Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 106 It's time to make someone take the blame.

The Land of Wind.

The sandstorms outside Sunagakure Village were still quite strong.

Sasori used his Mind Control Sand technique to control Maki and Yura, two Jonin from Sunagakure. From then on, Sasori could be said to know almost everything about Sunagakure.

Furthermore, by leveraging the influence of Maki and Yura, they proposed that since the Fourth Kazekage had died, Sunagakure would temporarily lack a successor, and therefore they should abandon their pursuit of Amegakure to avoid triggering a war.

Most importantly, Sasori can also use Maki to keep track of Gaara's information.

When the Akatsuki organization gathers all the information on the Tailed Beasts in the future, Sasori will be able to directly capture Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, through Maki.

"You can go back now!"

Sasori's fingers twitched slightly, controlling Maki and Yura to turn towards Sunagakure, sealing the memories in their minds.

"As expected of Scorpion!"

Deidara praised Sasori's technique highly: "Although it's not as good as my explosive art, it still has its merits."

"...If you can't speak properly, then shut up."

Sasori glared at Deidara with displeasure.

Having perfectly resolved the issue of the Fourth Kazekage's death in the Land of Rain, Sasori and Deidara did not hesitate and planned to leave to return and report to Pain.

By the way, have Pain deliver a message to Uehara Naraku, telling that brat to return to the Land of Rain on his own and not to bother Sunagakure anymore.

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Deidara scratched the back of his head sheepishly and winked at Sasori: "I know very well how to respect elders and seniors."

"..."

Sasori of the Red Sand swallowed the words he had just swallowed.

Deidara seemed heartless; after shutting down Sasori with a single sentence, he tossed out his large white bird: "Sasori, let's go!"

"…snort!"

Sasori snorted coldly, slowly climbed onto Deidara's white bird, and the two of them took off into the air, slowly disappearing outside Sunagakure.

After they left.

A figure silently emerged from the ground.

Uehara Naraku watched as the large white bird disappeared from sight, frowning. "Isn't Sasori going to see his grandmother?"

I never expected Sasori of the Red Sand to be so capable.

While Uehara Naraku was dealing with Orochimaru, Sasori of the Red Sand had already resolved the troubles in Sunagakure, which was a bit unfortunate.

This directly disrupted Uehara's plans.

"In that case, we'll just have to make someone take the blame."

Uehara Naraku tapped his arm with his fingers, glanced up at Sunagakure, and then sank back into the ground.

late at night.

Uehara Naraku secretly found out the situation inside Sunagakure.

With the death of the Fourth Kazekage, there were no capable ninjas left in Sunagakure. In addition, they suffered heavy losses in the Land of Rain, so the Sunagakure had no choice but to ask Chiyo and Ebizo to return to the fold.

Granny Chiyo's prestige remains, and she will temporarily take charge of Sunagakure as an advisory elder until the Fifth Kazekage is selected in the future.

Ebizo, who had previously assisted the Kazekage in taking charge of the Sunagakure Anbu, also regained his original position and resumed his role as a high-ranking member of Sunagakure.

The night grew deeper and the moonlight grew brighter.

Moonlight streamed into Ebizo's room, and a hand quietly floated out from the wall, placing a note on his desk.

However, as the hand retracted into the wall, it casually tossed out a pen, waking the sleeping old man.

Even though Ebizo was old, he remained incredibly alert.

The next second, the old man flipped himself up, and a kunai fell into his palm. His eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, now looked exceptionally bright.

"Who goes there!"

After a while, Ebizo cautiously looked around his room, his gaze landing on the note on the table, and his expression instantly changed.

Who exactly broke into his room?

And without anyone noticing, they left a note on his desk. If it were a ninja from their own village, there might be room for negotiation…

What if it's an enemy...

That would be too dangerous for the higher-ups in Sunagakure!

Things don't always go as planned.

When Ebizo opened the note, his expression turned extremely grim, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, because there was a simple swirl-shaped mark drawn on the back of the note.

That's the mark of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

Ebizo remained silent for a while before deciding to do as the note said. He put on his clothes and headed to the secret meeting place indicated on the note.

In the oasis outside Sunagakure.

This place was originally the hermitage of Ebizo and Chiyo.

Since they returned to Sunagakure, this place will likely be sealed off soon, until Chiyo and Ebizo retire for the second time and return here to live in seclusion.

Today, an unexpected guest arrived here.

When Ebizo arrived from the village, he saw an old man sitting in the room with his upper body wrapped in bandages.

Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Konoha Roots.

Danzo Shimura was Ebizo's greatest rival in the past, and also the dark side of the ninja world who repeatedly brought Sunagakure to the brink of crisis.

Ebizo slowly sat down at the table, his voice somewhat gloomy, and said, "It's been a long time, Danzo. I didn't expect you to have the audacity to arrange a private meeting with me."

"Sunagakure is very weak."

Danzo Shimura slowly poured himself a cup of tea and placed it in front of Ebizo: "If the Fourth Kazekage hadn't died, even if my men had been able to deliver the invitation to you silently, this place would probably be surrounded by the Anbu by now, wouldn't it?"

Ebizo glanced down at the tea, but did not choose to accept it.

Danzo Shimura seemed to have sensed his meaning and smiled, saying, "Don't doubt it, I'm here to cooperate with you this time... Those young people in the ninja world are too hot-tempered and always think that cooperation will harm their interests. In fact, cooperation is the only way to achieve a win-win situation."

"..."

Ebizo was silent for a while before sighing and saying, "Just say what you have to say. I'm getting old and can't stay up late all the time."

"very good."

After nodding, Shimura Danzo said in a deep voice, "I want a copy of the Self-Reincarnation Technique that Chiyo developed."

"How did you know..."

"Why wouldn't it be possible to know?"

Danzo Shimura looked up at the surprised Ebizo and said leisurely, "Alright, I have confirmed that the Fourth Kazekage has died in the Land of Rain. I am well aware of the workload of your Sunagakure. If you want to maintain Sunagakure, you can only rely on Konoha to give you the missions in the Land of Wind."

Ebizo shook his head, rejecting Shimura Danzo's suggestion: "Do you really have that kind of ability? With Hiruzen Sarutobi still around, it's not your place to make decisions about Konoha!"

"Once Hiruzen Sarutobi is dead, Konoha will naturally be under my control."

Shimura Danzo revealed a sly smile, as if everything was under his control: "Moreover, the Kazekage died in the Land of Rain, so you must have fallen out with the Land of Rain. Do you need me to mediate for you? I have a good relationship with that Lord Hanzo."

"..."

Ebizo's fingers slowly tapped on the table leg.

Today, Sunagakure passed a resolution to negotiate with Amegakure regarding the death of the Fourth Kazekage in the Land of Rain, and also to try to threaten Hanzo and gain some benefits.

As for war, Sunagakure would definitely not be the one to start it.

However, it depends on whether Hanzo of the Salamander agrees to their negotiations, and there is even a possibility that Hanzo might take advantage of the Kazekage's death to attack Sunagakure.

After all, Sunagakure is weaker than ever before.

"If you want the technique of reincarnation, I can give it to you."

Ebizo slowly raised his head to look at Shimura Danzo, and said, word by word, "Konoha must support our negotiations with the Land of Rain, return the mission assignments from the Land of Wind that Konoha seized, and provide the Land of Wind with a certain amount of food..."

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