83. Confused Sunagakure

Southern part of the Land of Wind.

Here lies an endless expanse of ocean.

Due to years of erosion by sea winds, the environment here is relatively humid but also high in salt, making it completely unsuitable for growing crops.

However, thanks to its excellent marine resources and intense sunlight, this area has become the famous "Salt City" of the ninja world.

Over forty percent of the salt in the entire ninja world is produced here and sold to various regions, generating substantial tax revenue for the Land of Wind each year.

Beyond the Salt City stretches the boundless ocean, dotted with small islands.

Sailing southeast along these islands leads to the secluded, island-nation of the Land of Water.

Today, however, a hazy mist has settled over these usually cloudless islands.

Within the mist, numerous sailboats are heading toward the Land of Wind.

"Lord Mizukage, we are almost at the Land of Wind."

Biwa Juzo, carrying the Executioner's Blade, appeared at the bow of the ship, gazing thoughtfully at the nearby land.

At his reminder, the baby-faced Yagura finally emerged from the cabin.

The massive figure of Fuguki Suikazan followed closely behind, clutching a letter in his hand.

"That old man Danzo has sent word. It's time for us to make our move."

Hearing Danzo's name, a vein on Yagura's forehead twitched.

His eyes burned with anger, and an evil aura rapidly spread from his body.

"I understand. Let the blood of the Sand Village wash away the shame of the Mist."

In the next moment, a massive surge of tailed beast chakra erupted.

Hard spikes pierced through the sea surface, and the enormous beast's shell forcefully pushed the water aside.

A colossal monster, as large as an island, rose from the mist.

The violent pressure transformed into raging currents that surged in all directions.

The sudden release of this evil aura filled everyone with terror.

As the Mizukage, Yagura had decided to vent his fury on the Sand Village.

Thus, from the very beginning, he unleashed the full power of the tailed beast within him, transforming into the complete Three-Tails form!

As the spiked, ferocious maw opened, a large amount of yin-yang release chakra quickly materialized in the air, eventually converging into a dark purple energy sphere in the Three-Tails' mouth.

A destructive aura immediately enveloped the entire Salt City.

In an instant, the Sand ninjas in the city felt their skin crawl.

When they turned to look at the sea, they saw the dark purple Tailed Beast Bomb hurtling toward the town!

"Boom!"

The destructive light engulfed nearly half of the city.

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At the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain.

The Kazekage, Rasa, and the elder advisor, Chiyo, were discussing how to counter the Leaf's impending counterattack.

"According to intelligence, the Leaf's reinforcements number around a thousand."

"Among them, the most troublesome are Minato Namikaze, who arrived early, and the leader of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha."

"Adding to that, the kid who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan the other day, this battle won't be easy."

Due to the stress of recent days, Chiyo looked several years older.

While Rasa's expression was equally grave, he remained relatively optimistic.

"Although Minato and Fugaku have come to support them, we did manage to kill Danzo. Even if we can't advance, we should be able to hold our ground with the numerous outposts we've established in the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers."

From the Sand's perspective.

Danzo had already died saving Shisui Uchiha.

The dealings between the Mist Village and the Leaf had not been revealed, so Rasa was unaware of Mei Terumī's existence.

Thus, in the eyes of Rasa and the Sand, the Leaf's top-tier fighters were essentially Minato, Fugaku, Shisui, and Kakashi.

As for Tsunade, who suffered from hemophobia, she was no longer a threat.

With their numbers and the numerous outposts they held, they might not be able to continue their assault on the Leaf, but they should be able to defend their positions.

Hearing Rasa's thoughts, Chiyo fell silent for a moment before speaking. "I've always had a doubt. Why would Danzo sacrifice his life for an Uchiha brat?"

Having fought against him many times.

Chiyo was quite familiar with Danzo's scheming nature.

Given his personality, he should have sent his subordinates to die in his place. How could he sacrifice himself to save a subordinate?

Especially when that subordinate was an Uchiha.

Although not from the Leaf, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Leaf's higher-ups was well-known.

Under such circumstances, Danzo's actions were hard to interpret without suspicion.

Hearing this, Rasa also frowned, but he remained firm. "But I did pierce through his body, and I'm certain it wasn't a clone. With those injuries, even Hashirama Senju couldn't have survived!"

Chiyo shook her head. "In any case, my intuition tells me that old fox Danzo couldn't have died so easily."

Rasa's frown deepened. "Elder Chiyo, even if Danzo isn't dead, are you suggesting we abandon the territory we've fought so hard to gain and retreat back to the Sand Village in disgrace?"

This was also a dilemma for Chiyo.

If they stayed, they might fall into Danzo's trap and face utter ruin.

But if they retreated to the Sand Village, the dissatisfaction from within the village and the daimyo would likely overwhelm the young Kazekage, who had only recently taken office.

The Sand Village was now caught between a rock and a hard place.

Fortunately, this dilemma did not last long.

An urgent military report soon broke the silence between Chiyo and the Kazekage.

"The Land of Water has officially declared war on the Land of Wind. The Mizukage used a Tailed Beast Bomb to destroy the Salt City and is leading a large force of Mist ninjas along the southern coast of the Land of Wind to launch a full-scale invasion!"

When Rasa read this report, he was stunned.

Chiyo took the report from his hands and, after reading it, was equally stunned.

The Mizukage, a jinchūriki, personally leading a force of Mist ninjas, experts in water release, to attack the Sand Village located in the desert...

What an obscure turn of events.

But Chiyo quickly grasped the underlying meaning.

"That damned Danzo!"

"This must be the work of that damned Danzo!"

"He must have secretly colluded with the Mist during their battle, timing this perfectly to target us!"

Chiyo was nearly beside herself with rage.

She was all too familiar with Danzo's tricks.

During the Second Great Ninja War, she had collaborated with Danzo numerous times in the Land of Rain.

Some of those collaborations involved teaming up to deceive the Rain and Stone Villages.

Of course, there were also times when they allied with the Stone to deceive the Leaf.

It was these experiences that made Chiyo certain this was Danzo's doing!

Hearing Chiyo's nearly hysterical outburst, Rasa's expression darkened like water.

"The southern border forces of the Land of Wind are under Pakura's command. If she can hold off the Mist using the terrain, we might still have a chance."

Rasa seemed unwilling to give up. Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to relinquish the gains they had made.

After all, if they could hold onto the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers, it would create a significant mission market for the Sand Village.

But this idea was immediately refuted by Chiyo.

"Lord Kazekage, you still don't understand the so-called 'Darkness of the Shinobi.'"

Her eyes gleamed with apprehension.

"Since he had prepared in advance, he couldn't have truly died to save an Uchiha brat."

Chiyo spoke with absolute certainty. "This is definitely his scheme!"

"We must retreat! Immediately!"

Despite the elder advisor's firm stance on retreat, the young Rasa still hesitated.

But soon, another report arrived.

Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha, leading five hundred Leaf ninjas, had launched an attack on the Land of Rivers.

The Sand forces stationed there were in disarray, utterly helpless against the two giants.

After crushing the Sand forces, they were now advancing toward the Sand's main camp at the border of the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain.

Not only that, but Danzo himself was leading the main Leaf forces, officially launching an assault on the Sand!

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