Red sand dust

Soon, an identity named "Toneri" was reported to the desk of Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage.

Because of the particularity of Daimaru's puppet technique, he did need a group of "vests" to facilitate the work. There were not just one or two Sand Ninjas who only existed on paper but never existed in reality.

There were previous examples of Luo Sha and Ye Cang taking on the aliases of Yama Luo and Yan Yan Luo, so it’s not a big deal to have one more “sheren”.

It's just a little different this time.

The prototypes of "Enma Ra" and "Yanyan Ra" are not aboriginals from Sand Hidden Village, but wandering ninjas who work part-time as bounty hunters. Daimaru maintains the operation of "Shell" and proper exposure; "Toneri" is different , occupying the reserve "technical consultant" position commonly used by intelligence agencies, which has been maintained by the village for many years. From birth to growth experience, it can be traced back three generations and is a precious false identity kept on file.

Multifaceted spies like Kabuto Yakushi, who grew up as war orphans, are able to travel among various forces. They rely on these "vests" to protect them and can deliver decrypted information with ease without being exposed.

Most of these "shell identities" are prepared for the "dead time".

If Daimaru had not requested it, and there was no special reason, it would have been impossible to squander this precious "resource" at will.

The "identity" was promised to him, but as the head of a village, Gaara had to meet this "Toner" properly, so this unusual meeting took place.

As soon as they met, Gaara vaguely realized that the boy with white hair in front of him, unusually light pupils in his eyes, and skin that looked like he had albinism, was not a complete human being, but was being manipulated like a puppet, but Very different from traditional puppets.

"Not the real body?"

Gaara frowned and asked slightly displeased.

"Sheren" smiled coldly and replied slowly:

"It's not that I don't want to come in person, but Daimaru doesn't allow my body to leave the control, so I meet in this state. I'm rude, Wang Haihan..."

"Prisoners who are valuable for cooperation, or artificial life forms that are too dangerous to act at will?"

"The second half of the sentence is correct. It is indeed more dangerous and not very reassuring. As for myself..."

With the help of the biological puppet provided by Daimaru, Otsutsuki Toneri, who had limited freedom of movement, answered calmly,

"A distant relative of the Hyuga family, but not much related to the Konoha ninjas! In fact, we have interacted indirectly many times. The prototype of the plateau snow peak was created with the power of my family's 'treasure'! Of course, now, It’s Daimaru’s trophy…”

It is related to the Hyuga family, but not the Konoha ninjas. The secrets here are troublesome to think about. Fortunately, Gaara is not very interested in these. Out of his trust in Daimaru, he does not doubt too much.

"What are you going to do? If necessary, I can give you an order to give you some convenience..."

"I'm going to stay in the village for a few more days, take a look around, and then I'll go to Konoha Village to get to know..."

After many years, once again down to earth, standing on the ground of the ninja world, Otsutsuki Toneri couldn't help but feel a strange emotion in his heart.

"That's easy to say!"

Gaara readily agreed.

As long as it does not involve the secrets of the village, the identity of "Toneri" can go freely, that is, to go to Konoha Village, Gaara needs to endorse his identity on behalf of Sunagakure Village.

"I would venture to ask, is your current relationship with Daimaru... cooperation?"

In order to dispel Gaara's concerns, Otsutsuki Toneri answered directly:

"It's fair to say it's 'cooperation', but it's my unilateral 'cooperation' and Daimaru takes the lead."

To put it mildly, it was actually forced to obey, but Otsutsuki Toneri was not particularly repulsive, because he himself was also very interested in what Daimaru was going to do.

"Understood, I will arrange a temporary residence for you, and the relevant materials will be prepared in time. You can move freely from now on; if you want to go to Konoha Village, you can come to me directly and go through the formalities in advance."

The promised Otsutsuki Toneri bowed slightly and left, and Gaara once again looked through the documents submitted by Daimaru.

Gaara, the Kazekage Fifth Generation, had already known about the moon strategy and the operation to snatch the key "props", but it was still a bit unexpected to actually come into contact with the Otsutsuki clan at close range.

The legendary orphan of the separated family of the people of the moon in the sky was the last successor of the "giant reincarnated eye". Later, he was killed by Daimaru and "cooked" in the sky, and they were all brought back to the country of wind.

The only captive has never appeared outside. He only heard the name from Daimaru's words. Now, he finally saw a living "alien".

For such an uncontrollable character, not to mention killing him to prevent future troubles, even if he is imprisoned for life, he never expected that Daimaru would arrange this "role" to extend his influence to the outside world.

Regarding the plans of unknown intelligent creatures, it is really difficult for the relatively conservative Sand Ninja to deal with them. If Daimaru hadn't used force to convince them, I don't know what would have happened.

As for the explanation in Daimaru's letter, it is very clear.

There is no deep hatred between the Sand Ninja and the Otsutsuki clan. It is just the conflict of interests that makes the two sides meet at war.

Otsutsuki Toneri also knows a lot about the meaning of the ninja world.

Sitting high in the clouds and watching the development of the human world is not intuitive enough. You have to experience it yourself to truly understand people's hearts and understand what the real situation of the ninja world is like.

…

After arranging things for Otsutsuki Toneri, Daimaru finished the urgent matters at hand and hurried to Konoha Village. Without alerting outsiders, Daimaru returned to the hotel where he stayed without being noticed. He had been there for several hours. Time is actually not in your own room.

Putting aside those trivial matters, Jiraiya went to the Land of Rain to investigate, and the incident of catching the grass and alerting the snake had the greatest impact.

Now that winter is getting closer, Daimaru estimates that Nagato will attack Konoha Village in the beginning of spring next year, or in late spring or early summer.

The development is actually similar to what I remembered. Pain's Six Paths pushed the Leaf Village flatly. At least he had to complete the puppets and have capable subordinates to increase the success rate of the operation.

After a battle, several of Pain's Six Paths were "retired", looking for new materials, and then making them into puppets with extraordinary abilities. Only Nagato would use the power of the Samsara Eye in this way and carry forward this model.

Daimaru, who has extensive experience, has calculated that it would take less than two or three months to complete three powerful puppets and the Six Paths of Pain, regardless of cost and consumption.

This is still the case with a corpse with suitable qualifications. Once things go wrong, the problem will not be solved for another year and a half.

Therefore, there is less than a quarter left before Nagato's decisive battle. After the New Year, every day must be treated as a "decision day."

When Jiraiya returned to Konoha Village, it was already three days later. He couldn't count how many times this "old man" went into taverns on the way. In order to "suppress his panic", he visited all the izakayas and Kabukicho along the way. All over.

I probably understand that the days to come will become more and more tense, and there will no longer be days of relaxation and enjoyment, so I do this.

Another surprising and reasonable thing is that Jiraiya is ready to officially let Uzumaki Naruto start practicing Sage Mode.

"It is impossible for the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki who has transformed into a half-tailed beast to save his life in front of the Rinnegan..."

Jiraiya said so.

Jiraiya had seen and experienced the power of Nagato with his own eyes, and he was convinced that Uzumaki Naruto needed stronger power to protect himself, so it was appropriate to teach him the sage mode in advance.

Uzumaki Naruto has great enthusiasm for training, special training, learning powerful ninjutsu and improving his strength.

No need for Jiraiya to urge him, he was sent to Mt. Miaomu impatiently by Jiraiya.

The blond kid who originally brought a lot of noise to the village left, which made people feel a lot cleaner, but also felt like something was missing.

In terms of appeal, Uzumaki Naruto does have a vitality that people can't bear to blame.

Naivety and stupidity can be forgiven, only badness is unforgivable.

At the "Rescue Team" headquarters, after get off work, everyone dispersed one after another. Chiwa Yeme, who had not been in the same room as Daimaru for a long time, had been in Konoha Village for a few days.

"Have you decided? When you see a disaster coming, you don't have to bear it forcefully. Avoiding it is also a way to deal with it..."

Daimaru sighed slightly,

"The Suna ninja who are stranded in Konoha Village will be evacuated one after another in the next month or two. Excuses have been found, so you two don't have to face the difficulties..."

"Someone has to stay..."

Three years have passed, and everyone else has changed a lot. Yemu's baby cheeks and childishness in her expression have disappeared a lot. Only her height seems to have not changed much. As she enters the end of her growth period, can she still be in her own right? A slight improvement in "altitude" is already a big problem.

"As the leader, you can't possibly leave..."

"It's okay to leave. As long as I'm shameless, no one can kidnap me based on my morality..."

Daimaru shrugged.

"There are just some special arrangements that require me to take charge of the overall situation..."

In Konoha Village, the filthy earth bodies of Rasha and Yakura buried under the original Uchiha family's ancestral home need to be looked at. This is a very important part of Daimaru's future plans and cannot be unexpected.

In addition, if Nagato died after being defeated like in his memory, how would he get in touch with Konan and jointly take charge of the overall situation of the "Akatsuki" organization, obtain the Samsara Eye, and indirectly control the heretic demons? It is all a technical job, and it is not done personally. Daimaru was worried.

As for the position of this "rescue team", the troubles that may arise from leaving without permission are easier to deal with. Just find an excuse like hay fever, acclimatization, going back to your hometown for a blind date, etc., and you can get rid of it perfectly.

The real problem is that Nagato's attack is uncontrollable. If the "Akatsuki" organization gathers mobilized members to jointly attack Konoha Village, then Ibaraki's line can deliver the news in advance, but if Nagato leads Pain's Six Paths Direct Attacking Konoha Village would be difficult.

Without time to prepare, the so-called arrangements will not be made in time, and there will inevitably be casualties in the end.

As for the resurrection of the last heretic, the art of reincarnation, we can look forward to it, but we cannot completely count on it. What if something goes wrong? So many people will die in vain.

"We are in the same team after all. You worked so hard and didn't hesitate to use forbidden techniques to improve our strength. You didn't just run away at a critical moment..."

Qian You said quietly, with a hint of firmness in her soft tone,

"Although we can't compare with you, we have worked so hard so far that we can't help at all..."

It is not for the so-called responsibilities of allies, nor is it the will to fight without retreating when they meet on a narrow road, it is just because the comrades who share weal and woe are here and want to fight together.

After hesitating for a long time, Daimaru finally reluctantly nodded in agreement:

"Okay! In the end, we need someone to take charge of the work anyway. It's impossible for the Suna ninja to retreat without leaving anyone behind. In order to preserve as much safety as possible, we also need someone to direct..."

Yeme and Sen, who have been fused with customized armor for some time, have already surpassed the threshold of ordinary jounin in terms of combat effectiveness.

Of course, the real battle is not a competition of pure data, but at least the two of them are barely capable of fighting, and they will not be killed casually like "miscellaneous fish".

It is very dangerous to block Payne's Six Paths head-on, but the attack of the "Akatsuki" organization will not be just a surprise attack by a few people or puppets.

In the final analysis, Nagato's goal is to capture the tailed beast, and he will not hesitate to use all available means.

As for the news that Konoha Village will be attacked by powerful enemies in the future, Daimaru only ensured that it would spread in a small area. Suna Ninja was transferred away from Konoha Village headquarters for various reasons, which has actually attracted the attention of interested people. , It's just the internal affairs of the "Quick Rescue Team". Daimaru, the "boss", decides everything at once, and no mistakes can be found at all.

Although Nara Shikamaru and Kurotsuchi have good abilities, they are outsiders after all, and many things cannot be handled through their hands.

It's also a good thing to have Chiwa Yami coming to help.

However, next, during the super long-distance contact with Daimaru, Gaara asked about the identity of Otsutsuki Toneri, and also mentioned that a small number of elites would be sent to Konoha Village as Jiraiya's agents to investigate the Land of Rain. Follow up response.

"Most ninjas can't help, so it's understandable to avoid them, but when it comes to the troubles in Konoha Village, those who need help should still lend a hand..."

Gaara said.

"Does it have to be this way?"

Daimaru hesitated. It's not that the Leaf Village was razed and all the ninjas staying here died, but it was just that it was difficult to survive.

"Just like you, I still agree with the promise to help Jiraiya. The competition between Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village used to be for survival, but it is no longer the case in the future. Whether Jiraiya lives or dies, actually the impact is not very big. , in terms of hard power, we have made up for many shortcomings. In the future, we must work hard on soft power. It is important to shape the image of Sand Ninja in the ninja world. After all, our Sand Hidden Village is no longer a pure ninja village... "

At the beginning, Daimaru's strategy of "diversion of trouble to the east" was only to reduce the losses of Sunagakure Village, not to cause heavy losses to Konoha Village.

If Konoha Village collapses, the benefits will not go to Sunagakure Village, not to mention, Konoha Village will not survive.

Run who should run and stay who should stay. In the public eye, Suna Ninja had better not give others the impression that he is unjust, willing to take advantage of benefits, slip away when there is risk, and unreliable at critical moments.

"you are right!"

Daimaru thought for a while and agreed,

"You are Feng Ying. You have the final say on this kind of thing. You just have to be careful when choosing your manpower. We should be unambiguous about what we should do. We should be cautious about doing unnecessary things..."

Jiraiya is not dead yet, Tsunade is still alive, there are many young and old, it is not the Suna Ninja's turn to look down upon.