Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

Unlike the joy and excitement of Konoha, there was deathly silence in the front-line camp of the Sand Village.

"What should we do?" someone asked in a hoarse voice.

"What else can we do? We'll know sooner or later." Someone lowered his head and muttered, "Before the fight started, I said we shouldn't fight Konoha..."

"Stop talking, are you questioning the decision of the Third Kazekage?!" someone shouted.

The atmosphere fell silent.

There was an unbearable silence in the air.

In fact, all Sand Ninjas feel this way.

The battle front looked promising at the beginning, but other than killing Konoha ninjas, it did not bring any benefits.

We can only use good news to temporarily boost people's morale.

But now after the setback, everyone calmed down as if a bucket of cold water was poured on them.

Start to reflect on what is the significance of this war?

A black letter, along with the mechanical bird, soon arrived at the Hidden Sand Village.

In a simple mud-brick house next to the village, Grandma Chiyo looked at the battle report on the table, raised her head and rubbed her eyes.

dong dong.

There was a knock on the door behind me.

"Come in," she said, already having a guess in her mind.

The door opened.

Standing outside the door was a little boy with red curly hair and fair skin. He was holding a puppet toy in his arms and looked a little uneasy.

"Grandma Chiyo, why haven't Dad and Mom come back yet..."

"They will be back soon."

Grandma Chiyo showed a kind smile on her face, turned around, walked to her beloved grandson and squatted down.

"Scorpion, don't worry,"

"The war will end and our lives will get better. That's what mom and dad fought for."

"But……"

Before Scorpion could finish his words, hurried footsteps were heard coming from the corridor.

"Who is so rude?"

Granny Chiyo frowned, but saw the Third Kazekage walking towards them quickly with several Sand Ninjas with heavy faces.

There was an oppressive aura around them, which slowly surrounded Chiyo and Scorpion like a substance.

"Hey, isn't this the Third Kazekage? How come you have time to come to my little shabby house today?" Grandma Chiyo's heart couldn't help but skip a beat when she saw the expressions of the Sand Ninjas at the back, but her grandson was still here, so she deliberately spoke in a relaxed tone.

"..."

The Third Kazekage said nothing, but just glanced at Scorpion.

"Scorpion, please go back to your room." Grandma Chiyo said softly, "I have something to talk to the Third Kazekage."

"Yeah." Scorpion nodded obediently, then turned around and went back to his little room.

"Can we talk now?"

Granny Chiyo took a deep breath and looked at the Sandai Kazekage, her eyes narrowed slightly.

If possible, she really hoped that the other party would not speak.

Every time I see him there is never good news.

"...They are dead." The Third Kazekage spoke bluntly.

"..."

Grandma Chiyo's pupils dilated and her breathing unconsciously quickened.

"When? No...no, who did it? Who!" She suppressed her anger, her words came out from between her teeth, and her eyes were bloodshot.

My grandson is still in the small room, and now he is all I have!

I can’t, I can’t fall like this yet…

"Hatake Sakumo of Konoha, but now his nickname has changed to Konoha White Fang." The Third Kazekage answered expressionlessly.

"Okay, okay, what does he look like?"

"White hair, sharp aura, wearing the green vest of a Konoha ninja."

After the Third Kazekage finished speaking, he looked at Granny Chiyo and said, "The situation on the front line is very bad right now. We need someone who can stabilize the situation."

"So, you want an old woman like me to go to the front line?"

Granny Chiyo looked at the Sandai Kazekage's face, which seemed to never change expression, and her voice trembled a little.

"You don't have to be modest. I know your abilities very well." The Third Kazekage looked at her and said, "We are all ninjas. Ninjas are tools to complete missions. The Daimyo has given us the mission to go to war with Konoha, so we must carry it out."

"Otherwise, what is the point of ninjas existing?"

"Moreover, in terms of qualifications and abilities, you are the most suitable candidate."

"If you go to the front line, with your poison, Konoha will be very wary, and you are also a powerful puppeteer, so you will never get into trouble like them..." The Third Kazekage analyzed rationally, but was interrupted.

"enough."

Grandma Chiyo looked at him, her disappointment evident in her words.

"Give me some time, I'll go."

"Well, as soon as possible."

After the Third Kazekage finished speaking, he took out a black letter and said, "After the war, I will hold a grand funeral for them and the ninjas who died in the village."

After the Third Kazekage left, Granny Chiyo seemed to have lost all her strength. She sat down against the wall, her body shaking uncontrollably.

"elder sister……"

Ebizo came out of his room and looked at him worriedly.

"I'm fine..." Grandma Chiyo covered her face, but couldn't stop the tears from flowing out: "Don't let Scorpion know..."

In the small room, the young Scorpion leaned against the door with his head lowered. The black shadow covered the upper half of his face, and no expression could be seen on his face.

In front of him, a pair of half-made parent puppets were lying quietly on the ground.

This was originally a surprise he planned to prepare for his parents when they returned.

However... all this is impossible.

He didn't hate the Konoha White Fang. Death was a normal thing in a fair fight on the battlefield. His parents had also taken many lives.

But, Scorpion hated that expressionless guy who was called the Third Kazekage by everyone.

It was him who started this war!

The seeds of hatred slowly sprout in the darkness.

Several days have passed since the attack on the Konoha camp, and a farewell ceremony is now being held in the Konoha camp.

“I’m so ashamed…”

Hatake Sakumo had a complicated expression and lowered his head slightly. He was a little afraid to face the gazes around him because he was the one who was being seen off.

Although he survived thanks to the combined treatment of Toru Ito and Tsunade, he was unable to use chakra for a long time afterwards.

Otherwise, the remaining poison would be released and he would have to return to Konoha to recuperate.

The Konoha ninjas also understood this very well.

But Hatake Sakumo couldn't get over it in his heart.

My companions were still fighting on the front line, but I became the first one to leave the battlefield...

"Don't be too stressed, Sakumo, you did very well this time." Orochimaru encouraged him.

"I have written down your achievements and results and handed them to the Third Hokage. When you return, you will receive the best treatment."

"Yeah, Sakumo, don't be so sad, cheer up!"

Tsunade patted his shoulder and said, "Because you killed those two people, the morale of the Sand Village army is in turmoil now!"

"I hope I didn't cause you any trouble. I heard that Chiyo is going to take action..." Hatake Sakumo said with a wry smile, "She will probably cause a lot of trouble if she gets angry."

"Then don't worry, I'm here and... Hey? Where's Ito Toru?" Tsunade was about to pick up Ito Toru, her good assistant during this period, but she looked left and right and couldn't find him.

"Hehe...have you forgotten? Dan went on a mission today, and he said he wanted to go along to broaden his horizons, so he went with Red Bean." Orochimaru said from the side.