Chapter 60 Lady Chiyo, you don't want people to know about Sasori, do you?
The expressions of the Sand Village members instantly turned quite grim, and Chiyo appeared particularly shaken.
That night, Sasori left behind a puppet. There was no other puppeteer or escape ninja who could silently kill two Jonin.
Several high-ranking members of Sunagakure realized this and were doing their best to suppress the matter.
After all, Chiyo was the chief advisor, second only to the Kazekage, and the strongest and most prestigious puppet master in Sunagakure.
It was one thing for her grandson to become a rogue ninja; at worst, the matter could be framed as a young man going out to make his way in the world, which would be fine.
However... they turned around and attacked Sunagakure, stealing a large amount of supplies from the front lines, which put them at a disadvantage in the battle.
This is a big problem.
Upon hearing the Souji words, the Sunagakure members immediately understood his intention.
Rasa glanced at Ebizo and the staff officer, who both shook their heads slightly. Rasa then gave a cold snort and said:
"So you were trying to threaten us, but it won't work! Compared to massive casualties, we'd rather you spread this secret!"
After a slight pause, Rasa continued:
"In short, there's absolutely no way we'll be the vanguard to wear down Iwagakure!
As for this secret, we can discuss it under other conditions; I don't think you have any concrete evidence anyway..."
As Rasa said this, the Souji smiled and shook his head slightly.
"No, you've all misunderstood. The person I used to threaten you wasn't that person."
"What I'm using to threaten you is... that person's most prized collection!"
"Collectibles?"
Rasa and the others looked puzzled, not understanding what the Souji meant.
After a brief moment of thought, Chiyo's expression suddenly turned one of utter shock!
"What you're talking about... could it be!"
The Souji revealed a mysterious smile, and said in a voice that seemed to possess a magical quality:
"It seems that Lady Chiyo already has some clues in mind.
I'll give you another hint: that person wrote a character on the scroll that represents that collectible.
Can you guess what it is?"
"..."
Chiyo remained silent, but her expression was one of extreme astonishment and doubt, and even her hands were trembling slightly!
"Advisor!" "Sis!"
Rasa and Ebizo called her in a low voice.
They weren't as familiar with Sasori as Chiyo was, so they couldn't guess what Souji was talking about.
But judging from Chiyo's reaction, it was clearly something extremely bad.
"What exactly are they talking about?" Hanzo remained silent, but he was very curious.
This was a major secret that could be used to control Sunagakure, so he was naturally very interested. However, he had no clues and couldn't figure out the specifics no matter what he did.
The people of Konoha, like everyone else, looked at Souji with a mixture of surprise and curiosity.
What secret could possibly shake Chiyo to this extent?
Chiyo's pupils were trembling uncontrollably; at this moment, her mind was no longer just wavering, but in complete chaos!
three!
The word on that scroll is three!
The third-generation Wind Shadow!
Although the other party spoke in a very cryptic manner, Chiyo, who knew her grandson's temperament and various habits well, was able to instantly guess from the clues such as the most precious items, collectibles, and representative characters that it was the missing Third Kazekage.
"If that's really the case...this is a huge disaster!"
Chiyo was deeply saddened that her grandson had not only betrayed Sunagakure but also attacked the Kazekage, even turning him into a human puppet.
At the same time, the mere thought of the consequences of this secret being made public is terrifying.
The fact that his own grandson turned around and attacked Sunagakure to steal supplies was already a huge scandal.
It's nothing compared to killing the Kazekage!
This goes beyond the level of a scandal!
Known as the strongest Kazekage in history, the glory and pride of the entire Sunagakure, he died at the hands of a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, and this rogue ninja was the grandson of Sunagakure's chief advisor...
It was inevitable that Sunagakure would lose all its prestige among the daimyo of various countries.
Especially if the Kazekage were actually turned into a human puppet...
Although only Sasori possesses the technology to make human puppets, others wouldn't think that way.
They would only fear all puppeteers because of this, and puppeteers are almost all people with important backgrounds.
In this way... it could very likely cause a serious split in the upper echelons of Sunagakure! It could even trigger internal strife!
"I've already made some contact with that person after that night.
If I ask him to reveal this secret, you Sunagakure will be in big trouble."
The Souji laughed:
"Therefore, I advise you all to honestly agree to our demands."
"Sis, you..."
Ebizo called Chiyo softly. Chiyo glanced at him with extremely tired eyes, shook her head slightly, and then said to Souji in a deep voice:
"Understood. The Sand Village Society will serve as the vanguard in this battle, and we will deal with Onoki as well!"
"Advisor!" Rasa exclaimed in surprise.
"Stop talking, Rasa... Believe me, this secret absolutely cannot be revealed..."
"But..."
Chiyo ignored him and stared intently at Souji.
"We accept the conditions, but in return... you'd better make sure this secret remains hidden forever, or we will definitely take revenge on you at all costs!
Sarutobi won't make an enemy of the entire Sunagakure village for your sake alone, you understand what I mean?"
"Of course... then it's settled." The Souji smiled slightly.
Lady Chiyo, you don't want people to know about Sasori, do you?
As expected, under his threat, Sunagakure would surely compromise and agree to serve as the vanguard.
Although Sunagakure will suffer heavy casualties as they are the first to face the strongest counterattack from Iwagakure, in the end, even if many die, they are just ordinary ninjas.
Unless a Jonin is foolishly rushing to Kage level or using cheat codes like himself, not many will actually die.
Although this move has offended the Sand Village's higher-ups to the death, they weren't good friends to begin with, so it doesn't really matter whether they've offended them or not.
As for assassinating him or using diplomatic means to force the Konoha higher-ups to hand over his head, well...
This is impossible. Similar situations happen all the time.
The way to protect oneself when you know the secret is very simple: just say that you have made arrangements in advance, and as soon as you die, the secret will be known to the whole world.
Sunagakure must have the same guess, so as long as the secret is not made public, Sunagakure will never act rashly against them.
Although he was afraid, he wasn't really afraid; he just didn't want his status in Konoha to be affected.
Hanzo glanced at the two sides who were no longer speaking, and then said:
"Alright, Sunagakure has decided to take the lead and deal with the Tsuchikage.
Our Amegakure is far weaker than the two of you, so we can only assist from the sidelines.
However, I will try my best to use poison to deal with the Iwagakure ninja."
"So, Konoha will be responsible for dealing with the Yellow Earth, as well as the two special units of flying and explosives...
If the Jinchuriki mentioned earlier really appears, Konoha will also be responsible for dealing with them.
How about that?"
Because they already had a plan in place, the members of Konoha secretly exchanged information and confirmed it. Finally, Jiraiya nodded and said:
"No problem, let's arrange it this way. Without further ado, let's go back and start taking action immediately, catching old man Onoki off guard, how about it?"
"It's settled then."
Hanzo and Rasa both nodded in agreement.
With the decision made, no one said much more. The meeting ended, and the people from Konoha and Sunagakure all got up and left.
"Wait a moment, Mochizuki Souji."
However, just as she was about to leave, Chiyo called out to Souji to stop her.
"Does Lady Chiyo want to ask about that person?"
"How is he now?"
"It's nothing.
With his strength, he won't encounter anything bad.
If you're worried that he might have done something to you, Chiyo-sama... please rest assured, he hasn't done that yet."
"Yeah..."
Chiyo fell silent, and Souji, seeing this, gave a polite smile and left.
Ebizo walked up to Chiyo and whispered:
"Sis, what this Konoha kid was talking about...?"
"Don't say anything..."
Chiyo looked exhausted, thinking to herself:
"Sasori... could you really be going to take over as Kazekage...?
If this goes wrong, it could destroy the entire Sand Village... Do you really hate Sand Village to this extent...?"
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