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Chapter 164 Kakashi: "I'm fired."

A long meeting came to an end, and as the screen cut off, Luo Sha lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.

"Akatsuki... so many dangerous people gathered together, it can't be just a game."

There was no falsehood at all about the fatigue on his face. As the Fourth Kazekage who shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Sand Village at this critical moment, he had worked hard and was determined to save the village from the dire straits.

Till date, the development of things has far exceeded expectations. The Allied Powers are thriving step by step, and the major ninja villages are trying their best to collect forbidden ninjutsu and precious bloodline limits.

But what about the Kingdom of Wind?

Not only did the daimyo refuse to provide financial assistance, but the talent within the Sand Village was dwindling, and even the plan to control the jinchūriki that carried hope was basically declared a failure.

Seeing Konoha Village growing stronger every moment, Rasa felt like his heart was being put on the fire and roasted repeatedly, fearing that one day the Sand Village would be destroyed in his hands.

The sky gradually darkened. Dragging his tired body, Luo Sha refused Maki's company and returned home.

When he pushed open the door, the red-haired figure that came into view made him feel a hint of disgust.

At the other end of the dining table, two children were so terrified that they dared not make any sound for fear of disturbing the children across from them.

"Father, you are back."

Temari spoke softly, but saw Gaara on the other end with cold eyes. After scanning a few people, he put down the cup in his hand and returned to his room.

boom!

The door was closed, and as Kankuro let out a long sigh, Temari let down her guard, but she felt more helpless.

Even though he is his own brother, he treats his family and father coldly and ruthlessly as if they were his mortal enemies. This family, which was already on the verge of breaking up due to the death of his mother, has to be maintained entirely by himself.

Thinking of this, Temari sighed in her heart, and couldn't help but recall the person who had only met her once but gave her an unprecedented sense of security.

"The hidden dangers of the Sand Village must be completely resolved..."

Luo Sha's eyes were deep, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart. At the same time, in the Iwagakure Village thousands of miles away.

Ōnoki was full of pride. He glanced at his disciple in front of him, who was very powerful but was making explosives all day long and causing trouble for the village, and sighed helplessly.

"Deidara, you and Huang Tu go together, find the contact information of the Akatsuki members, and immediately invite them to send an envoy to discuss."

"Since they are a mercenary group, they will definitely take on missions to build up their reputation. Do you understand?"

Deidara had a look of disdain on his face, and he casually took out a huge clay doll with excitement on his face.

"Why do you have to look for that bastard Akatsuki? If you want to blow up Konoha, can't I just do it myself? It's just right. I'll take this opportunity to try out my newly developed C3 Garuda. I guarantee that it will..."

boom!

A slap hit Deidara's head hard, and Ōnoki shouted angrily.

"You're an idiot! We're fighting Akatsuki just to get rid of Iwagakure and other villages, and indirectly test the current Konoha. What else do you think about except clay?!"

"Stop talking too much, you old man! My goal is to make my art able to blow up a hole bigger than the one next to the village. Art is about explosion!"

Hearing this, Ōnoki's expression became serious and his tone was indifferent.

"If you can do this, Iwagakure will have more confidence in facing Konoha. Go and complete the mission. Don't waste time here. Go!"

With a twitch of his mouth, Deidara, who was about to throw C3 with his backhand, was grabbed by Huang Tu and dragged out of the Sand Village office building.

"Alas, let's be honest, when will Deidara understand that this world cannot be solved simply by explosions?"

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At the same time, in the Hidden Cloud Village, many elite members were summoned to the Hidden Cloud Office.

"Darui, Xi, the two of you will lead the team in the village and find a way to find the members of the Akatsuki organization and convey the request of the Hidden Cloud Village to them."

"Until now, I still cannot forget the humiliation of that bastard, Uchiha Kagetsu, snatching away the village's ninja in front of me."

At this point, the Fourth Raikage's dark face was as gloomy as water, and he gave orders to everyone in a stern voice.

"Now, this is the will of all the Kage except Konoha, and it is also the revenge of Kumogakure against Konoha Village, the one who trampled our faces on the ground wantonly. Go!"

"Yes!"

Everyone retreated. The Fourth Raikage had a gloomy expression on his face, but in his heart he was admiring the shrewdness of the two great men, Ōnoki.

On the one hand, he used the mercenary organization Akatsuki to retaliate against Konoha, and on the other hand, he secretly investigated Akatsuki's purpose.

If they discover that there is a possibility of targeting other major countries, they can take the opportunity to attack Konoha and Akatsuki at the same time under the pretext of maintaining peace in the ninja world.

"Wait, Uchiha Kagetsu, how dare you let my brother, how dare you let Bi not wake up until now, you bastard!"

Bang, countless pieces of glass fell. Yunyin outside the Yunyin office building was used to it and chose to leave silently.

The secret search continued, and it seemed that every village except Konoha Village was eager to find the existence of Akatsuki.

However, this existence that brought together so many rebellious ninjas seemed to have disappeared from the entire ninja world, and no one could find its whereabouts.

Time is long and never returns, and in the blink of an eye another year has passed.

Konoha Village, rooftop of the Hokage office building.

"Third Hokage, what do you want from me?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head and looked at the capable subordinate left to him by the Fourth Hokage. His eyes revealed a hint of relief and helplessness.

"Kakashi, it has been more than ten years since you joined the Anbu, and to this day you still haven't let go of the darkness in your heart."

"Sometimes I wonder if I'm relying on you too much, which is why you haven't gotten out of your inner shadow yet."

At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen stretched out his right hand towards Kakashi and took the Anbu mask from his hand.

"Many of your peers have become jonins and are teaching their own apprentices and subordinates. How about you try to become a leading jonin?"

For a moment, Kakashi stood there in a daze, and it took a long time for him to wake up from the news.

It was not until he left the office building that Kakashi realized what was happening. He looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky, which drove away the confusion in his heart.

"I'm a jonin? I've reached this point without even realizing it, teaching newbies?"

"Hey! Kakashi, do you want to go eat dango together?"

Looking back, he was wearing a green tights and had a familiar watermelon-like head that was particularly eye-catching.

"Kai? I heard that you became a jonin?"

At this moment, Kai was shocked. Usually Kakashi was so nice to him, why was he talking to him today? The sun rose from the west? !

"No, next year to be exact. I have my eyes on an interesting little fellow. How about the ANBU mission?"

"Actually, I just became the jonin in charge of the Anbu work, and the Third-Kai-sama handed it over to other people to handle. In short, I was fired."