Chapter 170: Conspiracy for the Rain Country

Just as the war machine of Konohagakure was roaring, the high-level meeting of Sand Village ended. The handsome Rasa was elected as the fourth Kazekage with an absolute advantage, which surprised many Sand ninjas.

Although Rasa was the successor deliberately cultivated by the Third Kazekage, due to the Third Kazekage's unexpected disappearance, the time was very short and he did not have the ability and resume to lead the Sand Village. Moreover, the ninja world is now in turmoil, and his succession has made everyone dissatisfied. The Sand Village needs a leader with strong strength and bloody tactics, and Rasa obviously does not meet the requirements.

However, with the support of powerful figures such as Chiyo and Ebizo, Rasa still became the Kazekage of procedural legitimacy, even though his ascension to the position was controversial.

When everyone with different expressions left, Luo Sha, who was sitting in the main seat, looked gloomy. He was not blind, deaf or stupid, and he could see what those people were thinking.

In order to secure his position as Kazekage, he urgently needed a war, which would both eliminate dissidents and demonstrate his military strength and leadership ability. Therefore, Luo Sha found the Chiyo siblings as soon as the meeting ended.

The interests of both parties were aligned, so Luo Sha didn't beat around the bush and came straight to the point: "Elder Chiyo, I think the village now needs a war to strengthen unity."

Chiyo glanced at her brother beside her calmly, feeling very proud in her heart, as she understood the young Kazekage's thoughts too well.

"Lord Kazekage, the situation in the village is very bad right now. Having lost the previous Kazekage, we don't seem to have the strength to start a war."

Although Luo Sha is young, he is extremely good at political tactics. He knows clearly the reason why Chiyo chose him to be the Kazekage, so he couldn't help but show some goodwill when he spoke.

"The outbreak of war will not be delayed because of the village's strength. The key is whether we need war."

"It's a pity that the Third Kazekage passed away, but then again, with his strength, it's impossible for him to die so quietly. I think all this is a conspiracy."

My goodness, the official statement a few hours ago was that the Third Kazekage was missing, but in Rasa's mouth it was directly turned into death. What a different time.

In fact, even if the Third Kazekage was not dead now, Rasa would find a way to kill him. There is no title or rules for the Grand Kage in the ninja world.

"From the perspective of the current ninja world, I can be sure that it was Konoha who did it. They deliberately murdered the previous Kazekage!"

"The Kage of a village was assassinated by the enemy country. If we choose to turn a blind eye, how will the Sand Village and the Wind Country survive in the ninja world in the future?!"

"The hatred of ninjas needs to be washed away with blood, and the glory of the ninja village is forged by war!"

"So I decided to declare war on Konoha and the Land of Fire!"

Chiyo was overjoyed in her heart, but she remained calm as she said, "When a young eagle first flies, it always feels that it can conquer the blue sky and that it is the absolute king. This is a good thing. The Sand Village needs you to have this pride and drive."

"But starting a war involves too much. I need to think about this matter again."

Chiyo has figured out the trick of playing hard to get.

Luo Sha muttered to himself, but his face flushed with excitement: "Things have come to this point, what else is there for Elder Chiyo to consider? If I don't deal a heavy blow to Konoha, I, Luo Sha, am not worthy of sitting in this position!"

Before launching a war, politicians will definitely find a reasonable excuse. This excuse must convince both themselves and their followers. You can say that it is self-deception or that it is justified, but an excuse is just an excuse and its existence will never stand up to scrutiny.

Chiyo's expression brightened, he stood up and praised repeatedly: "Good! Very good!"

"I was right, Luo Sha, the passion in your heart has not cooled down. The Sand Village needs a fierce and iron-blooded Kazekage like you!"

As she spoke, she tore down the map of the Ninja Realm hanging on the wall and spread it on the table, pointing to the Fire Country which occupied the fertile land and said, "The Wind Country has poor land and it is extremely difficult to feed its people. We are in urgent need of a piece of arable land, and the Fire Country is the best target."

Luo Sha took a long breath, calmed down his excitement, walked to the map and said: "If we want to invade the Land of Fire, Kikyo Castle is the primary target. I decided to lead the team to capture it myself!"

A new official has three things to do when he takes office. Luo Sha thinks it would be best if his first thing to do is to burn the Fire Kingdom.

Chiyo shook her head, her finger made a turn on the map, and landed on the Land of Rain under Luosha's gaze: "Konoha is strong, we can certainly take down Kikyo Castle in a short time, but once Sarutobi Hiruzen reacts, it will inevitably become a tug-of-war and a war of attrition."

"The Ninja World War is not about the quantity and quality of ninjas, but about the strength of a nation! The Wind Country is too poor and can't hold out for long. What we need to do is eat the fat first!"

Luo Sha hesitated and said, "The leader of the Rain Country, Hanzo, is not an ordinary ninja. How could he sit back and watch us invade the Rain Country?"

Chiyo retracted her finger pointing at the map, turned around and looked at Luosha meaningfully and asked: "How long has it been since the first Hokage settled the chaos?"

Luo Sha was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "According to Konoha's calendar, it has been forty-six years."

"Yes, forty-six years have passed in the blink of an eye. Then let me ask you again, how long has it been since the territorial changes in the Ninja World stopped?"

Luo Sha frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "About twenty years."

The change in the territory of Kikyo Castle does not count as a change in territory; its ownership still belongs to the Wind Country, and the Fire Country only has the right to use it.

Chiyo stared at the map of the Ninja World with deep eyes, her eyes flickering with fiery passion.

"Forty-six years is the time of three generations; twenty years is the time of one and a half generations. I say this for no other reason than to emphasize the importance of time!"

"In another ten years, no, even in another five years, the people of these countries, big and small, will develop a sense of home and country. By that time, it will undoubtedly be several times more difficult for the Sand Village to plunder land!"

"So we have to lay a fertile land before the new generation grows up! Not for the Wind Country, but purely for the Sand Village and the Kazekage!"

Luo Sha listened to Chiyo's words with a serious expression and agreed in his heart.

Although he had only been the Kazekage for a few hours, his main task before that was to run around the desert, under the pretext of gaining experience through travel, but in reality, all he did was the hard work of panning for gold in the desert. The main reason why the Third Kazekage valued him was not because of his outstanding abilities, but because of his magnetic gold panning technique!

There is no way. The Sand Village is too poor. It receives only a few mission commissions every year. The wealth created by tens of thousands of ninjas is a drop in the bucket for a village with huge expenses. It is not comparable to Konoha, which is overwhelmed by missions.

Under this deformed economic model, the annual financial income of the Sand Village comes from only two major sources: one is the income from gold panning in the desert by the Magnetic Release Ninja, and the other is the grant from the daimyo.

However, gold panning, which is similar to gambling, is not a long-term solution. Sometimes you are lucky and can get a lot of gold, but sometimes you are unlucky and work hard for a year and get nothing. Therefore, the funding from the daimyo of the Wind Country has become the most stable financial income for the Sand Village.

But the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had long been dissatisfied with his own ninjas, and the annual military budget was being cut day by day. This forced the Sand Village to streamline the ninja organization and scale. Of course, although they claimed to the outside world that they wanted to train elite ninjas, in fact, they were forced to do so because they had no money.

The Third Kazekage was so troubled by this that he wanted to kill the Daimyo. In the ninja world, only the Daimyo of the Wind Country dared to exploit the ninja village like this. What about the Daimyo of the Fire Country? Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the Daimyo like a piece of cake, isn't it because Konoha Village is rich? !

If the Sand Village can take over the fertile grain-producing areas of the Rain Country, we can't say that it will be able to break free from the constraints of the daimyo, but it will definitely be 100% more confident in what it says, and it is not impossible for it to have the final say.

Chiyo glanced at Luosha, whose breathing was becoming increasingly rapid, and pointed to the location of the Rain Country, saying, "As long as we take this place, I dare not say how much more there is, it will be no problem to satisfy the food rations of tens of thousands of ninjas in the village."

"This way, the village can save a lot of money and no longer have to spend huge amounts of money every year to buy expensive grain from the Fire Country!"

"As one gains, the other loses. The strength of the Sand Village will be greatly enhanced, and you, the Kazekage, will become the most accomplished Kazekage since the founding of the village!"

Chiyo's words echoed in Luosha's mind like a spell, making his face flush and his gaze towards the map become hot.

"Then hit me! Hit me hard!"

Suddenly, Luo Sha's low voice came out of his mouth. His mind was now full of taking over the grain production areas of the Rain Country. Even if the Six Paths Sage came to dissuade him, he would be punished with two big slaps.

"Of course we have to fight!" Chiyo said with a smile, "We will not only fight the Rain Country, we will also fight the Fire Country!"

Only children make choices. Chiyo is almost fifty years old, so she will definitely want them all.

She wants the land of the Rain Country, and she also wants Kikyo City!

Luo Sha quickly guessed what Chiyo was thinking and nodded in agreement with her.

Everyone in the ninja world knows that the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain are enemies. They have been fighting for decades and have always helped each other. Once the Land of Rain asks for help from the Land of Fire, Sarutobi Hiruzen, with his shrewdness, will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Sand Village take over the food production area and become bigger. At that time, it is inevitable that the parties will fight in the Land of Rain.

However, if the Sand Village attacks the Fire Country at the same time, the number of ninjas that Sarutobi Hiruzen sends to support the Rain Country out of fear will definitely not be large, and the Sand Village's chances of defeating the Rain Country will be greatly increased.

The idea is good, but it is difficult to implement. Neither Sarutobi Hiruzen nor Hanzo is a soft persimmon. If things go wrong, the Sand Village will be blocked from both ends.

"If we fight on two fronts, will it be too much for the village?" Luo Sha asked hesitantly.

Chiyo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have already planned it."

She made a circle with her finger and landed on the location of the Land of Earth. "I sent an envoy to the Hidden Rock Village yesterday. It should be time now."

"Oonoki has been suppressed by Konoha his entire life. Now that his chance has come, I don't believe he can sit still!"

Luo Sha was shocked and suddenly realized that he had fallen into Chiyo's trap, but the matter was done and it was too late to regret now, and his face couldn't help but look ugly.

He acted like a clown right from the start of the conversation, while Chiyo was like a military strategist planning the strategy. It would be strange if Luo Sha looked happy.

Chiyo is a very capable person. She saw through Luo Sha's thoughts at a glance, so she said calmly: "Don't worry about these trivial matters. You are the legitimate Kazekage. No matter how much I do, it is your profit. What is there to worry about?"

"As long as the Iwagakure Village and the Sand Village attack Konoha from both sides, we will have a strong enough chance to take over the land of the Rain Country. By then, with your outstanding military exploits, your position as the Kazekage will be secure!"

Luo Sha blushed slightly, feeling that he was being a little narrow-minded, and said hastily, "I don't have that idea."

Chiyo waved her hand heroically, with a heroic demeanor: "Everything is for the village. Now we are standing at a vantage point that has not been seen in a hundred years. Only unity can seize the opportunity at this time!"

"You lead the team to the Land of Rain, and Ebizo will assist you. Leave the tough task of Kikyo Castle to me. I have long wanted to learn from the ninjas of Konoha!"

After saying this, the conference room became quiet. The howling wind outside the room hinted at the rising storm, and also witnessed the outbreak of a new war!