Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Konoha has not yet recovered.

He will need to rest and recuperate for a while.

Fortunately, she has now taken all the power into her own hands in Konoha.

Despite Tsunade's usual bold and unrestrained demeanor, her control over Konoha is far stronger than that of the Third Hokage during his time.

The Root organization was disbanded. Although it still works for Danzo, it no longer has any legitimate authority.

They no longer have the strength to compete with the Dark Guard.

The Anbu, on the other hand, was controlled by Yamato, whom Tsunade trusted greatly.

Tsunade also largely reclaimed the power of the two Hokage advisors.

Therefore, Tsunade now wields considerable power in Konoha.

However, thanks to the support of Jiraiya and Yumei, and the fact that she had indeed developed Konoha very well in recent years, no one said anything.

Of course, no one dared to say anything.

Tsunade is someone who would dare to hit even the Hokage's advisor if you angered her.

The two Hokage advisors did not wield the same astounding power they did during the Third Hokage's time.

Tsunade knew very well that waging a ninja world war now would not benefit Konoha at all.

Even if Yu Ming were there, it wouldn't be of any benefit.

Although Konoha had Minato Namikaze and didn't lose the Third Shinobi World War, the losses suffered by Konoha were extremely heavy.

However, Iwagakure, which lost the war, was not seriously injured at all.

This is why, even though Konoha ultimately won the war, it still had to back down before signing a ceasefire agreement with Iwagakure.

The losses suffered by Konoha were far greater than those suffered by Iwagakure.

Chapter 204 Yu Ming's arrival instilled fear in Sunagakure.

This time, Yu Ming acted alone.

So they appeared in Sunagakure in an instant.

Because when Yu Ming held the Chunin Exams in Sunagakure, he left a Flying Thunder God Technique at the entrance of Sunagakure.

The moment Yu Ming appeared at the entrance of Sunagakure, Temari was leading several subordinates out of Sunagakure to defend the border.

Yu Ming's sudden appearance startled Temari and her subordinates, who then looked at him warily.

After confirming that it was Yu Ming, Temari asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"

She really didn't understand why Yu Ming was here, but after thinking about it, she figured Tsunade probably sent him to ensure that Gaara could be taken back this time.

Yu Ming looked at Temari and asked with a smile, "Where are you going?"

After confirming that it was Yu Ming, Temari walked over. These people under Temari were all supporters of Gaara.

Gaara has now become the Kazekage, but many people in the village still do not respect him.

Especially the experienced ninjas, but the young people who had never experienced Gaara's rampage and destruction of the village were very supportive of him.

After all, Gaara is perfect in terms of strength, appearance, and background.

They hadn't seen Gaara go berserk before, so in their minds, Gaara was an exceptionally skilled Kazekage.

The village leaders sent Temari to guard the border to prevent attacks from other villages.

The reason the Third Shinobi World War started was because the Third Kazekage went missing. Sunagakure sent out a large number of ninjas to search for him, which made the defenses of the village and the border with the Land of Wind very weak, allowing Kumogakure to attack and enter the village.

If it weren't for the Fourth Kazekage's use of his gold sand manipulation technique to repel the Hidden Cloud Village's attack, the Hidden Sand Village would have been destroyed long ago.

Therefore, it's not a problem for the Sunagakure leadership to send Temari out to guard the border.

However, now that Gaara has been kidnapped, it is indeed somewhat inhumane that Temari, Gaara's older sister, has been sent to guard the border.

Temari looked at Yu Ming and said, "I'm going to guard the border. Now that Gaara has been kidnapped, we can't give other countries the opportunity to attack the Land of Wind."

Temari was very direct, and Yu Ming nodded. "Okay, where are Kakashi-sensei and the others? Where are they now?"

Temari said, "Are you here to help? If so, we are very confident that we can save Gaara this time."

Temari had complete faith in Yu Ming's strength; she even believed that none of the Kage from the Five Great Ninja Villages could rival him.

Of course, she had never met the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages, except for Tsunade, so it was just a guess.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "Well, the Fifth Hokage was a little worried, so he sent me to check. Have they set off to chase after Gaara?"

Temari shook her head. "No, we're still in Sunagakure. Shall I take you there?"

Yu Ming nodded.

Although Temari has to go to defend the border, it won't be a big deal if it takes a little longer. Originally, this matter was just the higher-ups trying to check the power of Gaara and his siblings.

It's important to understand that even though Gaara became the Kazekage in the past two years, he's still just someone with very little power.

However, the village has many young supporters.

Furthermore, Kankuro and Temari wield considerable power in the village, which has long fueled their discontent.

Taking only three Chunin to guard the border is simply a joke. If other ninja villages really attack, what can these four people do to resist?

Temari knew this, of course, but she understood that it was an order from the village's higher-ups, and she had no choice but to obey.

Moreover, there were Konoha ninjas who went to save Gaara, so she still believed in them.

Now that Yu Ming has arrived, Temari is even more confident that Gaara can return safely this time.

Meanwhile, the three Chunin under Temari's command watched Yu Ming and Temari walking ahead, chatting and laughing, and wondered curiously, "Who is this guy? Why is Lady Temari treating him so well?"

Temari was always quite serious in the village, so this was the first time these three had ever seen her smile so many times.

Gaara's disciple, Matsuri, knew some things about Yumei.

She had met Yu Ming during the Chunin Exams and had also heard Gaara mention him.

After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "That man seems to be called Yu Ming. He's a master from Konoha. I heard he can even suppress tailed beasts. Even Gaara isn't his match."

The two Chunin were stunned, looking at Matsuri in disbelief. "How is this possible? How could Lord Gaara not be his opponent? Matsuri, you must be joking. Besides, you are Lord Gaara's disciple."

Matsuri frowned as she looked at the two of them and said, "This is not what I said, but what Gaara-sensei said. When I first heard it, I couldn't believe it either, but it was Gaara-sensei who said it himself."

"He also said that in the ninja world, this person is probably the most powerful being."

The two Chunin were Gaara's supporters; otherwise, they wouldn't have been sent to guard the border along with Temari.

Upon hearing Ji's introduction, they found it hard to believe that someone who looked harmless and even had a kind face could be so powerful.

Aren't strong people usually very calm?

Gaara has never smiled.

However, the younger generation of ninjas in Sunagakure all think Gaara is especially handsome.

Moreover, his aloof demeanor made him even more admired by many younger ninjas.

But now I see Yu Ming and Temari chatting and laughing, sometimes even laughing without restraint.

It was hard for them to believe that such a ninja was stronger than Gaara.

It can also suppress tailed beasts, and may even be the strongest in the ninja world.

The two Chunin looked at Yu Ming with puzzled expressions.

However, after seeing Yu Ming arrive, Matsuri felt that Gaara was probably alright.

"This time, Konoha even sent him. It seems that Konoha is very sincere. I think that if he comes, the chances of bringing back my (Wang Zhao) teacher Aira will increase a lot."

Although the two Chunin didn't know much about Yu Ming's strength, after hearing Ji's introduction, they both hoped that Yu Ming could snatch Gaara back.

"I hope so. It would be great if he could really take Gaara back."

After Yu Ming and Temari arrived at Sunagakure Village.

The higher-ups of Sunagakure learned of Yu Ming's appearance.

Upon hearing this news, the entire leadership of Sunagakure immediately sprang into action.

The village's defense forces should be assembled immediately.

For them, Yu Ming's appearance was even more terrifying than Akatsuki taking Gaara away.

Although Yu Ming doesn't seem to have killed many people over the years, Konoha has sent him to Sunagakure at this time.

It truly terrified Sunagakure.

This guy can even suppress tailed beasts, so they really don't dare to gamble that Yu Ming won't attack Sunagakure.

Chapter 205 What is your purpose?

Chiyo, who had emerged from seclusion, was stunned upon hearing of Yumei's arrival.

Over the years, she has remained indifferent to worldly affairs. Although spies have inquired about Xiao's affairs, it is only to find out Scorpion's whereabouts.

She genuinely knew nothing about Yu Ming, which was understandable; she didn't even know who Kakashi was, so how could she possibly know about Yu Ming?

After the higher-ups introduced Yu Ming as a person, Chiyo couldn't believe that Konoha would have such a high-level expert.

However, she did not order the village's defense forces to take action.

If a master like Yu Ming doesn't want to make a move, then all will be well. But if he does want to, given the current state of Sunagakure, probably no one can stop him.

So Chiyo sent the defense forces back to their positions, while she waited at the Kazekage Building with the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure.

Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura were all delighted to hear that Yu Ming had come in person.

Originally, they weren't very confident they could bring Gaara back, but now that Yu Ming has arrived, they are much more confident.

Kakashi, in particular, hadn't had a proper talk with Yu Ming in three years.

He was clearly his own disciple, yet he hadn't gotten to know him very well in the past three years; it was truly a failure.

Kakashi himself felt that he was a very incompetent master.

However, it was also because Tsunade treated Kakashi like livestock, assigning him most of the high-level 067 missions.

Unfortunately, the only ninjas in the village capable of handling various tasks are Yu Ming and Kakashi.