Why are all of us who transmigrated at the same time demons?

However, they made no attempt to conceal their actions when eliminating the Sand Ninja who were destroying the water pipes, and even deliberately left behind the Rain Ninja Village's symbol.

In Loran's vision, even if Rasa left no clues, the Sand Village leaders should have started thinking in that direction when they saw the heads of the Sand Village ninjas who had gone out to sabotage the water pipeline.

Then they will find the locations where these Sand Ninja died, and discover the clues that Loran deliberately left for them, thus learning the true culprit.

Loran will also take this opportunity to demonstrate the power of the Rain Village. Since I was able to silently kill your Kage amidst the Rain Village's tight defenses, I can easily take the head of any of your Sand Village ninjas. So you better behave yourselves and stop causing trouble.

This was originally intended as a deterrent, but who could have known that Chiyo and the others didn't realize just how incompetent Rasa was, and at the same time, they didn't realize just how outstanding the Akatsuki assassination squad was in the current ninja world.

After all, an assassination squad has four Kage-level experts, and two of them have bloodline limits that are skilled in assassination.

Therefore, Chiyo and the others had a strange misunderstanding. They were convinced that there must be a traitor in the village, otherwise how could Rasa, a mere shadow, have his head taken away so quietly?

My Sand Village is one of the five top-tier ninja villages, you know? Even if Rasa is weak, he's still a Kage, right? It can't be that my Sand Village is too weak to be a match for an assassin, can it?

Impossible, absolutely impossible, there must be a traitor in the village.

However, the backup plan that Sasori left in Yura's mind just happened to confirm Chiyo and Ebizo's conjecture, and Sasori also had a previous record of killing the Third Kazekage.

Therefore, the two, who were already convinced that Sasori was the murderer and were feeling guilty, were eager to cover up Sasori's tracks for the sake of their son/nephew's reputation. Thus, they deliberately misled other high-ranking officials and forcibly pinned the blame on Amegakure (which was not actually the blame).

Just like with the Third Hokage incident, they could pin the blame on Konoha and launch a war simultaneously, thus diverting attention from Sasori. Under the cover of war, they could easily eliminate clues, and the Kazekage's death would remain a permanent mystery.

It was precisely because the two were so reliant on past paths and busy using the same old tricks to divert the village's attention that they overlooked the important clues that Loran had deliberately left for them.

Otherwise, once the two calm down, they will discover that the real culprit is Amegakure.

Well, it doesn't seem like there's much difference.

No, there is still a difference.

Just like the conversation between Jim Hack, Britain's strongest postwar prime minister, and Sir Humphrey Upby, the cabinet secretary.

"We should always fight for the weak against the strong."

"We should uphold the principle of helping the weak and punishing the strong."

"Well, then why don't we send troops to Afghanistan to fight the Russians."

"Oh, then why don't we send troops to Afghanistan to fight the Russians?"

"The Russians are too strong."

"The Russians are too strong."

When the Sand Ninja realize that Rasa's head was taken from the Sand Village by the Rain Ninja, they will realize that the Rain Ninja are too strong and not a good target for revenge, so they will turn their guns on other easy targets.

In this way, Loran achieved his goal of intimidating the Sand Ninja, making them behave themselves.

Now, Chiyo and her brother feel that Sasori of the Red Sand is "too strong," so Amegakure becomes the easy target. As a result, Sand Ninja will target Amegakure for "revenge," thus rendering Loran ineffective as a deterrent.

Now, all the major ninja villages have been infiltrated by Loran, turning them into sieves. Whether it's the biological monitors developed based on White Zetsu—the mayfly worms—or the miniaturized automated machine soldiers—the spy worms—they are constantly transmitting top-secret intelligence from the major ninja villages back to Amegakure.

The decisions made by the various ninja villages can be delivered to Loran's table immediately.

Therefore, Loran, upon learning of the Sand Village's internal decision-making, was so angry he almost laughed.

As we all know, people can be quite speechless when they are speechless.

Loran didn't blame the team members; they did a great job, completed the mission beautifully, and left enough traces of the Rain Ninja as Loran had requested.

But they never expected their opponent to be so despicable, disregarding the truth about the lives of two generations of Kazekage for their own selfish interests.

It seems that Chiyo hasn't been living in seclusion long enough; his ideological awareness is still lacking!

Why did she act so unlike a "worm" when Gaara was captured?

Ultimately, it was because the Akatsuki organization was so sloppy that the clues left by Sasori and Deidara were known to all the Sand Village ninja, and she simply couldn't keep it a secret any longer.

Or was it because she had been living in seclusion for a longer period and was older, and had even seen through the affairs of her children and grandchildren?

Loran had no idea about this.

"We must take strong measures against such treacherous creatures."

"Zero Burial is on the move. We must kill Chiyo. This time, we must kill Chiyo in front of so many Sand Ninja. We must also teach the Sand Ninja a lesson that is profound enough to make them fall out of the ranks of the Five Great Ninja Villages."

This battle must strike fear into the hearts of all nations, so that they will never again dare to easily invade the Land of Rain.

Oh, and while you're at it, bring back the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. They won't need the One-Tail anymore.

"The Sand Village is useless; they can't train Jinchuriki properly, so I'll take them in."

Zero Burial is a flesh-and-blood incarnation of Loran, combining the power of six clones. He is usually remotely controlled by Loran and leads the entire Akatsuki organization.

Therefore, under Zero's command, the Rain Ninja and the Akatsuki formed a force of a thousand and set out.

Zero didn't take the Sand Ninja seriously, but this was indeed a good opportunity to train his troops.

This time, we must inflict a severe blow on the Sand Shinobi, ideally like Zhang Wenyuan did to the Eastern Wu, so that the name of Akatsuki can silence the Sand Shinobi's nighttime crying.

You can't reason with these ninjas who make a living by killing; only swords can make them sit down and listen to your verbal sparring.

The weak cry out in despair, but no one pays attention. The strong murmur softly, their voices ringing out.

Why is Naruto's talk-no-jutsu so effective? Because he usually uses it after he has already defeated his opponent.

Talk without substance is just empty rhetoric; only when you demonstrate sufficient ability will people listen, even if your words are just empty talk.

Foolish Sand Ninja, your Akatsuki grandpa is coming to kill you!

Chapter 88 Naruto: Sweeping Vanguard

Kakumaru was a Chunin from Sunagakure, of average birth. His grandfather and father were both ninjas, but not from any prominent ninja clan; before his grandfather, his family were commoners without surnames.

My grandfather benefited from the early days of the Sand Ninja Puppet Army, which enabled him to become a ninja by relying on puppetry.

From then on, the Kakumaru family acquired the surname Sand Puppet. The Sand Puppet family continued to hone their skills in puppetry, with three generations serving in the Sand Ninja Puppet Force.

Therefore, even though the Sand Puppet family has never produced a Jonin, Kakumaru has made a name for himself by relying on the connections his grandfather and father had built in the Sand Puppet Army, and he is expected to become the first Jonin of the old Sand Puppet family, bringing glory to his ancestors.

As a key member of the Sand Village's elite puppet force, Kagumaru, the Sand Puppet, was naturally among those conscripted for this campaign against the Rain Village.

Kakumaru wasn't worried about this; it wasn't like they were attacking Konoha, but Iwa and Kirigakure. Amegakure had always been subservient to Sunagakure; if it weren't for Hanzo of the Salamander, Amegakure wouldn't even have the chance to stand up to Sunagakure.

Moreover, I heard that Hanzo the Salamander died because of the infighting among the Rain Ninja, and the Rain Ninja leader who took over was a guy whose name I'd never heard of before. Now the Rain Ninja are even easier to bully.

As for how the former leader Rasa was killed by a bunch of weak Rain Ninja, didn't Chief Chiyo say that the evil and cunning Rain Ninja used those water pipes to ambush the Kazekage who was on an inspection tour?

As Lord Kazekage was right, those water pipes are so thick that if they can transport water, they can also transport troops.

The foolish daimyo couldn't see the poison hidden beneath the honey of the Rain Ninja. He ignored the loyal advice of us Sand Ninja, acted against the tide, and went his own way, causing the death of the Kazekage who had worked so hard. Is such a daimyo still worthy of loyalty?

As for the rumors that Kakumaru had vaguely heard about Lord Rasa dying inside the village rather than outside it, the clever Kakumaru declared that he resolutely refused to believe such nonsense.

The ninjas of the Great Sand Village are of the highest caliber in the world. How could the village's Kage lose his head in his own backyard?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

This must be a lie spread by an ambitious person with ulterior motives!

"Having achieved enough merit this time, I suppose being promoted to Special Jonin shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Kakumaru thought to himself with delight, "Once I'm promoted to Special Jonin, I'll go back and propose to Minako's family."

Minako's family is related to the Kazekage's lineage by blood, and they have a distinguished family background. If he didn't become a special Jonin, he would be too embarrassed to come and propose marriage.

"I'll work hard from now on, I'll be a ninja who puts in extra effort." Kagumaru encouraged himself as he marched on the road to invading the Land of Rain.

Suddenly, Kakumaru sensed that something was off.

Why is it so quiet all around?

Suddenly, a terrifying roar of a beast echoed through the valley, and a huge green beast descended from the sky, while violent lightning swept through the Sand Ninja's ambush force like a rain curtain.

Sagumaru dodged the terrible attack thanks to his slightly better reflexes.

Just as he was about to retrieve the puppet from the sealing scroll, a powerful green force suddenly erupted. The green beast charged towards him like lightning at an astonishing speed.

This beast was enormous, but its speed was astonishing. It strode with its thick, powerful legs, each step seemingly capable of shaking the earth. In the blink of an eye, it swept in like a whirlwind.

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the ninjas found their ninjutsu and puppets utterly vulnerable to the powerful force of the attack.

The green beast extended its mantis-like appendages, which gleamed with a cold light and were extremely sharp.

Kakumaru watched in horror. Before he could even react, the appendages struck down like lightning. With a sharp crack, Kakumaru and the puppet he had just pulled out were instantly severed in two.

"Huh? That's it?"

"Minako!"

He was plunged into complete darkness before he could even recall those two thoughts.

"The puppet's attacks can't penetrate its sturdy shell at all. We need more powerful ninjutsu!"

"Wind Release Team! Wind Release Team! Follow me!"

Maki watched in horror as the ultimate summoning beast "Kajin" rampaged through the Sand Ninja horde, as if it were nothing.

Every move the opponent made carried the force to split mountains. It was agile and could fly. Its carapace was like refined steel. The poison needles and shurikens shot by the puppet could only scratch the surface of the target. It could also release powerful lightning.

Maki felt that this summoning beast was just as powerful as Shukaku.

He led the Wind Release team, frantically forming hand seals. Their collective battle formation, a fierce wind that split mountains and shattered rocks, swept towards the calamity that was slaughtering many puppeteers.

"Among the five elements, wind and lightning are the fastest, and wind overcomes lightning, so even if you use lightning, you can't stop it."

Die, you beast!

Maki's eyes burned with intensity, and she saw that the collective wind technique was about to severely injure the opponent.

But suddenly, that powerful wind escape vanished, as if it had been sucked away by something.

A young man dressed in a black robe with red clouds, whose features were still somewhat recognizable as Yahiko, and who had violet-colored wavy eyes, appeared before Mokujin and extended his right hand.

It was Akatsuki Zero Burial, Loran's flesh and blood clone, who used the power of the Hungry Ghost Path to absorb the powerful group Wind Release technique of Maki and the others.

Zero frowned as he looked at Mokujin, who was still engrossed in destruction and slaughter and completely unaware of the wind-style sneak attack by Maki and the others.

"It has too much ferocity and not enough spirituality. It needs to be reformed by using the power of the animal path when it goes back."

As Maki continued to form hand seals in preparation for unleashing her signature move, Wind Blade, Zero Burial, who was standing in mid-air, extended his right finger.

"Light Escape: Laser".

In an instant, the chakra of lightning, water, and fire intertwined and fused within Zero's body. As Zero slightly raised his right hand, a bright, high-energy laser shot out from his fingertip like a bolt of lightning.

The laser beam moved with lightning speed, instantly traversing space and hurtling straight toward Magi.

Before Magee could even react, the high-energy laser struck his right hand like a burning meteor. The laser's energy was extremely powerful; it not only easily pierced through Magee's right hand but also continued forward, heading straight for his heart.

In an instant, Magee's body was charred black by the high-energy laser, and a strong smell of burning filled the air. His right hand and heart were destroyed in a flash, and his life force vanished rapidly.

This is the true power of Bloodline Limit: Light Release Chakra. Its speed and energy have reached an astonishing level, making it impossible for anyone to dodge.

This future pillar of Sunagakure and a strong supporter of Gaara's ascension to the position of Fifth Kazekage lost his young life here.

Zero's fingertips flashed with dazzling light once more, like the brightest star in the night sky. Immediately afterward, countless beams of light shot out like bullets, sweeping towards the group of Sand Ninja.

These light projectiles rained down on the enemy with lightning speed, making them impossible to dodge. They streaked through the air in beautiful arcs, like shooting stars streaking across the sky, instantly engulfing the Sand Ninja.

"Light Release: Eight-Span Curved Jewel!"

Countless beams of light exploded amidst the Sand Ninja, unleashing a deafening roar. In an instant, the light shone brightly, dazzling and radiant, as if the entire world had been engulfed by it.

This technique is modeled after the moves of Admiral Kizaru from another world. Now, it shines with its own brilliance in the ninja world, bringing a bloodbath upon its first appearance.

In less than a moment, two hundred elite Sand Ninjas who had invaded the Land of Rain through this valley were completely wiped out!

For this invasion of the Land of Rain, the Sand Village mobilized a ninja force of 1,500 people, personally led by Chiyo and Ebizo.

Sunagakure is the smallest ninja village among the five great nations, perhaps it can rival Kirigakure.

The Sand Village currently has fewer than 10,000 ninja on its roster, around 9,000.

Of these ninjas, a large portion were stationed to guard the vast borders of the Land of Wind and defend against other countries, while another large portion were to remain at the main base and guard some important institutions.

Therefore, if they did not want to launch a full-scale war, the Sand Village could only muster around three thousand ninja troops to invade the Land of Rain.

Chiyo and other high-ranking officials believed that speed was of the essence in this attack, and that quality over quantity was the key to success. Therefore, they brought fewer genin and the invasion force was mainly composed of chunin and jonin.

After all, the total number of ninjas in Amegakure is only a little over a thousand, and many of them are genin. In addition, the average quality of ninjas in small ninja villages is not as good as that of ninjas in large ninja villages.

In Chiyo's view, 1,500 elite ninjas from Sunagakure were more than enough.

At the same time, out of caution, Chiyo also left a reserve force of about a thousand people at the border to provide support in case of any unforeseen circumstances.