Red sand dust

Another sleepless night, another night of killing.

Before dawn, Daimaru, Yeme and Qian returned to the fortress, and only five of them handed over the spoils.

The results were cut in half, but they were still stronger than most teams.

Gaara's side was stronger, but when he used sand manipulation ninjutsu, the chakra fluctuations were too obvious, and he could easily be discovered and then besieged.

Therefore, in terms of stealth combat, Gaara, Temari and Kankuro are also considered to have outstanding combat achievements, but they are still not as eye-catching as Daimaru.

The reason is that everyone has high expectations for jinchūriki; and they are extremely tolerant of Daimaru, who is from an ordinary background. As long as he makes some achievements, he can be called a "genius".

The lifeless Sand Ninja really needs to promote some famous future stars to enhance their self-confidence.

At noon, the hot weather made the hungry Dawan wake up uncomfortably.

Opening his sleepy eyes, Chi and Yami were no longer around. Daimaru stood up lazily and yawned.

"Day and night are reversed, and the biological clock is almost out of order!" 』

Although being a ninja makes a lot of money, it is very hard and risky.

Sometimes Daimaru also wonders if it would be easier not to be a ninja when he was a child, but to become a businessman like Cardo.

There seemed to be a commotion outside the door.

Daimaru put aside some inexplicable emotions and walked out.

"Huh?"

Unlike a few days ago, when I looked up, most of them were young genin. Among the passers-by, there were obviously a lot more chunin and jounin.

Although these people were not in good spirits and some were injured, the fierce aura of being elites was definitely not something that the fledgling genin could match.

"The captives held in Konoha Village have returned!" 』

With this group of elites, the precarious northern defense line was finally stabilized for the time being.

Of course, among these sand ninjas, there may be some secret pawns who were instigated to rebel; some were the dead bodies of the red sand scorpions; some may even be pawns of "Akatsuki".

No matter what, if the opponent is an Iwa nin, there will be no room for mercy.

The village was so anxious to "redeemed" them back just to deal with their sworn enemies. As for other hidden dangers, they could only deal with them slowly in the future.

Walking on the familiar fortress wall, it seems that because I am more confident, the sun always feels a lot more dazzling.

Sisters Saya, Shana and Zi Luo did not go out to disturb the enemy. They were just on duty in shifts like most of the genin team.

Of course, the ninjas responsible for guarding had to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions. Daimaru was such a conspicuous person, and he was discovered as soon as he appeared.

Daimaru deliberately wanted to avoid it, but after thinking about it, he felt it was wrong. Instead, he went up to him, ignoring Shanai's threatening eyes. After he got closer, he calmly said to Miss Saya:

"Thank you so much for yesterday, it was a big help!"

"Just don't forget to pay back the money!"

Miss Saya still has an arrogant attitude that makes people stay away from her.

"I won't forget it!"

Some Daimaru who were used to it didn’t pay attention.

"I owe you a favor! If you need help with anything, you can come to me! I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

Looking at Daimaru's retreating back, Shanai asked anxiously:

"Sister, what happened to you yesterday?"

"secret!"

"Can't I even reveal anything?"

"Nothing to do with you!"

What did the nearby compatriots who saw the scene of the two talking frankly think, Daimaru and Miss Saya actually didn't care much, there was no need to disturb their minds because of the sight of some mediocre people.

…

Fuyi's office is slightly empty, with the unique passion and wild style of Suna Ninja.

Daimaru stood opposite Fuyi and solemnly received the thick khaki vest that symbolized Chuunin status, as well as an incentive bonus for completing the number of tasks these days.

From today onwards, Daimaru is a chuunin.

"The Kazekage Fifth Generation is vacant, and your leader Nekaze is not here either, so I will leave this to you!"

"Thanks!"

"Originally, you were supposed to wait until the Chunin Examination early next year before you were promoted. However, considering that with your ability, taking the Chunin Exam again would be too cruel to other Genin. Therefore, the Chunin qualification was given to you in advance. Your performance and achievements deserve such honor, and I look forward to your future performance!"

"I will work hard!"

"According to Nekaze's suggestion, in his absence, he will serve as the team leader and lead Chiwa Yami to complete the mission!"

"This is a great arrangement!"

It would not be a good thing for Daimaru to form a team with other chuunin and be commanded by an unfamiliar jounin. That way his autonomy would be too low and he would have no time to do other things.

It's good to be the captain yourself, fish when you have tasks, and practice some forbidden techniques that are not convenient for others to know when you don't have tasks.

"In addition, because the situation has eased, most genin will return to the village one after another, and your team is among them!"

"So, are we leaving?"

"Yes! But you, Yome, Chi, and the two genin teams of Gaara, Temari and Kankuro will probably have special missions..."

"Special mission?"

This thing was not a good thing when he heard it, and Daimaru couldn't help but feel nervous.

"If the agreement between us and Konoha Village is successfully reached, two genin teams will go to Konoha Village to communicate and observe the ceremony..."

"Going to Konoha Village again?" What a hassle! 』

"The Fifth Hokage officially makes his debut. As an ally, Sunagakure Village must be present, and proper communication is essential!"

In fact, it is equivalent to calling all allies over to show off their power, which is nothing new.

It's just that going to Konoha Village at this time doesn't feel like anything good.

Shimura Danzo's enthusiasm for the position of Hokage has not diminished, and the two Hokage consultants Mito Kaden and Koharu Kaden are not fuel-efficient lamps.

In addition, Orochimaru's forces are also mixed in, and it will be troublesome if he is accidentally involved.

…

After coming out of Fuyi's office, Daimaru sighed with regret.

"I just want to practice Wind Release Ninjutsu calmly and study Puppetry Technique. Why is it so difficult?" 』

According to the information disclosed by Fu Yi, the expected alliance between Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village actually includes a clause on "jointly cultivating reserve talents."

This is like an exchange of top students studying abroad.

In the original timeline, Nara Shikamaru, who was the only one to be promoted to Chunin in the Joint Chunin Examination, and Temari, who performed the most consistently and outstandingly, naturally became the leaders of each village in this cooperation.

Just relying on his performance in the Chunin Exams, Nara Shikamaru was not enough to make Temari look at him differently.

It was probably because of the similar communication clauses in the covenant that the two of them naturally had more contact and went back and forth, so they hooked up.

"You really can't be careless for a moment!" 』

I originally thought that messing up the beginning of Temari and Nara Shikamaru's relationship wouldn't be as troublesome, but I didn't expect that there would be more trouble waiting.

Uzumaki Naruto went out to practice with Jiraiya. During the three-year gap period, because there was no valuable information in his memory, even Daimaru was ignored.

Of course, Daimaru's efforts were not entirely useless.

Because of the lack of performance in the third trial, the unconvincing Nara Shikamaru may not necessarily become the leading figure in the exchange between the two villages.

As Daimaru, who was promoted to chunin the fastest after taking the chunin exams, he also replaced Temari and received public funds to travel and often went to Konoha Village to enjoy the hot springs.

"So, my chuunin qualification is quite important. I have to show off and brag about it!" 』

If Daimaru knew at this time that Nara Shikamaru had gone to the code department as an intern, maybe he would be in a much better mood.

When Daimaru wore a new vest with a proud look on his face and swaggered between a group of genin with great power, he received a lot of envious eyes, and there were also many guys who didn't like Daimaru who felt jealous.

After almost everyone knew that the once joking "red sand" became a chuunin one step ahead of everyone, Daimaru's reputation was completely established.

"Three points for strength, seven points for bragging!"

Daimaru spat and told his teammates,

"Look at Konoha Village. The Sannin, Golden Flash, Konoha White Fang, Blue Beast, and Copy Ninja are so famous. You can tell who they are just by hearing their names. Even if you can't kill them, they will scare them to death.

The Cloud Ninja also has an AB combination; the most outrageous one is the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Ninja. Over the years, so many guys who use the Seven Swords have been born, and only those few are truly top-notch. The others are just a make-up, but Say it out to save face! "

Dawan, whose throat was filled with smoke, couldn't help but take a sip of water, and then continued,

"Look at us Suna Ninjas. We have nothing. It's really embarrassing. Even Hanzo, the leader of the Rain Ninjas, is nicknamed a 'demigod'. Have the Suna Ninjas not had any inspiration after all these years?"

"But those people you mentioned are really powerful!"

Yemu defended in a low voice,

"You are too weak, so isn't it normal that this 'Red Sand Dust' has little fame?"

"That's just now! You don't understand..."

Daimaru said decisively,

“You have to become famous as early as possible! Even if your reputation is not worthy of the name, if you tell it a lot, people will believe it!

Ninja is a profession that attaches great importance to intelligence. It does not mean that you can succeed by hiding your cards so that others don't know how strong you are;

Sometimes, there are great benefits to others not knowing that you are weak! "

"But what if the secret is exposed?"

“Let’s talk about it when the time comes, there are too many ninjas who don’t live up to their name.

Decades ago, there was a Taki nin who, hundreds of miles away, threw a kunai at the 'Ninja God' Senju Hashirama, and then ran back in a mess, telling everyone he met that he failed to assassinate the first Hokage. He still managed to escape with his life, but as a result he became famous and gained a lot of benefits. Later, my strength became stronger, and no one questioned the boasts I had made before..."

"Is there really such a person?"

Qian looked at his eloquent teammates suspiciously, suspecting that Daimaru had made up this story.

"Don't worry about whether the story is true or not. We need to pay attention to reputation. First of all, the nickname must be powerful and catchy. The strongest wind shadow, the strongest puppet master, etc., will sound like a supporting role that doesn't even deserve the name. , 'Red Sand' is very good..."

"That's right! I used to be called the strongest barrier master in Sunagakure Village!"

Daimaru, who was chatting about the mountain, suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from behind.

"Master Fuyi, I'm sorry, I didn't mention you! I wonder what's the purpose of your visit this time?"

"No problem! I'm just walking around..."

"I wonder where you heard that?"

"Three points of strength, seven points of bragging..."

"this……"

Didn’t you basically listen to all Daimaru’s nonsense?

"The Taki-nin you are talking about refers to the rebel ninja Kakuzu, right? Although this person has a bad reputation, it is always not good to randomly arrange a dead person..."

"I will not do it again!"

Fu Yi nodded indifferently and just said casually that he was not a Sand Ninja anyway.

"Tomorrow afternoon, you will be arranged to return. If you have any business, please do it as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Fu Yi turned back to check the defense lines in other areas.

"I let you talk nonsense! Look, you were caught red-handed!"

Yeme and Qian blamed Daimaru for speaking so openly and not being careful about what he said.

"I'm not wrong, you see Master Fuyi didn't refute it!"

Daimaru said harshly,

"You guys should also come up with a nice nickname for yourself, otherwise in the future you will only be able to have names like 'Lord Red Sand Dust's Teammate A' and 'Lord Red Sand Dust's Teammate B'..."

"Who are your teammate A and teammate B?"

Yami glared at Daimaru and said angrily!

"You decide among yourselves which one is A and which one is B!"

After saying that, Daimaru didn't wait for Chiwa Yame to get angry and left in a flash.

"I'm leaving soon. I'm going to say hello and goodbye to Dr. Yoshikwan and the Grit Jounin!"

At the same time, a young man with a gourd on his back who happened to pass by and listened for a long time murmured to himself:

"Nickname, fame, prestige! Is this a shortcut?"