Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 70 The Sand Village's All-Out Attack on Konoha (Seeking Monthly Tickets!!)

The sky over the Land of Wind is a dark yellow.

The yellow sand connects the sky and the earth, and the wind blows the sand grains like flowing waves, raising sand dunes only to have them eroded and flattened by the wind.

The enormous setting sun hung at the edge of the sea of ​​sand, as if placing the whole world in a desert.

The capital of the Wind Kingdom is located within the only oasis.

It was like a giant mourning his death, half of his body buried in the yellow earth, with only his arm protruding above the water.

Sunagakure is located next to an oasis. It is a large, enclosed circular earthen and stone building that can protect against sandstorms and serve as a wall to guard the capital of the Land of Wind.

At this moment, in a round table conference room of the Sunagakure Kazekage Building.

A man with long, dark blue hair and wearing a blue Wind Shadow robe stood in front of the three Wind Shadow statues, his face bearing a striking resemblance to the third statue.

"Gentlemen, I have recently obtained new intelligence."

Looking at the high-ranking Sunagakure officials in front of him, including Ebizo, the Third Kazekage's already cold expression turned solemn as he said, "An unfamiliar ninja has appeared on the Konoha border and seriously injured Tsunade, who is in charge of border defense."

"Tsunade has now returned to Konoha for treatment under Jiraiya's protection, and Orochimaru is temporarily in charge."

At this point, the Third Kazekage paused, then said in a deep voice, "Therefore, I have decided to take this opportunity to end our previous probing, gather our forces, and launch a full-scale attack on the Land of Fire by passing through the Land of Rain!"

Upon hearing this, no one showed any surprise; they simply fell into deep thought.

The Second Kazekage, Shamon, is an explorer similar to Tobirama Senju.

They established a ninja academy modeled after Konoha to train and promote civilian ninjas, and made great use of the special mineral resources of the Land of Wind to develop puppetry, thereby cultivating a large number of excellent puppeteers such as Menzaemon.

It was also the first of the five great ninja villages to obtain a tailed beast.

Long before Hashirama Senju convened the Five Kage Summit to distribute the Tailed Beasts, Sunagakure had already studied the special abilities of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. Based on this, Shamon developed Magnet Release and Sand Manipulation Ninjutsu.

The Third Kazekage, who emerged from numerous competitors after the Second Kazekage's untimely death, is a bloodline ninja with the Kekkei Genkai Magnet Release. The powerful Magnet Release properties are enough to suppress puppeteers.

The title of "Strongest Kazekage" has already spread far and wide, and he desperately needs a major victory to prove his ability.

The first country he set his sights on was naturally the Land of Fire, the neighbor of the Land of Wind, which was rich in resources.

"Our First Hokage once expressed our demands to Hashirama Senju: the One-Tailed Beast has always been in the hands of Sunagakure, so what we need has never been the power of a tailed beast!"

The Third Kazekage turned to look at the statue of the First Kazekage behind him, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly, "What we need are land resources and mission quotas, but Hashirama Senju arrogantly ignored our demands!"

"Since that's the case, then we'll take it ourselves. This isn't about forcibly taking it; it's rightfully ours, and we deserve it!"

As economic disparities widen between nations, they seek to secure reasonable and justifiable benefits under the pretext of increasing equitable privileges.

His righteous and justified words resonated with many people present.

The harsh desert environment of the Land of Wind became an excellent source of food for cultivating ninjas, nurturing the indomitable Sand Village.

But if given a choice, who would want to be in this godforsaken place?!

Looking around, all that could be seen were cliffs and barren deserts, devoid of any sign of life. Crops were difficult to grow, and being far from the sea, trade was impossible like in the Land of Fire. Doing business was extremely difficult, and to reach Sunagakure, one had to traverse a vast desert region. Even accepting missions was a challenge...

"I agree with the Third Generation's idea."

An elite Jonin nodded, his breathing slightly rapid, and asked, "Please issue the order to attack the Land of Fire!"

The general plan is clear to the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure present. The only thing to discuss now is when to attack so as to deliver a fatal blow to the Land of Fire and Konoha.

"I have exchanged letters with Elder Chiyo, who is still at the front lines."

The Third Kazekage looked at everyone and said in a calm tone, "With Tsunade not on the front lines, Elder Chiyo's poison can be surprisingly effective, enough to catch Orochimaru off guard."

"Therefore, I think the sooner the better, next week is the best time!"

After the Third Kazekage finished speaking, Ebizo sat there without saying anything, his eyes hidden beneath his long, drooping eyebrows, making it impossible to see the fluctuations in his gaze or expression, but he clearly agreed with his point of view.

The remaining high-ranking officials exchanged glances. Although a few had reservations, with Ebizo and Chiyo's tacit approval, a full-scale attack on Konoha was undoubtedly a done deal.

Of course, most of the people present are excited about it, and no one is afraid.

With the Second Kazekage Shamon's substantial wealth, coupled with the warlike and skilled Third Kazekage, the entire Sunagakure was restless, eager to acquire land resources through war.

They are very strong, extremely strong.

They've had enough of poverty that doesn't match their capabilities, and they want more oases than deserts!

"Lord Third Generation, I have one more question."

The head of the intelligence department seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly frowned and asked in a low voice, "The terrain of the River Country is not conducive to the movement of a large force, so we can only choose to pass through the Rain Country."

"Is there no problem in the Land of Rain? For example, that Hanzo, I recently received news that he has already acquired the title of 'demigod'..."

"...Hanzo? A demigod? Don't tell me you actually believe that."

The Third Kazekage glanced at him and said indifferently, "I've recently heard that a force called Dawn has emerged in the Land of Rain. It's composed of impoverished nobles and refugees, and they claim their leader can bring peace to the Land of Rain and the ninja world. Shouldn't we take this seriously?"

Upon hearing this, the minister blushed deeply and lowered his head in shame.

"When did we ever need to care about a small country?"

The Third Kazekage's eyes were filled with sharpness as he swept his gaze over the crowd before him and sneered, "Whether they agree or refuse, what does it matter to us?"

"Our true enemy, from beginning to end, has only been one: the Land of Fire and Konoha!"

"Anyway, just run them over!"

Chiyo and Ebizo, the two advisors, were ninjas from the early days of Sunagakure and are now his capable assistants.

Chiyo's shrewd poison-making and puppet-making skills enabled Sunagakure to cultivate its current puppet army.

Ebizo was in charge of Sunagakure's logistics. He trained spies who infiltrated the ninja villages of the five great nations. He had spies in many of these villages, and his intelligence was enough to make him an advisor to Sunagakure.

Although they occasionally have some ideological conflicts, they always support me on important matters and work tirelessly for the development of Sunagakure.

There's also Rasa, who inherited his mantle and can use Magnet Release; Pakura, a female ninja with the bloodline limit Scorch Release; and Sasori, who is still quite young...

Therefore, the Sand Village is now united in purpose, and there are more and more new generation genius ninjas, so there is no need to care about the Land of Rain.

Even though Amegakure had Hanzo, a swordsman skilled in swordsmanship who had once defeated the Land of Iron in a direct confrontation, they could not withstand the sharp edge of Sunagakure.

Whether it's the "leader" who can bring peace to the Land of Rain and the ninja world, or the so-called "demigods" that those samurai and Amegakure ninja boast about, in the eyes of the Third Kazekage, they are all just a means of creating momentum.

The samurai hoped to wash away the humiliation of being defeated by elevating his opponent.

It's better to be defeated by a samurai who is known as a "demigod" than by a samurai from an unknown small country, right?

The Rain Village ninja would guide from behind, thereby gaining the attention of other ninjas, the favor of the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Rain, and increasing their influence and status.

He was extremely familiar with this process.

Moreover, even if Hanzo is very strong, so what?

In the end, he was just a samurai abandoned by the times, nothing more!

"Elder Ebizo".

The Third Kazekage stood up and said to Ebizo beside him, "I'm entrusting the preparation of supplies to you."

"Don't worry, Third Generation." Ebizo nodded, his expression still deep. "However, you'd better figure out how to handle Bunfuku. My old bones can't withstand the torment of the One-Tailed Beast."

Upon hearing this, the Third Kazekage's expression darkened, clearly showing his dissatisfaction with the One-Tailed Jinchuriki.

After everyone in the meeting room left, he walked to the window and looked out at the panoramic view of the village once again.

A tumbleweed rolled in the quiet rustling sound, leaving a faint trace of yellow sand as it passed by, running from left to right across the top of the hillside.

A hot wind blew in from the dunes, and fresh sand grains clung to the window.

The entire Sand Village is like a giant, bowing its head in mourning for the withering of the forest. The sunlight is their flowing blood, sloping down little by little until it runs dry, and finally swallowed into darkness by the sand.

"The Land of Fire, Konoha; the Land of Rain, Amegakure..."

The Third Kazekage's eyes flashed, radiating a chilling aura: "No one, no matter who they are, can stop the rise of Sunagakure."

This time, Sunagakure will surely be the victor of the Second Shinobi World War!

(End of this chapter)