Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 180 Special Talents

One year after the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War, in the 48th year of the Naruto era.

Although the war in the entire ninja world is fierce, the situation has basically stabilized.

Konoha vs. Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure.

Sand Village vs. Leaf Village, Mist Village, Rock Village.

However, on the battlefield in Sunagakure, apart from the ongoing real fighting with Konoha, the situation with Iwagakure has actually remained peaceful. Although both sides have deployed a certain number of troops on the front lines and some minor skirmishes have occurred, they are almost negligible compared to the battlefields of other villages.

Meanwhile, Kirigakure was preoccupied with the massive attacks from Iwagakure and Konoha, and had no time to launch an offensive against Sunagakure to avenge the death of the Third Raikage. Kirigakure was also unable to take advantage of Kumogakure's momentum to attack Sunagakure.

Although Kirigakure dispatched some ground troops to invade the coastal areas of the Land of Wind, the total number of troops was not large.

Instead, Kirigakure, taking advantage of its alliance with the Land of Frost, dispatched a large army to Konoha and Kumogakure to participate in the battlefield.

The Land of Frost's geographical location, adjacent to the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, allows them to intervene immediately in the most intense battleground in the ninja world, achieving certain strategic objectives.

As for Iwagakure, its main focus is on dealing with Konoha and Kumogakure. It only superficially clashes with Sunagakure. The two villages have already reached a truce due to the private trade of medicinal resources. However, given the intensity of the Ninja World War, neither village dares to let their guard down. If they are betrayed, it will be troublesome.

So—some defensive forces were still left behind.

Although there are also frictions between Iwagakure and Kirigakure, the momentum is much smaller compared to Konoha and Kumogakure.

The reason for fighting Kirigakure is that Kirigakure frequently appears on both the front lines of Iwagakure and Konoha/Kumakure, causing trouble everywhere, plus some historical grudges, such as the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage dying together back then. Therefore, the intensity of the battle between these two villages is not weak.

Then there's the Hidden Cloud Village, whose situation is most precarious—the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Brubi, died at Orochimaru's hands.

The Fourth Raikage frequently traveled to various fronts in Kumogakure and also clashed with Minato Namikaze of Konoha, but did not gain any advantage—which made Minato famous in one battle, and the title of Konoha's Yellow Flash became even more dazzling.

It's important to know that the Fourth Hokage Ae at this time is the Raikage—unlike in the original story.

The fact that Minato was a Kage significantly increased the significance of his battle.

This allowed Minato to fully vent the suffering he had endured on the battlefield where Konoha had previously clashed with Sunagakure.

This is truly a moment of triumph!

Therefore, looking at the overall situation in the ninja world, while the five great ninja villages are indeed engaged in chaotic warfare, they face the least pressure and are the most relaxed in terms of war.

It is Sand Village.

Only three families fought against Sunagakure.

"Iwagakure is still putting on an act with them," and most of Kirigakure's energy has been drawn to the Land of Rice and the Land of Frost, so their actions in the Land of Wind are only minor skirmishes.

The only village that truly fought fiercely against Sunagakure was Konoha.

But judging from the scene—their Sunagakure Village is still in the center of the stage, only their role isn't as prominent as other villages.

During this time, Yubi, as the Kazekage, was secretly traveling around—finalizing cooperative projects with various small countries for the village's infrastructure and acquiring resources.

At the same time, they are also managing some internal village affairs.

For example, there was the issue of resettling new residents, which involved changing the appearances of people like Uchiha Himeki, integrating them into the village, and continuing their bloodline.

That's right, Yubi secretly performed a disguise operation on several members of the Uchiha clan.

They arranged marriages for them, and they already have families in the village. Of course, their marriage partners were strictly selected by the village leaders, and the women's opinions were also consulted. The women were given more benefits and compensation.

In short, everything is progressing very smoothly.

The funding gap is due to the fierce fighting on the battlefield by Iwagakure Village, coupled with rising prices. Almost every so often, Iwagakure Village has to pay them a huge sum of money.

Yubi's treatment of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was also only temporary—it did not completely cure him. So whenever he needed money, Yubi would send a message to the Daimyo, seemingly to apply for funds.

In reality, it's a threat.

Because the serious illness he caused the daimyo to suffer from was contagious, if the other party did not obediently follow his orders, then the one who would die—it might not just be a daimyo.

Rather, it was his entire family and close advisors.

It can be said that the entire Daming Prefecture depends on him for survival.

"Lord Kazekage, there's news—"

As Yubi was reviewing the documents, a member of the secret service came to report.

"The students of the Konoha Ninja Academy have graduated early—and have begun participating in the war." The ANBU member knelt on one knee as he entered.

"Um.

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Upon hearing this, Yubi put down the documents in his hand and nodded.

Although the current war situation in the ninja world seems to have settled, the intensity of the battles between the various factions is extremely fierce.

It far surpasses the Second Shinobi World War.

Especially for Konoha, it was a battle between his family and four others, and none of the enemies showed any mercy.

This caused Konoha's military strength to be depleted at an alarming rate. In just one year, it became necessary to send the new generation to the battlefield ahead of schedule.

It's important to understand that Konoha did this during the Second Shinobi World War, only as the war was nearing its end, in order to replenish its troop strength.

And now, the Third Shinobi World War, only a year in, is about to end with the young new generation.

The villages that suffered the greatest losses in manpower were Iwagakure and Kumogakure—Kumogakure, needless to say, was also besieged by multiple forces.

The deaths of the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki have made the situation of Kumogakure even more precarious.

However, like Konoha, Kumogakure is a large and powerful village. Even with heavy troops deployed by several villages, it has managed to hold on until now thanks to its inherent battlefield advantages and Kumogakure's excellent military skills.

"Have you heard anything from the person I asked you to find?"

Yubi thought for a moment, then looked at the other person.

"Not yet—Lord Ebizo has instructed the intelligence department to do their best to gather clues, but firstly, the situation outside is extremely chaotic, secondly, it has been some time since the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, and thirdly, the Uzumaki clan was almost wiped out—finding them will be very difficult—"

The members of the guerrilla unit kept their heads down.

"Here's what we'll do—have the intelligence department focus their attention on the Land of Grass. Also—contact the Land of Grass and say—if they discover any members of the Uzumaki clan, our Sand Village is willing to pay a high price to buy them! Money, medicine, resources—let them name their terms—"

Yubi spoke up.

Yes, Yubi is preparing to begin implementing the recruitment of "special talents".

The first person he targeted was Karin's mother.

According to the original story's timeline, Karin's mother would have to wait at least a while before being discovered by Kusagakure—but Yubi couldn't wait any longer; she wanted to find her sooner rather than later.

Furthermore, although his existence had no direct connection to Kusagakure, he was still afraid of creating a butterfly effect that could lead to the loss of the Uzumaki clan's bloodline.

"Yes."

The ANBU nodded.

"What about Kirigakure?"

Yubi asked another question.

"I apologize, Kazekage-sama—the Hidden Mist Village is currently under extremely tight security; our spies simply cannot infiltrate it."

However, the situation within their country is clearly quite bad. The military hegemony of Kirigakure is not stable, and it is said that many local clans are dissatisfied with Kirigakure's strong rule, and—"

The members of the secret service paused for a moment.

"What?"

Yubi asked.

"Furthermore—it seems the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure is in trouble," possibly suffering from a serious illness, but this news hasn't been confirmed, so—we're currently unsure if it's true or not; they're keeping a tight rein on the matter. All we know is that because of the uncertainty surrounding the Third Mizukage, some factions within Kirigakure, vying for the next Mizukage position, have clashed, indirectly causing some powerful clans within the village to become restless—"

"I see—"

Upon hearing this, Yubi interlaced his fingers and appeared deep in thought.

Forget about the Hozuki clan, those bloodline families in the Land of Water—but as for Shikotsumyaku and Ice Release—

"It's not certain whether the true mastermind behind Kirigakure is the Third Mizukage or Madara—and the internal structure of Kirigakure is already complex. In addition, I can't use my memory advantage to make a judgment or proper analysis of them. Under these circumstances, negotiating with them is clearly not advisable."

"Furthermore, many of the people from Kirigakure are madmen—they're not as reliable as Iwagakure, so it's not the right time to make deals with them—"

Yubi thought for a moment and then had an idea.

He instructed his subordinates, "Have the people who infiltrated the Land of Water find the Bloodline Limit Ice Release and—"

Yubi frowned slightly as he finished speaking.

"Fine—I'll go myself."

"what?"

The member of the secret service, kneeling on the ground, was taken aback.

"Lord Kazekage, you can leave this to us, you—"

"It's nothing, I'm just going out for a stroll and getting some exercise—I've been so busy dealing with all sorts of things lately that I've almost forgotten about my mission."

Yubi smiled slightly.

Then, he held up a finger to the former and put it to his lips, saying, "Remember, don't tell anyone, keep it a secret for me."

"Well----"

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