Chapter 737: Change of Plan, Sancun Backstabbed

"Sure enough, in terms of ninja strength, you have to be Nagato. When you defeated Mizukage, the ninjas from the five major ninja villages looked like their jaws dropped."

On the way back to the Ninja sect's headquarters, Yahiko vividly recounted the shocked expressions of the ninjas in the audience during the Nagato battle.

"There are many ninjas who are surprised, but I remember you are one of them, Yahiko."

Xiao Nan teased.

At that time, Yahiko also looked at the arena with a surprised look, as if he didn't expect it.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a while. I don't know Nagato's specific strength."

Yahiko scratched his head and explained.

Seeing the good brothers who grew up together defeat the Kage who is at the top of the ninja world with his own eyes, the impact is really big.

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

Yahiko's words are clear and precise.

No matter how much you hope that Nagato will win, your opponent is Kage after all, and you will definitely be surprised to see Nagato win.

"Um."

Xiao Nan didn't speak harshly, and admitted with a generous smile.

Yahiko looked at Nagato and said, "I'm right, right?"

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

Xiaonan brought the topic to Xia, who didn't speak.

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

Scorpio was just smiling slightly, seemingly happy, and not surprised at all.

"It's not that I believe in his strength, I just don't think the third generation Mizukage is that strong."

Xie explained calmly.

"Isn't this the same thing?"

Yahiko couldn't help but complain.

The core is that Nagato is stronger than the third Mizukage.

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

Xia felt that what Yahiko said made sense, so he added.

"Who would think that Nagato can defeat the Fourth Hokage? Only Soyousuke-sensei can defeat him."

Yahiko was even more speechless.

Scorpion's mouth is simply harder than the alloy puppet he made.

Seeing how harmonious Xia was getting along with his two best friends, Nagato couldn't help but smile and said:

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

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

Yahiko was a little surprised.

After witnessing the entire process of Soyousuke's victory over the Third Tsuchikage, Yahiko could not imagine what kind of strength it would take to defeat Soyousuke.

As Soyousuke's number one disciple, Nagato should be the one who knows Soyousuke's strength best. Such Nagato actually thinks that Mu Yue can defeat Soyousuke. This evaluation is too high.

Nagato smiled and said nothing, without explaining too much.

Although this is a secret that would be regarded as a lie if told the truth, it is indeed the biggest secret of the Ninja Sect. Nagato will not tell it before getting Mu Yue's approval, even if the person asking is Yahiko.

Yahiko didn't care, just thinking that Nagato was powerful and had a powerful insight that he didn't have.

"Your opponent in the next round will be Obito. I think his strength is not simple. Nagato, you have to be careful and don't be careless."

Yahiko reminded that he really couldn't tell what method Obito used to avoid the attack, and he couldn't think of a way to break it.

"Yeah, 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 daily chores from the competition.

"Xonan, does anyone from the Ninja sect send you love letters now?"

Yahiko looked at Konan and joked.

Konan is very popular in the Ninja Sect. Within the Ninja Sect, she is known as the Pure White Flower and the Gentle Angel. Occasionally, brave people will have the courage to express their feelings to Konan.

Nagato was distracted and quickly looked at Konan's face.

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

Konan thought for a while and replied.

"It can't be because they are Minister Kakuzu's deputy. They are afraid of being reprimanded by Minister Kakuzu."

Nagato and Yahiko looked at each other and felt that the possibility of the latter was indeed quite high.

Kakuzu is famous for being outspoken. Even for Sosuke, the greatest founder of the Ninja Sect in everyone's minds, Kakuzu can express his opinions without hesitation.

It's okay that it didn't affect work. It would be hard to say if Xiaonan's work was disturbed by confession or something.

Nagato felt relieved for some reason and said:

"Looking at it now, Mr. Soyousuke should have thought about letting us go to Kawanoguni to establish a branch a long time ago, so let us go to different locations to study and gain work experience."

"Indeed, during those days when I served as the jounin squad leader in the Rain Ninja Village, my management skills were greatly exercised."

Yahiko nodded in agreement.

Although he was the leader of a ninja organization, the Akatsuki organization was too small and was a grass-roots team within a grass-roots team. Only after he actually managed a ninja in a ninja village did Yahiko understand how difficult it was to manage this matter.

"After studying with Minister Kakuzu, I realized how difficult it is for him."

Xiaonan also talked about her insights at work.

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

In addition, they did not ignore Xie Xie and took the initiative to ask about some matters of Xie Xie Chakra Technology Bureau.

It wasn't until we finished eating together and walked for a while that we disbanded and each went about their own business.

…

After returning, Onoki asked Iwagakure ANBU to secretly contact Kumogakure and Sunagakure, saying that they had important matters to discuss.

In order not to arouse the alertness of Konoha and Kirigakure, the three of them deliberately separated themselves from each other, let the clones disguise themselves to attend the meeting, and then continued their daily activities using their original bodies to minimize the possibility of exposure.

The three clones met in an ordinary hotel.

After letting the ANBU watch in the dark, the three shadow clones entered the hotel room.

Onoki's clone first arranged a soundproof barrier inside, and then said:

"Raikage, Kazekage, I feel that the plan to assassinate Soyousuke cannot continue."

As long as Konoha remains strong, the three villages will have a basis for cooperation, so Onoki did not make any pretense and directly expressed his thoughts.

Having said that, Ohnoki carefully observed the expressions of the Third Raikage and Rasa.

Luo Sha had some surprise on her face, as if she didn't expect Ohnoki, the organizer of the assassination plan, to change his mind so quickly.

The Third Raikage had a pensive expression, pondering over the implications of Onoki's words and the pros and cons of canceling the plan.

"The potential shown by Konoha is too strong. It is not just as simple as Hanyu Mozuki, but it is strong in all aspects. If we lose the strongest person Soyousuke, I am afraid that our three villages will not be able to compete with the fully developed Konoha contend."

Ohnoki further explained.

"It's really not worth spending too much effort to kill Soyousuke now. Konoha's advantage is actually greater than ours."

The Third Raikage said in a deep voice.

Originally, Konoha had to be careful about Sosuke, the contemporary ninja god.

If Soyousuke dies, Konoha can really develop in peace. After more than ten years, it will naturally be invincible in the ninja world.

"But if Sosuke is not killed, the development of the Ninja Sect will be unstoppable. When the time comes, it is not certain whether the Ninja Sect will conflict with Konoha first, Sunagakure or Iwagakure."

Luo Sha put forward a different opinion.

He felt that whether Soyousuke died or not, Konoha would move towards the overlord of the ninja world.

But if Soyousuke doesn't die, Sunagakure will be caught between two untouchable forces.

Rasa didn't want to use Sunagakure's interests to gamble with Yousuke in helping the three villages jointly fight against Konoha.

"The five major ninja villages can unite with the ninja sect because of Soyousuke. We cannot ignore the threat that the ninja sect may bring because of the potential shown by Konoha."

Luo Sha emphasized with a serious look.

His rebuttal wasn't because he was shortsighted in not seeing Konoha's potential.

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

He retorted because if the Ninja sect was not destroyed, Sunagakure's dominance in the southwest of the Ninja world would soon be affected.

When the time comes, the Ninja clan and Konoha can each take a few bites, and Sunagakure will not have to wait for Konoha to develop, and will directly lose the future.

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

What Rasa said is not unreasonable. The survival of the Ninja Sect can indeed contain Konoha, but this does not mean that the Ninja Sect is beneficial to other great ninja villages.

It is inevitable that the Ninja Sect will impact the five major Ninja Villages.

Maybe when the Ninja Sect and Konoha coexist, these great 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."

Ohnoki continued to explain.

If the assassination was simply abandoned, then waiting for the three villages to join forces could be a hybrid tag team between Konoha and Ninja.

Not only would the Ninja sect swallow up the benefits, but he would also have to be threatened by Konoha.

"We must let the Ninja Sect and Konoha form a great hatred, a hatred that can keep them at war with each other!"

During the game, Onoki had been thinking about what kind of ninja world would be better for Iwagakure and Mimura United.

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

Eliminating the Ninja clan and leaving Konoha alone will cause Konoha to quickly realize its potential and become an unstoppable overlord.

Letting Ninja sect and Konoha coexist, it is likely to form a new pattern of Konoha and Ninja sect dividing the ninja world, which may not be better than the first result for Iwagakure.

Only by using war to weaken the strength of both parties at the same time is the best choice for the three-village alliance to continue to develop.

"Are you going to tell the Ninja clan?"

Luo Sha became interested and asked.

Ohnoki obviously wants to engage both the Ninja sect and Konoha at the same time.

"Not only must we inform, but we must also cooperate with the Ninja Sect."

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

"We can tell the Ninja sect about the plan to assassinate Soyousuke, let the ninja sect think that Konoha is the organizer, and then use the plan to cooperate with the ninja sect against Konoha on the day of assassinating Soyousuke!"

"Except for Soyousuke and Nagato, the Ninja sect is not worth mentioning now, and there is still a big gap between the comprehensive strength and Konoha, so we don't need to hold back, just weaken Konoha's strength as much as possible."

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

Needless to say, Mu Yue, the current Hokage, and the yellow flashing Namikaze Minato, the Sannin Orochimaru, and the Sannin Tsunade are also in Liudou City, but they did not participate in the competition.

Of course, it's not just Konoha, but other ninja villages are also like this, hiding some masters.

Just like Iwagakure, Onoki brought the Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki Han over, but did not let him compete.

"If we can take this opportunity to make Konoha lose a group of strong men and geniuses, that would be really good."

Luo Sha was very excited. If the plan really succeeded, even if the ninja sect grew up, it would only change the structure of the ninja world from five major ninja villages to five villages and one sect.

Although it will still harm their interests, it is much better than Konoha being the sole overlord or Konoha and Ninja Sect dividing the ninja world.

"This plan is feasible and very feasible."

The Third Raikage nodded in agreement.

Facing the encirclement and suppression of the five villages, Sosuke could no longer remain indifferent and was bound to fight back, and this was their opportunity.

No matter how you thought about it, Ren Sosuke would never have thought that the first initiator would be the informant Iwagakure.

In such a situation, even if Soyousuke can think of it, it will not help. Is it possible that he still refuses the help of the three villages to face Konoha and Kirigakure alone?

Soyousuke may be able to kill Konoha until it hurts with his peerless strength, but Konoha also has the ability to easily destroy the Ninja Sect.

Normal people would join forces at this time.

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

Onoki said as he remembered something.

"The risk is too great. Kirigakure has cooperated too much with Konoha now and should not be on our side."

Rasa didn't really want to drag Kirigakure on board.

How could he have ended up like that if Kirigakure hadn't stabbed him in the back during the Third Ninja War.

Even if he failed to secure benefits for Sunagakure Village, he still had a bad reputation.

He also wanted Kirigakure to taste the feeling of being stabbed in the back, which would also weaken Kirigakure's strength.

"So we just want to test Kirigakure's attitude. If Kirigakure also turns to us, then everything is really safe."

Onoki shook his head.

He found that Luo Sha was not very good at it, and he cared too much about temporary gains and losses.

"Let's try it. It's still early to take action anyway."

The Third Raikage also thought he could give it a try.

There are still five days before the quarterfinals, and there are still the semifinals and the finals after the quarterfinals. On the day of the finals, when Sosuke was secretly injured, they had enough time to perfect the plan.

"Then give it a try, but be sure to keep it secret. If the plan is leaked, everything will be empty talk!"

Seeing that the Third Raikage fell towards Ohnoki, Rasa had no choice but to change her mind and agree.

Sunagakure's strength itself is not as good as Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and Sunagakure is the weaker side in the alliance of the three villages.

However, in order to look good, Luo Sha repeatedly emphasized the confidentiality, making it appear that he would not agree easily.

After confirming the plan, the three of them canceled their clones and allowed the memories to flow back to their original bodies. At the same time, they each activated their power to start the plan.

The three major Ninja Villages used their strength together, and undercurrents began to surge within the Six Paths City.