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Chapter 695 Cruel News

The Country of Wind, Sand Hidden Village.

Kazekage office.

"Yashamaru, are you sure there is no problem with the report you submitted at the beginning? Does Iwagakure really have the idea of ​​destroying the Ninja Clan?" Rasa frowned.

"During that meeting, the Iwagakure of Six Paths Castle did express that intention," Yashamaru replied.

They had not even used their prepared one-stop plan to sow discord yet, but as soon as they opened their mouths, the Iwagakure side began to denounce the Ninja Clan's ambitions. This was obviously not the attitude that a normal partner should display.

"Then why has Iwagakure been avoiding the topic of cooperating in sending troops?"

At first, Rasa was delighted with Yashamaru's progress and quickly sent ninjas to conduct formal negotiations with Iwagakure, but the results were not satisfactory.

Iwagakure did not show any intention of refusing to cooperate, but whenever Sunagakure proposed to join forces to destroy the Ninja Clan, Iwagakure began to make various excuses.

They even said that they could provide supplies to Sunagakure, but could not send ninjas to the battlefield, because the Ninja World War had caused too much damage to Iwagakure.

There must be something fishy about Luo Sha believing him. In the last battle, Iwagakure slid to their knees so quickly that no one suffered much loss.

As for before, although Iwagakure had suffered a minor defeat at the hands of Konoha, the damage was definitely not too great.

"Maybe he wants to take this opportunity to weaken the power of our Sunagakure?" Yashamaru thought for a moment and replied.

Rather than sending a joint force, Iwagakure definitely wanted to be a quiet spectator.

"Maybe, but it's strange that Iwagakure is willing to provide so many resources to support us." Luo Sha crossed his arms and looked thoughtful.

Although Iwagakure seemed to be avoiding a fight, he was surprisingly willing to give money, which made Luo Sha somewhat tempted.

It is no exaggeration to say that the money given by the Iwagakure clan in their conditions is almost enough to hire the Sunagakure clan to fight a battle.

Moreover, the Ninja Clan will indeed affect the interests of Sunagakure and is a force that Sunagakure needs to attack.

After thinking about it carefully, Luo Sha felt that there was a problem. They were all ninja villages, and Iwagakure also needed money, so why was Iwagakure willing to pay this money?

As the matter was too serious, it was not easy for Luo Sha to make a decision alone, so he asked the Sunagakure Anbu to summon the Sunagakure high-level officials to discuss the matter.

"Counselor Chiyo, Consultant Ebizo." Luo Sha, who had arrived in the meeting room in advance, greeted Chiyo and Ebizo quickly when he saw them arrive.

If it was an ordinary high-ranking official, Rasa, as the Fourth Kazekage, would naturally not need to do so.

There are indeed some differences between these two.

First of all, it's about seniority. Chiyo and Ebizo were already well-known high-ranking officials of the Sand Village as early as the Second Shinobi World War. In today's Sand Village, they are among the most senior veterans.

The second is the strength and power of the two.

Chiyo is currently the strongest puppeteer in the ninja world, and her level of puppetry is also ranked among the best in the entire history of puppetry.

Although Ebizo is not as powerful as Chiyo, he controls the intelligence department of Sunagakure. During the Sunagakure civil war when the Third Kazekage disappeared, Ebizo was the actual controller of the Sunagakure Anbu directly commanded by the Kazekage.

Finally, these two are siblings, which was also what Luo Sha was most afraid of before.

Luo Sha was glad that Chiyo's grandson had left the Sand Village.

After Scorpion left the Sand Village, Chiyo seemed to have lost her soul. She rarely cared about state affairs and spent her time either studying ninjutsu or fishing.

Probably because he cared about his sister, Ebizo put aside a lot of work and often went fishing with Chiyo.

Luo Sha took the opportunity to gain a lot of power, giving himself more say in high-level meetings.

"The Yondaime."

The two nodded in response, neither indifferent nor caring.

After all the senior executives arrived, Luo Sha began the meeting.

"The rapidly expanding Ninja Clan has affected our common interests with Iwagakure, but Iwagakure has shown an anomaly in how to cooperate."

Luo Sha quickly explained the strange conditions given by Yanyin to the senior leaders.

"There is indeed a problem. Since Iwagakure is so reluctant to participate in the war directly, is it possible that they have information that we don't have?"

"Maybe they want to preserve their strength for other plans. But on the surface, we can benefit from cooperating with Iwagakure. With this money, we can alleviate a lot of pressure on military expenditures."

The top executives started discussing the issue, and there were significant differences of opinion.

Some people think that it is worth trying to earn this money. In any case, the Sand Village will not sit idly by and watch the Ninja Clan continue to develop.

Some people felt that the money was too hot to handle and that it contained Iwagakure's conspiracy, so they could not cooperate.

Chiyo sat on the chair, looking at the senior executives with an indifferent expression, and had no intention of speaking.

If Sunagakure wasn't in such a bad state and it wasn't the right time for full retirement, Chiyo would have resigned from her advisory position long ago.

Her son and daughter-in-law died on the battlefield, her grandson abandoned her, and she fought for the village for most of her life. In the end, only her younger brother was left with her.

She has already given enough for this village. She doesn't owe Sunagakure anything. It is Sunagakure that owes her.

"I will mobilize the secret lines of the Rain Country and the Earth Country to investigate. Iwagakure's behavior is a little abnormal." Ebizo said.

Ebizo, who works in the intelligence field, is particularly sensitive to this kind of anomaly. "This is a serious matter, and we really can't make a decision lightly. We need to investigate it thoroughly. I'm sorry to bother you, Advisor Ebizo."

The senior executives who had originally been controversial all expressed their agreement with Ebizo's ideas.

Those who can sit in high positions are not stupid. They can all see that there is something wrong with Iwagakure, but they just don’t know what Iwagakure is hiding.

Thus, the high-level meeting ended here, and the discussion would continue after Ebizo's information arrived.

However, what Ebizo did not expect was that, instead of investigating the abnormality of Iwagakure, he found out some unexpected information.

After reading the information, Ebizo went to find Chiyo as soon as possible.

"I think I found the scorpion." said Ebizo.

Chiyo's calm face showed a trace of emotion, but she shook her head with a look of loneliness and said, "What's the point of finding it?"

If Scorpion left because of persecution or harm, Chiyo would try her best to find Scorpion, but Scorpion left the Sand Village on his own initiative and left her side on his own initiative.

With Chiyo's influence in the Sand Village, if she really wanted to find Scorpion, she would be able to find some information unless Scorpion did nothing but hide.

But over the years, except for the very beginning, Chiyo never took the initiative to look for Scorpion.

Because she knew that even if she found Scorpion, it would be useless. As long as Scorpion didn't want to be by her side, she couldn't stop him.

"Where is he? How is he doing? Is he settling down here or just staying here temporarily?" Chiyo couldn't help but ask.

After all, Scorpion is still her grandson. Even if she doesn't know the news, she will always subconsciously worry about Scorpion's life after receiving the news.

"It's Rokudo Castle in the Land of Rain. I don't know whether they've settled there or how things are going there. I just made the judgment that Scorpion might be there based on the intelligence," Ebizo replied.

The puppet technology mentioned in the intelligence is definitely not something that can be developed by those second-rate puppeteers outside of Sunagakure.

Considering the direction that Scorpion had previously developed in puppetry, even if Scorpion himself was not in the Land of Rain, Ebizo could be sure that Scorpion was the source of the Ninja Clan's puppet prostheses.

"Six Paths Castle? Isn't that where the Ninja Clan is located?"

Chiyo was not unfamiliar with the emerging force of the Shinobi Clan. Even though she had not been so concerned about the affairs of the Shinobi Village since Sasori left, the Rain Country bordered the Wind Country, and all kinds of news were always coming in, so it was hard for Chiyo not to know.

"Well, Scorpion may have joined the Ninja Clan, or he may have reached some kind of cooperation with the Ninja Clan."

Ebizo nodded and told him about the puppet prosthesis.

"It's impossible for Scorpion to join the ninja forces." Chiyo subconsciously wanted to deny Ebizō's guess, although Ebizō only said it was possible.

Scorpion didn't even want to stay in the Sand Village where he grew up, so why would he go to a ninja force that was inferior to the Sand Village? Whether from the perspective of the technical conditions for studying puppets or family ties, Scorpion would never join the Ninja Clan.

Ebizo didn't say anything, just sighed.

Chiyo was silent, and the light in her eyes dimmed a little.

Considering her life history, Scorpio was gone for only four or five years, which is not long.

But for Scorpio, a teenager, this is already a quarter of his current life.

In this case, it is not impossible that Scorpio has experienced things she doesn't know about and has undergone changes she doesn't know about.

"Why, it has to be the Ninja Clan..." Chiyo murmured.

There is no doubt that the Ninja Clan, which has great ambitions and potential, will be the next enemy of the Sand Village.

If they had not been afraid of Sosuke's ability to defeat Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sunagakure ninja troops would have entered the Rain Country long ago.

If Sasori really joins the Ninja Clan, then Sasori will become the enemy of Sunagakure and stand on the opposite side of Sunagakure. They may even meet each other on the battlefield.

Just imagining it, Chiyo couldn't help but feel faint, because that was her own grandson.

"It's just a possibility." Ebizo said comfortingly.

"I will have my spies obtain accurate information about Scorpion at all costs."

Ebizo should have put more energy into the Land of Earth and Iwagakure, but he really couldn't let go of Chiyo.

If we don't let the spies investigate quickly, what if Ichiyo goes to the Ninja Clan in person?

It is easy to enter Six Paths Castle, but if you want to get out, it depends on how the Ninja Clan looks at Sosuke. Ebizo cannot let his own sister take such a risk.

In fact, Ebizo didn't want to tell Chiyo this information. This was really bad news for Chiyo.

The main reason is that the prosthetic limbs of the Ninja Clan are no longer a secret, and Chiyo may learn about the prosthetic limbs from other places at any time and then infer the news about Scorpion, so Ebizo chose to tell Chiyo.

"Yeah." Chiyo nodded.

Chiyo had been thinking about going fishing today as the weather was nice, but when she heard this news, she instantly lost interest in fishing and her mind was filled with thoughts about scorpions.

She hoped very much that this was a misunderstanding, that Ebizo's information was wrong, and that Sasori was neither in the Rain Country nor in the Ninja Clan.

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