Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Inside a Sand Village tent on the border of the Land of Fire, while hearing about the Cloud Ninja's night raid on the Land of Earth to make a fortune, they were surprised and silently mourned for Onoki for a few seconds. This scene wasn't in the anime!

It's worth noting that the Third Raikage's later reputation as a "warrior capable of taking on ten thousand men" stemmed from his attempt to raid the Land of Earth, which led to his defeat at the hands of Onoki. Unless the Third Raikage was entirely driven by muscle, he likely wouldn't have pulled that stunt during the Third Shinobi World War, unless he developed dementia...

"Sister, Iwagakure has already conceded defeat and made peace. Even if Kirigakure doesn't say anything, the situation is obvious. I think we should go back. There's no point in staying here anyway!"

Although Hai Zang narrowed his eyes and spoke of leaving the stage, his tone and expression did not suggest defeat at all. Instead, he seemed as happy as if he had won a great victory.

Because Sunagawa has returned with a large amount of spoils, he went straight back to the village to avoid any unforeseen complications. In the morning, we received a message from Shamon that the supplies Sunagawa brought back from his trip to the Land of Water can be described as massive. For Shamon, the head of the world's number one gold village, to use the word "massive" to describe it, you can imagine how rich Sunagawa has become this time, and how vast the spoils are!

The Land of Water is truly fertile!

Originally, they were mainly watching Shinto's trip to the Land of Earth, but unfortunately, they ran into the Mizukage, who had the same idea as them and was even more greedy. Although Shinto did manage to get a little bit of loot when he returned, the supplies were so little that they didn't even care about them.

Sending Sunagawa to the Land of Water was just a pretext to let Sunagawa scout ahead; little did we know that Sunagawa's place was the main battlefield!

Now that they've reaped the benefits, Iwagakure and Kirigakure are all backing out. They and Kumogakure have no chance against Konoha. Even if they don't want to admit it, it's a fact. It's more comfortable to go back and count the spoils of war than to waste time here.

"Fine... staying here would only be a waste..."

"Lady Chiyo, something terrible has happened! The One-Tailed Beast has gone berserk! The Kazekage was seriously injured while resealing it! The Kazekage requests your immediate return!!! (?｀?д?′)!!"

Just as Chiyo was about to give the order to return to the village, a henchman ran in, panting, and said!

"What?!"

"Impossible! We already have a complete sealing technique!?(?д?#)"

Everyone in the tent was shocked, especially Chiyo. After obtaining Konoha's Tailed Beast Sealing Technique, she personally resealed the One-Tail. Konoha's Nine-Tails hadn't acted up for so many years, so how could their One-Tail act up? She had checked the sealing technique herself.

"I don't know the plot details either; I just received a message from the Dark Guard..."

The younger brother handed the intelligence scroll in his hand to Chiyo.

"...Go back right away!"

After opening the information scroll, Chiyo spoke seriously, while a sense of foreboding creeped into her heart. Although the One-Tail was said to be the weakest of the tailed beasts, she had dealt with it for many years and knew its strength well, as well as Shamon's strength. Every time the One-Tail went on a rampage, it was always a group of them who went to seal it. Shamon alone couldn't have protected it.

60. A sudden riot, and the monk is about to be defeated.

"A single tail raging?!"

Chiyo and Kaizo, behind whom, Shinto kept frowning. Why did this routine seem so familiar? Logically speaking, if nothing unexpected happened to weaken the seal, only Madara's eyes could summon the complete Tailed Beast Sealing Technique. Although their village only had the One-Tailed Beast, it wouldn't be easy to summon it unless the Jinchuriki suffered some kind of damage that weakened the seal.

However, the Jinchuriki of the village have always been a secret, so the security system is naturally of paramount importance. It is estimated that Shamon would wish to be by the Jinchuriki's side 24 hours a day. If he had not read the original work, he would not know who the Jinchuriki of Sunagakure were. It has to be said that every village does a very good job in keeping secrets.

But now the One-Tailed Beast, which was completely sealed, has suddenly become violent. This is so similar to Madara's usual tactics! But Madara is probably still in some underground club contemplating his grand plan to destroy the world. He doesn't have time to deal with these petty squabbles in the ninja world. And even if he were to summon a tailed beast, given Madara's temperament, he would target the Nine-Tails instead. He wouldn't even look at this fat cat.

If it's not Madara, then it's Konoha. Tobirama Senju copied Madara's tactics... no! Now it's Madara copying Tobirama Senju's tactics. Anyway, it's not surprising that Tobirama Senju would do something like this. He's a ruthless person who can even study his own brother.

"Don't think too much about it. I know what you're thinking. Actually, I've thought of it too. This One-Tailed Beast rampage is definitely not as simple as it seems; it's related to Konoha to some extent. However, Shamon is using this as an excuse to let us go back, which is also a reason to withdraw from the battlefield. Now, I just hope Shamon is alright..."

Chiyo, seeing Masato frowning and remaining silent, assumed he was thinking about the One-Tailed Beast's rampage, so she comforted him, saying, "This kid is very smart and has a lot of clever ideas, but just because he's a kid, I'm really afraid he'll go to extremes. Historically, the more talented a person is, the more likely they are to go to extremes; there are many examples of this."

If this kid does something reckless and goes to Konoha alone to cause trouble and gets shot, then they'll suffer a huge loss.

“I didn’t think about it, I was just worried about Uncle Shamen’s injuries.”

Shinto spread his hands and said that he estimated that Shamon was definitely going to die this time. He thought that because of him, Sunagakure had not fought Konoha to the death, and Shamon had not appeared on the front line and had been guarding the home. He thought that he would not die this time. He didn't expect that he would not be able to escape this calamity in the end. Perhaps this is what the plot needs. If he doesn't die, how will the Third Hokage take over in the future?

If all the second-generation heroes didn't die, how would the brutality of World War I be highlighted...?

"Sigh... I hope he's alright..."

Chiyo wasn't sure if she was comforting Masato or herself. If Shamon really died, their village would probably be in chaos for a while. Although the Tsuchikage was gone, at least there was Onoki. But if Shamon died, the question of who would take over would be a problem. Shamon had no disciples, and Masato and his son, Jie, were still young and neither of them cared about the Kazekage. At this stage, the only one in Sunagakure who could be considered a leader was Sunagawa. Sunagawa had enough experience and achievements in this war, but the only thing he lacked was the support of a major clan. It was hard to say whether the village's higher-ups would support him. Shamon didn't have the influence of Retsuto to appoint the next Kazekage.

Ever since she learned that Masato and his son weren't interested in the position of Kazekage, she lost interest in getting involved in the matter. As long as she loved the village, it didn't matter who the Kazekage was; she would continue drinking and dancing as usual... cough cough.

The village belongs to everyone, and they can't monopolize the position of Wind Shadow, lest problems arise later.

......

"Lord Ito, the Hokage has sent word that the One-Tailed Beast has gone berserk in Sunagakure. The Kazekage is severely injured and probably won't live much longer. Chiyo has indeed returned with her men. We can return to the village after we hold out for a while longer..."

On the border of the Land of Fire, in Konoha, Hatake Ito and the others also received a message from Senju Tobirama. The head of the Nara clan immediately realized something, but because he was dealing with the extremely straightforward Hatake clan, he could only keep it to himself.

The Sand Ninja just left this morning, and news of their Hokage has already arrived! When did Konoha's intelligence network become so efficient...?

He wouldn't believe it wasn't Hokage's doing, but being lazy by nature, he naturally wouldn't expose it. He was wasting his brain cells fighting wits with the Sand Ninja at the border every day, and it would be much more comfortable to go back to the village and sleep in the sun. Besides, the death of the Kazekage wasn't the same as the death of their Hokage, so it wasn't his place to worry about it. So far, two Kage had died, and including the Kazekage, one more or one less wouldn't make a difference.

"Phew... the war is finally over..."

"Yes! The Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage are both dead, and Sunagakure won't last much longer either. But that brat who became famous along with Sakumo is really scary. He's ruined the lives of the two village kage."

"You're right. If this fight continues, I'm afraid we'll all be ruined by him. It's terrifying..."

"..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Nara Shika's words. After all, that brat from Sunagakure had a terrifying reputation; he'd even caused trouble for the Tsuchikage and Mizukage. He was a complete jinx. They still had to face the Sunagakure ninja; who knew if they'd also be cursed by that brat...

"......"

Konoha's White Fang, who had been observing from the sidelines for a long time, remained silent as he listened to the surrounding noise. He had been pondering for a long time the news that the guy who was supposed to be his equal in flying had caused trouble for both the Tsuchikage and the Mizukage. He had the most contact with that guy, and in his opinion, that guy was at most a bit strange in his words and actions, not the ominous person they described who could cause trouble for both the Tsuchikage and the Mizukage. However, he couldn't figure out how that guy had managed to kill the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage. He had no way of explaining it.

Most importantly, his dad has been asking him frequently lately if he's feeling unwell, which is giving him a bit of a headache...

Two days later, news spread throughout the ninja world that the Sand Village's One-Tailed Beast attack had resulted in the Second Kazekage's critical injury and imminent death, leading to the Sand Village's withdrawal from the war. The Sand Village became the third ninja village to withdraw from the war, effectively bringing the Fourth Shinobi World War to a close. Although the Cloud Village and Konoha were still engaged in minor skirmishes, it was clear to everyone that the Cloud Village's previous actions in the Land of Earth were merely a means to gain advantages for themselves. Now that they had reaped the benefits and the Sand Village had withdrawn, they naturally wouldn't play along for long. A month or two would suffice to maintain appearances; those Cloud Village burly men were extremely concerned with saving face.

61. After World War I, go collect Tobirama Senju's body.

Unsurprisingly, after Sunagakure returned to the village, Kumogakure and Konoha dragged their feet and engaged in minor skirmishes for three months before the Second Raikage announced his return to the village. Two months later, they officially began peace talks with the Hokage in the Land of the Moon.

The first major war since the establishment of ninja villages in the ninja world has officially come to an end. People are not only amazed by the strength of Konoha, but also lamenting the ferocity of this war. The Uchiha clan, once known as the strongest clan in the ninja world, was defeated by the Iwa ninja and left half-crippled.

The Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage were killed because of the little lion from Sunagakure. The Second Kazekage of Sunagakure was seriously injured by the One-Tailed Beast's inexplicable rampage in the village and died a month later after seeing Chiyo and the others for the last time.

In other words, this war resulted in the deaths of three leaders of ninja villages. This situation has almost never occurred in the history of the ninja world. Even those who have studied the history of the ninja world in depth cannot find any major war in which three leaders died at once. The last war in which two leaders died at the same time was the most sensational event in the history of the ninja world, when Madara Uchiha's father and Hashirama Senju's father died together. That was decades ago!

This time, three people died! And the overall casualties are much higher than during the war! During the war, a few hundred or a thousand casualties would almost lead to a clan extermination war, but this time, the number of casualties on both sides in the battle between the Iwagakure and Uchiha clans alone is more than that.

At this moment, everyone finally realized the horror of war. Even those who had survived the war-torn era couldn't help but gasp. They had thought that establishing a ninja village would bring peace, but who knew that the fighting would be even fiercer and more tragic than during the war-torn era.

.......

"Mato, where are you going at this time?"

In Sunagakure, Chiyo finally had some free time to stay home and be a caregiver for the two kids. Seeing Masato packing his things as if he were about to go on a long trip, she asked him helplessly.

This child has been causing trouble ever since he returned to the village. She can't control him now that he's grown up, and she has another young one to take care of. If it weren't for his young age preventing him from causing a death, she'd be a grandmother by now...

Bringing girls home all the time at such a young age is not a good thing.

However, at this time, the ninja world was a mix of joy and sorrow. After Konoha's great victory, except for the Uchiha who suffered heavy losses, the village was filled with laughter and joy. Meanwhile, after Sunagakure held Shamon's funeral, the village's leaders went crazy after seeing that Chiyo had not interfered in the Kazekage election.

Although the Kazekage isn't as powerful as the Hokage, he's still one of the leaders of the five great villages in the ninja world. At least for now, Sunagakure is much stronger than Iwagakure, whose towers have been stolen twice in a row.

It can be said that the struggle for leadership of Sunagakure is currently quite fierce, with the future Third Hokage, Sunagakure, having the highest chance of becoming the leader. After all, he was Shamon's number one subordinate before his death, and he also stole a tower from the Land of Water and brought back so many spoils of war. Sunagakure was able to reap the greatest rewards in this war, and as a genius who has made a name for himself in Sunagakure, his prestige is also the highest. However, Sunagakure's birth was not good. Like Shamon, he was a ninja from a small family, and even with the awakening of Magnet Release, his control over hard iron sand was still not enough.

"Isn't the village electing a leader? This is a crucial time to choose the right side. As a rising star in the ninja world, my opinion is very important. I might as well go out and have a look around to avoid getting caught up in the noise. I heard Konoha is preparing to negotiate peace with the Raikage in the Land of the Moon; I'll take this opportunity to see what it's like. Oh, and Aunt Chiyo, give me some extra money. I almost lost face in Konoha last time because I didn't have enough..."

As Masato packed his things, he said that he had indeed been planning to go out and have some fun for a while. However, his original plan was to spend two or three years in the village working hard to improve his proficiency in Armament Haki and Observation Haki. But now the situation in the village is a bit delicate. Although Chiyo does not intend to get involved in the struggle for leadership, her attitude is very important.

As for Shinto, who was originally just a child, the struggle for leadership had nothing to do with him. However, because he is now a super genius who is famous throughout the ninja world and has caused trouble for the Tsuchikage and Mizukage in the Land of Earth, his status in the village has suddenly risen a lot. The attitude of this super genius who is destined to become a double-star leader has also become important.

Sunagawa is alright; everyone is an old acquaintance, and if he wants to compete, he has to do it himself. Because they were teammates before, when Sunagawa sees him, he just chats about this and that but never mentions the matter of who is in charge.

But those old guys from those families are different. They have no sense of shame and bring the people they've chosen to squat at their door every day, practically acting as their bodyguards 24/7. Just imagine, seeing those old faces with their faces all smiles every day, you can't hit them, you can't chase them away, and most importantly, it will affect your mood for putting in the hard work.

If you can't afford to offend her, you can at least avoid her, right? I might as well go out and help Tobirama Senju collect corpses to increase the favorability of the fierce-looking Tsunade. After all, I deceived her innocent heart last time. If I don't do something to win back her favorability, it will be difficult to flirt with her in the future. The conditions were already insufficient the day before yesterday.

"Sigh... I think you'd better not go running around like this. Although you didn't kill the Tsuchikage and Mizukage, their deaths were still partly due to you..."

Chiyo pulled out a sealing scroll and tossed it to him, saying helplessly, "Although the ninja world is basically at peace now, just waiting for peace talks with Konoha, as a notorious ominous person who has caused trouble for the Tsuchikage and Mizukage, who knows if Onoki will send someone to ambush us in the bushes? After all, the Second Tsuchikage was his teacher."

"Hehe (first tone), it's not that I look down on those scum, but even if Onoki himself came here, he couldn't catch me, let alone those scum. Hiss...! Aunt Chiyo, you've been embezzling quite a bit over the years, haven't you? So much...σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

Shinto took the sealing scroll, opened it, and poured out the golden sand inside. He couldn't help but gasp. It was a whole small mountain of gold! Even though their Sunagakure village was so poor that all they had left was golden sand, he had never seen such a magnificent, golden wound before.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You know what you're doing. Just be careful..."

After giving her instructions in a bad mood, Chiyo turned and left. The child had grown up, and the eagle would eventually spread its wings and fly. It wouldn't work for him to stay in the village all the time. There were only a few people in the ninja world who could fly, and even the Tsuchikage and Mizukage had been killed by him. As long as you're careful, no one can really kill him.

The wicked live on for a thousand years...

62. My name is Hatake Gouwukai.

"Brother, I heard that the Hokage is going to the Land of the Moon to negotiate with the Raikage. Is that true? The Hokage is only taking such a small group of people. Don't you think it might be dangerous? I've heard that those Cloud Village people are quite cunning, just like our Hokage... cough cough, similar. I wonder if they have some kind of conspiracy?"

Two and a half months later, Shinto, riding at top speed, finally arrived in Konoha. Using a somewhat clumsy transformation technique, he transformed into the appearance of a handsome young man with white hair. Because the war was over, Konoha was not on guard and he easily infiltrated the village. Coincidentally, today was the day that Tobirama Senju was leaving for the Land of the Moon to settle accounts with the Raikage. A group of Konoha villagers were seeing off their Hokage. Looking at the sparse group of less than a hundred people behind Tobirama Senju, they thought, "Tobirama Senju is really bold. He's going to settle accounts with such a small group. Besides his six disciples with different appearances and the father of Konoha's Little White Fang, the rest are all people wearing the Senju clan uniform. Isn't he just going to deliver his head to the enemy?"

"You... Hatake Sakumo? Hey! What could possibly be wrong? It's just negotiations. Our Konoha is strong enough that those Cloud Ninja wouldn't dare cause trouble. Do you want another fight?"

The Konoha ninja, who had been stopped by Shinto for questioning, could no longer continue to bid farewell to their Hokage. He turned around, intending to angrily reprimand him, but upon seeing the worried expression on the face of the handsome white-haired boy in front of him, his attitude immediately softened and his tone became gentle.

There aren't many white-haired people in Konoha. Besides the current head of the Hatake clan and the genius boy Hatake Sakumo who became famous in one battle, there's only the Hokage. The head of the Hatake clan and the Hokage are about to set off, so it can't be him. It's another boy who's quite handsome, so it can only be their Konoha genius boy Hatake Sakumo.

"...That's true. After hearing your analysis, I feel much more at ease. With your analytical skills, it's a waste that you're not working in an office at the Hokage Building. When my dad gets back, I'll have him pull some strings for you to get a white-collar job at the Hokage Building..."

While Zhen Dou was talking nonsense, he said that this extra was obviously a lackey of Konoha. What kind of dog eye did he have to see that he was that White Fang? But he didn't say it out loud. That bastard White Fang missed out on an MVP award. It wasn't too much to ask him to impersonate him once, right?

"Hahaha, not at all, these are all innate. My companions often say I have outstanding analytical skills. Young Master Hatake, would you like to have a cup of tea sometime...?"

Upon hearing this, the lowly extra was overjoyed. The Hokage was right! Opportunity always favors the prepared mind, and he hadn't expected to find it at his doorstep! Though his attitude was humble, his tone was anything but. He wanted to work at the Hokage's office! Even a clerical job would be a high-paying, prestigious position, far better than fighting and killing all day!

"Hmm?....(⊙_⊙)?"

A white-haired boy carrying a short sword looked around curiously in the crowd. He seemed to have heard someone call him to have tea or something, but his keen senses told him that he didn't recognize the voice!

He glanced around and noticed two people talking in a crowd not far from him, one of whom was a white-haired man about his age...

A white-haired boy about his age... There aren't many white-haired people in their village, and even fewer of his age. Could he be his illegitimate son from outside? However... the next moment, Hatake Sakumo's eyes sharpened. The white-haired boy was using a transformation technique. The next moment, Hatake Sakumo gripped the hilt of his sword behind him and passed through the crowd, arriving in front of the white-haired boy who had transformed into someone about his age.

"who are you?"

If that guy's tone were paired with his Sharingan and his white hair dyed black, people would think he was someone who could take on five people at once.

Hatake Sakumo remained calm and didn't immediately start a fight. Firstly, there were simply too many villagers, and a battle would harm innocent bystanders. Secondly, today was the day to send the Hokage off to negotiations, and he couldn't afford to cause any unforeseen complications that would delay the Hokage's journey. Furthermore, although he wasn't a sensory-type ninja, his uncanny sixth sense told him that he could handle this imposter, and he would handle him personally. Someone actually impersonating him in Konoha... this was unacceptable!

"Little White Teeth... cough! Sakumo, I'm your cousin... Hatake Aobukai, don't you remember? I even helped you pee when you were little, don't you remember? ヾ(^д^*)/"

Masato stared in astonishment at the little white-toothed boy who had suddenly appeared before him. What a coincidence! He kept running into this guy, no matter where he went, and he managed to spot everyone here...

"You are... Miyamoto Masato! How dare you come to Konoha! (▼he▼メ)"