Chapter 404: The First Shot of the Ninja War

"Ah? The Sand Village declared war on Konoha and fired the first shot of the Ninja World War?"

"Is it true?"

Uchiha Hikaru looked at Nono in surprise.

Nono nodded: "It's true."

"According to the information sent back by Kabuto from the Sand Village, the Sand Village held a meeting of elders shortly after Rasa was attacked to discuss the "Uchiha Madara attack on Sand Village". They all agreed that Konoha was involved in this action. So they first sent a letter asking Konoha to give an explanation, and then after this request was rejected, they decided to declare war publicly."

Speaking of this, Nono paused: "In fact, the decision made by the Sand Village is related to one person..."

-Yakura.

Speaking of which, this can actually be regarded as a butterfly effect.

Yakura is an elite jonin of the Sand Village. Because of his excellent Scorch Release technique, he gained a good reputation and prestige in the Third Ninja World War. Therefore, he is regarded by a considerable number of people as a strong candidate for the fifth generation Kazekage after Rasa. It was this point that made Luo Sha, who was in his prime, decide to cooperate with the enemy of the enemy, Kirigakure, to get rid of her.

In the original timeline, this plan went very smoothly.

Ye Cang was ambushed by Kirigakure and died on the spot. There were no witnesses at the scene, so the people of Sand Village who got the news only thought it was an accidental mission failure. Except for a few friends and students who were on good terms and were sad for a while, not many people went to the bottom of the matter.

But this time.

Because of the information revealed by Uchiha Hikaru and the intervention of Namikaze Minato, Ye Cang did not die. Instead, the group of Kirigakure ninjas who participated in the assassination of her were killed by Minato. Therefore, Kirigakure, who felt that they were fooled, was angry and directly revealed the content of the conspiracy with Luo Sha, which immediately caused an uproar in the Sand Village.

Many people and even the ninja class began to condemn Luo Sha, and even directly called for him to step down.

For example:

"Rosa, the Kazekage, may become the Shimura Danzo of the Sand Village!"

"How can such a bug who only knows how to play power games be the Kazekage to govern the Sand Village?!"

Originally, with the military exploits and reputation accumulated during the Third World War, and the support of the majority of seats in the Elders' Council, Rasa could barely calm down the situation and suppress these public opinions.

However, after the appearance of "Madara", the incarnation of Uchiha Hikari, in the Sand Village and split the Sand Village with a sword, causing him to be seriously injured and bedridden, these contradictions that were suppressed on the surface, after a short accumulation, all broke out at once.

Even within the Elders' Council, many different voices appeared. Some people proposed to directly elect the Fifth Kazekage while Rasa was in bed. This made Chiyo and Ebizo, who were temporarily responsible for maintaining the overall situation, extremely anxious.

In this case.

If there is no external outlet for the Sand Ninjas to vent their grievances, then I am afraid that fighting will break out first within the Sand Village.

Therefore, this declaration of war is actually a way to save oneself, and it is a last resort.

"I understand."

"Using external conflicts to divert internal conflicts, all the blame is on Konoha... It is quite common in modern society, and it is a common practice."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded, indicating that he understood.

Although this change in the situation is not quite what she expected at first, it doesn't matter.

Because as long as the Sand Village really launches an attack on Konoha, the two villages of Rock Village and Cloud Village, which are afraid of chaos in the world, will definitely not stand idly by. When the several major ninja villages can't hold back, it will be Madara and Obito, and her side, who will intervene and stir up the situation.

The only thing to worry about is whether the Sand Village will be defeated too quickly.

After all, this group of guys is notorious for being a loser. In the original work, they also cooperated with Orochimaru to try to launch an attack, but they didn't even know that the Kazekage was killed. It was all thanks to Gaara to hold the scene. That is to say, Konoha was in a period of transition at that time. Those with strength either left or gave up. Otherwise, it is estimated that few of the Sand Village ninjas who invaded at that time would have been able to walk out alive...

"Well, it is estimated that this time will be similar."

The overall strength of Sand Village was originally weaker than Konoha, and it became weaker after losing Rasa. And the current Konoha is stronger than the one in the original timeline.

With one side gaining and the other losing, it would be a miracle if Sand Village could win.

The real difference is how long they can last.

Uchiha Hikaru needs a dedicated person to report intelligence to him in real time, so as not to accidentally miss key information.

"Let's add a private chat quota for Karin later, and let her be responsible for my contact with the ninja world... If there is any latest progress in the future, just let her convey it to me, and then I can shuttle back at any time."

Uchiha Hikaru thought so.

...

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru stayed in the Sound Village for a day or two, talked with Karin and her daughter, Kimimaro and others who had been away for a long time, and had a few meals together.

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These children are slightly older than Naruto and Sasuke, so the changes in their appearance and figure are more obvious. Especially Kimimaro, he looks a lot taller, and his strength has reached the level of elite jonin.

As for the bloodline disease of the Shikotsugi vein...

This still exists, but it is no longer a big problem.

After all, the Pirate World has developed multiple versions of "Ghost Transformation Potion", as well as the "Perfect Active Substance" that has just been released. Even if I get some new medicine and give it to Kimimaro, the blood disease will probably be cured. If it doesn't work, another surgery will make it more stable.

Uchiha Hikaru was about to turn around and talk to Orochimaru, asking him to come back and give Kimimaro some time to deal with it.

It is worth mentioning.

At this time, Ye Cang and Deidara were also in the Sound Ninja Village.

They were all teammates that Namikaze Minato rescued and accepted during his journey to the ninja world. The latter set Kirigakure Village as the last stop on the journey and went to find Obito alone. Yakura and others were not allowed to follow. At the same time, due to their respective identities of rebel ninja or death ninja, they could not return to the ninja village. So I can only be temporarily placed here in Sound Ninja Village.

Uchiha Hikari wasn't too familiar with them.

——In other words, she is relatively familiar with Ye Cang and others, but the latter may not necessarily know her. After all, they have never interacted with them.

Therefore, she didn't go over and bother her casually.

Wait until the "liaison officer" matter is confirmed and arranged.

Uchiha Hikari left the Sound Ninja Village and returned to the pirate world again.

This way.

Namikaze Minato had already arrived a long time ago.

Bulma and his daughter are already making arrangements for Kushina's resurrection surgery.