After taking over the snake uncle's foundation, Sasuke came to surrender on his own initiative.

From the spy that Snake left in Konoha, we learned that Konoha had indeed followed the original plan to find Tsunade to take over as the Fifth Hokage.

Yin Zhu had no intention of delaying and decisively embarked on a journey of expansion.

At this moment, he is leading the team and is ready to challenge the neighboring country. Now that he knows where the target is, he will wield the blade in his hand without hesitation to cut off all obstacles!

In the past, when Ototake was the deputy leader of Otogakure, he held this belief.

Now that he has become a leader, he still sticks to his original aspirations and moves forward courageously.

This is not a change in status, but the ambition deep in one's heart, which finally no longer needs to be hidden.

Therefore, after a short preparation,

Yinzhu resolutely decided to lead his ninjas and head straight to Takigakure.

Starting from the Land of Rice and heading towards the Land of Taki, after leaving the border of the Land of Rice, there are mostly mountains along the way, and the total distance is about two hundred and forty kilometers.

If you choose to walk, it will take an average person at least ten days to reach the destination, crossing mountains and hills.

However, with the speed of ninjas like Yinzhu, even if they are Genin, with the increase of chakra, they can reach Takigakure in less than two days.

However, Yinzhu did not forget the new Yinnin he had recruited.

These wandering ninjas who are keen on making trouble are similar to the bad youths of the 21st century. They have excellent martial arts skills, but if they stay in the village for a long time and do nothing, the long-term peaceful life is more likely to cause instability.

Therefore, he had to arrange various tasks for them regularly. The previous village expansion was one of them. Especially the large-scale battles between ninja villages were the favorite things of these brave and aggressive wandering ninjas.

of course.

They would run away if they couldn't fight enough, and they had no organization, discipline, or honor of the ninja village. This was to be expected for wandering ninjas.

Yin Zhu had anticipated this.

"It's like the waves washing away the sand. If you wash it a few more times, you will always find gold even in the sand..."

This is Yin Zhu’s plan.

It seems that his Otogakure welcomes everyone, even Tom, Dick, and Samurai can join, wanting to lean on him for shade.

If this is the thinking, Yin Zhu can only say that these people are really daydreaming.

"There is no such thing as a free lunch. If you don't put in any effort, you won't get anything in return."

In the yard, Yin Zhu, who was waiting for his men to gather, slowly curled up a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

These wandering ninjas probably thought that Yin Zhu was some kind-hearted man.

But I don’t know.

Only those who survived are qualified to stand out from the corpses everywhere!

After all, peace has always been built on the basis of war.

Since Yinzhu wants to develop and expand Yin Village, invasion and expansion are inevitable.

War and killing are the eternal themes of the ninja world.

......

In the next period of time, the main feature of Sound Village will be to attack the surrounding ninja village forces at a fast pace and occupy territory!

The frequent large-scale battles on the battlefield will quickly integrate the newly joined Sound Ninjas into this big family and inspire each Sound Ninja's sense of collective honor.

After all, no emotion can surpass the feeling of comrades fighting side by side.

As more and more ninjas poured in, Yinzhu implemented a clear and simple ninja hierarchy system in Yin Village.

Leader > Elite Jonin > Jonin > Chunin > Genin

This system is not intended to create class antagonism, but Yinzhu wants the newly joined "bad youths" to be able to distinguish between the big and small kings.

Moreover, after the ninja village expands further, he also plans to follow the example of Konoha, establish an authority department, and set up high and middle-level authority positions to better manage the village.

At present, Yin Zhu is a hands-off boss. Apart from strategic directions such as expansion of power and expansion of the ninja village, he does not care about other matters in Yin Ninja Village.

For example, the neighboring countries have been busy with the "Sound Ninja Tide" recently, including the personnel arrangements and management of the newly joined Sound Ninjas, the clarification of the ninja hierarchy, the surging demand for protective gear, food, medical care, clothing, and various standard weapons and equipment, etc.

Yin Zhu didn't ask any of these questions.

He can take and use the essence of the power structure of the ninja village, but Yin Zhu has no intention of copying all the dregs.

If everything needs to be handled by him as the leader, then what's the point of being a leader?

It would be better to be a carefree wandering ninja.

The most important role of the strongest ninja in a ninja village is to provide external deterrence, and the rest is just to enjoy the rights.

The purpose of the ninjas who originally established the ninja village and set up the so-called Five Kage and Jinchūriki was no less than the same.

But as things developed, things went a little off track.

Oonoki, such a powerful ninja, suffered permanent lumbar muscle strain due to sitting in the office for many years to handle government affairs. Sarutobi Hiruzen, a ninjutsu doctor, actually developed a telescope technique to peek at girls bathing in the bathhouse in order to relax during his high-intensity work!

This is a distortion of human nature!

This is a moral decline!

This is also the rigidity of ninja thinking.

Because most of the ninjas in the ninja world only know how to train and fight.

The IQ, leadership, and strategic talents that are very important in the ninja village management system are pitifully rare! Even the proportion of ninjas who can handle simple administrative work in the five major ninja villages is pitifully small.

This has resulted in the position of "shadow" no longer being a symbol of power and honor.

But they are the hardest working and most tired oxen and horses in the ninja village!

Possessing the strongest strength, but also doing the hardest work...

"Isn't this stupid?"

Yin Zhu scoffed at this.

Therefore, it is Ototake's duty to start training young men like Neji in the ability to handle government affairs and lead troops in battles from now on.

The intelligent ninja - Kabuto, and the iron-blooded general - Zabuza, are the two generals under Ototake, and they are also the only two Oto-ninjas in Oto-ninja Village who hold the position of elite jonin.

The two, one civil and one military, take charge of all matters in the village, and then distribute them to the lower-ranking jonin - Neji, and the special jonin - Kimimaro. Then there are the few chuunins like Haku, Karin, and Tayuya, who are in charge of coordination and operation and maintenance.

As for the more than a thousand newly recruited Sound-ninjas, regardless of their strength, they are all Genin and do the most basic work in the village.

For example, using earth escape to build mud houses and lay foundations.

Use water to dig canals, build underground sewage treatment systems, and irrigate crops.

Use fire escape to burn straw and garbage to make the village environment clean and hygienic.

Use wind escape to open up mountains, expand the Sound Village, or cut down trees to build houses.

The electric current speaker designed with Thunder Escape can be hung at the entrance of the village as a loud speaker, or the voltage intensity can be controlled and then electric shock can be used to rescue the villagers who have fainted or collapsed suddenly...

......

Noon.

My own two-acre yard.

When more than ten core backbones under his command and several sound ninjas that Yin Zhu intended to train were all present.

Yin Zhu then issued them an important task.

Goal - Destroy Takinin!

He sat in a chair with a relaxed look on his face, his eyes swept over the nearly twenty figures below, and then he spoke lightly.

"Before Konoha takes any action against us and the surrounding countries fail to react and intervene, I plan to start the second expansion plan of Sound Village."

"Wow—"

The yard suddenly went from silence to noise.

Except for Zabuza and Kabuto, everyone else looked shocked.

After looking at each other, warlike young men like Jūgo Kimimaro showed excitement on their faces, while the more rational ones like Shiro and Karin had worried expressions on their faces.

after all......

It is the only medium-sized ninja village that has a tailed beast, and in terms of war potential, it is second only to the five major ninja villages.

Yin Zhu raised his hand lightly, and the noise in the yard disappeared in an instant.

"Except for the Seven-Tails, the others in Takigakure do not pose any threat to our Soundgakure. Therefore, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaede, will be left to me."

Yin Zhu glanced around, then his eyes fell on the two figures at the front of the crowd, and said with a smile, "The rest of the Taki ninjas will be left to you to deal with. Any problems?"

"No problem!" Shigeo's face flushed and he immediately raised his hand excitedly and shouted.

All eyes in front, behind, and around looked over at once.

Sasuke realized that the voice came from beside him and turned to look.

But her little face was startled immediately, and then she raised her head high, with the corners of her mouth twitching, "It's him, this guy... is he a monster? How come he's so tall?"

To the right of Shigeo.

"Ahem..." Kimimaro frowned slightly, stood on tiptoe, and finally pulled down Jūgo's raised arm, cursing silently without showing any emotion on his face. "Did I ask you? Are you just shouting at the top of your lungs?"

Jūgo: ???

The front of the crowd.

Kabuto and Zabuza exchanged a quick glance, then bowed slightly to Yinzhu and spoke respectfully.

"Yes, Master Yinzhu!"

Yin Zhu showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then waved his hand, "Okay, Honglian, Youguiwan and Niutou stay, and the others go down to make arrangements. Bring all the newcomers in the village, and set off before dark tonight."

"Yes!"

He could destroy the village by himself, but there would be no point in doing so.

Without experiencing killing, Neji and his friends would always be just flowers in a greenhouse.

Bright, but fragile.

The emotional stimulation brought by killing can also effectively accelerate the evolution of their Sharingan.

......

boom! ! ——

The moment all the newly joined Sound Ninjas heard the mission, the entire Sound Ninja Village suddenly became boiling with cheers coming from everywhere.

Especially those ninjas who had just mastered some ninjutsu and thought they were the strongest, were even more excited and excited, and exclaimed in amazement.

"There's a big move right away! It really wasn't a wasted trip!"

"A large-scale war between ninja villages? Exciting!!! This is the life I want! It's much more thrilling than wandering around..."

"I heard that if you perform well, you will be rewarded with advanced ninjutsu?"

"Take out the words 'heard'!"

"Hey, Yamazaki-kun, we are all Sound Ninjas now, and we are all companions. There is no need to hide it like before. Tell me honestly, what is the highest level of Ninjutsu that you have mastered?"

"...D-level Wind Style...air current dance..."

"Hahaha...it seems like everyone is the same! The techniques they keep in their arsenal are just the common stuff in the ninja world!"

Yamazaki: “…”

"Our opponents this time are those bastards from Takigakure. It's so satisfying! They usually rely on the tailed beasts to bully us wandering ninjas in Takigakure! We must teach them a lesson this time!"

"After all, it is a ninja village with a formal system. The Daimyo of Takikuni is willing to invest in it. I heard that it has one or two thousand ninjas. Can we be its opponents? We are not being used as cannon fodder by that leader..."

"I also think that everyone should be more rational."

"Didn't you see that those talented young men are fighting with us? They are the leader's confidants. Could they also be cannon fodder?"

"He's just a coward who's afraid of death! If you want to be promoted to Chunin, or even Jonin, and have status and wealth, you have to fight for it! It's better than being a wandering ninja that everyone looks down on for the rest of your life!"

"Before, everyone had no choice and no way out. Now that you have a powerful ninja as your backer, why would Lord Ototake, a powerful ninja who is no less powerful than the Five Kage, train you if you don't risk your life?"

"That's right! Do you want to be just a Genin of Otogakure forever?"

"..."

Except for a few people who were wary, the vast majority of the newly joined Sound Ninjas began to gear up, ready to do a great job and perform well.

The big stage of Sound Village gave them the opportunity to improve their strength.

These wandering ninjas and ninjas from mercenary organizations have been lingering in the darkness of the ninja world for years, and they actually have a very keen sense of smell.

What they need is actually just an opportunity.

And now, Yinzhu gave it to them.

Those who are unwilling to be at the bottom of the ninja ranks their entire lives will naturally desperately seize this opportunity to show off.

......

Under the overall leadership of elite captains such as Kabuto, Zabuza, Neji, and Kimimaro, the entire Sound Village actively mobilized its troops and prepared to set off.

Squadron leaders such as Bai and Karin received the food and various weapons supplies they needed for the journey from Dou, who was in charge of logistics.

Then he distributed these supplies to every Sound Ninja under his command.

Then, they began to prepare to embark on the journey to Taki Country.

Kind-hearted Otoninins like Bai and Gyuto who don't like killing are gradually influenced by Otontake's ideas and become shaken in their hearts.

"Peace is only built on the basis of strong strength. The peace gained by forgetting the war like the Kingdom of Hot Springs is only short-lived and false!"

"When the great powers' military advances, the so-called peace of the small nations will perish in an instant!"

In just a few hours, Otogakure gathered a total of 1278 ninjas.

Except for some "old men" who had joined the Sound Village during the time of Orochimaru, the rest of the passionate warmongers, led by elite captains such as Kimimaro, were divided into four battalions, eighteen squadrons, and three hundred and nineteen teams, and quietly marched westward towards the Land of Water Trap.

Inspired by advanced ninjutsu, almost all the new Sound Ninjas chose to join this expedition. After being tested by their respective squadron leaders, the outstanding ones became team leaders, each leading a small team of four people.

Kabuto, Zabuza, Neji, and Kimimaro led four battalions respectively, each with a total of 319 people.

Yin Zhu did not show up, so major decisions were mainly made through consultation among the four of them.

Among them, Zabuza, who had experience in small-scale wars in Kirigakure, was the leader, and Kabuto was his deputy and think tank. As for Neji and Kimimaro, the two relatively young captains, they were mostly just learning from them.