Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 118 First Stroke Chapter 29 Abstention

When Toshiro and Kakashi were fighting fiercely.

Far to the west, far from Konoha Village.

In a desolate desert, a massive ring-shaped mountain range encircles a precious oasis.

This has led to traces of human activity in this extremely harsh environment.

This oasis, nestled amidst mountains, is the location of Sunagakure, the village of Sand Village in the Land of Wind.

At this very moment, in a strange building that looks somewhat like a gourd, a group of elderly men and women, whose ages are clearly older, are gathered together for a dull meeting.

Apart from a very few young people, most of the attendees looked quite grim.

"The espionage activities in the village have become increasingly rampant lately. If we don't control them, they'll start to dominate us!"

As the words fell, an elderly man with gray hair looked like he had a headache.

"..."

"Is there still no news about the third generation?"

After a long silence, someone finally spoke, but the question raised only made the atmosphere in the meeting room even more somber.

"..."

"We've mobilized all available Anbu units and ninjas, but..."

Still no news?

"...There's no trace of the Third Hokage...it's as if he just vanished suddenly..."

"Could it be a conspiracy by another village to secretly murder the Third Hokage?"

"How is this possible? This is the strongest Kazekage! How could he be assassinated so silently!"

As more and more people expressed their different opinions, the atmosphere in the meeting room gradually returned to normal and began to resemble a normal meeting.

"There's no point in arguing here; we need to come up with some useful suggestions!"

A woman with medium-length hair, who appeared somewhat aged, spoke. This old woman was none other than Granny Chiyo, the legendary puppeteer who was second only to the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure and could skillfully control ten puppets.

Sitting beside him was another elderly elder, his younger brother, Ebizo. The two of them, one commanding the village's elite puppet troops and the other a master of internal affairs, were siblings who always acted in unison and held pivotal positions in the village.

His mere words drew the attention of the entire audience, who were eager to see what solutions he could come up with for this perilous situation.

Upon hearing this, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face and a scar on his face, seeing that the situation was about right, offered his suggestion.

"The unusual activity in the village has already attracted the attention of neighboring countries. If this drags on any longer, the truth about what happened in the village will inevitably come out!"

"The truth will eventually come out. Why not take advantage of the fact that the news hasn't fully leaked yet and do something to divert attention from domestic problems?"

These words immediately silenced the entire conference room!

Over the years, everyone has recovered a lot of energy and is actively preparing for another big battle.

But this is the first time the topic of war has truly been brought to the forefront.

Upon seeing the attendees, they all fell silent, and the person who brought up the topic simply smiled dismissively and didn't take it seriously.

"Elder Mingsha, war is not a light topic; we still need to consider it carefully."

Upon seeing the scene in the hall, Chiyo's younger brother, Ebizo, quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Do you have a better plan? Rather than waiting for other villages to receive definite news and then devour us without leaving a trace, why not strike first before they're prepared!"

"Furthermore, ever since the last great war, the daimyo has been quite dissatisfied with our defeat. And over the years, the large war reparations have made our strength increasingly weaker compared to our opponents..."

"Rather than that, we might as well do it while we still have the strength..."

"this……"

Faced with Elder Mingsha's long-winded speech, Ebizo was speechless for a moment.

Having been involved in the village's internal affairs for so many years, he is very familiar with the village's problems.

No matter how you put it, it all boils down to two words: "no money"!

The Land of Wind is extremely poor in resources, and the number of oases in this vast desert is limited.

Besides the endless yellow sand and hot winds, all that's left are things like poisonous snakes, lizards, and scorpions...

The mess left by the last war has further burdened the people here, making the various conflicts in the country increasingly irreconcilable.

The stories of ninja villages and daimyo prefectures, ninjas and ordinary people, and various oases over water resources are just a few examples...

Perhaps it's time to make some changes...

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At this moment, Toshiro was unaware of what was happening far away in Sunagakure. He was currently facing doubts from his comrades.

"Hey! Toshiro! You're not planning to participate in the next round of elimination matches? Is that true?"

"Yes! I plan to forfeit the next match!"

"Withdraw? Why? With Toshiro's strength, getting first place wouldn't be a problem at all~"

"Why did you suddenly give up?"

Faced with his two companions' incessant questioning, Toshiro was truly speechless.

For him, the Chunin Exams were something he could do without anyway.

Having already defeated Kakashi and delivered a reasonably good performance, he really had little motivation to continue participating in the upcoming matches.

As for Yan and Zhe's claim of being number one, he had absolutely no interest in them.

Whoever likes it can take it!

They've already been quite high-profile in this exam, revealing a significant portion of their abilities. There's no need to continue; they can't exactly expose their entire hand to the village without holding back!

Although he's currently just a lowly genin (well, he's about to be promoted to chunin), his limited strength wouldn't pose a significant problem if it were exposed.

But there's a saying that goes, "..."

No matter what, you should always "keep something in reserve"!

This way, we can deal with unexpected situations more calmly!

"Anyway... that's how it is!"

Finally, when he was forced into a corner, Toshiro used his ultimate move!

"What the hell! This is so perfunctory! Do they think we're still children?"

Homura Uchiha wasn't buying into Toshiro's perfunctory approach. However, the harsh reality was that she couldn't defeat Toshiro...

Even if the other party tries to cheat or fob her off, there's not much she can do.

Even if you call him Zhe, it's the same...

(End of this chapter)