Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 375 The End of the Sand Village
The puppet army's commander, Harano Mori, was so overjoyed that he wept.

He was quite talented and abandoned medicine to join the puppet army, but he was hampered by insufficient merit and lack of top-tier puppets, so his strength remained stuck at the Jonin level. This time, he made a great contribution, and Umino Sasuke specially approved two top-tier puppets with extremely high performance for him. With control of these two new puppets, Harano Mori felt his strength surge, and he finally stepped firmly into the ranks of elite Jonin, becoming another core combat force in the Iron Wall Legion.

Meanwhile, another genius favored by Umino Sasuke, Mimura Yozaki, also gained access to the Sand Village's ninjutsu inheritance through his battle achievements. He absorbed this valuable knowledge with great eagerness, and his strength improved rapidly. It is believed that it will not be long before he becomes another powerful elite Jonin of the Iron Wall Legion.

Under the generous rewards of Umino Sasuke, the entire Iron Wall Legion is undergoing a massive upgrade in strength. A more elite, more powerful, and completely loyal force is quietly taking shape in the desert of the Land of Wind.

After thoroughly looting Sunagakure, it was time to force them to sign a humiliating treaty.

The makeshift "signing ceremony venue" was set up in the council chamber of the Fengying Building, where the atmosphere was so oppressive it was almost suffocating.

Sasuke Umino sat in the main seat, with Shun Uchiha, Yoru Tsukiko, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and other core members of the Iron Wall Legion standing behind him, as well as newly surrendered Sand Traitors such as Tokihaku. Their gazes were cold and oppressive.

On the other side were the Third Kazekage and Chiyo, whose seals had been partially lifted but whose chakra was still limited and who looked listless, as well as the elders of Sunagakure and the heads of various ninja clans.

A pre-prepared treaty scroll was slammed heavily onto the table in front of the Third Kazekage.

"Lord Kazekage, Elder Chiyo, and all the leaders of Sunagakure," Sasuke Umino's voice was calm and composed, yet carried an undeniable resolve, "These are the ceasefire conditions proposed by Konoha, and they are also your only option in Sunagakure—unconditional surrender."

The Third Kazekage, forcing himself to stay upright, picked up the scroll and quickly scanned it. The more he read, the more ashen his face became. Finally, he slammed the scroll onto the table, his body trembling slightly from anger and weakness.

"I disagree! I absolutely disagree!" he roared hoarsely, his eyes bloodshot. "The amount of reparations is so huge, it's almost like emptying our country's taxes for ten years, opening all markets and mines, allowing Konoha merchants to travel and mine freely, and even allowing Konoha troops to be stationed there?! This is not a treaty, it's a treaty of national subjugation! As the Kazekage, I would rather die than sign something that would bring Sunagakure to its doom!"

Chiyo, standing to the side, was equally furious. She stared intently at Umino Sasuke; if looks could kill, Umino Sasuke would have been riddled with holes long ago.

"White Blood Demon! Don't push your luck! Sunagakure may be defeated, but it will never accept such humiliating terms. I will risk my life to self-destruct rather than let you succeed!"

Sasuke Umino was not surprised by the two men's fierce reaction. He had not expected these two tough Sunagakure members to give in so easily. His gaze turned to the elders and ninja clan leaders who looked terrified and whose eyes were darting around.

"Lord Kazekage and Elder Chiyo seem somewhat agitated," Umino Sasuke said indifferently. "So, elders, clan heads, what are your opinions? Are you also going to follow them and gamble the future of the entire clan for so-called dignity?"

His gaze slowly swept over the crowd, and everyone he looked at unconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.

"Lord Umino," one of the most senior elders spoke tremulously, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace, "aren't these conditions a bit too harsh? Could we... perhaps discuss them further? For example, reduce the amount of compensation, or adjust the degree of market openness..."

"There's no room for negotiation." Sasuke Umino interrupted him directly, his voice resolute. "This is the final decision. Sign it, and Sunagakure will retain its organization, and your families will survive. Don't sign it, and you can expect your country to be destroyed and your families to be wiped out..."

He paused, not continuing, but the chilling killing intent already permeated the air, sending a shiver down the spines of all the high-ranking members of Sunagakure present.

"Umino Sasuke! Don't threaten them!" The Third Kazekage slammed his fist on the table, trying to rally morale. "We are the high-ranking members of Sunagakure, how can we be coerced by you?! Everyone! Don't be afraid! They are just bluffing. If they destroy Sunagakure, they will be feared and attacked by the other major ninja villages. They would never dare to do that. As long as we unite as one..."

"Lord Kazekage!" another ninja clan leader couldn't help but speak up, his tone pleading, "It's come to this, what's the point of resisting anymore? The village has been occupied, and our clansmen are under their control. Sign it, at least, at least we can save everyone's lives and our clans!"

Someone else chimed in, "Yes, Lord Kazekage, Elder Chiyo, as long as we're alive, we can always rebuild. Let's get through this difficult time first!"

"You—" Chiyo trembled with rage, pointing at her former comrades and cursing them with heartache, "Cowards! A bunch of spineless cowards! If you hadn't been so afraid of death and surrendered so easily, how could the village have fallen so quickly?! The vanguard of the Iron Wall Legion numbered only a little over a thousand, while the number of ninjas from Sunagakure far exceeded theirs. If we had fought to the death, we could have drowned them with a single spit from each of us. It was you who gave up the fight and even ordered the village ninjas to abandon the battle, which led to this humiliating situation!"

The Third Kazekage, enraged, laughed coldly as his gaze swept over the high-ranking officials who were trying to persuade him to surrender: "Elder Chiyo is right. If you bunch of fools hadn't believed the lie about a transformation jutsu and surrendered so hastily, Sunagakure wouldn't be in this state! You still have the nerve to try and persuade me to sign a contract?!"

Faced with the stern questioning of the Third Kazekage and Chiyo, the elders and clan leaders showed shame on their faces, but soon, this shame was replaced by self-preservation and political considerations.

How could they possibly admit that their cowardice and misjudgment led to their surrender? If they did, what would happen to them once the storm had passed and the Third Kazekage and Chiyo came to their rescue? They had to shift the blame.

The most senior elder immediately protested with a "wronged" expression, "Lord Fengying! You're wronging us. We received your personal order to surrender. We were simply following your instructions!"

"Bullshit!" The Third Kazekage was so angry he almost spat out blood. "That was clearly a shadow clone of the White Blood Demon using a transformation technique! Are you all blind?!"

Another clan leader quickly chimed in, his tone utterly "sincere": "Lord Kazekage, please calm down. The situation was chaotic at the time, but that Magnet Release bloodline limit couldn't be faked. Besides you and Rasa, who else in the ninja world could master Magnet Release? We saw it with our own eyes and heard it with our own ears. It was you who used Magnet Release and ordered the surrender. We were just following the Kazekage's orders. What wrong have we done?"

"That's right! It was Lord Kazekage who personally gave the order!"

"We all thought it was your decision."

"We were just following your orders!"

Everyone echoed this sentiment, their stories remarkably consistent: they were all simply following orders, and if anyone was to blame, it was Kazekage himself—he was too weak and captured. They were merely loyal executors who had been deceived.

This shameless attempt to shift blame infuriated the Third Kazekage and Chiyo to the point of near explosion. They had seen shamelessness before, but never anything like this. These seasoned politicians were clearly trying to shirk responsibility by pinning the enormous blame for the fall of Sunagakure on the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage pointed at them, his fingers trembling, unable to utter a single word, only feeling a tightness in his chest.

Chiyo cursed, "Utterly shameless! You parasites, the village is ruined because of you!"

However, no matter how angry the two were, they could not change the established facts. Under the collective "identification" of these high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, the fact that the Third Kazekage "ordered the surrender" was almost confirmed. This was not only to shirk responsibility, but also to undermine the Kazekage's prestige and pave the way for a greater share of power after the war.

In their view, Konoha was ultimately an outsider who would eventually leave, and Sunagakure would then be their domain again.

Seeing this farcical scene of dogs fighting each other, and the Third Kazekage and Chiyo looking so angry they were about to vomit blood but helpless, Umino Sasuke had lost his patience.

He slowly stood up, his cold gaze sweeping across the room: "It seems that Lord Fengying and Elder Qiandai are determined not to sign?"

"Don't even think about it!" The Third Kazekage and Chiyo said in unison, their attitude remaining firm.

“Very well.” Sasuke Umino nodded, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger. “Since you’re pinning your hopes on that army on the front lines of the Land of Rain, thinking they can still turn the tide, then I’ll make you give up completely.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Third Kazekage and Chiyo's expressions changed drastically, and an ominous premonition rose in their hearts.

"What do you want to do?!" Chiyo asked sharply.

"What for?" Sasuke Umino's lips curled into a cold smile. "Naturally, I'm going to 'take over' the last of your Sunagakure's forces. Once I've wiped out Rasa and that ninja army, let's see what you'll have left to negotiate with me. By then, I'll probably have to add a few more conditions to this treaty!"

"You!" The Third Kazekage was both shocked and furious, wanting to stop him, but he was powerless to do so.

Ignoring the two men's impotent rage, Umino Sasuke waved his hand and said to the Anbu behind him, "Take them away and keep a close watch on them!"

After the Third Kazekage and Chiyo were taken away, Umino Sasuke's cold gaze once again fell upon the silent elders and clan leaders of Sunagakure.

"Now, it's your turn to make a choice." Sasuke Umino's voice was as cold as winter. "In the name of the Sand Village Elders and the Acting Kazekage, immediately issue an order for the Sand Village Army on the front lines of the Land of Rain to surrender unconditionally."

"This..." Everyone looked at each other, their faces showing extreme difficulty.

It would be a disgrace to force them to order their village's army to surrender, and they would surely be held accountable afterward.

“Lord Umino, this might not be a good idea…” someone tried to politely decline.

Umino Sasuke didn't give him a chance to finish speaking, and directly ordered Tsukiko Yoru beside him: "Go, deal with all the Sandfall Clan members who are taller than a cartwheel."

"Yes!" A cold glint flashed in Moonlight Night's eyes, and he accepted the order without hesitation and left.

"No! No!" Elder Sandfall and Sandfall Gaku were terrified and pleaded desperately, "Lord Umino! We'll sign, we're willing to sign the treaty, please spare my people!"

However, Sasuke Umino remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard.

A brief commotion and a few shrill screams were heard outside, but then things quickly returned to calm.

The moonlight returned, carrying a faint scent of blood, and nodded slightly to Umino Sasuke.

Inside the council chamber, all the high-ranking members of Sunagakure were terrified, their faces pale and their bodies trembling. They hadn't expected Sasuke Umino to be so ruthless, wiping out the entire clan just like that. The Sunagakure clan was the number one ninja clan in Sunagakure, and it was gone just like that?!

Sasuke Umino's gaze, like the stare of death, slowly swept over the remaining people: "Now, is there anyone who still finds my orders difficult to carry out?"

"We dare not! We dare not!" The surviving elders and clan leaders were so frightened that they knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly. "We will write it down right now, we will issue the order right now, and make the Rain Kingdom's front-line troops surrender unconditionally immediately!"

Faced with the threat of death, dignity and consequences were thrown to the winds; all they wanted now was to survive and protect their families.

Soon, an unconditional surrender order, jointly signed by the Sunagakure elders and the Kazekage, was hastily produced and stamped with the Sunagakure village seal and the Kazekage's mark.

Having received this crucial order, Sasuke Umino didn't delay any longer. He immediately made arrangements: "Shikaku, Hayama, you two stay in Sunagakure, oversee the overall situation, strictly enforce military control, and keep a close eye on these 'treasures.' There must be no trouble. If there are any problems, go to the lab and find Orochimaru to solve them."

"Yes, Captain!" The two immediately accepted the order.

With Nara Shikaku's wisdom and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's tacit cooperation, plus Shirakumo Hayama's steadiness and Orochimaru's martial prowess, the remaining forces were enough to keep the situation under control.

"Tekudo! Summon the Giant Falcon immediately!"

"Yes!"

Soon, ten giant desert falcons were summoned. Umino Sasuke, along with nearly a hundred of the Iron Wall Legion's most elite Jonin, including Uchiha Shun, Gekko Yoru, and Mitarashi Shishou, escorted the ashen-faced Third Kazekage and Chiyo onto the birds' backs.

"Let's go! Destination: the battlefield of the Land of Rain!"

The giant falcon let out a loud cry, its massive wings flapping and stirring up a cloud of dust, carrying Konoha's sharpest blade as it flew swiftly towards the northeast.

They moved extremely fast, and in less than half a day, they had already reached the airspace above the border of the Land of Rain.

Below, Tsunade's main force of Konoha was already on high alert, and based on the intelligence she had received beforehand, she had cleverly adjusted her deployment to form a huge encirclement, completely surrounding the Sunagakure detachment led by Rasa.

Riding on his Great White Falcon, Umino Sasuke arrived above the Sunagakure army.

The Sand Village ninja below suddenly saw a large number of huge summoning beasts appear in the air, along with the clear Konoha headband insignia on them, which immediately caused a commotion.

Rasa immediately took to the air, his feet resting on a golden sand platform, and warily looked above: "Konoha's reinforcements? No, that chakra? It's the White Blood Demon! What's he doing here?!"

Just as Luo Sha was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Sasuke Umino's voice was amplified by the Sound Wave Release, resounding throughout the battlefield like thunder.

"Sand Village ninjas! Listen up! I am Umino Sasuke, commander of the Konoha Iron Wall Army! Your Third Kazekage, Elder Chiyo, and the entire high command of Sand Village have all been captured! Sand Village was completely occupied by my Konoha Iron Wall Army yesterday!"

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, causing an uproar throughout the entire Sunagakure army.

"What?! The village has been captured?!"

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"Lord Kazekage and Elder Chiyo have been captured?!"

"My family is still in the village..."

Panic spread like wildfire, throwing the Sand Village ninja into disarray. They all looked up at the sky, their faces filled with disbelief and fear.

Rasa was also shaken, but as a commander-in-chief, he knew he couldn't afford to panic. He immediately suppressed his shock, channeled his chakra, and shouted back, trying to calm the troops.

"Nonsense! Don't listen to his lies! Sunagakure is impregnable, how could it possibly be breached? This must be a trick by Konoha to demoralize our troops! Don't panic, everyone! Follow me to kill these Konoha ninjas, and we'll break through immediately—and go home!"

The word "home" possessed immense power at this moment, temporarily rallying the fighting spirit of some Sand Village ninjas who were on the verge of collapse.

Looking down at the Sunagakure army below, which was in turmoil but had not immediately collapsed, and at Rasa in the air, who was blustering but reacted relatively quickly, Umino Sasuke thought to himself that he had a slightly higher opinion of Rasa. This guy was ambitious but lacked the ability to do much, but he still had some of the necessary skills and his command in battle was quite competent.

Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength and facts, this struggle is meaningless.

Sasuke Umino sneered and said no more. He took out a huge sealing scroll and unfurled it in mid-air.

"untie!"

Thud! Thud! Thud—

Countless round objects rained down from the scroll, crashing down on the Sand Village camp below.

Luo Sha subconsciously manipulated the golden sand to catch the one closest to him. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a human head with wide-open eyes and a distorted face. Moreover, he recognized it at a glance as a powerful elder of the Sandfall Clan.

"What is this?!" Luo Sha's pupils shrank sharply.

Immediately afterwards, more Sand Village ninjas caught the falling heads, and terrified screams rose and fell.

"It's Elder Shapulan!"

"And there's Sandfall City!"

“I know everyone from the Sandfall Clan!”

"Oh my god! The Sandfall Clan has been wiped out..."

Sasuke Umino's icy voice rang out again, drowning out all the noise: "Sand Village ninjas, see clearly! The Sandfall Clan, for their stubborn resistance, has been completely wiped out by my order. This is the consequence of resistance. Your elders and the acting Kazekage have already signed the unconditional surrender order. Do you also want to follow in the footsteps of the Sandfall Clan and have your loved ones in the village suffer annihilation because of your foolish resistance?!"

The Sandfall Clan has been wiped out, and the Elder Council and the Wind Shadow have ordered surrender?!

These two bombshell announcements were like two heavy hammer blows, shattering the last psychological defenses of the Sand Village ninjas.

The Sand Village clan was the strongest ninja clan in Sunagakure. Even they were wiped out for resisting, so what good could come of a fate for insignificant characters like myself? Besides, the village leadership had already ordered surrender. What reason did I have to continue fighting? To gamble with the lives of my loved ones for some vague sense of dignity?
"No! I don't want to die!"

"I have a wife and children waiting for me to go back home."

"Why don't we surrender? The elders have already given the order."

"We simply can't win..."

The flaws in the ninja system's high level of discipline and obedience were finally exposed. With the beheading of Sunagakure and the order for surrender from the higher-ups, the collapse began. The first ninja threw down his kunai, followed by the second, the third... Like dominoes, the sentiment of surrender spread rapidly. Large numbers of Sunagakure ninja gave up resistance, collapsing to the ground or standing there blankly.

"No surrender! Get up, all of you, get up and fight!" Luo Sha and some loyal officers roared hoarsely, even killing a few fleeing soldiers as a warning to others, but they could not stop the avalanche of defeat.

The morale of the troops has completely collapsed.

Looking at the irreversible situation before him, Luo Sha felt utterly hopeless. He knew that everything was over, but he was unwilling to accept it. He was the last hope for the village, and he had to escape!
"Those who are willing to follow me, break through with me!" Luo Sha roared, golden sand surging beneath his feet, transforming into a golden stream of light as he charged towards a relatively weak point in the encirclement.

Approximately one hundred of his loyal followers and some Sand Ninja who refused to surrender followed him and launched a desperate charge.

However, Tsunade and Sasuke Umino had already laid a trap.

"Trying to run? Did you ask me first!" Tsunade shouted, unleashing a powerful punch that sent several Sand Village Jonin who tried to block her flying, along with their defenses.

Under Tsunade's command, the Konoha ninjas quickly tightened their encirclement and began to annihilate the enemy.

With the powerful destructive and defensive capabilities of Magnet Release, Rasa charged left and right, actually managing to tear open a small gap and escape with his remaining dozens of subordinates.

But before he could even feel relieved, a figure wreathed in lightning appeared like a ghost in front of him, blocking his path. It was none other than Umino Sasuke!
"Rasa, where do you want to go?" Umino Sasuke looked at him indifferently.

"White Blood Demon, get out of my way!" Luo Sha's eyes were bloodshot, his killing intent boiling, and he pushed forward with both hands.

"Magnetic Escape·Golden Burial!"

The towering golden sand rushed towards Umino Sasuke like a tsunami, containing a terrifying power capable of crushing everything.

However, faced with this overwhelming attack, Umino Sasuke simply raised one hand calmly.

An invisible magnetic force appeared out of nowhere, steadily blocking the raging tide of gold sand. The two magnetic forces, which originated from the same source but had different properties, collided and squeezed each other wildly, producing a tooth-grinding friction sound, before finally dissipating at the same time.

"What?! How could you possibly know Magnet Release?!" Rasa's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost, his face full of disbelief.

Isn't the White Blood Demon an Ice Release Kekkei Genkai? How could he possibly master the Sand Village's secret Magnet Release?! And judging from his proficiency, he's in no way inferior to me.

(End of this chapter)