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Because the matter was urgent, Kitahara Kaede immediately began to act after finalizing the plan.

The messenger was Maki, an elite Jonin from Sunagakure.

He received a reply that he could go to Sunagakure with Kitahara Kaede.

but.

"Reverse psychic abilities!"

With a slap of his toad claw, Toad Master Shima took Kitahara Kaede and Maki away.

When it reappeared, the air was... slightly fresher than outside at Mount Myōboku.

The aura was different from when they first met, but the two did not linger.

"Thank you all for this time," Kitahara Kaede said.

"We have now reached the edge of Mount Myōboku," Kitahara Kaede said to the two old toad masters, Shima and Fukasaku, who came to see them off.

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"Not at all, I wish you good luck in your martial arts." The two toads watched Kitahara Kaede leave.

Then they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"You scared me to death, old woman."

“I thought he came here again to absorb the power of nature,” said the hermit.

"Even if we want to absorb it, there's nothing we can do. Our ancestor said that Kitahara Kaede's abilities are similar to those of the Sage of Six Paths from that era, so he's not someone we can defeat."

“In the past, Princess Kaguya ruled the earth, and the ancestor could only persuade Kaguya’s son to deal with her.”

“And since Kokihara Kaede has no children, we can’t persuade anyone to deal with him, so in this situation, compliance is the best option,” said Shima-sensei.

"Hmm. That makes sense." Fukasaku clapped his hands lightly.

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While the toads were chattering, Kitahara Kaede and Maki had already started heading towards the Land of Wind.

To speed things up, Maki brought out his summoned beast.

Since it was probably a matter of life and death for his village, Maki put in an exceptionally hard work.

However, his summoned beast was rather ugly; it was a poisonous scorpion that wasn't very fast.

And on the border of the Land of Wind, at the edge of the Sand Village.

Temari was instructing the village's ninjas to begin setting up a barrier around the area.

"This kind of barrier can't stop people at all." Kankuro felt that her actions were meaningless.

“It’s not very useful,” Temari said, “but it can subtly remind us that the Akatsuki are here.”

"..." Temari was rather downcast, because everyone knew... she couldn't beat Wan.

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"..." Kankuro stopped arguing.

Or is it that Heaven really wants to destroy their Sand Village?

Finally, the perverted father was gone, and although Gaara became a mama's boy, at least he didn't think about killing people at the drop of a hat like before.

Judging from the current situation, it seems to be better than before.

They can truly become a fighting force for the Sand Village.

Although they lost half of their land, the Sand Village is surrounded by sand, so losing half of their land is not a big deal.

After all, there's no place to grow crops and no water source.

When the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was living in constant fear because of the destruction of the Hidden Cloud Village, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind finally became afraid and subsidized them with the funds that had been owed.

The concern is that the Land of Wind might follow the same path as the Land of Thunder.

and so.

This is an opportunity for Sunagakure.

But... it was a catastrophe.

Why is the One-Tailed Beast being targeted? The One-Tailed Beast has never caused any trouble in Sunagakure, and its Tailed Beast Ball in Konoha was so powerful. So this Akatsuki organization must be terrifying.

They actually set their sights on this kind of thing.

Both Maki-sensei and Granny Chiyo's thoughts were to request Konoha's support.

because.

If the One-Tailed Beast is captured, then Sunagakure will become the weakest of all the ninja villages.

Not only that, if the Tailed Beast leaves its Jinchūriki, then... Gaara will die, right?

"..."

Eh.

Kankuro felt annoyed.

What's worse, the person who came to deliver the message and capture the One-Tailed Beast was Sasori, the grandson of Granny Chiyo who betrayed the village.

Scorpion's puppet manipulation techniques may surpass hers.

so.

How do we fight like this?

Kankuro thought he was a pretty good puppeteer in the village, but now Chiyo's grandson has come back... So, can he beat him?

Let's consider supporting them for a while.

This time when he went to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams, he was the only one of the three Sand Ninja who was not selected as a Chunin, so Kankuro was somewhat depressed.

If he were to take the exam in Konoha again, he would be going alone.

"Kankuro!"

"Temari!"

However, just as Kankuro was sighing, Maki-sensei's voice came.

The sound was accompanied by the familiar sound of a scorpion scratching the ground.

It's Mr. Machiavelli!

Kankuro quickly looked over and discovered that there were two people standing on the black, lion-sized summoning beast scorpion of Master Maki.

He was immediately startled.

Because the teacher went to Konoha to get reinforcements, right? But... he only brought back one person?

Mr. Maggie sat in front of the scorpion, and the person behind him was wearing a coat and a hat, so his appearance was not visible.

However, Kankuro looked closely and discovered that Maki-sensei really did only bring one person back with him.

"..." Kankuro. "Temari, the teacher is back."

"However... it seems the rescue operation failed."

Life is tough, Kankuro sighed.

"wrong."

"The rescue was successful," Temari said. "Maki-sensei brought Kitahara Kaede back."

"That way, Sunagakure will be saved," he said.

"...%" Kankuro.

Kankuro thought Temari had a problem with her eyesight. "You have to know that Kitahara Kaede is now the Fifth Hokage. And according to Granny Chiyo, the Akatsuki is now trying to capture the One-Tailed Beast, so their target must also be the Nine-Tailed Beast. Therefore, the Fifth Hokage must be guarding his own village."

However, before Kankuro could finish his rant, he discovered that Maki-sensei's scorpion had stopped.

The figure behind Teacher Maki jumped off the scorpion and landed steadily.

He took off his hat, and Temari quickly handed him a clean handkerchief.

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"Thank you," Kitahara Kaede said. "Your Sand Village certainly has a lot of sand and dust."

He gently patted the dust off his cloak, then took the handkerchief Temari offered and wiped his face.

"It seems the Akatsuki haven't arrived yet," Kitahara Kaede said.

He saw the Sand Ninja hurriedly setting up a sensory barrier.

The ninjas of Sunagakure dressed rather plainly. The uniforms of Chunin and above were gray. And perhaps due to insufficient funds, they did not have vests, but they were still equipped with headbands to protect against severe sandstorms, which could be used to cover half of their faces.

"Yes." Temari nodded. "Gaara is currently at the Kazekage's office building."

“Granny Chiyo is there too,” Temari quickly reported. “This is what happened: Granny Chiyo’s grandson, Sasori, delivered a message from the Akatsuki.”

"Then Mr. Maki should have shown it to you."

"Our idea is simple: we cannot let the Akatsuki succeed."

"Although we don't want to sit idly by and wait for our demise, it's clear that we can't rely solely on our own strength."

"So, your presence has been a great help."

“Now we’re going to the Kazekage Building…” Temari said.

"..." Kankuro.

Seeing Kitahara Kaede head directly to the Kazekage's office building with Temari, Kankuro paused for a moment before quickly following.

So why?

Why would the Hokage of Konoha go directly to Sunagakure? Did he abandon Konoha?

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Kitahara Kaede naturally wanted Konoha, and the others were also taken aback when they saw him come in person.

Although most of the Sunagakure ninjas did not know Kitahara Kaede, the fact that Sunagakure had planned an attack on Konoha for years, only to have their territory ceded instead, left a deep impression on them.

So when Kitahara Kaede appeared at the Kazekage Building, the Sand Shinobi quickly made way for him.

So Kitahara Kaede followed Temari and soon arrived at the place where the Fourth Kazekage had worked.

The living conditions in Sunagakure are terrible, as you can tell from the Kazekage's desk.

There are very few people in Sunagakure who can do things.

The Sand Village has over 30 Jonin, but all of them are promoted by the village itself. The Chunin Exams are also a low-level exam held by the Sand Village itself, so…

It’s really hard to put it into words.

"The village of Sunagakure is extremely fortunate to have the Fifth Hokage of Konoha here." Granny Chiyo walked over with her younger brother.

Both of them were the last advisors of Sunagakure.

Unlike Granny Chiyo, who still had fighting power, her younger brother was old and frail.

but.

"It would be even better if we could form a marriage alliance with Konoha."

“We, the Sand Village, are willing to become subordinate to Konoha,” Granny Chiyo said.

"Huh!?" Temari was taken aback.

"..." Kitahara Kaede. "Are you sure?"

“Yes,” Granny Chiyo said. “I pondered for three days and three nights, and finally realized… that Sunagakure has no hope.”

"Even though we escaped the attack this time, the Sand Village currently has no capable candidates. We can't even choose the Fifth Kazekage."

“Is that so?” Kitahara Kaede said. “That is a wise choice.”

"but."