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Chapter 203 Taking Down Sunagakure

Ning Yuan did train troops in the Land of Fire and produced a considerable number of modern weapons, but he did not use them.

Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi of Konoha is dead and the Uchiha clan is almost wiped out, there is no news from other villages. This is because Ning Yuan's information blockade is far superior to that of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He possesses Black Zetsu and 100,000 White Zetsu, enough to completely monitor the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

In fact, the fact that Hiruzen Sarutobi killed his son and Danzo without attracting the attention of other villages was thanks to Ningyuan.

But once modern weapons are used, the movement of vehicles on the road will be completely impossible to conceal.

Although Konoha Village has the strength to take on four opponents at once, why not use the easy mode?

Moreover, in Ning Yuan's view, the ninja forces of Ning's organization were enough to wipe out the other four ninja villages.

Nara Shikaku was extremely efficient; he gave the order at noon, and by the afternoon he had gathered 470 ninjas skilled in speed.

Of these 470 people, 160 were Jonin and 310 were Chunin.

"Are these people enough?" Nara Shikaku asked.

After all, this is an attack on an entire ninja village!

"The quality of soldiers is more important than their quantity!" Ning Yuan added.

The quality of an army is more important than its quantity.

Nara Shikaku fell into deep thought. Ning Yuan's words about the urgency of war had already surprised him, but he hadn't expected there to be more.

This organization leader seems to really know how to fight!

"Let's go!" Looking at the 470 ninjas in front of him who were looking expectant, Ning Yuan had no interest in speaking. He simply waved his hand and ordered the entire army to attack!

To avoid being discovered by spies from Sunagakure, the 470 people first retreated back into the Land of Fire, then crossed the Land of Fire to reach the upper reaches of the Land of Rivers, and finally crossed the Land of Rivers again, making a U-shape.

Kakashi led three genin from Konoha to Sunagakure, taking three days to travel the distance. Ning Yuan, on the other hand, led a group of elites skilled in speed, completing the journey in just eight hours.

It was 2 a.m.

At this speed, it will only take another 8 hours to cross the desert and reach Sunagakure Village.

"Rest here for one hour to replenish your strength!" Ning Yuan commanded from the edge of the desert.

This is clearly somewhat inhumane to ordinary people, and only some special troops can adapt to this kind of forced march without protesting.

But every ninja has that kind of endurance.

Some ate their ration pills, others drank water, and everyone took care of their needs in less than five minutes, spending the rest of the time sleeping.

Ning Yuan only gained the ability to fall asleep anytime, anywhere after his sleep was upgraded to level 2, but every ninja who has been through many battles has this ability.

Ning Yuan squatted at the edge of the crowd, dozed off for five minutes, and then regained his energy.

He held his longsword, gazing at the azure starry sky, and performed his guard duties.

However, the number of ninjas in Sunagakure was limited, and their battle lines could not be stretched out. Ning Yuan chose a position that was some distance from the Demon Poison Wall, and for nearly an hour, not a single ninja passed by.

Fifty-five minutes later, some of the ninjas woke up on their own, and the noise they made woke up the other ninjas.

There was no morning grumpiness, no complaints, no drowsiness; everyone was back to normal in less than a minute.

"Ninjas, they really are a terrifying bunch!" Ning Yuan watched this scene silently, but he did not intend to continue to maintain such a force.

The creation of such troops, like Bushido, is the result of brainwashing with a single ideology.

Such ninjas are not acting voluntarily; although they fight fearlessly, they lack initiative.

Ning Yuan prefers troops with strong ideas.

"Keep moving forward!" Ning Yuan said softly.

The 470 people, like a wisp of ghosts, quickly disappeared into the night.

3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock.

As dawn broke, the desert creatures, humans, caravans, and ninjas began to stir.

Ning Yuan activated his Byakugan, which allowed him to detect the presence of humans from twenty kilometers away and then dodge in advance.

But there is one thing that cannot be avoided.

That is, the Sand Village ninjas are getting closer and closer to the Sand Village, and their spawn rate is getting higher and higher.

Ning Yuan chose to capture them alive.

The conflict between Konoha and Sunagakure is not based on class hatred, and there is still a possibility of reconciliation. After unification, everyone will be one family and subordinates, so there is naturally no need to wantonly kill each other.

At 9:30 a.m., after climbing a sand dune, everyone saw a small black dot in the distance in the desert.

We've arrived at Sunagakure!

"Rest for half an hour to recover your strength!" Ning Yuan clapped his hands and built an earthen house to block out the scorching sun.

Soldier rations, water, check ninja tool bag.

Everyone was ready for battle.

The number of captured Sand Village ninja has reached 17. They are extremely anxious as they watch this scene unfold, but not only is their chakra sealed, but their mouths are also gagged.

Unable to speak, unable to use ninjutsu, and unable to transmit information, he could only watch as the group's momentum grew stronger.

Half an hour later, at the boy's command, they all headed towards Sunagakure.

Sunagakure was completely unprepared.

They didn't even set up a sentry post above the village.

The reason is simple: Sunagakure has never been attacked since its establishment. The vast desert is a natural defensive wall, and no one would bother to attack them without any benefit.

Even if the Wind Shadow had the foresight to set up such an observation post, it would be eliminated due to the village's lack of funds, rendering this useless position useless.

The Konoha army continued to approach until they were only 967 meters away from Sunagakure.

Here, those with better eyesight can already see the gates of Sunagakure opening!

"The gate is opening?"

Ning Yuan waved his arm: "Full speed ahead!"

Even a modern person could run 1000 meters in under three minutes, let alone a ninja who is skilled in speed.

Meanwhile, inside Sunagakure Village, a small team had just handed over their mission order.

"Chunin Haichi, team members Maki, Fujiko, and Satsuki. The mission is to investigate the water shortage problem at the Ii-ichi Oasis. No problem, go out!" The ninja guarding the door glanced at the mission sheet casually, then laboriously opened the door.

Actually, they wish they could keep this door open all the time; opening and closing it every day is really tiring.

But that won't do. If this door stays open, the desert winds will blow in, turning Sunagakure into a sandstorm.

Although the Sand Village is now covered in sand and dust.

"Squeak"

The gate to Sunagakure is built between two giant rocks, forming a passageway-like structure. Above the gate is another giant rock. If an enemy were to invade, the rope could be cut to lower the giant rock and block the passageway. However, Sunagakure has never used this device.

"We probably won't ever need it, since Sunagakure is so safe!" Genin Maki glanced at the boulder above his head, wondering if the rope had been replaced in time. What if the rope broke one day and the boulder fell and hit someone?

Coming to his senses, Maki charged out the door first, then shouted, "Hahaha, Jonin Maki is going to conquer the world!"

"Jonin?" A voice suddenly rang in his ear.

Maki blushed: "I was just saying!"

Then he turned his head away.

He saw a khaki-colored uniform.

Not from Sunagakure.

Online, there's a clean, fair face, untouched by wind and sand, and a headband that I recognize but have never seen in person.

"You are... Konoha ninjas!" Maki exclaimed in surprise, and then lost consciousness.

The next second, one after another, Konoha ninjas filed in.

Several Jonin knocked out the ninjas at the gate and took control of the gate, then quickly climbed up the village wall.

More ninjas followed them in, some carrying prisoners!

In less than 30 seconds, nearly 500 people had all passed through the gate.

"Boom!" The rock that countless people had worried about falling finally fell.

But it was put down by the Konoha ninja!

"What's going on?" A ninja who was near the gate heard the noise, opened the window and looked out. He then saw a Konoha ninja standing on his own wall!

"Am I seeing things?" The ninja rubbed his eyes, and when he looked again, the Konoha ninja was already right in front of him!

"Get out here!" The ninja grabbed him by the ear, pulled him out of the window, and threw him into the street.

He wanted to resist, but then he saw a Hyuga clan ninja on the street point at him from afar, and his chakra became immobile!

The Konoha ninja worked together, forming groups of three: one Jonin and two Chunin, and two groups of three went to investigate a house.

A house usually only houses one family, and even if the whole family are ninjas, they are no match for six ninjas.

Because Ning Yuan had activated his Byakugan, he had already scouted out the distribution and strength of all the ninjas in Sunagakure. The people he sent there were definitely capable of defeating them.

Such a big thing has finally been discovered by Sunagakure.

However, their response was essentially nonexistent.

Because no one had ever attacked Sunagakure before, Sunagakure had no experience in dealing with such things, no prepared measures, and when such a thing happened, there was no one who could make a decision!

Moreover, there are no capable fighters in Sunagakure right now!

In the war against Sunagakure, Konoha only deployed civilian ninja forces, with almost no ninja clans involved.

As for Sunagakure, not only were the four leaders—Chiyo, Ebizo, Rasa, and Pakura—on the front lines, but almost all of Sunagakure's capable ninjas had also gone to the front lines. Those left behind in the village were mostly the elderly, women, children, and Chunin/Genin.

If this were Konoha, there's a chance things might go wrong; who knows, some genin might suddenly unleash their full power.

But this is Sunagakure, and Chunin and Genin are just Chunin and Genin. Without any surprises, they were all gathered on the street with almost no power to resist.

Another group, seeing the situation was not good, tried to escape by climbing over the wall, but the fastest group of ninja rushed into the city wall and had already surrounded the entire Sunagakure village!

Half an hour later, in Sunagakure, at the Kazekage's office building.

"Lord Ningyuan, all the remaining ninjas of Sunagakure have been captured! The total number is no more than 542, including 1 Jonin, more than 20 Chunin, and the rest are all Genin," a Konoha Jonin reported gleefully.

His name is Inuzuka Ki, and he comes from the Inuzuka clan.

"The Sand Village has really mobilized its entire force to fight against the Leaf Village. Is this all the ninja they have in such a large village?" Ning Yuan shook his head. This is simply reckless militarism!

What if we encounter someone who loves annihilation warfare and wipes out your main force? Wouldn't that mean the Sand Village would be gone?

"Gather the civilians under surveillance as well!" Ning Yuan said. "Also, send that Jonin to deliver a message, telling the main force of Sunagakure at the front what's happening here!"

"Yes!" Inuzuka Ki nodded excitedly.

When he first accepted the mission, he was somewhat distrustful of Ning Yuan, feeling that the new commander-in-chief was just joking.

But after actually conquering Sunagakure...

Lord Ningyuan, I want to be your dog!

Although I don't know why they should inform the enemy's main force instead of massacring the city, since it's the superior's order, I just have to carry it out.

Inuzuka Ki rushed out, while Ning Yuan picked up the documents on Feng Ying's desk and began to read them.

He didn't care about the Wind Shadow's secret techniques, such as Magnet Release or Wind Release; he knew them all.

As for puppetry? Sasori of the Red Sand has far better options; he joined the organization long ago!

Ning Yuan was more concerned about the livelihood, finances, and economic affairs of Sunagakure Village.

The village of Sunagakure has a total population of only 20,000, but nearly 5,000 of them are ninjas. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire village is a soldier.

The Sand Village's income almost entirely depends on funding from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and the number of missions the Sand Village can receive is pitifully small.

"No wonder the Sand Village couldn't hold out any longer once the Daimyo cut off their supplies."

Sunagakure Village is not only short of money, but also of water.

There is a large spring inside the village, and two more springs outside the village. These three springs, one large and two small, are the source of all the water for Sunagakure Village.

The limited water resources are a major reason why Sunagakure's population cannot grow.

The fact that springs are so rare and important means that if Ning Yuan were to act unscrupulously, he could easily destroy them. In that case, if Sunagakure were to run out of water, the village would simply collapse without any fighting.

Is lacking money and water enough?

That's not all!

Sunagakure Village is still short of food!

Water resources in Sunagakure Village are scarce; there isn't enough for their own drinking needs, so growing crops is out of the question.

Therefore, Sunagakure Village relies mainly on food transported from outside.

The area around Sunagakure is all desert, which means that the cost of transporting food is extremely high, and the price of food after it arrives in Sunagakure is naturally terrifying.

It is worth mentioning that Ning Yuan discovered that the company that had been supplying food to Sunagakure Village for many years was actually a state-owned enterprise under the Land of Fire.

In other words, the money that Sunagakure received from the daimyo was basically taken by the Land of Fire.

Ning Yuan suddenly realized why Sunagakure had dared to confront Konoha for more than two years.

From the perspective of food transportation, since the front line is closer and Sunagakure Village is farther away, the cost of transporting food to the front line is much lower than the cost of transporting food to Sunagakure Village.

In other words, even though Sunagakure was at war, they actually spent less money because the cost of transporting supplies was lower.

"She's really a master at saving money!" Ning Yuan was speechless.

Putting down the documents in his hand, Ning Yuan sorted out his thoughts and had an idea of ​​how to take down the Sand Village ninja.

(End of this chapter)