Memories Still Fresh!

The other great nations of the Shinobi World were all stirred by the events in Loulan.

As the "landlord," the Sand Village's reaction was naturally even more intense.

The day Rasa raised the possibility that Crocodile might not be an ally, he had triggered a sense of crisis among all the elders present.

Because it was entirely possible!

Especially after Advisor Chiyo and Advisor Ebizo, whom they had summoned, both said they had never heard of any Titans legend and did not recognize Crocodile's sketched portrait.

That sense of crisis grew even stronger.

So, over the past few days, they had been arguing in the conference room over whether to make contact with the current Land of Loulan, only managing to organize a diplomatic delegation yesterday.

At the same time.

The Sand Village had dispatched a large number of ninja forces days earlier, establishing tight, layered defensive lines a hundred kilometers from the Land of Loulan.

Everyone understood that one must always be on guard against others.

"Enough!"

Chiyo impatiently waved her hand, cutting off the elders' argument. She said coldly, "Don't forget that besides Loulan, we still have to deal with the Cloud-Hidden Village!"

"Without the Third Raikage, what can the Cloud-Hidden Village do now? I don't believe they would dare send out a large army and leave the Land of Lightning."

An elder laughed.

He believed that if the Cloud-Hidden Village truly dared to do so, neighboring Iwagakure and the Hidden Mist Village would definitely send people to launch a surprise attack.

"Idiot!"

Chiyo, hot-tempered as ever, shot to her feet and slammed her palm against the table. "Have you never considered that the Cloud-Hidden Village might join forces with other villages to come after us?"

"Don't forget, the man who captured the Third Raikage alive used an