Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

"You forced me to do this, take action!" Seeing Ye Cang leave, the two high-ranking officials gritted their teeth and shouted loudly behind them, but after a while, nothing happened.

"Do it! Do it!" Seeing no response, the two became even more panicked, shouting repeatedly, their voices filled with pleading and despair.

Chiyo calmly said, "No need to look anymore. They should have already been arrested. It happened when I had my men surround the Kazekage Building."

Chiyo is a seasoned veteran; having already decided to take action, how could she possibly leave them a chance to retaliate?

The small-scale arrests had already begun when they were notified to come to the meeting.

All the ninjas under their command and those closely associated with them were arrested and are awaiting investigation.

Yekura slowly walked forward, each step seeming to announce the impending judgment.

When the two were less than five meters apart, Ye Cang suddenly attacked: "Die, you scum!"

As she spoke, a fireball shot out from behind her, heading straight for the two of them.

The fireballs streaked through the air in crimson arcs, like the scythe of death, carrying an aura of destruction.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Although the two high-ranking officials were old and had been out of battle for a long time, they were still elite Jonin-level powerhouses in their youth, so they would not sit idly by and wait for their deaths.

The two worked together seamlessly, and with the wind fanning the flames, the fire dragon instantly grew larger and surged toward the fireball.

What they didn't expect was that when Yekura used Scorching Release: Over-Steam Kill, she secretly borrowed a bit of Iori's chakra.

The fireball, greatly enhanced by the Sage's chakra, instantly vaporized the fire dragon it touched and continued its relentless flight towards the two high-ranking officials.

To their astonishment, the fireball turned them into dried corpses the instant it touched them.

The other two elders were just about to speak up to stop the fight, but before they could utter a single word, the battle was already over.

The sheer astonishment left them speechless for a moment, and they could only stand there, stunned.

A hint of surprise flashed in Chiyo's eyes. She knew Yekura's strength well, and it was expected that she would easily defeat the two high-ranking members whose strength was not as good as before.

But the opponent didn't even last a single move, which was far beyond Chiyo's expectations. Yokura, who had returned from the brink of death, actually had increased in strength instead of decreased.

If she had this level of strength before she disappeared, there would be no controversy regarding the Fourth Kazekage, and Rasa would have no right to compete with her.

At this point, even if Chiyo had questions, she couldn't ask them immediately. She also believed in Yekura's love for Sunagakure and didn't think she would really betray Sunagakure.

She announced loudly from the stage, "Yakura will become the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure. Does anyone have any objections?"

The Jonin were completely silent, their eyes filled with awe and fear.

Yekura's methods had already impressed them, and they knew they couldn't withstand Yekura's attacks, so they naturally didn't dare to object.

Although the remaining two elders had objections, they swallowed their words when they saw the two men's desiccated bodies.

They were filled with unease, not daring to gamble on whether Yekura and Chiyo would take the opportunity to kill them as well.

Chiyo looked around the quiet hall and said with satisfaction, "Then, I hereby announce that Yekura will be the new Kazekage. After she finishes visiting the Daimyo in the City of Wind, I will officially announce her inauguration in front of the villagers."

"Yakura! Yakura! Yakura!"

At first, it was only Yekura's supporters who were shouting, but then the other neutral people joined in. At that moment, she truly seemed to be the one everyone wanted.

After the event ended, Chiyo walked up to Yekura and whispered to her, "No matter what happened, please remember that you are a ninja from Sunagakure."

After saying that, she left Yecang's side as if nothing had happened.

She was now quite certain that Yekura's return was due to someone behind her, but she had no other choice.

She had no choice but to accept Yekura or split Sunagakure; she had to choose the lesser of two evils.

The desert winds swept by, revealing her desolate figure.

Yekura watched Chiyo's departing figure with a wistful expression, thinking to herself: [Sunagakure is Sunagakure's Sunagakure. As long as the Sunagakure ninja can live better lives, a signboard is unnecessary.]

After Yecang and the others left, the two Sunagakure elders gathered together again, their eyes filled with worry and fear.

"What should we do? It seems that old woman Chiyo is determined to put Yokura in power. Will our previous actions be discovered?"

"No way, the third and fourth generations didn't discover it, so how could she have discovered it?"

"But that's because the third and fourth generations trusted us and weren't on guard. But she's different. Although we weren't involved in betraying her, we still tacitly approved of it. She won't trust us."

"Then what should we do? You've seen her strength. Where do we get the strength to fight her?"

"Isn't there still the Daimyo's troops? Although they are not strong enough, a hundred ninjas and four or five Jonin might be able to kill her."

"Let's go ask the daimyo. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to bring down Chiyo. After siding with the daimyo, we have no other choice, do we?"

"Understood, I'll go right away!"

After they finished speaking, the two parted ways and returned to their own homes.

After they left, Iori's clone emerged from the ground like a White Zetsu, revealing an expression of watching a good show, before disappearing again.

Yekura was walking home, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar Sunagakure, a nostalgic expression on her face.

In Iori's plan, Sunagakure will eventually be transformed into an oasis, and the endless sandstorms will soon disappear. If we don't take a closer look, we may never see it again.

Suddenly, a girl rushed out from the roadside and hugged Yecang tightly.

Her tears, like pearls from a broken string, slid down onto Yecang's clothes.

She cried out, "T-Teacher, thank goodness! You're not dead! You're not dead! Thank goodness!"

Yecang gently stroked her little head and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Juan."

The newcomer was none other than Yekura's only disciple, a Jonin from Sunagakure during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

However, she hasn't been promoted to Jonin yet; she's still a Chunin.

"Teacher, why did it take you so long to come back? I thought you really died in the battle with the Iwa ninja?" Juan looked up and asked with teary eyes.

"Well, that's a long story. Let's go to my place and talk about it." Ye Cang smiled, patted her head, and then led her away.

The two arrived at Yekura's former home. After Yekura's death, her entire estate was given to her disciple, Maki, by the village, and her home was no exception.

Juan herself is an orphan. To remember her teacher, she has been living in the guest room here. She cleans the master bedroom every day, waiting for the woman who will never return.

To her great joy, Yekura actually came back alive.

The master and disciple poured out their hearts to each other in the living room. Juan recounted her experiences over the past few years, and Ye Cang did not hide anything from her, telling her disciple everything.

"So, teacher, you're not alive now, and you've joined Konoha, right?" Juan held his head in disbelief, but quickly accepted the reality.

For her, it was already a blessing that her teacher was able to return. She was no longer the same person who had let go of her hatred during the Fourth World War. Between her teacher and the village, she still firmly chose to follow her teacher.

Yecang smiled with relief and asked her to help contact the ninjas who still had feelings for her; they would be her first batch of recruits after she became Kazekage.

Chapter 358 The Daimyo of the Land of Wind Seeks His Own Death

"You mean that Pakura, the Scorching Release user who competed with Rasa for the Fourth Kazekage title, came back alive and killed those old guys?"

Feng Daiming frowned, digging through distant memories to find details about Yekura.

"Then what do you want me to do? Do you want me to deny her rise to power in the name of the Daimyo?"

The ninja who came to deliver the message knelt on the ground, bowed his head, and said respectfully, "My lord, it is not so. There is no way to stop her from succeeding as Kazekage."

“Even if you veto it, Chiyo will forcefully push her to become Kazekage. When you cut Sunagakure’s funding, they were already disloyal to you.”

"Hmph, those useless people can't produce any results, how dare they take so much money from me every year? They have neither loyalty nor ability, so I'd rather train my own subordinates. Even if I lack top-notch experts, at least they'll be loyal enough!"

The daimyo gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with a cold light like sharp blades, intently piercing the kneeling ninja before him.

"Please, Daimyo, send your ninja army to join us in ambushing Yekura. Afterwards, the new Kazekage will surely be truly loyal to you," the ninja said earnestly, resting his head on the ground.

Feng Daming stood up, his shadow stretching long in the hall. He paced back and forth, weighing the pros and cons in his mind, and finally made up his mind, saying, "Tell me, what is your specific plan?"

A hint of joy flashed in the ninja's eyes, and he quickly revealed his plan without holding anything back.

Feng Daming pondered for a moment, tapping his fingers on the table, then said to the guard behind him, "Kenshiro, go and inform the Lizard to take the Feng Guards and ambush Yekura with them."

"Yes!"

Behind Feng Daimyo, a ninja emerged silently, his figure like a ghost in the night. After receiving the seal, he disappeared back into the darkness.

Then, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind glanced sideways at the kneeling ninja and said, "Go, you should know what to do."

The ninja nodded in agreement and then withdrew. He had not disappointed his lord's expectations and had brought back strong reinforcements.

"Chiyo, Yekura, Sunagakure will definitely be in my hands. There should only be one jewel, and that should belong to the daimyo!" He stared at the rooftop, muttering to himself, his eyes flashing with a mad ambition.

The village of Sunagakure is currently at its weakest point in history, and only under such circumstances can the daimyo truly have the right to seize power in Sunagakure.

If this opportunity is missed, the Land of Wind will return to the situation where the two jades coexist.

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On the way from Sunagakure to the capital of the Land of Wind, Yekura's expression was somewhat strange.

She hadn't planned to act immediately, since wiping out the Sand Village's high-ranking officials in one go wouldn't be a good reputation. She intended to let them live a few more days, but she didn't expect that they were already tired of living and actually wanted to strike first.

After Chiyo proposed to go to the capital of the Land of Wind with her, but was stopped by the remaining two high-ranking officials with various excuses, both she and Chiyo sensed something unusual.

Unlike the unaware Chiyo, Yekura, who knew they had secretly sided with the Kaze Daimyo, immediately guessed their plans.

Even with her composure, she could hardly contain her anger at this moment. Just after dealing with the people who had betrayed her, these two actually wanted to repeat their actions. It was simply outrageous!

She quickly calmed down, realizing there was no need to get angry with the dead. She simply gave them a cold look and silently agreed.

Seeing that Yekura did not object, the two pressed their advantage, also taking control of the guarding ninjas, and then urged Yekura to set off.

Seeing this, Chiyo quietly pulled Yekura aside and asked, "Are you confident?"

Although she didn't know what their specific conspiracy was, she was a seasoned veteran who had experienced three Shinobi World Wars, so she naturally couldn't fail to see the problem.

"Don't worry, Granny Chiyo, I've been completely transformed." Yekura stretched out her hand towards the sky, then clenched her fist tightly, her tone full of confidence.

"Since that's the case, I won't say anything more. You are the Fifth Kazekage, so I'll leave everything to you." Chiyo sighed, never expecting that Sunagakure had become like this.

Seeing the confident Yekura, Chiyo didn't say anything more, just told her to go for it and that she would back her up.

Without delay, Ye Cang gave the two high-ranking officials a deep look before embarking on the road to the capital of the Land of Wind, escorted by several members of the Dark Guard.

After watching Ye Cang leave, the two high-ranking officials' expressions grew even colder. When they secretly pledged allegiance to the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, they had no way out.

Now, with Sunagakure facing a generational gap, it is the perfect opportunity for them to seize power, and they will not allow Yogakure to disrupt it.