Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

Upon arriving at the gate, she gradually slowed down and slowly walked towards Ye Cang.

"Is it really you, Yecang?" she asked, her tone a mixture of expectation and doubt.

When the tragedy occurred, she and her brother Ebizo were busy dealing with the disappearance of the Third Kazekage and their grandson Sasori.

When their investigation came to an end and they returned to the village, they heard about Yecang's death.

Upon first hearing it, she felt something was amiss. At that time, the conflict between the Iwa ninja and the Suna ninja was not serious, and there were no strong individuals there who could easily kill Yekura.

The reconciliation between Sunagakure and Kirigakure happened far too quickly, almost immediately following the death of Haku.

Given the hatred the Mist Ninja harbored towards Pakura, it would be difficult for Chiyo not to connect these two events.

Subsequently, under Chiyo's persistent questioning, several Sand Village elders could not withstand the pressure and honestly told Chiyo what had happened, even claiming that it was for the good of Sand Village.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, while not the mastermind, tacitly approved of the event and attributed the credit for the peace talks with the Kirigakure to himself.

Upon learning that Rasa was also involved, the Chiyo siblings had no choice but to acquiesce, as the Sand Village, having lost the Third Kazekage, the Blazing Release: Pakura, and Sasori, could no longer afford another civil war.

This incident also made Chiyo consider retiring. If the Third Shinobi World War hadn't already begun, she might have already retired by then.

Now, the sudden appearance of Yekura, whom everyone thought was dead, at the gates of Sunagakure has rekindled Chiyo's deadened spirit.

If Yekura truly survived that ambush by sheer luck, and her strength didn't decline significantly, then she could be considered the most suitable Fifth Kazekage.

“It’s me, Granny Chiyo. I didn’t die in that ambush.” Yecang raised his head, the coldness in his eyes sending a chill down Chiyo’s spine. “Since I survived, then some people should die.”

Chiyo frowned slightly upon hearing this, but then relaxed. Given the current situation in Sunagakure, a Kage was far more important than those high-ranking officials.

Since they've always touted their sacrifices for Sunagakure, let them make one last sacrifice for Sunagakure.

“Okay, that’s your right, but I still have some questions for you.” Chiyo agreed without hesitation, and then asked Yekura about things that only the two of them knew.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yekura answered fluently and accurately, even easily pointing out the traps set by Chiyo.

Chiyo gradually relaxed. Soon after, the question and answer session ended, and she breathed a sigh of relief. The other person must be the Yekura she knew.

However, out of caution, she still asked Yekura to use her signature ninjutsu, her bloodline limit, Scorching Release, one more time. If the power of her bloodline limit was also stolen, even if she was a fake, Chiyo would accept it.

Yekura did not refuse. She had been away from the village for far too long. If it weren't for her high status and the fact that she had disappeared due to political persecution, she might have been labeled a rogue ninja upon her return.

"Scorching Release: Over-Steam Kill!" Yekura raised her hand, and crimson chakra condensed in her palm, forming a blazing fireball.

With a gentle wave of her hand, a fireball shot out like a meteor, striking a cactus not far away.

The cactus lost all its moisture in an instant, becoming dry and fragile.

Chiyo quickly walked to the cactus, gently rubbed it between her fingers, and a relieved smile appeared on her face: "Welcome back, Yekura."

"I hope they think so too." Ye Cang shrugged, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

Chiyo's expression turned serious, and she said earnestly, "I won't hinder your revenge, but Pakura, you must remember that you are a ninja of Sunagakure. After everything is over, you will have to take responsibility."

"Now that Rasa is dead and almost all of Sunagakure's Jonin have been wiped out, only you can become the Fifth Kazekage."

“That’s exactly why I came here. Please leave it to me!” Yekura agreed without hesitation, although her thoughts were probably completely different from Chiyo’s expectations.

“Then let’s go. You probably don’t know very well what happened back then, so I’ll tell you everything now.” Chiyo nodded without the slightest doubt.

She then told Ye Cang everything she had found out without reservation. After she finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I hope you won't expand the scope of the killing too much."

"The village of Sunagakure can no longer withstand too much turmoil; it's better to handle many things underwater."

"Yes, Granny Chiyo." Yekura agreed on the surface, but had no intention of doing so in her heart.

Only by putting everything out in the open can she win the hearts of the people in Sunagakure and make them more willing to be assimilated into Konoha.

[My lord, please help me gather all the evidence of crimes committed by the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, and don't give them a chance to destroy it.]

While talking with Chiyo and gathering her subordinates, Yekura also asked Iori to gather evidence that would allow her to completely destroy the Sunagakure leadership.

【receive. 】

Iori created hundreds of shadow clones, recalling the layout of Sunagakure in the parallel world, and then sent the clones to steal the documents.

Soon, Chiyo and Yekura arrived at the Kazekage Building, where many Jonin were already waiting.

After the Iori massacre, Sunagakure's Jonin ranks were almost wiped out. Apart from those who stayed behind to guard the village and did not participate in the war, the current Jonin are all newly promoted Jonin in recent years, and many of them are fans of Pakura.

Upon seeing Yekura arrive, they excitedly approached and exclaimed, "Lord Yekura, it's so good to see you alive!"

Yecang looked at them and nodded with satisfaction. No matter how rubbish the upper echelons were, this was where she grew up, where her relatives and friends were. It was precisely for this reason that she was determined to promote the integration of Sunagakure and Konoha.

"I'm back alive! Soon, I will stand before you as the Fifth Kazekage. Please look forward to it!" Ye Cang said confidently, his eyes shining with self-assurance.

"Yes!" After responding, the group returned to their seats, waiting for the meeting to begin.

Chiyo was relieved to see the Jonin's support for Pakura, and she was no longer worried that Pakura might lose the Sand Ninja's trust because of her long absence.

Yekura sat on the stage with her eyes closed, seemingly resting, but mentally she was communicating with Iori, inquiring about the progress.

Chapter 357 Yekura's Revenge (4300-word long chapter)

[I didn't expect your Sand Village to do this too. As expected, all ninja villages like to do this; it's a kind of waste utilization, I guess.]

Iori's voice came through the contract and echoed in Yokura's mind.

After randomly selecting a few lucky audience members to draw souls, Iori discovered that the lower limit of the ninja villages seemed to be not high. In terms of who had the lowest lower limit, Sunagakure was no worse than Konoha.

If Danzo hadn't been so inexperienced, it's hard to say who would have had a lower moral standard.

What did they do this time? Yecang frowned, puzzled.

The ninjas below the stage, seeing her puzzled expression, assumed she was contemplating the future of Sunagakure, but little did they know she was actually colluding with outsiders to investigate her own superiors.

[It was nothing, just human experimentation. They were even less skilled than the Second Hokage, and didn't produce any significant results.]

[I checked, and their biggest gains should be Shukaku's Feigned Sleep Technique and Magnet Release.]

Iori casually flipped through their souls and sent a message to Yekura.

Among the test subjects of the Sand Village's high command were not only captured ninjas from Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha, but also ninjas and civilians from Sand Village itself.

Some joined the experiments voluntarily for the sake of power, while others were forced to join after failing in internal power struggles, and still others were captured and studied because of their outstanding performance.

However, their actions were child's play compared to Danzo's.

[Tsk, as expected.] Ye Cang thought to himself, but didn't take it to heart.

The Jonin were almost always aware of human experimentation. Even if there were suspicions that they were experimenting on ninjas within the village, the ninjas they selected were mostly marginal figures.

Having no relatives or friends means that after they die, no one will care what happened.

Are there any other issues? Based on this incident alone, Granny Chiyo is unlikely to support my expanded purge, since Sunagakure is currently in a very precarious situation and cannot withstand much more turmoil.

"Her willingness to let me kill the high-ranking officials involved in betraying me is already her bottom line," Ye Cang sent a message with a slight headache.

[Oh, I see. I didn't expect them to actually do that. As expected of the Sunagakure leadership. I wonder if Chiyo knows about these things.]

Iori laughed with interest: "So they already had a deal with the royal family of the Land of Wind. The resources the daimyo had withheld were being used to train the daimyo's private army."

【Really? They actually did it!】Ye Cang was shocked. Although there had been rumors about this before, she didn't expect them to actually do it.

Under the leadership of the First Hokage, the ninja world adopted a system of one country and one village. Daimyo could maintain guards and bodyguards, but were not allowed to train large-scale troops; that was the right of the ninja villages.

When the Daimyo of the Land of Wind cut military spending, some in Sunagakure suspected that the Daimyo was secretly training a private army, but they could not find any evidence.

It now appears that they were fooled by the higher-ups who colluded with the daimyo.

"Can you find any evidence?" Ye Cang asked quickly.

Iori didn't speak, activated her Rinnegan, continued to probe, and then couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

I never expected they would dare to keep a ledger of something like this. You know, even if Sunagakure found out about this, the daimyo would at most lose the private army he trained, but they would definitely die.

Leaving the ledger poses little threat to the daimyo, but it's a ticking time bomb in their hands. Iori has absolutely no idea what they're thinking and can only conclude that empiricism has led them astray.

[Alright, Yekura, we have the evidence. Wait until you ascend to the throne as Kazekage before you make your move!]

[Understood, thank you.]

Yekura opened her eyes again, and the remaining Sand Village Jonin were almost all there.

At that moment, several Sunagakure elders with serious expressions walked in from outside the gate.

The moment one of the elders saw Ye Cang's face clearly, sweat instantly poured down his forehead.

"Ye... Ye... Cang?" he stammered, his voice trembling slightly, unable to conceal his shock, as if he had seen a ghost.

"That's right, it's me. You didn't expect me to come back alive, did you?" Ye Cang sneered, his eyes filled with coldness.

"what?"

"What does this mean?"

"Is the elder related to what happened to Lord Yekura back then?"

Upon hearing this news, the Jonin began to discuss it amongst themselves. Some ninjas who had experienced that period suddenly recalled how the Mistkage and Sunagakure had quickly reached a truce. If it was obtained by betraying Pakura, then everything would be clear.

While everyone was discussing, the Anbu of Sunagakure suddenly appeared. Like ghosts, they silently blocked the building's exits, catching the two high-ranking officers who were trying to escape.

Chiyo showed no mercy at this moment; her face was expressionless, like a cold stone.

She knew perfectly well that this scandal should remain within the upper echelons and absolutely not spread to the lower-ranking ninjas, otherwise morale would collapse.

"Yakura, Chiyo, what are you trying to do?" The two high-ranking officials who hadn't actually participated stepped forward and angrily rebuked Yekura and Chiyo for their actions.

Historically, those in high positions have never been subject to punishment. Chiyo is one thing, but who does Yokura think she is, daring to shout like that here?

Chiyo coldly replied, "I'm just dealing with some obstacles to the Fifth Kazekage's inauguration."

"You should understand, given the current situation in Sunagakure, we need a qualified Kazekage, and their sacrifice is acceptable for that."

"Since you have committed such a mistake, then please give your life for the survival of Sunagakure!"

Seeing that Chiyo's killing intent was genuine, the two high-ranking officials who had been stopped panicked. During the Third Shinobi World War, their forces had suffered heavy losses and they were no match for Chiyo, who controlled the Anbu.

"We did it for Sunagakure. If we hadn't made peace with Kirigakure back then, who could guarantee that Kirigakure wouldn't have taken advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack after the war with Konoha ended? If it weren't for us, Sunagakure's situation would only be worse now!"

In his panic, he hurriedly tried to justify his behavior, his voice growing more and more resolute until he himself began to believe it.

But Yekura and Chiyo just sneered and completely ignored his explanation.

Ye Cang walked off the stage with a murderous look on her face. As she walked, four crimson fireballs slowly appeared behind her, circling her. The scorching heat distorted the air, making the two people in front of her even more terrified.

The Jonin below the stage parted to make way for Pakura.