Konoha: Uchiha's Gorgeous Rebellion

"Lord Kazekage is overthinking it. How can the navy of the Land of Rivers compare to Hanzo the Salamander?"

A Sand Village Jonin spoke up.

"Don't underestimate the navy; there are strong individuals within it."

"The village's offensive was thwarted, and the navy's weapons were only one reason, but the stronger members of the navy were even more important."

Luo Sha said.

Then, he took out a document with a photo attached to it.

"Kenpachi Zaraki, a Marine Admiral; his origins are unknown, but he is suspected to be a samurai from the Land of Iron. His weapon is a serrated longsword."

Maki took the documents, examined the face in the photo filled with unrestrained arrogance, and said, "Lord Kazekage, as far as I know, an admiral is the highest-ranking officer in the Navy."

"That's right. According to the intelligence team's findings, besides Kenpachi Zaraki, there is another person in the Navy who is a woman."

However, he/she has been wearing a mask, and his/her exact appearance is currently unknown.

After a pause, Rasa's expression darkened, and he looked around at everyone, saying, "Now I want to discuss Kenpachi Zaraki."

Kenpachi Zaraki was incredibly strong; he single-handedly wiped out several of the village's action squads.

Just received news that Shuramaru led eleven Jonin and more than thirty Chunin to ambush Kenpachi Zaraki.

However, the result was that Shuramaru was severely injured, only four Jonin escaped, and the rest were all killed by Kenpachi Zaraki.

what!

Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked and paled.

Shuramaru is a senior Jonin from Sunagakure and the commander-in-chief of the Sunagakure's operation to enter the Land of Rivers.

"How is that possible? Senior Shuramaru once fought against Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, at Mount Kikyo and was not defeated."

How could he suffer such a crushing defeat at the hands of an unknown nobody!

The Sand Village's Jonin found the news hard to accept, and their discussions became noisy and chaotic.

We, the Sand Village, are weak, but that is in comparison to the other four great ninja villages; when has a small country's power ever been able to inflict such great losses on the Sand Village?

"Lord Kazekage, Maki is right. The Navy must be destroyed. I am willing to go to the Land of Rivers."

"Me too."

Rasa raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said, "I have contacted the forces in the Land of Rivers that are loyal to the Daimyo. The other party is Raiga Kurosuki, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure and one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

"It turned out to be him!"

"Didn't the Hidden Mist Village's pursuit force discover any trace of Raiga Kurosuki?"

"The Hidden Mist Village is currently implementing the so-called Blood Mist Policy, closing off the Land of Water, so it should be difficult to deal with rogue ninja."

Rasa continued, "The Navy now occupies two-thirds of the territory of the Land of Rivers. In response to my contact, Raiga Kurosuki, representing the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers, agreed to join forces with us to attack the Navy from both sides."

A short while later, the meeting concluded after arrangements were made for the dispatch of the ninja teams.

After all the Jonin left, only Rasa and Maki remained in the meeting room.

Maki looked at Rasa, hesitated several times before finally speaking, "Kazekage-sama, I don't think it's necessary to bring Gaara along in this battle against the Navy."

Luo Sha sighed softly and said, "Maki, you should understand that the village must not lose the war against the navy."

During the Third Shinobi World War, the village had already lost too much, not only losing the financial support of the Daimyo, but also practically becoming a vassal of Konoha due to the ceasefire agreement.

"But Gaara is too young."

Maki said with a hint of reluctance on his face.

"Since I have become the vessel for that monster, Gaara is the village's weapon."

Luo Sha's expression darkened, and he said.

A moment later, Maki left the Wind Shadow Building with a serious expression.

The entire Sunagakure village was devoid of greenery, with a gloomy yellow hue everywhere, and strong winds would occasionally whip up clouds of sand.

Maki arrived in front of a multi-story building, which was the home of Kazekage Rasa.

Maki stepped forward and knocked on the door. The next second, the door was suddenly pulled open, and a boy and a girl rushed out.

"Maki, you're late today."

The girl had bright blonde hair, and her big eyes were filled with dissatisfaction.

“Maki, your father hasn’t come home for many days. Do you know why?”

The boy, with black hair, stood behind the girl, looking at Maki with a puzzled expression.

"Temari, Kankuro, the Kazekage has been busy with the war against the Navy these days."

Maki said.

"navy?"

Kankuro asked in confusion.

“I know, Uncle Yashamaru mentioned that the Navy is a rebel organization in the Land of Rivers; the village is fighting against them on behalf of the daimyo of the Land of Rivers.”

Temari said.

"How can a small domestic organization stop the village's ninjas?"

Kankuro said with a disdainful expression.

"No, this naval organization is very powerful."

Machi said in a deep voice.

His gaze passed over Temari and Kankuro, looking into the room, and then he said, "Lord Kazekage is preparing to bring Gaara along."

what!

Upon hearing this, Temari and Kankuro were immediately taken aback.

"I must go see my father! How could he bring Gaara to the battlefield!"

Temari shouted excitedly.

At that moment, a young man came out carrying a boy with purplish-red hair.

"Captain Maki, does Lord Rasa really want Gaara to go to the battlefield?"

The young man asked.

"Yes, Yashamaru."

Maki said.

Yashamaru looked at Gaara in his arms with a pained expression and whispered, "I understand."

“Uncle Yashamaru, Gaara is too young. How can he go to the battlefield?”

Temari cried out in dissatisfaction.

"Temari, Kankuro; you must understand that Gaara is not only your younger brother, but also the village's most important weapon."

"Yashimaru said."

Gaara, with dark circles under his eyes, wrapped his arms around Yashamaru's neck and looked at his sister Temari with a puzzled expression, asking, "Sister, does Father need me?"

"Yes, Gaara, Lord Rasa needs you."

"Yashamaru said softly."

Looking at Gaara, Maki's feelings became incredibly complicated.

He thought to himself: Lord Karura, I will definitely protect Gaara.

In the following period, battles between the Sand Ninja and the Navy continued to occur throughout the Land of Rivers.

Both sides seemed to have exercised restraint, and the battles between them were all small-scale conflicts.

However, if you look at the map, the locations where the conflicts occurred form a line that stretches across the northern part of the land of Asakawa.

It is clear that the Sand Ninja are drawing the main force of the Navy northward, drawing them into a pincer movement with the forces of the Daimyo represented by the Sand Ninja and Raiga Kurosuki.

At this time, Uchiha Gen left the Navy, leaving Pakura to oversee the Navy.

He arrived at Kusagakure Village.

Caoyin Village.

In a reception room, Uchiha Gen sat in the main seat, while Gintoki, the leader of Kusagakure, sat lazily to his left.

To the right of Uchiha Gen sat a burly, tall man with a full white beard.

If the ninjas of Kirigakure were here, they would recognize this burly man as Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man who forcefully invaded Kirigakure back then.