Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

From his personal perspective, he did not want war to break out. Putting aside whether he could win the war, the opportunity to rise to power would increase once war broke out. He was walking on thin ice in his position as Grand Marshal, with countless people eyeing his position. Kurajiro was just one of them. His family was not a powerful one. The fact that they had grown strong in the village and were able to rival the old powerful families was all thanks to him. If he were to be kicked out, all his decades of hard work would be in vain.

He envisioned rising and falling alongside the Tsuchikage, ultimately leaving a brilliant mark on the history of Iwagakure...

Therefore, he did not want war to happen under any circumstances. However, since there were too many people volunteering for war, his voice alone had limited effect. So he had to divert the Tsuchikage's attention and prevent him from being influenced by those people. Regardless of whether what Shiki said was true or not, as long as he had a reasonable excuse to fool the Tsuchikage, that would be enough.

Although Golden Lion Shiki wasn't a powerful figure in Sunagakure, he had been the top dog for so many years and held a high position. Coupled with a super advisor, Chiyo, he could completely influence Sunagakure's decisions. Whether Golden Lion Shiki's words were true or just bragging didn't matter, as long as Sunagakure maintained the status quo.

Then he would have every reason to tell the Tsuchikage, "Look, Sunagakure hasn't made a move. Although Shiki has been flirting with Tsunade for so many years without succeeding, time doesn't lie about Shiki's feelings for Tsunade. The Fifth Hokage is Tsunade's brother, and his relationship with Shiki goes without saying. If Iwagakure starts a war, Sunagakure might very well join forces with Konoha to stand on the moral high ground and punish them. Even if Sunagakure doesn't join forces with Konoha, we still have to worry about Sunagakure taking the opportunity to raid our base."

When it comes to jungling, Sunagakure is a professional. They've had their towers stolen by Shiki countless times, and that reason is more than enough to appease the Tsuchikage.

So regardless of whether the Golden Lion is bragging or not, he has to play along in this charade.

"...Really? With your intelligence, Brother Civil Engineering, do you think I could fool you?"

Tsuchiki may have been acting too hard, leaving a very obvious trace. Even Masato, who doesn't watch movies often, could tell that this guy clearly didn't believe his boasting, yet he still went along with it. Masato couldn't understand what this guy was up to.

It's a good thing that Tsuchiki can cooperate with him in this act. No matter what Tsuchiki is thinking, at least it's clear that he doesn't want a war, and that's enough. Although Onoki's intelligence is okay, with Tsuchiki's intelligence of 95, it's much easier to fool Onoki, especially since he's been Tsuchiki's right-hand man and close retainer for many years.

"...That's true...Sigh! If what you say is true, the ninja world is starting to become unsettled again. We finally had a period of peace for over a decade..."

The civil engineer looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his head tilted back with a sorrowful expression, instantly creating the right atmosphere...

高!

That's brilliant!

Although his stage presence was too strong and his acting was somewhat inferior to that of some veteran actors who were more relatable to real life, he was quite adept at creating atmosphere. Masato was amazed and couldn't help but want to give him a thumbs up.

"Can the teacher guess what big thing it is?"

The atmosphere created by the civil engineering completely affected even "Conan's father," who knew who the teacher was, and he asked with a solemn expression.

"It's not clear yet. Sirius is still rising, but I have a feeling it will definitely be a major crisis affecting the entire ninja world."

Masato shook his head with a look of regret.

He wasn't exactly lying to "Conan's dad," after all, Kaguya is the progenitor of chakra, so it's true that if she wanted to destroy the world, it would affect the ninja world.

However, if you told others these things, they probably wouldn't believe you. Even the Six Paths Sage doesn't know if he exists, let alone his mother, Kaguya...

"It seems necessary to inform my father and hope he can calm down. I'll take my leave now."

Huang Tu wiped his mouth, stood up, and hurriedly walked out, seemingly to inform his father...

......

"Lord Shindou, Lord Jie sent me with this intelligence."

Just as Masato finished conning Tsuchiki and, having eaten and drunk his fill, returned to his residence with "Conan's dad," a Sand Ninja underling was already waiting for them at the door. Upon seeing them, he pulled out an information scroll and handed it to them, saying...

The tone was quite urgent.

“…”

Masato exchanged a glance with "Conan's dad," and then waved the information scroll away, signaling his underling to leave.

Zhendou looked surprised. Handsome Scorpion's father had never informed him so formally before. In the past, he would wait until he returned to the village to discuss anything. Now that it was so formal, could something really have happened?

He'd barely finished conning people out of civil engineering when this happened; his mouth must have been cursed...

"Huh? (⊙_⊙)?"

After reading the intelligence scroll, Shinto was seven parts bewildered and three parts surprised.

It wasn't because anything major happened in the village, but because the fake undercover agent that Handsome Scorpion and his brother had fabricated had now actually become a real undercover agent!

The situation is a little complicated. To put it simply, last week, Sasori's father received information secretly sent to him by his son, Sasori. The information told him that the Akatsuki, the organization he belongs to in the Land of Rain, is not some kind of youth entrepreneurship training institution, but a real terrorist organization. Their goal is to collect the tailed beasts from various villages in the ninja world and then create a super nuclear weapon powerful enough to destroy the ninja world. As for how they will do it, it is not yet clear, but it has been confirmed that the Akatsuki's goal is indeed the tailed beasts from various villages.

After seeing what Sasori's dad had given him, Masato was truly stunned!

My mind is still a bit foggy. Is my nephew trying to turn over a new leaf...?

1037. My nephew's changes are all because of love.

It's hard to believe that Masato knows his nephew from the original story and his nephew now, but the changes in his nephew are understandable, all because of love!

Doesn't your nephew have feelings for Xiuli?

That's impossible. Xiuli has been taking care of Handsome Scorpion since he was a child. She has been taking care of him for so many years. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they are childhood sweethearts. Moreover, if Handsome Scorpion didn't have feelings for Xiuli, he wouldn't have "willingly" let Xiuli take advantage of him so much back then, especially when he was pregnant with Karin, it almost cost him his life.

This shows that Handsome Scorpion definitely has feelings for Xiuli. However, due to his personality, Handsome Scorpion is never good at expressing himself. It is probably only when he is facing his daughter that he can't hide his deep fatherly love.

The Akatsuki's target was clearly the various tailed beasts in the ninja world, and Shuri was the Jinchuriki of the Seven-Tails. If the Akatsuki wanted to take down the tailed beasts, wouldn't that be to kill Sasori's girlfriend?

Although the Uzumaki clan is known for its strong vitality, extracting a tailed beast from their body is merely a matter of how quickly or slowly they die.

Based on this, Handsome Scorpion wanted to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, so he could inform his father and let the village take precautions, at least to prevent his girlfriend from being really stripped of her tail by a beast.

However, Handsome Scorpion is quite professional. After so many years in the Xiaotian Group, he has developed a strong attachment to it. He can't just suddenly leave the group. He has to make some contributions to the organization to repay the kindness of the organization in raising him over the years.

In this respect, Sasori is far inferior to Orochimaru. Orochimaru could foresee that Nagato wouldn't amount to much, so he immediately packed his bags, left without a trace, and disappeared without a trace...

This kid even plans to repay a debt of gratitude within the Akatsuki group, which is a bit ridiculous. All these years, has it been Nagato's doing?

Kakuzu is the one who provides you with food and shelter, okay?

If it weren't for Kakuzu's consideration for me, would you be able to act so carefree?

However, after explaining the situation of Handsome Scorpion, his father also told him to hurry back to the village to discuss how to prevent the spread of the information provided by Handsome Scorpion.

However, Shinto is not worried about this issue. First of all, Nagato must take away the tailed beasts. If Nagato doesn't take away the tailed beasts, how will Kaguya come out?

The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and the Divine Tree are necessary conditions for Kaguya's appearance. Without the tailed beast, there is no way to revive the Ten-Tails. Without reviving the Ten-Tails, how can she transform into Six Paths Mode? And without Six Paths Mode, how can she devour the Divine Tree?

Do you really think the Divine Tree is so easy to devour? That's the chakra of the entire ninja world. Just think how many times larger that amount is than Hashirama Senju's. Even a tiny bit of Hashirama Senju's cells would be too much for an ordinary person to handle. Imagine how difficult it would be to devour an entire Divine Tree. Probably no one could even swallow it without reaching the Six Paths level, let alone become Kaguya. So, putting aside the tailed beasts of other villages, the tailed beasts of Sunagakure must be handed over. As for the safety of Karin's mother, there's no need to worry at all. We can just have that cowardly Seven-Tails cut off its tail to save Karin's mother's life.

The only thing that made Masato uncertain was Gaara's side. After all, the fat cat only had one tail, and who knew if it would cut off its only tail to save Gaara's life.

However, Gaara still calls Shukaku "Grandpa" all these years. And the emotions of tailed beasts are much more sensitive than those of humans. If Shukaku really treats Gaara as his grandson, it doesn't seem impossible that he might leave him the One-Tailed Beast to save his life.

........

"Teacher, has something happened in the village?"

Seeing that Conan's face underwent dozens of changes in a second after reading the information, a skill that could be described as unparalleled, Conan's father couldn't help but feel nervous.

He had never seen his teacher's expression change so many times in a single second.

"It has nothing to do with the village; it's a private matter. Let's go back to the village now."

After putting away the intelligence scroll, Masato shook his head at "Conan's dad" and said.

Although he wasn't panicking, he still felt it necessary to go back. He figured that given how big the matter was, Scorpion's father had already informed Chiyo, and Chiyo was probably frantic with worry by now.

Chiyo is understandably worried that her beloved grandson is an undercover agent in such a terrifying organization, and the leader of their operations is her granddaughter-in-law.

........

"Luo Sha, you are now the Wind Shadow, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Zhen Dou guessed correctly. When Handsome Scorpion's father asked his younger brother to send a message to his older brother, he immediately went to inform his mother. After all, it was such a big deal. If he didn't inform his mother and something happened to his daughter-in-law, he would be in serious trouble.

When Chiyo found out, she couldn't sit still. Shuri was her granddaughter-in-law. However, Shuri had contributed to the village for so many years as a Jinchūriki, just by bearing offspring for the Miyari clan. She had worked hard all these years even though her beloved grandson was not by her side. She had to protect her granddaughter-in-law to the death.

However, one person's plan is short-sighted, two people's plans are long-sighted, and three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang... At this time, many people are strength, and it not only concerns her granddaughter-in-law, but also Gaara. So she immediately summoned Rasa. First, she told Rasa about the double agent plan that Sasori and Sunagawa had carried out. Then, without giving Rasa time to reflect, she told him about the information Sasori had brought. While Rasa was still shocked and admiring his teacher for not committing suicide for love, but for being willing to risk his life to pave the way for Sasori to infiltrate the enemy camp, he saw that Rasa and Ebizo were really deep in thought and couldn't help but ask.

This is all about her granddaughter-in-law, and even though she's been studying for decades, she's incredibly anxious. Her precious grandson gave up his good job as a Wind Shadow for world peace to become an undercover agent. If she can't protect her granddaughter-in-law and her precious grandson ends up a bachelor for the rest of his life, how will she explain it to Lie Dou? Her beloved nephew is already on the verge of being a bachelor for life; she doesn't even know how to explain it to her older brother and sister-in-law after she's gone...

"Sigh... We can't think of a better way right now. If the Akatsuki's lineup is really as terrifying as Sasori said, and they really want to capture the Tailed Beasts, we're in the open while they're in the shadows. We might not be able to stop them. So Sasori's betrayal at the end wouldn't make much sense. Lord Shinto has a good relationship with Kakuzu, so he should know something about this organization. I think we should wait for Lord Shinto to come back and see what he thinks."

Chiyo's question gave Rasa a headache. The mystery of his teacher's disappearance was finally solved, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He had suspected Sasori before, but Sasori's identity was too sensitive, so he couldn't investigate further. Now that he knew the whole story, before he could even admire the greatness of Sasori and his teacher, he was shocked by the news Sasori brought.

1038. The old man may be old, but he's still a big man.

He had never imagined that there was such a terrifying organization in the ninja world: Kakuzu, a bounty hunter who was even more senior than Chiyo; Kisame, an S-rank rogue ninja from Kirigakure; Itachi Uchiha, the Konoha super rogue ninja who single-handedly defeated the Uchiha clan; Sasori, the Sand Village's super puppeteer who could now be considered the strongest puppeteer in the ninja world; Onoki's genius disciple who once spent money and effort to hold the first Chunin Exams to make him famous in the ninja world; and an unknown underling who was an cultist who could never be killed?

Hidan: Screw your nameless underling... (#｀皿′)

These people are all top-tier Red Sticks if they were taken on individually, but they've all been gathered together. Although we don't know who the leader of this organization is, just imagine how strong he is to be able to gather so many top-tier Red Sticks together. He's definitely a formidable figure like Master Zhendou.

This terrifying lineup is more than enough to establish a dynasty. Just thinking about it makes his scalp tingle. What can he do? Although Master Zhendou is fierce, he can't fight against four hands with two fists. Even if the opponent's lineup doesn't include the handsome Scorpion, it doesn't matter. Just add a best sixth man or a bench player, and winning several championships won't be a problem.

No matter which village they faced, it would be a complete rout. As for the opponent's idea of ​​targeting the tailed beasts, frankly, although his thinking was overly pessimistic, he really couldn't think of any way to defend against this attack...

As for contacting other villages to form a joint defense, forget about it. If this news hadn't come from Sasori, he wouldn't have believed that such a terrifying organization existed in the ninja world. Without exposing Sasori, he simply couldn't produce any evidence to convince the other villages.

Putting himself in Onoki's shoes, if Onoki had informed him of this news, he would have suspected that Onoki was up to something.

Moreover, while he, as the Kazekage, could make decisions on other matters, this kind of thing should wait until the person with the strongest fist returns. Although he is the Kazekage, his fist is not strong enough. Even if the sky were to fall, he wouldn't be able to hold it up. We still need Lord Shindou to hold it up.

Since the Nine-Tails incident in Konoha more than ten years ago, Lord Shinto had not fought for more than ten years. In addition, he was almost sixty years old. He thought that Lord Shinto was getting old and could still fight. He thought that I should not be as sharp as before. He was also worried about who would be the top leader of Sunagakure after Lord Shinto got old.

But during the Konoha Joint Chunin Exams, he finally understood that even though he was old, he was still an old man.

That ugly dwarf with three bloodline limits is honestly really strong. Don't be fooled by the fact that Shindou beat him up like a grandfather beating his grandson and turned him into an idiot with just a few punches.

He had actually fought that ugly dwarf, so he was the most qualified to speak on the matter. That ugly dwarf was incredibly strong; he could absorb ninjutsu and return it, making him a nemesis of their archmages. But the opponent also possessed Steel Release and Swift Release, making his close-combat strength top-notch.

Yet this monster, who possesses three bloodline limits, is treated like a grandson in the hands of the nearly sixty-year-old Master Shinto.

At that moment, he finally realized how big the gap was between the two Red Sticks and the Sand Village, and that their Sand Village was still dominated by Lord Shindou's fist.

Instead of wasting his brain cells here, it's better to wait for Master Shindou to return. Whether to take the initiative or play defensively, someone will lead the way, and his pressure will be much less.

"Sigh... Let's leave it at that then. We'll talk about it when Shinto comes back. According to Sasori, the Akatsuki organization is currently only targeting the Tailed Beasts and hasn't said when they'll take action. So I think the Akatsuki organization is just making a preliminary plan right now and hasn't started taking action yet. We still have time."

After Luo Sha finished speaking, Ebizo nodded.

Although Masato is unreliable, he can still be a reliable person in critical moments, especially with his endless stream of imaginative ideas. He might even easily solve the problems that are giving them headaches.

Sometimes he wondered if this was related to the fact that the bastard was illiterate. Because they had read too many books, their thinking had been fixed by the knowledge they had acquired over the years, so they basically had no original ideas.

For someone like Shinto, who is illiterate and hasn't read many books in decades, his thinking isn't limited by the knowledge in books, so he often comes up with some wildly imaginative ideas.

........

"Are you... waiting for me to eat?"

His actions were related to his nephew's change, and he also needed to appease the anxious Chiyo. So after receiving the message from Sasori's father, he greeted Tsunade and White Fang, then sped off, running through more than a dozen red lights in the Land of Fire, causing a major traffic jam. It took him three days to get back to Sunagakure by noon.

As soon as they landed, they saw Chiyo and the others sitting in the living room of their house. Rasa was also there, and they all looked worried. The food on the table looked like poison to them, and no one wanted to eat it.

"Brother, stop joking. We've been waiting for you for days. You should know the news Scorpion brought, right? Do you have any ideas?"