Chapter 145 The Choice of Sand Village
As the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village launched an attack together, the strongest Kazekage of the Sand Village, Konoha Village's old neighbor and the signatory of the non-aggression pact, also began to stir.
Soon, a high-level meeting of the Sand Village was held in secret.
Sitting at the head of the Sandaime Kazekage's group was the one who signed the last contract.
The second one is Chiyo.
Behind the Sandaime Kazekage, Scorpion stood there expressionlessly, no one knew what he was thinking. Even when he saw Chiyo's gaze, he completely ignored it.
"Oonoki from Iwagakure Village sent us a letter, formally inviting us to fight against Konoha together, and promised to give the land of River Country to our Sand Village after the war."
At the meeting, the Sandaime Kazekage directly told everyone in front of him about Ōnoki's promise.
The Land of Rivers has always been the land that the Sand Village has always dreamed of.
The Sand Village, which is covered with desert, urgently needs the fertile land of River Country with grass, trees and green forests to develop the village's strength.
This is how the Second Ninja World War began.
Although they were beaten up last time, the Sand Village has recovered after years of development and was tempted by the invitation from the Iwagakure Village.
Although the Sand Village chose to sway between the two villages at the beginning and gain benefits from the two villages, the Konoha Village is now clearly in the weaker position.
The Sand Village today has its economy supported by Rasa's hard work in opening up the gold mines, and its military equipment supported by Scorpion's improved puppet technique.
The number of ninjas has also returned to its peak.
As Konoha's main force was tied down by the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village, the Sandaime Kazekage was confident that he could crush Konoha Village in terms of numbers.
"If Ōnoki can really contain Konoha's main force, then our Sand Village will have a great chance of winning."
He took out the sand table, assessed the current situation, and expressed his views.
The humiliation he suffered during the last peace talks has never been able to get over for him all these years, and he can still dream about the scene even in his dreams.
"That's only if that cunning fellow Ohnoki actually puts in some effort."
Chiyo, who had dealt with Ōnoki, was more conservative.
"He is a guy who will not do anything without profit. He has no problem betraying his teammates."
"Yes, if they fail to contain Konoha's main force, our situation will be very dangerous."
Another senior executive expressed his opinion.
After some discussion, the Sandaime Kazekage finally decided to respond to Ōnoki's call, but only after the Iwagakure Village and Konoha Village officially went to war.
"Since we have decided to go to war, should we report this to the daimyo?"
The senior official in charge of diplomacy stood up and asked.
As thugs raised by the daimyo, even though the daimyo of the Wind Country repeatedly cut the budget of the Sand Village, he still did not give a single cent.
Therefore, the Sand Village has an obligation to inform the Daimyo Prefecture in advance.
Moreover, during wartime, the daimyo would increase their military spending.
"Well, I'll go there in person in a couple of days."
The Sandaime Kazekage nodded. Although according to regulations he, as the Kazekage, did not need to go there in person, he had to do so for military expenses and to regain the trust of the daimyo.
The most powerful Kazekage decided to go to the Daimyo Prefecture in person and secretly pay a visit.
And in order to conceal his whereabouts, he decided to go with only one guard.
This is also to guard against Konoha spies.
Out of confidence in their own Kazekage's abilities, the top brass did not voice any objections.
In their opinion, no one in the Kingdom of Wind could harm their own Wind Shadow.
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After finishing the work at hand, Chiyo dragged her tired body back home.
Pushing open the door, Chiyo knew from the aroma of medicine that filled the room that her grandson had also returned.
I arrived at Scorpion's laboratory with familiarity and pushed open the door. At this time, Scorpion was concentrating on shaking the medicine in the test tube.
"Are you still busy, Scorpio?"
Seeing that her grandson did not turn around, Chiyo asked in a casual tone.
As Scorpion grows older, and with the complicated education in the Sand Village, the communication between Scorpion and Chiyo becomes increasingly rare.
After the incident with Xiao Chong, Chiyo became increasingly unable to understand her grandson, who was known as a genius.
Therefore, Chiyo did not expect a response from Scorpion.
Chiyo's hopes now rest on a secret project in the Sand Village.
Reincarnation.
Turning around silently, Chiyo prepared to leave to prepare dinner.
"Yes."
Scorpion's somewhat indifferent voice sounded, interrupting Chiyo's steps.
"this......"
Chiyo didn't expect that she would actually get a response from her grandson.
Turning around, Scorpion was still busy with his own affairs, as if the response just now did not come from his mouth.
"Is that so? Then are we still going to have dinner at home?"
Chiyo smiled in a relaxed manner.
"..."
After pouring the medicine in the test tube into a special container, Scorpion turned around and looked at Chiyo in front of him with an expressionless face.
After a moment, Scorpion tilted his head slightly and pulled the corner of his mouth: "Okay."
Sasori hasn't had a meal at home for a long time, and most of his time has been spent around the Sandaime Kazekage.
As the most trusted bodyguard of the Sandaime Kazekage, he was undoubtedly the only companion on this trip to the Daimyo Prefecture.
In order to cherish Scorpion's rare opportunities to dine at home, Chiyo specifically ordered his men to get a bunch of rich ingredients and cook a table of dishes.
"How is Fengying's health? I heard that his insomnia has become more serious recently."
Putting a piece of lean meat into Scorpion's bowl, Chiyo began to look for topics to talk about.
Maybe it was because he was overworked, but the Sandaime Kazekage had very dark circles under his eyes and he looked much thinner.
The Sandaime Kazekage, who suspected that he had been poisoned, also sent people to call Chiyo several times, hoping to have her checked.
But the conclusion was that there was no sign of poisoning.
"well enough."
Scorpion swallowed the lean meat together with the rice, and only answered Chiyo after confirming that there was no food in his mouth.
"I'm stuffed."
Without waiting for Chiyo to continue asking, Scorpion put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and walked towards the basement.
"I need to prepare for the mission. Don't bother me unless it's important."
As one of the top leaders, Chiyo naturally knew that the mission Scorpion mentioned was to protect the Kazekage, so she had no doubts.
"I understand. Just come to me if you need anything."