You're Too Weak, Kazekage

Although Kazashiro's explanation sounded plausible, everyone present was secretly wondering about it.

Given the current chaos in the Shinobi World, can the Chunin Ninja Exams really still be held smoothly?

The Chunin Ninja Exams were originally scheduled to be held in Sunagakure).

With Rasa creating such a big scandal, Sunagakure clearly had no energy left to deal with the exams.

Moreover, they are still trying to find ways to solve the problems brought about by Baki.

Little did they know that someone else was actually responsible for assassinating Kazashiro.

Before Sunagakure could reach a conclusion, Konoha had already sent over an exorbitant compensation claim.

At Kazashiro's behest, they also added many new clauses to the treaty that the two sides failed to sign.

After reading the Chiyo, Chiyo's face contorted in anger, and her hand holding the treaty began to tremble slightly, as if a fit of Chiyo's rage was about to erupt on the spot.

"Konoha is going too far! Aren't they afraid we'll side with Iwagakure?!"

Chiyo threw the treaty on the table, feeling like she must have owed Sunagakure a debt from her past life, otherwise why would she still be worrying about such trivial matters at her age?

And then there's Pakura, who, as the Kazekage, has absolutely no intention of handling these matters; he's only concerned with completing the tasks assigned by the Daimyo.

Chiyo had absolutely no temper with the Kazekage, who was completely Kazekage on the Daimyo.

To be fair, Sunagakure's environment and resources are really nothing to praise.

Most of the land is covered with yellow sand, and the only so-called scarce resource is placer Gold Dust.

As for Kekkei Genkai, they are extremely rare.

The reason they were still able to live in one of the five hidden villages was mostly due to the legacy accumulated by the Second Kazekage Shamon.

Therefore, even the Sunagakure itself did not understand why the Third Raikage would march south from the northernmost part of the Shinobi World to attack the resource-poor Sunagakure during the Third Shinobi World War.

Now, Iwagakure has also set its sights on Sunagakure.

Tsuchikage's office.

Ōnoki tapped the table lightly with his fingers as he listened to his subordinates' report on the suppression of the Integration Movement within the country.

The thieves came quickly and left quickly.

After delivering that enormous surprise to the Daimyo's Mansion, those rebellious fellows vanished without a trace.

The resistance groups they instigated were also suppressed by the local authorities, so there were very few situations where Stone Ninja needed to intervene.

In this way, Ōnoki can free up his hands and focus all his energy on Sunagakure, taking advantage of Rasa's death to seize Sunagakure's interests.

This is a good opportunity to test the waters of the new Kazekage.

Ōnoki had never dealt with Pakura before, and he was eager to know the personality and character of this new Kazekage.

At Ōnoki's command, a large number of Stone Ninja crossed the border, blatantly seizing commissions from the small countries surrounding the Land of Wind.

If this were during Rasa's time, the enemy would certainly have already taken action by now, but the reality facing the Stone Ninja is that Sunagakure remains completely Fudō.

Even if it were a direct confrontation between Stone Ninja Sand Ninja, the Sand Ninja would actively avoid it, displaying their cowardice to the fullest extent.

What kind of move is this?

In all his years of life, Ōnoki had never seen anything like this before.

"You're too weak, Kazekage!"

Chiyo had been holding back for several days, but finally couldn't take it anymore. She stormed into the Kazekage's Office and slammed her hand on the table when she saw Pakura clumsily writing words of praise.

"What's wrong, Advisor Chiyo?"

Pakura looked up blankly, not understanding why Chiyo was so angry.

I've practically given these advisors complete control, letting them handle everything themselves while I make the final decisions. And you're still not satisfied?

"Lord Kazekage, because of your concession, even the nobles within the Land of Wind are no longer willing to choose us to issue commissions!"

Chiyo gritted her teeth in hatred as she looked at the photo of Rasa that hadn't yet been removed from behind Pakura.

Since the Second Kazekage, each new Kazekage has been worse than the last.

They're either overconfident or stubborn and unwilling to listen to advice.

Now, it has even evolved into one that doesn't get involved in anything.

"Advisor Chiyo, can Sunagakure really defeat Iwagakure now?"

Pakura understood the root of Chiyo's anger and said the most infuriating thing in a sincere tone.

You definitely can't win a fight, but you should at least show some attitude, right?

If we're going to give up just because we can't win, then let's all just submit to Konoha.

Chiyo was speechless, overwhelmed by Pakura's sincerity, and it took her a long time to compose herself.

"Lord Kazekage, even if we can't win, we must show our resolve and stop the arrogance of Iwagakure, preventing them from pushing their luck. This will also help boost morale."

Trying to calm herself down, Chiyo looked at Pakura in front of her and had a feeling that the other party might have injured his brain in the battle with Kirigakure.

Wait a minute, could this guy be doing all this on purpose because he was betrayed, intending to drag Sunagakure down with him?

A bold guess suddenly arose in Chiyo's mind.

If Pakura continues to back down, then Chiyo's conjecture will be confirmed.

Chiyo looked at Pakura nervously, waiting for her reply.

"I understand, a tough stance, right?"

Pakura looked back at Chiyo calmly and nodded.

That night, while enjoying Konoha dumplings with light Kazashiro received a message from Sunagakure.

"What do you mean? Are you going to attack Iwagakure?"

Kazashiro, who used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Uchiha Hikari to Sunagakure, was very curious as to why Pakura suddenly wanted to attack Iwagakure.

This step shouldn't have been in the plan.

"That old bastard Chiyo insisted that I show some kind of attitude, so I thought I'd appease them by offering the heads of Stone Ninja."

Pakura shrugged and awkwardly adjusted his God-striking Robe.

She wasn't quite used to fighting while wearing this thing.

"Understood."

Kazashiro revealed a knowing expression.

Stationed on the Land of Wind is an elite force led by Hunter.

They made no attempt to conceal themselves, brazenly roaming the border with a show of defiance.

Looking at the endless yellow sand over the Land of Wind, Kari felt a little itchy and wanted to find a strong opponent to spar with, but unfortunately the Sand Ninja did not give him the chance.

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Jutsu!"

The squad led by Shou consisted of ten people, including him. Before the fire-style technique was used, none of them sensed the presence of the enemy.

Four dragon-head-shaped flames engulfed the two unfortunate souls who couldn't dodge in time, while the others scattered and jumped away the instant the attack began.

Where is the enemy?

"Six o'clock!"

In the dim night, the only light they could receive was from the burning bodies of their companions.

"Earth Release: Earth Stone Spikes!"

One Stone Ninja launched an attack in the direction his teammate was pointing, while two others flanked him from behind.

"Scorch Release - Over-Vaporization Kill"

A scream rang out as the Stone Ninja in agony, his body drained of all moisture, turning him into a dried-up corpse as he collapsed to the ground.

The fireball floating in the air seemed to be mocking the incompetence of the Stone Ninja.