Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

"...Will your method really work? (⊙_⊙)?"

Chiyo and Kaizo, who were hiding far below, looked at Shinto with questioning expressions. They were now regretting letting this kid mess things up. Although their men had been stirred up, they looked more like bandits than ninjas... They were worried that their underlings would get too excited and forget their ninjutsu, resorting to hand-to-hand combat...

Most importantly, they felt this scene was very familiar, as if they had seen it somewhere before, but they just couldn't remember where...

"Of course...it can work, right? Brother Haicang, that military treatise in your study says so. According to Jie, the author of this treatise was a famous general. You've all seen the results; these people are itching to march straight to the moon. ヾ(^?^)?"

Seeing the suspicious looks in Chiyo and Kaizo's eyes, Shinto also felt a little guilty... But now, looking at those howling underlings, he felt calmer, which must have been helpful.

"The Great General? Which Great General?"

Kaizo believed he had some knowledge of ninja history, and the term "Great Shogun" had appeared in the Land of Iron over the years. He was a ninja, so when did he ever buy those samurai's books? What was the point? (⊙_⊙)

"Who knows which general it was? Your nephew said he was a famous general in our Wind Kingdom back in the day, how would I know..."

Masato rolled his eyes at Kaizo, annoyed. "You don't even know who the authors of the books in your study are? How am I supposed to know...?" ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

"Wait...you're not talking about Taijiangju, are you? σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

Suddenly remembering something, Kaizo stared at Masato with wide eyes and a black line on his forehead.

"That seems to be the name. What? Is this guy famous? (⊙_⊙)?"

Shinto looked back at Kaizo with the same question mark on his face.

"boom!"

"...Idiot! Taisho-ju isn't a person's name! It's a folk tale from our Land of Wind, the kind Sunagawa sings all the time...and you idiot, you actually used it for war!!! (▼he▼メ)"

Chiyo suddenly slapped Masato on the head, knocking him to the ground. Smoke was already rising from his head, and he looked like he wanted to eat someone alive. It was a good thing that this kid wasn't nominated as a candidate for Kazekage back then!

Hai Zang covered his head and looked up at the sky. This little bastard is invincible!

No wonder the scene of Sunagawa stirring up trouble among his underlings seemed so familiar. This little bastard has turned a story or opera into a military strategy book!

Jie and that little bastard are really something else, one daring to read and the other daring to learn...-_-||.

39. Even super geniuses are human.

"Sister, what do we do now? These people are all in this state..."

Kaizo, his teeth aching, looked at his underlings who were howling like animals and asked, "These underlings are in such a frenzied state that they won't last until tomorrow. I never expected that Shinto, who's usually so good for nothing, would have such a powerful opening sequence. He's turned even the usually calm ninjas into bloodthirsty beasts. It's practically impossible to keep them in this state until tomorrow. Who knows how many people will be picking up soap tonight..."

"What else can we do now that things have come to this? Let's attack today and try to take them down before the Konoha army arrives!"

Shindou got up, pulled out the pure gold sword, and said...

He really hadn't expected that the damn "Great General" was actually the damn "Taijiangju" handsome scorpion's dad, who had such a slip of the tongue. He'd remember that and get his revenge on his son later. (-"-Angry)

"Let's do as Masato says. Notify Sunagawa to attack immediately..."

Chiyo was speechless. She decided to take this as a lesson and never let this uncultured kid be a commander again... Damn it, as a person from the Land of Wind, he doesn't even know such a famous folk opera.

What a "general"...ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

........

"Kill them!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Puppet Technique: Manipulating the Blade!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique..."

"One-Sword Style: Wave Slash!"

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

"Damn it! Don't steal my kill, I'm just a newbie... Ugh!!!! o(╯□╰)o"

"........"

Outside a Konoha outpost on the border of the Land of Fire, a chaotic scene of killing and skill attacks filled the air. More than 10,000 Sand Ninja, following Sunagawa's orders, marched directly towards a large outpost on the Konoha border. As expected of the overlords of the ninja world, Konoha had several hundred people stationed at a single large outpost on the border. Of course, it's also possible that Konoha sent reinforcements from other outposts when they learned of the Sand Village's attack. However, most of those sent to guard the border were peripheral underlings with little to no resources. Not even one of them possessed a bloodline limit. There were only two or three Jonin, one of whom was cut down by Shinto at the start, another was crippled by Lion Head, and the remaining one was defeated by the future Third Hokage, Sunagawa.

Tens of thousands versus a few hundred—one person could drown them with a single drop of saliva. Normally, these Sand Ninja might not have the heart to do this; they do have their limits, after all.

But Sunagawa's brainwashing opening remarks had gotten his blood pumping, and his body started moving along with his companions, unstoppable.

The entire battlefield was one-sided, and the battle ended in less than five minutes. Perhaps because I was too excited, I didn't feel anything when I was slashing people. I was thinking about how to get good stats in my debut battle, preferably a triple kill. And the feeling of every slash hitting the flesh was quite satisfying. However, after the battle ended, the heat of the battle subsided. Looking at the bloody corpses of the Konoha ninjas around me, a feeling of nausea welled up in my heart. With a surge of heat rushing to my throat, I could no longer suppress it and ran to the tree to relieve myself.

I've returned all the military rations and ammunition I've been using these past few days to the manufacturer...

"Hahaha, Master Shindou is still just a little kid after all. How was it? Did you enjoy killing people?"

"Yeah, wasn't he rushing around pretty hard just now? How come he threw up?! ヾ(^д^*)/"

“…”

Watching the torrent of Masato pouring down under the big tree, the group of Sand Ninja underlings, whose initial enthusiasm had waned, began to tease him.

This was the first time they had ever seen their young master, Shindou, fight. To be honest, he was incredibly fierce. He started by killing a Jonin with a single hand attack, and then, as if his entire body was covered in something black, he charged into the crowd and started slashing around like a gangster. This left them completely dumbfounded. Was this the first time their young master, Shindou, had ever fought? Yet, he showed no discomfort whatsoever and was full of energy, counting his stats as he hacked away. They almost thought this genius wasn't human.

Seeing him pouring out his liquor under the big tree, I felt a strange sense of relief. It turns out that even a super genius is human.

He's a bit too aggressive, managing to cut down even a Jonin, but he's still just a kid. Who doesn't feel nauseous the first time they cut someone...?

"...Holy shit, I'm really going to die..."

After vomiting until he couldn't vomit anymore, Masato collapsed on the ground, too exhausted to pay attention to the teasing of these lowly extras.

In novels, male protagonists who don't feel anything when they first kill someone—I really want to ask them if they're fucking insane.

"How are you? Are you alright now? It's the first time like this, you'll get used to it..."

At that moment, Chiyo walked over and saw Masato slumped on the ground.

She wouldn't want her children to go through this if she could, but that's the fate of ninjas; they have to go through it all eventually.

"Ah. It's nothing, I'll just rest for a bit..."

"Lady Chiyo! The Konoha army has arrived, less than ten kilometers away."

Just as Shinto was about to speak, a Sand Ninja underling ran over to Chiyo and said something.

"Holy crap! No way? Konoha reacted that fast?"

Shindou jumped up with wide eyes. According to his guess, it would take Konoha at least a while to react. After all, a clan that could take on five people at once was not so easy to deal with. Although the person was arrogant, he was intelligent. It wouldn't be easy for Senju Tobirama to deal with a second-in-command who wanted to take over. At least they would have to wait until they made a profit here.

But Konoha's reaction was beyond his expectations. They had just arrived at the border of the Land of Fire and fought a battle, but hadn't gained any benefits yet, and the enemy forces had already arrived.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things. Who will lead the people from Konoha?"

Chiyo shook her head slightly, her reaction not as strong as Shinto's. After all, things on the battlefield can change in an instant, and they can't possibly predict everything.

Furthermore, while Tobirama Senju's martial prowess might not match Hashirama Senju's, his talent surpassed his elder brother's by a thousandfold...

"The number of people from Konoha is unclear, but it should be about the same as ours. The leader of the team is the head of Konoha's Anbu."

The younger brother said.

"It seems your plan won't succeed, but taking down a major stronghold of Konoha is still a good thing and has dampened Konoha's spirit. Let's go back first. Once the people of Konoha arrive, a great battle will follow."

Chiyo looked at Masato with a surprised expression and said.

"That's fine with me. I'm just curious how Tobirama Senju managed to deal with the Uchiha clan. You know, the Uchiha clan isn't so easily fooled..."

Shinto shrugged helplessly.

40. Tobirama Senju: Madara and Retsuto fight over a wife?

"You still underestimate Tobirama Senju. It's no use saying anything now. Let's go back and rest. Things won't be so easy from here on out."

Chiyo nodded, agreeing with Masato's point of view. She thought the same way, which was why she let Masato act recklessly. However, it was no use saying that now, as Konoha's reinforcements had arrived. The person who came was the head of Konoha's Anbu, which showed that Konoha had sent out all its elite forces this time.

.......

"Damn it... those bastards from Sunagakure... (▼he▼メ)"

"Sigh... I'm still too late."

Not long after Chiyo left with her underlings, the people of Konoha arrived. Seeing the corpses strewn across the stronghold, the Konoha people gritted their teeth, their eyes turning red. Shikanobu, the father of Shiro-chan and the current head of the Nara clan, exchanged a glance and sighed slightly. They had seen this kind of scene many times before and didn't feel much emotion, but they were still furious. The Sand Village really had no martial ethics this time. Over ten thousand people launched a surprise attack on their stronghold on the scale of a national war. It was too shameless.

They received news that the Sand Ninja had reached the border while they were still en route. However, they reasoned that although Chiyo was a woman, she was still the wife of the First Kazekage and had a certain level of composure. She wouldn't stoop so low as to lead over ten thousand men to attack their weak stronghold while they were away. Nevertheless, just in case, they still sped up and went full speed ahead. When they received news of the Sand Ninja's surprise attack on the stronghold, they immediately shifted to fifth gear. But by the time they arrived, it was still too late.

Chiyo really did something so unethical. Looking at the chaotic scene, there must have been at least tens of thousands of Sand Ninja involved this time.

Tens of thousands of people raided their stronghold, which only had a few hundred men... The First Kazekage's wife has a rather narrow-minded perspective...

If Chiyo knew that Shiro's father and Nara Shika were thinking this way about her, she would definitely hang Masato up and whip his corpse.

Chiyo: Damn it, if it weren't for this kid messing around and getting my underlings all fired up, I'd go toe-to-toe with you guys tomorrow... (▼he▼メ)

"how is the situation?"

Little White Tooth's father asked the head of the mountain clan who had come over after examining the body.

"They were all dead, but strangely, judging from the wounds on their bodies, many of them were inflicted after death, as if they were venting their frustrations..."

The Yamanaka clan frowned in confusion. They didn't seem to have any hatred between Konoha and Sunagakure, did they? During the war, they just stayed behind closed doors and fought their own battles. When the village was established, their First Hokage even gave Sunagakure an oasis. But what kind of hatred is this now that they have to stab someone in the back after they've already died? It's almost as bad as the Tsuchikage's all-out attack.

"...Could it be related to the Uchiha clan? I've heard some rumors that the First Kazekage died because he was injured while fighting Madara Uchiha over his wife...Could Chiyo hold a grudge against Konoha because of that..."

Just as everyone was speculating why the Sand Ninja were doing this, the female leader of the Inuzuka clan, who was naturally quite gossipy, spoke up.

......

"Where did you hear this news? I didn't know about it. Tell me what happened...(⊙_⊙)?"

Everyone has a gossipy heart, especially when it comes to gossip about their former second-in-command. Although it's not a good time to be interested in gossip, everyone still couldn't suppress their restless hearts!

Even Nara Shika, the strategist of Konoha, was no exception. Although he kept stroking his chin and trying to look like he was thinking about something, his infinitely enlarged ears had already been noticed by Little White Tooth, who was just hanging around his father.

Little White Tooth looked at these adults speechlessly, including his father. What the hell is going on now? Instead of thinking about how to get revenge, they're concerned about this kind of gossip!

The adult world is so complicated...

"I heard it from those merchants. This news is said to have come from Sunagakure when the First Kazekage passed away. It's said that Madara Uchiha was always comparing himself to the First Kazekage. Mito was the Flower of the Shinobi World, so Madara naturally wanted to find a wife whose looks could match hers. Later, he heard from somewhere that Chiyo was the Second Flower of the Shinobi World, so Madara planned to go and snatch her away. At that time, the First Kazekage was also pursuing Chiyo, so the two men challenged each other to a duel. In the end, the First Kazekage lost the battle but won the girl. However, because of this battle, the First Kazekage's foundation was damaged, and like the First Kazekage, he only lasted a few years before passing away... Of course, this is just a rumor, and it's really unclear whether it actually happened."

The female leader of the Inuzuka clan was quite eloquent, telling the story logically and persuasively, convincing everyone, including Nara Shika with his large head, that it was not a rumor but a fact.

"If that's the case, then it makes sense what these Sand Ninja are doing... I should report this to the Hokage first, sigh..."

Nara Shika sighed. If it were true, and it was related to the clan that could take on five opponents at once, just thinking about it gave him a headache. That clan was always causing trouble. During the war years, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had suffered countless defeats at the hands of that clan. Fortunately, they stuck together and didn't suffer too much. Now, it was because of this clan that the village was in such a passive position, with everyone in one outpost killed in battle. Such a big matter naturally had to be reported to the Hokage, especially given the hatred towards Uchiha Madara...