Naruto: My setting is above yours.

That is, Amegakure will be responsible for managing the former Kusagakure, and the funds allocated by the Land of Grass will also be received by Amegakure, but half of the mercenary missions from the Land of Grass will be given to Konoha.

As for the Land of Rivers, Hiruzen Sarutobi made concessions, allowing Amegakure to occupy the entire country.

Yahiko and his team quickly dealt with the internal changes. When Yekura rushed back to Sunagakure as fast as possible, Chiyo had already led the Sunagakure leadership to make preparations for the succession of the Fifth Kazekage.

Yekura was too lazy to play along. On the day he returned to Sunagakure, he held a ceremony, put on the Kazekage's robe and hat, and became the Fifth Kazekage.

After the ceremony, Yecang convened a meeting of senior executives.

Chiyo had already prepared for the possibility of Yokura being purged.

The other senior executives attending the meeting were somewhat uneasy.

Sitting in the Kazekage's seat, Yekura's gaze swept over these people. Suppressing her disgust, she coldly said, "The first thing is to track down Sasori of the Red Sand."

Many high-ranking officials were taken aback, completely unexpected.

After a long pause, someone said, "Fengying, we have already lost several batches of men because of this."

Ye Cang said, "It's just a matter of tracking him down and finding his trail."

"Although we don't know how the Third Hokage died, being able to kill the Third Hokage is enough to demonstrate Sasori's strength."

"Not to mention he even turned the Third Hokage into a puppet. You should know that best, right, Granny Chiyo?"

Yekura looked at Chiyo.

Chiyo, looking rather grim, said, "His talent is indeed astonishing. His puppets can largely retain the abilities of the puppets they were alive with."

"Kazekage, leave Sasori's matter to me!"

Ye Cang shook his head: "No need. As long as we confirm his whereabouts, we will send a mission invitation to Konoha."

These words caused an uproar among the high-ranking officials.

"This...this is an internal matter for us. It's not appropriate to involve Konoha, is it?"

"If Konoha intervenes, the Third Hokage's body will likely fall into Konoha's hands."

"Not only that, they can also obtain puppetry technology from the scorpion."

Ye Cang frowned as he listened, then slammed his hand on the table: "Who among you can take down Scorpion? You can lead a team to bring him back to the village!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Chiyo frowned; she wasn't confident she could defeat her grandson, Sasori of the Red Sand.

According to the information obtained from Konoha, her grandson's puppetry skills have surpassed hers and all the puppeteers in Sunagakure's history.

Ye Cang said domineeringly, "This matter is decided."

"As for Granny Chiyo, you stay in the village. I need you to be in charge of training puppeteers and rebuilding the puppet army."

Chiyo was taken aback, not expecting to receive such an important task.

She was already planning to retire, so as not to annoy Ye Cang.

After a moment's hesitation, Chiyo nodded: "Yes, I will do my best."

Yecang didn't stop: "The third thing, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki."

"You all probably already know about Madara Uchiha, right?"

Some immediately raised questions: "Although the battlefield left many traces, it is ultimately impossible to be completely certain."

"At the previous Five Kage Summit, both the Raikage and the Tsuchikage explicitly refused."

"Could Konoha be trying to use Madara Uchiha as a threat to unify the power of the five great ninja villages?"

Yekura retorted bluntly, "With Konoha's Ranga's strength, is it really that difficult to take down the other four great ninja villages?"

"Now that we've examined the battlefield, what if we set it up in the village?"

Many high-ranking officials turned pale.

Chiyo asked with a solemn expression, "Does the Kazekage mean to hand over the One-Tailed Jinchuriki to Konoha for protection?"

Ye Cang shook his head: "No."

"I intend to personally become the next Jinchūriki!"

what?

The senior executives were shocked once again.

Chiyo quickly stopped her: "Kage, this is far too dangerous."

Becoming a Jinchūriki is an extremely risky thing.

If the Kazekage becomes a Jinchūriki, and the seal becomes unstable, causing him to go berserk from time to time, who will suppress him?

Ebizo quickly added, "The selection of the next generation of Jinchūriki has already begun."

"Judging from the experience of other ninja villages, implanting the tailed beast from a young age seems to be more suitable."

Ye Cang shook his head: "If it were before, we could do that, but now I'm afraid we can't."

"No one knows when Madara Uchiha will make his move. Jinchuriki who are too weak probably won't have time to grow stronger."

"And I am confident enough to suppress the One-Tailed Beast."

Chiyo and the others remained silent, unable to refute.

And so, the matter was settled.

The new official took office three fires.

Yecang burned it all in one go!

Of course, the matter of becoming a Jinchūriki is not something that can be done immediately.

This requires more preparation.

Moreover, on the day of the sealing, Ye Cang planned to invite Yu Feng Xuan Ma over.

She trusted her man more than the people of Sunagakure.

Time passes by little by little, and the New Year is approaching.

In the Land of Rain, in Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village), it hasn't rained for a whole month.

The warm sunshine made people feel drowsy.

After finally stabilizing the situation, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, who had recently returned from Konoha, gathered on the rooftop to bask in the sun while overlooking the entire Amegakure village.

"Have we achieved our initial goal?"

Nagato suddenly said.

The Land of Rain is at peace; the country is temporarily free from the ravages of war.

Yahiko smiled and nodded: "Of course."

"But that's not enough."

"We also want to make this country a better place."

"It's not just this country... because if the entire ninja world isn't at peace, the Land of Rain can't truly achieve peace either."

Konan said, "With Genma here, the major ninja villages should no longer go to war!"

Just as Nagato was about to speak to Madara Uchiha, a voice came from behind him: "Heh, such a thought is far too naive."

Yahiko and the other two changed color and turned around in unison.

"Uchiha... Madara?"

Yahiko stared at the Sharingan that Madara Uchiha had revealed.

Konan nervously pulled out her paper shuriken.

Nagato was also ready for battle.

"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm."

Madara Uchiha slowly removed his hood, and then his biological mask bloomed, revealing his aged face.

"I am Uchiha Madara. I'm sure Genma has already told you about me."

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"Madara Uchiha, your ideology is not suitable for us!"

Yahiko said bluntly.

Madara Uchiha chuckled: "Don't jump to conclusions so quickly."

"Do any of you know anything about what happened between me and Hashirama back then?"

Yahiko asked cautiously, "You mean the beginning of the ninja village era?"

Madara Uchiha nodded: "It seems someone has already told you."

"Back then, it was Hashirama and I who joined forces to end the Warring States period and usher in the present era."

"Hashirama chose to distribute the Tailed Beasts to other ninja villages in order to balance the power of the major ninja villages and major countries, and this was the beginning of the conflict between my ideas and his."

"Because I know that this cannot truly achieve peace."

"Now you have seen that after Hashirama died, the First Shinobi World War broke out immediately... So, what is the difference between the peace achieved now by relying on the Wind-Riding Horse and the peace before?"

"The difference might be that Yu Feng Xuan Ma is younger... Heh, even if he lives to be 100, the war will still break out when he dies."

"You might have already died by then, but..."

Madara Uchiha's gaze swept over Yahiko and Konan: "But your descendants are still here, and they will continue to struggle in the war."

Yahiko and the other two remained silent, unable to refute.

Madara Uchiha's expression turned to one of reminiscence: "Back then, Hashirama and I became friends when we were very young, but due to conflicts of interest within our clans, we were forced to become enemies. My brother, his brother, our loved ones—so many of them died in the war..."

Do you know our original intention in establishing Konoha?

"We want to ensure that future generations of children will never have to go to war..."

In closing, Madara Uchiha said with a hint of regret, "But clearly, we failed!"