Three days later, in the Kazekage's Office Sunagakure.
Kyōai and Konoha's representative Shino Aburame, sat in front of Gaara, covered in dust.
Gaara, freed from Shukaku's interference, got several days of plenty of sleep, and his previously irritable mood improved.
Kyōai a wry smile and took off her straw hat, "I didn't expect the climate in the Land of Wind to be so harsh. It's amazing that Sunagakure is still ranked among the Five Great Shinobi Villages."
Lord God: "Can't you use an idiom?"
Gaara, on the other hand, was used to it. "The harsh climate of the Land of Wind has nurtured many excellent ninjas, and at the same time, it serves as a natural barrier protecting the Sunagakure from external invasions."
Kyōai blew the sand off her hat. "Even so, this isn't a long-term solution. The harsh environment will gradually weaken the overall strength of the Sand Ninja. In addition, the Konoha Crush Plan has cost you the Fourth Kazekage and a large number of Jonin. I'm afraid the Sand Ninja is now just an empty shell."
Gaara's demeanor changed upon hearing this. "How dare you!"
Kyōai raised her hands. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it."
Shino stretched out his right hand, and a white, mutated Kikaichū flew in through the window. "This is Kikaichū with sensory abilities. I released it when it arrived in Sunagakure. Now Sunagakure only has one hundred Chakra reaction units, which means there are only one hundred ninjas in the village."
Kyōai exclaimed, "Oh~ Shino- kun, what an amazing insect!"
The white Kikaichū burrowed through the skin and returned to the body. "Hmm, thanks to Kendon- kun, but we've only completed the first step."
Gaara coldly stared at the two. If it were any other ninja, upon learning of their village's military strength and deployment, they would surely have killed them. After all, the Sunagakure was weak and could become a pretext for other powerful ninja villages to invade, a matter of great importance.
However, after witnessing the power of the Nuclear Ninja Village, Gaara abandoned his plan to kill them, and sighed, "You're right, the Sunagakure lost most of its Jonin in Konoha, and is now urgently training new combat forces."
Kyōai, "So that's why you've been conducting these drills in secret."
Gaara nodded. "You could say that right now, Sunagakure is at its weakest in terms of defense, with only a few Jonin down the fort."
The Sand Ninja suffered enormous losses and secretly began to cultivate new forces.
Kyōai had anticipated this, which is why she decided to propose an alliance to the Sand Ninja. The Sand Ninja simply couldn't refuse Chakra ninja tool that could quickly boost their combat power.
With praise from Temari and Kankuro, the Sand Ninja Village leaders were amazed by the power of the Chakra tools and indicated that they could relax their conditions for forming an alliance.
Kyōai looked at Shino: " Shino- kun, I hope you won't reveal the content of this conversation. After all, the reason why the Five Great Shinobi Villages haven't started the Fourth Shinobi World War is precisely because of the delicate balance among them."
Shino, being a man of the bigger picture, temporarily agreed to the request, "Okay, but only during the time I'm not back in Konoha."
Gaara looked out the window. " The Sand Ninja now needs to operate covertly, maintaining a normal facade while simultaneously increasing its strength as quickly as possible. Therefore, I need the help of the Nuclear Ninja Village."
Kyōai naturally knew that Gaara was referring to Chakra tools. "Due to various resource issues, the Nuclear Ninja Village doesn't have many Chakra tools in stock. However, if the Sunagakure agrees to one condition, in return, I can have the Nuclear Ninja Village send one hundred sets of Ninjutsu Type Two Chakra Armor to alleviate their immediate crisis."
Gaara was immediately tempted by the offer. "One hundred sets of Ninjutsu Type Two! What do you want from the Sunagakure?"
Shino unfazed, but having witnessed the power of the Chakra Armor, he naturally understood the significance of one hundred sets of the Ninjutsu Type Two: "One hundred sets of Chakra Armor can arm twenty-five squads. Kyōai- kun, you're quite generous."
Kyōai chuckled and said, "Ah, the Ninjutsu armor is just an external item. The design of the Ninjutsu Type Two is not perfect yet; it has some flaws. The technical staff will tell you about them during the handover."
Gaara said calmly, "Then thank you."
"No, no, aren't we allies?"
The Fourth Kazekage left Gaara with such a huge mess to clean up; it's hard to imagine the pressure he, as a minor, was under.
Gaara continued, "Alright, state your terms."
Kyōai gave Gaara a deep look. "If I'm not mistaken, something's happened in the Land of Bears."
Gaara exclaimed in surprise, "How did you know?!"
Kyōai, "It's difficult for a great power to operate silently, not only in the Land of Bears, but also in the Land of Ghosts."
Shino said calmly, " The Hoshigakure of the Land of Bears, although it's just a small ninja village, has ambitions that are sky-high. Its leader even calls himself a Kage."
Kyōai smiled knowingly, "Don't our Shirofukuji lords also call themselves Shadows?"
Shino shook his head. "That's different. Kyōai- kun on the third floor alone has the strength to unleash a Shadow Strike. It's not hard to deduce that Shirofukuji also has genuine Shadow-level strength."
Kyōai added, "Furthermore, Gaara, as the Fifth Kazekage, is nothing more than a callow child in the eyes of neighboring countries like the Land of Bears. It's understandable that they would test him. Not to mention the Land of Ghosts, how could the Hoshigakure's Hoshikage village be willing to be suppressed by a mere child? They aspire to become the sixth great ninja village, and they're bound to make some big moves."
The Land of Wind borders the Land of Bears to the north, and the Land of Ghosts borders the Land of Birds. The Land of Bears has its own ninja village.
Gaara thought for a moment, then decided to speak up, "That's right, the Sand Ninja and the Star Ninja have already had several significant battles recently, and because of the Land of Bears's poison gas barrier, it's very difficult for us to conduct reconnaissance quietly."
Shino understood. "Furthermore, if we send out too many troops, it will show the Sand Ninja's impatient mentality, and if we don't have enough troops to wipe them out in one fell swoop, it will be an excessive drain on our resources."
Gaara. "All the major ninja villages are watching the Sand Ninja's actions, so we can't go too far, or we'll only Sand Ninja strength."
Kyōai chuckled, "Then, my condition is that you hand over the problem of the Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears to the Nuclear Ninja."
"I'll leave it to you?"
Kyōai continued, "That's right, I'll be frank. When the Fifth Elder was gathering intelligence, he learned that there was a very special ore in Hoshigakure that might be of great help in the research of Chakra ninja tools. At the same time, the Fifth Elder was also very interested in their secret technique Mysterious Peacock Method, so..."
Gaara shook his head. "I probably can't agree to that. After all, it's a matter for the Sand Ninja. If we let outsiders interfere, wouldn't that let the other ninja villages know that we're weak?"
Kyōai chuckled and said, "This isn't a big problem. Just let Temari lead the team. We'll go as members of the Sand Ninja Alliance, claiming we're looking for resources. We'll be ambushed by the Star Ninja, and then things will fall into place."
Shino said, "This way, we can also demonstrate the bottom line of the Sand Ninja and make the surrounding countries somewhat wary, buying you some time."
Gaara considered it for a long time before nodding, "Okay, but only one small team, four people, can go."