Naruto Shadow Mage

 “Are you determined to betray the Leaf Village?”

"What's the difference between me taking refuge in the desert now and betraying Konoha Village?"

“Furthermore, since I have lost the control of the Nara Seal, what can I care about besides some bonds?”

“However, the monk’s ultimate goal is indeed for the Sand Ninja Village.”

 “Such a person is worthy of admiration, but it’s a pity”

 “It’s ridiculous again!”

 Listening to the monk's almost showdown words, Cross Country obviously had an indifferent attitude. After all, as long as we can learn more about the mysteries of the human body from the monks and understand the deeper secrets of Yang Escape training, which can be used to destroy the current barriers and improve ourselves, let alone go with the determination to betray the Leaf Village. Helped the Sand Ninja Village. As long as he temporarily rebelled against the Leaf Village and fell into the arms of the Suna Ninja Village, it was possible for him to do it.

 Obviously, the relationship between off-roading and Konoha Village has dropped to a freezing point.

　　Coupled with the incident of the Fourth Hokage's "fake death", Cross Country has no sense of belonging to Konoha Village at all. Previously, he was an enemy of Kumo Ninja Village, and Cross Country was just for Ding Zao.

If it weren't for Ding Zao's difficulties, how could Cross Country go to provoke the Raikage and the Eight-tailed Gypsy Jinchūriki Rabbi?

 So, as soon as the monk finished speaking, he nodded lightly. But he still wanted to know what kind of difficulties the Sand Ninja Village was facing, and the monks needed to go to the desert in person to seek help. Immediately, when he understood that the monk's goodwill was nothing more than forming a good relationship for the Sand Ninja Village, Cross Country first nodded, agreed with the monk's words, and then asked:

 “The trouble Suna Ninja Village is facing is serious, isn’t it?”

 “It’s too late to pick up the slack!”

With another sigh, the monk showed a bitter look on his face and said solemnly: "Shadow Master, do you know who the most outstanding ninja in Sand Ninja Village is in recent years?"

“The Third Kazekage is dead. I think the Fourth Kazekage who succeeded the Third Kazekage must be an outstanding figure in your Sand Ninja Village!”

 That’s what he said, but he didn’t think so in his heart.

Who is the really eye-catching person in Sand Ninja Village?

 There is only one answer!

 That’s the Red Sand Scorpion!

 In fact, off-roading, who is familiar with the plot of the original work, knows very well what the monk means by being unable to catch up.

 Because as long as you understand the plot of the original work, you will know how embarrassing the situation facing Suna Ninja Village is.

Let’s not talk about the geographical issues of Sand Ninja Village. Let’s talk about the ninjas in Sand Ninja Village. If you want to cultivate the ninjas in Sand Ninja Village, you must spend a certain amount of resources. Therefore, due to the lack of resources, Sand Ninja Village has always been following the route of elite soldiers. It wants to improve the quality of ninjas in order to reduce the number of ninjas, or to reduce the resources required by ninjas.

 But how difficult is it to cultivate truly elite ninjas?

 The former Sand Ninja Village was a little better. There were a number of strong people such as Chiyo, Ebizo, and monks. Sand Ninja Village could still maintain the dignity of the Great Ninja Village. However, as Chiyo, Ebizo, Monk and other ninjas of the same period slowly aged, the only person in Sand Ninja Village who could become famous in the ninja world was the Third Kazekage.

Finally, after the Third Kazekage, the Red Sand Scorpion has the potential to become the successor of the Sand Ninja Village, and is known as a genius once seen in a century.

pity.

With the disappearance of the Third Kazekage and the defection of the Red Sand Scorpion, all the dreams of the Sand Ninja Village have come to nothing.

 This is the real key to what the monks call the inability to catch up!

Sure enough, after Cross Country said that the Fourth Kazekage was a person worthy of attention in Suna Ninja Village, a bitter smile appeared on the monk's face. Slowly opening his eyes, he looked into the monk's eyes, and suddenly found that the monk's eyes had become cloudy. Moreover, from looking at the monk, Cross Country could guess that the monk's lifespan might not be long.

However, the monk didn't care about what he could see after going off-road. He just murmured there as if he was minding his own business: "Shadow Mage, it's a pity that you were not born in our Suna Ninja Village. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to continue to work for the Suna Ninja Village." Don’t worry. By the same token, if Scorpion hadn’t run away, there would be no need for me to come to the desert to see you.”

“I won’t say much else, Shadow Mage, just tell me why I express the goodwill of Sand Ninja Village!”

"Half a year ago, after the battle between the Country of Fire and the Country of Thunder, the Cloud Ninja Village of the Country of Thunder basically lost its fighting capacity. In the last more than half a year, you have been living in seclusion in the desert. Maybe you don't know the outside world. situation, then I’ll talk to you about it!”

After saying that, the monk paused and continued: "In the battle with the Raikage, you Konohagakure ninjas won a great victory. Not only did the Raikage get seriously injured, but the Eight-tailed Gypsy Jinchuuriki was defeated and killed. The two-tailed Taibi Jinchuuriki caused the Kumo Ninja Village to lose the Second Tailed Beast Brigade. Not long after the war ended, the Kumo Ninja Village began to withdraw from the battlefield and was no longer prepared to be the enemy of the Fire Country. "

"And the failure of the Cloud Ninja Village will naturally make your Konoha Village's fortunes rise to the top!"

“The long-lasting Ninja War seems to be coming to an end soon, but after every Ninja War ends, isn’t the so-called peace period a time to prepare for war?”

"Our Suna Ninja Village does not have enough resources. We are the loser in this three wars. We do not have much power, and the situation we are facing is very dangerous. In addition, I am old now and will leave this world. , so I must find a qualified successor. Shadow Master, this successor cannot be you, so there is no need for you to worry. I need you to become the jinchūriki of our Suna Ninja Village and serve our Suna Ninja Village forever. of."

“Legends in the ninja world say that you, the shadow mage, are proficient in the secret art of escape!”

“So my real purpose is to help our Sand Ninja Village to create as many qualified Jinchuuriki as possible.”

 “Can you do it?”

Hearing what the monk said, he nodded, as if he understood what the monk was doing.

But working for Suna Ninja Village, Cross Country also has to bear certain risks, not to mention that according to the monk's request, Cross Country has already guessed that the qualified Jinchuriki he wants to create is Gaara in the original plot?

 That’s right.

 At this time, there is no need to keep the identity of the monk secret.

 He is the one-tailed Shukaku Jinchuuriki of Sand Ninja Village, named Fenfu, and he is a strong man who lives in seclusion in Sand Ninja Village.

If he hadn't understood the plot of the original work, it would be impossible for him to know Fenfu's identity, because even in the original plot, Fenfu's appearance was only in the real later stage. However, on the one hand, I care about how long the monk's life span is and how much help it can give me. On the other hand, cross-country is thinking about the deal with Fenfu, which must have a deadline.

Immediately, he took a deep breath, looked at the monk and asked, "How long? How long do you have left?"

 “Three years at most!”

 Smiling slightly, Fenfu already looked down on life and death.

　　followed by.

 Slowly stood up and stood in front of Cross Country. Fenfu kept the smile on his face and made a three-year agreement with Cross Country in a few words.

"In the past three years, if you, the shadow mage, need to take refuge, you can take refuge in our Sand Ninja Village."

“In three years, you will be ready to create a qualified Jinchuuriki for our Sand Ninja Village, and I will.”

“I will teach you everything I can teach you within three years!”