The Infamy That Can Never Be Erased

Sunagakure!

Standing at the village entrance, Chiyo's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. There was a trace of unwillingness, yet also what seemed to be a trace of relief.

Having lived in Sunagakure her entire life, Chiyo's feelings for the village ran incomparably deep. During the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, and after Rasa's death, when she emerged from retirement once more to stabilize the situation—

Everything she had done was for Sunagakure, for the homeland she loved.

She had already given far too much to Sunagakure. Her son and daughter-in-law had also died in wars fought to protect Sunagakure, which in turn became the trigger that caused her grandson to disappear.

For Chiyo at this moment, she had already contributed everything to Sunagakure. Having come this far, there was nothing more she could do.

Suddenly, she turned and looked at the people of Sunagakure behind her, her gaze revealing a trace of determination.

"Let me be the sinner!"

Chiyo murmured, then swiftly turned around and rushed forward.

"Elder Chiyo!"

"Elder Chiyo!"

For a moment, the faces of Sunagakure's people changed drastically at the sight. The confidence they had lost when the Fifth Kazekage fled had, at this moment, rekindled because of Chiyo, bringing with it a renewed hope.

"We can't let Elder Chiyo go die alone!"

Suddenly, someone roared. His figure flashed as he prepared to chase after Chiyo's retreating back.

"That's right! We'll join Elder Chiyo and kill those people trying to invade our homeland!"

Several figures in the crowd shouted excitedly. They were young shinobi. Their strength might not have been great, but compared to those older shinobi, they possessed an irreplaceable vigor.

Whoosh!

"Don't act recklessly. Without my order, no one is allowed to leave the village." Just as someone was about to