Resurrection Ninjutsu

Land of Wind, Sunagakure.

The intelligence Yashamaru brought back caused a stir among Sunagakure's upper ranks.

For no other reason than that, not long ago, they had still been discussing how to attack Ninshu.

"Good thing Advisor Ebizo was cautious, or the losses would have been enormous," praised a middle-aged Sunagakure higher-up with a white cloth band wrapped around his head.

"Indeed. Sōsuke is so powerful that we must be cautious when dealing with Ninshu—more cautious than ever," a sturdily built, bald Sunagakure ninja nodded.

Sunagakure's higher-ups all felt a wave of relief mixed with lingering fear. Even as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Sunagakure would have struggled to withstand the God of Shinobi's retaliation. Decline would have been nearly unavoidable.

"We also need to be wary of Iwagakure. Judging by their previous behavior, they obtained this intelligence even earlier than we did, yet they did not tell us. Instead, they deliberately guided us into going to war with Ninshu."

At that, the Sunagakure higher-ups all looked displeased.

They had already found Iwagakure's actions suspicious. Iwagakure had been willing to offer an enormous commission fee, yet unwilling to send even a single ninja.

Thinking about it now, Iwagakure had neither wanted Ninshu to grow and take a share of the pie, nor dared to risk Sōsuke's retaliation. Thus, they had wanted to use Sunagakure, which also had territorial conflicts with Ninshu, to achieve their goal.

"Of course we need to be cautious, but I believe cooperation is necessary," Ebizo said after some thought.

The ninja world appeared peaceful on the surface, but the hidden conflicts were even more intense than during the Third Great Ninja War.

Sōsuke, the strongest in the current ninja world, was leading Ninshu's rise and shaking up the existing order.

Mu Yue, who possessed