kirigakure. He didn't expect Yekura alone to quell Kirigakure's anger. As long as Kirigakure was willing to come to the table to talk, he could force Konoha to make huge concessions on the alliance agreement.

At that time, not only can the losses on Daming be made up, but also the existing reputation can be restored.

Now it seems he completely underestimated the appetite of those lunatics in Kirigakure!

He betrayed Yekura, but instead of getting the peace he wanted, he was treated like a pushover by Kirigakure, who took advantage of him and made exorbitant demands!

These lunatics who emerged from the blood mist have no intention of reconciling with Sunagakure!

From beginning to end, all they wanted was Yekura's life!

Negotiation? That's just a high-sounding excuse that Kirigakure has come up with for themselves!

A faint sense of regret arose in Luo Sha's heart.

It's not that I regret sending Yekura to her death, but rather that she died too young.

If he had known that Kirigakure was so unethical, he shouldn't have given away Yekura, a top-tier fighter, for nothing.

After all, that's Blazing Release: Leaf Village, the only high-level combatant Sunagakure besides him.

To lose so easily in the Land of Water would be a huge blow to the overall strength of Sunagakure.

But the thought only lingered in my mind for a moment before being replaced by a morbid sense of relief.

"It's better that he died early —"

Even if her death did not earn Kirigakure's goodwill, even if her sacrifice was worthless.

A living Sand Village hero is always a threat to his position as Kazekage.

That woman was so highly regarded in the village that even the daimyo had publicly stated that "Yakura is more suitable to be the Kazekage than Rasa."

As long as Yekura is alive, his position as the Fourth Kazekage will never be secure.

Now that Yecang is dead, his biggest threat has been completely eliminated.

As for the so-called "revenge" mentioned in the letter from the Hidden Mist Village, Rasa didn't take it to heart at all.

He casually tossed the scroll aside, and it was instantly pulverized by the gold dust.

"Hidden Mist? Hmph!"

Rasa admitted that Kirigakure's water-style ninjutsu and silent killing technique were indeed powerful, but they could only unleash their full potential in environments with abundant water and dense fog.

Let them try coming to the Land of Wind?

The perennially dry and hot desert climate is a natural nemesis of water-style ninjutsu.

In such an extreme environment, the Hidden Mist Ninja's Hidden Mist tactics will be severely weakened.

If those crazy bastards from Kirigakure really dare to cross the sea to cause trouble in the desert, Rasa wouldn't mind teaching them a lesson with gold dust!

The fog cover isn't the biggest problem.

What's really giving him a headache right now is the crisis coming from within Sunagakure itself.

The failure of the eastward expansion plan not only caused Sunagakure to lose thousands of elite ninjas, but also pushed the village's already fragile economy to the brink of collapse.

The various ninja clans also suffered heavy casualties in this war, and some have begun to publicly question his decision-making abilities as Kazekage.

Anti-war sentiment was rising, and various voices of discontent surged like undercurrents in the desert beneath the village.

What's worse, he also owes Daming a huge amount of money.

He personally went to the daimyo to obtain the military funds for the eastward expansion plan.

The plan has now completely failed. Money has been spent, and people are dead. It's unlikely that the Daming side will let this go easily.

If he cannot give the Daimyo a satisfactory explanation, even without the threat of Pakura, he still has a very high chance of being removed from the position of Kazekage after this Ninja War ends.

It should be noted that, because it is wartime, Rasa is not yet the true Kazekage, but only temporarily assumes the duties of Kazekage.

"We must find a way to break this deadlock —"

Luo Sha clutched his hair with both hands, his eyes filled with a desperate madness.

Just then, his gaze inadvertently fell upon another intelligence scroll on the corner of the table.

That was intelligence about Iwagakure's recent movements.

Intelligence indicates that Iwagakure adopted a strategy of breaking up large groups into smaller ones, sending numerous small teams deep into the borders of the Land of Fire to plunder wealthy civilian villages that lacked ninja protection, seizing large quantities of supplies.

Luo Sha picked up the scroll and became more and more engrossed in it. His breathing suddenly became rapid, and a madness unique to gamblers gradually appeared in his eyes.

Yes, the Land of Fire!

Everyone in the ninja world knows that the Land of Fire occupies the most fertile land on the continent, rich in resources and incredibly wealthy!

The wealth and resources plundered from just a few medium-sized towns on the border of the Land of Fire would be enough to cover the military expenses of Sunagakure for several years!

"If Iwagakure can do it—why can't Sunagakure?!"

A crazy and audacious idea quickly took shape in his mind.

No, we can't learn from the petty, thuggish fighting style of Iwagakure.

If you're going to rob someone, rob them the big one!