"I see."
After hearing Hoshita Shuichi's question, Sasori of the Red Sand said with both sarcasm and sigh: "It seems that every village has such dirty things!"
"However, no one in Konoha leaked the information to me."
"It's that the mission of Konoha White Fang happens to be targeting the mission I'm carrying out."
Hoshita Shuichi heard this and asked, "Your mission is to eliminate those who want to cut the funding for Sand Village?"
The Red Sand Scorpion smiled and said, "It seems you heard it, you are right."
"The purpose of Konoha Village is obvious. They want to weaken the power of Sand Village by cutting its funding."
"Hehe, it seems that your action this time did not obtain the approval of Konoha's top leaders."
"I have to say, you're as courageous as I am."
Hoshita Shuichi disagreed at all: "I am not as brave as you to assassinate Kazekage."
However, Sasori of the Red Sand said as a matter of course: "Because of his wrong decision, my parents died at the hands of Konoha White Fang. Killing him is only natural."
After saying that, Scorpion returned to the previous topic naturally and said, "Konoha White Fang's strength is indeed very strong. After I noticed him, I immediately decided to join forces with the Kazekage because it is impossible for me to defeat him with my strength."
"He is the White Fang of Konoha after all!"
Scorpion's voice was a little low, but soon returned to normal, and he smiled and said, "Besides, I can use the killing of Konoha White Fang to further understand the Third Kazekage, and even gain his trust a little, so that he can relax his vigilance against me."
"And in fact, my decision was absolutely correct."
"He is extremely fast like you. My puppet can't restrain him at all."
"But fortunately we have the Kazekage. Although Konoha White Fang's Lightning Release can also affect the Kazekage's Magnetic Release, there are two of us and this is the Land of Wind."
"After making preparations in advance, we limited Konoha White Fang's speed, so he couldn't escape."
"I have to say that the strength of Konoha White Fang is indeed amazing. Even the Third Kazekage was embarrassed and almost let him escape."
As he spoke, Scorpion's smile became even brighter: "After this battle, I am more convinced that I can defeat the Third Kazekage."
"So I took the body of Konoha White Fang and made him into a puppet."
"Sure enough, he became a powerful weapon against the Third Kazekage."
"If you hadn't shown up, I would have already dealt with the Third Kazekage by now, and I would have made him into a work of art, making it my most precious collection!"
At the end, Scorpion felt regretful.
But the regret that Hoshita Shuichi heard was not because he failed to kill the Third Kazekage for revenge, but because he failed to make the Third Kazekage into a precious puppet.
Sure enough, he is not a normal person! After all his doubts were gone,Hoshita Shuichi looked at the Red Sand Scorpion and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Sasori of the Red Sand looked dazed, thinking of his father and mother. If he went to the Pure Land, he should be able to reunite with them, right?
There should be no need to wait anymore, right?
Thinking of this, the Red Sand Scorpion smiled and closed his eyes: "Let's do it!"
Hoshita Shuichi immediately launched ninjutsu.
The art of Nirvana Monastery!
Since Sasori of the Red Sand was so cooperative, Hoshita Shuichi didn't mind letting him go peacefully.
After hypnotizing Sasori of the Red Sand, Hoshita Shuichi stepped forward and broke his neck with a snap, causing him to die without any pain.
The art of unglazed firewood!
The body of the Red Sand Scorpion was set on fire and quickly burned into a pile of ashes.
Yellow Spring Swamp!
A small swamp appeared where the ashes were, swirling and swallowing up the ashes of the Red Sand Scorpion.
Destroy the body and cover up all traces!
Hoshita Shuichi had thought about bringing the living Scorpion back to Konoha and developing the puppet technology in his mind.
However, there were many risks for him to bring Scorpion back to Konoha, and the puppet technology was not worth it.
And the corpse of the Third Kazekage Hoshita Shuichi fell into deep thought.
His previous idea was to bring the body of the Third Kazekage back to Konoha to study magnetic release.
Anyway, he wants to build his own experimental base and has no worries about leaks.
It is so rare to have a general teacher like the Third Kazekage, and it would be a waste if we don't use him.
"Although it is easier to obtain chakra from the One-Tail, the corpse of the Third Kazekage can be used to study the bloodline limit itself."
"The Third Kazekage's corpse is much more valuable than the Red Sand Scorpion, so we should keep it."
"There should be quite a few people in Konoha who can guess that I did it, but it will be fine as long as I don't admit it."
After making the decision, Hoshita Shuichi turned around and left the woodshed, then found that Asuka had already reheated the food, and couldn't help laughing.
Asuka smiled and said, "I've been busy all night, I'm a little hungry!"
Hoshita Shuichi sat down and said with a smile: "Then let's eat and rest, and then set off back to the Fire Country tomorrow."
The Kazekage is missing, and it's related to the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of the Iwagakure Village. I'm afraid the ninja world is going to be in chaos.
Who knows, the Third Ninja World War might break out!"Who is the culprit of the Third Ninja World War?"
Hoshita Shuichi muttered secretly.
The next day, Hoshita Shuichi took Asuka and left the River Kingdom and returned to the Fire Kingdom, but did not go directly back to Konoha, but instead went to the Daimyo Prefecture.
He wants to go to Daimyo to solicit investment!
At the same time, after a night of preparation, the movement in the Sand Village became more and more intense.
A large number of Suna Ninjas began searching for the Kaze Kage throughout the Wind Country, and continued to expand the search range outward, looking for the trace of the rebel ninja Red Sand Scorpion.
At the same time, the Sand Village mobilized all the secret agents lurking in the Land of Earth and the Sand Village to investigate the situation of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
That night, Hoshita Shuichi was secretly received by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
After a friendly and cordial conversation, Hoshita Shuichi presented the Daimyo with a plan that was slightly different from the one he had shown Sarutobi Hiruzen.
There is no mention of the Four-Tails or the Eight-Tails, only the Tailed Beast weapons.
Daimyo read it carefully, and then he was very excited and asked, "Shuichi, how sure are you of this experiment?"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled confidently and said, "You should understand the character of the Third Hokage. He would not conduct such an experiment without absolute certainty."
"Danzo has actually achieved success."
"What?"
The Daimyo was surprised, and then keenly grasped a key point: "It seems that the Hokage and Danzo are not in harmony!"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said: "Danzo is very ambitious, and he is a war advocate."
The daimyo understood and said, "In that case, let's carry out this plan!"
Hoshita Shuichi immediately said: "I won't let you down!"
The next day, Hoshita Shuichi left the Flying Thunder God Mark in the Daimyo's mansion and set off back to Konoha with Asuka, and he also took the initial capital of 100 million taels given by the Daimyo.
As expected of a famous name, it is so generous!
Konoha Village, Hokage Building, Danzo enters the Hokage's office.
After meeting Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo got straight to the point: "Huruzen, the Third Kazekage was killed by Hoshita Shuichi, right?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked a cigarette and said slowly, "It's not Shuichi. Shuichi went to the daimyo's mansion on my orders."
"Besides, it is still unclear whether the Third Kazekage is missing or even dead."
"The Sand Village is only tracking down the traitorous ninja, Scorpion, and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of the Rock Village who is colluding with Scorpion."
"You also know that the Red Sand Scorpion massacred many small countries in the Wind Country before, and Sakumo died in the battle because of this."
The Kingdom of Wind has a large territory, but it is a desert country, or an oasis country.
Therefore, except for the rich coastal areas in the south, most of the oases in the country can be said to be countries within a country, ruled by lords of all sizes, and they all respect the name of the Kingdom of the Wind. Although it is not called a daimyo, there is actually no difference, except that the area ruled is a little smaller.
The Sand Village is now making more and more moves, although other villages have not yet noticed that the Kazekage is missing or dead.
But in Konoha Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo keenly grasped the truth.Even though they all doubted that Hoshita Shuichi could defeat the Kazekage, it was just too much of a coincidence.
That Red Sand Scorpion happened to be in collusion with the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of the Iwagakure Village, and it just so happened that the Red Sand Scorpion was also very likely one of the culprits who killed Hatake Sakumo.
But for Sarutobi Hiruzen, no matter what, he must not let this matter be connected with Konoha.
But for Danzo, this is a great opportunity.
So, seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen did not admit it, Danzo did not continue to investigate. He would ask in person when Hoshita Shuichi came back. The most critical thing right now was the timing.
"Huruzen, if the Kazekage dies at the hands of the Red Sand Scorpion and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, the Sand Village will definitely go to war with the Iwagakure Village. This is our chance!"
Danzo said in a strong voice: "This is an opportunity to completely take over the River Kingdom!"
"Then we can take advantage of the war between the Iwa Ninja and the Suna Ninja to invade the River Country, so we must start preparing for war now."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly: "Starting preparations for war now will attract all attention and make all parties alert."
"Don't forget, in addition to Suna Ninja and Iwa Ninja, there are also Kumo ninja and Mist Ninja!"
"Besides, the current situation of the Suna Ninja is not clear, so we should wait until the situation becomes clear before making a decision!"
Danzo was depressed and said angrily: "Hiruzen, you will regret it if you miss this opportunity!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was unmoved: "What the village needs now is not to start a war, but a stable situation so that the young ninjas can grow up smoothly."
Danzo snorted, "Hiruzen, you've changed!"
"Don't forget, we grew up in war."
"War is the best place for ninjas to grow!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his eyes, not wanting to argue any more: "Danzo, this matter ends here, don't act rashly."
"Don't forget, I'm the Hokage!"
Danzo was so angry that he gritted his teeth and stiffened his fists.
"You'll regret this!"
Bang!
Danzo said and slammed the door and left.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him helplessly and sighed, then thought of Hoshita Shuichi.
If this was really done by Hoshita Shuichi, it would be shocking.
Moreover, as long as it is not exposed, it will indeed be beneficial to Konoha.
If the Sand Village and the Iwagakure Village go to war, Konoha will stay out of it and can deal with it calmly.
Moreover, given the personality of the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village, he might take the opportunity to attack the Iwagakure Village.
As for the Hidden Mist Village, they will definitely not attack Konoha under such circumstances. The most likely scenario is that they will take the opportunity to attack the Kingdom of Wind.
This situation is undoubtedly the most beneficial to Konoha!
Unfortunately, Danzo was blinded by interests.
Iwagakure Village, inside the Tsuchikage's office.
The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki looked at his son and said, "So, it is absolutely certain that it is impossible for Roshi to sneak into the Kingdom of Wind and do those things with that brat called Red Sand Scorpion?"
Kitsuchi nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes!"
"Since the last incident, Roshi has been practicing hard."
"Besides, there are guards here. It's impossible for Roshi to leave for such a long time without being discovered."
After hearing this, Ohnoki said angrily: "So, this was done intentionally by the Sand Village. Are they looking for an excuse to start a war?"
Kitsuchi hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Sand Village's actions are very large, and it doesn't look like they are fake."
Ohnoki frowned, "What do you mean?"
Kitsuchi said: "Someone has indeed used the same power as Roshi!"
"Lava Release?"
Onoki pondered.
He remembered that the Kumo ninja also had a Lava Release user, but his power was in a different form than Roshi's.
At this time Kitsuchi said: "Not only is it Lava Release, but it also has the power of the tailed beast!"
Ohnoki straightened his short body instantly, his expression serious: "You mean someone stole the power of the Four-Tails?"
"That brat from Konoha Village?"
"How is this possible?"
"It took Roshi ten years to gradually master the power of the tailed beast."
Kitsuchi said: "It may not be thatHoshita Shuichi, it is also possible that someone in the past had obtained the power of the Four-Tails."
"The Tailed Beasts are different after all. Father, you also know that their power has extremely strong reproductive properties and can be preserved for a very long time."
"But no matter which situation it is, I think we need to be prepared for war."
Ohnoki nodded and said in a deep voice: "Then notify them and hold the meeting!"
Soon, the top leaders of Iwagakure Village gathered together and quickly reached a consensus.
First, prepare for battle!
Second, be prepared for the attack from the Sand Village, and take the initiative if necessary! While the Iwagakure was holding a meeting to make a decision, a meeting was also taking place in the conference room of the Sand Village in the Kingdom of Wind.
"The Third Kazekage was very powerful, there is no way he could be killed like this!"
"That's right, Lord Kazekage has the power to suppress the tailed beasts!"
"But now there is no trace of the Third Kazekage at all!"
"Should we choose a deputy Kazekage first?"
The Suna Ninja jonin who participated in the meeting discussed in low voices.
Chiyo glanced at each person, sighed, and said, "The most important thing now is to find the Kazekage, no matter if he is dead or alive!"
This sentence is the final word.
In Konoha Village, Hoshita Shuichi rushed back from the Daimyo's mansion before lunch, and immediately went to the Hokage's office to report.
After explaining the exchange with the daimyo in detail, Hoshita Shuichi heard Sarutobi Hiruzen ask, "Shuichi, did your training go well this time?"
Hoshita Shuichi understood and immediately said: "It went very smoothly. Flying Thunder God can basically be used in actual combat."
Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the same thing, but couldn't help being secretly shocked, even though he had been mentally prepared.
After all, he is the shadow of the village, and is known as the strongest Kazekage of all time.
Moreover, as they had fought against each other in the past, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew a lot about the Third Kazekage's strength.
But now he died in the hands of an 11-year-old child Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen who didn't speak, Hoshita Shuichi probably knew that he was secretly shocked.
It is indeed amazing that he killed a Kage from the five major ninja villages at the age of 11.
But compared to Uchiha Itachi, Hoshita Shuichi didn't think it was a big deal.
Although he didn't remember the exact time, he speculated that Uchiha Itachi opened the Mangekyō at the age of 11 or 12, and then joined Akatsuki after destroying the Uchiha clan with the help of Uchiha Obito.
Then Orochimaru was killed in seconds!
At that time, Uchiha Itachi was probably only about 13/14 years old.
Of course, this is something hidden in Hoshita Shuichi's memory and has not happened yet.
After a moment's silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Thank you for your hard work on this trip. Next, let's prepare for the experimental base!"
He did not ask for specific details, and Hoshita Shuichi also had no intention of reporting the matter. The two of them had a tacit understanding.
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