Chapter 440: Deidara vs. Gaara
(Chapter 440: Deidara vs. Gaara)
Hidden Sand Village Conference Room
Those seated here were all high-ranking officials of Konoha. No one knew that danger was drawing near. Over the past two and a half years, Gaara had become the Fifth Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village. Thanks to Konoha's support, the Hidden Sand Village had developed at an astonishing pace.
"The village's strength has grown increasingly stable over the past few years, and our exchanges with other ninja villages have become more frequent. We adopted Konoha's training methods, and the strength of the village's genin has been rising rapidly. Most importantly, Konoha has shared missions with us, greatly increasing the number of missions available to our ninja. Our military strength has been fully expanded, and the village's economy has become more prosperous as well. I wonder how we'll perform in this Chunin Exam," one person said with a smile.
"The Chunin Exam is tomorrow. I'm quite looking forward to the results," said a Hidden Sand Village official with a smile.
"There is another piece of news from Konoha. The Fifth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village has personally gone to Konoha and decided to form an alliance treaty with them. They hope for a representative from the Hidden Sand Village to attend and establish the alliance together. Then the three great ninja nations will be able to support one another," Gaara suddenly said.
The few people who heard the news from Gaara were startled. They looked at him in shock. "Is this true, Lord Kazekage?"
Gaara nodded. "Fifth Hokage Tsunade personally sent this news. I have entrusted Temari with full authority over the matter. The alliance will also be announced before the daimyo of every nation during this Chunin Exam."
Upon hearing Gaara's confirmation, the