Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Despite his nausea and urge to fire, Onoki spoke firmly.

Although the daimyo doesn't have much military power, their status has been quite high for hundreds or even thousands of years. Even during times of chaos and constant warfare between nations, everyone tacitly refrained from harassing the daimyo of their respective countries. This is a testament to their status and position. Moreover, when his grandfather wanted to emulate Konoha and establish a village, the daimyo's father, the previous generation's daimyo, was the first to stand up and support him. This ensured that his grandfather's establishment of Iwagakure was supported by the people and faced little resistance. Furthermore, the people contributed money and effort to help with the construction. For this favor alone, he couldn't simply dismiss the daimyo; instead, he had to speak to him politely.

At the same time, Onoki was also fed up. From the beginning of World War I to now, in more than 20 years, their village had been attacked by outsiders four times, three of which happened during his time in power. If this got out, where would the dignity of their great country and great village be?

Where does Onoki put his old face?

He swore that from this day forward, he would never allow any outsiders to cause trouble on his territory again, not even a single one! (▼へ▼メ)

"Civil Engineering, have you found any clues? Which village did it?"

After comforting the fat man, Onoki asked the legendary 95-point intelligence expert, the man who once debated with Konoha's intellectuals, about his role. In terms of combat power, Tsuchiki, who was unlikely to return to his peak, was not the strongest, at least not as strong as the young Murasaki. However, in terms of intelligence, ten young Murasakis couldn't compare to one Tsuchiki. This is why both of them were top-paid, but Tsuchiki's top-paid salary was ten million more than that of the young Murasaki. Firstly, Tsuchiki had been with him for a long time and had stood firmly on his side all these years.

Secondly, such talents with an intelligence level exceeding ninety are rare in any village. Take the Nara clan of Konoha for example, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio is famous throughout the ninja world, but if you take them out individually, they are just so-so. However, when the three clans are combined, they can go toe-to-toe with the Uchiha and Senju clans, which have been powerful clans for thousands of years, even in the chaotic era. Why is that?

The key lies in the minds of the Nara clan!

The Hidden Cloud Village is full of big, dumb idiots with brains all over their bodies. They need to think for a whole morning to figure out the answer to a simple problem like one plus one. Such people might be able to survive in times of chaos and war, but in the present day, they can't survive without a bit of intelligence. However, because of the existence of the Azabu clan, and because the successive Raikages still have a little bit of brain capacity, they have managed to make this village, which is clearly full of big, dumb idiots, bigger and stronger. After their strength was rapidly weakened after the coup d'état twenty years ago, they have now firmly established themselves as one of the five great ninja villages. This shows how important such people are.

Although Tsuchiki's intelligence points haven't reached the level of 98 or 99 of the Nara and Azabu clans, 95 is already quite impressive. Look at Sunagakure and Kirigakure; they don't have such talent. Ebizo, with a score of exactly 90, served as the Grand Councilor of Sunagakure for decades.

Moreover, Iwagakure has no shortage of fighters, and he can still take them down. So young Murasaki's feeling is correct. In Onoki's heart, Tsuchiki's status is definitely higher than his. Asking his son about external affairs and Tsuchiki about internal affairs has always been a good habit that Onoki has developed over the years.

"...There are many clues. These guys are very unprofessional in their methods, completely different from the Sand Village under the leadership of Golden Lion. There are traces of their actions everywhere at the scene. Judging from these traces, there are not many of them, but each of them is strong in combat. However, they are slow and inefficient in their actions and have not demonstrated the speed they should have. So I can basically confirm that it was a group of novices who committed the crime. At the same time, I can also basically rule out the Sand Village. Even if Golden Lion did not come, there were still many Sand Village members he brought with him. It can be said that those people are very experienced in this kind of work. If the Kazekage were to send someone, he would send these people. These people would not leave so many traces and clues at the scene like novices. On the contrary, their methods are very similar to those of the Cloud Village and the Mist Village. However, I did not find any traces of Water Release or Lightning Release at the scene, so I cannot determine which side did it at the moment."

The special task force established by the Civil Engineering Department was very professional. Perhaps because such incidents happened quite often on their turf, they were able to conduct their investigation in an orderly manner. They quickly found a large number of traces left by the perpetrators at various crime scenes. After studying and analyzing the evidence, they were able to rule out the possibility of Sunagakure based on the modus operandi. The big shots in Kumogakure would not care about such details at all, and their indecisive style was very similar to that of Kirigakure.

This group is nowhere near as professional as the group led by Shiki during the later stages of World War II. If it weren't for the fact that making overly definitive statements could easily backfire and lower his standing in the leader's eyes, he would have been willing to vouch for Sunagakure...

528. Handsome Scorpion drove the person away with his sharp tongue.

"...Find out exactly who did this, and I'll make them pay!"

Onoki agreed with Tsuchiki's assessment. According to Tsuchiki, if those people were novices, it didn't seem like the work of Sunagakure. Although he didn't want to admit it, those bastards from Sunagakure had already gained experience under the leadership of that bastard Shiki. Moreover, putting himself in Sunagakure's shoes, he would also send experienced people if he were that effeminate sissy. Therefore, he was basically certain that this matter had nothing to do with Sunagakure, and that Kumogakure and Kirigakure were both possibilities.

While the muscular men of Kumogakure may not be particularly bright, the aura of wisdom from the Azabu clan is enough to elevate their average intelligence. Given that those bastards have raided their territory twice before, it's not impossible that they might try to flank them after seeing them fighting Konoha. As for Kirigakure, it goes without saying that the first raid after the founding of the ninja world was initiated by Hozuki Gengetsu leading the Kirigakure ninja. Although Kirigakure claims to be closed off from the world, they've always been known for their cunning and treacherous nature; who knows if that's true? Furthermore, Tsuchiki just pointed out a detail that no one else noticed: this group traveled by water southwards. This geographical location perfectly matches that of Kumogakure and Kirigakure. Kumogakure is separated from Iwagakure by several countries and villages. If they traveled by land, it would be impossible to reach their Land of Earth in just over two months, let alone penetrate deep into the Daimyo's territory. However, by water, there's plenty of time. Traveling from the Land of Lightning to their Land of Earth by water doesn't take long at all; they could easily make a round trip.

The same applies to Kirigakure. On the contrary, Sunagakure had no need to take a boat at all, and it was a pointless waste of time. If they wanted to shift the blame, they could have just shifted it to Konoha. Why go through all this trouble?

Thinking about this, Onoki was so angry he was about to explode, but he couldn't do anything about it since he was the daimyo. Those bastards were treating his territory like their own jungle. Even an uncle could tolerate it, but an aunt couldn't!

But a fire was burning fiercely within him, and he feared he'd go insane if he didn't release it. His eyes darted around, and a flash of inspiration struck him!

He beckoned his son and Kurajiro over and whispered something in their ears...

.....

"Tsunade, are you really leaving? I've got room and board provided, plus so many casinos. I think you should just stay..."

At the entrance of Sunagakure, Masato said to Tsunade with reluctance.

Nawaki has woken up, but Tsunade is leaving anyway, no matter how much she tries to persuade her. It might be because her status makes it inconvenient for her to stay in Sunagakure for too long, or it might be because Sasori is too sarcastic and has made Tsunade very unhappy. When Tsunade and Nawaki came to Sunagakure, Nawaki spent all his time visiting his friend Tatsumi. Sasori's sarcastic remarks didn't bother Nawaki, who was usually quite thick-skinned. He knew Sasori's sharp tongue and didn't take it to heart. However, as Nawaki's older sister, seeing her younger brother being mercilessly mocked made her feel uncomfortable, even though she didn't say anything.

However, since Rope Tree, the person involved, didn't say anything, she let it go. But ever since Rope Tree was rescued, Handsome Scorpion's merciless mockery started again, and it was even more ruthless than before. He would say things like, "She can't even beat two spies, she's a piece of trash..." and so on.

Honestly, even he couldn't stand it. If anyone dared to speak ill of Sasori's father like that, he'd beat the bastard to a pulp... It was quite surprising that Tsunade, with her fiery temper, didn't explode; he'd thought she genuinely didn't mind...

"Yeah, sis, I think it's great here. There's plenty of food and drink, and you're not short of money..."

Rope Tree nodded in agreement, but as he spoke, he suddenly sensed the killing intent emanating from his sister and, under pressure, could no longer continue...

He really didn't want to leave, he really didn't want to go back to those days of barely having enough to eat. Besides, his good friend Da was here too, so he wouldn't be bored. He knew that his older sister had taken a lot of gold dust from her future brother-in-law, but for his generous older sister, it was definitely not enough for her to enjoy for five minutes. It was just a matter of going all in at once.

"Staying in one place all the time is boring. I'm planning to take Nawaki around the ninja world..."

Tsunade glared at Nawaki with annoyance. This good-for-nothing hadn't inherited his grandfather's traits in other areas, but he certainly inherited his big heart. He'd been verbally abused for so many days and still acted like nothing had happened. As his older sister, she felt ashamed. If it were in the past, if that sharp-tongued Sasori had dared to insult her brother like that in front of her, she would have already punched him. But now, she was too embarrassed to do it. Firstly, the other party was just a brat who hadn't even grown up yet, and she didn't want to stoop to his level.

Secondly... they've been eating and staying at their place for a while now, and their gambling funds have been provided for free. If she were to beat their nephew to death, that would be incredibly dishonest.

She didn't object to Nawaki befriending these geniuses; after all, one is influenced by one's company. Besides, Nawaki's interest in those messy drug-making methods was influenced by Sasori. Although it was a crooked path, she rarely saw her younger brother so focused on something. However, she couldn't stand her brother being berated by this brat every day. After betting several days' worth of money last night, she decided to take Nawaki away.

Sasori's venomous tongue is truly too sharp. Her younger brother is immune to it, but she is not. Sometimes she even thinks about sneaking up on the brat under the cover of night and killing him...

"That's true, the rope tree has grown so big. I'll come find you guys after I'm done with my work..."

Looking at Nawaki's reluctant expression, Masato reluctantly accepted the reason. To be honest, if it weren't for his surname and genetic makeup, no one would believe that this fifteen or sixteen-year-old brat was the grandson of Senju Hashirama. Keep in mind that fifteen or sixteen-year-old Minato was already a qualified Jonin, and a top-tier one at that, not just any ordinary one. This kid, in a head-on fight, probably couldn't even defeat two Chunin. Masato even suspected that this kid was the result of all the sins of the Senju clan. After all, the Senju clan was great when they ended the era of war, but who knew how much evil they had committed behind the scenes? Just the fact that Senju's second uncle recruited his elder brother for scientific research shows that the Senju clan had certainly committed a great deal of sin…

529. Handsome Scorpion's dad got slashed again.

He did want to travel and relax with Tsunade, but his left eyelid had been twitching nonstop for the past two days. Saori's father and Umekawa's father had been back for two weeks, but Sasori's parents hadn't returned yet, which made him quite worried. He planned to go to the Land of Fire after seeing Tsunade off to see what was going on. According to the time and distance, Hiruzen Sarutobi's men had already returned to the border of the Land of Fire. If Sasori's father was really cornered and didn't surrender but resisted stubbornly, then it would be troublesome. It would be pointless for him to keep Sakumo Hatake at the border for two days.

"Lord Masato! Lord Kei is back!!"

Not long after Tsunade left, an Anbu underling suddenly appeared beside him and said excitedly.

"...I'm not dead yet, are you trying to summon my soul? Tell me, what exactly happened...?"

Shindou frowned as he looked at the ANBU underling, and at the same time, his heart clenched. From the underling's tone, he had a bad feeling. Could it be that Sasori's father had gotten into trouble again?

"Lord Jie has returned, but he is seriously injured and unconscious..."

"Holy crap!"

Before the underling from the Dark Side could finish speaking, Masato exclaimed "Holy crap!" and immediately told Flash to rush to the hospital.

A man's intuition is damn accurate. He even said he had a premonition that something might happen to Handsome Scorpion's dad, and it turns out they've both been taken care of...

...

The operating room of Sunagakure Hospital was already packed with people. Apart from Sunagawa and Ebizo standing in the center, almost all the village's high-ranking officials had arrived, along with a group of bandaged henchmen covered in blood, looking at the operating room with worried expressions. Handsome Sasori sat quietly to the side with his eyes closed as if he were resting, seemingly lost in thought, as if the person being rescued inside wasn't his own father.

"boom!"

"Damn it, what happened? Who chopped my brother? Tianyuan, what happened? Didn't I say before we left that we should call it quits when we were ahead? How did we get ambushed?? (▼へ▼メ)"

At that moment, the sound preceded their arrival. The operating room door was kicked open, and Masato rushed in. Seeing the worried expressions on so many people's faces, he knew that Sasori's father's condition was not good. The underlings who had gone to the Land of Fire were also covered in bandages. He was pretty sure they had been ambushed. Masato asked one of the underlings who was wrapped up like Danzo Shimura. He was very curious about what had happened. Before they set off, he had repeatedly told Sasori's father to know when to stop and not to be greedy. With Sasori's father's calm personality, he should have understood what he was saying. Moreover, the fight between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Onoki had lasted as long as they had expected. It wasn't too long, but it wasn't too short either. It was enough time for them to take over the two mines, loot them, and then leave safely.

Why the hell am I still stuck in traffic? That shouldn't be happening!

Everyone looked towards Tian Yuan. When they heard that the Crown Prince was seriously injured again, they were so busy carrying fruit to the hospital that no one had bothered to find out the details. So when Zhen Dou asked, they realized that very few people knew about Jie's trip to the Land of Fire, so many were unaware of what had happened, where the Crown Prince had gone, and how he had suddenly been attacked. Moreover, these attackers were almost all the village's elites. Although their ninjutsu was relatively weak, the fact that they had managed to wound him so badly suggested that they might have encountered an army...

"The thing is... the situation is like this. For the past few weeks, Lord Jie has led us infiltrating Konoha without any problems, and we've successfully... uh, raided several mines and armories. Although Konoha is aware of this and has increased their defenses, under Lord Jie's leadership, we've been unstoppable, easily raiding several mining areas. Lord Jie was thinking it was enough and was preparing to lead us to retreat, but then he learned that the armory we'd previously scouted was producing explosive tags..."

"And then you got cornered?"

Shindou nodded knowingly and reasonably. If that was the case, then it couldn't be blamed on Sasori's father. Explosive tags were now being sold at exorbitant prices and had become a hot item in the ninja world. This was something that Sunagakure Village desperately needed, so it was understandable that Sasori's father would risk going to the armory to farm them.

"No, although the explosive tag factory is heavily guarded, it still can't stop us..."

However, the younger brother named Tianyuan shook his head and said...

"So... what were you trying to say after all that buildup?"

Masato was completely dumbfounded. If there weren't so many people around, and if this bastard wasn't injured, he would have slapped him to death long ago. All that buildup and they still hadn't gotten to the point...

"...I just wanted to say that our trip to the Land of Fire went smoothly, and we weren't ambushed by the Konoha ninjas. We were ambushed by a group of unknown people when we were on our way back to the border. There were so many of them, several hundred in total. Lord Jie was too brave and that's why he was injured..."

The pastoral scene unfolds with a melancholic tone.

The story begins with their operation against the explosive tag arsenal. Although there were many guards there that night, thanks to Sasori's father's excellent command and adaptability, they successfully stole the arsenal. However, due to time constraints, after taking down the arsenal, Sasori's father quickly organized a retreat. During the retreat, fearing a clash with the Konoha ninja who were going to fight, Sasori's father decided to take a detour, crossing Takigakure and Kusagakure, and then returning via the Land of Rain. This way, they could perfectly avoid the Konoha team returning.

This plan is perfect. Although it takes a little longer, it is safe. Hearing this, Sunagawa and Ebizo nodded with satisfaction. Their child has grown up!

However, when they were passing through the Land of Rain, they couldn't refuse the hospitality of Hanzo the Salamander. So, Sasori's father had to drink a few cups of horse urine with Hanzo. But Sasori's father never drank alcohol, and after two cups, he got drunk. Despite Hanzo's advice, he kept traveling through the night. However, just as they were leaving the border of the Land of Rain and preparing to enter their border, trouble happened. A group of unknown people suddenly appeared from both sides and attacked without saying a word.

Under normal circumstances, with Handsome Scorpion's father's strength, as long as he had enough tanks, even if he was caught off guard, he could summon a group of ten and fight his way back until he reached the border of their Land of Wind, where he would be fine. But at that time, Handsome Scorpion's father was completely drunk, and his subconscious violent genes had been fully activated. Forget about summoning a group of ten, he just charged forward with a sword in each hand and a broken sword in his mouth, performing a three-sword style...

In short, this is yet another case of someone getting into trouble because of drunkenness.

530. Handsome Scorpion's dad got drunk and can do the Three-Sword Style.

"....-_-||"

The description of playing in the countryside immediately conjured up images of Handsome Scorpion's dad hacking people to pieces with his three-sword style in his mind, leaving everyone speechless. Why the hell isn't the mid-laner farming kills in the backline? Why are you going to engage in melee combat...?

"I never expected this kid to have this side to him. I was wondering why he hadn't drunk in all these years; I never imagined he'd show this side when he was tipsy. Every mage has a melee heart! Back in the day, I made this kid practice swordsmanship with me, but he insisted on chasing girls instead. Now look what's happened..."

"See? Your old man is a prime example. Why don't you practice your swordplay with me sometime? Don't waste those ten abs. ヾ(^?^)?"

Shinto stroked his chin as if he'd discovered a new continent. He'd grown up with Sasori's dad since childhood, and he had no idea Sasori's dad possessed this ability—to transform into a three-sword style swordsman while completely drunk! This was way cooler than that drunken Leonardo DiCaprio clone from Konoha who practiced drunken boxing! ヾ(^?^)?

Shinto, who was initially furious because his younger brother had been slashed, instantly calmed down and couldn't stay angry. According to Tianyuan's description, Sasori's father was slashed because he brought it on himself. According to Tianyuan's testimony, the group that ambushed them wasn't actually very strong; the most powerful among them were only elite Jonin. Apart from their numbers, they had no advantage over them at all. If Sasori's father hadn't been drunk and had commanded and fought properly, they could have turned the tables and made it into one of the top ten classic battles in the ninja world.

As a result, this guy was completely drunk and wouldn't listen to Hanzo the Salamander's advice. Not only did he set off drunk, but he also took to the road at night while intoxicated. It's a miracle he wasn't killed.

As the old saying goes, if you walk the night too often, you're bound to encounter a ghost. Just because you've killed someone and have some kind of malevolent aura doesn't mean you're invincible...

"...We'll talk about that later. What were the characteristics of those people, or what ninjutsu did they use? ヾ(-_-)ゞ"

Ebizo was furious. After all, he was his nephew, and he wanted to see which bastard was so unethical as to resort to sneak attacks.

Although what goes around comes around, and few throughout history have met a good end, he is still their nephew. If their nephew is killed on the battlefield or killed after being discovered in the Land of Fire, it is his bad luck, and he has no say in the matter. They should try their best to avenge him, but if they cannot, there is nothing they can do.

But if my nephew gets robbed this time, and goes to see his father, he won't even be considered a hero, let alone be buried in a cemetery.

If that happens, Sunagakure will truly lose face. In the known history of the ninja world, very few people have had their heads stolen like their nephew. If their nephew is stolen, it will become a disgrace to Sunagakure.

So Ebizo wasn't going to let these bastards get away with it. He wanted to find out who did it, and he also sent his underlings to fight each other and see who could outlast whom!

He believed that if those bastards who were watching his nephew showed up at the border with a group of several hundred people, they must be planning to infiltrate their Land of Wind and cause trouble. In the ninja world, infiltrating their Land of Wind and causing trouble was not something he looked down on, but apart from the five great ninja villages, no one else would dare to do it. Those small villages and small countries did not have such courage or strength, so this group must be from one of the five great ninja villages.

"Asking is pointless. We already know they're trying to shift the blame. They were obviously lying in wait for us on purpose. They must have been disguised. How could they possibly be recognized? Besides, ninjutsu is something that almost everyone knows, as long as it's a common ninjutsu. How can you tell if we're from Konoha or Iwa ninja just because of an earthen wall?"

Masato said speechlessly.

"...We have to find out who attacked Jie; we can't just let this go like this..."

Sunakawa rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. Jie was still in the operating room. Last time he was stabbed in the lung, and this time he didn't know where he was slashed. It was strange, he realized that Jie's luck had been bad ever since World War II. In the first place, he was stabbed by a Konoha genin in the middle of a huge army, and now he was slashed by a group of unknown people. These past few years have really been unlucky, even though his birth year had already passed.

It seems I need to talk to Chiyo-sama and ask Bunfuku if we should set up a feng shui arrangement to change our luck...

"Of course we can't just let it go like this. Those bastards dared to touch my brother, how could we just let it go? Based on my analysis... I estimate these bastards are definitely from one of the five great ninja villages. No other small village or country would dare to disrespect me, everyone knows Jie is my brother. First of all, we can rule out Kirigakure, don't ask me why. As for Kumogakure, Konoha, and Iwagakure, as Tianyuan just said, they were ambushed at the border between the Land of Rain and our Land of Wind. Geographically speaking, Kumogakure is unlikely to be there either, since Kumogakure is too far away, almost across half the map, it's impossible that no one would have discovered it. So Kumogakure can also be ruled out. That leaves only Konoha and Iwagakure, both of them are traditionally cunning and treacherous, so it's not surprising that they did this."

Masato stroked his chin and began to analyze. To be honest, he really couldn't guess whether it was Konoha or Iwa ninja. Just like he said, whether it was Onoki or Hiruzen Sarutobi, they were both traditional schemers. If their own hometown was attacked, it wasn't impossible for them to send people to attack someone else's...

"But Konoha and Iwagakure are already struggling to take care of themselves after we messed with them, how can they still have the mind to cause trouble?"

Everyone was confused when he eliminated the Mist Ninja, but they started to understand the logic as he went on. However, at this moment, Yusako, Yusaori's father, raised his hand and asked a question. It wasn't that he was bragging, but although he and Umekawa Naito hadn't managed to conquer the Land of Earth's Daimyo, the Land of Earth had still suffered heavy losses. Onoki was no longer in the mood to scheme against others.

"That's just normal human thinking. Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi, those true schemers, their thinking transcends the realm of normal people. If you could guess that, you could be the Kazekage! Just wait and see. Regardless of who's behind it, since they've sent out so many people, it can't be as simple as just lying in wait in the bushes. They definitely have a backup plan. Have our men at the border keep a close eye on them to see if they come to our Land of Wind, or any other country. With hundreds of people involved, there's bound to be word. Then we'll know which bastard did it! (▼he▼メ)"

After thinking for a long time, Ebizo agreed with Shinto's statement. He knew what was going on in Kirigakure and was quite familiar with Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi, so he had every reason to believe that it must have been done by one of the two families.