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A desert area located in the southwestern part of the continent.
The high-ranking officials of the Sand Village were all startled and looked incredulous.
At first, they thought that after the Orochimaru incident and the Danzo incident last year, Konoha should be in a weak state and its combat power was seriously insufficient than before.
The situation in the Sand Village is even worse than that in Konoha. In the entire village, there is only one woman named Chiyo who can carry the flag.
So after receiving a series of letters from Konoha asking for help, the Sand Village remained motionless and had no intention of sending troops to help.
They speculated that even after helping Konoha, the war with the Hidden Cloud Village would still end in failure.
By then, they didn’t know whether Konoha’s strength could stop the Hidden Cloud Village, but they certainly wouldn’t be able to stop them.
But the fact is, Konoha not only won, but also won beautifully.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki fought two against one on the battlefield, seriously injuring the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village and even killed the Raikage.
For a moment, the entire Sand Village's high-level circle was shaken.
"How can the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki be so strong? This is ridiculous!"
"It's over now."
"Konoha already hated us enough because of what happened last year. Now that we didn't send troops to help them this time, will they hold a grudge against us?"
"What if Konoha takes this opportunity to tear up the alliance agreement and attack us?"
"Stop arguing, there's nothing to argue about!"
Granny Chiyo sat in the Kazekage's position and sighed weakly, "If I had known earlier, I would have listened to Temari."
Grandma Chiyo couldn't help but think of Temari. Temari had persuaded her several times in these days.
They all begged her to send troops to help Konoha, but Grandma Chiyo evaded the question.
If I had listened to Temari's advice before, I might have entered the honeymoon period with Konoha now.
With the big brother protecting them, the Sand Village no longer has to worry about not having top combat power.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.
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Inside Iwagakure Village.
All the Iwagakure high-ranking officials, including the Tsuchikage Ōnoki, were completely stunned when they heard the news.
The news they had received before was all about constant small-scale frictions, but no large-scale combat.
How come the winner was decided all of a sudden?
The ambitious Tsuchikage Ōnoki was not yet ready to enter the game as a fisherman, but suddenly he announced Konoha's victory so quickly.
Wasn't the death of the Raikage a bit too hasty? ! !
Kurotsuchi, who was wandering around Ohnoki's office with a newspaper in his hand, couldn't move his eyes away, and showed an expression of great shock.
"The Uzumaki Naruto who killed the Raikage is actually younger than me, and he was actually fighting two people at once."
"Oh my god, doesn't that mean he's much stronger than Deidara-nii-san?"
Hearing Kurotsuchi's words, Ohnoki felt a sudden pain in his heart and scolded, "Don't mention that traitor again."
The genius of Iwagakure defected, and the genius of Konoha rose.
What the hell is this?
Ever since Deidara passed away, among the younger generation of Iwagakure, only his granddaughter is still good enough, the rest are all useless.
From now on, what should Iwagakure use to compete with Konoha's Uzumaki Naruto?
Can she resist the black soil?
As Ōnoki was thinking this, his great grandson suddenly exploded.
"If you don't want to mention it, then don't mention it. Why are you yelling at me? It's not me who defected."
"Old man, do you think I'm easier to bully because I'm your granddaughter?"
Kurotsuchi slammed the table again and again, and it looked like he didn't take Oonoki, the Tsuchikage, seriously at all.
Ohnoki: “.”
Well, my own granddaughter is also a useless little piece of trash.
What will happen to Iwagakure's future?
That Uzumaki Naruto is already so strong now. If he is allowed to continue growing, the future will be unimaginable.
"The Iwagakure Village must also take action."
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Mist Shadow Village.
Sitting in the Mizukage's seat, a seductive woman wearing a tight blue hip-hugging dress stared at the photo of Uzumaki Naruto in the newspaper for a long time, swallowing the saliva in her mouth.
"What a handsome boy, his facial features are so well proportioned. I envy the Hokage for being able to bring him along to play the training game, and marry him when he reaches a certain age."
"The kind of people I raise myself must be well-behaved and obedient, and they won't cheat."
"If the Hokage would give him to me."
As Terumi was meditating, her cheeks gradually flushed, her breathing became rapid, she opened her cherry-like mouth, bit her bright red lips with her white teeth, and rubbed her legs together.
No more.
Can't think any more.
"Ah, I'm still so envious."
"When can I find a handsome guy to marry?"
Chapter 162 The mantis stalks the cicada
Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame have stayed in the main city of the Land of Lightning for a long time.
During this period, Hoshigaki Kisame asked Itachi many times what he was doing here, and each time Itachi used Orochimaru as an excuse to get away with it.
In order to gain the trust of Hoshigaki Kisame, Uchiha Itachi performed illusion on Hoshigaki Kisame when Hoshigaki Kisame was unaware, making this companion who also served as the masked man's spy believe him.
I don't know if he was really stupid or just pretending, but Hoshigaki Kisame never doubted whether he had been hit by Itachi's illusion.
It was not until the end of the month, when the news of the defeat of the Hidden Cloud Village spread widely in the Land of Lightning, that Uchiha Itachi stopped casting illusions on Hoshigaki Kisame every two or three days.
"Now that the village is no longer in danger, it's almost time for me to leave."
In a street-side morning tea shop, Uchiha Itachi was eating breakfast alone. Konoha's victory made his appetite better than when he was worried before.
After finishing his meal and paying the bill, he walked out of the breakfast shop and saw his teammate Hoshigaki Kisame waiting for him.
"Mr. Itachi, are you sure you don't want to look for Orochimaru?" asked Hoshigaki Kisame.
"I won't look for him anymore. We haven't found him in such a long time. I guess he has already run away."
Uchiha Itachi just made up an excuse to get away with it, and he was not afraid that the other party would not believe him, or he did not really care whether the other party believed him or not.
Now the only people in the world that Uchiha Itachi cares about are Konoha and his younger brother.
I'm afraid his body won't last long.
"Kisame, just take any mission from now on. We'll be searching while we're doing it."
"No, Mr. Itachi, we still have things to do in the Land of Lightning."
Kisame smiled at Itachi and explained, "Zetsu passed me a message not long ago, saying that there is an important mission to be carried out."
The two of them slowly walked to the rented house and checked it. After making sure that all eyes and ears were cut off, Hoshigaki Kisame told them the news he had received.
"That guy Madara intends to cooperate with Konoha and take this opportunity to capture both the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails at the same time."
"Where's the Nine-Tailed Fox?" Itachi nodded and asked calmly.
As expected, you asked.
Kisame sighed, thinking about what Jue had told him before, that if Itachi didn't ask about the Nine-Tails, he would take the initiative to explain everything, and if he didn't ask the Nine-Tails either, he would do the opposite.
Ugh.
Mr. Itachi, it’s not that I don’t trust you, I’m just following orders.
Kisame said: "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki will not move for the time being. Their original words were that if the organization ends up dealing with two major ninja villages at once, it might be a thankless task."
"So, this time our targets are only the two tailed beasts of the Hidden Cloud Village."
Itachi nodded slightly: "Their choice is correct. If the two major ninja villages unite, we are likely to lose."
Will you lose?
Kisame didn't think so, but he didn't refute it.
In their team of two, Itachi usually takes the dominant position, and Kisame rarely argues with him as long as Itachi does not make mistakes on his own initiative.
For example, now, as long as Itachi agrees to obey the organization's orders and stay in the Land of Lightning to wait for the capture of the tailed beast, he will be Mr. Itachi in Kisame's mouth.
Otherwise, it is the enemy.
"Kisame, get ready. Since we have a mission to carry out, we should leave here."
"Ah."
The two walked slowly on the main road of the main city of the Kingdom of Thunder, gradually going farther and farther away.
They didn't notice that there was a person observing them in the private room on the second floor of the teahouse behind them.
"Finally gone?"
Uchiha Izumi opened the window and looked at Uchiha Itachi with hatred in his eyes. Only after Uchiha Itachi completely disappeared did Uchiha Izumi turn his gaze towards the direction of the Daimyo Mansion.
"The Hidden Cloud Village was defeated. Even the ninjas who were protecting the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning were all pulled out to the front lines to provide support. All the Akatsuki people have also left. At this time, the power of the Daimyo's mansion and the surrounding areas is unprecedentedly weak."
"It's the perfect time to complete the mission."