Chapter 314 We came at the wrong time

Bai Ye's speculation caused an uproar among the Sand Ninja crowd.

If it were normal times, after seeing the Kazekage puppet, the Suna Ninja would only pursue Scorpion as the murderer of the Third Kazekage, and would not listen to Bai Ye's speculation and analysis.

But just now, Scorpion defeated the rampaging Jinchuuriki and saved the village from Shukaku.

If it weren't for defeating Shukaku, Scorpion wouldn't have needed to use the Kazekage puppets, and he wouldn't have been surrounded by them here.

With the above conditions in place, they began to doubt the facts in front of them, and they believed in Bai Ye's guess. They felt like they knew the truth and suddenly realized it.

So is this the truth that was hidden back then?

The disappearance of Scorpion and the Third Kazekage was due to an attack. In order to protect the village, the Third Kazekage voluntarily allowed Scorpion to make him a puppet.

After hearing the discussion among the crowd, even Elder Chiyo began to doubt whether all this was true.

After all, compared to his grandson who killed the Third Kazekage and was a heinous traitor in the village, Elder Chiyo was more willing to believe that his grandson was a good boy.

But soon another problem appeared in front of everyone.

If Scorpion is really innocent, then why hasn't Scorpion returned to the village for so many years and watched helplessly as Sunagakure Village fell into a disadvantage in the Third Ninja War and eventually became a subsidiary ninja village of Konoha?

Regarding this question, Bai Ye did not take the initiative to answer.

His goal is to guide the thinking direction of Suna Ninja and Elder Chiyo, rather than directly giving them a definite conclusion. Only by letting them think of the answer themselves will they be convinced of the answer.

However, Bai Ye himself had doubts about whether the words he had made up were true.

After this matter is over, he will go over and ask Xia whether Xia and the Third Kazekage were attacked at the same time.

After all, did Scorpion really have the strength to kill the strongest Kazekage back then?

On the Sunagakure side, some ninjas suspected that Konoha had attacked the Third Kazekage. After all, judging from the outcome of the war, Konoha had gained the greatest benefit from Sunagakure.

Some ninjas suspected that Cloud Hidden Village was responsible.

Kumogakure Village was the first ninja village to attack Sunagakure Village, and Kumogakure Village had a history of committing dirty tricks and conducting sneak attacks. It was the ninja village with the least regard for martial ethics.

Others suspected that Iwagakure and Kirigakure were responsible.

Iwagakure's Ohnoki, Four-Tails, and Five-Tails Jinchūriki are all powerful ninjas, possessing the ability to kill the Third Kazekage. As for Kirigakure, they have the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, a special team that hunts the Five Shadows.

After arguing for a long time, the Suna ninja could not come to a definite conclusion.

At the moment, apart from monitoring Gaara and Scorpion's things, it seems that they can only wait for the Fourth Kazekage to come over and leave it to the Fourth Kazekage to make the decision.

Kazekage is the supreme leader of Sunagakure Village, and although Elder Chiyo is highly respected, he has retired long ago.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, Elder Chiyo and Suna Ninja still didn't see the Fourth Kazekage. This made them feel strong uneasiness in their hearts, wondering if something unexpected had happened to the Fourth Kazekage.

Back then, the third Kazekage and Scorpion also mysteriously disappeared and were eventually confirmed dead.

After thinking for a moment, Elder Chiyo explained to the surrounding Sand Ninja:

"You guys stay here to monitor Xie. If you encounter danger, you can escape immediately. I will lead people to find Luo Sha and let him come and take charge of the overall situation."

After saying that, Elder Chiyo left here with the Sunagakure ANBU.

After searching for more than ten minutes in Sunagakure Village, Elder Chiyo still could not find the whereabouts of the Fourth Kazekage, and his face became increasingly ugly.

She was worried that something bad might happen to the Fourth Kazekage, just like the Third Kazekage back then.

At the same time, he was worried whether all this was Scorpion's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. While fighting Shukaku to attract attention, others were allowed to hunt the Fourth Kazekage.

If this is the case, what will be the future of Sunagakure Village?

The Fourth Kazekage is already the last ninja who is qualified for the position of Kazekage. Even if the others become Kazekage, they cannot prevent the decline of Sunagakure Village, and they cannot even get the approval of the village jounin.

At this time, the Sunagakure ANBU next to Elder Chiyo said: "Elder Chiyo, at this time, will Lord Kazekage stay in the mine? All the funds in the village are provided by Lord Kazekage."

"You said the Kazekage stayed in the mine?"

Elder Chiyo was stunned, and his face became a little weird. She couldn't understand Kazekage's brain circuit. All the tailed beasts in the village went berserk, but Kazekage was still in the mine?

Sunagakure Anbu continued: "Elder Chiyo, if Lord Kazekage is really staying in the mine, he may not be able to hear the movement in the village. After all, it is more than 20 kilometers away."

Elder Chiyo's expression softened a lot, and he said to the ANBU: "I know, just lead the way. He is also doing it for the village's finances, so I have no reason to blame him."

Sunagakure ANBU nodded and rushed towards the location of the mine. Elder Chiyo glanced at the direction of the mine and followed closely behind.

Not long after, the group arrived at the mine.

Just as Elder Chiyo was about to go down to the mine with the others, they saw an unbelievable scene and they all frowned.

…

This side of the mine.

After visiting the ore inventory at the mine, Orochimaru nodded with satisfaction and said to the Fourth Kazekage:

"Your Excellency Fengying, I didn't expect the quality of the ore in your village to be higher than I thought."

"Even within the scope of the entire ninja world, I am afraid that only the Kingdom of Iron possesses minerals that can surpass this level of taste. Is the Magnetic Escape Blood Succession Limit really enviable?"

Seeing Orochimaru becoming interested in ores, the Fourth Kazekage also smiled:

"It's all just to make some hard-earned money. It's not as good as Orochimaru-dono's business acumen. I heard that the backers of many big businessmen in the ninja world are actually you, Orochimaru."

At this time, Orochimaru received Byakuya's message, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he stretched out his hand towards the Fourth Kazekage and said:

"Everyone is making money, so there is no hard work. To show my sincerity, I will purchase the ore from your village at a price higher than 10% of the market price. I hope we can have a happy cooperation."

"An extra 10%? Then we will have a happy cooperation."

The Fourth Kazekage quickly reached out his hand. He knew that Orochimaru's real purpose was to get the support of Sunagakure Village in the operation against Konoha.

But Orochimaru gave him so much that he simply couldn't refuse.

With Orochimaru's support, the village has been able to train more ninjas in recent years. Sooner or later, they will be able to attack Konoha with Orochimaru and get rid of the shackles on them.

At this moment, Elder Chiyo appeared in front of the mine with Suna Ninja, and saw the scene of the Fourth Kazekage and Orochimaru shaking hands, and his face instantly sank.