Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 45: Mobilization of Sand Village

Sand Hidden Village.

"Has the Third Hokage not been found yet?" At the Jonin meeting, Chiyo, who was highly respected in the Sand Village and had made outstanding contributions to the village during the Second Ninja World War, asked with a tired face.

"No." The Anbu in charge of searching for the Third Kazekage lowered his head.

"Because our actions of searching everywhere have attracted the close attention of other ninja villages. If we can't find the Third Hokage in a short period of time..." The speaker was the senior ninja Rasa.

He didn't finish his words, but everyone present could understand the unfinished meaning in his words.

Most of them had experienced the Second Ninja World War and survived that brutal war. They knew the rules followed by this Ninja World better than anyone else.

A large ninja village without shadows is bound to attract prying eyes and malicious intent.

Especially now that the ninja world has been recuperating for many years, the losses and vitality caused by the last war have almost recovered.

When the war ended, naturally no one would be willing to start another war easily in a short period of time. But now, everyone's heart was shrouded in a shadow.

"Lord Chiyo!" A masked ANBU suddenly appeared, knelt on the ground and presented a scroll of intelligence.

Chiyo took the scroll with a sullen face. She knew very well that if it was not extremely important intelligence information, the Anbu would not disturb this important jonin meeting.

Using a special seal to unlock the intelligence scroll, Chiyo carefully looked at the contents on the scroll. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she was still shocked by the contents on the scroll and frowned.

Looking at the gloomy Chiyo, the jonin participating in the meeting as well as the clan leaders and elders of the major ninja clans all looked at each other, with a heavy shadow inexplicably covering their hearts.

"You all can take a look at it too." Chiyo threw the scroll in her hand to Luo Sha beside her, indicating that he should pass it on after reading it.

After Luo Sha picked up the scroll and flipped through it, his expression suddenly turned ugly.

Soon, the contents of the scroll were circulated among everyone in the room, and most people showed anxious and flustered expressions on their faces.

"Hmph! Those barbarians from the Hidden Cloud Village!" Luo Sha snorted.

"This is a provocation to our Sand Village! The border defense may not be able to withstand the all-out attack from the Cloud Village." Another jonin echoed, worriedly.

The intelligence said that the Hidden Cloud Village was showing signs of an outcry, and a large number of manpower needed to be deployed to the border with the Hidden Cloud Village.

The worst thing is that the intelligence clearly stated that the one who led the Kumogakure attack was the Third Raikage!
In the ninja world, the title of Kage from any of the five major countries can bring great pressure and threats to people.

If they were just some Cloud Village troops, the Sand Village would not take it too seriously. It would be nothing more than an exchange and confrontation between the two.

But once the Shadow of a Village is dispatched, it obviously means the beginning of an all-out war!
If the Third Kazekage, who was known as the strongest, was still there, then it would be nothing more than a direct confrontation. But now the Third Kazekage has been missing for a long time, and even a sweeping search has not found him.

In the absence of a leader, the most direct problem facing them is that the war has begun, the enemy's shadow is defeated, then what should they do on their side?
No one dares to underestimate the combat effectiveness and lethality of any of the five national kages. If there is no matching strength to restrain them, the casualties of Sand Village will be difficult to control.

In the war between the Sand Village and the Land of Rain, it was because the Chiyo brothers and sisters blocked the Rain Ninja Demigod and neutralized his poison that the Sand Village was not completely annihilated. As a legendary figure who rarely fought against two big countries with a small country and survived with the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Land of Rain is one of the few who can be compared with the Kages of the five big countries in terms of fame and strength.

"The Third Raikage is too arrogant. He actually wants to become the Kage of the Sand Village while the Third is missing. This is forcing us to start a war." A heroic female jonin stood up and bowed respectfully to Chiyo. "Chiyo, I am willing to lead the support to the border. I will then contain the Raikage."

"I can too. My magnetic escape can play a greater role on the battlefield." Rasa, who was standing opposite the female jonin, glanced at her and stood up to challenge for battle.

Looking at the two people standing up, Chiyo felt her head hurt again.

Luo Sha and Ye Cang are the best among the jonin of Sand Village. They both have strong strength and bloodline limits. The lethality they can bring in war is even more powerful.

The Third Kazekage has been missing for so long, and the news has spread throughout the ninja world but he still hasn't been found. Whether it is Chiyo, or the jonin, clan leaders, and elders present, they all already have a clear conclusion in their minds.

That was the legendary strongest Kazekage, who had been killed!
Now that the war is about to begin, the position of the Kage cannot remain undecided. Among the most promising candidates at the moment are Luo Sha and Ye Cang.

Especially Rasa, who has the magnetic escape technique inherited from the Third Kazekage, and is considered by many to be the successor of the Third Kazekage, with great advantages in all aspects.

Ye Cang has made many contributions to the village, and his Burning Escape has invincible destructive power in war and combat.

Both of them have many supporters.

Chiyo was also well aware that all the jonin present wanted to establish a Kage as a role model as soon as possible, to at least provide morale for the village's ninjas.

Of course, if Chiyo, as the Kage's advisor, is willing to inherit the title of Kage, then everyone present, including Rasa and Yekura, will not and cannot object.

But everyone also knew that these two siblings would not bear the title of Shadow.

Ever since Chiyo's daughter-in-law died at the hands of Konoha's White Fang, Chiyo's only wish is to kill White Fang with her own hands.

But the news of White Fang's death that came from Konoha more than a year ago made Chiyo's only wish shattered.

If the village didn't still need her, she would have retired from the world long ago to accompany and teach her only grandson, Scorpion.

"In this war with the Hidden Cloud Village, whoever can achieve the highest merit will become the Fourth Kazekage!

As for the rest, they had to contact the daimyo to ask for funds, gather and select ninjas from the village to provide support, and all of them had to divide the work and start preparing.

Finally, send a letter for help to our ally Konoha, and ask them to send a Sannin to support us." Chiyo issued orders one by one in a swift and decisive manner.

"Do we really need to ask Konoha for help?" Ye Cang frowned. The war hasn't even started yet, but we're asking our allies for help...

"Konoha can't escape. I don't believe that barbarian from the Hidden Cloud Village would quietly pass through the border of Konoha and do nothing.

At least, as allies, let them help us bear some of the pressure and losses." Chiyo snorted.

(End of this chapter)