Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 102 The Wind Shadow's Methods

"Teacher, how are they?"

In the ruins of a city, in a house with only three broken walls remaining, Kyosuke helped Minato Namikaze put Kakashi and the other two down and asked them about their condition.

"This is bad. They are seriously injured and need proper treatment, otherwise their lives will be in danger. Therefore, I have a task for you, Kyosuke: bring them back safely."

Minato Namikaze looked at Kyosuke with eyes full of trust.

Kyosuke's eyes widened in surprise, and he said, "Sensei, you're not planning to go on a mission alone, are you? That's too dangerous! The Sand Ninja are already on guard and will definitely set a trap for you."

Hehehehe.

Minato Namikaze smiled confidently and reached out to ruffle Kyosuke's hair.

"Don't forget, your teacher is a man destined to become Hokage. How could he possibly fail to complete a mission? As for you, you must make sure they are safely delivered to the Hokage. Otherwise, I will not pass the Hokage position to you in the future."

"Oh, in that case, go ahead! I'll definitely complete the mission. Teacher, you can't go back on your word. I've reserved the Hokage position for you."

Seeing that Minato Namikaze was adamant, Kyosuke knew that no amount of persuasion would work, so he stopped trying to dissuade him and instead waved his hand, as if urging Minato to hurry up and get on his way.

"Uh, you rascal, we were just about to show off our deep master-disciple bond, and then you said something like that. No wonder Kushina always likes to beat you up, I can't stand you anymore."

Minato Namikaze gave a helpless smile, left some supplies, and prepared to leave.

"Teacher, you haven't taught me Flying Thunder God Technique, Summoning Technique, or Sage Mode yet! Please don't die!"

As Minato Namikaze's figure was about to disappear, Kyosuke couldn't help but call out, unable to suppress his worry.

Upon hearing Kyosuke's words, Minato Namikaze paused, then continued walking forward, raising his right hand and extending his little finger in a pinky gesture.

"I will teach you everything; it's an agreement between men."

After saying this, Minato Namikaze disappeared into the sandstorm, leaving Kyosuke to look after the three wounded.

"Sigh, I'll tell the four guys tonight that I've become a male nurse for a while now, so I probably won't have time to chat with them."

The next day, on the front lines of the war in the Land of Fire, Sensuke finally returned to the Sand Village camp.

Upon returning to camp, Chisuke wanted to discuss something with Yekura, but Yekura was out on a mission and hadn't returned yet. Unable to find her, Chisuke had no choice but to report to the Kazekage first.

"Lord Kazekage, the process of this mission was as follows..."

Standing before the Kazekage, Chisuke recounted everything except for the matter of plotting with Yamori to obtain the Sharingan. His account was objective and truthful, without any falsehoods or embellishments, and he did not accuse Chiyo and the others of leaking information.

Chisuke knew that the Kazekage was not stupid; on the contrary, he was quite shrewd. If he exaggerated, the Kazekage would definitely see through it and thus incur his dislike.

Conversely, even if Chiyo is not accused of leaking information, the Kazekage will suspect Chiyo and the others.

After all, as the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, Chisuke's mission information was classified, and very few people knew about it. There were very few suspects, and Chiyo was the most suspicious among them.

As expected, after listening to Chisuke's words, Kazekage nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, you did a good job on the task. Although the results were not as expected, it's not your fault. You can go and rest now."

"Yes!"

After Chisuke left, Kazekage revealed an angry expression and slammed his hand on the table.

"Damn it! How dare they leak information and kill my men! They must pay the price! Keep a close watch on Chiyo, Ebizo, and Rasa, and report their every move to me!"

Several Sand Ninja immediately appeared and knelt on one knee: "Yes!"

Although Chiyo and the others did a perfect job, the Kazekage did not have evidence that they had leaked information, so it was inconvenient for him to punish them openly.

However, the Kazekage is, after all, the ruler of the Sand Village. Whenever he suspects someone of having a problem, he has many ways to deal with them.

After all, Chiyo and the Third Kazekage had never had a good relationship, unlike Danzo and the Third Hokage who were former partners and had no real bond.

That afternoon, the Kazekage received news that his rear had been destroyed by Konoha ninjas. He immediately convened a meeting of the high command, which was attended by Chiyo, Rasa, Pakura who had just returned, and even Sensuke.

The Konoha ninjas are so useless; they didn't even kill this bastard.

Chiyo glanced at Sensuke and said slowly, "Kazekage-sama, this is a confidential meeting. It's not appropriate for Sensuke to attend."

Old woman, this is blatantly targeting me! Humph, I'm not someone to be trifled with!

Chisuke glanced at Chiyo, snorted coldly, and said something very impolite.

"I came here on the orders of the Kazekage. Whether I stay or leave is a decision only the Kazekage can make. After all, we Sand Village only have one leader, and that is the Kazekage, not anyone else!"

"Hmph, you're so young and yet you have no respect for your elders. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

Upon hearing Chisuke's words, Rasa slammed his hand on the table and stood up. However, Yekura immediately stood up and stood in front of Chisuke, her gaze towards Rasa as cold as the wind.

"Who do you think you are, daring to criticize my disciple!"

Seeing this, Chisuke realized the seriousness of the situation.

This has completely escalated the conflict. It seems that Chiyo and her group are preparing to openly seize power, and may even be plotting to become the Kazekage.

I must be extremely careful from now on, and at the same time, I must find an opportunity to kill them!

When I watched anime before, I only noticed the power struggles in Konoha, such as the Uchiha clan and Danzo. I never imagined that all crows are black, and the Sand Village was no different!

Luo Sha and Ye Cang were at loggerheads, treating each other as enemies rather than allies, creating a very tense atmosphere in the meeting room.

"Sit down, everyone!"

At this moment, Feng Ying's voice rang out. Although the voice was not loud, it felt like a boulder pressing down on everyone's hearts, and everyone felt a great deal of pressure.

Luo Sha and Ye Cang sat down, but their eyes remained fixed on each other.

The Kazekage continued, "Let's continue the meeting! Discuss how to deal with Konoha's harassment."

Does Chisuke have the right to sit here?

Kazekage completely ignored Chiyo's problem.

Do I, the Kazekage, need your, Chiyo's, permission before I do anything?

My intention in having Chisuke attend the meeting was to elevate the strength of the Yokura faction and suppress your advisory faction.

Isn't it obvious enough? Can't you see it?

That's right, the Kazekage openly and honestly suppressed Chiyo using his power as the Kage, without any intention of hiding it.

He desperately wanted all the Sand Ninja to know about this, so he could take advantage of Chiyo's misfortune and create a massive backlash against her and the others.

This is the Wind Shadow's method. All those schemes and tricks are too low-level; only the weak would use them.

His style of doing things is to crush everything with overwhelming force.