Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 118 A Guest Has Arrived (Second Update)

In Sunagakure, Yubi temporarily stepped down as the hospital director and handed over all affairs to Saori.

Because he needed to conduct pre-battle planning and arrangements with the higher-ups.

Therefore, recently, he has been spending all his time in the office building, secretly planning battles with Chiyo and others.

It is worth mentioning that with the death of the Kazekage, Rasa, who is currently the most likely successor to the Kazekage and also one of the most decorated warriors in the village, has a great deal of say in military arrangements.

Because of this, he had quite a few arguments with You Bi.

Of course, the argument between the two was not intended to target each other, but simply to seek a better outcome for Sunagakure on the battlefield.

It can be said that it was all for the sake of the village.

However, Yubi's position in the village, as well as his experience and training on the battlefield, are definitely not comparable to Rasa's.

Therefore, most of the suggestions were based on Rasa's execution plan, while Yubi's suggestions were used to enrich his combat content and reduce the risks that Sunagakure might face on the battlefield.

In particular, Yubi emphasized the signs of the rise of Konoha's younger generation.

Although on the surface it seems that with Tsunade and Jiraiya gone, and the White Fang of Konoha dead, there aren't many top-tier fighters left in Konoha, in reality, thanks to Konoha's excellent training and growth environment, some young Konoha juniors had already begun to show their talent as early as after the Second Shinobi World War.

Even after the Second Shinobi World War ended, Konoha still had some minor skirmishes with other villages, and these skirmishes meant there were battlefields available for training and nurturing new talent.

Among them, Yubi particularly emphasized one person: Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya's apprentice.

He bluntly stated that this person was highly likely to become the key figure in determining the outcome of the upcoming Fourth Shinobi World War—but the Sand Village members, including Rasa, didn't seem to take his warning too seriously. This was because their understanding of Minato Namikaze was quite limited—in their view, although he was Jiraiya's disciple, his ambition to dominate the battlefield was still a pipe dream.

Putting everything else aside, just considering their current reputation in the ninja world, neither Yubi nor Sasori are above Minato.

Seeing this, Yubi didn't say much—in the end, he simply suggested that he and Sasori participate in the battle against Konoha.

After all, the Third Kazekage is dead, and the loss of a Kage-level fighter is a significant blow on the battlefield.

Not to mention, the Third Kazekage's abilities and his dominance on the battlefield were extremely exaggerated.

In the Second Shinobi World War, the battles against Konoha were led by the Third Kazekage and Chiyo, among others—now, only Yubi and Sasori can fill that gap. Of course, the overall commander of the operation is not either of them, but Arai—with Arai's qualifications and experience, he is more than capable of this position.

Because of his extensive combat experience with Iwagakure, Rasa remained stationed at the border of the Land of Wind near the Land of Earth, as the Land of Earth would have to be on guard once the war broke out.

As for the rest, they were responsible for guarding the Mist Village on the other side of the coastline. This included Yekura and other younger members who had grown up, and they were all sent to the battlefield for training.

There's no other way—the Sand Village simply doesn't have enough top-tier combat power available.

As for Chiyo, she will remain in charge of the village for the time being—the village's development cannot be halted either, the factory will soon be operating at full capacity to produce large quantities of medicine, in preparation for making a fortune through the war.

If no one is watching over and controlling it, the Ninja World War triggered by Sunagakure will lose its meaning.

Moreover, with an elder like Chiyo holding the fort at the rear, Yubi and the other high-ranking officials felt most at ease.

In addition, Yubi used the war arrangements to mobilize some of the village's old-school leaders to the battlefield against Konoha—his suggestion was reasonable and did not arouse any suspicion.

On the surface, it seems that Sunagakure is almost entirely relying on him, Sasori, Rasa, and other young members of the younger generation to hold the line in this Shinobi World War—especially since Konoha is the strongest of the major shinobi villages. In the last Shinobi World War, at least there were some veteran leaders and the fighting force led by the Third Kazekage—this time, most of them have been replaced by new faces.

In terms of overall combat strength, Sunagakure is not as strong as it was during the Second Shinobi World War.

It's not just that Konoha's top combat power has decreased—

In short, that's the general arrangement.

"The only good thing for the major villages is that the interval between the two wars is relatively long, and some newcomers have grown up and reached the age where they can step onto the battlefield—but in terms of population and the number of fresh blood, Konoha is undoubtedly still the most advantageous side."

One late night, Yubi, who had spent the entire day in the secret room, walked out of the office building and returned home.

On the way, he was still thinking about some things.

The main fighting force of Sunagakure was concentrated on the battlefield against Konoha.

The fear is that he, Sasori, and Arai won't be able to withstand the pressure of the war in Konoha.

It can be said that he and Scorpion face the greatest pressure and the highest level of battlefield.

"Konoha will probably underestimate Sunagakure to some extent. After all, with one less Kage, they think the village doesn't have the confidence to fight them. What they should be worried about are the other villages—their troop deployments towards the border of the Land of Wind shouldn't be too large; they'll probably be mainly on guard." Yubi squinted. His only real concern now wasn't Konoha.

It is Cloud Village.

In the original story, during this Ninja World War, Kumogakure extended its reach to Sunagakure—the Raikage was extremely ambitious and couldn't restrain himself after hearing about the disappearance of the Third Kazekage.

Although the grudges between Kumogakure, Konoha, and Iwagakure are the greatest, it doesn't stop the Raikage from wanting to dampen the spirits of Sunagakure, thereby proving Kumogakure's strength and profiting from it.

The basic military strength of Kumogakure is in no way inferior to that of Konoha. The defeat in the last Shinobi World War was only due to some differences in the level of top combat power, and the fact that the battle between Kumogakure and Iwagakure was a bit too brutal.

The village's pharmaceutical industry is currently the envy of many – once the battle begins, it will inevitably attract hungry wolves.

The situation in Sunagakure this time is actually more dangerous than the last Shinobi World War.

As she pondered this, Yubi arrived at her doorstep.

However, before opening the door and preparing to go in, Yubi lowered her eyes and a glint flashed in her gaze.

A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

A guest has arrived.

He raised the corners of his mouth—pretending not to know.

I calmly entered the house, quickly washed up, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.

In the pitch-black room, a venomous snake silently crawled out from the corner and slowly slithered up to Yubi's bedside.

Then, it bared its fangs at him, who appeared to be fast asleep.

The next second, it bit down directly on Yubi's neck.

Snapped.

But just as he was about to succeed, a slash swept past—the snake's body was instantly split in two.

The entire snake's head was severed, flew horizontally, and fell to the ground.

Yubi opened his eyes, slowly sat up, and stared at the corner of the wall not far away, saying with a playful tone, "I never expected that Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha and a figure renowned throughout the ninja world, would resort to such despicable tactics."

"Breaking into someone's home without permission or even saying hello."

"Hehehehehe—"

"As expected of Yubi, the Blood Healer of Sunagakure, he's not so easy to kill—his senses are exceptionally sharp, indeed—"

He's somewhat different from other self-proclaimed geniuses.

With a hoarse laugh, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness under Yubi's icy gaze.

It is indeed Orochimaru!