Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 188 Pharmacology Follows Biology

"Lord Kazekage, the battle report from the front lines of the Land of Rivers indicates that our army, led by Lords Arai and Sasori, has inflicted heavy losses on Konoha."

Some time later, just as Yubi returned home from the research institute, a message came from the secret service.

"Oh?"

Yubi's expression brightened, and he immediately took the letter.

"So fast—"

A moment later, after reading it, his eyelids twitched.

The speed he referred to was not just the large-scale surprise attack launched by Kirigakure against the Land of Fire.

There's also Sasori's modification of the Third Raikage's body.

Sasori, by manipulating the Third Raikage, a powerful weapon, unleashed a massacre against an enemy army composed solely of Konoha commanders, Uchiha and Hyuga clans, and others, without Minato Namikaze present.

It dealt a heavy blow to Konoha.

Scorpion now has two trump cards.

One is the third generation Kazekage, and the other is the newly modified third generation Raikage.

However, given the special nature of the Third Kazekage, he cannot be shown to outsiders unless it is a critical moment or a special environment.

Yubi was also thinking of taking advantage of the chaos of the current Ninja World War to find a pretext, say that the body of the Third Kazekage had been found outside, and then naturally hand it over to Sasori.

In this way, the scorpion no longer needs to be timid and hesitant.

Although the fact that the Third Kazekage was controlled by Sasori in battle might seem disrespectful to the ancestors of Sunagakure from the village's perspective, it was, after all, a time of war, and special circumstances required special treatment.

This can also be seen as the Third Kazekage indirectly protecting Sunagakure.

Yubi felt that if he tried, he could still get the village's leaders to reach a consensus.

"Let's go with Kirigakure—"

With that in mind, Yubi considered the matter further.

He could join forces with Kirigakure, who is currently launching a fierce attack on Konoha, to devise a plan.

If the people of Kirigakure claim that the body of the Third Kazekage was found in Konoha, they can smear Konoha's reputation. In this way, Konoha will be unable to clear its name, no matter what it does.

As for the truth—nobody cares.

There's a saying that goes, "Those who want to frame you know your grievances far better than anyone else."

Yubi and the people of Kirigakure all knew it was all a lie—

Kirigakure didn't care at all how the Third Kazekage died or who killed him.

Anyway, as long as Konoha can be blamed, both villages are happy to see it happen.

In this way, Konoha will become even more passive.

"The Third Hokage has set off again—"

Yubi put down the battle report from the Land of Rivers, glanced at the contents of several other intelligence reports, and squinted.

My appearance has changed the situation of this Shinobi World War, and it is no longer following the original plot. For example, the Land of Earth has occupied the territory of the Land of Lightning, and the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Mist Village have gained a boost in combat power from the medicinal resources, which has made the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village bear more pressure on the battlefield. These things will probably cause some chain reactions.

The most obvious consequence is the accelerated depletion of Konoha's reserves.

"Perhaps—Jirai will also be recalled."

Yubi thought to herself.

It's not impossible.

Even if Jiraiya used the excuse of "seeking peace" to try to dispel hatred in the world through his travels and creative work.

But he was, after all, a member of Konoha, and he couldn't just stand by and watch the foundation of Konoha be shaken.

He is different from Tsunade, who suffers from hemophobia and is unable to set foot on the battlefield.

Jiraiya's words—

A glint flashed in Yubi's eyes as he thought of Jiraiya.

Actually, he had always had a worry about Jiraiya.

It wasn't Jiraiya himself, but the force behind him—the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku.

The Great Toad Sage, also known as Gamamaru, is described as having the ability to foresee the future through dreams, giving him a somewhat omniscient perspective.

Given this, will his arrival in the ninja world as a transmigrator, and the plans he intends to implement, attract the attention of the Great Toad Sage?

Thus, Jiraiya was informed.

This is something Yubi cares about very much.

"Forget it, let's not think about that too much for now. Even if Mount Myōboku has already 'stung' me—if that toad is smart enough, it should know that I'm the one in the right." Yubi put aside his thoughts and muttered to himself.

Faced with the powerful offensive launched by Kirigakure and with limited manpower, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to personally lead the Konoha forces to fight against Kirigakure.

"Konoha's only battlefield advantage right now is its confrontation with Kumogakure. With the Third Raikage as their trump card, their battlefield situation in the Land of Rivers will become less optimistic. Given Sasori's personality, a defensive tactic focused on securing his own strength is not in line with his style. He only reluctantly accepts it because he is the one giving the orders."

"This nearly year-long delay and fighting must have made him impatient long ago—Konoha is about to face big trouble in the future of the battlefield—"

Yubi thought to herself.

He then immediately ordered the ANBU to notify the village's intelligence ninja to go to the Land of Rivers.

To change the tactics of the village army in the battle against the Konoha army.

Take the initiative and launch an attack!

The one in a passive position now is Konoha.

"The Sand Village will cooperate with the Kirigakure Village to deliver a fatal blow to Konoha!"

It should be noted that earlier, after Rasa, Shimizu, and the others moved from the border battlefield to the Land of Rivers, Sunagakure could have sounded the horn of counterattack.

But Yubi wasn't in a hurry, since Konoha hadn't yet felt the pressure from Kirigakure at that time.

If we were to engage in a direct confrontation with the Konoha army, even if we were to win, the losses in troop strength would be substantial.

Yubi's goal is not only to win, but also to keep the number of casualties to a minimum.

Therefore, in order to carry out his tactical intentions, even though the Sunagakure troops in the Land of Rivers kept retreating, and even though Sasori was always dissatisfied, he still did it.

"Oh, right, tell Scorpion—he can go all out and do something big now."

Before leaving the Dark Division, Yubi gave them a final instruction.

He knows Scorpion's personality too well.

"Yes."

The voice in the shadows responded.

He then quickly slipped away.

Yubi went to the research lab to extract cells from the Taketori clan for experiments.

As is well known, the Corpse Bone Pulse bloodline has certain side effects; frequent use can shorten lifespan and cause serious illnesses.

Almost all of them died young.

Their bloodline abilities are primarily manifested through the manipulation of osteoblasts and osteoclasts.

Moreover, not every member of the Kaguya clan possesses the combat prowess of Kimimaro. Kimimaro was a genius among the Kaguya clan, while most members of the Kaguya clan had far less ability to modify and control their skeletal structure than Kimimaro.

Now that the Kaguya clan is also spreading in Sunagakure, Yubi is thinking of using his abilities to see if he can completely solve this problem.

To support the village's economic development, he previously collected medicinal herbs from the ninja world to conduct pharmacological research.

The second step of the talent development plan—Yubi plans to collect various biological cells from the ninja world to see if he can change the drawbacks of "various bloodline limits in the village."

Not only do I want to solve the drawbacks, but I also want to try to see if I can enhance my bloodline ability.

"Lord Kazekage, please prepare yourself. The first Sunagakure Young Genius Vanguard Tournament will begin in half an hour, and we will need your personal involvement in presiding over it." No sooner had the Anbu members left than Yubi sat down on the bench, preparing to review a large stack of documents, when an administrative ninja appeared.

He reminded her.

"What do you mean?"

Yubi was taken aback, clearly having forgotten about this part of the trip.

He's so busy every day that he's almost losing his mind.

"The Little Genius Vanguard Association—which you proposed before, to gather and select children from all over the Land of Wind—offers a substantial prize to see if we can find some promising young ninjas through this competition."

"Ah—I remember now—"

Yubi slapped his forehead.

I took a quick break.

Then he left the house, saying, "Let's go."

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