Naruto: Konoha Uzumaki Shirataki

Monzaemon is already in his seventies this year. In his old and frail state, this first-generation puppet master has long since ceased to interfere with anything in Sunagakure Village.

Except for the last time, at the repeated request of the Third Kazekage, Monzaemon went out once and held a meeting with the ninjas of Amegakure Village at Kamiooka, but in the end he was disturbed by Shirataki.

In the past few years, Monzaemon has not left any rumors in the ninja world. Ever since he passed the Chikamatsu Ten to Chiyo, he has completely disappeared without a trace, as if he has died of old age.

But the real situation, the senior officials of Sunagakure naturally knew that Monzaemon was not dead. He was just tired of the disturbances in the ninja world, and because he was old, he chose to live in seclusion in the depths of the desert and concentrate on studying puppets. A higher state of art in order to spend the rest of my life here.

It is also for the sake of enjoying your old age. In fact, the Third Kazekage had long wanted to mobilize Monzaemon to the battlefield, but he had never been able to do so. After all, Monzaemon is senior and has a high status. In addition, as the originator of puppet masters, he enjoys a high reputation and status in Sunagakure Village.

In this case, the Third Kazekage actually couldn't change Monzaemon, and the latter might not give him the Kazekage face every time.

But now, it was different that Chiyo came forward. As Chiyo was a disciple of Monzaemon, and with this relationship as a bond, the Third Kazekage felt that Monzaemon had to come out again this time.

"Elder Chiyo, I will trouble you this time. I will always remember the contribution you and Elder Monzaemon have made to the village." He said these words sincerely. It was finally decided, so the Third Kazekage turned to look at Ye Cang again.

Seeing that Ye Cang seemed to be asleep, the Third Kazekage lightly knocked on the table, but Ye Cang still had no response.

The scene was quiet for a moment. Without a trace, he turned his attention to Chiyo. The Third Kazekage coughed, as if to hide the embarrassment on his face, and then asked calmly, "How long will it take for the drought to reach here?"

Also looking away from Yegura, Chiyo sighed inconspicuously and replied, "It will take at least about half a month. It's not like you don't know about Senior Hanban's physical condition, Sandai."

"Okay, let's wait a little longer." Frowning, the Third Kazekage pondered for a while. He seemed to be thinking about something, and seemed to be making some kind of trade-off secretly. His expression sometimes flashed with hesitation, and sometimes There was a faint struggle.

Chiyo noticed the change in the expression of the Third Kazekage, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and asked softly, "Sandaime, are you hesitant about whether you should transfer Fukukage over?"

It was no surprise to the Third Kazekage that Chiyo revealed his thoughts. After all, the current situation was clear to everyone present, and there were only a few high-end combat forces in Sunagakure Village. It was clear at a glance what issues he would consider at this time.

"Share the blessings." The Third Kazekage really wanted to use the power of the tailed beasts to counter the huge pressure exerted on them by Shirataki and Hatake Sakumo, and reverse the unfavorable situation that Sunagakure was currently facing.

However, the Third Kazekage was really hesitant as to whether he should be the first to open this "Pandora's Box", increase the intensity of the war again, or even start a full-scale "nuclear war".

"Forget it, let's wait a little longer." After he recovers from his injuries, if Monzaemon, wind erosion, and drought are added to the situation, the Third Kazekage feels that Sunagakure may not have the strength to confront Konoha again.

"That's it, let's adjourn the meeting." A few minutes later, he walked out of the meeting tent, walked through the dead silence of the camp, and returned to his residence.

Standing at the door of the camp, Chiyo paused. Raising her head and looking up at the night sky, Chiyo stood quietly for a long time, her eyes empty and blank. At this moment, her face seemed to have become much older, and her back looked extremely lonely.

One minute, two minutes until more than half an hour passed before a soft voice called "Mother-in-law" came from behind.

Turning his head slightly, he saw his daughter-in-law as expected. Chiyo responded with an expressionless expression, "It's you, Spider."

Before Chiyo could finish speaking, the spider rudely interrupted Chiyo's words. She opened a pair of red eyes and gritted her teeth with hatred on her face and said, "Mother-in-law, Hatake Sakumo."

Unexpectedly, Chiyo's eyebrows suddenly frowned, and he interrupted the spider rudely, shouting loudly and angrily, "Stop talking!"

This loud roar seemed to stun Zhidao directly. Her lips trembled slightly, but she could not utter a complete sentence.

Seeing the spider's appearance, Chiyo sighed inwardly, but on the surface he still pretended to be strong and said, "Are you capable of revenge on Hatake Sakumo? I'm afraid even my teacher wouldn't dare to say that Hatake Sakumo is strong enough." Sheng, if you go to find him, you will only lose your life in vain."

Perhaps Chiyo's words were too hurtful, or perhaps the spider's nerves had been stimulated to the extreme at this moment. She immediately took a deep breath and also roared, "Then can I let it go like this?!"

"The person who died was my husband and your son, but now you are telling me the strength of my enemy. Is this a matter of strength?!"

"Mother-in-law, if you are afraid of death, just pretend you didn't see it! Even if I risk my life, I will still avenge my husband!"

Seeing Spider's messy look, Chiyo was already in a bad mood, and now she became even more angry. She simply said bluntly, "Spider, if you insist on dying, then I have nothing to do with you."

"But don't forget, Xie is still just a five-year-old child. He no longer has a father. Do you still want him to have no mother?" Chiyo's words were like a sharp sword. It pierced into Spider's heart, leaving her speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

The atmosphere between the two became silent for a while.

Seeing that Zi Zi finally calmed down and no longer kept shouting for revenge, Chiyo softened his expression and persuaded him in a sincere tone, "Zi Zi, I know you feel wronged. To be honest, how can I feel better? But? The war between us and Konoha, and all the hatred caused by it, are not within the category that can be solved by individual power."

After finishing speaking, Chiyo changed his tone, and with a sincere and seductive attitude, he enlightened the spider from another angle: "You have to know that Konoha is now surrounded by enemies. We, Iwagakure, and Amegakure are all attacking Konoha. "

"Under this situation, as long as we, Sunagakure, can hold on and contain some of Konoha's forces here, then there will definitely be progress on the allies' side."

"At that time, as long as the coalition forces win and Konoha is defeated, think about it, how can the eggs be destroyed after the nest is overthrown? Our enemy Sakumo Hatake, and that hateful bastard Shirataki, no one can escape the corresponding sanctions. "

Chiyo keeps talking about "defeating Konoha" and giving "sanctions" to Shirataki, Hatake Sakumo and others. It seems that he is very sure that Sunagakure Village will become one of the winners of this ninja war.

Spider may have believed it, or it may have been for other reasons, such as thinking of her young son Xie. In short, she did not speak anymore, seemingly acquiescing to the rhetoric given by Chiyo.

It is currently difficult to say whether Konoha will be defeated, whether Hatake Sakumo will be killed by Spider and Chiyo, and whether Shirataki will be subject to the so-called sanctions.

At least, for Sunagakure Village, which was defeated in the first battle and even lost nearly half of its troops, the hope of defeating Konoha seems to have become very slim.

Unless, all the family wealth is spent, like the decision made by the Third Kazekage, all the older masters of Sunagakure are transferred to the battlefield to make up for the lack of high-end combat power. Only by doing this, Sunagakure seems to have regained the ability to compete with Shirataki. The capital of the Konoha Ninja Army under his leadership, but before that, they could only avoid the edge for the time being.

Over the next week, the Sunagakure army began to regroup. Under the orders of the Third Kazekage, the camp retreated fifty kilometers, or one hundred miles, directly into the territory of Kawa no Kuni. Groups of Sunagakure ninjas packed up their tents, moved basic materials, dismantled the large ninja tools that guarded the city, and followed the leader's footsteps on the way back.

The reason why he had to retreat so far was that it took time for the Third Kazekage to recuperate from his injuries, and it also took time to wait for the strong men from the older generation of Sunagakure to arrive, and the Third Kazekage could not tell whether Shirataki would give them time. In order to prevent the Konoha ninja army from taking advantage of the great victory to attack, it is beneficial to be more cowardly at this time and try to leave a strategic buffer zone, exchanging space for time.

The second reason is that the Sunagakure troops have lost so many troops after all, so they need to replenish not only their troops, but also a large amount of combat supplies, such as equipment, food, medicine, etc. Pulling back the battle line can bring the ninja army closer to the village. This is not only to shorten the time required to replenish manpower and various supplies, but also to effectively ensure the safety of the supply line.

Sunagakure's movements were big and fast. When Konoha's spies buried inside Sunagakure sent back information and the ninjas of the Hyuga clan went over to verify it, the Sunagakure had long since disappeared, and only a piece of yellow sand remained at the location of the original Sunagakure camp.

Shirataki was slightly surprised when he received this news, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be reasonable. If the Third Kazekage's mind was not screwed up, it would be strange not to retreat after suffering such a serious loss.

He just didn't expect that the Third Kazekage would be so decisive. At the same time, Shirataki also knew very well that retreating did not mean admitting defeat, nor did it mean surrender. After all, Sunagakure's high-end combat power was not greatly damaged. After supplementing the bottom-level combat power, He is still capable of fighting several tough battles with the Konoha ninja army led by Shirataki.

Considering that most of the Suna ninjas ran into the Kingdom of Sichuan, Shirataki also ordered the relocation of the camp and led more than 4,000 Konoha ninjas into the Kingdom of Sichuan. In this scene, at first glance, it seems that Shirataki is pursuing the Suna ninjas and wants to wipe out all the Suna ninjas. However,

If you carefully calculate the time it took to move the camp for more than a month, you will find that Shirataki was obviously delaying on purpose. Nara Shikaji could see this, but the de facto second-in-command of the Konoha Ninja Army obviously had no intention of going against Shirataki, and he still carried out Shirataki's orders without any discount.

As for the reason why Nara Shikaji was so cooperative, Shirataki didn't quite know the reason, but things could go according to his ideas, and he had no intention of trying to figure out Nara Shikaji's thoughts. Hatake Sakumo's sudden return gave Shirataki a glimmer of possibility. He was waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi's order. As long as he could wait until Hiruzen Sarutobi settled things in the village, Shirataki believed that the other party would give him orders. He took off his position as an officer and transferred himself back to the battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain.