In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 328 Five Shadows Gather

"Yes, that kid Rasa was turned into a hedgehog by kunai and shuriken."

After hearing Qianye's words, the image of the Fourth Kazekage's desperate figure before his death flashed through the minds of everyone present.

The feeling of being severely injured, with hundreds or thousands of kunai and shuriken aimed at your back, and no way to escape, like being caught in a cat-and-mouse game, is incredibly despairing.

"asshole."

With a roar, Kankuro took out a scroll containing the number 'four'.

With a bang, the smoke dissipated, revealing a puppet that looked exactly like Luo Sha.

The puppet spewed gold dust, which transformed into countless egg-sized raindrops, and under Kankuro's control, covered Chiya.

This is the Magnet Release technique of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa: Sand Gold Rain.

"They actually recycled the Fourth Kazekage's puppet that Sasori had already played with? Truly worthy of being called the biggest bargain hunter in the ninja world." Chiya smiled, standing in place, calm and composed, neither dodging nor avoiding.

Just as the sand bullets were about to get close, a sand wall suddenly rose up in front of Qianye, resisting the attack of the sand bullets.

Gaara has made his move.

"Gaara, you..." Kankuro looked at Gaara in confusion.

Temari frowned and said, "Kankuro, you're too impulsive. Have you forgotten what Granny Chiyo told you?"

"But he's the man who killed our father!"

Kankuro's face paled.

His fists clenched tightly, and cold sweat instantly appeared on his hands.

That was close.

Thinking back carefully, if Gaara hadn't stopped his Sand Rain, it would have been a real shame.

Given the opponent's methods, I'm afraid I'll likely die on the spot, or at worst, suffer the same fate as the Raikage.

He didn't believe he possessed the same formidable defensive capabilities as the Raikage.

"Hate solves nothing."

The sand-style energy slowly dissolved and flowed into the gourd behind Gaara.

He stepped forward again, trying to pull Qianye out of the 'darkness'.

"Qianye, you still have a chance to turn back."

"Turning back?" Chiya was amused by Gaara's naivety, but she wasn't angry. "Gaara, although your words are naive, this naivety is still more to my liking compared to foxes like Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Rasa."

"Then I'll tell you. A secret about you."

Gaara was taken aback. "A secret?"

"I've always enjoyed collecting and developing ninjutsu, and that's the source of my strength. Although your father, as the Fourth Kazekage, was incredibly weak, his Magnet Release technique still had its merits."

Qianye crossed her arms.

He casually put his Zanpakuto into the system's storage and began spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"So before your father died, I used illusion magic to torture him."

"In that old bastard Rosa's mind, I saw his past."

"I won't go into the dirty stuff, it's disgusting."

"Let me tell you about yours. Your deadbeat father sent your uncle Yashamaru to assassinate you in order to test whether you could control your emotions and Shukaku."

"And you made your uncle lie and say that he never loved you. He did this only to avenge his sister, your mother. He also lied to you, saying that your mother hated you too, in order to destroy your love and longing for your mother."

"How could this happen?" Gaara's eyes widened, his voice trembled, and his breathing became rapid.

The composure on his face had vanished, replaced by regret. For a fleeting moment, he even felt anger, directed at Rasa.

Kankuro and Temari also looked at Gaara with worried expressions; they hadn't seen Gaara like this in a long time.

The last time this happened was before I became the Kazekage.

"How about that? It's ridiculous, isn't it? In his self-righteousness, he ordered his wife's brother to assassinate his son in order to judge his son's so-called worth, thus causing him to lose his life in vain."

Chiya clicked his tongue and said, "This is what you call the Fourth Kazekage. How could someone who doesn't even love his own son love Sunagakure? He's just a rat in a ditch, like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo."

Upon hearing this, Gaara lowered his head slightly, his eyes obscured by shadows, and large tears rolled down his cheeks.

After a long pause, he suddenly laughed and asked, "So, does that mean my uncle and my mother love me?"

"That's quite a refreshing train of thought," Chiya laughed. "That's right, that's how it is. Not only that, but those so-called absolute defensive sands of yours weren't innate, nor did they come from Shukaku. They came from the residual power left by your mother out of love for her child."

"The reason why your deadbeat father was so perverted and repeatedly tried to kill you might be partly because Garu-ra died during childbirth."

"That coward blamed you for his wife's death."

"Is that so? Thank you for telling me all this." Gaara wiped away his tears, his eyes regaining their resolve.

"Then it's time to make a move." Chiya took out his Zanpakuto again. "We've delayed for so long, and the samurai downstairs have almost finished dispelling their genjutsu. They can all retreat now."

"The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki Tsubasa; the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade; the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi; and the Admiral of the Land of Iron, Mifune. And your guards, it's time for you to show yourselves."

"And the Raikage, hmm... seems unable to get up, but should have regained consciousness by now. We've been watching the Leg Shadow for a while too. Come out, all of you."

As soon as the words were spoken, more than a dozen dark figures, including Kurotsuchi, who had already arrived and was hiding in the shadows, split into four groups and flashed to the left and right of Gaara and his siblings.

As the smoke cleared, the figures of Mifune, Onoki, Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Tsunade were revealed from left to right, with a total of twelve guards standing behind them.

After being healed, the tough-skinned Raikage stood up with the help of Hiyori and Darui. He walked to Tsunade's side.

When the Five Kage appeared, Suigetsu, along with the injured Sasuke and Jugo, hid behind Chiya and was so terrified he wet himself.

The ground was wet, and there were signs of liquefaction in various parts of the body's outline.

Oh my god.

These are the Five Kage.

There is also the general of the Land of Iron.

One Raikage is that powerful.

With five shadows appearing, can Qianye really withstand it?

Slipped away

"So you've finally shown yourself?" Qianye's gaze swept over the group opposite him, finally landing on Qianxia, ​​and he said with a smile, "There are quite a few old acquaintances here."

"Let's not even mention Gaara and his siblings, or the unfortunate three kneeling Cloud Village members. Onoki's granddaughter, Kurotsuchi, the Leg Shadow; Haku, the Ice Release: Ice Release; Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage; Kakashi Hatake; Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage; and my good student, Chinatsu."

"Looks like everyone's here."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people whose names he called varied.

Leg Shadow and Water Shadow's faces were filled with shame and anger.

Haku and Tsunade were worried.

Kakashi, who had already removed his headband over his left eye, looked solemn.

As for Chika, she was overjoyed to finally see her father and felt no nervousness whatsoever.

(End of this chapter)