Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"A coup?" Temari's pupils contracted upon hearing this.

“Isn’t that right? Your father has been the Kazekage for so many years, he must have some backing, right? If you, the eldest princess of Sunagakure, go back and rally them together, and put in some effort, it’s not entirely hopeless for you to take the position of Kazekage.” Naruto said casually, completely ignoring the shocked looks on Temari and Kankuro’s faces.

Temari and Kankuro were stunned when they heard Naruto's words. Why could he talk about a coup as casually as going downstairs to buy a watermelon?

"Who exactly are you?" Temari asked after taking a deep breath.

“Didn’t I tell you? Naruto Uzumaki, just a wandering ninja passing by,” Naruto said.

"Uzumaki...you're a member of the Uzumaki clan from Konoha? The tailed beast on you...is the Nine-Tails?" Temari's face showed shock again. During the battle, when Naruto introduced himself, Temari hadn't heard him clearly because of the urgency of the situation. But now that Naruto introduced himself again, Temari realized that his surname was Uzumaki and he was a Jinchuriki. This guy could only be a ninja from Konoha.

"I guess so." Naruto nodded generously.

"I guess so?" Temari was a little confused by Naruto's choice of words and quickly asked.

At that moment, Naruto took out his headband, which was covered in black patterns from being struck by Sasuke's lightning.

"So? You're a rogue ninja from Konoha now?" Temari asked, looking at the headband on Naruto's hand with a face full of exasperation.

"Yeah, that's right." Naruto had nothing to hide.

"You, a rogue ninja from Konoha, are suggesting that I, a ninja from Sunagakure, stage a coup to become Kazekage? Do you think that's appropriate?" Temari said through gritted teeth, somewhat speechless.

"What's wrong with that?" Naruto shrugged. "Didn't you want the Kazekage to save your brother? Do you have a better solution than a coup?"

“You make it sound so simple,” Temari said through gritted teeth. “This is a coup d’être!”

"Huh? You don't know how to stage a coup?" Naruto was taken aback when he heard this. Having been educated by Uchiha Touko since childhood, he thought that the successors of the ninja villages would all learn such skills to some extent.

"Do you think you can do that?" Temari asked, somewhat exasperated, seeing Naruto's expression.

"Uh, I know a little, but not much," Naruto said, scratching his head.

Although Uchiha Touko had taught the three of them about this, Naruto didn't quite understand it as well as Neji and Sasuke. So, Naruto only had a superficial understanding of this aspect. He probably only knew that to successfully stage a coup, he needed to win over some people and suppress others, making as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible. As for the specifics of how to do it, Naruto said that was too difficult for him.

"Then what's the point of saying all this?" Temari took a deep breath. If she didn't know she couldn't beat Naruto, she would have really wanted to slap him with her iron fan.

"Uh, how about I contact a strategist for you?" Naruto smiled awkwardly before speaking.

"Strategist?" Temari frowned upon hearing this.

“Yes, we in Konoha have a professional coup team,” Naruto said. “With their help, we should be able to help you become the Fifth Kazekage.”

"You, a rogue ninja, can actually get help from Konoha?" Temari was a little incredulous upon hearing this, but she was still slightly tempted by Naruto's suggestion, after all, it was the only way to save Gaara.

"Uh, my situation is a bit complicated, but if I ask Konoha for help, I can get assistance from the village." Naruto didn't explain his situation in detail, only saying vaguely.

"You..." Temari gave Naruto a deep look. It seemed that the defection of this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from Konoha was not so simple.

"How about it? Would you like to consider it?" Naruto said with a smile.

Naruto's purpose in traveling this time was to reduce the potential impact of future wars on the civilians of the ninja world. Now that there is an opportunity to weaken the power of Sunagakure, he will naturally not let it pass. As one of the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure will definitely block Konoha's path in the future. If their power can be weakened, then the faster Konoha can end the war in the future, the less harm will be suffered by the civilians on the border between the two countries.

Furthermore, if Temari agrees to his plan, Konoha might also be able to use this opportunity to plant spies within Sunagakure.

"You...you let me think about it," Temari said hesitantly.

"What are you still thinking about?" Naruto said with a smile. "Temari, you don't want your younger brother to end up like me, a rogue ninja, do you?"

Temari: ...

Hesitantly, Temari glanced back at the sleeping Gaara. After a while, she gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind. "When can the professional team you mentioned arrive?"

"Wait a minute, okay?" Naruto put down the grilled meat he was holding and then formed a few hand seals. "I remember the hand seals for summoning Pakkun and the others are like this..."

After Naruto tried a few times, a cloud of smoke exploded in front of him, and Pakkun, dressed in a police uniform with a dog badge number 00001 on his chest, appeared in front of Naruto. When he appeared, Pakkun was still holding a piece of steak that he hadn't finished eating in his mouth.

"Naruto?" Pak only realized this now. After all, since he became the captain of the Konoha Police Force's Dog Unit, Kakashi hadn't summoned him for a long time, except to deliver some important information. Moreover, this time it was Naruto who summoned him.

"Where is this? What are you doing?" Parker swallowed the steak in his mouth in three bites after landing, then looked around at his surroundings and asked with some confusion.

"Wait a moment, and send a letter back to the teacher for me." After Naruto finished speaking, he lay down on a nearby rock and began writing down the current situation in a letter, which he then handed to Pakkun.

"Don't summon me for this kind of work next time. You and Kakashi are really something. I'm a dog with some status now. Is it appropriate for me to do this kind of work for you?" Pakku complained as he put away Naruto's letter.

"Okay, okay." Naruto nodded. "Please take care of me, Pakkun."

After Pakkun left, Temari looked at Naruto and asked, "Is that all?"

“That’s right, now we just need to wait for the professionals to arrive,” Naruto said with a smile.

……

While Naruto and his siblings Temari were enjoying the cold wind in the desert, the team heading to the Land of Demons was also getting information about their mission from Shion's guard, Ashiho. Although their first meeting with their employer wasn't pleasant, they would do their best to complete the mission since they had already accepted it.

"Everyone in Konoha, I hope you won't take offense at the priestess's rudeness." In the reception room of the Oni Kingdom Shrine, Ashiho first served tea to everyone, then bowed deeply and addressed them.

"Is your priestess always like this?" Sasuke drank the tea offered to him in one gulp, then fiddled with the teacup for a while before asking Ashiho.

"I'm so sorry, Lady Shrine Maiden, but sometimes I do foresee people's deaths, like today," said Ashiho.

"Really? And what was the result?" Sasuke asked in a deep voice.

“The priestess’s prophecy has never failed to this day,” Ashiho said.

"So, you also think I'll die on this mission?" Sasuke said with a cold smile.

"Although I hate to say it, that's the truth. The priestess saw through the fate that no one can escape," Ashiho said, her brows lowered.

"Is that so? Haha... Hahaha." Upon hearing this, Sasuke suddenly shrugged his shoulders slightly and then burst into laughter.

"Sasuke?" Neji turned to look at Sasuke, his face filled with worry. Ever since Naruto left, Neji had been very concerned about the mental state of his fellow disciple.

“It’s nothing,” Sasuke said with a smile, waving his hand at Neji. “I think everyone in your Land of Demons should go to the theological seminar in Nakagawa for some training.”

After saying this, Sasuke's smile instantly turned cold: "The ninjas of Konoha do not believe in any predetermined fate. If the fate you speak of wants me to die, then these eyes of mine will shatter that fate."

As Sasuke finished speaking, the three tomoe in his eyes began to spin rapidly, transforming into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

As Azusa looked into Sasuke's eyes, a mountain-like pressure washed over her.

“Go tell that priestess that we’ll set off to seal that monster first thing tomorrow morning.” Sasuke said slowly after closing his Mangekyou Sharingan. “Then, I will tell her that the only value of the destiny she has seen is that I will break it with my own hands.”

"Yes," said Ashiho after taking a deep breath.

……

Konoha, the home of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Touko, who had just finished work and was idly shooting two quiver of arrows in the backyard, had just put down his longbow when he heard the butler report that Pakkun had come looking for him.

After letting Pakkun in, Uchiha Touko also received the letter Naruto had sent back. After reading it, Uchiha Touko smiled, shook his head, and said, "This kid is really impolite. But, helping the princess in distress return to her loyal Sunagakure? Interesting."

Uchiha Tokō summoned a messenger snake by forming hand seals, then pulled over a sealing scroll, sealed a wisp of chakra inside, and sent the messenger snake to carry the scroll from Ryūchi Cave to the Land of Wind.

Chapter 239 The Kazekage of Sunagakure, Ishiichi Saigakure

Naruto, Temari, and Kankuro stayed by the campfire in the desert for a long time at night. At dawn, a small white snake slowly crawled out of the desert.

"They're here!" Naruto, who was idly adding firewood to the campfire, immediately perked up upon seeing them.

When the communication snake from Ryuchi Cave came to his side, Naruto squatted down and reached out to let the snake crawl onto his arm.

"Naruto." The communication snake that had wrapped around Naruto's arm spoke in human language, and the voice that came out was Uchiha Touko.

"Teacher?" Naruto was taken aback when he heard Uchiha Touko's voice. He thought that after sending the message back, his teacher would only send Neji or Sasuke, but he did not expect that it would be Uchiha Touko himself who came to provide assistance.

“Sasuke and Neji have other missions right now,” the communication snake said in Uchiha Touko’s voice. “Therefore, I used a sealing technique to seal a portion of my chakra in the communication snake, which can maintain real-time communication with my main body.”

“Alright, teacher, with you here, Temari’s coup will be even more foolproof,” Naruto nodded.

"Alright, let's get down to business first." Naruto turned the communication snake on his wrist to Temari, who was standing beside him. "Princess of Sunagakure, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Um, if I may ask, who are you?" Temari looked at the little snake that was speaking to her and asked hesitantly.

"Uchiha Tokō," the messenger snake said slowly.

"The Fifth Hokage?" Temari's expression changed upon hearing this. The mention of Uchiha Touko startled her. She glanced at Naruto with a somewhat bewildered expression, thinking to herself:

[Aren't you a rogue ninja? What rogue ninja can just call their own Kage if they get into trouble outside?]

"Greetings, Fifth Hokage." Kankuro hurriedly said. Although the relationship between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire had not been so harmonious since the last trade war, as the son of the former Kazekage, he could not neglect proper etiquette. Moreover, after the battle some time ago, Uchiha Tokō had established himself as the strongest ninja in the other side. Therefore, even though it was just a small snake with Uchiha Tokō's chakra, Kankuro did not dare to act rashly.

After calming down a bit, Temari realized what was happening and bowed to the communication snake in Naruto's hand, saying, "Greetings, Hokage. I dare not call myself a princess in front of you."

"No, no, no, you must remember this well. From now on, no matter who you are facing, you must consider yourself the princess of Sunagakure, understand?" Uchiha Touko's voice, tinged with laughter, came from the mouth of the messenger snake.

"If you want to become the Fifth Kazekage, then you must make sure that everyone in your village never forgets the kindness of your father who single-handedly supported the village's economy and enabled them to live a good life," Uchiha Touko patiently persuaded.

“I understand.” Temari nodded. She realized that this legendary ninja had begun to guide her in carrying out the coup. “So, besides that, what else should I do?”

"Wait." Uchiha Touko said slowly, "The situation inside your village is still unclear. Before your and your brother's identities are officially confirmed by your village, what you need to do is gather information about the situation inside your village, and then wait patiently. I think you should have a way to contact the ninjas in your village who support you."

“Yes,” Temari nodded. “I have a way to contact our uncle.”

“Uncle? That would be perfect.” Uchiha Touko nodded, his assessment of Temari’s chances of a coup d’état rising another point. Since ancient times, uncles have always been the best helpers in a coup to seize power, not to mention that the uncle of these three siblings held a high position in Sunagakure.

“So what you need to do now is to get yourself out of this mess,” Uchiha Touko said. “Until you become Kazekage, your Jinchuriki brother can only be a rogue ninja for a while. Also, if you can return to the village, you must show enthusiasm for capturing Gaara, who is a rogue ninja.”

"In other words, you have to cut ties with Gaara for now, since what Gaara did in your village is an undeniable fact," Uchiha Touko continued.

“But if that’s the case…” Temari hesitated upon hearing this.

"Are you worried that if you do this, even if you become the Kazekage, you won't be able to clear your brother's name?" Uchiha Touko asked rhetorically.

Temari didn't speak, she just nodded.

"It seems you have no concept of just how much power the Kage wields," Uchiha Touko laughed. "Once you become the Kazekage and completely control Sunagakure, whether Gaara becomes a rogue ninja is really just a matter of your word."

"Just like him?" Temari asked, looking at Naruto.

“Well, his situation is a bit complicated, but you’re not wrong to think that way,” said Uchiha Touko. Naruto, who was mentioned at this moment, scratched his head and gave an awkward smile.

“But our village isn’t just ruled by the Kazekage…” Temari said. “Even when my father was alive, sometimes he had to listen to the opinions of the village elders.”

"When you expressed your desire to become the Fifth Kazekage, what was the attitude of the elders in your village?" Uchiha Touko asked in return.

“They…aren’t very supportive.” Temari sighed and said, “Even though my strength has reached the top level in the village after my training, they rejected me because I’m still too young. However, they’re probably still observing, otherwise they wouldn’t have been delaying the election for the Fifth Hokage. Also, Elder Ebizo’s attitude towards Gaara during this pursuit suggests that he will no longer support me.”

"Isn't it obvious?" Uchiha Touko laughed. "You're going to seize power through a coup. In the process of becoming the Fifth Kazekage, they are all obstacles that must be eliminated. Once you succeed, do you think anyone will stand up and try to stop you if you want to pardon your brother?"

After hearing what Uchiha Touko said, Temari's pupils first contracted, and then she suddenly understood.

Yes, she's planning a coup to seize power. The two elders will definitely stand against her, and purging and eliminating their influence in the village is something that must be done during a coup. So, once she succeeds in taking power, she might become the most powerful Kazekage in Sunagakure since the First Kazekage. At that time, pardoning Gaara would be a piece of cake for her.

"I understand." Temari took a deep breath and voiced her final concern, "But what will happen to Gaara if I abandon him now?"