In the spring of Konoha Year 40, a horrifying news spread throughout Shinobi World from the Land of Wind border.
Third Kazekage disappeared without a trace.
That's Kazekage. It's not a cat or a dog. How could it be missing?
But fortunately, Mizukage disappeared in front of him, so this matter is not so unacceptable.
Regarding the rumors that Kazekage is missing, Hidden Sand Village has remained silent.
But at this time, silence... is tantamount to admitting that Third Kazekage is indeed missing.
Everyone cast their doubtful eyes on Hidden Stone Village.
Two villages are at war, and Hidden Stone Village is indeed the most suspicious party.
But unfortunately, Ōnoki immediately clarified that Third Kazekage's disappearance had nothing to do with them.
Silence... Regarding Ōnoki's clarification, Hidden Sand Village still strangely chose to remain silent, neither admitting nor refuting.
This attitude is very thought-provoking.
For example, Hidden Mist Village, Konoha was immediately chosen as the scapegoat. What does Hidden Sand Village mean?
Land of Birds, Sunagakure Base Central Command Tent.
After Third Kazekage disappeared, Chiyo, whose qualifications and prestige were second only to Third Kazekage, temporarily took over the power and temporarily assumed the authority of Kazekage.
She should have been so proud, but now she looked miserable.
Ebizo regrets a little. If I had known earlier, I would not have told my sister the truth for the time being.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade, he heard Chiyo say angrily, "Shut up!"
Chiyo The hand on the table was clenched tightly, his face was livid, and his 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 whispered, "It's okay... it's okay to leave. If you leave, just treat them all dead."
Ebizo remained silent.
Seeing that her sister had recovered, Ebizo asked, "What should we do next?"
Naturally, I'm not asking Scorpion, but Hidden Sand Village.
Nowadays, Hidden Sand Village has many problems, but the two most critical problems are: one is the candidate for Fourth Kazekage, and the other is whether there will be a war or a draw.
These seem to be two questions, but they are actually one question.
The candidate of Fourth Kazekage will determine the next overall strategic direction.
Chiyo and Ebizo are both advocates of harmony.
When Third Kazekage decided to tear up the agreement and declare war on Hidden Stone Village, they originally disagreed.
Now that 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 we want to fight, the cause of death of Third Kazekage will naturally be assigned to Hidden Stone Village.
There is nothing to say about this.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, it was Ōnoki's fault anyway. Only in this way can the ninjas in the village share the same hatred and deepen their hatred towards Hidden Stone Village.
But if you want peace, the hat cannot be placed on Iwagakure.
Ebizo said softly, "All parties tried to win me over. Last night Rasa found me again. He expressed his desire for peace."
Nowadays, Hidden Sand Village lacks talents and has sufficient strength. Of course, there are several candidates for Fourth Mizukage, but the most eye-catching ones are Pakura and Rasa.
Pakura masters Scorch Release, who is also a war hero and has great strength. She has always taken the lead in fighting, and she also has family support behind her.
Compared with Pakura, the biggest advantage of Rasa is that it can Magnet Release.
The special significance of Magnet Release to Hidden Sand Village is no less than that of Wood Release to Konoha.
But Rasa's record was not good, and his backer Third Kazekage was also dead.
So he wanted to get support from Chiyo.
"In that case, just choose to support Rasa."
Chiyo had been worried about Scorpio's whereabouts before, but now that he knew it, he felt relieved and had nothing to worry about.
"Hidden Sand Village doesn't need a war-loving shadow for the time being. We need to recuperate. Rasa will Magnet Release, and he will become a qualified Fourth Kazekage."
"What should Hidden Stone Village do over there?" Ebizo asked.
By choosing Rasa, you have chosen peace talks, but peace talks are not something you can do if you want to.
The hatred between villages can never be eliminated, it can only be temporarily calmed down, and then wait for the next outbreak... However, calming down mutual hatred cannot be without cost.
Now that the situation is no better than before, Ōnoki naturally wants to take advantage of this opportunity to tear off Sunagakure's fat flesh.
Taking advantage of others' misfortune was something he always liked to do.
"In that case, let's use Pakura as a bargaining chip." There was no emotion in Chiyo's voice.
"Isn't the so-called 'hero' the one who sacrifices himself for the village at a critical moment?"
"Tell Rasa about it. If you can get rid of a competitor and ascend to Fourth Mizukage's 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.
Konoha Year 40, it 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, Third Kazekage disappeared, triggering Third Great Ninja War.
Because of Butterfly Effect, the fuse became Third Mizukage, but unexpectedly, at the last moment, Third Kazekage disappeared.
Third Kazekage's disappearance must be caused by Xie, Chen is sure of this.
But he paid attention and didn't notice the order to arrest Scorpion.
Think about it, at this juncture, if it is announced that Xion is Rogue Ninja, doesn't that basically confirm that Xion killed Kazekage?
Chiyo certainly won't do that.
Rogue Ninja is to be announced, but not now.
The disappearance of Third Kazekage was like an avalanche, triggering many chain reactions.
Just like Sunagakure hero Scorch Release Pakura...
During the secret mission to search for Third Kazekage, he was attacked by a group of Unknown Force ninjas and died.
Secret mission...Unknown Force...Sunagakure's vague expression reminded Chen of Jing's death.
There is no doubt that Pakura is also a tragic figure who died in a political struggle.
In the original time and space, in order to achieve peace with Hidden Mist Village, she was betrayed by Rasa 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 hand over Hizashi to Cloud?
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 Second Great Ninja War.
Fast forward so many years, Pakura actually died like this.
It is a pity that the gene encoding Scorch Release, Kekkei Genkai, has not been inherited.
The most ironic thing is that Hidden Sand Village also held a grand funeral for Pakura.
Although there is no body at the funeral, it is still a ceremony.
The death of Pakura became the last straw for Senbon that crushed Hidden Sand Village.
On the seventh day after her death, Rasa, a disciple of Third Kazekage, successfully became Fourth Kazekage.
The first thing he did when he became Kazekage was to send ninjas to negotiate peace with Hidden Stone Village.
At this point...Land of Birds The war is over.
Land of Birds's war is over, and the implications are extremely far-reaching.
This represents the complete collapse of the Cloud-Sand Alliance.
Without Sunagakure being involved behind the scenes, Hidden Cloud Village would be powerless if he wanted to fight one against two.
Especially when Third Hokage sends Konoha Lightning.
In fact, Chen just wandered around the battlefield, and the Cloud army withdrew Land of Lightning at the speed of light.
Fourth Raikage A Although he wants revenge, the village is not his family's.
Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Bi was locked up in a village by him. It was difficult for him to survive 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 to Land of Lightning.
Retreat, but do not negotiate for peace or surrender.
This was the sentence Third Raikage left for Fourth Raikage, but Ai followed it honestly.
A very simple sentence, but very useful.
Neither Konoha nor Hidden Stone Village will continue to cross Land of Hot Water and continue fighting deep into Land of Lightning.
Although Danzo still had this idea, Third Hokage issued twelve orders, ordering him to return quickly with the army.
Chen didn't do anything, just showed a little face, so he used Flying Thunder God Technique again and returned to the village first.
One dusk, Uchiha Clan Compound, two ninjas were sitting 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 Hokage Rock.
To be precise, from a certain angle, there is only First Hokage's avatar, and nothing else is visible.
"This is how the war ends." Orochimaru said softly.
It is indeed over... Although Hidden Cloud Village has no intention of negotiating peace, everyone with a discerning eye knows that this Third Great Ninja War that has lasted for four years is coming to an end.
Orochimaru sighed, "Is it worth exchanging ten years of peace for ten years of war?"
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, "Five Great Nations is governed by one force. There is no Daimyo, no ninja village, no Five Kage, and no ninjas..."
Orochimaru closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
He opened his eyes and said, "Uchiha Clan has changed a lot."
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 in the blink of an eye it had been half a year.
Orochimaru held his sleeves in his hands 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 First Hokage in sight is shrouded in gold, with a calm smile, like a Buddha head of True Several Thousand Hands.
——End of this volume.