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Chapter 737: Change of plan, Sancun backstabbed

"As expected, in terms of ninja strength, it's you, Nagato. When you defeated the Mizukage, the ninjas from the five major ninja villages were all shocked."

On the way back to the Ninja Clan's headquarters, Yahiko vividly described the shocked expressions of the ninjas in the audience when Nagato was fighting.

"A lot of ninjas were surprised, but I remember you, Yahiko, were one of them."

Xiaonan teased.

At that time, Yahiko was also looking at the arena with a look of surprise, as if he had not expected it.

"Hey, it's been a while since we last met, so I don't know Nagato's exact strength."

Yahiko scratched his head and explained.

Seeing with your own eyes a good brother who grew up together defeating the Kage who is at the top of the ninja world, the shock is really huge.

"And Xiaonan must have been surprised at that time, but I didn't notice it."

Yahiko said with certainty.

No matter how much he hoped that Nagato would win, his opponent was still a Kage after all, and he would definitely be surprised to see Nagato win.

"Ah."

Xiaonan didn't insist and admitted it with a smile.

Yahiko looked at Nagato with an expression that said "I'm right, right?"

"On the contrary, Scorpion, who has known Nagato for a shorter time, believes in Nagato's ability more."

Xiaonan turned the topic to Scorpion, who remained silent.

Scorpion's expression at that time was particularly conspicuous among the surprised crowd. Xiaonan still remembers the details of the expression on Scorpion's face.

Scorpion was just smiling slightly, seeming somewhat happy, without any sign of surprise or accident.

"It's not that I believe in his strength, I just think that the Third Mizukage won't be that strong."

Scorpion explained calmly.

“Isn’t it the same?”

Yahiko couldn't help but complain.

The core is that I think Nagato is stronger than the Third Mizukage.

"If the opponent is the Fourth Hokage, I don't think Nagato can win."

Scorpion thought what Yahiko said made sense, so he added a sentence.

"Who would think that Nagato could beat the Fourth Hokage? Only Sosuke-sensei could beat him."

Yahiko was even more speechless.

The scorpion's mouth is even harder than the alloy puppet he made.

Seeing how harmoniously Sasori got along with his two best friends, Nagato couldn't help but smile and said:

"In this world, it is true that only Sosuke-sensei can defeat the Fourth Hokage, and only the Fourth Hokage can defeat Sosuke-sensei."

"Better than Sosuke-sensei, Nagato, do you think so highly of that Hokage?"

Yahiko was a little surprised.

After witnessing the entire process of Sosuke defeating the Third Tsuchikage, Yahiko could not imagine what kind of strength it would take to defeat Sosuke.

As Sosuke's number one disciple, Nagato should be the person who knows Sosuke's strength best. Such a Nagato actually thinks that Mu Yue has the possibility of defeating Sosuke. This evaluation is too high.

Nagato smiled without saying anything, and did not explain further.

Although this is a secret that would be considered a lie if told truthfully, it is indeed the biggest secret of the Ninja Clan. Nagato will not tell it to anyone before getting Mu Yue's approval, even if the person being asked is Yahiko.

Yahiko didn't care either, he just thought that Nagato was strong and had a strong insight that he didn't have.

"Your opponent in the next round will be Obito. I think he is very powerful. Nagato, you have to be careful and don't be careless."

Yahiko reminded him that he really couldn't see how Obito dodged the attack, nor could he think of a way to break it.

"Well, I will."

Nagato nodded and replied.

Although he defeated Obito last time, Obito has obviously made great progress this time, and Nagato will not underestimate him.

After discussing some other strong contestants, they talked about the competition and then daily matters.

"Xiao Nan, is there anyone in the Ninja Clan sending you love letters now?"

Yahiko looked at Konan and joked.

Konan is quite popular in the Shinobi Sect, and is known as the Pure White Flower and the Gentle Angel. Occasionally, there will be brave people who muster up the courage to express their feelings to Konan.

Nagato's mind moved and he quickly looked at Konan's face.

"It's been a long time. After all, I rejected them all. They probably thought I was difficult to get along with, so they didn't send me off."

Xiaonan thought for a moment and replied.

"It can't be that they are afraid of being scolded by Minister Kakuzu because they are his deputies."

Nagato and Yahiko looked at each other and felt that the latter possibility was quite possible.

Kakuzu is famous for his outspokenness. He can even express his opinions without hesitation even to Sosuke, the founder of the Ninja Clan who is considered the greatest by everyone.

It would be fine if it doesn't affect work, but if the confession disturbs Xiaonan's work, that would be hard to say.

Nagato felt relieved for some reason and said:

"Now that it seems like it, Mr. Sosuke should have thought of letting us go to Kawanokuni to set up a branch a long time ago, so he let us go to different locations to learn and gain work experience."

"Indeed, during the days when I served as the leader of the Jonin squad in the Rain Village, my management ability was greatly improved."

Yahiko nodded in agreement.

Although he was born as the leader of a ninja organization, the Akatsuki organization was too small. It was a grass-roots team among grass-roots teams. Only after actually managing the ninjas of a ninja village did Yahiko realize how difficult it was to manage.

"Only after learning from Minister Kakuzu did I realize how difficult his life is."

Xiaonan also talked about his insights in work.

The three of them smoothly switched the topic from daily chores back to work.

In addition, they did not ignore Scorpion and took the initiative to ask about some matters related to the Scorpion Chakra Technology Department.

After they had their meal together and took a walk for a while, they dispersed and went about their own business.

……

After returning, Ohnoki asked the Iwagakure Anbu to secretly contact Kumogakure and Sunagakure, saying that there was an important matter to discuss.

In order not to arouse the vigilance of Konoha and Kirigakure, the three of them deliberately created clones, had the clones disguised to attend the meeting, and then used the original body to continue their daily activities to minimize the possibility of exposure.

The three clones met up in an ordinary hotel.

After having the Anbu guard in the dark, the three Kage clones entered the hotel room.

The Ōnoki clone first set up a soundproof barrier inside, then spoke:

"Raikage, Kazekage, I feel that the plan to assassinate Sosuke can no longer proceed."

As long as Konoha remains strong, the three villages will have a basis for cooperation, so Ohnoki did not try to be mysterious and directly expressed his ideas.

After saying this, Ōnoki carefully observed the expressions of the Third Raikage and Rasa.

There was some surprise on Luosha's face, as if he didn't expect that Ohnoki, the organizer of the assassination plan, would change his mind so quickly.

The Third Raikage had a thoughtful expression, thinking deeply about the implications of Ōnoki's words and the pros and cons of canceling the plan. "The potential that Konoha has shown is too strong. It's not just about Hanyu Mugetsu, it's strong in all aspects. If we lose Sosuke, the strongest man, I'm afraid that even if our three villages work together, we won't be able to compete with the fully developed Konoha."

Oonoki explained further.

"It's really not worth expending too much energy to kill Sosuke now. Konoha will gain more benefits than us."

The Third Raikage said in a deep voice.

Originally, Konoha had to be careful of Sosuke, the modern-day ninja god.

If Sosuke died, Konoha could really develop in peace. After a dozen years, it would naturally be invincible in the ninja world.

"But if we don't kill Sosuke, the development of the Shinobi Clan will be unstoppable. It is not certain whether the Shinobi Clan will clash with Konoha first, or with Sand Village or Iwagakure."

Luo Sha expressed a different opinion.

He felt that whether Sosuke died or not, Konoha would continue to move towards becoming the overlord of the ninja world.

But if Sosuke didn't die, Sunagakure would be sandwiched between two forces that they couldn't afford to offend.

Rasa doesn't want to use the interests of Sunagakure to gamble that Sosuke will help the three villages to fight against Konoha in the future.

"The five great ninja villages were able to unite with the Shinobi Clan because of Sosuke. We cannot ignore the threat that the Shinobi Clan may bring just because of the potential that Konoha has shown."

Luo Sha emphasized with a serious face.

His retort was not because he was short-sighted and couldn't see Konoha's potential.

You know, he was just defeated by Uchiha Obito, one of Konoha's new generation of representative ninjas, a few hours ago. How could he not recognize Konoha's development potential?

He retorted that as long as the Ninja Clan remained intact, Sunagakure's dominant position in the southwestern part of the Ninja World would soon be affected.

By then, the Ninja Clan and Konoha will each take a few bites, and the Sand Village will not have to wait for Konoha to develop, and will lose its future directly.

The Third Raikage crossed his arms across his chest and did not object to Rasa.

What Luo Sha said makes sense. The survival of the Ninja Clan can indeed curb Konoha, but this does not mean that the Ninja Clan will be beneficial to other large ninja villages.

It is inevitable that the Ninja Clan will impact the structure of the five major Ninja villages.

Perhaps if the Shinobi Clan and Konoha coexist, their large ninja villages will decline faster.

"So we have to do more than just terminate the plan. We have to muddy the waters of the ninja world."

Oonoki continued to explain.

If they simply gave up on the assassination, then waiting for the three villages to unite might be a mixed doubles match between Konoha and the Ninja Clan.

Not only will the profits be swallowed up by the Ninja Clan, but they will also have to face the threat of Konoha.

"We must make the Ninja Clan and Konoha form a great feud, a hatred that will keep them at war with each other!"

During the match, Ohnoki kept thinking about what kind of ninja world would be better for the combination of Iwagakure and the three villages.

After spending countless hours, he finally thought of a method that was most likely to succeed.

If the Ninja Clan is eliminated and only Konoha is left, Konoha will quickly realize its potential and become an unrivaled overlord.

Allowing the Shinobi Clan and Konoha to coexist will most likely lead to a new pattern in which Konoha and the Shinobi Clan divide the ninja world, which may not be better for Iwagakure than the first result.

The best option for the three villages to continue to develop is to use war to weaken the strength of both sides at the same time.

"Are you going to inform the Ninja Clan?"

Luo Sha became interested and asked.

It is obvious that Ohnoki wants to deal with both the Ninja Clan and Konoha at the same time.

"Not only do we need to inform on the secret, but we also need to reach a cooperation with the Ninja Clan."

Ohnoki replied, talking about a new plan he had in mind.

"We can tell the Ninja Clan about the plan to assassinate Sosuke, let them think that Konoha is the organizer, and then cooperate with the Ninja Clan to deal with Konoha on the day of the assassination of Sosuke!"

"The Ninja Clan now has only Sosuke and Nagato who are not worth mentioning. There is still a big gap in overall strength between them and Konoha, so we don't need to hold back. We just need to weaken Konoha's strength as much as possible."

Konoha has many high-level combat forces in the Six Paths Castle, not just the participating ninjas.

There is no need to say much about Mu Yue, the current Hokage. Then the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze, the Three Ninjas Orochimaru, and the Three Ninjas Tsunade are also in the Six Paths Castle, but they did not participate in the competition.

Of course, it's not just Konoha, the other ninja villages are like this as well, and they all have some masters hidden away.

For example, in Iwagakure, Ōnoki brought the Five-Tails Jinchūriki but did not let him participate in the competition.

"If we can take this opportunity to make Konoha lose a group of strong people and geniuses, that would be great indeed."

Luo Sha was very excited. If the plan really succeeded, even if the Ninja Clan grew up, it would only change the structure of the five major ninja villages into one clan of five villages.

Although it will still harm their interests, it is much better than Konoha being the only overlord or Konoha and the Ninja Clan dividing the ninja world into two.

“This plan is feasible.”

The Third Raikage nodded in agreement.

Faced with the encirclement of the five villages, Sosuke can no longer remain indifferent and must fight back, and this is their chance.

Ren Sosuke would never have thought that the first initiator would be the informant Iwagakure.

In such a situation, even if Sosuke could think of it, it would be of no avail. Is he going to refuse the help of the three villages and face Konoha and Kirigakure alone?

Sosuke may be able to use his extraordinary strength to inflict heavy losses on Konoha, but Konoha also has the power to easily destroy the Ninja Clan.

Normal people would unite at this time.

"Also, I think we can try Kirigakure's attitude."

Oonoki said as he remembered something.

"It's too risky. Kirigakure is cooperating too much with Konoha right now, so they probably won't stand on our side."

Luo Sha didn't want to bring Wuyin on board.

If he hadn't been stabbed in the back by Kirigakure during the Third Shinobi World War, how could he have ended up like that?

Not only did he fail to gain benefits for the Sand Village, but he also got a bad reputation.

He also wanted Kirigakure to experience the feeling of being backstabbed, and at the same time weaken Kirigakure's strength.

"So we are just trying to test Kirigakure's attitude. If Kirigakure also sides with us, then we will be completely safe."

Oonoki shook his head.

He found that Luo Sha was not a good person and was too concerned about temporary gains and losses.

"Let's give it a try. It's still early for action."

The Third Raikage also thought it was worth a try.

There are still five days until the quarterfinals, and after the quarterfinals there are the semifinals and the final. The day of the final will be the day when Sosuke will be secretly injured, so they have enough time to perfect the plan.

"Then give it a try, but you must keep it secret. If the plan is leaked, everything will be in vain!"

Seeing that the Third Raikage turned to Ōnoki, Rasa had no choice but to change his mind and agree.

The strength of Sunagakure is not as good as that of Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Among the three villages, Sunagakure is the weaker side.

However, in order to save face, Luo Sha repeatedly emphasized the confidentiality, making it seem like he would not agree easily.

After finalizing the plan, the three of them cancelled their clones, allowing their memories to flow back to their original bodies, and at the same time each of them mobilized their powers to begin carrying out their plans.

The three major ninja villages worked together, and undercurrents began to surge within Six Paths Castle.

(End of this chapter)