Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"how come……"

The Sandaime Kazekage's whole body was stiff and he couldn't move. He couldn't even do a simple action like moving his fingers.

The cold night air he breathed into his lungs felt like a needle pricking him.

And slowly, the pain disappeared...

He also suddenly felt something.

“Is this the end of my life?”

At this moment, the pain seemed to be reduced a lot, as if it was slowly sinking into the cool night, making the Third Kazekage's eyes widen in disbelief.

At least... at least see who it is.

The moonlight illuminated an elongated figure.

The sound of rustling footsteps came towards this side.

The Third Kazekage tried hard to raise his head, but he only saw a tattered puppet.

Until the very end... you're not willing to reveal your true form?

He felt a little frustrated and relieved. After all, it would be strange if such a cunning and powerful opponent was exposed in the end.

However, he still felt a little uneasy, not knowing what this guy's purpose was.

Although the actions of the Third Kazekage so far have brought disaster to the Kingdom of Wind, it is undeniable that as a Kazekage, he really feels that he is leading the country and his village forward.

? !

Just when he was about to lose consciousness, the Third Kazekage suddenly saw the puppet's arm, which seemed a little familiar...

His pupils suddenly widened.

Isn't that an arm made of a scorpion?

That young man was actually involved!

The Third Kazekage never considered that Scorpion might be the mastermind, because in his eyes, Scorpion was just an autistic boy who showed a little bit of genius.

So, with a hint of shock and confusion, he slowly returned to nothingness.

This scene was also sensed by Shima Sennin who had been observing the situation here.

"The Third Kazekage...died in battle."

After Shima said this shocking information, cold sweat slowly fell on his forehead.

She never thought that she would be able to witness the death of Isumura no Kage with her own eyes!

"what?!"

Jiraiya and Fukasaku were equally surprised.

"Old lady, you are not mistaken, are you?"

Fukasaku's reaction was even greater than Jiraiya's, and he asked eagerly.

Although it is old and has experienced many changes of shadow-level powerhouses, this is the first time that it has come into such close contact with the fall of a shadow-level powerhouse.

"How could I be wrong!"

Shima lowered his voice but his expression was serious: "Until the very end, that man never revealed himself. I don't know how he killed the Third Kazekage."

"According to current information, he is a very scary puppeteer!"

"Puppet master..."

Jiraiya swallowed and felt his head was as big as a bucket.

All along, the Kazekage has not been a puppeteer, but a bloodline limit that manipulates sand. The relationship between the puppeteer and the Kazekage is similar to that between the Third Hokage and Danzo.

And what is happening now is as if Danzo planned to ambush and kill the Third Hokage!

It is really shocking and unbelievable.

"But this is also good. Wouldn't Jiraiya's mission be accomplished in one go?"

Shima said optimistically, "You don't even have to do it yourself."

In her opinion, this is a good thing because it does not require much effort to complete the task.

It's like pie in the sky!

"No, old woman, you know very little about these things."

Fukasaku knows more about the ninja world, so he is not so optimistic.

“Isn’t this a good thing?”

Shima didn't understand.

"Little Jiraiya, why aren't you talking?"

"…It's okay. I'm just thinking about something."

Jiraiya rubbed his brows in distress.

"Anyway, thank you two immortals for this time. Please go back first."

"Well, you should be more careful."

Boom!

Fukasaku and Shima lifted the summoning technique and returned to Myōboku-san.

Jiraiya turned back without hesitation, carefully avoiding various easily exposed areas and moving forward in the shadows.

There was no trace of smile on his face.

Although the mission was indeed accomplished, it was not something to be happy about.

Even though the Third Kazekage was somewhat ruthless and reckless in his actions, he had been in office for many years after all, and both enemies and friends had sufficient intelligence about him.

Now that he is dead, no one knows what kind of person the new Kazekage will be.

There are suddenly many more variables!

Moreover, their mission this time is more about assassination rather than killing.

This is why when Toru Ito proposed this plan, everyone felt it was a bit outrageous, but still acceptable.

Just like Kakuzu assassinated the First Hokage.

It may sound outrageous, as the strength of the two sides is almost so different, but it is also a strategic means when necessary.

A carefully planned assassination could put the Sand Village on alert, forcing them to take a defensive stance and shrink their front line.

This way the front line can catch its breath and at least leave enough strategic buffer time.

Or the Third Kazekage might be forced to strengthen his defense, just like Hanzo of the Salamander, spending most of his energy and time on defending himself, thus neglecting the desire for expansion.

But if I kill him... the entire Hidden Sand Village will go crazy!

Just like this situation now.

Jiraiya didn't dare to imagine how crazy the ninjas of the Hidden Sand Village would go after the truth was exposed!

Moreover, in this situation, if the other party puts the blame on our group, there will be no way to clear ourselves of the blame!

We must tell everyone the information quickly.

Jiraiya thought so, took a bottle of wine, poured it over his head, then scattered it on his body, found a small path and walked in.

The toad summoning beast he left outside had already informed him that Toru Ito and his group were resting in the inn.

So Zilai walked purposefully along a winding path, and took a few more gulps of the wine he had not finished drinking, burped a few times, then came to the small hotel and gently knocked on the door.

"Hey - open the door!"

"I am back!"

This scene naturally also fell into the eyes of the Sand Ninja who was secretly monitoring.

"Could the explosion just now... be related to him?"

Even though the Sand Ninja complained a lot about his job, his vigilance as an intelligence officer still made him suspicious. However... he noticed that there were no signs of battle on Jiraiya's body, and he could smell the scent of alcohol even from such a distance, which slowly dispelled his doubts.

This level of fighting noise cannot be hidden in any way.

No matter how powerful a ninja is, after the battle is over, the chakra riot in his body is difficult to calm down quickly.

And if he could really do that, then he would not be able to deal with his opponent...

There is even less need to worry!