I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 676 A resounding victory, enough to wash away the shame of past defeats.

"Does he owe me a favor? This Ai is so naive."

Inside the Hokage Building in Konohagakure, Tatsuma's smile was extremely strange as he read the letter from Kumogakure.

Does this fool from Kumogakure really think Konoha is helping Kumogakure take revenge on Iwagakure? Helping others has never been Sakamoto Tatsuma's style.

"Who told you to be seen as an honest and trustworthy 'gentleman' in the eyes of the Cloud Ninja?"

Shikaku, also smiling, asked, "Can the next phase of the plan be implemented?"

Tatsuma nodded and said, "The so-called Ninja World War naturally requires the participation of all five great nations. Although A left the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails in the Land of Lightning, it's not a big problem."

"Should I go and inform them?"

"Yes, tell her we will only act once, and no matter how things develop, Konoha will never admit it."

Tatsuma put his hands behind his head and said, "I'm going to get up and take the documents that Tatsuma has already processed from his desk, so I don't have to go through the whole process again."

In the Kazekage's office in Sunagakure, a fax of unknown origin soon appeared on his desk.

"Gather together."

As soon as Ye Cang finished reading, intense heat emanated from his hand, instantly igniting the letter and turning it to ashes.

Rasa hesitated before asking, "Don't we need to report to the daimyo? After all, this is a large-scale war, theoretically..."

Will he allocate additional funds?

".Won't."

"Then there's no need to report it. On the contrary, it might expose our actions, since the Daimyo are actually all of one mind."

Yecang shook her head. She had a very poor impression of the daimyo. After all, when she first went to the daimyo's mansion to ask for money, the daimyo even asked to observe how ninjas subdued enemies by seducing them.

It was precisely because of the Daimyo's utter disrespect for ninjas that she readily agreed to cooperate with Tatsuma, allowing Sunagakure and Konoha to stage a play together to "steal" money from the Daimyo.

She even went so far as to investigate the treasury of the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Wind, and ultimately emptied the treasury.

It can be said that Sunagakure is now even richer than the Daimyo of the Land of Wind. Without money as a factor, is there any need to respect the Daimyo?

Moreover, she now knows how to threaten the Daimyo government, which is to strike, of course, not a complete strike.

If there are economic problems again next time, then Yekura wouldn't mind having all the Sunagakure ninja guard the border and then ignoring the heartland.

Tatsuma even gave another suggestion: if the daimyo is unwilling to pay, then find a daimyo who is willing to pay.

However, Pakura hopes she won't need to use this tactic, since it's a last resort. The new daimyo might give money initially, but he'll definitely be more hostile towards the ninja village than his predecessor later on.

Because once the new daimyo has consolidated power, his "cooperation" with the ninja village will become the only "stain," and the new daimyo will be eager to eliminate the ninja village.

This method is usable, but only in extremely critical moments.

"Lord Kazekage, will you be going into battle this time?"

Luo Sha did not immediately carry out Ye Cang's order, but asked instead. Ye Cang nodded without hesitation and said:

"Both the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails are within the Land of Lightning. If I am not here, our Sand Village forces will be easily defeated. After all, not every tailed beast is like the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, and we are not Konoha."

The fact that the Three-Tails and Six-Tails were too scared by Tatsuma to participate in the battle has already spread throughout the Five Great Nations, making this the most humiliating moment for the Tailed Beasts.

After learning this news, Yekura had to listen to Shukaku cursing those two useless tailed beasts every day.

Rubbing her increasingly dark circles, Yekura felt that if Shukaku continued cursing, even if the Three-Tails and Six-Tails were unharmed, she, as the Jinchūriki, would suffer a nervous breakdown and develop eye bags.

Upon hearing that Yekage was going to fight, Rasa said, "Lord Kazekage, this is too dangerous. I'm not questioning your strength, but after all, the opponent has two tailed beasts. Fighting two against one is always a disadvantage."

Moreover, Konoha only promised to deliver us, but didn't say they were willing to bring us back. So if something unexpected happens, we might not even have a way out.

"The others are alright, after all, they've already accepted the prospect of death since they've joined the war. But you are the Kazekage, the village cannot lose you."

"All of this could have been avoided with a victory."

Yecang showed no sign of backing down, and Luo Sha's face showed helplessness. He also knew that as long as he won, he could avoid it, but the problem was, who could guarantee victory?

"Rasa, since the start of the war, have we Sand Villagers ever won a single victory?"

While Luo Sha was still thinking about how to continue persuading Ye Cang, Ye Cang asked first. Luo Sha was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with some shame.

Win? The fact that Sunagakure still exists is already a miracle. No, it can't really be called a miracle, considering the Fourth Kazekage and... Anyway, Sunagakure won't disappear.

However, Sunagakure has never truly won. From the joint action of the three villages against the civilian towns of the Land of Fire, to Tatsuma's retaliation, and then to the Third Hokage personally leading the battle, Sunagakure has already set the tone for victory.

A tone of failure.

After that, Fugaku Uchiha and Tatsuma Sakamoto took turns guarding the Land of Rivers. The Sand Village never managed to hold out in the Land of Rivers. Even when Tatsuma was trapped in the Land of Lightning and the Iwa and Kumo ninjas were causing trouble in the Land of Fire, the Sand Village only managed to seize the territory of the Land of Rivers.

They were captured again in no time. Since the start of the war, they had not even set foot on the land of the Land of Fire. How could they have won?

"If we don't continue to participate in the war, then our Sunagakure will become the only loser in this Shinobi World War. Konoha can't win every battle, but we have accomplished the feat of losing every battle."

Is this the answer you want history to see? Or are you, like me, hoping for a comeback for Sunagakure? After all, a resounding victory would be enough to wash away the shame of defeat.

Hearing Yekura's words, Rasa was tempted. Stopping now and focusing on development while the other four countries were at war was a good decision for Sunagakure.

However, this will also help future generations remember that Sunagakure is the only ninja village that never won a single battle in the Third Shinobi World War.

And those of the generation who participated in it will be forever nailed to the pillar of shame. Is this the answer they want to leave to history?

Not

There is a sum of money available.

Seeing that Rasa was interested, Yekura continued, "I've been transferred to the Land of Lightning to purchase gold."

Luo Sha's eyes widened, then he nodded and said, "Lord Kazekage, I know what to do."

Ye Cang finally nodded in satisfaction. After Luo Sha left, Ye Cang breathed a sigh of relief, the composed look on his face disappeared, and he slumped in his chair. Then he opened a drawer and picked up a thick notebook.

The cover reads "Summary of Unclassified Meetings in Konoha Village".

Stroking the cover, Ye Cang smiled. Without this information, it would have taken her a long time to understand how to be a good shadow.

The village of Sunagakure has been unified internally, and its military deployment is extremely efficient. There will be no need for candidates for Kage to personally recruit ninjas as before. In less than a week, Sunagakure has already assembled thousands of ninjas.

The yellow sand enveloped the ninjas, completely blocking their view and separating them one by one. From the outside, they looked like standing coffins.

Some of them knew why, but pretended not to understand. Others were still curious about what methods the village had that allowed them to appear in the Land of Lightning in an instant.

A silver streak flashed through the sandstorm, and Ye Cang smiled, saying, "Nice to meet you, Hokage. How have you been?"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Fengying."

Tatsuma also put on a business smile, and the two nodded to each other. Behind Yekura, Rasa and Karura's expressions were extremely strange.

This damn attempt to cover up the truth, this hesitant attempt to speak, is something they can't stop watching.

(End of this chapter)