Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 434 The Sand Village Council

Sunagakure (Sand Village).

The ninja world is currently in chaos, with all countries engulfed in war. Only the Land of Wind remains safe and sound, and even the Land of Rain, which sought to invade, has been stopped at its borders.

For the sake of the future of Sunagakure, Kazekage Sasori, who was still on the front lines, returned to Sunagakure and convened a meeting with everyone.

Inside the Kazekage Building, all the top officials of the entire Sunagakure village were present.

Scorpion was sitting in the Kazekage's seat with his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

Luo Sha looked at the other person sitting comfortably, his gaze filled with longing.

He's always wanted to become the Kazekage.

Two rows of people stood in front of Scorpion. One row consisted of pure-blooded humans led by Rasa, while the other row was made entirely of wood and metal, forming puppets.

The central aisle clearly separated the two factions, and they looked at each other with hatred.

The struggle between humans and puppets has been ongoing.

The meeting was silent as everyone waited for Scorpion to speak.

a long time.

The scorpion finally spoke.

"The current Fourth Shinobi World War is limiting our development."

They now control the entire country.

At the same time, they learned from the Land of Rain that internal energy sealing techniques can be used by ordinary people, so the personnel issue is no longer a problem, and recently the number of people who can increase their chakra has exceeded 10,000.

But this was followed by serious economic problems.

The Land of Wind is a severely desertified place where various materials are scarce. To obtain materials for making puppets, one must import them from other countries.

They are currently at war, and their largest supplier, the Land of Fire, is also in chaos.

The cost of obtaining materials increases exponentially; people need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, and puppets also need parts replaced.

Basically, they've reached their limit in terms of development.

"Scorpion said slowly."

"Therefore, for the development of the village, we need to occupy a piece of land in the Land of Fire."

If we could occupy territory in the Land of Fire, the benefits would be self-evident.

If they could open up markets in the Land of Fire, their economy would be significantly relieved.

"Then what about Orochimaru from the Land of Rain?"

Luo Sha asked in a deep voice.

Orochimaru is currently on the border of the Land of Wind. If they show weakness, the other side is likely to take a bite out of them.

"If we invest our resources in the Land of Fire, do you think Orochimaru will stand idly by?"

Scorpion coldly stared at Luo Sha, this subordinate who was always going against him.

"We can form a temporary alliance with the Land of Rain."

He was quite confident in persuading Orochimaru. According to the information from the Land of Rain, it seemed that Uchiha Kin was in complete control, but in reality, it was the legion commander who was maintaining the operation of the country.

Orochimaru can control the movement of the army.

"Let's not even talk about the fact that the entire ninja world is currently at war with the Land of Rain."

Luo Sha continued to question in a deep voice.

"Take the example of the three Dharma Body realm cultivators in Konoha, how could we possibly defeat them?"

Scorpion looked at Rasa and saw how she had completely refuted his words.

Scorpion was not good with words, and for a moment he was unable to refute her.

"Then what do you suggest?"

Scorpion immediately retorted with a question.

He is increasingly disgusted with the position of Kazekage. He thought it would help Konoha take revenge, but it has repeatedly dragged him down.

And there are a lot of troubles involved.

He's even considering defecting to the Land of Rain.

At the very least, they openly launched an attack on the Land of Fire.

Sasori was unaware of Hatake Sakumo's resurrection. The only village in Konoha that knew of his resurrection, for reasons unknown, completely suppressed the news.

While information about the Land of Rain is relatively easy to obtain, information about the various legion commanders is extremely difficult to acquire.

The legion commanders were like shadows in the past; they naturally knew they needed to keep their intelligence under wraps.

Otherwise, Sasori might not have been able to target Konoha so effectively.

Luo Sha scoffed, "You're the Wind Shadow, are you asking me that?"

Although it was just a simple question, it was actually a challenge to whether Scorpion was worthy of his position.

The other person's position was forcibly taken back from him.

"So you're dissatisfied with me?"

This made Scorpion realize that the other party's behavior was unusual, and that the other party's questioning today was definitely not that simple.

"Yes."

Rasa bluntly questioned Sasori's ability to become the Kazekage.

The scorpion's eyes narrowed slightly, and a woody brown light appeared on its body.

This made Luo Sha frown.

The color has changed.

Moreover, the other party did not bring out the living puppet that Fenfu had made.

This made him suspicious; could this guy have already exceeded his fortune limit?

Even so, Rasa is by no means inferior to anyone.

A golden light emanated from his body.

It was as if countless gold leaves were weaving something.

Scorpion laughed.

"So that's how it is. You've actually reached this level too."

Luo Sha's expression was calm.

But something about what the other person said also felt a bit off.

The brownish-wood light on the scorpion's body disappeared.

The gold leaf on Luo Sha's body gradually disappeared.

"In that case, go and defeat Orochimaru."

"I protect the Kingdom of Wind."

"Are you satisfied now?"

Sasori took a step back. If the other party could successfully defeat Orochimaru, then in terms of merit, the other party would be qualified to compete for the position of Kazekage.

"I will lead the Sand Village to victory."

Luo Sha's attitude also became respectful, which was exactly what he wanted.

If the two are roughly equal in strength, then the only option is to pursue fairness, and the other's achievements in becoming the Kazekage may even slightly surpass those of the First Kazekage.

He nearly destroyed Konoha, and was the first to seize control of the Land of Wind during a period of chaos, among other things.

If military strength is insufficient, then achievements must be made up for it.

He will gradually remove the scorpion from that position.

Pull it down.

"Yakura, let's go."

Luo Sha spoke, and Ye Cang, who was lost in thought, came back to his senses and led the human group to follow Luo Sha outside.

Yekura had no interest in such political struggles, and she even gave up the position of Kazekage immediately.

You'd be better off using this time to instruct your own disciples.

Until all humans have left.

That's why the puppets started cursing and swearing.

"These remnants of the old era."

The old-era humans and the new-era puppets of Kazegakure have always been at odds.

The puppeteers originally had the upper hand.

After all, they mature quickly, have long lifespans, and don't have as many fatal flaws as normal humans.

This has attracted many elderly people to join, and thanks to the wealth of the Wind Kingdom, these puppets have reached nearly half the number in the Wind Kingdom.

Most importantly, the leader of these puppets is Kazekage Scorpion.

As for whether Scorpion is a puppeteer, opinions vary, but as long as Scorpion stands up for puppeteers, they are Scorpion's most loyal supporters.

This caused humanity to suffer repeated defeats in the society of the Land of Wind.

But the appearance of Luo Sha changed their advantageous position.

They had already guessed that what followed would be a counterattack from the pure-blooded humans.

Scorpion listened to the puppets' complaints in silence.

His gaze, however, seemed to have a deeper meaning as he looked toward the doorway.

Luo Sha.

Do you really want this position?

A slow smile curved the corners of Scorpion's lips.

(End of this chapter)