This Naruto is a player

"Please understand! The village is out of money!"

"It's all Naruto's fault!"

Someone said something that instantly resonated with everyone.

If it weren't for the incredibly powerful Naruto Uzumaki, Sunagakure's sudden attack on Konoha would have been a sure victory!

Once Sunagakure wins, everything that originally belonged to Konoha—the massive amounts of missions and commissions, unimaginable wealth, and even vast tracts of fertile black soil—should all belong to Sunagakure!

If they could obtain that money and resources, how could Sunagakure have fallen to such a wretched state?

Even returning heroes can't get a decent meal?

"It's all Naruto's fault!" ×N

The Sand Village members instantly reached a consensus!

Immediately, complaints about Naruto Uzumaki arose.

Yura turned and left, his gaze sweeping over his surroundings as he secretly etched the face of the man who had cursed Lao Da into his mind.

Another corner.

Hearing the surrounding complaints about Naruto, Kankuro looked at Gaara, who was quietly eating on the other side of the table.

In my memory, Gaara was the one who disliked participating in such activities the most; he preferred to be alone.

Kankuro didn't know why Gaara would attend this kind of gathering.

Looking around, there were only the three of them at their table because of Gaara's presence; the rest of them didn't dare to come over.

"Gaara," Kankuro whispered.

In the past, he wouldn't have spoken up, mainly because he was afraid of angering Gaara for no reason and getting beaten up.

But since that battle, Kankuro has noticed that Gaara seems to have changed a lot.

"Ok?"

Gaara slowly and deliberately gnawed on a flatbread.

He only looked up when Kankuro called his name. His emerald green eyes were still cold, but much gentler than before.

Are you leaving?

With a question in mind, Gaara stood up and said, "Then let's go."

"Ah."

Kankuro stood up and left with Temari, following behind Gaara.

Yura walked past them.

After reaching the end, Yura looked up at the spherical Kazekage Tower in the center of the village.

There, a meeting is taking place that will determine the future fate of Sunagakure.

pity.

Yura lowered his head and continued on his way.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to go in and listen.

Chapter 204 Sunagakure Decides to Avoid Their Edge

Inside Sunagakure Village and Kazekage Tower.

As night fell, candlelight was lit in the meeting room.

The conference room was large, with an even larger round table in the center; the dim lighting was insufficient to illuminate the entire room.

Maki noticed the dimly lit meeting room. He frowned slightly and cursed inwardly, "How could the village's ninjas be so lazy after only a few days away?"

Seeing this, he reached out and grabbed a passing waiter who was lighting candles, demanding, "Hey! Why aren't the lights on?"

The ninja immediately recognized Maki and patiently explained in a low voice, "Lord Maki, the village doesn't have much fuel left, so we have to use it sparingly."

"This"

Maki paused, his gloomy expression suddenly softening, and he even seemed somewhat ashamed.

Has the village's finances really gotten so bad that they're even conserving electricity in the meeting room?

"Maki!" Chiyo called out to him from the other side.

Maki let the waiter go and turned to look at the elderly Chiyo.

"Is Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha really that difficult to deal with?" Chiyo stared intently at him with her cloudy old eyes, waiting for the answer to this question.

Instantly, even more people turned their attention to this direction.

After the [Konoha Crush Plan] failed that day, Sunagakure had no way of knowing anything about it, and only learned of the failure in the Ninja World Daily the next day.

I also learned about Naruto Uzumaki's deeds.

He defeated dozens of Sunagakure ninjas in an instant, and easily defeated the First and Second Hokage, earning him the title of "God of Shinobi!"

Regarding this news, the higher-ups in Sunagakure actually have more doubts. Even Chiyo, if it weren't for her younger brother having a mole who could get some information, she wouldn't have believed such a thing.

Even now, Chiyo finds it hard to believe.

As the leader of this attack on Konoha and a participant, Maki should naturally know the most about Konoha and Naruto Uzumaki.

Therefore, everyone is eager to know what exactly happened at the Chunin Exams.

"this."

Being watched so intently by so many people, especially the elders of Kirigakure, Maki felt a bit pressured.

After a moment of respite, he chose to tell the truth.

"I'm afraid they'll be even more difficult to deal with than those in the newspapers!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the higher-ups were all somewhat incredulous.

"What?!"

"That kid is only twelve years old, is he really that strong?"

"How could someone possibly defeat someone as powerful as the First Hokage?"

Thud~~~

"Enough!" Chiyo slammed her hand on the table and shouted.

Those old eyes coldly swept over the surroundings, and the murmurs gradually subsided until they finally disappeared.

Call ~

Chiyo took a deep breath, easing the tightness in her chest that almost made it hard to breathe. She wasn't a good-tempered person to begin with, and even had a bit of a temper.

She was already of retirement age, and because of the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law and the defection of her grandson, she had no desire to leave the mountain and get involved in the management of Sunagakure.

However, reality forced her to take this step.

Hearing Maki's answer almost made her faint.

"Anything else? Tell me the details of what happened back then." Chiyo's aged eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"The situation was extremely critical at the time. We originally planned for Gaara's One-Tailed Beast to lead the charge, but things didn't go as we expected," Maki recounted the events in detail.

Everyone around was listening quietly.

Despite her petite frame, she brutally beat Shukaku with her fists.

Hearing the description of the scene, everyone present was speechless with disbelief.

Is this guy even human?

"Later, Obito Uchiha suddenly escaped. In order to win, I had no choice but to lead as many people as possible to attack the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. At that time, more than fifty of us ninjas, and more than a dozen Jonin, attacked Naruto Uzumaki together. Unexpectedly..."

Maki sighed deeply, even now, recalling that scene again still filled him with lingering fear.

He took a deep breath to suppress his panic and continued, "I never expected that Naruto Uzumaki, who was in the center, would wipe us all out in an instant with a single flash."

"Only now do I roughly understand what happened back then."

Maki, who was explaining with his head down, suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with sincerity.

"Granny Chiyo, Naruto Uzumaki is just too strong. He's practically invincible. Unless..."

Remembering Obito Uchiha's escape, Maki stopped talking.

He sincerely felt that with Naruto Uzumaki's immense power and his subsequent victories over Orochimaru and the First and Second Hokage, even if Obito Uchiha came, the outcome might not be certain.

"Here's today's latest newspaper, take a look." Chiyo had the waiter hand the newspaper to Maki.

This is a copy of the "Ninja World Daily".

Upon receiving it, the title above caught Maki's eye.

"Naruto Uzumaki was actually defeated?" His expression was one of utter shock, and his mouth was agape.

It's unbelievable that a strong character like Naruto Uzumaki could be defeated!

"That's right, defeated by Itachi Uchiha. Although it was a crushing defeat!"

Chiyo's weathered voice rang out, "Although the [Konoha Crush Plan] failed this time, our plan was not flawed; it was just that some unexpected changes occurred. We did not anticipate that Obito Uchiha would betray us."

"Have we issued a bounty for Obito, that traitor?" Maki asked.

Chiyo glared at him, her lips trembling.

The Sand Village was so poor that it was heartbreaking; where would they find the money to issue a bounty for Obito Uchiha?

Wouldn't it be better to use that money to light up the conference room?

This Maki!

No wonder he's been a Jonin for so many years but has only ever served as a team leader.

"We'll talk about that later."

After scanning the crowd, Chiyo said again, "Naruto Uzumaki has become the greatest threat to the peace of the ninja world!"

"If this person is not eliminated, the ninja world will never have true peace. Our Sand Village will have no future, and the ninja world will have no future either!"