Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Sasori: I want to be friends with Sandaime Kazekage
[You changed the fate of Sandaime Kazekage and obtained 1 Enhancement Point]
Kirito heard the familiar mechanical voice from the system, which finally confirmed the death of Sandaime Kazekage, and then turned and left.
Since Sandaime Kazekage took the initiative to step forward and die, he kept his word.
The lives of more than 2,000 Suna-Nin and the Sandaime Kazekage put an end to this attack tonight. This is definitely more than a passing grade. Even if the Sandaime has any grievances, he can only hold his nose and admit his merit. There is no longer any possibility of peace talks with the Sunagakure on the condition that there is no compensation.
Peace talks between the Sunagakure and Konoha can continue, but they can no longer propose such outrageous conditions as no compensation, because they no longer deserve this condition.
"Next, it's a matter of cutting the flesh with a soft knife. Sandaime Kazekage was right. It's still difficult for me to destroy the Sunagakure. Once a ninja is freed from its shackles, it will turn into a terrifying monster, harming both itself and others."
Kirito sighed.
With his current strength, he would have no problem using Wind Release: Super Large RasenShuriken again, but the problem was that once he used it, the people of the Sunagakure might abandon their lair and escape.
Sunagakure has been operating from its own lair for so long, it is certain that there are means of escape, and he cannot possibly achieve a complete wipeout.
If he fails to eliminate all of Sunagakure, then these people will become the enemies of Konoha that will never die.
Of course, he personally is not afraid of the revenge of these lingering survivors, but the rest of Konoha is afraid. If these people capture Konoha people every day and even turn into civilian killers, it will definitely cause great trouble for Konoha.
In short, it's not good to treat these people like rats in the gutter.
It's better to deal with enemies who are more obvious.
"With the death of the Sandaime Kazekage, now only the Chiyo of the Sunagakure remains to support it. And with the death of the Sandaime Kazekage, the power structure of the Sunagakure will also undergo huge changes. I'm really looking forward to it."
The next moment, Kirito had an extra tube of fireworks in his hand.
He lit it, and a brilliant firework suddenly bloomed in the night sky.
The fireworks were beautiful and bright. Many Konoha ninja who were heading towards Sunagakure stopped and looked in the direction of the beautiful fireworks in the sky.
Then, many Konoha ninja who were on Kirito's side turned and left one after the other.
Orochimaru looked at the fireworks that suddenly appeared in the night sky and remained silent. He did not immediately choose to leave.
Orochimaru did not depart, and many Konoha ninja who were on the side of the Sarutobi clan had to stop and looked at him.
However, anxiety was evident in their eyes.
In the Shinobi world, power is everything.
After witnessing Kirito's feat of using Shukaku's power to easily destroy more than 2,000 Suna-Nin, their hearts had long since been shaken.
This was not only due to Kirito's display of astonishing strength, but also the fact that more than 2,000 ninjas had used their precious lives to sound the alarm for them.
They now deeply understand that their new commander-in-chief is not a talkative genius who can be easily appeased, but a ruthless person who has already risen to power. He may be young, but like his genius, his other abilities are far beyond those of ordinary people.
If they still dare to act in secret against him, who can be sure that he won't retaliate in the future?
Given Kirito's strength and age, as long as the Konoha upper echelons aren't stupid, they definitely won't give up this pillar that can keep Konoha standing for the next hundred years. Kirito is now a member of the upper echelons himself, and is perhaps already the most powerful among them.
Offend Kirito and you'll be in trouble, unless you don't want to hang around Konoha anymore.
"Orochimaru-sensei, are we leaving too?"
Minato Namikaze, who was by Orochimaru's side, was keenly aware of the changes in the mindsets of these 'own people' around him and quickly asked in a low voice.
As Orochimaru's disciple, he himself had long been labeled as a member of the Sandaime group, and it was unrealistic to want to change sides. There was only one path to follow until the end.
However, after witnessing with his own eyes Kirito's use of the power of the tailed beasts to easily kill more than 2,000 ninja in the Sunagakure frontline base camp, his heart was also shaken a little. However, what he was shaken about was not his own position, but his own ninjutsu system.
In his vision, his ninjutsu system is biased towards assassination, and it is an extreme type of solo burst.
Coupled with the fact that he has constructed this ninjutsu system using the Flying Thunder God Technique, he will become an even more fearsome assassin than Konoha's White Fang in the future. However, the downside of this style of play is that it is a bit too solitary.
Due to the Flying Thunder God Technique, his teammates basically cannot help much, and sometimes they even get in the way.
In the past, when Hanare was still around, he felt that his teammates were useful, but since Hanare went off on her own to join Kirito's team, the new teammates are really not up to much. He has basically completed several recent missions on his own, with his two teammates doing little or nothing the whole time, and on one occasion, they even seriously held him back.
Although he doesn't say so, he is already a little dissatisfied, and on a few occasions, he wanted to ask Master Orochimaru to let him go on missions by himself.
But he would no longer entertain such thoughts now.
Since the person walking in front of him had not shown any signs of disliking his teammates, how could the person lagging behind do so?
With his current level of vision, he naturally could see just how abnormal Kirito's strength was. He felt that Kirito could completely destroy the ninja in the Sunagakure frontline base with just his own strength if he wished to, and there was no need to do what he had just done, which was to waste time and worry about the good soldiers in the army to surround and kill together.
He had previously thought that Kirito's actions were a waste of manpower, but it now seems that it was a brilliant tactic.
Kirito deliberately did not kill all the people from the Sunagakure alone, leaving some hard bones for them. In this way, not only can they feel a sense of participation and be proud of this great victory, but they can also use this to severely beat them with their powerful strength and enhance their own prestige in the army.
Minato looked at the anxiety in the eyes of these people around him, and he understood that after this battle, Kirito's position as the overall commander of the army had completely stabilized. In the future, if anyone dares to play small tricks or act insincerely, they will have to weigh carefully which is better to bully, themselves or these more than two thousand Suna-Nin.
"Let's go, the main characters have all left, and we supporting actors are just going to stay here and work hard for no reward."
Orochimaru heard this and smiled slightly, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
He saw a problem that was much more profound than Minato's.
In this battle, Kirito had gained more than just hearts and military achievements, but also fame.
After this battle, Kirito's reputation, which had been severely damaged in the village before, would all come back. The more severely he had been suppressed before, the greater the reward he would receive.
In addition, he had further trampled on the shoulders of the Sandaime faction and risen to power.
He has crushed the Sandaime's peace negotiations with the Sunagakure, and will surely gain the admiration of the village's many hawk ninjas. The village's situation will change further.
"As expected, strength is the most important thing. Without strength, no amount of conspiracy and trickery will help. As long as someone defeats their enemy in a straightforward manner, they can easily get back what they lost, and even get more."
Orochimaru clearly saw the essence of the problem, and was filled with emotion.
At the same time, his desire to become stronger grew ever stronger. How could he be convinced when he was being surpassed by a junior in terms of strength? But there was nothing he could do about it. The speed at which this junior was improving was somewhat frightening. He thought that if he wanted to improve step by step, he would probably never be able to catch up with him in his lifetime.
If he wanted to catch up, he would have to focus more on training and researching the strengthening curse mark, and he would also need to get enough funds and resources.
In addition, he might have to continue to give up some people's things.
"Hokage, what a difficult choice."
Orochimaru watched as the ninja of the Sandaime faction left one after the other, and his mind began to calculate.
Then he glanced at Minato beside him, and his cold expression melted slightly.
"Teacher Orochimaru can only be a supporting role now. It seems that if I continue to train in the usual way, there is little chance that I will become Hokage. I must make some appropriate changes."
Minato's clever brain was spinning at high speed at this time, trying hard to seek change.
He was no longer prepared to go solo on missions. He had to take his teammates into account and find a way to increase his personal strength.
To do this, he had to make changes to his ninjutsu system.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique is the core of my ninjutsu system, and that will never change. But right now, using it is a bit too much for me. If my teammates have the energy to spare, why don't they help me share the pressure of using this technique? Maybe I can split this ninjutsu into several parts and let other people help me maintain it, reducing the difficulty and burden of using it."
Minato was thinking about how to effectively involve teammates who were just tagging along on the mission, when suddenly he had a brainstorm.
...
On the other side, when Kirito sent up the signal firework to announce the retreat, the people of the Sunagakure were still celebrating their survival, but soon they noticed something was wrong: the hero who had single-handedly turned the tide was not showing up.
In response, many people believed that Sandaime Kazekage must be fine, and was just resting after expending too much chakra.
But as time passed, the plausibility of this idea became increasingly tenuous.
When a Sunagakure jōnin adept at Earth Release brought the already-cooled corpse of Sandaime Kazekage out from underground, countless members of the Sunagakure fell into a deathly silence, with anger and grief brewing in their hearts.
No one knew who cried out first.
For a moment, countless Suna-Nin surrounding the corpse of Sandaime Kazekage wept in grief, and their collective cries grew louder and louder.
As the cries spread, the news of Sandaime Kazekage's death also gradually spread throughout the Sunagakure.
When Rasa learned of the news that Sandaime Kazekage had died in battle, his first action was to ignore the attempts of others to stop him and come out of the safe house. He quickly came to Sandaime Kazekage's side, looked at the large hole in Sandaime Kazekage's chest, and, after confirming that Sandaime Kazekage was dead, finally broke down and wept.
His parents were both ninjas and died in battle at an early age. Sandaime Kazekage gave him the warmth of a father, and even though he knew that Sandaime Kazekage's love for him was largely due to his Magnet Release: Gold Dust, he still regarded Sandaime Kazekage as his own family.
Now, this relative who had always helped him in Sunagakure was dead, and he instantly felt the whole world grow dark.
Then, a strong sense of hatred was born in his heart, instantly taking control of his brain.
"Kirito Tosaka, I will definitely kill you!!!"
Rasa cried out as he held the body of Sandaime Kazekage and looked up at the sky.
In the crowd, Akashige, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked at Rasa, who was blinded by hatred and was about to go crazy. A faint smile appeared on his emaciated face, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
A moment later, he patted the armrest of the wheelchair with the recently made prosthetic limb and said to his son Sasori behind him, "Go back, Sasori."
"Okay, Dad,"
Sasori nodded and obediently pushed the wheelchair away.
"Dad, can the Sandaime be used to make a puppet?"
Once they were out of the crowd, Sasori suddenly asked timidly in a small voice.
Akashige's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard Sasori's words, and he turned around, ran his hand over Sasori's little head, and said tenderly, "Not yet. The corpse of a Sandaime is a very important material, and it cannot be used for practice. When your puppet technique is strong enough, I'll find a way to help you get it."
During the time he had been back from Iwagakure, the happiest thing for him was discovering that his son was a genius at puppet arts. This genius quality was not only reflected in the manipulation of puppets, but also in the design and manufacture of puppets.
In just a few months, under his careful tutelage, Sasori's puppet arts were already no worse than those of an average old puppet master. Given time, he would inevitably surpass him, and could even surpass his mother.
Not only that, but Sasori has an outstanding talent for learning about human puppets.
After an accident, Sasori came into contact with human puppet technology and, within a short period of time, invented several secret medicines that preserve the activity of corpses.
In Akashige's view, his son's genius is almost monstrous. He not only learned puppet techniques from him, but also medical ninjutsu from his mother, and he has become proficient in medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing without knowing when.
"Okay, Dad, I will work hard,"
Sasori was full of expectations after receiving the promise, and an excited expression appeared on his young face.
He liked puppets because they were all his friends. Sandaime Kazekage had been very kind to him, and he really wanted to make friends with him.
Now, when he matured in puppet techniques in the future, he could make friends with Sandaime Kazekage.
By then, he would definitely turn this friend into a super-powerful puppet.
Meanwhile, a large number of spies lurking in Sunagakure were stunned by this explosive news and quickly sent the news out secretly in their own ways.
This news is really explosive.
They are sure that once this news is sent out, it will definitely set off an earthquake in the ninja world.
Sandaime Kazekage was no insignificant figure. He was known as the strongest Kazekage, extremely powerful, with few weaknesses thanks to his Magnet Release jutsu, and his power was outstanding. He could even fly, and was considered to be in the first tier of the famous Kage-Level powerhouses in the ninja world.
But for such a big shot to have died, and to have died at the hands of a young upstart, was truly shocking. Many people who learned the news were at first dumbfounded, and didn't quite believe it was true.
However, when they read the second half of the news and learned who killed Sandaime Kazekage, they all revealed relieved expressions, while at the same time feeling a strong sense of awe and worry.
...
Konoha, Hokage's office, where Sandaime Hokage and the three Hokage advisors gathered together in a rare occurrence.
"Hiruzen, what is it that is so urgent that you called us over in the middle of the night?"
Once everyone was present, Homura Mitokado, who had dark circles under his eyes, immediately asked, his voice full of discontent.
Because of the war between Kumogakure and Amegakure, Sandaime had asked him to gather intelligence, collect information on ninja from both Kumogakure and Amegakure, and pay close attention to the movements of Kumogakure. He had been busy as hell these past few days.
He hadn't had a good night's sleep in almost a week, and today he really couldn't hold on any longer. He was just about to get a good night's sleep when he was woken up by his subordinates and told to come to a meeting.
Utatane Koharu's situation is similar to that of Homura Mitokado. She had been used to a good life before, but now she has been forced by Sandaime to work at the new Root. The workload is a bit too much for her.
To be honest, she now admires Danzo very much.
Although this guy is not a good person, his work ability is really beyond reproach. The two of them, her and Homura Mitokado, combined, probably aren't as efficient as this guy.
"Sandaime is giving you guys face by asking you to come. If you don't want to come, you can simply give up the position of Hokage advisor, so that you don't have to waste your time in this position."
Momo Senju stood by Sandaime's side at this time and said in a strange voice.
"You..."
Utatane Koharu was immediately angered by Momo's taunts. She wanted to retort, but Homura Mitokado held her shoulders down, so she had to swallow her words back and glared at Momo Senju, who was looking at him with disdainful eyes.
"Cough cough, enough, this is no time to argue. Look at this, it was just delivered from the frontlines. We must make a decision as soon as possible before dawn."
Sandaime was currently worried about the major incident that Kirito had just caused, and did not want to waste time watching the three of them engage in a war of words, so he spoke to stop them.
Afterwards, he handed a scroll to Momo.
When they saw that Sandaime did not take the initiative to pass the information to them, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu's faces suddenly changed, but they did not say anything. They fixed their gazes on Momo, trying to guess from her facial expression just how important the information that Sandaime had just given was.
The next moment, they saw Momo's face change drastically, and then she revealed a relieved smile.
The two of them felt a sinking feeling in their hearts when they saw Momo's expression change, and they realized that this information was likely to be detrimental to their Sandaime faction.
Sure enough, when they read the content of the scroll, both of their faces changed, followed by a gloomy expression.
Kirito Tosaka led an attack on Sunagakure, using the power of the tailed beasts to cooperate with others to destroy more than 2,000 ninja on the Sunagakure front line, and personally succeeded in killing Sandaime Kazekage.
Although the content was very little, the weight of it was surprisingly large.
Both of them were shocked by the content of the information on it, and their hearts could not calm down for a long time.
"Time is urgent, so tell me your opinions, what should we do about this?"
Without waiting for the two men to calm down, Sandaime began asking the three of them for their opinions on how to deal with the matter.
However, as he spoke, his gaze kept looking at Momo.
Momo did not speak immediately, but just looked at Sandaime with a calm face, waiting for Sandaime and the other two to perform.
The content of the intelligence was shocking. Kirito had done a great service for Konoha tonight, but it still could not hide the essence of Kirito's disobedience.
Soon, at the sign of Sandaime's eyes, Utatane Koharu, who was ready for battle, spoke up: "Sandaime, Kirito Tosaka is so bold as to attack Sunagakure while we are negotiating peace with Konoha. He is defying the Hokage and the authority of the village. Obeying orders is the duty of a ninja. If everyone follows his example, won't Konoha be in chaos? This matter must be severely punished."