Red sand dust

In Konoha Village, Tsunade, who was worried, ignored the dissuasion of a dedicated secretary and the concerns of several consultants, and left work early, went to a izakaya to sit, and after being half drunk, came to the Hokage. The terrace on the top floor of the house stands on the railing.

Shaking the white porcelain wine bottle with one hand, stroking the temples that were ruffled by the cool evening breeze with the other hand, he looked at the setting sun in the distance that gradually disappeared deep into the mountains.

The scenery was originally quite beautiful, but with the development of the times, the feeling has become somewhat different.

In the past, there were not many high-rise buildings in Konoha Village, and scattered residential houses were dotted among the groves.

The Ninja Village, worthy of the name "Konoha", has an astonishingly high greening rate.

But as the sand ninja brought the puppet industry here, the by-product of "puppetry" that combined extraordinary and semi-manual machinery gradually blossomed in this small village with a strong primitive style.

In today's Konoha Village, most of the buildings with a height of tens of meters or more are aprons and lifts prepared for flying ninjas and airborne puppets.

These strange-style buildings cover a lot of the originally endless skyline, which makes people who like to look far away feel regretful.

The Hokage's house, with its main door facing the southeast, has a fairly wide view and has not been affected by too many developments in the new era. It is still one of the most eye-catching places in Konoha Village.

But now, Tsunade was not in the mood to appreciate it.

Calculating the time, Jiraiya should have arrived in the Land of Rain and was on a reconnaissance mission, or it had ended.

Until now, no official information has been transmitted, which gave Tsunade, who was once one of the "Three Ninjas", a bad premonition.

Although it was hinted at asking the Suna Ninja to assist, it was not a literal agreement. Once it was breached, nothing more could be done except moral condemnation and meaningless revenge afterwards.

"You idiot Jiraiya didn't know how to send a message back!" 』

Tsunade couldn't help but complain softly.

It would be fine if the others didn't have time to deliver a message. With Jiraiya's relationship with Myobokuyama, it would be easy for the dedicated liaison frog to make a trip.

In fact, there are other options for this kind of reconnaissance mission. It is not necessary to do it, but it requires the dedication and sacrifice of more ANBU elites.

If the news from Sunagakure Village hadn't revealed that the leader of the "Akatsuki" organization was probably an old friend of Jiraiya's, which made Tsunade unable to refuse forcefully, there might have been more ways to confirm.

Although he kept mocking Jiraiya for being a fool who acted on his own initiative, this was one of his few strengths that people could see.

Time passed quickly, until night fell, and the street lights in the village streets were lit up one after another. Tsunade, who was anxious in her heart, finally received the long-lost information.

When I took the letter from the official of the code decryption department and saw Jiraiya's signature, I finally let go of the thought.

As for the intelligence that was already known and was just reviewed again, as well as the assessment of combat power and danger level, it was not taken too seriously.

"Did you escape? That idiot didn't know how to contact you earlier..."

For the Ninja Village, the importance of intelligence is undoubted, but ninjas are also living people, with emotions and desires. Compared with cold data, living relatives and friends are more important.

Jiraiya's investigation into the Land of Rain has come to an end for the time being. Some people are happy, some are worried, and naturally some are disappointed.

The news that Jiraiya was safe at the headquarters of the "Root" organization hidden in an unknown area really surprised Danzo Shimura.

In the entire ninja world, apart from Daimaru and the Tsuchikage Sandaime Onoki, who had met and even fought against the owner of the Rinnegan Eye, Shimura Danzo was the only one who knew its power clearly.

Not to mention seeing others, few have heard of it.

Precisely because he had experienced how powerful Nagato was with the Rinnegan Eye, he was a little disdainful of Jiraiya's adventure and expected him to never return.

As a result, Jiraiya was able to break out of the Land of Rain without any danger, which made Danzo Shimura annoyed and lamented that the road to the throne of Hokage was so difficult.

There are too many obstacles.

The third generation is getting old, and when it comes to choosing the fourth generation, it is already very difficult to force out Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru, but unfortunately a more dazzling golden flash appears.

After finally waiting for the fourth generation to die in battle, the third generation would rather come back than give others a chance; after more than ten years of hard work, they finally waited for the "Konoha Collapse Plan". The third generation was also killed by Orochimaru, and Tsunade was invited back to take charge of the overall situation. .

It is foreseeable that even if something happens to Tsunade, Mito Kaden and Koharu will definitely push Jiraiya to the top. The sixth generation of Hokage's position still has nothing to do with Shimura Danzo.

In a few years, another generation of ninjas will grow up, and no one will think of letting the "old" Shimura Danzo take over as Hokage.

There is not much time left for Shimura Danzo.

Even if he transplanted the first-generation cells and gained a large amount of vitality, making most of his body's hidden injuries better and regaining his fighting strength, even better than before, there is no way to bring the matter of desecrating the corpse of the first-generation Hokage to the table. Some things It can be done, but it is definitely not suitable for public disclosure.

"Find out as soon as possible how Jiraiya survived the power of the Samsara Eye..."

Facing Danzo Shimura, who was half-kneeling in front of his subordinates, waiting for orders, he turned and left expressionlessly.

Shimura Danzo, who had mastered the first-generation cells and Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, could now use Wood Release and Betsutenjin. It was when his confidence was bursting that he felt that no one in the ninja world could defeat the Rinnegan except himself. The owner has saved the ninja world.

"Jiraiya, is he already so powerful? It seems that there are still many things happening that are beyond our control..."

Strong enemies are not scary, only unknowns and surprises can make people unprepared.

"Do you want to use other gods?" 』

Shimura Danzo, who had been born to solve the trouble once and for all more than once, did not impulsively use the power of the strongest genjutsu to clear the obstacles before he could grasp the overall situation.

But now it seems that there is no need, and if you continue to hesitate, there will be no chance.

"Wait a minute, you only have one chance, and you will get a second chance in more than ten years. Don't waste it!" 』

There are too many uncontrollable factors. Even the most powerful illusion that is irresistible can only solve one powerful enemy and cannot make all troubles disappear.

The battle to eliminate the "Akatsuki" organization, or the Fourth Ninja War, is what Danzo Shimura thinks is a good time.

Danzo Shimura, who has been waiting for so many years, does not lack the patience to wait for another year and a half.

The leader of the "Root" organization returned to his private office and threw a top-secret letter signed "Onoki" on his desk directly into the brazier and burned it to ashes.

"At this time, I felt powerless. I wanted to find allies and sow discord. It was too late..."

Danzo Shimura sneered and ignored the leader of Iwagakure Village.

After the Suna Ninja exposed his false appearance and revealed his strong-willed nature, the Iwa Ninja's true condition has basically been revealed.

Except for Onoki, the third generation of the Tsuchikage himself, there are several good players who are not suitable to take over the position of Tsuchikage. Today, Onoki is in his seventies, approaching eighty, and can't work for a few more years.

The only decent Kurotsuchi is still a girl under twenty years old and cannot convince the public.

This is no longer a problem of a lack of support, it is simply almost cut off. The situation is worse than the original Sunagakure Village. After all, Sunagakure still has Chiyo and Ebizo hiding behind the scenes to take charge of the overall situation, so that it will not really collapse.

If it weren't for the imminent threat from the "Akatsuki" organization, I'm afraid the Fourth Ninja War would have started long ago. It wouldn't be surprising whether it was the Suna Ninja or Kumo Ninja who attacked Iwagakure Village. They were all feuding.

The so-called "will of stone" is of course not wrong, but in diplomatic relations, you still have to admit that you have to be cowardly. Shamelessness, sowing discord, bluffing, etc. are all indispensable.

However, Yanyin Village is really embarrassed now. How tough it was before, it is now so helpless.

Whether it is fighting for power or occupying territory, that is the next step. For the leader of the ninja village, the first priority is to survive forever.

The field commander only needs to persist until the end of the Ninja World War. As a "shadow", he must ensure that the power in his hands is smoothly handed over to the next generation and leave as much legacy as possible.

The wily Ohnoki wanted to find a way to deal with Konoha Village, but unfortunately, the timing was not right.

…

Daimaru, who was also waiting for the best time to cut into the "main line", put down the information he received from Kurama Yakumo and focused on Hidan, who had all his perceptions controlled.

"This is the 'Reincarnation Space' that is isolated from the interference of time and space. Even if the ninja world is destroyed, this place will be safe and sound. The evil god you believe in obviously does not have the ability to break through the 'Reincarnation Space' defense, so you should stop struggling. Later, I will consider making you less painful..."

Daimaru seemed to realize what he said wrongly and smiled apologetically.

"I almost forgot, you are a guy who likes to enjoy pain, so you should increase your nerve sensitivity a little to make you more satisfied..."

Daiwan, who didn't care about what he said unintentionally, cut the parts of his body that had been completely separated into smaller pieces while lying on the operating table. At the same time, he used various methods to test his recovery ability and strong body. Source of vitality.

It was busy inside, and in order to ensure the purity of the experimental test, Daimaru did not even use an assistant.

At the same time, Toneri Otsutsuki, who was sitting in the main hall at the top of the snow peak in the Land of Wind, saw the scenes of human fireworks through remote observation, with a calm expression, and after sensing Daimaru's movement, He once again turned his attention to the Kingdom of Wind.

The successor of the Otsutsuki clan, who had stayed alone in the Moon Palace for a long time, also knew very well the earth-shaking changes that had taken place in this barren and desolate land in the past few months.

It is not an easy task to provide force field support for the country's infrastructure and at the same time assist in fighting when needed, but it is not troublesome.

Otsutsuki Toneri, who had been doing nothing for many years, gradually began to get used to the endless "stories" every day, which seemed to be a quite "fulfilling" life.

After a long time, Daimaru "cooked" Hidan once, and the experiment came to an end for the time being, and walked straight to Otsutsuki Toneri.

"I heard from Xiao Shanchui that you have something to do with me?"

"Um!"

Otsutsuki Toneri, who was well prepared, responded softly,

"When I look at it here every day, it always seems a bit unreal. I want to see it up close!"

"The 'Heavenly Man' wants to go down to the lower world. This is the 'Exalted Immortal' entering the mortal world..."

Daimaru smiled slightly and said teasingly,

"This is not a big deal, but is it necessary? You don't have to experience the joys and sorrows in the world to understand it yourself. You are an unrelated person to begin with, so why not just watch it quietly?"

The so-called "jumping out of the Three Realms and not in the Five Elements" refers to Otsutsuki Toneri. As long as he does not interfere, everything in the Ninja World has nothing to do with him. But once he gets deep into it, the thread of fate that binds him will destroy it. entangled, making it sink deeper and deeper.

"You obviously have the ability to stay out of the world, but why do you have to crawl around in this world?"

Otsutsuki Toneri asked rhetorically,

"You told me that the ancestors' plan was actually just that. Since you can observe the world's movement through the thread of fate and cut off the 'karma' entangled in yourself, although it is a bit difficult, it is not Can't do it..."

Whether he can win against the Destiny Child, Nagato and the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki is one thing, but whether he can protect himself is another matter.

If you can't beat it, you can hide!

As Daimaru said before, even if the ninja world is destroyed, Daimaru can still be safe and sound. For example, he can learn from the three sacred places of psychic beasts and play by himself behind closed doors. The place is smaller and more comfortable!

"My home is in Sand Hidden Village. I don't want to give up just like that..."

Daimaru shrugged and replied casually,

"The so-called fate, to put it bluntly, is still the human heart..."

After Otsutsuki Toneri thought for a while, he nodded and said:

"No matter how powerful you are, as long as you don't abandon your humanity, you are still just a stronger human being..."

"I am very satisfied as a human being!"

This is also Daimaru's true thoughts. Compared with Otsutsuki Toneri, who once wanted to destroy the world and became the creator of the new world and the ancestor of mankind, the gap is really huge.

After thinking for a long time, Otsutsukisha said:

"A long time ago, under the leadership of my family elders, I sneaked into the Konoha Village and observed the people there at close range. I met people from the Hyuga family by chance. I also thought that if the world became filthy, I would be with that pure girl from the Hyuga clan—— Hinata and Hinata get married and let the others be destroyed along with the world..."

"Then what?"

Daimaru asked with interest.

"Later I discovered that except for her, everyone else still dislikes me. Moreover, my emotions, whether good or bad, have little impact on the world. It seems to be meaningless..."

"It's really troublesome, growing pains..."

Daimaru rubbed his chin, thought for a while and said,

"It's definitely not possible for you to come directly. I'm not worried. I'll lend you a biological puppet through which you can sense the temperature of this world..."

"Okay! I hope it will be a pleasant trip..."