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Chapter 142 Gaara, you were too gentle when you killed people!

to be frank.

The Akatsuki organization's treatment was indeed not very good.

As someone who had once started his own business, Orochimaru believed he had treated his subordinates very well, providing them with the best possible benefits and treatment. He had never seen an organization that exploited its members like this.

however…

The Akatsuki organization seems to have always been like this.

Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, was powerful enough to suppress the Akatsuki's S-rank rogue ninjas. The S-rank rogue ninjas respected the strong and would not actively rebel against him. Most of these rogue ninjas had their own ideals, and the Akatsuki did not care what trouble their ideals might cause to the world.

Orochimaru is different.

Orochimaru is an exception.

Orochimaru's wicked intentions targeted the very foundation of the Akatsuki organization—Pain's Rinnegan—which immediately led to him being targeted and harassed by Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki.

Of course, this is only the surface reason.

There's a deeper reason: Orochimaru also had problems with his subordinates, plotting to possess their bodies, which provoked a backlash from them.

The Land of Wind.

The slideshow meeting has ended.

Sasori, seemingly forgetting his tattling, proactively reassured Orochimaru: "Orochimaru, don't worry about your mission. I'll secretly monitor your assassination of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. Now you can take off this organization uniform to avoid revealing the organization's information..."

"..."

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with displeasure.

At this moment, Orochimaru really wished Kagura Akihara would appear here and help him dismantle Sasori of the Red Sand into parts!

the other side.

Akihara Kagura left the Akatsuki's base.

Jiraiya spent a carefree night in a small town, believing that the matter in the Land of Rain was almost settled. He then planned to take Akihara Kagura to the Land of Wind to deal with his old friend Orochimaru's assassination attempt on the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

If Orochimaru causes too much trouble in the ninja world, Jiraiya feels that it will be more and more difficult for him to bring Orochimaru back to Konoha in the future.

"The Land of Wind is a barren country."

"Sunagakure is the ninja village of the Land of Wind."

"Before the Third Shinobi World War, the Third Kazekage disappeared, and Sunagakure chose to launch a war against the Land of Fire amidst the turmoil."

"After the war between Konoha and Sunagakure, the two sides finally sat down, shook hands, and reached a peace agreement, becoming allies to this day."

When Jiraiya recounted these past stories, he was very considerate of Sunagakure, only sighing, "What I never expected was that the missing Third Kazekage was actually turned into a puppet by a rogue ninja from Sunagakure..."

"A puppet..."

Kagura Akihara casually mentioned Sasori of the Red Sand, whom they had first met at Orochimaru's experimental base: "I saw that puppet could still use its bloodline limit..."

"perhaps…"

Jiraiya recalled the puppeteer he had once encountered and said with a heavy expression, "That was the legendary human puppet, who turned living people into puppets, making the puppets look just like they did in life. However, that kind of puppetry technique has always existed only in legends."

"Oh?"

Akihara Kagura's eyes flickered, as if she had become more interested: "If I had known, I should have found a way to capture that guy and ask him how human puppets are made. I captured the Third Tsuchikage and the Fourth Mizukage and turned them into human puppets..."

"That's a forbidden technique!"

Jiraiya grabbed Akihara Kagura's head, squatted down, and angrily lectured her, "Don't you dare learn forbidden techniques so casually! Don't you dare become like Orochimaru!"

After Jiraiya finished speaking, his heart tightened suddenly.

Jiraiya thought of Orochimaru's life, who had almost become Hokage but was later drawn to the power of forbidden techniques and lost his way...

In short!

Jiraiya looked at Akihara Kagura before him and solemnly warned his disciple, "You are absolutely forbidden from learning any forbidden techniques that harm others!"

This disciple…

If you don't keep an eye on it for a day, you might go astray at any moment!

fortunately.

They entered the Land of Wind.

The weather here is unbearable for most people.

Even though ninjas possess chakra and have physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, they still find this environment too arduous.

Jiraiya decided to take this opportunity to temper Akihara Kagura's temperament, and took the little guy on a trek through the desert.

Along the way, they encountered some struggling merchants in the desert, as well as some Sand Village ninjas escorting the merchants, and rogue ninjas from other countries.

After all, the environment in the Land of Wind is harsh, and there is a large ninja village in the country. Some rogue ninja from other countries fled to the Land of Wind to avoid being hunted down by their home countries.

Sunagakure Village.

When Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura arrived, Sasori and Orochimaru quietly infiltrated the village, plotting to assassinate the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

Like the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, he possessed the ability of Magnet Release, which allowed him to extract gold dust from the ground. This was an important reason why he was able to become the Fourth Kazekage.

Because of Sunagakure's poor performance in the various Shinobi World Wars, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind reduced Sunagakure's military equipment, making it difficult for Sunagakure to maintain a strong ninja army. They could only save resources as much as possible to train excellent ninjas.

even so…

In order to prevent Sunagakure's finances from becoming unsustainable, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, needed to use his Magnet Release abilities to extract gold dust, thus ensuring the village's continued existence.

however…

This is not a long-term solution.

Even if the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, became a gold miner, he couldn't possibly be the economic pillar of one of the five great ninja villages forever; that approach was too dangerous.

If the price of gold dust in the ninja world drops even slightly, it could lead to the bankruptcy of Sunagakure. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, still has to find a way to maintain the price and scale of gold dust exports.

In addition…

Other things in Sunagakure Village were also not going well.

Other major ninja villages have more or less mastered the methods of creating or using tailed beasts, but the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast in Sunagakure has never been very satisfactory, and he is always at risk of going berserk and endangering the village. He may not be of much use in the future.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had been pondering the issue of dealing with the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, as the One-Tailed Jinchuriki was his youngest son, Gaara.

Gaara's birth caused the death of his wife Karura, which is one of the reasons why Rasa always had the most complicated feelings towards his youngest son.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, stood on the rooftop outside the Kazekage's office, gazing at the quiet, repressed red-haired boy on a distant rock.

The little boy with red hair had the word "love" printed on his forehead.

That was after the last time the red-haired boy was assassinated by his beloved uncle Yashamaru, he carved the mark on his forehead with sand, vowing to live only for himself from that day on and no longer need any emotions.

The little boy with red hair had dark circles under his eyes, which was because he was afraid to sleep.

Once Gaara falls asleep, the One-Tailed Shukaku inside him emerges and rampages through Sunagakure, which is why he's always afraid to sleep.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the air!

A shuriken flew swiftly toward Gaara!

The red-haired boy seemed completely unresponsive, oblivious to the scabbard aimed at him, and continued sitting there as if nothing was amiss.

Whoosh!

A cloud of yellow sand suddenly flew up, blocking the shuriken!

This shuriken came from a Sand Village ninja who came to assassinate Gaara. He was acting on the orders of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and also hated the One-Tailed Jinchuriki who often ran rampaged through the village!

Even if this One-Tailed Jinchuriki is a child, he must be eliminated!

The Sand Village ninja stopped hiding and took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag, then leaped towards Gaara!

however…

The red-haired boy still didn't react.

If this brat doesn't make any move yet, then this assassination will succeed!

"Chance!"

Just as the Sand Village ninja rushed in front of Gaara, his kunai aimed at the little boy's chest, seemingly about to end the boy's life!

A cloud of yellow sand suddenly rose up, stopping the assassin!

Bang!

The cloud of yellow sand sent the assassin flying!

Only then did Gaara, who had been sitting quietly in place, seem to react and slowly extend his palm toward the assassin.

"Sand-bound coffin..."

Accompanied by Gaara's childish yet icy voice, a cloud of yellow sand rose up and enveloped the assassin's body!

"Let me out, let me out..."

The assassin watched in horror as the yellow sand enveloped his body, until he could no longer breathe, until he was suffocated to death within the Sand Binding Coffin spell!

"Killing people this slowly..."

The little boy coldly released his hand, and the cloud of yellow sand instantly disappeared and moved to his side, while the assassin's corpse fell to the ground.

The little boy looked at the corpse and grinned cruelly: "And he died too easily. We must quickly develop a technique that is more efficient at killing, but also makes people die more painfully..."

"..."

On the rooftop of the Wind Shadow Tower in the distance.

After watching the entire assassination attempt on his youngest son, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, revealed a hint of hatred and disgust in his eyes before returning to his office.

Apart from this Kazekage.

Two other people also noticed this scene.

Orochimaru looked at the ruthless red-haired boy as if he had found some treasure, and licked his lips with his tongue.

"It's a perfect killing tool."

"snort…"

Sasori of the Red Sand watched the whole thing and said nonchalantly, "Let's go, let's investigate some information first. I haven't been back to this village in a long time, I wonder if any of the spies we planted here are still alive..."

"Find me some information about that little boy."

Orochimaru continued to stare at Gaara, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "Perhaps that little guy will be useful for quite a few things in the future!"

However, after Sasori of the Red Sand found out the information, they realized that the red-haired boy's identity was not simple.

"The son of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa..."

"The Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast from Sunagakure..."

Orochimaru and Sasori simultaneously conceived a plan. Upon learning the boy's identity, they instinctively thought of a way to assassinate Rasa.

"Take him away."

This was the proposal put forward by Sasori of the Red Sand.

"Trick him away."

This was the method Orochimaru proposed with a smile.

The two people had the same idea, but acted differently.

Sasori frowned for a moment, then immediately chose to follow Orochimaru's advice: "You're the one responsible for carrying out the mission, so do whatever you want..."

"..."

Orochimaru's smile immediately turned grim.

Sasori's words clearly reminded Orochimaru of the mission he had been forced into, and his good mood about a perfect assassination plan vanished!

"I'll lure him away from Sunagakure."

Orochimaru gritted his teeth and added to his plan: "Let the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, discover that we have taken his son away, and lure Rasa away from Sunagakure to hunt us down."

Assassinating the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, within Sunagakure would be too risky. If he were to be surrounded and killed by Sunagakure ninjas, it would be a troublesome and difficult situation for him.

Now that they have seen the red-haired little boy, regardless of the boy's identity or the One-Tailed Beast within him, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, will certainly not allow the little boy to be kidnapped.

"Can."

Sasori of the Red Sand nodded and offered to help, saying, "When I left, I left a few chess pieces in the village. You can use this piece to report to Rasa."

The plan was immediately put into action.

Orochimaru discovered that many people in Sunagakure were hostile towards Gaara, and the assassination attempt on Gaara gradually lost attention. Even the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, didn't care about such trivial matters.

According to Orochimaru's observations, he believed that this might be because the little guy named Gaara had a strange ability. Gaara was surrounded by a group of sand that would automatically protect him and could be manipulated by him to kill people.

"fortunately…"

Orochimaru realized that his plan was the right one.

Because the sand surrounding Gaara has extremely strong protective capabilities, capable of withstanding almost any level of assassination, Sasori's attempt to capture that brat will definitely cause a commotion!

and…

There are still quite a few ninjas in Sunagakure keeping an eye on Gaara!

In any case, the loss of a village's Jinchūriki is absolutely unacceptable, especially since this Jinchūriki is uncontrollable and could go berserk at any moment!

After some thought, Orochimaru killed a Sunagakure ninja who was monitoring Gaara, and used the Face-Changing Technique to transform into Gaara's appearance, quietly approaching him.

On a piece of wind-blown sand and rock.

Gaara is still sitting here.

Since his uncle's assassination attempt, the red-haired boy no longer wanted anyone to be with him. Some children who approached him were almost killed by him, and he no longer had any playmates.

I've always been all alone.

Gaara reached out and touched the words tattooed on his forehead, his mind still replaying the words his beloved uncle Yashamaru had said before his death.

Everyone in the village hated him—his father, his uncle, his brothers and sisters—everyone in the village hated his existence…

This life...

I must become a demon who only loves himself.

This is what my uncle Yashamaru told me before he died.

"Gaara".

A voice suddenly appeared behind Gaara.

"..."

When he heard someone approaching him, Gaara suddenly turned his head, and a fierce killing intent appeared on the face of this six or seven-year-old boy!

"Do you want to die?"

"Of course not."

The Sand Village ninja, who had been secretly monitoring Gaara, licked his lips and chuckled, "Although living is ultimately meaningless, as long as you survive, you'll always discover something interesting..."

"..."

The red-haired boy was silent for a moment, then suddenly said coldly, "For me, living has meaning. From the day I was born, it was to kill more people!"

"What a gentle child."

The Sand Village ninja actually laughed, showing no surprise at Gaara's murderous intent. Instead, he went along with Gaara's words and continued, "Even if you were born to kill, it seems the people you've killed aren't strong enough, and you haven't killed enough people. Even if you live to seventy, how many people can you kill?"

"..."

Gaara was a little stunned.

No one has ever spoken to Gaara before.

Because no one dared to communicate with this child, fearing that he might kill them in a fit of rage, let alone talk to him about murder.

and…

Why did this person bring up math problems when talking about murder?

Gaara frowned, pondered for a moment, and then, as if he had calculated the answer, said, "By the time I'm seventy, I can kill tens of thousands of people!"

"..."

The Sand Village ninja didn't care at all how strange Gaara's outcome was; he even smiled and clapped his hands, seemingly to express his appreciation.

"That's really impressive..."

"but…"

"I do know someone..."

"It can kill tens of thousands of people in a single day..."

When the Sand Village ninja mentioned this, his smile widened: "The meaning of your entire life is equivalent to only one ordinary day in his life. Doesn't that make you feel like you're killing too few people every day?"

"!!!"

Gaara's face showed a look of surprise.

This red-haired boy always thought he was ruthless enough to kill people, and no one in the entire Sunagakure village dared to approach him. He never expected that there would be someone who had killed even more people than him!

"You're right..."

Gaara's temper flared instantly. He clenched his fist, the yellow sand billowing up with his movement: "I will kill tens of thousands every day!"

however…

The red-haired boy's momentum faltered.

Because it takes him a while to kill even one person now, how could he possibly kill tens of thousands of people in a day? Could this guy in front of him be lying to him?

"No, I don't believe it!"

Gaara stared intently at the Sand Village ninja and said in a deep voice, "I can kill someone with a flick of my wrist, how could anyone kill faster than me!"

"You can go and see for yourself."

The Sand Village ninja's eyes were like a snake before its hunt, and he licked his lips with his tongue protruding from the corner of his mouth: "Outside the Sand Village, there is a mass grave containing the bones of tens of thousands of people, all killed by that person..."

"good!"

"If you dare lie to me, I'll kill you!"

Gaara's face was fierce, but he immediately regretted it after speaking, because he couldn't leave the village; his father would never let him leave!

"I'm leaving now..."

The Sand Village ninja casually turned and left, seemingly unconcerned about the little boy's predicament: "Come find me again when you see that mass grave..."

"etc…"

Gaara called out to him hastily.

Ever since Gaara's personality changed drastically, no one has dared to talk to him. This guy in front of him is the only person who has been willing to chat with him for a few minutes in recent times.

"I can't go out by myself..."

Gaara looked at the Sand Village ninja and asked in a deep voice, "Take me out to have a look around, then quietly bring me back without him noticing!"

This guy…

This naturally refers to Gaara's father, Rasa.

"certainly…"

The Sand Village ninja slowly reached out and stroked his cheek, chuckling as he nodded. "We don't need to be secretive, because the Kazekage ordered me to do it. He also thought you were too gentle when you killed people."

"..."

Gaara's expression suddenly turned grim.

The little boy followed behind the Sand Village ninja without saying a word.

A group of Sand Village ninjas responsible for monitoring Gaara seemed to have seen nothing and remained standing there blankly.

Sunagakure Village.

Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya finally arrived here.

Just as Jiraiya was planning to sneak into Sunagakure by following a group of merchants who came to hire Sunagakure ninja, a little boy with red hair and a Sunagakure ninja came out from inside.

"Um?"

The little boy immediately caught Akihara Kagura's attention.

The red-haired boy seemed to notice Akihara Kagura watching him and asked the Sand Village ninja who had brought him out, "Hey, that person is looking at me. Let me go over and kill him first..."

Second update! 5600!

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Ten thousand words left!

(End of this chapter)