Chapter 69: Byakuya Overwhelms Chiyo in the Hidden Sand Village, Gaara Becomes Byakuya's Disciple!
On the other side, in the Hidden Sand Village.
Chiyo and Ebizo had taken over all authority in the Hidden Sand Village.
"Sister, news has come from Konoha saying they are willing to release the captured Sand Ninja."
Ebizo told Chiyo the news from Konoha.
But any observant person could see that Chiyo's current anxiety was more than just a little bit.
The Kazekage had taken most of the Hidden Sand Village's elite to give Konoha experience points.
He even ended up dying there himself,
Leaving a massive mess for Chiyo.
Honestly, if it weren't for the sake of the Hidden Sand Village, Chiyo would have quit long ago!!
"Has the situation in Konoha been investigated thoroughly?"
Chiyo asked, her body appearing aged.
The current situation was as painful as when she first heard her son and daughter-in-law had died at the hands of Sakumo Hatake.
"I've looked into it!"
"According to the intelligence we've gathered."
"Rasa and Orochimaru's plan was originally close to succeeding, with almost no one in Konoha able to stop them."
"At the critical moment, a man named Byakuya stepped forward, and he defeated Orochimaru with ease."
"Byakuya?"
Chiyo's heart was already in turmoil.
One must know that Orochimaru was no ordinary Ninja.
Chiyo had fought Orochimaru before; that man was extremely difficult to deal with.
Even Chiyo herself didn't have absolute confidence in being able to kill Orochimaru.
But this person named Byakuya was able to kill Orochimaru.
This was simply too hard to believe.
"Why have I never heard of this powerhouse named Byakuya before?"
Chiyo was somewhat puzzled; logically, such a powerhouse should have long been famous in the Ninja World.
So why had she never heard a single thing about him before?
"Sister, this is the most terrifying part of the news!"
Ebizo also took a deep breath; he had been equally incredulous when he first learned this information.
"This Ninja named Byakuya is only in his early teens."
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"And he just graduated this year!"
Ebizo's words felt absurd to Chiyo.
"You're saying a teenage boy defeated Orochimaru,"
"And also suppressed the One-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Chiyo's expression was now exaggerated to the extreme.
"Yes, and this person is only a teenager!"
Ebizo's expression revealed immense anxiety.
This Ninja named Byakuya had already reached such an exaggerated level at such a young age.
Ebizo couldn't even imagine what the entire Ninja World would become in ten or twenty years.
"It's fundamentally impossible for our Hidden Sand Village to be enemies with him now!!"
Chiyo said softly.
The current Hidden Sand Village no longer had the qualifications or the ability to be an enemy of Konoha and Byakuya.
"Hurry up and elect a new Kazekage!"
Chiyo let out a sigh.
"But sister, our Hidden Sand Village has already..."
Ebizo didn't know what to say.
Aside from the two of them, there were no decent Ninjas left in the entire Hidden Sand Village.
A Kazekage elected under these circumstances would be nothing more than a joke.
"I'm also getting old!"
Chiyo shook her head.
Where is there an example of someone her age becoming Kazekage?
"Report, report to Advisor-sama!"
Then a Ninja from the Hidden Sand Village ran over in a panic.
"What is the matter, why such a panic!"
Ebizo said with dissatisfaction.
The current Hidden Sand Village is really getting worse with each generation.
Getting all flustered over any piece of news, it has completely lost the former glory of the Hidden Sand Village.
"No, Advisor-sama, Konoha—people from Konoha have arrived at the village entrance."
"And they've brought the Fourth Kazekage's children!"
The reporting Ninja reported all of this to Chiyo in one breath.
"What!"
Chiyo was equally incredulous at first.
Is Konoha planning to return Gaara and the others?
Thinking of this, Chiyo couldn't help but get excited.
You should know that Gaara and Temari's talents were among the best in the entire Hidden Sand Village.
Of course, why didn't Chiyo mention Kankuro?
Because Kankuro's talent was truly lacking; he could only pick up scraps.
Chiyo had seen true Puppet geniuses with her own eyes, and she herself was also a Puppet genius.
In her view, if Kankuro had any merit...
It would probably be hard work.
Unfortunately, for Ninjas, hard work is exactly the one thing they don't lack.
If Kankuro wanted to catch up to a true genius Puppet Master, the difficulty was too high.
Especially for powerful Ninjas, hard work is an essential quality.
Thinking of this, Chiyo's thoughts drifted back to the past.
Back to the time she spent with her grandson.
Without a doubt, Sasori was a true genius.
Kankuro's hard work couldn't bridge the massive gap between him and Sasori.
Especially a genius Puppet Master like Sasori.
The Puppets Kankuro was currently using were actually Sasori's childhood toys.
"Hmph, Konoha actually took the initiative to release Gaara!"
Chiyo's expression was full of joy.
This could be said to be the only good news for the Hidden Sand Village in recent times.
"Tell the Konoha Ninjas, we accept the people!"
Chiyo clearly intended to get something for nothing.
Planning to redeem Gaara and the others without paying any price.
But in the next second, the reporting personnel spoke a more explosive piece of news.
"Advisor, the person accompanying them this time..."
"...is Konoha's new Hokage, Byakuya!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding air became silent.
"Who did you say?"
Chiyo didn't seem to react immediately.
"Konoha's new Hokage, Byakuya!"
Upon learning this news, Chiyo felt as if the sky was falling.
"Byakuya, a Hokage, actually didn't stay in Konoha."
"Instead, he came to the Hidden Sand Village?"
Chiyo was incredibly flustered at this moment.
What was Byakuya's purpose in coming to the Hidden Sand Village?
Would he want to take the opportunity to seek revenge?
After all, the Hidden Sand Village was somewhat involved in the death of the Third Hokage.
"Sister, why don't we..."
Ebizo made a throat-slitting gesture.
But in the next second, he was directly scolded by Chiyo.
"Absolutely impossible!"
"Setting aside whether we are a match for Byakuya..."
"Even if we were, after we attacked him, do you think Konoha would let us off?"
Chiyo rejected Ebizo's suggestion without even thinking.
Actually, the key was that they had no relationship with Rasa.
If Rasa is dead, he's dead.
Could they really be expected to sacrifice the Hidden Sand Village for Rasa?
"Come with me to greet him!"
Chiyo shook her head.
The main goal now was to find out Byakuya's purpose in coming to the Hidden Sand Village.
On the other side, at the entrance of the Hidden Sand Village, Byakuya was just looking around with a bit of curiosity.
"By the way, is the Hidden Sand Village this desolate?"
Everywhere Byakuya saw was a desert.
No wonder the Hidden Sand Village has always been the weakest among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
"Byakuya, do you want to come to our house as a guest later?"
Having returned to the Hidden Sand Village, Temari, Gaara, and the group were clearly happy.
Although the environment of the Hidden Sand Village couldn't compare to Konoha.
This was their home after all.
"Sure, I'll go take a look with you later."
Byakuya didn't object; who knows when the two of them would meet next time.
"To have Konoha's new Hokage personally arrive, I'm truly flattered!"
Chiyo walked over with her aging body.
Seeing this, Byakuya felt it was truly a pitiful sight.
"Is the Hidden Sand Village really left with only a bunch of old men and women now?"
Byakuya glanced at Ebizo and Chiyo.
"You must be Chiyo."
Byakuya nodded slightly after seeing Chiyo.
Chiyo didn't get angry because of Byakuya's attitude toward them.
After all, their statuses were completely unequal now.
"Please, come in!"
Led by Chiyo, Byakuya followed Temari, Gaara, and the others into the Hidden Sand Village.
During this time, Byakuya also took a look around.
It could be said that the current Hidden Sand Village was completely suffering from a gap between generations.
There was almost no younger generation.
And the return of Gaara and Temari was like injecting a bit of fresh blood into the declining Hidden Sand Village.
By the way, I wonder what brings Hokage-sama to the Hidden Sand Village personally?
Ebizo still wanted to inquire about Byakuya's purpose in advance.
But Byakuya didn't pay him any attention.
Let's talk about official business tomorrow. The journey was a bit tiring today, I'll rest for a while.
Temari looked distressed after hearing this.
After all, Byakuya had used a Secret Technique to bring them all the way there.
Ah, in that case, I will immediately have someone prepare the most luxurious hotel for you to rest!
As she spoke, Chiyo planned to send someone to settle Byakuya.
But Temari stood up directly and said.
"No need to trouble Advisor Chiyo, Byakuya can just stay at my house!"
As soon as Temari said this, Chiyo and Ebizo were both stunned.
What's the situation here?
You should know that Temari's status in the Hidden Sand Village was different from Kankuro's.
As an authentic Wind Release Ninja, Temari was highly valued.
Even, if Temari were a boy, it might not have been Gaara's turn to be the Kazekage.
Looking across the entire Hidden Sand Village.
Only the Ninjutsu used by Temari was authentic Wind Release Ninjutsu.
But now, their existence with the status of a princess of the Hidden Sand Village...
...actually, actually would... Chiyo's expression was full of disbelief.
"Yeah, brother-in-law, come and see our house."
Kankuro's next words made everyone even more confused.
Brother-in-law???
What's going on? How did they go to Konoha and come back with a brother-in-law?
Facing Kankuro's title of brother-in-law, Byakuya didn't care too much.
He didn't know if Temari had told her brother to call him that.
Anyway, the mouths were on them now, and Byakuya was too lazy to argue.
Then, led by Temari, Byakuya arrived at their home.
"This side is Kankuro's room, and this side is my room."
After Temari introduced them one by one, she got stuck when it was Gaara's turn.
Because Rasa had never prepared a room for Gaara.
"It doesn't matter, it's the same wherever I live!"
Gaara just said indifferently.
It wasn't like staying outside was impossible anyway.
He had long since gotten used to it.
"By the way, there's also a guest room here."
Temari was the Kazekage's daughter after all, so the place where they lived was definitely much better than others.
"Let Gaara stay in the guest room!"
Byakuya said indifferently; there was no way he would let Gaara just sleep outside.
"Uh, thank you, Brother-in-law!"
This was the first time Gaara had called him "Brother-in-law."
It was clear that after the last battle, Gaara had completely accepted Byakuya's status as his brother-in-law.
"Then, then..."
Temari's expression began to turn rosy.
She lowered her head, feeling incredibly shy.
"Then Byakuya will sleep in the same room as me?"
This sentence almost shocked Byakuya.
"No need. I mean, the guest room is quite large; I can just sleep with Gaara."
Byakuya didn't mind too much.
Of course, if Gaara didn't mind, he could also go sleep in Rasa's room.
However, Gaara would probably rather sleep outside or even in a stable than sleep in Rasa's room.
And this place was indeed worthy of being the residence of the Kazekage; even a guest room was much better than his original apartment.
"Ah, I see!"
Temari became even more embarrassed after hearing that; she had thought, she had thought Byakuya wanted to sleep with her.
Thinking of this, Temari lowered her head even further.
"Let's discuss things tomorrow. You all might be tired today."
Byakuya said to Temari and Kankuro.
Because along the way, Byakuya had used the Shadow Stream Instant Kill Array to force their pace.
They hadn't stopped for a single moment in between.
At this time, it was better to let them rest for a while first.
"Mm-hmm!"
Thinking of this, Gaara became instantly excited.
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