Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Onoki was a little disappointed. He didn't expect that those two bastards, Shiki and Hiruzen Sarutobi, would be so lucky. Even the flamboyant Minato Namikaze died. An old guy and a bastard who fought the Nine-Tails didn't die. But if those two bastards didn't die, then Konoha's White Fang should be dead, right?

"...Although I'm not entirely clear on the specific details, since the report didn't mention it, he probably didn't die, right?"

The underlings in the secret service became even more uneasy.

"What about Jiraiya? Such a serious matter couldn't have resulted in just one death, Minato Namikaze?"

Onoki's voice also turned cold.

"The intelligence... didn't mention Jiraiya either, so I... I think Jiraiya should still be alive..."

The underling's legs were already trembling as he stammered.

"Damn it! (╬◣д◢)"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi isn't dead, Sakumo Hatake isn't dead, even Jiraiya is still alive, yet you tell me Konoha suffered heavy casualties? Tell me, how heavy were they? Besides Minato Namikaze, who else died? Who else died? (╬◣д◢)"

Onoki's nose turned black again. Looking at his trembling underling, he really wanted to launch a map-wide attack. Although he was happy that Minato Namikaze was dead, he knew the internal structure of Konoha and knew that Minato Namikaze was just a mouthpiece for Hiruzen Sarutobi. He wasn't worried about Minato Namikaze, a political newbie who had just taken office. This was peacetime, not wartime. In wartime, it was all about force and who had more double-flower red sticks. In peacetime, double-flower red sticks weren't as useful. On the contrary, old hands like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado were more useful.

It's certainly good that Konoha lost Minato Namikaze, after all, he was the one who learned Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique. However, Minato Namikaze had only been in power for a few years, and his prestige was not as great as that of Konoha's White Fang, a veteran king who had been famous in the ninja world for decades. If White Fang died, the blow to Konoha would be much greater than that to Minato Namikaze, a newcomer.

After all, Minato Namikaze's death would only cause Konoha some grief for a while. As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi was still alive, the impact on Konoha wouldn't be too great. But White Fang was a completely different story. He was the face of Konoha for decades and the spiritual leader of the Konoha Anbu. If he died, the blow to Konoha and the Konoha Anbu would be enormous.

But ironically, neither of them is dead yet. Even Jiraiya, that good-for-nothing, is still alive. Only a young man like Minato Namikaze, who hadn't even settled into his position, died. What impact could that have on Konoha? At most, they'd just lose one of the two most powerful figures.

He thought he had figured out why, after so many years of development, even the remote and impoverished Sunagakure couldn't compare. God-like teammates weren't the problem, but the fact that they could still maintain their status as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages after leading such incompetent teammates for so many years was truly a testament to Onoki's skillful leadership. Konoha had lost a double-flowered red-spotted ninja, and this was what they called heavy casualties?

Even that old bone, Hiruzen Sarutobi, didn't die. Is this what you call heavy casualties?

"Please... the intelligence reports that, in addition to Minato Namikaze, the head instructor of the Konoha Chunin Team, Red Sunset, Tobirama Senju's disciple Akimichi Torifu of the Akimichi clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife Biwako, and Minato Namikaze's wife Kushina Uzumaki are also dead..."

"What the heck is a red sunset? When did Konoha ever have a red sunset? (⊙_⊙)?"

Onoki was dumbfounded. Was he too old to keep up with the times? When did Konoha suddenly have another red sunset?

You should know that every ninja with a name in the ninja world today is a renowned Double Flower Red Stick; anyone who isn't a Double Flower Red Stick doesn't deserve the title.

For example, his map-wide attacks... ugh! Dust Release: Onoki, Dr. Ninja: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Golden Lion of Sunagakure, White Fang of Konoha, the peerless poison master Chiyo, Golden Snake Flash: Minato Namikaze... and so on.

Which of these people isn't a powerful double-flower red stick? Where did this red sunset come from?

The name is quite pretentious, with a strong Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) vibe...

790. Onoki: They're trying to squeeze every last penny out of me!

"This red-haired man is the head of the Yuhi clan. It is said that his genjutsu is so powerful that even the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan cannot deflect it. He was previously the head instructor of Madara, a Chunin in Konoha."

Seeing that their boss's nose was starting to turn black, the underling from the secret service said tremblingly.

"You...! Who sent the intelligence back?"

Onoki felt a surge of anger and was about to swear, but he remembered that his precious granddaughter in his arms was still young and he didn't want to set a bad example for the next generation, so he held back.

"It's...it's my cousin, Dai...Daimu Kazu."

The underling kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, stammering that his legs were weak and he might not be able to see the evening roll in...

"...Get out of here! Tell your idiot cousin he's not coming back. Let him stay in Konoha and guard Minato Namikaze and the so-called 'Red Sunset' for the rest of his life! (╬◣д◢)"

Ōnoki finally couldn't hold back any longer and chased after Zi'e, spitting his fist all over his younger brother's face. If it weren't for his precious granddaughter being still young and not wanting to kill him out of goodwill, he really wanted to give this pig-head a map-wide attack, no! He wanted to give his whole family a map-wide attack.

This guy's connections have even reached his ANBU, and he even sent this useless idiot to Konoha as a spy.

He said that the red sunset sounded quite high-class, and if it were Konoha's Double Flower Red Stick, he would have no reason not to have heard of it. It turned out that his pig cousin was just trying to boost his performance by giving a Chunin class instructor a random name.

That bastard, he's the one who's trying to squeeze out all the profits.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife wasn't an important figure; she was just a housewife. From Hiruzen's perspective, he could celebrate the death of his wife, but it wouldn't have any real impact on Konoha. In fact, Hiruzen might have been hoping for his wife's death all along.

He had heard of Minato Namikaze's wife, the little girl whom Konoha's White Fang rescued when the Uzumaki clan was wiped out. She should be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. After all, there aren't many Uzumaki clan members left now, and the one that White Fang rescued back then was one of them. The Nine-Tails also requires the physique of the Uzumaki clan to be sealed.

If a Jinchūriki gives birth, the seal will naturally loosen, and it's normal for the child to escape.

As for Akimichi Torifu, who was a disciple of Tobirama Senju just like Hiruzen Sarutobi... to be honest, if my younger brother hadn't mentioned him earlier, I would have forgotten that Tobirama Senju had such a disciple. He hadn't shown his face for many years, and I thought he was short-lived like Uchiha Kagami back then. He was just an old man who had retired from the limelight. He was dead and that was it. He was insignificant. His impact was probably not even comparable to the "Red Sunset" of the Chunin Team. Nowadays, the young people in Konoha only remember the Four Great Leaders of Konoha. Who would remember this old guy who had retired from the limelight for decades?

He'd heard of the Yuhi clan; during the Warring States period, they were an extremely small family in the Land of Fire. As for their genjutsu that couldn't be countered by the Sharingan, that was complete nonsense. He wondered who'd come up with that idea. It seemed like every Tom, Dick, and Harry who died started claiming to be invincible... If the Yuhi clan's genjutsu were truly that powerful, what would become of the Kurama clan? They were just a family with some genjutsu talent, and this "Red Sunset" was just ridiculous. Did they think he was senile?

"It seems the Dark Division needs a thorough overhaul."

Onoki thought to himself as he watched his idiotic underling leave.

The Anbu has always been directly under the Kage's command, reaching the highest levels of government. Yet, he was unaware that there was such a close associate among his subordinates, and this associate was even a minor leader within the Anbu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent his idiot cousin to Konoha as a spy to gather intelligence.

If being a spy in Sunagakure is a life-or-death situation, then being a spy in Konoha is a universally acknowledged dream job. Konoha has an elegant environment and abundant entertainment facilities, which no other village can match. Therefore, the spies sent by each village to Konoha must undergo layers of screening to ensure their absolute love and loyalty to the village. Otherwise, the spies sent there would be too happy to leave, and who would risk being killed to deliver intelligence to you?

.......

"Lord Kazekage, news has come from Konoha that the Nine-Tails went berserk last night, killing Minato and his wife along with several others. However, it just so happens that Shinto-sensei was in Konoha at the time, so he helped Konoha fight the Nine-Tails. Shinto-sensei also sent word that he doesn't want to argue with Hiruzen Sarutobi and hopes we can negotiate a price with him. Hiruzen Sarutobi asked you to help this time, but the specific amount hasn't been discussed yet."

In Sunagakure, Maki, who fought alongside Rasa through thick and thin during the Third Shinobi World War, has now risen to become Rasa's henchman and head of security.

Unlike the idiot cousin from Iwagakure, the spies from Sunagakure were much more reliable. With the big boss, Shiki, around, having witnessed his prowess in fighting the Nine-Tails, the spies didn't dare to exaggerate for personal gain. They reported the intelligence honestly without much falsehood. Apart from mentioning the names of important figures from Konoha, such as Minato Namikaze and his wife, Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife was also attributed to certain groups. There was no such thing as "Red Sunset." Although Yuhi Shinku had been in the industry for many years and had some fame, she was far inferior to Minato Namikaze, a double-star ninja. In front of Minato Namikaze, the "Yellow Flash," she didn't even deserve to be mentioned. After all, with the title of "Yellow Flash" in front of her, who would care about Yuhi Shinku from the Konoha Chunin Team?

The spy didn't know that "Golden Flash's" wife was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered reporting the "some people" mentioned later. The sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki alone would have been sensational enough.

Maki held the note his teacher had passed to him through his spy underling. He looked at the illegible, crooked handwriting on the note, which even most educated people couldn't decipher. He tried to understand the meaning of the note by half-reading and half-guessing.

A while ago, the teacher tricked Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, and the eldest son of the Senju clan into coming to provoke their village's only Blaze Release technique. He was too junior to dare speak out, and initially thought the teacher was still in the village. Who knew he'd gone to Konoha to fight the Nine-Tails and even made them send someone to negotiate with Konoha...

The thought of Mitokado Homura, that famous intellectual from Konoha, sent chills down Maki's spine. He never wanted to meet anyone from Konoha at the negotiating table again.

"...Just send anyone. Since Hiruzen Sarutobi was willing to ask Lord Shinto to make an appearance, he already has a price in mind. Now that Minato Namikaze is dead, Konoha's strength has been weakened, so he won't give too little. Lord Shinto's intention is simply for us to send someone to take over."

Rasa wasn't too concerned about the price offered by Konoha. After all, they had already made a fortune from the Land of Water during the Third Shinobi World War. As long as they stayed put and didn't overextend themselves, their village's elite military system would allow them to develop steadily for another ten years or so without any major problems. So, he simply asked Maki to send a few of his underlings to take over.

791. The Jinchūriki must never be a girl.

What he was more concerned about was that childbirth was extremely dangerous for Jinchuriki. Now that he heard that Minato Namikaze and Minato Namikaze's wife had both died, he recalled how their Seven-Tails Jinchuriki had given birth before. Fortunately, nothing went wrong, otherwise it would have been really dangerous.

Look at Konoha now. Reconstruction isn't even the end of it. Even with Masato Shinto going head-to-head with the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze and his Jinchuriki still perished. If the Seven-Tails had gone berserk back then, he certainly wouldn't have used the Flying Thunder God Technique...

So this also served as a reminder to him that Jinchūriki should never date girls in the future. After all, girls will eventually get married and have children. What if they meet their true love one day? Are you going to break them up?

Now, Master Zhendou can still fight, but what about in a few years?

Everyone gets old eventually. The Third Raikage died from exhaustion caused by 10,000 Iwa ninja when he was old and his looks faded. Who knows how much longer Lord Shinto can hold on? The future rests on the shoulders of the younger generation. If Lord Shinto gets old one day and the Seven-Tails or One-Tails goes berserk, he doesn't know if he can withstand it.

He had considered making Karin a Jinchūriki when she was born, but it was just a thought. He never dared to bring it up, since Shuri was Sasori's girlfriend. Although they hadn't had a formal wedding yet, they had already confirmed their relationship, and Shuri was already a Jinchūriki. In addition, the Miyako clan had done so much for the village for three generations, so he really couldn't bring himself to ask Sasori's children to become Jinchūriki.

Looking back now, it's fortunate he didn't speak up. If Karin had really become a Jinchūriki, she's not even a year old now, and it would take at least a decade for her to grow up, meet her true love, get married, and have children. By then, Masato would be over sixty. Masato is known as a reckless man who doesn't use any skills. By then, his physical functions would be declining, and he wouldn't be able to fight anymore. If Karin gave birth, the seal would loosen, the One-Tailed Beast would go berserk, and then the Seven-Tailed Beast would see that Masato couldn't fight anymore and forcefully enter the fray... He himself didn't dare to look at that scene.

However, he now faces a very important problem: the issue of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. This matter can no longer be delayed. The One-Tail has been sealed on the altar for several years, and while it has been living a carefree life, it has caused great suffering to the sealing team. Sealed on the altar, the One-Tail is at risk of being exposed. If someone breaks the sealing barrier at the altar, the One-Tail could escape at any time, inevitably causing damage to the village. The key issue is that he has only been in power for a short time. Although he has supporters, his position is not yet secure. He has been the Kazekage for decades without any Tailed Beast attacks. If a Tailed Beast were to go berserk while he is in power, many people would inevitably question whether he is a qualified Kazekage.

Moreover, the One-Tailed Beast is truly difficult to please. The sealing team has to think of ways to coax it every day, and they have to come up with fresh words to praise it without repeating themselves. Over the years, the sealing team has suffered greatly, and even the most cultured people have been drained.

This couldn't go on forever, so lately he'd been thinking that with his youngest son about to be born, he might as well have his son become the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. After all, with the complete sealing technique, nothing bad could happen, and it would even strengthen the seal on his hand. He'd had some reservations before, but what happened in Konoha made him even more determined: the Jinchuriki absolutely couldn't be a girl...

"Gaara is due to be born next month. Tell Shinto-sama to come back. I hope Gaara will become the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast!"

Having made up his mind, Rosa said firmly to Maki.

For safety's sake, it's best to have Lord Shinto present when sealing the tailed beasts. After all, he can handle it; he's already dealt with the Nine-Tails, so the One-Tails is nothing to him.

"This...is Lady Fengying willing? Should we ask her what she thinks?"

When Maki heard Rasa's words, he looked at his eldest brother in disbelief. This was the Kazekage's child. Although their village did not discriminate against Jinchūriki and were even grateful to them, becoming a Jinchūriki was a very dangerous thing. The eldest brother was determined to make his youngest son a Jinchūriki.

This... I'm speechless, it's just too damn amazing!

“Galuro will agree. Whose child isn’t a child? Rather than letting someone else’s child suffer like this, it’s better to let my child do it.”

Machi seemed to see a light emanating from Rosa's resolute expression...

...

"Alas... it's fate, Minato Namikaze... the heavens are jealous of talent! I never thought the Fourth Hokage would die like this. By the way, Azaburo, what have you two Yugito been up to lately?"

The newly appointed Fourth Raikage shared the same thoughts as Rasa. After lamenting the death of Minato Namikaze, who had once fought him and his brother Killer Bee one-on-one on the battlefield at such a young age, he immediately thought of the fact that there was also a female Jinchūriki in their village.

It was no secret in their great ninja village that Minato Namikaze's wife was an orphan of the Uzumaki clan and also the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. After all, everyone knew that only the Uzumaki clan could seal the Nine-Tails, and only Konoha possessed it. When Minato Namikaze got married, in order to show the magnanimity of their great village, they also sent people to congratulate him, and of course they knew who the Fourth Hokage's wife was.

This time, the Nine-Tails' rampage in Konoha was obviously caused by something going wrong with Minato Namikaze's wife. Perhaps something went wrong during her research on human reproduction, or perhaps something went wrong during the reproduction process itself. But whatever the reason, it has planted a seed of trouble with a girl in the heart of the Fourth Raikage.

"Yukito is preparing to lead the graduating class."

Mabui, who was standing next to the Fourth Raikage, casually remarked that it was normal for the Raikage to care about the Jinchuriki of his village, especially after what happened in Konoha, and she didn't think too much about it.

"Phew... thankfully she's just the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."

The Fourth Raikage nodded, feeling relieved. Not only was the Two-Tails' condition stable inside Yugito's belly, but even if it caused any trouble, he could handle it. Although he wasn't as formidable as his father or Shiki, who could take on the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails single-handedly, he was still capable of handling the Two-Tails.

If it were the Eight-Tails, that would be troublesome. He wouldn't dare to fight the Eight-Tails hand-to-hand like his father did; the Jinchuriki of Konoha are a case in point.

Girls will always fall in love and get married; this is an age-old rule, and even the Raikage can't stop them from pursuing happiness.

If Yugito were to encounter a love tribulation one day, and like the Jinchūriki of Konoha, something went wrong during his research on human reproduction or during the process of reproduction, especially if it were the Eight-Tails, then things would really be difficult. Although they have a good relationship with Shiki, if they were to ask Shiki for help, all the face his father had built for the village over the years would be completely lost.

Just like Konoha now, they can't even protect their own Nine-Tails and have to ask Shiki of Sunagakure for help. The reputation of the greatest ninja village in the world has been severely damaged. It's only because the Third Shinobi World War has just ended and each village is too weak to fight anymore that the ninja world is in turmoil again...

792. Danzo must have spent a lot of money again this time.

"Hiruzen, Minato has sacrificed himself, and everyone is deeply saddened. However, we must also face the fact that we have lost Minato. Now that Minato is gone, we need to put the issue of the next Hokage on our agenda. But before that, we have an important matter to resolve. Last night, many members of the Anbu saw that Kurama's eyes were clearly Sharingan. Also, Kurama came from the vicinity of the Uchiha clan, and that mysterious person happens to be a member of the Uchiha clan. Could this matter be related to the Uchiha clan? Perhaps the Uchiha clan colluded with that mysterious person?"

At this time, due to the information blockade, the villagers who came out of Konoha only knew that a demon fox had attacked the village the night before, killing many people. Even their Fourth Hokage and his wife sacrificed themselves to seal the demon fox. As for where the demon fox came from, they had no idea.

Inside the dilapidated Hokage Building in Konoha, the four great leaders of Konoha gathered once again. The night before, Danzo of Shichimura, the "half of Konoha," had a fruitless argument with his best friend over the issue of Minato Namikaze's son, and then turned his attention to the Uchiha. He had never forgotten his mission, and the thoughts of his Second Hokage were deeply imprinted in his heart.

However, Danzo Shimura was quite clever when it came to the Uchiha issue. He knew that his best friend's approach to the Uchiha problem was always the same as Hashirama Senju's. So if he were to bring up the Uchiha issue with his best friend, he would get the same response as before. Therefore, this time he brought in two of his former clerical teammates, especially the intellectual Homura Mitokado. He put a lot of effort into this, since Homura Mitokado's eloquence was definitely the best in Konoha. Ever since he became the Hokage's assistant, he had a feeling that no one else could rival him. The only one who could compete with him was Tsuchiki, Onoki's right-hand man from Iwagakure, who also had a postdoctoral degree.

In this respect, even the famously large-headed Azabu and Nara clans of the ninja world have to look up to them.

So before coming here, he took the most precious tonics he bought from the Nara clan and went to Mitokado Homura's house. He poured out his grievances to Homura, casually linking the Nine-Tails incident to the Uchiha clan. After all, it was a 100% certainty that the Nine-Tails had Sharingan eyes. In addition, Homura was still in the midst of the sadness that the Nine-Tails had destroyed his sacred Forest of Death. Hearing his friend say this, it seemed to make some sense, and he immediately blamed the Uchiha clan for it.

So, when the three former civilian teammates gathered at the dilapidated Hokage Building, Mitokado Homura was the first to fire, spraying the room full of saliva. The strong smell of chicken soup couldn't even mask Hiruzen Sarutobi's cigarette smoke.

Smelling the familiar scent, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a few deep puffs of his pipe, diluting the faint smell of chicken soup emanating from his surroundings. Looking at his two calm and collected companions, especially his best friend who seemed quite spirited and not at all bothered by his rejection the previous night, Hiruzen knew that his two friends had been inflamed by his best friend again. Especially Mitokado Homura, whose chicken soup smelled strongly of herbs; Danzo had definitely spent a fortune on him again.

Looking at the trio before him, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt incredibly depressed. Last night, his last teammate was gone too, leaving him truly alone. Even though his former partner, Toru, wasn't in the limelight, he was still a teammate who fought alongside him. When faced with this trio of office workers, at least he had someone to lean on. But now, not only was his perfect grand-disciple gone, but his wife and teammate were also gone, and his youngest son was disappointing. If it weren't for his eldest son, who was a good match for him, Konoha would have two truly lonely stars. Kakashi was the younger one; he was the older one…

"Sigh! Sakumo already brought back news of this from Sunagakure. It just shows our vigilance wasn't enough. We didn't expect that mysterious Uchiha to be so strange. Besides, didn't we already anticipate that he might have some grudge against the Uchiha clan and wanted to frame them? Until we investigate further, the Uchiha clan is still the founding clan of Konoha. And last night, the Uchiha clan suffered heavy losses trying to save people. Let's investigate this matter thoroughly first."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache just looking at this trio. But the Uchiha clan was really... a real troublemaker. They had done a lot of things to bully the villagers over the years. Well, that was fine, since they were all trivial matters. Considering the Uchiha clan's many years of fighting for the village, he decided to turn a blind eye.