Konoha's task master

Early morning on January 3rd, Konoha 42nd year.

Scorpion left the Sunagakure barracks with some anger. It was a foregone conclusion that the Third Kazekage would sue Konoha for peace. Even grandma's brother Ebizo no longer supported the continuation of the war.

"hateful…"

At this moment, he felt a little disgusted with Sunagakure Village.

If there is a chance, I must make the Third Kazekage into a perfect collection...and add Ebizo...the guy with his elbows turned outward.

The leaves of the bushes were covered with transparent dew, and even the grass was covered with thick dew. It didn't take long for the hem of Scorpio's red robe to be soaked with dew.

Today, Sunagakure has organized a retreat.

The Third Kazekage is rushing to the Konoha military camp for peace talks.

"Damn it, damn it..."

Scorpion crushed the white wild flowers on the grass with all his strength. Even if he crushed them, he still didn't stop. At this time, he really hated and hated him so much, as if he had made a mountain of cast iron... A big mistake had been made. Even if he was full of regrets, he could not change it.

Every bit of fact.

If...he didn't take action against Yakumo I yesterday.

If...he hadn't attacked Kakashi Hatake before.

Grandma will not die.

Scorpion's eyes gradually twisted, and fierce fire gradually surged from his chest, but he did not dare to trouble Yakumo. His proud talent was crushed by the human body, and now he no longer dared to target Yakumo.

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"etc…"

Xie suddenly remembered that he had read information about Yakumo on his grandma's desk before. He was a disciple of Tsunade and Jiraiya, the Sannin of Konoha, and learned medical ninjutsu from Reiko Aoyama.

Best friends...Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha.

My lover…Masako Mori.

"I will make you regret it starting from Masako Mori..."

"No...you should regret it for the rest of your life!"

Scorpion gradually began to plan in his mind, and the expression on his face gradually became sinister, filled with the pleasure of destruction.

"Jiejiejie...just wait."

call out…!!!

Transparent water droplets passed through the chest at extremely fast speeds.

But no blood was spilled.

The terrifying impact knocked Xion to the ground, but he suddenly bounced up... Turning around, Xie saw his nightmare Yakumo squatting on a branch and looking at him with a smile.

"Why is he here!?"

"He's coming to kill me!"

"Run!"

Scorpio had almost no hesitation.

He quickly turned around and ran into the distance.

At the same time, the puppets were released, trying to organize Yakumo.

At this time, he had transformed his body into a semi-puppet and had basic replacement of his internal organs.

A mere minor injury... not worth mentioning!

"You can't believe it...I've been completely transformed."

A few seconds later, he discovered that Yakumo was not chasing him, and the puppets released in advance were not under attack. Scorpion turned his head subconsciously and looked at Yakumo with a smile on his face.

He seemed to be talking.

What is he saying!?

"Goodbye...Xiaolan."

Xie suddenly froze, and his expression turned frightened.

Purple water droplets dissipate in the scorpion's body. These are the tears of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh. They contain the pain of the loss of a loved one and the extremely desperate death curse. The purple tears dissolve in the scorpion's chest and gradually release the darkness outwards.

The death aura.

Wisps of black energy gradually seeped into every cell in the scorpion's body. The cells began to wither and spread outwards. The organs became dilapidated, as if they had been drained of life energy.

"Woof woof woof!"

Suddenly the sound of a dog barking sounded in Scorpion's ears.

The skin gradually dehydrated and lost activity. Yakumo jumped from the branch, walked in front of the scorpion, and began to observe the death process of the scorpion.

Even though the surroundings were full of dew, Yakumo's gray sweatshirt was very dry, as if there was an invisible force pushing away the surrounding water droplets.

Obviously... Scorpion's physical attribute is below 45 points.

The tears of the Nile are showing absolute death.

This kind of death seems to proceed from the cellular level. The initial wisps of death aura gradually expand with the supply of life energy, and eventually the scorpion's body will be filled with a massive amount of death aura.

This dangerous power, but under the constraints of unknown rules, did not affect the surrounding plants and trees, but the air became a little colder and the temperature dropped several degrees.

Until Scorpion's entire body became dry, like a mummy in ancient Egypt that had been dried for thousands of years, but he was still alive. It should be said that his soul was imprisoned in the dried body.

Scorpion's eyes...are full of unwillingness.

"Goodbye, Xiaolan."

Yakumo took a few steps back, and he found that the death energy on Scorpion's body began to gather, solidify, and turned into a black-purple air ball that hit the void directly.

The huge purple-black door suddenly opened, and a thick purple arm protruded from the door, stabbing into the scorpion's body with lightning speed.

From Yakumo's perspective, Scorpion's soul becomes visible to the naked eye.

The next second, the transparent soul was pulled out directly.

"Desert dog head...?"

Through the increasingly cold light, Yakumo gradually saw clearly the upper body of the giant behind the portal. It was a monster with a dog's head and a body, breathing pure death energy from its mouth and nose.

"I... am the God of Death!"

A deep and powerful voice came from behind the door. The dog's face became angry at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just as he was about to punch Yakumo, the door suddenly closed.

Scorpion, complete death.

Yakumo turned around and faced the direction of the Konoha military camp.

Leave quickly.

"Skin it, I'm very happy."

Behind him, Scorpion's extremely dry body gradually turned into yellow sand and was annihilated by flying ashes.

Yakumo will indeed lose his focus for a moment because of some beautiful and shining things, but he will never change his original goal easily.

Scorpion's ending was when he attacked Yakumo yesterday.

It's already doomed.

At this time, the Konoha military camp.

Surrounded by two guards, the Third Kazekage walked into the Konoha military camp. Behind him were two guards who were also well-known strong men in the ninja world, Hagura, who had the Scorch Release Blood Succession Limit, and Yoshikage, who was wearing a white robe.

Luosha.

Rasa is the future Yondaime Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage... is recognized as the strongest Kazekage in the ninja world. He possesses the Magnetic Escape Blood Succession Limit. As he moves, the iron sand buried deep in the ground also begins to move.

At this time, being calm and calm on the surface in the enemy camp was his courage as the Sandaime Kazekage, but secretly manipulating the iron sand to be cautious and alert was his caution as a ninja.

The top leaders of the two armies negotiated at the Konoha headquarters.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was the sole agent for Konoha's negotiations, but Hatake Sakumo made three demands.

Sunagakure Village must admit defeat and pay three billion taels of compensation to Konoha, and the ninjas captured by Konoha also need to spend money to redeem them.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage looked at each other and smiled, their faces full of enthusiasm, they looked like old friends reunited.

The two chatted casually at first and did not mention the war.

However, Luo Sha and Ye Cang looked at the ninjas around them very vigilantly. They were the Kazekage guards... their duty was to die to protect the Kazekage when necessary!

The two old foxes chatted for a long time before taking a sip of tea. Finally, the Third Kazekage brought up business, and the two officially began negotiations on a peace treaty.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the command center suddenly became tense, and the two people who were originally harmonious began to become tit-for-tat, yet calm and relaxed.

After half an hour, the two parties failed to reach a consensus.

In terms of interests, no one is willing to take a step back.

Careful about every detail.

Three hours later, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage were still in high spirits and with rosy faces... as if they could still fight for hours.

But Jiraiya had already started to cheer up, and he forced himself to sit up straight and continue to be in a daze, like a breathing statue. In fact, he couldn't get in a single word in this negotiation.

"Impossible, this is impossible...We don't accept it!"

The Third Kazekage stood up, as if he had entered a fighting state, with an astonishing chakra coercion spreading out from his body.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen faced the angry Third Kazekage, his expression did not change at all, and there was no trace of emotion or salt.

"Konoha will not change any conditions in these directions. If you are unwilling to agree, why don't we fight for another three days...and then negotiate?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very tough. He didn't need to consider any consequences at all, as long as he fulfilled the conditions set by the Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo. This feeling of not having any worries was really good.

"you--!"

The Third Kazekage immediately ceased his activities, put away the overwhelming anger on his face, and sat down again with some dejection. If he couldn't fight head-on...how could he be willing to negotiate.

"Okay...I can agree to the conditions."

The Third Kazekage smiled with relief, he also understood that Hatake Sakumo had just become the Fourth Hokage and made great changes.

This directly caused Konoha's financial problems. The three requirements for victory in this war can be combined into one sentence.

"...want money!"

"You can add money, but... you can't admit defeat."

The Third Kazekage smiled and said, Money...he really doesn't have any shortage of it. He just needs to go to the depths of the desert day and night to refine gold for half a year.

"We can agree to this."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, as if he had guessed that the Third Kazekage would... spend money for this last fig leaf.

"...and two billion more."

"…Too much."

"You should know…"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a sip of tea.

"…This number is not determined by me."

"Okay, I agree."

"Other prisoners are not counted..."

"I know…!"

The Third Kazekage nodded, smiles appeared on their faces again, their arms held each other tightly, and the atmosphere in the command center became harmonious again.

War is a business.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country spent three billion to support Konoha Hidden Village for a month and a half of war, and in return Konoha brought back about eight billion for the Fire Country's daimyo.

"I want to meet... Jing Yakumo."

"good."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Ten minutes later, Yakumo walked into the headquarters.

He found that the atmosphere in the headquarters was very strange. Hiruzen Sarutobi still had a smile on his lips and was having a pleasant conversation with the Third Kazekage. There was no tit-for-tat as expected.

"My lords, I heard that someone is looking for me."

"it's me."

The Third Kazekage turned around and observed Yakumo.

He discovered that...the boy known as the reincarnation of the Immortal of Six Paths looked very ordinary, except that he was much taller than his peers.

Ten years old...about one meter sixty.

At the same time, Yakumo was also observing the Third Kazekage. He had a white robe lined with a blue ninja battle suit, blue hair like a hedgehog, and yellow pupils full of majesty.

"What do you find me for?"

"I will kill you in the future to avenge the death of Elder Chiyo. I say this as an old friend of Elder Chiyo."

This sentence means that in the future, he will take revenge on Yakumo in a private capacity. No matter what the outcome is, neither Sand Hidden Village nor Konoha Hidden Village has the qualifications to intervene.

His personal relationship with Chiyo was not that deep, but it was because Ebizo made a deal with him, which was to hand over the entire intelligence department in exchange for the Third Kazekage to avenge Yakumo for Chiyo.

Ebizo also wanted to avenge Chiyo, but he chose a different method than Xia.

"Wait a minute, I'll..."

You want to take revenge on me in the future, right?"

"That's right."

The Third Kazekage nodded.

"You and Chiyo have a good relationship?"

Yakumo asked with some confusion. This was indeed beyond his understanding. In his previous life, he had never heard of the invisible relationship between Chiyo and the Third Kazekage.

“We have worked together for many years and feel like family members!”

The Third Kazekage answered without hesitation.

"In this case...you and Chiyo share the same family, and the hatred you feel towards me at this moment can naturally be described as unforgettable. In this case...why wait until later..."

"I'll wait for you in the plains!"

The Third Kazekage was stunned...

This guy doesn't play by the rules!

Jiraiya and Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled at the same time. This was the Yakumo they knew, the Yakumo who had never played his cards according to the routine.

"Do you just...want to die?"

The Third Kazekage was provoked and said angrily.

"Actually, today is your best chance for revenge. In the future, I... will grow to a height that you cannot reach."

The Third Kazekage's face became even more ugly. Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and interrupted the conversation between the two.

This is called...humanity and sophistication, this is called...steps.

Naturally, the Third Kazekage had no plans to fight Yakumo to the death today. After chatting for a few words, he left the Konoha military camp. Although the two parties seemed harmonious, they were hostile forces after all. Naturally, the Third Kazekage had no intention of staying for a meal.

Yakumo looked at the back of the Third Kazekage as he left, and did not choose to rob him halfway. Only the Third Kazekage might still give him a try.

But if it is the combination of the Third Kazekage, Garosa and Hayakura, Yakumo should not be able to beat it...

Due to the armistice, Konoha's troops began to gradually withdraw from the plains of River Country. Yakumo also took Masako Mori to leave River Country on the third day. Before returning to Konoha, the two began to travel in the Country of Fire and see various people.

Kind of beautiful scenery.

…………

Konoha Uchiha clan land.

The architecture here is more primitive, with every wall and stone pillar bearing traces of time, and the calming sandalwood is lit in the corner of the quiet room.

Uchiha Tsuru educates his grandson Uchiha Tsuneen.

There is a huge word "quiet" on the wall.

Uchiha Tsuru has a straight scar on his right eye that is just a hair away from being completely blind. He is wearing a black haori with a layer of gold thread on the cuffs and collar. He looks particularly majestic and old-fashioned.

"I heard...you and Jing Yakumo had a conflict?"

"That's right."

"...One day I will defeat that pariah!"

"Snapped!"

Uchiha Tsuru struck out like lightning, beating the right side of Uchiha Heiyan's face until it turned red. The latter did not cry, but asked calmly.

"Grandpa, you told me... after being humiliated, don't be discouraged, but fight back with your own hands!"

"But I told you... do what you can."

"Yesterday, Ii Yakumo killed the elder Chiyo of Sunagakure Village head-on on the battlefield. That was an opponent that even I could not easily defeat."

"This is impossible!"

"Snapped."

The left side of Uchiha Henen's face was also beaten red.

"The first time I hit you was because you used the term "untouchable" to describe someone who is far stronger than you. The second time I hit you was because you doubted me!"

"But…"

"Shut up!"

Uchiha Crane raised his right hand, but when he saw Uchiha Henyan's red eyes, he still failed to land that lightning-like blow.

"From now on, you are not allowed to target Jing Baoyun, otherwise I will break your legs... Frankly speaking, I am probably no match for Jing Baoyun. If you want to send me away early, then go target him."

Uchiha Crane said firmly.

"I see."

Uchiha Henyan replied slightly unwillingly.

"I made two correct decisions in my life. The first was to resist Uchiha Madara's pressure and lead his tribe to stay in Konoha when he rebelled and left Konoha. The second was to prevent you from continuing to target Ii Yakumo."

Uchiha Tsuru sighed and said, even in the Warring States era when heroes were rising together, the ninja clan was divided, and geniuses were in chaos, a ten-year-old Kage-level fighter had never been born.

In the Country of Rivers, inside a tavern.

Tsunade was drinking heavily here. In fact, after the battle between Sunagakure Village and Konoha, she immediately came to the battlefield of River Country. If Konoha could not break Chiyo's poison immediately, she planned to do so as soon as possible.

Take action.

The good news is that her apprentice is very capable.

The stone in her heart suddenly fell to the ground, and Tsunade began to happily gamble and drink freely in the cities around the River Country, getting rid of the responsibilities she was unwilling to bear, in exchange for temporary happiness and forgetful indulgence.

"Have you heard? Sunagakure and Konoha have made peace."

Someone in the tavern talked about the war situation, and Tsunade's hazy eyes subconsciously became a little clearer, and she smiled unconsciously. At this time, the peace talks represented...Konoha's victory.

"Of course...it's not that..."

Tsunade immediately listened attentively, the drunkenness on her face gradually dissipated, and she became a little surprised and even stunned.

"Is the ten-year-old Ini Yakumo they say powerfully killed the shadow-level veteran Chiyo really his disciple who is not good at fighting...?"

Tsunade only felt that her heart was gradually cracking, and at the same time, her trust in Jiraiya and Aoyama Reiko was also cracking.

"Good guy... Reiko Aoyama!!"

"I treat you as my best friend and you treat me as an outsider!?"

"Jiraiya...damn it!"

Fine cracks appeared on the floor under Tsunade's feet.

Three days later, Sunagakure refused to pay Konoha the compensation stipulated in the peace treaty. It was on this day that Kumogakure sent more troops to the front line, aiming directly at the Land of Fire.

On the same day, the Kingdom of Fire declared war on the Kingdom of Thunder!

The war escalates.