Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 190 Another Year and a Brand New Sunagakure

Sasori of the Red Sand from Sunagakure and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, ignited a Kage-level battle in the Land of Rivers!

The news quickly spread throughout the major ninja villages.

Yubi was busy handling various village affairs and advancing cell research.

On the other front, a large-scale war broke out between Sunagakure and Konoha, lasting for three whole days.

The Third Hokage, who was originally dealing with Kirigakure, urgently recalled Minato Namikaze from the Land of Rice Fields back to the Land of Fire to fight against Kirigakure.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the Land of Rivers and personally led Konoha in a battle against Sunagakure.

After receiving Yubi's orders, the Sunagakure army launched a series of attacks on Konoha, and with Sasori as their sharpest weapon, they inflicted heavy losses on Konoha, forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi to return to the field once again.

With the Third Hokage personally taking the stage, it was no surprise that Sasori clashed head-on with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This time—Scorpion did not choose to back down.

Because besides Sasori, Rasa is also in charge of the Sunagakure army, and his strength is also enough to dominate the battlefield, so all Sasori needs to do is to restrain the Hokage.

As expected, Sunagakure emerged victorious!

It is worth mentioning that although the Sand Village army broke out into a full-scale war with Konoha, it was not a simple direct confrontation. Instead, during the several days of fighting, many small team tactics were interspersed around the battlefield with a large impact and combat range.

Although Yubi wasn't present, he still provided some tactical advice to the front lines, which enabled Sunagakure to win.

Most importantly, the medical ninjutsu scroll he gave to Arai before leaving the battlefield proved valuable—at a crucial juncture in the battle, he restored the Sunagakure forces through group treatment, thus defeating the enemy.

After returning to the village, although Yubi's positive experience points were acquired relatively slowly, he would regularly purchase them and send them to Sasori and the others at the front lines once he had enough experience points to exchange for Senzu Beans.

Doing so can, to some extent, prevent the sacrifice of Sunagakure's high-end combat power.

As for the scroll he gave to Arai, it was to preserve the village's vital forces.

The casualties on the Sunagakure side, as a result of this battle, are the most severe since the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War.

But—Yubi could barely accept it.

Looking back at the battle reports he sent back from the Land of Rivers after he withdrew from the battlefield, nearly a year had passed—Scorpion was undoubtedly the village's number one hero.

Especially after he "modified" the Third Raikage's corpse, his dominance on the battlefield was amplified—

Although the battle with the Third Hokage is still undecided, for a junior like him, this achievement alone is enough to make him famous throughout the ninja world.

Its power was in no way inferior to that of Minato Namikaze, who was known as the Yellow Flash of Konoha.

The formidable force in Sunagakure is not only Sasori.

And Luo Sha—

His bloodline allowed his enemies to vaguely see the Third Kazekage of the past.

His alluvial gold was so destructive on the battlefield that it could not be ignored.

Although Yubi and Sasori's rapid rise has somewhat diminished his brilliance, this battle against Konoha has undoubtedly made the ninja world fully aware of his identity.

Unlike before, when only Iwagakure knew him well.

The village achieved a great victory on the front lines, defeating Konoha, the very village that had inflicted such humiliation upon Sunagakure during the Second Shinobi World War.

When the news reached Sunagakure, all the villagers were thrilled and overjoyed.

The construction of Sunagakure Village is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the village is changing day by day, which is obvious to all.

At this time, Sunagakure was celebrating victories in external battles and undergoing rapid internal reforms—everything was showing signs of prosperity.

"Contact Kirigakure—we can begin."

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Upon receiving the news, Yubi immediately arranged for his men to take action.

Before the Sand Village army went to war with Konoha, Yubi had already informed Yagura Karatachi.

Half a month later, Kirigakure released the news to the outside world.

Their men infiltrated Konoha and found the body of the Third Kazekage.

"This confirms the Third Kazekage's disappearance; Konoha is the culprit."

This information immediately caused a stir in the ninja world.

Some intelligent people felt something was wrong; the whole thing didn't hold up to scrutiny.

But with the war raging so fiercely, no one is investigating further.

Konoha was utterly speechless.

The villagers of Sunagakure and the bewildered Sunagakure army were also filled with indignation.

Subsequently, Yubi met with Chiyo and other high-ranking officials to discuss the disposal of the Third Kazekage's body.

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Special circumstances require special treatment.

Yubi explained Sasori's puppetry techniques, and if they could utilize the remains of the three previous Kazekage, their combat power would undoubtedly be elevated to a higher level.

Although we have won a great victory in the short term and defeated Konoha, it is far from enough to end the war.

The enemy is Konoha after all, and we don't know what other trump cards or reliance they have. To be on the safe side, and also from the village's perspective, we have no choice but to sacrifice the Third Hokage.

At this crucial moment in the village's development, it would be a great loss if the conflict at the front lines were to disrupt it.

Under Yubi's deliberate guidance and the creation of a battlefield atmosphere, all the high-ranking officials, despite having mixed feelings, ultimately agreed to hand over the "Third Generation" to Sasori.

From the perspective of Kirigakure, they are joining forces with Sunagakure to smear Konoha.

Yubi, the Fourth Kazekage, may also be trying to use this method to inspire the fighting spirit of the Sunagakure army.

Konoha, as the wronged party, also saw things very clearly.

Everyone was thinking about the problem from the perspective of the village, and no one expected that the Third Kazekage would involve personal factors, nor did they have the energy to figure it out.

After all, the war had already started.

The death of the Third Kazekage was merely a prelude.

Although Yubi's plan may reveal some flaws, he can use this special period to gradually obscure these flaws over time.

The current situation is complex—and everyone's focus is on the war.

Given his current prestige in the village, no one else would suspect him.

Yubi even felt that even if he revealed the truth—the deed was done—older high-ranking officials like Chiyo and Ebizo, though they might have some feelings, would be helpless.

We can only turn a blind eye to this.

However, Yubi, not wanting to disrupt the village's atmosphere, decided to keep the truth hidden.

However, we need to be careful in the subsequent handover and transfer of the bodies.

Yubit specifically entrusted this matter to Arai—

After all, the other party was the only person besides himself and Scorpion who knew the truth.

They will certainly keep the secret.

A few months later, the war in the land of rivers calmed down a bit.

Led by Shin'i, the village's high-ranking officials and main combat forces returned to the village in batches for rest and recuperation.

Some of them never returned after the outbreak of the Ninja World War.

"I came back specifically to attend the funeral of the Third Kazekage."

Erecting a monument for three generations!

Each group of returning people received a grand welcome from all the villagers of Sunagakure.

They are truly heroes!

Among them, the most dazzling is undoubtedly the Scorpion.

However, compared to the glory and accolades they enjoyed, what shocked Arai and the others the most was the enormous changes in Sunagakure.

This series of events, though seemingly brief, has actually taken almost a year to unfold.

In other words, it has been almost two years since the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Many people hadn't returned to the village for two years; their impression of Sunagakure was still that of a place with windswept sand and dilapidated buildings.

Looking at it now, the high stone walls erected outside the expanded village resemble a towering natural barrier, keeping the wind and sand out.

Even though some yellow sand still drifts into the village on windy days, it doesn't have a significant impact on the villagers' daily lives.

The former dirt roads have been paved with stone bricks, and the village grounds are now much more expansive, with buildings erected in many directions.

The building's color is no longer a monotonous sandy yellow, but rather incorporates various materials.

The shape of the building is no longer simply a round, arched loaf of bread.

The renovated orphanage, the expanded ninja academy and other campuses, the enlarged hospital, and the two newly built pharmaceutical factories—all these institutions and buildings that were completed ahead of schedule—make Sunagakure look somewhat unfamiliar now.

It has a more prosperous feel to it than can be described as just a "village".

They even built a special street dedicated to selling pharmaceutical resources—the entire commercial street is lined with pharmacies.

People came and went in an endless stream.

The village population has also increased significantly.

It has completely swept away the desolate and impoverished appearance of a few years ago.

Arai and the others all knew that the village had made a lot of money in the past two years. Not only had the Daimyo's government been investing in it, but it had also squeezed a lot of money out of Iwagakure and Kirigakure.

But those fighting on the front lines didn't really feel it.

It wasn't until this trip back to the village that they realized just how much money the village had earned.

Without massive financial support, Sunagakure would never have been able to achieve such an astonishing rate of development.

When they learned from Chiyo and others about Yubi's reforms to various aspects of the village's system, they were astonished once again.

One can't help but admire him.

Compared to Yubi's reputation and status earned on the battlefield of the ninja world through his powerful strength, this kind of subtle and quiet approach, which "transformed the village without making a sound," was even more shocking to them, a group of people who only knew how to fight all day.

It's even more unbelievable than killing the Third Raikage—

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