Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Rasa's face was full of struggle; he didn't want his child to become a Jinchūriki.

Because Shukaku constantly erodes the mind of the Jinchūriki, inducing them to go into a state of dormancy and then go berserk.

To prevent them from going berserk, Jinchūriki cannot sleep normally for extended periods.

Luo Sha didn't want her child to be unable to have normal sleep for a long time.

The child was still unborn, not to mention the risk of his wife having a difficult childbirth.

The Sand Village's sealing techniques don't wait until the child is born to seal them; instead, they seal the tailed beast onto the child while he is still in the mother's womb, using the mother's chakra to fight against the tailed beast.

Sealing the tailed beast inside the child inside Karura's belly was a previous suggestion.

Karura's chakra is special because she trained under the former Shukaku jinchūriki, the monk Bunpuku.

It represents the ultimate protective power, which is key to resisting Shukaku's erosion.

Rasa struggled to say, "Karuro won't agree, and besides, the village's sealing techniques are still very crude. Karuro is at risk of having a difficult birth."

Granny Chiyo snorted coldly: "Karuura's opinion is not important. Rasa, don't think I don't know about your schemes against Yokura."

"You're capable of betraying your own people like this? Do you really think you're a good Kazekage?"

"..."

Luo Sha fell silent after being told this.

Granny Chiyo then said, "Consider this your punishment! Shukaku must be taken in by your child."

Why does Rasa, as the Kazekage, still have to obey Granny Chiyo's orders?

First, there's Granny Chiyo's seniority. Granny Chiyo was an elite in the village during the Second Kazekage's time.

He was also an important assistant to the Third Kazekage.

He can now be considered the Grand Elder of Sunagakure.

In addition, Sunagakure has an elder council, which greatly limits the power of the Kazekage.

Sunagakure may not be large, but its demonic winds are formidable.

In the original story, when Gaara was captured by the Akatsuki, the elders of the council did not intend to bring him back.

Because of Gaara's unstable past, they didn't really trust him as the Kazekage.

Another issue is that the Sand Village, led by Rasa, failed to win the Third Shinobi World War, resulting in a lack of prestige.

He became the Fourth Kazekage because of the sudden disappearance of the Third Kazekage, and coincidentally, he inherited the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release.

Rasa only became the Fourth Kazekage thanks to the support of Granny Chiyo.

After a moment of silence, Rasa turned to Granny Chiyo and asked, "Granny, can I become Shukaku's jinchūriki?"

Granny Chiyo shook her head: "No, you already possess Magnet Release, which overlaps with Shukaku's power. Even if you combine them, it won't exceed it by much."

"Shukaku's jinchūriki can be trained as a Kage."

Rasa then slowly realized that although there was no Jinchūriki who had become a Kage yet, the Mizukage candidate from Kirigakure was undoubtedly a Jinchūriki.

If his child can withstand Shukaku's backlash, then his family will be the next Jinchuriki.

Certainly, Karura's chakra can resist Shukaku's corruption.

"Alright, I'll find a way to get Karura to agree to our child becoming the Jinchūriki of Shukaku."

"And there's the Five Kage Summit! The Land of Fire wants us to go to Konoha in three days to attend the Five Kage Summit."

Granny Chiyo nodded: "The alliance of the five great ninja villages is imperative. Only by combining the power of the entire ninja world can we deal with Madara Uchiha."

"but--"

Granny Chiyo was suddenly interrupted by someone—the village's young talent, a Wind Release Jonin—Baki.

"Lady Chiyo, Lord Kazekage, Sasori has returned to the village!"

"What?!"

Chiyo and Rasa were both shocked.

Granny Chiyo's face immediately lit up with delight, and she grabbed Maki's collar.

"Where is he? Where is my grandson?"

"At the village entrance, there's a narrow passage between two cliffs!"

Upon hearing this, Grandma Chiyo immediately ran towards the village entrance without hesitation, and even tripped and fell in her haste.

Since Scorpion disappeared three years ago, Granny Chiyo has been sending people to look for him, but they haven't been able to find him after all this time.

Grandma Chiyo was very worried that something had happened to Scorpion.

Luo Sha quickly stepped forward to help Granny Chiyo up: "Granny, you're old, take it easy! I'll use gold dust to take you there."

Rasa summoned Sand Gold and flew with Granny Chiyo towards the narrow passage at the village entrance.

Maki chased after him frantically, calling out, "Lord Kazekage, take me with you!"

Grandma Chiyo's dark eyes were filled with barely suppressed joy, but this was quickly followed by deep worry.

Because the scorpion is a defector.

This time period is the first day of Konoha Year 51, three years after the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War.

Scorpion defected three years ago.

The Sand Village still has vivid memories of Sasori, and they are unaware that Sasori killed the Third Kazekage and defected.

However, the disappearance of the Third Kazekage and Sasori's defection occurred at the same time.

Grandma Chiyo used her limited power to stop everyone from thinking any further.

Therefore, ordinary ninjas believed that the Third Kazekage had disappeared.

Scorpion's defection was defined as his prolonged absence from the village to fulfill his duties.

If Sunagakure were to learn that Sasori killed the Third Kazekage, he would face pursuit by hundreds or even thousands of Sunagakure's elite troops.

His only fate was death.

It was all Granny Chiyo who protected Scorpion.

He's been missing for so many years, and we've searched the entire ninja world but couldn't find him. I bet the Third Kazekage is in kindergarten by now.

His disappearance was merely a way to comfort everyone with the illusion that the strongest Kazekage of all time was still alive.

Although Scorpion thought he had done a very discreet job, the village's higher-ups were still able to discover some clues.

First of all, there were no signs of a large-scale fight at the scene where the Third Kazekage disappeared, so the only way to make the strongest Kazekage in history disappear or die without any warning could be poison.

Whose poison is the strongest in the village?

Besides Chiyo, there's Sasori, who surpasses her master.

Many people guessed it, but dared not say it out of consideration for Granny Chiyo.

Granny Chiyo looked at Rasa and said, "Rasa, since you were able to bring Yokura back, you can also tolerate Sasori."

"..."

Rasa remained silent. Sasori and Pakura were different. Sasori was the most talented puppeteer in the history of Sunagakure.

Even Granny Chiyo's puppetry skills are no match for Sasori.

He was regarded as a leader by the village's puppeteers.

If Sasori hadn't defected, it's really hard to say who would have become the Fourth Kazekage.

At the very least, if Sasori wanted to run for the Fourth Kazekage, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo, two high-ranking members of Sunagakure, would definitely give him their full support.

Moreover, the biggest difference between Sasori and Yekura is that Yekura is not very bright and always goes against the village elders in her words and actions.

Sasori is suspected of killing the Third Kazekage and defecting from the village; he is a highly venomous scorpion.

Seeing Rasa remain silent, Granny Chiyo softened her tone and said, "Rasa, I can prevent your child from becoming Shukaku's jinchūriki."

This time, it was Rasa who objected: "No, let my child take in Shukaku!"

"Grandma, I understand you, but after all, the Third Hokage was my teacher and taught me the Magnet Release technique."

Granny Chiyo said, "I know what you mean, but we must abandon all our grudges in the face of Madara Uchiha's threat."

"Scorpion's puppetry skills are very strong, even stronger than mine. In the three years since he disappeared, I have no idea just how strong he has become."

"You plotted against Pakura before, but now you have to bring her back because of Madara Uchiha's threat."

"The same goes for Sasori. Regardless of whether he harmed the Third Kazekage, his power is exactly what Sunagakure needs right now."

"..."

Luo Sha frowned, remaining silent.

Granny Chiyo continued, "From now on, Ebizo and I will firmly support all your decisions and help you suppress those elders who do not obey you."

"Kankuro is very interested in puppetry. A while ago, you even came to ask me for the puppet toys that Sasori made when he was a child."

"I can teach Kankuro puppetry."

Luo Sha's brows relaxed: "Okay, I will forgive Sasori."

There's no need for the living to bargain on behalf of the dead.

Grandma Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief.

With the narrow passage right in front of her, Granny Chiyo couldn't wait to see her grandson, who had been missing for three years.

It's almost here, it's just around the corner.

Luo Sha controlled the gold dust to fly over the narrow passage, and Granny Chiyo saw the figure she had longed for day and night.

Scorpion seems to have remained unchanged, just like he did three years ago.

Grandma Chiyo felt a pang of heartache. She believed that Sasori's days of defection from the ninja world had been miserable, leading to malnutrition and no change in his appearance.

The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat somber.

The ninja guarding the narrow pass wanted to control Sasori, regardless of how much Sasori had done for the village in the past.

He was ultimately a rogue ninja.

The ninjas of the First Line of Heaven wanted to control Scorpion.

However, the ten Chunin were immediately controlled by the chakra threads in Sasori's hands.

Seeing Sasori's powerful puppet manipulation abilities, the ninjas of Yixiantian dared not make any rash moves.