Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

While Minato was in Konoha, he had to take charge of the overall situation and also suppress Root and Danzo. During this vulnerable time, Konoha was also beset by internal and external troubles.

"Hey."

Minato sighed and prayed for everyone's safety.

Chapter 347: The Situation in Sunagakure

Here, sandstorms rage, no vegetation grows, this is Sandy Retreat, the dwelling place of wind and sand.

Yue Shu changed her usual casual attire, donned a cloak to cover her face, and walked through the sandstorm.

Footprints kept appearing in the desert beneath our feet, only to be covered by sandstorms time and time again.

"It's just ahead."

Looking up, the village ahead came into view. The wind and sand subsided, and Suna's clothes fell away, revealing his true form.

"No matter how many times I see it, it's still the same. It's one of the five great ninja villages, yet it's located in such a place. I really can't understand it."

The sky was filled with sandstorms; there were few signs of life and few resources; the most abundant thing was sand.

No wonder Tsukiki couldn't understand it. This is the fault of the original work. The five great ninja villages are all located in bizarre places, which is really hard to understand. The smaller ninja villages are in very good locations. For example, Amegakure (Rain Village) may have more rain, but it is still near mountains and water, and the land is fertile.

I don't want to think too much about it. Tsukiki's visit to Sunagakure this time is for a specific purpose; he is an envoy from Konoha on behalf of the village.

The matter of the tailed beasts doesn't need to be known by too many people, although they wouldn't believe it anyway. It's unrealistic to casually mention something and then use it as a reason to go to someone's house and say, "Let's cooperate." It's like going to Jack Ma in modern society and saying, "I have an idea, let's cooperate." Why would he?

The Chunin Exams had only just ended, and Tsukigi, representing Konoha, came to demand compensation.

One thing is one thing. The Sand Village was manipulated and colluded with Orochimaru to deal with Konoha. They will have to bear the losses themselves. Konoha will not let this go. The higher the position, the harder the heart must be, otherwise they will be devoured without a trace.

Although Minato is gentle, he will never lose his proper attitude. Respect for life does not mean he will let his enemies go.

"Who goes there!"

Tsukiki arrived at the entrance of Sunagakure. The guards at the gate had already warned him that the territorial sovereignty of a village should not be violated.

Tsukiki didn't answer immediately. Instead, he held up something—a Konoha headband. It fluttered in the sandstorm, but the emblem was still clearly visible.

"I am an envoy of Konoha. I probably don't need to explain the purpose of my visit."

The guards at the gate gritted their teeth; they knew exactly what the purpose was.

Clenching his fists, he had no choice but to let the moon tree in.

Tsuki saw everything. The situation in Sunagakure was definitely not good. If Konoha came to demand compensation now, the situation would only get worse. As ninjas of Sunagakure, they certainly didn't want to see such a situation.

"This way, please, Lord Tsukiki."

After showing the letter written by Minato himself to the other party, the people of Sunagakure took the initiative to step forward and lead the way.

Tsukiki nodded and followed. Along the way, the dire situation of Sunagakure was laid bare.

Yes, it's terrible. There are many more homeless people, including a lot of displaced children.

Her face was covered in sand and dust, and she was only wearing thin clothes to protect herself. Her petite body was trembling.

Yue Shu glanced a few more times at the guard leading the way; it was a woman. He vaguely sensed that the person in front of him was doing this on purpose, putting all of this in front of him.

"Lord Tsukiju, I know you've already figured out my intentions. We are very sorry for the losses we've caused to Konoha, but Sunagakure is currently leaderless, and no one has stepped forward to take on the position of Kazekage."

"I see."

Tsuki didn't let her continue; her purpose was already clearly revealed: she wanted to delay the pressure from Konoha. However, Tsuki's main objective wasn't that. The current situation in Sunagakure was exactly what Tsuki could use.

"Just take me to your Fengying Tower, and I'll take care of the rest myself."

Yue Shu's words caused the person leading the way to change her expression for a moment, but after a while, she still forced a smile as she faced Yue Shu.

"Do not worry."

Yue Shu glanced at her, then at the child beside her who also looked somber.

"Don't worry about the compensation claim, I'll take care of it for you. I'll also help you finalize things regarding Sunagakure."

Upon hearing Yue Shu's words, the woman in front of her and the child beside her were overjoyed, almost unable to believe what they were hearing.

"That's settled then. Oh, and call the children back home; this weather isn't suitable for going out."

Yue Shu's words made the woman in front of her blush slightly. She hadn't expected that Yue Shu had seen through everything. The children around her were indeed children she had instructed. These were children who had become homeless due to the fighting in Sunagakure during this period. The woman had taken them in. Although she couldn't take good care of them, at least they didn't have to sleep in the wind and sand, and some of them couldn't even open their eyes again after one night.

"Thank you, Lord Tsukiki."

The woman, her eyes red, bowed deeply, and the children around her followed suit, bowing as well.

"Let's go and see who's in charge now."

Yue Shu didn't continue speaking, but instead urged the woman to continue leading the way.

"Ah."

The woman composed herself and continued to lead the way for Yue Shu.

"Lord Yue Shu, how do you intend to resolve our problem?"

You'll find out in a moment.

As the sandstorm swept by, Tsukiki approached the Kazekage Tower of Sunagakure. This conspicuous building was heavily guarded, which was to be expected, since the Kazekage worked there.

The woman leading the way was talking to the guards around her. Yue Shu listened to the noise coming from upstairs. It was already noisy upstairs. Yue Shu's face under the cloak began to turn up the corners of her mouth.

"It's absurd for such a brat to become the Fifth Kazekage! We absolutely cannot accept that!"

"You bunch of old guys are all weak, but you're good with your mouths. Today, I'll settle this right here and now: Gaara will be the Fifth Kazekage."

The position of Kazekage has remained vacant for a long time, mainly because a group of old guys are unwilling to relinquish it. Regardless of whether it belongs to Gaara or not, they simply don't want to give up the position. They all want to take the Kazekage's seat, and Sunagakure will be theirs to keep.

Gaara is here too, along with Temari and Kankuro. They've all sided with Gaara; Granny Chiyo is their strongest support. Otherwise, with those old men's backing, Gaara would have been defeated long ago. The old men from Sunagakure aren't particularly strong, only Jonin level, but they have a lot of backing.

Sunagakure found itself in such an environment, with people watching from the outside and internal conflicts raging within.

boom!

Just as the group was arguing, there was a sudden loud bang at the door, which shattered into pieces and flew out.

"Let Gaara be elected as the Fifth Kazekage. Konoha will cast its vote for him."

Yue Shu, still wearing a cloak, walked straight in, stunning everyone. The woman leading the way was so shocked her jaw almost dropped to the floor.

So this is the so-called solution!

All eyes were on the situation in Sunagakure, and it changed once again.

Chapter 348: Less Than Smooth Progress

"Konoha? Who are you?"

Tsuki's intervention silenced everyone in Sunagakure, and all eyes were fixed on him.

Yue Shu was wearing a cloak, so his face and expression were not visible, and no one knew what his true appearance was like.

The woman behind him was still in shock and hadn't recovered. The people in front of her were all important figures to her. She was just a gate guard, but the people in front of her were all high-ranking officials. Not only were they stronger than her, but they also had supreme power.

"Let's not worry about all that for now, let's talk about the first thing."

Yue Shu walked to the middle of the two sides and stood there with her index finger raised.

"It's time for Sunagakure to settle the score from some time ago."

Tsuki's eyes peeked through his cloak, revealing a significant portion of his Kage-level strength. This aura was enough to make everyone present pale in comparison. It's important to remember that Sunagakure doesn't possess Kage-level abilities; even the still-living Kazekage was only at the peak of Kage rank.

Everyone was sweating profusely, and they were slowly becoming wary of Yue Shu.

"Quiet is good, it's good to be quiet."

Yue Shu's lips curled up slightly as she began to read.

"The damage caused by Sunagakure to Konoha is as follows: half of Konoha Village was destroyed, including countless houses and green plants. The houses contained countless resources of the people, including furniture, ninja tools, and even money. These are estimated to be worth 100 million ryo. In addition, there are the losses of Konoha ninja and the spiritual losses of Konoha people. These are priceless. It is not just one person who has died, but an entire family. The shattering of thousands of families cannot be measured by money."

After Yue Shu finished speaking, she looked at everyone.

"How do you plan to repay these?"

The crowd fell silent; no one spoke. All these things should be pinned on the Wind Shadow, but no one had yet taken his seat.

"This is the Fourth Hokage's own handwriting. Does anyone want to see it?"

Yue Shu took out a scroll, and from the moment he arrived, he took control of the situation.

"You don't have to read it. The general idea is similar to what I just said, but there's one more thing I haven't told you yet."

Yue Shu walked to a table and sat down. Despite his arrogance, no one dared to say a word.

"If these compensations are not provided within a month, Konoha will come to demand them in person."

"It's terrifying. I never thought our gentle Fourth Hokage could be so domineering."

Tsuki's tone was quite playful, but in fact, Minato didn't say any of that. He wasn't that domineering; he was gentle in most matters. Of course, he wouldn't be lenient on important matters. The handwritten note in Tsuki's hand was actually about some things Minato had to discuss with Sunagakure about protecting the One-Tailed Beast.

"Don't you think Konoha is being a bit unreasonable? One hundred million taels, and with so much additional compensation!"

"Then you shouldn't have done this in the first place. If you want to die, who cares?"

Finally, someone couldn't hold back and spoke up, but was immediately shut down by Yue Shu. With the aura of Chao Ying, the other person's legs went weak and they almost knelt down.

"Let me make a proposal."

Tsukiki then raised her index finger to her lips, and you could clearly see the corners of her mouth turned up.

Tsukiki walked to Gaara's side, and the people around him stood up straight and stiffly, as if facing a tiger.

"This child will become the Fifth Kazekage, and then I will discuss the compensation with the Kazekage. I have a good relationship with the Fourth Hokage, so I might be able to help with the compensation matter."

"you!"

Gaara remained silent, while the faces of everyone on the other side were extremely grim.

Konoha stood behind Gaara; the battle for the Kazekage was over.

Other ninja villages interfered in the Kage transition in Sunagakure. How could they tolerate such a thing? But Sunagakure is really weak now, with hardly any Kage-level figures. It's a tragedy.

The saying "a weak nation has no diplomacy" already existed in Yue Shu's previous life, and the same principle applies to the ninja world.

Sunagakure didn't even have the courage to get angry, because Tsukiki alone could almost wipe out Sunagakure.

"Then I'll take your agreement as yes. Please step aside, I have something to discuss with you, Fifth Generation Kazekage."

Tsukiki waved his hand to signal, and the other person's face turned ugly. Granny Chiyo added another sarcastic remark from the side, and suddenly, only Tsukiki and Gaara's group remained in the office. As for the woman who had led the way, Tsukiki had already signaled her to leave.