I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Jiraiya clenched the information in his hand, wanting to vent his inner dissatisfaction. He didn't expect such a big thing to happen in the village. Konoha has been plagued by disasters in the past two years.

First there was Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha, then the Uchiha clan defected, and even the Hokage Building was razed to the ground. You can imagine how chaotic the village is now.

I was also unhappy with Danzo, but not to this extent. Tsunade's letter gave a very vague description of the reason for Uchiha Yalan's defection, but he could not betray the village anyway.

Jiraiya hates people who betray the village, just like he was puzzled by Orochimaru's escape.

The next time we meet we will be enemies.

"What are you doing here, lecherous immortal?"

Seeing Naruto coming, Jiraiya quickly hid the information behind him. Now Naruto is at an important moment of training, and he can't let the things in the village affect him.

So he didn't want to mention the defection of Ye Lan and Sasuke.

Fortunately, Naruto didn't pay much attention to newspapers and was some distance away from the Fire Country, otherwise Jiraiya would have been unable to hide the fact that the Uchiha had defected.

"How many times have I told you not to call me a lecherous immortal?"

Not sure if he was really angry or pretending to be angry, Jiraiya rubbed Naruto's hedgehog head and said.

"Okay, okay, stop touching me! I just wanted to ask you how is this kind of practice?"

Naruto felt a little uncomfortable being touched and said with some disgust.

"What's the problem? Oh, that's it. You should do this first..., then that..."

Jiraiya no longer relied on Naruto to figure things out as he did in the past, but explained things to Naruto in detail. The departure of Ye Lan and Sasuke made him feel a sense of crisis.

...

Sand Hidden Village

"Has Konoha replied?"

Gaara looked mature in the Kazekage's uniform. It had not been long since he took office, but he already had the aura of a superior.

"Yes, but Konoha's version is that Uchiha Yelan stole Konoha's secret technique, and was discovered by Advisor Danzo, who fought with him. Advisor Danzo died on the spot, and Uchiha Yelan fled to Konoha..."

Gaara closed his eyes and listened to the Sand Village ninja report on the situation in Konoha. There was a newspaper on the table.

The large characters on it were clearly visible, with the largest title being "The Uchiha Clan declares independence and leaves Konoha!"

"Tsk, so that's how it is. I knew that Uchiha Ye Lan was not a good person."

Kankuro said with disdain after listening to the report.

He was very angry about the fact that he could not withstand Ye Lan's attack at the beginning, but he was happy that Ye Lan ended up like this.

"Should we send someone to Konoha to express condolences? After all, one of our advisors died in battle, and as allies we should go and visit."

Temari, on the other hand, took these things less seriously. As Gaara's sister, she also started thinking from the perspective of Sunagakure.

"Haha, you don't believe the bloody facts, but you really believe the explanation given by Konoha?"

Granny Chiyo, who had been sitting on Gaara's right, said this after a creepy laugh.

Since Gaara became the Kazekage, Maki invited Chiyo and her brother out again. Chiyo came out once after Sasori showed up, and this time she came out to stabilize Sunagakure, so she came out reluctantly.

"What is Elder Chiyo's opinion?"

Maki said respectfully that everyone present were the core members of Sunagakure and there was nothing that could not be said. He also did not believe what Konoha said, but instead thought that the content in the newspaper might be true.

"Ahem, I heard that Uchiha Ye Lan also controls the same Impure World Reincarnation as Orochimaru, and even has a stronger control. That night, in addition to the huge demon god, there was also a golden sand sea."

Ebizo has never left the village but knows so much about it. He is far from being retired as he seems to be. He secretly controls an intelligence department that has infiltrated every village.

"Gold sand?"

Temari had already thought of something, the Impure World Reincarnation, Kinsa, and the familiar voices that Gaara encountered when he was the Kazekage.

"Are you saying that Uchiha Yalan's father was reincarnated into the Fourth Kazekage?"

He almost called out "Dad", but then he came to his senses and said "Yondaime Kazekage". After all, this was a place to discuss official business, and it would be too rude to call him by that name directly.

"I guess Uchiha Yelan and Orochimaru reached some kind of deal. The Fourth Hokage died at the hands of Orochimaru, so I guess the Impure World Body was also in his hands. I just don't know why it fell into Uchiha Yelan's hands."

Ebizo is worthy of being the former think tank of Sunagakure, and he guessed things almost accurately.

"No wonder this guy was able to escape from Konoha!"

Kankuro said angrily, he himself was not quite sure what kind of strength his father had, but every time he faced him, he would feel an insurmountable gap, and he felt that no one could compare to him.

Besides, the Fengying are good at large-scale combat. Under the same strength, the Fengying can fight against a lot of people.

"If you think so, then you are underestimating Uchiha Ye Lan! He is definitely a dangerous character!"

Chiyo put away her playful smile and spoke seriously.

As someone who had directly fought against Danzo during the Second Ninja World War, she was well aware of Danzo's strength and ruthlessness, and she had suffered a lot on the battlefield in the Rain Country.

Ye Lan, who can kill such a person, is definitely not as simple as he seems on the surface. Besides, he is less than seventeen years old, about the same age as Temari. Ye Lan's strength has already made her feel a little panic in her heart, reminding her of the legend she heard when she was a child.

"Then what attitude should we have as the Sand Village?"

Kankuro asked, no matter how nice Ye Lan said, he was just a traitor ninja, and a traitor ninja had no right to trade with the big ninja village. No matter how strong you are, if you become a traitor ninja, you have to keep your tail between your legs. The main thing now is how to face Konoha in the future.

"Send some symbolic gifts and ask if they need our help. If it's not excessive, agree immediately. If not, return to the village immediately..."

Chiyo was relieved to see Gaara made the decision. Based on her understanding of Tsunade, the people Gaara sent out would most likely come back immediately. After all, this was a family scandal, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Gaara, just show your appreciation and don't get too involved, otherwise you might end up wasting your energy and not getting any benefits.

"What about the Yondaime Kazekage?"

Temari still has some feelings for her father, and it was obvious that her father still cared about the village at that time, otherwise he would not have shown up at that time.

She bit her lips tightly, feeling somewhat unwilling that a dignified Fengying could be used like this.

"Temari, don't be impulsive. Consider the overall situation now!"

When Maki saw Chiyo frowning, he immediately felt something was not right and stepped forward to persuade her.

"No, I can't let my father be used like a puppet. This concerns the dignity of Sunagakure!"

Temari was a little excited and stopped calling him the Fourth Hokage and just called him dad.

"Gaara, did you know that your father was there the day you became the Kazekage? Yes, of course he was there. Uchiha Ye Lan was there that day too. Father might have broken free from his restraints and came to see us!"

Temari's imagination is indeed not weak. She became more and more excited as she spoke. If Rasa had not discussed this with her before, Temari would not have had such an idea. But it happened that Rasa spoke to her in person that day.

"Are you serious, Temari?"

Gaara's expression changed for the first time. He was mostly filled with hatred towards his father, but now sitting in the position of the Kazekage, he could understand his thoughts a little bit, although he was still very unhappy.

But now, after hearing Temari say that Rasa witnessed him becoming the Kazekage that day, he began to hesitate again.

"Gaara, you are the Kazekage now! You can't just focus on your personal feelings!"

Chiyo saw that the situation was not good, and Gaara spoke directly with some hesitation.

Gaara had a look of struggle on his face, Temari looked at him expectantly, Maki and Kankuro were already sweating profusely.

Only Ebizo was still drinking tea leisurely, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Temari, lead the team to Konoha and ask their ideas first!"

Gaara made up his mind and said directly.

"Confused!"

Chiyo was a little angry and was about to walk out regardless of Temari's happy expression. She and her brother had finally gotten out of the mountain, and she was really angry when they met such an emotional Kazekage.

"elder sister!"

Ebizo called out to Chiyo.

"Why are you so used to the scenery here that you don't want to go back and go fishing with me?"

When Chiyo is in a bad mood, she can scold anyone.

"Sister, when you first found out that Scorpion was still alive, you weren't in a good mood either..."

Ebizo's long eyebrows prevented others from seeing his gaze, and his leisurely posture made him seem out of place with the people present.

Chiyo fell silent for a moment, and silently returned to her seat and sat down.

Gaara and the others pretended not to see it and began to discuss the things to pay attention to when going to Konoha. Just when they were about to finish, Ebizo said something slowly.

"There is news that Uchiha Yelan fled to the Rain Country..."