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Chapter 287 Instant Follow-up at the Start of the Team Battle

Pugang is a ninja outpost located at the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, where ninjas from both countries are usually stationed.

As Guan Yi approached the city wall marking the border, he could see a strange sight—on one side of the wall was the Fire Kingdom, lush with green trees and filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, while on the other side was a desolate wasteland where everything was withered and barren.

The wind whipped up sand and gravel as it passed through the city walls, making a howling sound. Guan Yi felt that sometimes he could understand why Sunagakure always wanted to invade the Land of Fire. Who wouldn't feel upset in that situation?

When Guan Yi and his two companions arrived at the Konoha Village ninja outpost near Pugang, several ANBU ninjas immediately appeared in a flash.

The leader, dressed in a white robe and wearing a cat-face mask, was clearly a senior member of Konoha's Anbu. He bowed slightly to Guan Yi and said, "Lord Senju Yi, the envoy from Sunagakure has not yet arrived. Please rest at the outpost for a while."

Guan Yi nodded: "What should I call you?"

"Just call me Yosuke."

"The Hyuga clan?"

"Yes."

Hyuga Yosuke is an elite Jonin belonging to the Hyuga branch family. He holds a high position in the Anbu and was fully entrusted by the Third Hokage to be in charge of security for this peace talks. For the past two days, he has been monitoring the movements of the Sand Village ninjas to confirm that they will not send a large army of ninjas directly.

As a ninja of the Hyuga clan, he also possessed a more acute sense of perception. For some reason, he had a vague feeling that something was 'troublesome' about Minato Namikaze and Shikaku Nara as soon as they met.

That feeling of wanting to say something but not saying it, that sense of restraint, felt very strange.

When the group entered the outpost, Guan Yi told them to be prepared to 'evacuate' at any time, and the well-trained secret agents almost jumped up.

My God, is this peace talks?!
Notify the Hokage! You absolutely must notify the Hokage! But... it seems too late!

……

Meanwhile, Chiyo, the elder of Sunagakure, was rushing to the outpost with two Jonin guards.

At this time, Chiyo was only 55 years old. Without the plot, she looked kind and old, but her face was full of a strong expression, just like a nun.

Having received the message from the Konoha envoy, she murmured to herself with some doubt, "Senju Intent? The Senju clan leader?"

She had heard of this name over the years; it was said to be the name of a powerful medical ninja who had succeeded Tsunade, a man who led the Senju clan to recovery from the brink of collapse.

Hmph, the Senju clan.

It's like a centipede that, even when dead, doesn't stiffen.

The resurgence of the Senju clan is not a good thing for Sunagakure and other ninja villages. If another Senju Hashirama or Senju Tobirama were to emerge, wouldn't Konoha's title as the number one ninja village be stuck indefinitely? She wanted to see what the Senju Intent, who had pulled the Senju clan back from the brink of collapse, looked like!
Of course, it would be even better if Senju Ichigo could stay here. Unlike Konoha, which wants to resolve the incident peacefully, Chiyo came here to cause trouble and start a war!

After all, what was lost not only the Third Kazekage some time ago, but also her beloved grandson Sasori.

She did indeed consider Konoha Village as her primary suspect, with Iwagakure Village as her secondary target, since no one else besides these two neighboring ninja villages had the ability to secretly do such a thing.

With this in mind, she met Guan Yi on the city wall of Pugang.

Three against three, Chiyo, with a gloomy old face, asked first, "Are you Senju Intent?"

Unlike Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, he is different in appearance and temperament. His chakra is not weak, and judging from his physical form, his taijutsu should also be very strong.

Having made these judgments in an instant, Chiyo prepared to question and demand 'compensation' from Konoha, wanting them to hand over the Third Kazekage.

At that moment, she heard Guan Yi say, "Chiyo from Sunagakure, right? What kind of compensation do you plan to give Konoha for your unreasonable behavior and disruption of the peace between the two villages during this period?"

"...?"

Chiyo suddenly lost her ability to speak, and the two Sand Village Jonin behind her also looked astonished.

After a two-second pause, Chiyo burst into laughter in exasperation.

"Is this Konoha's attitude towards peace talks? They're turning around and demanding compensation from us?!"

Her gaze swept past Guan Yi and fell upon Minato and Shikaku, only to find that the two of them looked completely unfazed, as if they were not surprised by Guan Yi's words and had been prepared for them all along.

She didn't know that the two of them were out of options.

Enraged, she flung her sleeve and declared, "In that case, let's not waste any more time here. We, the Sand Village, will find the Third Kazekage ourselves! And you'll have to bear the consequences of any conflict between our two villages!"

"I don't really understand," Guan Yi said with a puzzled expression. "In terms of national strength and the power of ninja villages, Konoha should be far ahead of Sunagakure. We're just worried that if we make a move, it will affect everything and attract the actions of the other three great ninja villages. But where does Sunagakure get the confidence to threaten Konoha with war?" Chiyo looked at Guan Yi's face and sneered, "So the Senju clan leader is such a brat who hasn't even grown his hair yet. Hiruzen Sarutobi must be blind to have sent such a greenhorn like you to preside over the peace talks."

“Young people are the ones who do great things,” Guan Yi said with a smile. “Like your grandson, Scorpion.”

Chiyo's eyes narrowed. Sasori?!

So it really is Konoha?!
Is this a threat?!

"Damn it, what did you do to Scorpion?!"

"Nothing's wrong, don't worry. Your grandson should be doing fine now. According to our intelligence, Scorpion is researching human puppets, which is the technology of transforming human corpses into puppets."

A few months ago, he ambushed and poisoned the Third Kazekage, fled Sunagakure, and is now hiding in the small southern country of Namikaze, modifying the Third Kazekage into a puppet. He's probably close to turning your missing Kazekage into a powerful fighting force.

"!!!"

Chiyo Hitomi earthquake.

The two Sand Village Jonin behind her immediately retorted angrily, "Nonsense!"

Not only them, but even Minato and Shikaku were shaken – was this real or fake? Was it just something their senior made up? But why did it sound so convincing, almost like the truth!

As Sasori's mother-in-law, it's impossible that Chiyo hadn't discovered some clues from Sasori's previous research. Even though she was usually strong-willed, she felt a faint sense of fear at this moment.

No, it can't be true.

No, scorpion...

Just as she was slightly distracted, a bone-chilling cold suddenly enveloped Chiyo, and Guan Yi did something completely unexpected.

Don't talk about martial arts!

When two armies are at war, envoys are not to be killed.

This time, I'm going to fight the envoy!

With a movement that was both fluid and silent, Guan Yi appeared before Chiyo as if traversing space, his fist wrapped in solid chakra, and he slammed straight at Chiyo!
"Chiyo-sama!"

The two Sand Village ninjas behind her were horrified, and Chiyo's pupils dilated slightly. Her instincts, honed through countless battles, allowed her to immediately circulate her chakra and form a substitution hand seal.

But things happened suddenly. Before she could successfully use the Substitute Technique, Guan Yi's fist struck her chest first!
bang——

With a deafening explosion, Chiyo was sent flying backward for more than two meters before transforming into a substitute wooden figure with a snap, shattering into pieces in all directions.

"asshole--"

The two Sand Village Jonin were furious and wanted to retaliate, but found themselves unable to move.

The long, thin shadows stretched from Shikaku's feet to theirs; the shadow imitation technique was a success!

Minato's Body Flicker speed was no less than Guan Yi's; with two quick flashes, he used kunai to slit the throats of the two Jonin!

Even among Jonin, there are differences.

The bloodied Sand Village Jonin collapsed on the city wall, while Chiyo, who had been replaced, appeared a dozen meters away, clutching her chest and vomiting a mouthful of blood.

Great!
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

Konoha actually took the initiative to attack?! This is completely out of character for Hiruzen Sarutobi!

He had at least three broken ribs. The power this kid just unleashed was no less than Princess Tsunade's, and perhaps even stronger! The two people behind him were no pushovers either. This is troublesome…

shhhhh--

One by one, members of the Sand Village's ANBU appeared, protecting Chiyo and loudly questioning, "Is Konoha Village going to start a war?!"

The only response they received was from the Konoha Anbu who appeared on the outer perimeter to surround them. During their brief gathering earlier, the Konoha Anbu realized that they could not change Guan Yi's intentions, and they did not dare to attack the Senju clan leader. So, there was only one option left: to join forces with Guan Yi!
This was a suggestion made out of desperation by Shikaku.

So he and Minato immediately joined the fight!
The two sides were locked in a standoff, the atmosphere so tense that even the wind blowing from the Land of Wind felt like it was going to crack their cheeks.

Battle is imminent!
(End of this chapter)