Chapter 314 We Came at the Wrong Time

Bai Ye's guess caused a stir among the Sand Ninjas.

If it were normal, after seeing the Kazekage puppet, the Sand Ninjas would only chase Scorpion as the murderer who assassinated the Third Kazekage, and would not listen to Bai Ye's guess and analysis at all.

But just now, Scorpion defeated the runaway Jinchūriki and saved the village from Shukaku.

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

With the above conditions, they began to doubt the facts in front of them, and believed in Bai Ye's guess, feeling as if they knew the truth and suddenly realized it.

So this is the truth that was hidden back then?

Scorpion and the Third Kazekage disappeared because they were attacked. The Third Kazekage volunteered to let Scorpion make him into a puppet in order to protect the village.

Hearing the discussion in 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 an unforgivable traitor in the village, Elder Chiyo was more willing to believe that his grandson was a good boy.

But soon another question was put in front of everyone.

If Scorpion was really innocent, why didn't Scorpion return to the village for so many years, and watched the Sand Village fall behind in the Third Ninja World War and eventually become a subsidiary ninja village of Konoha?

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

His goal was to guide the thinking direction of the Sand Ninja and Elder Chiyo, rather than directly give them a definite conclusion. Only by letting them think of the answer themselves, they will believe in the answer.

However, Bai Ye himself also doubted whether these fabricated words were true.

After this matter was over, I would go over and ask Scorpion, did Scorpion and the Third Kazekage really encounter attacks at the same time?

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

On the Sand Village side, some ninjas suspected that Konoha attacked the Third Kazekage. After all, judging from the results of the war, Konoha gained the most benefits from Sand Village.

Some ninjas suspected that it was the Kumogakure who did it.

Kumogakure was the first ninja village to attack the Sand Village, and it had a history of many sneak attacks and sneak attacks, making it the most unethical ninja village.

Others suspected that it was the Iwagakure and Kirigakure who did it.

Iwagakure's Ohnoki, Four-Tails, and Five-Tails Jinchuriki are all powerful ninjas with the ability to kill the Third Kazekage, while Kirigakure has the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, a special team that hunts the Five Kages.

After arguing for a long time, the Sand Ninjas did not come to a definite conclusion.

At present, apart from monitoring Gaara and Sasori, they seem to have no choice but to wait for the Fourth Kazekage to come and let the Fourth Kazekage decide.

The Kazekage is the highest leader of the Sand Village, and although Elder Chiyo is highly respected, he has retired long ago.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, Elder Chiyo and the Sand Ninjas still did not see the Fourth Kazekage, which made them feel strongly uneasy and wondered if the Fourth Kazekage had encountered an accident.

The Third Kazekage and Sasori also disappeared mysteriously and were eventually confirmed dead.

After thinking for a moment, Elder Chiyo told the surrounding Sand Ninjas:

"You guys stay here to monitor Sasori. If you encounter danger, you can run away immediately. I will take people to find Luosha and let him come to take charge of the situation."

After that, Elder Chiyo left with the Sand Village Anbu.

After searching in the Sand Village for more than ten minutes, Elder Chiyo still couldn't find the whereabouts of the Fourth Kazekage, and his face became more and more ugly.

She was worried that the Fourth Kazekage would encounter an accident, just like the Third Kazekage of the year.

At the same time, she was worried that all this was a trick by Sasori to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and let others hunt the Fourth Kazekage while fighting Shukaku to attract attention.

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

The Fourth Kazekage is already the last ninja who can be qualified for the position of Kazekage. Even if others become Kazekage, they cannot stop the decline of Sand Village, and they cannot even be recognized by the village's senior ninja.

At this time, the Sand Village Anbu next to Elder Chiyo said: "Elder Chiyo, at this time, will Lord Kazekage stay in the mine? The funds in the village are all provided by Lord Kazekage."

"You said that the Kazekage stayed in the mine?"

Elder Chiyo was stunned, and her face became a little strange. She couldn't understand the brain circuit of the Kazekage. The tailed beasts in the village were all out of control, and the Kazekage was still in the mine?

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

Elder Chiyo's face eased a lot, and he said to the Anbu: "I know, just lead the way. He is also for the village's finances. I have no reason to blame him."

The Sand Village Anbu nodded and rushed to the location of the mine. Elder Chiyo looked in the direction of the mine and followed closely.

Not long after, the group arrived at the mine.

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

…

At the mine.

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

“Mr. Kazekage, I didn’t expect that the quality of the ore in your village is higher than I thought.”

"Even if it is placed in the scope of the entire ninja world, the ore that can surpass this quality is probably only owned by the Iron Country. The magnetic ninjutsu blood limit is really enviable."

Seeing that Orochimaru was interested in the ore, the Fourth Kazekage also smiled:

"It's all for earning some hard-earned money. I can't compare with the business acumen of Mr. Orochimaru. I have heard that many of the big businessmen in the ninja world are actually supported by you, Orochimaru."

At this time, Orochimaru received Bai Ye's message, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. While extending his hand to the Fourth Kazekage, he said:

"Everyone is making money, how can we talk about hard work? In order to show my sincerity, I will purchase the ore from your village at 10% higher than the market price. I hope we can have a happy cooperation."

"Add 10% more? Then we will have a happy cooperation."

The Fourth Kazekage quickly extended his hand. He knew that Orochimaru's real purpose was to get the support of the Sand Village in the action against Konoha.

But Orochimaru gave too much, and he couldn't refuse it at all.

With the support of Orochimaru, the village has been able to train more ninjas in recent years. Sooner or later, they will be able to join Orochimaru in attacking Konoha and get rid of the shackles on their bodies.

At this time, Elder Chiyo appeared in front of the mine with the Sand Ninja. When he saw the Fourth Kazekage shaking hands with Orochimaru, his face darkened instantly.