In the spring of the 40th year of Konoha, a horrifying news spread throughout the ninja world from the border of the Land of Wind.
The Third Kazekage disappeared without a trace.
That was Feng Ying, not a cat or a dog, how could he be missing
But fortunately, with Mizukage disappearing in front of him, this matter is not so unacceptable.
Sunagakure Village remained silent regarding the rumors of the Kazekage's disappearance.
But at this time, silence... is tantamount to admitting that the Third Kazekage is indeed missing.
Everyone cast their doubtful eyes on Iwagakure.
Two villages are at war, and Iwagakure is indeed the most suspicious party.
But it is a pity that Onoki immediately made a clarification, saying that the disappearance of the Third Kazekage had nothing to do with them.
Silence... In response to Onoki's clarification, Sunagakure Village still strangely chose to remain silent, neither admitting nor refuting.
This attitude is very thought-provoking.
For example, Kirigakure Village immediately found Konoha as a scapegoat. What does Sunagakure Village mean
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In the country of birds, there is a large tent in the center of Sunagakure's residence.
After the Third Kazekage disappeared, Chiyo, whose qualifications and prestige were second only to the Third Kazekage, temporarily took over the power and temporarily held the Kazekage's authority.
She should have been so proud, but now she looked miserable.
Ebizo regretted that he would not have told his sister the truth if he had known it earlier.
When he was about to open his mouth to persuade, he only heard Chiyo yell angrily: "Shut up!"
Chiyo's hand on the table was clenched tightly, her face was livid and her lips were trembling.
After a moment, she held her face in her hands, her expression unclear.
Outside the tent, the strong wind whimpered, weeping and complaining.
After an unknown amount of time, Chiyo let go of his hand, raised his slender arms, straightened the black and white temples on both sides, and said in a low voice: "It's okay...it's okay to leave. If you leave, just treat everyone as dead."
Ebizo remained silent.
Seeing that his sister had recovered, Ebizo asked, "What should we do next?"
Naturally, I didn't ask Scorpion, but asked Sunagakure Village.
There are many problems in Sand Hidden Village now, but the two most critical ones are the candidate for the Fourth Kazekage, and the second is whether war or peace will follow.
These seem to be two questions, but they are actually one question.
The selection of the Fourth Kazekage will determine the overall strategic direction in the future.
Chiyo and Ebizo are both of the Chuwa faction.
When the Third Kazekage decided to break the agreement and declare war on Iwagakure Village, they originally disagreed.
Now that the Third Kazekage is dead again, no one is sure how long they will continue to fight and whether Sunagakure can still win.
This is why the village chose to remain silent.
If there was a fight, the cause of death of the Third Kazekage would naturally be blamed on Iwagakure.
There is nothing to say about this.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, it was Onoki's fault anyway, so that the ninjas in the village could share the same hatred and deepen their hatred for Iwagakure.
But if you want peace, the hat can't be placed on Iwagakure.
Ebizo said softly: "All parties are trying to win me over. Last night Luosha found me again. He expressed his desire for peace."
Nowadays, Sunagakure Village lacks talents. Of course, there are several fourth-generation candidates with sufficient strength, but the most eye-catching ones are Ye Cang and Luo Sha.
Ye Cang mastered the Burning Escape and was a war hero with considerable strength. She has always taken the lead in fighting, and she also has family support behind her.
Compared with Ye Cang, Luo Sha's biggest advantage is that she can use magnetic escape.
The special significance of Magnetic Release to Sand Hidden Village is no less than that of Wood Release to Konoha.
But Luo Sha's performance was not good, and his backer, the Third Kazekage, was dead.
So he wanted to get Chiyo's support.
"In that case, just choose to support Luo Sha."
Chiyo had been worried about Scorpion's whereabouts before, but now that he knew it, he felt relieved and had nothing to worry about.
"Sunagakure Village doesn't need a war-loving Kage for the time being. We need to recuperate. Rasa can magnetically escape, and he will become a qualified fourth-generation Kazekage."
"What should we do over there at Iwagakure Village?" Ebizo asked.
If you choose Luo Sha, you choose peace talks, but peace talks are not just what you want.
The hatred between villages can never be eliminated, it can only be temporarily calmed down, and then wait for the next outbreak... However, pacifying mutual hatred cannot be without cost.
Now that the situation is no better than before, Onoki naturally wants to take advantage of this opportunity to tear off a piece of Sunagakure's fat.
Taking advantage of others' misfortune was something he always liked to do.
"In that case, let's use Ye Cang as a bargaining chip in negotiations." Chiyo's voice contained no emotion.
"Isn't the so-called 'hero' one who sacrifices his life for the village at a critical moment?"
"Tell Rasa about this. If you can get rid of a competitor and ascend to the fourth generation position, he will agree."
Ebizo was speechless.
Sacrificing one's own high-end combat power in exchange for peace... is definitely not a good strategy.
"But maybe it's the cheapest way, right?" Ebizo comforted himself.
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Konoha's fortieth year is a special year.
This year is like a big drama, reaching the final stage and climaxing one after another.
In the original time and space, the third generation of Kazekage disappeared, triggering the Third Ninja War.
Because of the butterfly effect, the trigger became the Third Mizukage, but unexpectedly, at the last moment, the Third Mizukage disappeared.
The disappearance of the Third Kazekage must have been caused by Scorpion, Chen was sure of this.
But he paid attention and didn't notice the order to arrest Scorpion.
Thinking about it, at this juncture, if Scorpion is declared to be a traitorous ninja, doesn't that basically confirm that Scorpion killed Kazekage
Chiyo would definitely not do this.
The rebellion was going to be announced, but not now.
The disappearance of the Third Kazekage was like an avalanche, triggering many chain reactions.
Just like Sunagakure Hero's Burning Escape to Ye Cang...
During a secret mission to search for the Third Kazekage, he was attacked by ninjas from an unknown force and died.
Secret mission... unknown force... Sunagakure's vague expression reminded Chen of Kagami's death.
There is no doubt that Ye Cang was also a tragic figure who died in a political struggle.
In the original time and space, in order to achieve peace with Kirigakure Village, she was betrayed by Luo Sha and the village.
It seems that I can't escape this fate in this life.
But this is the favorite approach of big countries.
In the original time and space, didn't Konoha give Hizashi to Kumogakure
Although the process of the matter is completely different, the essence is similar. For the overall benefit of the village and the overall peace, although it is necessary to sacrifice one or two ninjas, but... what does it matter? why not
It's a pity that Chen is an enemy. The first time the two met was during the Second Ninja War.
Fast forward so many years, Ye Cang actually died like this.
It's a pity that the gene encoding the bloodline limit of Burning Escape has not been passed down.
The most ironic thing is that Sunagakure Village also held a grand funeral for Ye Cang.
Although there is no body at the funeral, it is still a ceremony.
Ye Cang's death became the last straw that crushed Sunagakure Village.
On the seventh day after her death, Rasha, the disciple of the Third Kazekage, successfully became the Fourth Kazekage.
The first thing he did when he became the Kazekage was to send ninjas to negotiate peace with Iwagakure Village.
At this point...the war in the Bird Country is over.
The war in the Bird Country is over, and the implications are extremely far-reaching.
This represents the complete collapse of the Yunsha Alliance.
Without Sunagakure to be involved behind the scenes, Cloud Hidden Village's plan to fight one against two would be powerless.
Especially when the Third Hokage sent out Konoha's lightning.
In fact, Chen only wandered around the battlefield, and Kumogakure's army retreated to the Kingdom of Thunder at the speed of light.
Although the Fourth Raikage Ai wants revenge, the village is not his family's.
The Eight-Tailed Jinchuuribi was imprisoned in the village by him. He could not support himself alone. It was impossible for him to face two villages.
Personal hatred must, at some point, give way to politics.
So he could only order a retreat and retreat back to the Kingdom of Thunder.
Retreat, but do not negotiate for peace or surrender.
This was a sentence left by the Third Raikage to the Fourth Raikage, and Ai followed it honestly.
A very simple sentence, but very useful.
Neither Konoha nor Iwagakure will continue to cross the Country of Yu and go deep into the Country of Thunder to continue fighting.
Although Danzo still had this idea, the Third Hokage issued twelve orders, ordering him to return with the army as quickly as possible.
Chen didn't do anything, just showed his little face, so he used the Flying Thunder God technique to return to the village first.
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One evening in the Uchiha clan, two ninjas sat opposite each other in a pavilion.
This pavilion is quite old, and it is said that it was built by Madara.
The scenery is really good. Sitting in this position, Chen suddenly found that he could see the Hokage Rock.
To be precise, from a certain angle, there was only the head of the First Hokage, and nothing else could be seen.
"This is how the war ends." Orochimaru said softly.
It is indeed over... Although Kumogakure Village has no intention of negotiating peace, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the Third Ninja War, which has lasted for four years, is coming to an end.
Orochimaru sighed: "Is ten years of war worth it in exchange for ten years of peace?"
If the brief three years of peace are ignored, this war indeed lasted for nearly ten years.
Chen exhaled a breath of mist, "It's not worth it!"
Orochimaru remained silent, and after a long time he slowly said: "It's really not worth it."
Orochimaru suddenly asked: "I have always been curious about what peace in your mind should be like?"
Chen hummed and said casually: "The five major countries are governed by one force. There are no daimyo, no ninja villages, no five shadows, and no ninjas..."
Orochimaru closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
He opened his eyes and said, "The Uchiha clan has undergone great changes."
Chen smiled and said: "Teacher, you have been in the laboratory for almost half a year. Of course you don't know the changes outside."
"Yes." Orochimaru was a little confused. He felt that he had only been in the laboratory for a few days, but it had been half a year in the blink of an eye.
Orochimaru put his hands in his sleeves and suddenly said: "Chen, do you want to be Hokage?"
"Hokage..." Chen repeated.
The sun was setting, and he squinted his eyes and looked far away.
The statue of the First Hokage in sight is shrouded in gold, with a calm smile, like a Buddha head with thousands of hands.
End of this volume.