Chapter 1244: Wind_3

Chapter 1244 -126: Wind_3

Even they, upon seeing this news, were at a loss and inwardly deeply troubled.

After a brief silence, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was the first to speak: “It seems the Land of Earth no longer intends to intervene in the internal conflict of the Land of Rain. The Hidden Cloud is deploying troops in the Land of Hot Water to divert our attention. It is unlikely that war is the desired outcome for the Raikage or the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning. Nonetheless, necessary preparations must be made; we cannot afford to appear too weak.”

The Land of Lightning wishes for the Land of Demons to weaken the Land of Fire, but at the same time, they do not want the Land of Demons to become the next Land of Fire. Therefore, the foundation of cooperation between the two nations is both tight-knit and mingled with caution.

This is how the balance between countries is maintained.

There are no eternal enemies, and there are no eternal friends.

The Land of Lightning covets the position of the largest nation in the Ninja Realm, and the Land of Demons aspires for the status of the sixth largest nation. The Land of Earth remains as conservative as ever, secretly hiding in the shadows.

As for the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village, drawn into the alliance by the Land of Demons, they instead seem like unrelated bystanders casually tagged along for a show.

According to some rumors, due to the renegade ninja Hoshigaki Kisame from the Hidden Mist Village assassinating the Daimyo of the Land of Water when he defected, the relationship between the Daimyo’s Mansion of the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village has become rather unfriendly, and they are currently trying to mend relations.

The Hidden Mist Village will not be so unwise, even with its unresolved internal conflicts, to act as aggressively as the Hidden Cloud.

Even so, the danger faced by the Land of Fire and Konoha remains extremely frightening.

The menacing Land of Demons and the covetous Land of Lightning—Konoha, with its current strength, is utterly incapable of withstanding the joint suppression by these two countries.

Thus, at the moment, there is only one way to break the impasse, which is to ally with the Land of Wind, which has also been excluded by the Land of Demons.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend; at present, the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind might be described as having a special relationship akin to comrades in adversity.

“Will the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and the Kazekage agree?”

Hiruzen expressed his concerns.

“I am confident that I can persuade the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, but the Kazekage and the Hidden Sand… as fellow Ninja Villages, Konoha should have more persuasive power in the past, right?”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire spoke with some uncertainty.

“I heard that Kazekage Rasa’s mental state isn’t very good. Due to his poor decision-making, there’s already the faint sound of rumors within the Hidden Sand about replacing the Kazekage…”

Hiruzen sighed.

“But he is still the Kazekage now and can make decisions on behalf of the Hidden Sand. The former advisor Chiyo is providing psychological counseling; there should be some effect by now.”

“Alright then, I will quickly send an envoy to the Hidden Sand to probe their current thoughts. Let’s hope the Kazekage can pull himself together again.”

Hiruzen nodded and agreed.

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The thunderous sound echoed through heaven and earth.

A white divine light, representing disaster, enveloped from the sky.

Under such radiance, a terrifying chasm appeared in the desert.

Countless twisted and incomplete bodies fell into the pit, all with eyes wide open in death, the resentful wills almost manifesting from their eyes, becoming tangible.

A cursed venomous voice caused Rasa to suffer in agony, almost suffocating.

“Ah!”

He abruptly sat up from the bed, his consciousness waking from sleep, clutching his sweating forehead, and started gasping heavily.

The room was pitch black, with cold moonlight streaming in from the window, allowing Rasa to barely make out his surroundings.

“What was that, turns out it was just a dream…”

Rasa breathed a sigh of relief.

If he hadn’t woken up in time, those cursing Hidden Sand ninja might have swarmed over and torn his body to pieces.

Because of his poor decision-making, the Hidden Sand was defeated, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Hidden Sand ninja in the war.

The most incompetent Kazekage in history.

Although he didn’t know the current evaluation of him by the Hidden Sand ninjas, those ninjas who cast strange looks at him daily must be thinking this way.

In the history of the Hidden Sand, no Kazekage has achieved such ‘great feats’ as he has.

Even Rasa himself couldn’t help but mock himself.

Due to his ineptitude, he paved the way for the prominence of the Land of Demons, allowing it to formally take the stage among the great nations.

Furthermore, the Land of Wind signed a series of treaties that could be deemed humiliating.

The officials in the Daimyo’s Mansion, including the Daimyo, were also quite dissatisfied with him, the Kazekage who caused the war to fail. The proposal to replace the Kazekage has recently been frequently brought to the agenda.

If not for the suppression by the former advisors Chiyo and Ebizo, he would have long fallen from the throne of the Kazekage.

So, who would become the Fifth Kazekage after he steps down?

Pakura, who uses Ninja Techniques with the Scorch Style Kekkeigenkai?

Thinking this way, she seems the most likely.

Once attacked by the Scorch Style, one would instantly have the moisture sucked from their body, turning into a dessicated corpse, dying regardless of their body’s resilience; in a sense, this Kekkeigenkai possesses a terrifying one-hit-kill nature.

“Really, why do I feel a sense of release and relief, rather than resentment in my heart…”

Rasa’s body began to tremble slightly, and a self-mocking smile appeared on his face.

It seems even he believes himself unworthy of being the Kazekage.

The most incompetent Kazekage in history deserves such a fate.

Persevere?

It’s easier said than done.

As soon as he closes his eyes, the resentful faces of thousands of fallen Hidden Sand ninja would appear in his mind, making it impossible for him to eat or sleep peacefully.