Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

After mentioning Chiyo's son, the white-clad young man gave Madara a look that you know what I mean.

No wonder he could only be a lowly underling for so many years; his eyesight is far inferior to that of a black-clad underling.

"White Zetsu, do you want to die?!"

"Ignore them. The most important thing now is to weaken Konoha. Don't cause any unnecessary trouble. Sunagakure only knows these petty tricks."

Madara's initial joy vanished instantly upon seeing the look in White Fang's eyes. Normally, if he had discovered that Chiyo's son was that little brat Shiki's brother, he would have slapped him to death. Putting aside how nasty Shiki's mouth was, even back in the First Shinobi World War, when the ninja world spread rumors that Madara Uchiha had defamed him for Chiyo's duel with that good-for-nothing Retsuto, he would have slapped that brat to death to prove his innocence.

His heart has always belonged only to Hashirama. Although Chiyo was known as the second Flower of the Shinobi World when she was young, she was face-blind and didn't know anything about beauty. Was he the kind of person who would fight a trash like Retsuto for a girl?

However, this is a crucial period for weakening Konoha, and also an important part of his plan. That brat from the Uchiha clan has grown up, and it's just a matter of time before he can do it. He doesn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble. Besides, although that little bastard Shiki has a foul mouth, he has to admit that the little bastard does have the right to be foul. Trying to teach that little bastard a lesson in his current state would only be self-humiliating. He would need to be in his peak condition to do so.

Therefore, killing Chiyo's son would likely attract that brat, Golden Lion. Remembering the brat's foul mouth, he didn't intend to see him again before his inheritance was complete, lest his plan be ruined by the brat's intimidation...

Besides, the Land of Water isn't his property. Even if the Hidden Mist Crystal is stolen, it doesn't matter. As long as he can take down Konoha and weaken its strength so his future plans can proceed instantly, that's fine. As for other villages, like Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure, he really doesn't care. Back when he was alive, if it weren't for Hashirama stopping him, Konoha would have unified the ninja world long ago. There wouldn't be any chance for those useless people like Suiryuu.

A village built by a waste is ultimately just a waste. Even with the Golden Lion of Sunagakure, he still can't fly.

........

"Azabu, Kirigakure is attacking so aggressively, should we wait a bit longer?"

On the Cloud Village side, after receiving Rasa's reply that Shiki wanted to avenge his brother Sunagawa and refused to join the team, the Third Raikage praised Rasa as a true man and then discussed the matter of raiding the Land of Earth with Azaburo. After all, the cowards in Kirigakure hadn't started fighting Konoha for a long time, and Onoki's kidneys were almost gone. He couldn't see any hope of overthrowing Konoha's tyranny. Rather than staying here and being annoyed by Orochimaru, it would be better to take advantage of Onoki's injury and not have recovered and go to the Land of Earth to earn some extra money to contribute to the village's construction and development.

However, the previous battle between Kirigakure and Konoha, especially the madness of the Kaguya clan, made him very conflicted. He seemed to see a glimmer of hope. He didn't expect Kirigakure to be so brave. If Kirigakure continued to be so brave and dragged on until Onoki recovered from his injuries and returned, then the four great ninja villages could unite with the small ninja villages and countries around Konoha to launch a final battle. It felt like it might work again.

If they overthrow Konoha, the benefits they gain will be substantial, enough for their village to live off for decades.

Since they've chosen to continue fighting Konoha until Onoki returns with his damage, their jungle clearing plan can't be implemented. He'll have to stay here and patiently beat Orochimaru. Otherwise, if he goes to the Land of Earth to steal the tower, it will cause disunity among everyone, and in the end, their plans will definitely fail.

This is what troubles him: if the four great ninja villages join forces to attack Konoha, they might achieve great things, but they might also fail. If they win, everyone will be rich and powerful, but if they lose, they will not only gain nothing, but also lose their subordinates.

These underlings were all raised by him, they were his own sons, and to be honest, he really didn't want them to die in vain.

If we were to raid Onoki's base now while he's changing his kidneys, we could definitely steal one or two towers from the Land of Earth and make some extra money. However, forget about taking down Konoha.

While the previous wave of Kirigakure was indeed very brave, Konoha has occupied the center of the ninja world for decades. It would be almost impossible for them, Kirigakure, or even Sunagakure combined, to defeat Konoha. He has been fighting Konoha since the first war, so he is quite confident in how strong Konoha is.

They have several double-flower red staffs, while Kumogakure only has two, including his son. As for Jinchuriki, they are not worth mentioning to Konoha, since they have the Nine-Tails.

"...In that case, perhaps we can wait a while. The Land of Earth isn't in a rush either. Let's see how Kirigakure reacts. If Kirigakure remains this firm, perhaps there really is hope..."

Seeing his boss's conflicted expression, Azabu, the big-headed man, thought for a long time and suggested that the previous display of Mist Village's bravery had also impressed him. Although he was more inclined to take advantage of Onoki's kidney replacement to steal the tower, he also wanted to try his luck. If they could really defeat Konoha, then this would be a huge win. However, ultimately it depended on Mist Village's attitude. After all, Mist Village's losses in the last battle were considerable. If Mist Village could live up to expectations, then once Onoki replaced his kidney, a full-scale attack might actually overthrow the tyranny...

699. Luckily, this guy didn't draw his sword back then.

Wow! Look what's that?

"Siguni! He's split the battlefield in two!"

"Is that a battlefield? That's amazing..."

"Look at that mountain over there, it looks like it's been split in two!"

"Sri Lanka No. 1!!"

"Quiet down, everyone. This isn't a village, it's a battlefield. You kids, don't make a scene and get caught by the Sand Ninja..."

"Asuma, watch the road, don't just look at the red..."

"Sigh! I really don't understand why the Hokage sent you to the battlefield..."

On the battlefield of Sunagakure, a group of kids wearing Konoha ninja headbands, led by Kurenai Yuhi and several Jonin, went to the battlefield where they fought against the Sunagakure ninja for sightseeing, ostensibly to experience the atmosphere of war.

Yuhi Shinku and a few Konoha Jonin were having a headache looking at this group of noisy brats. None of the kids these days were easy to deal with, especially the Hokage's youngest son. Apart from Kakashi, the rest of the students in this year's class were really no good, including the Hokage's youngest son. That short mule's eyes never left his precious daughter from head to toe, giving Yuhi Shinku a headache. She felt like her own cabbage was about to be eaten by a pig.

He wasn't blind; of course he knew that the Hokage's youngest son liked his daughter and had been following her around since childhood, which annoyed him. But since he was the eldest son's youngest, he couldn't say anything. However, he really disliked this short, stocky fellow; he'd picked up a whole host of bad habits since childhood and was nothing compared to his older brother, Shinnosuke. If he were the Hokage's eldest son, he would wholeheartedly approve...

However, since the Hokage chose to send these kids to the battlefield for training, they had no choice but to accept it, even if it was troublesome.

Currently, apart from the Hidden Mist battlefield where the atmosphere is quite intense, the other battlefields have entered a stalemate. Among them, the atmosphere on the Hidden Sand battlefield is the most harmonious, and it has entered a phase of mutual attrition. During this period, not only have many newcomers arrived from Konoha, but many newcomers have also arrived from the Hidden Sand. It is precisely because of this that a straightforward man like Hatake Sakumo would agree to Hiruzen Sarutobi's "unreasonable" request. Although Shiki and the Kazekage are both present, Hatake Sakumo has known Shiki for so long. Every time they face off, this bastard talks a good game, claiming to avenge the Third Kazekage. However, from the strength of this bastard's attacks, Hatake Sakumo can tell that this bastard is just shouting the slogan of avenging the Third Kazekage and doesn't know what kind of evil scheme he is plotting.

My underlings are now in the mutual farming phase. Their survival depends on their skills. It's precisely because the battlefield is now known for its harmony that Hatake Sakumo agreed to let Sarutobi Hiruzen send these kids to this battlefield to hone their skills and experience the atmosphere of war.

"Father, was it really split open by someone?"

Kurenai Yuhi, who had been stared at by the short mule Asuma, pointed to the distant mountain that had become a narrow strip of sky and asked Kurenai Yuhi in shock. A group of kids around them also looked over.

"That was cleaved by the Golden Lion during World War II more than a decade ago. The chasm that divided the battlefield in two was also created by the Golden Lion. So during subsequent major battles, you should try to keep your distance and not get too close..."

Kurenai looked at the brats seriously and said, "A duel between Shiki and Sakumo is no joke. I'm afraid these brats won't understand and will run off as spectators and get slashed by Shiki's sword energy."

"Wow! That's intense? (?Д?)ノ"

"They cleaved the entire battlefield in two, are they even human...?(||?Д?)"

The group of kids tacitly ignored the warning from behind Kurenai Yuhi. When they heard that someone had actually managed to split the battlefield in two, the chill around them instantly vanished, and their eyes nearly exploded.

Asuma, standing in the crowd, patted his chest with lingering fear. The image flashed through his mind of the scruffy, blond-haired guy he'd encountered when he was three years old, standing on a street collecting tolls. He remembered being brutally beaten by that guy; thankfully, the guy hadn't pulled out a knife back then…

That's insane! To actually carve out a chasm to debut like that, is he even human?

"Lord Shinku, is your swordsmanship really that amazing?"

They've seen swordsmanship before; Konoha often has samurai from the Land of Iron. In their minds, ninjutsu is far superior to swordsmanship, so they can hardly imagine what kind of swordsmanship could have such destructive power.

"Swordsmanship is actually quite formidable. Take Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron, for example. His strength is comparable to our Hokage. However, traditional swordsmanship can't achieve that level. It's a swordsmanship developed by Shiki through his special talent, and its power is far greater than traditional swordsmanship. Each strike is almost equivalent to the power of an A-rank ninjutsu, as powerful as a forbidden technique. For example, I especially remember his strike back then, which cleaved the sky in two..."

As Yuhi Shinku spoke, she recalled the Golden Lion's sword strike from years ago. The crazed Golden Lion was terrifying; his soul-shaking aura and earth-shattering swordsmanship still sent chills down her spine. If it weren't for the fact that Sunagakure's puppeteer, Jie, had been seriously injured and needed to rush back to Sunagakure for treatment, she had a premonition that, apart from Sakumo who managed to dodge the Golden Lion's attacks with his skillful footwork, they would have been slaughtered by the Golden Lion. If you hadn't experienced that scene firsthand, you would never know how terrifying the crazed Golden Lion was.

"Even the sky was split open...! (っ?Д?)っ)"

"That's amazing..."

"Is this the kind of enemy we're facing? It's terrifying!"

The surrounding brats all had their jaws dislocated and fell to the ground. It was unimaginable how astonishing that sword strike must have been; it had even cleaved the sky in two, so splitting the battlefield and the mountains in two seemed quite plausible...

"...I still can't believe that guy was so fierce."

Asuma rubbed his chin, and the image of that sloppy guy who beat him on the butt, spoke garbled words, and was even more arrogant than him appeared in his mind. Although his father also said that guy was a tough guy, his appearance made it difficult for him to connect that guy with a tough guy.

"Uh-huh...!"

Several kids who had seen Shiki before, and even heard Shiki teach Obito how to flirt with girls, nodded in agreement upon hearing Asuma's mutterings.

Although their memories were hazy, they still remembered that kind of important figure. A few years ago, on that evening, wasn't it Shiki who ran into them while shopping with Kakashi, who had just graduated? Back then, Shiki was even teaching Obito how to flirt with girls. That chuckled, middle-aged man didn't look like a powerful figure at all...

700. My nephew is a prodigy.

"Haha, isn't this Shinko? When did you switch careers to become a gardener? Hmm... this profession is pretty good, the income is stable, and there's plenty of time, which is better than fighting and killing. Is that red-eyed girl your daughter? She's really beautiful, much prettier than those Uchiha idiots. It's a pity my nephew already has a wife, you wouldn't recommend your daughter be a concubine, would you?"

Just as Yuhi Shinku was praising a group of kids, a middle-aged man with blond hair appeared beside Yuhi Shinku at some point, putting his arm around Yuhi Shinku's shoulder like a good buddy. He looked at the Konoha kids opposite him, and finally his eyes lingered on the girl with colored contact lenses in front of Yuhi Shinku. He stroked his chin and teased Yuhi Shinku.

Today, his two disciples, "Conan's Dad" and Little Motor, had just arrived at the front lines to boost their stats, so he wanted to bring them to the battlefield to let them experience how great their teacher was. However, before he even got close, his keen Observation Haki detected that Kurenai Yuhi was praising him. Out of courtesy, as the person involved, he naturally had to come and see. It would be good to exchange some mutual praise, since she was giving him so much face by advertising for free. He couldn't be so shameless as not to reciprocate, could he?

After thinking for three minutes, I realized that although Kurenai Yuhi held a high position in Konoha, he didn't really have anything outstanding to boast about. His only notable skill was genjutsu, but even that was only so-so against the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan; at best, it could only prevent the attacks from being reflected, nothing to brag about. As for taijutsu... well, someone who was killed by Kurama's slap seems to be nothing special. And ninjutsu? With such limited chakra, how much could he possibly excel at? Considering all these characteristics, Kurenai Yuhi was the type who knew a little about everything, but wasn't particularly outstanding in anything. Since I'm not good with words, I really didn't know how to brag, so I could only shift my focus to his daughter. His most outstanding quality was probably having a beautiful daughter who also wore colored contact lenses...

"Hey! You bastard, how could Hong possibly become someone else's mistress! (╬◣д◢)"

Before Kurenai Yuhi could speak, Hiruzen Sarutobi's short, stocky son instantly bristled. With his father, the Hokage, as his backing, he had developed a fearless attitude. His eyes blazed as he glared at the disheveled blond-haired brat in front of him, completely forgetting about Kurenai Yuhi's boasting about how awesome Shiki was and the spanking he received as a child.

He was incredibly brave when it came to love...

"What's wrong with being a concubine? My nephew is a prodigy! The night he was born, there were strange phenomena in the heavens and earth, a purple light enveloped the entire Land of Wind. As a super third generation, he is incomparably noble. He has the final say in the golden sand of the entire Land of Wind. His talent surpasses even the ancestor of puppetry. He created his first puppet at the age of four, mastered the true teachings of the puppet grandmaster Chiyo at the age of seven, killed Jonin like cutting melons and vegetables at the age of twelve, and is now a Kage-level powerhouse at sixteen, no less than your Hokage father. His appearance is also the most beautiful in the ninja world, the No. 1 on the list of handsome men in the ninja world, even two places higher than your Konoha's super genius, suspected to be my son, Minato Namikaze. He is also a famous artist in the ninja world. I just want to ask, what's wrong with being a concubine to such a prodigy? We Sunagakure don't enforce monogamy. Tell me, what's wrong with being a concubine to such an outstanding person who is both scholarly and martial? Kid, you're twelve years old now, right? How come you're only a Genin? You're disgracing your father, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

Before the old man had even spoken, this short mule had already jumped out. He was so disrespectful to him. No wonder he was only worth 30 million and was easily killed by his brother, Jiao Du. With his short temper, how could he tolerate this? While praising his nephew, he took out his nephew's handsome photo and showed it to the short mule with undisguised contempt. His disdainful and disdainful eyes clearly told him that he looked down on him.

"Hiss!! No way? He killed a Jonin at the age of twelve. (Д)"

"So amazing, at sixteen years old he's already on par with the Hokage...??)Д?(?"

"It can't be real...!"

Upon hearing Masato's words, the kids around him experienced another habitual dislocation of their jaws, which had just been reattached, and their newly repaired eyeballs completely ruptured.

What does it mean to kill a Jonin at the age of twelve? That means he's even stronger than a Jonin, otherwise how could he kill a Jonin? Compared to that, most of them are already thirteen years old, and they just passed the Chunin Exams to become Chunin before leaving the village. People at that age have already defeated Jonin. Compared to that, it seems like they've wasted their lives.

Not to mention that he's already a Kage-level at sixteen. They have no concept of what a Kage-level is, and some of them are hearing about it for the first time. But the statement that he's no worse than the Hokage fully demonstrates just how incredibly awesome he is.

Especially after seeing the beautiful photos in Golden Lion's hands, several girls' eyes turned into hearts, and even the guys didn't blush at all...

There's no need to argue anymore; the new Flower of the Ninja World truly deserves the title!

Even Kurenai Yuhi and a few other Konoha Jonin had their hearts pounding. Those kids didn't know who Shiki's nephew was, but they did know him: the famous Sasori of the Red Sand, a super genius even Sakumo had praised. They never expected him to be so powerful now.

Kurenai Yuhi was almost ready to nod, but reason prevailed over the Red Devil; after all, they were from Konoha...

As Shiki said, who wouldn't be tempted by such an outstanding genius? If he were born in Konoha, the Hokage would probably have sent his clan's girls there long ago.

"Anyway, it's no good. Kurenai will never be someone's concubine. I'm not a genin anymore, I'm a chunin. You're exaggerating so much, but I've never heard of this guy. Could it be that you're just making it up?"

Asuma, his face flushed red, jumped out without flinching, pointing furiously at his Chunin rank badge. The contemptuous look in his eyes almost made Asuma's soul leave his body. As a legitimate second-generation ninja, even if it was just a phone bill, he still knew a bit about the geniuses in the ninja world from his older brother's stories. The person in the photo held by this blond bastard who wanted his dream girl to be someone else's mistress was incredibly handsome, even Asuma was envious, but Asuma swore he had never heard of this bastard having such a genius nephew.

"Wow! You're already a Chunin? This place is amazing! I was already on the battlefield at nine, averaging three-digit kills per game, and I even managed to take down the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage together. By twelve, I was already a Double-Flower Red Staff member. Am I proud of that? Not recognizing him just shows your ignorance. Go back and ask your father, who's the Hokage. Sasori of the Red Sand—that famous name is practically unheard of. Sigh! Kurenai, the quality of Konoha is getting worse and worse!"

After boasting about himself and making disparaging remarks about the short mule, Masato patted Kurenai Yuhi on the shoulder and feigned admiration.

701. My youngest son was a free gift with a phone top-up.

"You...you...."

Asuma, his neck red and his voice trembling, pointed at the blond bastard for a long time, unable to utter a word. This bastard had already revealed his battle record, so what could he say in response? It seemed that only Lord Sakumo could rival this bastard's record in Konoha, not even his father could, but Lord Sakumo wasn't here right now!

Is Sasori of the Red Sand very famous?

But he had never heard his older brother mention it...

Actually, it's understandable that his older brother Shinnosuke didn't brag about it. When Sasori became famous, Shinnosuke was still a kid. It was during World War II, a time of intense fighting. Sasori's name only appeared on the desks of various high-ranking ninjas. After the war ended, Sasori had already gone into hiding. It's normal that Shinnosuke hadn't heard of Sasori. It wasn't until a few years ago, when Sasori debuted with Shinto, that he returned to the public eye. By then, Sasori had almost fully matured. The first thing people noticed about him was his handsome face, followed by his strength. However, by this time, Shinnosuke had also grown up and didn't have time to tell his younger brother stories all the time. It's normal for a rookie who had never left the village not to know Sasori's name. After all, Sasori had been in the industry for a long time but hadn't done anything particularly significant, so he wasn't even included in textbooks.

The only truly important thing was to kill off the village's leader, something that couldn't be done in public...

"How about that? Speechless now? Kid, study for a few more years before you try to mess with me. You're still too green. (????)"

"Little girl, isn't my nephew handsome? ヾ(^?^)?"

Shinto smugly glanced at Asuma, who was speechless after being rebuked, and then ignored him. He waved his nephew's handsome photo in front of the girl with colored contact lenses, and laughed like a weird uncle.

-_-||...

The people around him stared at the blond middle-aged man with blank expressions. Was this unreliable guy really the fierce man who could split the battlefield in two with a single sword strike?