Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

And so, while Yubi was earning money outside, he kept track of the progress of the village's "conflict" through Scorpion's messengers.

It has to be said that the underground black market is indeed a fast way to make money, and for him, the prices of many targets on the list are obviously "inflated".

Therefore, in a short period of time, the nobles of many small countries mysteriously "disappeared".

However, Yubi did it very discreetly, not targeting any small country for profit. He would basically do one or two deals in one country and then move on to another, with time intervals between each transaction. Therefore, it did not cause any sensation.

There were indeed major ninja villages that were commissioned to investigate him, but they were never able to succeed and did not find any clues.

Every so often, Yubi would return to Sunagakure to hand over the money he had earned to Saori and to follow up on the research results.

Also, check the wind direction within the village.

Following the military exercises conducted by Rasa, which intentionally made things difficult for the heirs of two commoner families... immediately afterward, during a high-level meeting, the Third Kazekage pointed out the heads of the Nohara and Fukushima families, indicating that they should pay more attention to the training of their juniors, especially Fukushima Taki and Nohara Sakamoto, as these two youngsters had shown considerable talent while following Yubi on his mission.

The meaning here is quite clear: the Kazekage did not mention the two eldest sons, Fukushima and Murashi, but instead referred to the two younger children, which undoubtedly expresses a certain attitude.

That's right... Rasa's judgment about Murashiki and Fukushimaoka was correct.

Although these two have become Jonin and have certain qualifications, their abilities are still ordinary.

It doesn't even meet the standard of "excellent".

Of course, this excellence refers to the standards used to judge Fengying and Luosha.

This is also an "attitude" of the Third Kazekage in supporting Rasa.

In other words, Sunagakure can do without its village history and Fukushima-oka, but it absolutely cannot do without Rasa.

As the Kazekage, the Third Hokage wasn't stupid; he had seen everything that was happening in the village.

However, he seemed to believe that the "public opinion" in the village about the two men in the village chronicle was deliberately created by the two families to promote them.

Therefore, they deliberately suppressed it during the meeting.

Rasa and the Third Kazekage share similar personalities, so it's not surprising that the Kazekage would do something like this.

In Fengying's eyes, no one can compare to Luosha's value to the village for the time being.

Including Yubi and Scorpion in the present day.

But the consequence of his actions was undoubtedly that the heads of the two clans, as well as those in the village who represented the commoner ninja forces, felt disheartened.

When Yubi returned to the village, he had already clearly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere there.

The topic of Murashi and Fukushima suddenly disappeared... It seems that the village consciously prevented the discussion and did not allow comparisons between the two and Rasa.

Although it was done under the guise of unity and prohibiting the instigation of internal conflicts, the real intention was obvious.

When Yubi returned to the village, the situation had worsened.

Some civilian ninjas working in village organizations began to intentionally slack off... becoming lax.

This passivity doesn't mean doing nothing or being a hands-off manager... but rather it's a deliberate way of sending a signal.

A sense of dissatisfaction with the village's high-level governance and decision-making.

Of course, this kind of thing is not brought to the forefront; everything is kept very discreet... and it's not so serious as to affect the operation of the village.

It's nothing more than the petty thoughts of some commoner ninjas.

But it's impossible for the Third Kazekage not to know.

Then... the classic drama unfolded: a power grab and subsequent abdication.

Given the Third Kazekage's personality, he couldn't tolerate even the slightest imperfection. Soon... he stripped the two heads of the Fukushima and Nohara families of their power, intentionally transferring them to other departments, thus stripping them of their real authority.

It may seem like there's no demotion... but everyone knows what's really going on.

Then... when Yubi, who was working hard outside, received Scorpion's letter and was moved by its contents.

Kazekage personally dispatched Scorpion to lead members of the Dark Guard to 'quietly' eliminate a group of people, primarily from the two families.

You have to understand, it's too easy for a village's Kage to mess with his subordinates. He can just assign them a task or operation, and they have to carry it out... Otherwise, it's tantamount to openly disobeying the village's will, which is an indelible stain on a ninja's reputation.

This behavior is exactly the same as what happened to Yekura in the future.

However… Yekura was unaware of everything before she died, but now, the heads of the Nohara and Fukushima families probably have a premonition.

Yubi stared at the contents of the letter and fell silent for a moment.

The Third Kazekage's mindset is very similar to Danzo's style, including Hanzo of the Salamander... It can only be said that as decision-makers of the village and also powerful figures in the ninja world, these people have a common aspect in their nature. Those who can climb to their positions are naturally not simple.

Be ruthless when necessary, and kind when appropriate.

Yubi anticipated this outcome from the very beginning of his plan.

Because if this happened in other villages, it might not cause such a violent conflict. After all, some clans and villages don't have the same historical ties or animosity as the Uchiha and Konoha clans.

But Yubi was certain that, given the Kazekage's personality and Rasa's value to the village, once the fire started, it might be impossible to control.

The root cause is that the Kazekage's personality is too strong... Of course, if this had happened in Kirigakure, it would probably have caused an even bigger uproar.

In the case of Sunagakure, at least it's not too bad, as some commoner families don't openly rebel or defect.

All I can say is that every village has its dark side.

"But in doing so, the current leaders are still very likely to lose the support of the people, and some people may even leave the village and become rogue ninjas... But there's no other way, you have to give up something to gain something. If you want to cure the disease completely, you have to cut off the rotten flesh first."

Yubi sighed inwardly.

Everyone's smart enough to know that even if Fengying wants to secretly eliminate only a few people, he's not going to take action against an entire family.

But these people died suddenly, and at such a sensitive time.

Even after the village posthumously awarded these people merits, and even when the Kazekage personally delivered a eulogy at their graves to thank them for their contributions to the village.

I'm sure others can guess what happened.

Those who were to be eliminated were all, without exception, supporters of the Kazekage, and their strategic thinking was similar to that of the Kazekage.

Yubi managed to eliminate some targets through the Wind Shadow's intervention.

The reason these high-level officials maintained a superficial "harmony" was simply because they hadn't found the points of conflict among themselves.

"The muddier the water, the better... Only when it's muddy can we start making our move."

Regardless of who died or who took over.

At least, it provided an "opportunity" to take action.

Some high-ranking officials can be purged.

To outsiders, it would likely be seen as a counterattack by the village's "common people's power".

Scorpion, who was already in the shadows and knew everything about the village's movements, naturally found it easier to take action.

Right now, I'm not in the village, so I can only leave this to Scorpion.

It shouldn't be a big problem.

……

A month later, nothing unexpected happened.

Everything went as Yubi had predicted.

He rushed back after receiving the news.

At this moment, he was dressed in black, just like most of the Sunagakure villagers, standing in the cemetery.

Watching several former high-ranking officials of the village being buried.

The sandstorm today is... very strong.

The village's explanation was simple: intelligence had been leaked, and they were ambushed by the enemy.

The Fourth Shinobi World War ended a long time ago, and the other side has no intention of starting another war, so they made meticulous battle arrangements and disguises, and the identity of the murderer cannot be determined at present.

But it was mostly done by other ninja villages.

The person who personally laid the coffin to rest was none other than the Third Kazekage, whose face was solemn and whose expression was slightly sorrowful.

Yubi was fully aware of all of this.

Standing next to him was "The Killer" Scorpion.

Yubi looked at Rosa, who remained unmoved not far away.

And... the gazes of some civilian ninjas present, sensing the strange atmosphere lingering above the graveyard.

He knew... the reshuffling was about to begin!