Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

"This is…"

Half a month later, the three of them, weary from their journey, returned to Sunagakure.

However, as soon as they entered the village, not only Yubi and Sasori, but even Captain Arai were stunned.

The current situation was completely unexpected.

No wonder the guards at the gate had a rather peculiar smile when they saw them.

"Yubi... well done!"

"I never imagined... Yubi would become such an excellent ninja!"

"Go for it, Yubi!"

On both sides of the road stood many villagers from Sunagakure, who seemed to have heard the news and gathered here in advance to welcome them.

Among the crowd were many familiar faces, all of whom were neighbors, shopkeepers Yubi frequented, and some of whom were patients he had treated when he was in the hospital.

"You're really popular."

Scorpion, standing to the side, said coldly.

There was no jealousy... because he wasn't used to this kind of relationship, and even less comfortable with this kind of atmosphere.

Shin-i, who was walking ahead, turned around and patted Yubi on the shoulder, making way for Yubi to enjoy the villagers' admiring gazes.

"Hahaha…"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, even the usually thick-skinned Yubi felt a little embarrassed, scratching the back of his head and giving a silly smile.

He even waved to the villagers.

"I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Scorpion turned and left.

Although there were some shouts from the crowd praising him.

But Scorpion pretended not to hear.

Don't be fooled.

Before leaving, Scorpion said something to Yubi.

"I see."

Yubi gave him a reassuring look.

Even though his past actions in the village had earned him a good reputation, and he was away on a mission for half a year, Yubi knew very well that he was not yet at the point where he could 'enjoy' such treatment. There were plenty of people in the village with more outstanding military achievements than him.

Especially some elders.

Putting aside others, Arai in front of us... should be the 'protagonist' in this situation.

Yubi didn't believe that the fact that these villagers came to welcome him wasn't a deliberate arrangement by the Sunagakure leadership.

"Is it to make me feel a sense of belonging to the village... to prevent me from betraying it in the future?"

Yubi smiled to himself.

In the eyes of higher-ups, a person's temperament during their youth is undoubtedly the easiest to "cultivate" and control.

Moreover, the ninja world has never been peaceful. Even in the five great ninja villages, rogue ninjas often leave the village. The higher-ups of Sunagakure are giving him a "precautionary shot".

This is... a political maneuver.

Afterwards, Arai led Yubi forward to chat with the villagers. The villagers surrounded Yubi, talking and laughing.

The atmosphere was quite nice.

However, upon their return, they still had to deliver their mission, so... they didn't stay for too long.

...

Soon, half an hour later, the three of them arrived at the familiar office building.

The high-ranking officials, led by the Third Kazekage, had been waiting here for some time.

They had obviously already seen the mission log... After listening to Arai's report, it was nothing more than the same old routine, praising Yubi and Sasori without reservation.

Grandma Chiyo was also very pleased... In her eyes, her grandson had finally made a friend.

Although his personality hasn't changed much, at least he's taken a "step" forward.

"This Shinobi World War is over... Konoha has transferred all its troops from the battlefields with our village and Iwagakure to the area where it is fighting Kumogakure. It is estimated that Kumogakure will also withdraw its troops soon."

The higher-ups' praise for Scorpion and Yubi's performance was only temporary and not the main reason for calling them over.

"A senior executive said in a deep voice."

"Orochimaru helped Konoha win the battle against Iwagakure. On the Kumogakure battlefield, the fighting force is led by Sakumo Hatake... In the name of White Fang, and with the reinforcements transferred from other battlefields, even though Kumogakure's current forces are still considerable, I'm afraid they will not be able to win."

Another person sighed.

In this Ninja World War, Konoha was fighting against the other four great ninja villages alone, and the difficulty of the war was something that the other villages dared not even imagine.

Even under these circumstances, Konoha persevered to the very end.

Only now have these high-ranking officials realized just how 'reckless' they had been in starting the war against the Land of Fire.

But it's too late for regrets now.

"This is all the information our village has gathered from the battlefield and other sources regarding the outstanding young members of the major ninja villages during this Ninja World War. Please take a look."

At this moment, Fengying spoke.

A subordinate came over and handed the divided documents to Yubi and Scorpion.

Yubi flipped through the white paper, a thought suddenly occurring to him.

He was familiar with many of the names that appeared on the paper.

They are all characters in the story.

"Our village's losses in this great war are only temporary... The ceasefire does not mean that the ninja world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or structure) has been finalized. War could break out again at any time in the future, it could be for a year, it could be for three years... or even longer."

"But whenever... the Ninja World War breaks out again, the next stage will belong to you."

The Third Kazekage looked at his two juniors, Sasori and Yubi.

"For a village to remain strong enough, it must have strong individuals who can step forward in any era..."

Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Kaiichi, Inuzuka Takumi, Uchiha Mikoto...

Goodness… In Yubi’s memory, many of Konoha’s ‘Golden Generation’ members are on the list.

However, some names were missed.

For example... Minato Namikaze.

Of all the characters in the Iwagakure faction, Yubi only recognized one: Huangtu.

On the Cloud Village side, it was undoubtedly the Fourth Raikage A and Killer Bee.

These two, like him and Sasori, were also acting together... and began to "operate" on the battlefield where Kumogakure and Konoha were fighting.

At this stage, they are not yet attracting much attention, but they undoubtedly already have the shadow of the 'ab' brothers in the future Third Shinobi World War.

And then there's Kirigakure... There's much less information about the characters in Kirigakure, and it's not as detailed as the other villages.

"There are still a few years until the Third Shinobi World War... The village has already started to notice the enemy's new forces so early... They're planning ahead, finally a smart move. However... the fact that Sunagakure has obtained this information suggests that other ninja villages are also on guard. Putting aside other factors, there's a reason why these villages have been able to stand firm all this time." Yubi flipped through the pages, her thoughts racing.

"Um?"

Just then, his eyelids twitched.

Because... his and Scorpion's names were also clearly on the paper.

"That's right. The reason I showed you this intelligence is to give you some understanding of potential future adversaries."

"Similarly... you two have also been noticed by other ninja villages."

The Third Kazekage observed Yubi's expression and spoke.

Chiyo chimed in, "We've received word that the spy who tried to assassinate you was indeed from Konoha... It was that old man Hanzo who used a dirty trick to leak the information to Danzo of Konoha!"

"I never imagined these two were still in contact privately!"

Chiyo's face darkened.

"Yubi... Sasori, write down the names of these people in the intelligence report. You must be prepared... Perhaps in our generation, we won't be able to lead Sunagakure to victory over Konoha."

"But you... have a chance."

The Third Kazekage said solemnly.

Still don't understand?

As expected... stupid people can't become smart.

Upon hearing this, Yubi sighed inwardly.

The scorpion remained silent.

Yubi smiled and nodded emphatically at the expectant gazes of the group of people in the room.