Konoha: Uchiha's Gorgeous Rebellion

A rough gust of strong wind whipped up clouds of yellow sand, and the entire Sand Ninja camp was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

Yashamaru followed quietly behind Gaara. Along the way, village ninjas would occasionally come towards them; however, these ninjas would show fear and quickly avoid him when they saw Gaara.

"Gaara, please don't blame Lord Rasa."

Gaara's small figure exuded a deep loneliness, and Yashamaru's eyes were full of pity as he looked at him.

Suddenly, Gaara stopped in his tracks.

"Gaara, what's wrong?"

Yashamaru asked with concern.

"Yashamaru, will Father be satisfied with me if I defeat the enemy on the other side?"

Gaara gazed wistfully in the direction outside the camp and spoke.

"Yes, I think so."

After a moment of silence, Yashamaru replied.

On a towering mountain peak, several figures were observing the Sand Ninja camp through binoculars.

They are Konoha ninjas, constantly monitoring the battle between the Sand Ninja and the Navy.

Konoha had not paid much attention to the Sand Village's invasion of the Land of Rivers, knowing that the Sand Village's intention was only to plunder.

Therefore, Konoha's border outposts initially only paid limited attention to the movements of Sunagakure.

However, as the Sand Village's offensive was repeatedly thwarted by the Navy, Konoha discovered that a powerful force had appeared right under their noses.

Although Sunagakure is the weakest of the five great ninja villages, it is still a force that small countries cannot resist.

As a result, Konoha began to increase its observation of the war in the Land of Rivers, especially focusing on the navy.

"I never imagined that the Sand Ninja would be suppressed by the Navy."

A Konoha ninja said with a sigh.

Throughout the three Shinobi World Wars, Sunagakure was always Konoha's opponent. Although Sunagakure was always the first to surrender, Konoha still acknowledged Sunagakure's strength.

"The navy used firearms and bombs on a large scale, especially the large-scale use of bombs, which suppressed the puppeteers of the Sand Village; while the Sand Village was already struggling with insufficient manpower."

"It was a Konoha ninja wearing glasses," said one of them.

"I admit that the Navy's bombs are very powerful, but their weapons are barely a threat to genin."

"As long as we advance fast enough, the navy's bombs and artillery are no threat at all."

A Konoha ninja with a scar on his face spoke arrogantly, his words full of disdain for the Navy.

"We must not be careless, as there are also strong individuals in the Navy. According to Lord Shikaku's analysis, Admiral Kenpachi Zaraki is definitely a Kage-level powerhouse."

Three days ago, you all witnessed Kenpachi Zaraki easily annihilating a hundred-man squad of Sand Ninja.

"It's a Konoha ninja wearing glasses," the man said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, all the Konoha ninja present changed their expressions drastically, revealing deep apprehension.

"That guy... he's a monster."

"That's a crazy guy."

"I think we should suggest to the village that we take this opportunity to join forces with the Sand Village to wipe out the Marines. That Kenpachi Zaraki is too terrifying!"

Several miles away, another group of Konoha ninjas were hiding in a forest, monitoring a large camp not far away.

The leader had a distinctive head of white hair and wore a mask; it was Kakashi.

"These guys are troublesome; they're different from the forces formed by those wandering ninjas."

Looking at the orderly formation of the navy in the camp, Kakashi remarked with emotion.

"My insects tell me there's a very terrifying aura in the naval camp."

Beside Kakashi, a ninja from the Aburame clan, whose entire body was shrouded in robes, spoke.

Swish!

A figure suddenly appeared on a tree branch in front of Kakashi.

If Uchiha Gen were here, he would recognize the person as his friend, Hatake Haruka.

"Captain Kakashi, a 20-man Navy patrol team has appeared nearby."

"Kakashi, should we test them out?"

"This was said by a Konoha ninja from the Shimura clan."

"No, our mission is simply to monitor them; for the village, the battle between the Navy and the Sand Village will result in significant losses regardless of who wins or loses, which is a very advantageous situation for the village."

We're retreating.

Kakashi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the Konoha ninjas used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared.

Naval base.

A large banner bearing the words "Justice" is raised high, fluttering in the wind.

In an open area of ​​the camp, a large group of naval soldiers were practicing slashing and hacking techniques while shouting and wielding long swords in neat formation.

In the central tent of the camp, Uchiha Gen stared thoughtfully at the map on the table.

The appearance of Konoha ninjas near the camp indicates that the Navy has attracted Konoha's attention.

However, given Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality, he would not provoke a war with the Navy.

The more the Navy demonstrated its strength, the less Hiruzen Sarutobi dared to provoke trouble.

Moreover, Danzo is currently under pressure from his clans within Konoha. In order to replenish the strength of Root, he is constantly pressuring the smaller ninja clans in the village to hand over their clansmen to join Root.

Several smaller ninja clans have already expressed their desire to become closer to our clan.

He paused, a strange and enigmatic light flickering in Uchiha Gen's eyes.

I've heard that Itachi Uchiha has now become a squad leader in the Anbu...

Meanwhile, in the dense forest, Kakashi and his group were running and jumping between the branches at an extremely fast speed.

Just as the group leaped out of the forest, they saw a naval force appear ahead.

The person in charge was their primary target—Kenpachi Zaraki.

【It's him! 】

I never expected to run into him here.

Kakashi suppressed his shock and reacted immediately, pulling down his mask to reveal his left Sharingan.

“It’s him. The terrifying aura my insects are sensing is him; my insects are terrified right now.”

A Konoha ninja from the Aburame clan whispered to Kakashi.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi's gaze sharpened.

He realized that this encounter with Kenpachi Zaraki was not a coincidence.

"What do you want by stopping us?"

Kakashi spoke.

Kenpachi Zaraki's gaze slowly swept over Kakashi and the others, then he laughed loudly, "I just wanted to say hello to everyone in Konoha. Now that you've come to our Marine territory, how can you, as the owners of this place, not show yourselves?"

"I am Kakashi Hatake, and you are Admiral Kenpachi Zaraki, the leader of the Navy."

Kakashi said.

"Haha, I didn't expect Konoha to know about me."

Kenpachi Zaraki laughed.

"Your strength is worthy of our Konoha's attention, but we have never heard of your name before. Are you perhaps a samurai from the Land of Iron?"

Kakashi asked probingly.

"Kakashi, you're wrong. The ninja world is vast, and I am not a samurai from the Land of Iron."

Kenpachi Zaraki said.

Then, his gaze sharpened, and a chilling killing intent erupted like a raging storm.

"Gentlemen of Konoha, do you intend to intervene in the war between our Navy and Sunagakure?"