Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

Minato shuddered in fear and retracted his claws that were grabbing Gu Zang's sleeve.

Kozo chuckled softly and walked over to Fugaku's side.

"Fugaku, what do you think? Using me to end the war on the River Country Front is worth it, right?"

Fugaku hesitated.

This is what he thought in his heart, and he was the commander of the Kawanokuni front, so he should have the final say on this matter.

But Shinzo's identity is a bit special, and it involves more than just the life and death of an ordinary Jonin.

The other ninjas were not quite sure why the Sand Ninja hated Shinzo so much and would rather give up the victory or defeat in the battlefield of River Country than not capture this guy, but Fugaku knew it clearly in his heart.

The four words "one rises while the other falls" almost completely reversed Konoha's declining trend of being attacked from three sides at the same time, two of which were attacked.

Needless to say, on the front line of River Country, after Orochimaru followed suit and made a brief truce with the Rain Country, the pressure of counterattack from the Rain Country faced by the Sand Ninja increased exponentially.

The army here is huge but has no money, while on the other side, the Rain Village, which was originally defeated by a small number of ninjas, was beaten back by the sudden reinforcement of the army.

In other words, the Sand Ninja gained nothing from this war, and they were the ones who suffered the most from the fighting!

And all this is thanks to Xinzang.

If Kawanokuni continues to waste time like this, anyone with a discerning eye will be able to see the outcome.

The Sand Ninja and the Rain Ninja fought to the end, and Konoha acted as a jackal and picked up the fruits of victory.

So the Sand Ninja didn't want to drag it out any longer. They either had to start a war directly, even if they couldn't break in, or they had to take the culprit Shinzo back and then completely cease fire with Konoha.

"Elder..."

Uchiha Fugaku was a little at a loss and turned to look at Elder Uchiha behind him.

Elder Uchiha was a seasoned man. He understood that although Shinzo's stance did not seem to be with the Uchiha, he had no grudge against the Uchiha, right?

Elder Uchiha stroked his beard gently and asked Fugaku a question.

"Commander, do you think handing Shinzo over to the Sunagakure will really put an end to the war?"

Fugaku was stunned.

Did Sand Ninja really start the war because Tobirama Senju died?

Of course not. The death of Senju Tobirama was just an opportunity. The Sand Ninja repeatedly invaded Konoha for one reason - the Wind Country was really poor!

Founded in the yellow sand, the Kingdom of Wind is a country that is extremely short of water and resources.

Although the Wind Country has a lot of iron and stone resources, and its ninjas are strong enough, it still cannot get around the problem of lack of water and crop resources.

In the Kingdom of Wind, various foods and drinking water even rank among the top consumer goods.

The consumption is high, but the wages, especially the rewards for ninja missions are almost the same as those in other areas. Because for the same ninja mission, your village charges a higher price than other villages, so the number of missions will naturally be much lower. With that money, it is more cost-effective to ask ninjas from other villages to do the missions, isn't it?

Therefore, the end of the war cannot be determined by the life or death of a conspirator.

Even if Shinzo is sent out, it will only help to calm the Sand Ninja's anger. Those who need to be beaten still have to be beaten.

"It seems the commander has figured it out. The Sand Ninja doesn't want Shinzo, but rather wants a temporary truce."

Elder Uchiha slowly revealed the Sand Ninja's purpose.

That's right, they want to transport the ninjas from the River Country front to the Rain Village, destroy the Rain Village first, and then turn back to fight a decisive battle with Konoha!

Gu Zang still had that nonchalant smile on his face. He just stood beside Fugaku, listening to the conversation between the Uchiha elder and Fugaku, without expressing any opinion, as if letting it go. If you ask me to go, I will go. If you want to send me out, then send me out. I will never resist.

Fugaku thought to himself that it was a close call. If he had been impulsive and handed over Shinzo, he as a commander would always be criticized by future generations. Moreover, when he returned to Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely attack him and the Uchiha.

Even... Fugaku suddenly turned around and looked at Kozang.

He had some suspicions in his heart that Xinzang was deliberately sending him out.

In this way, even if he died, it would be equivalent to fulfilling his name and righteousness.

Not to mention the last big one, Konoha might take action against Uchiha, and the conflicts in the village...

The more Fugaku thought about it, the more he felt that Shinzo was extremely sinister. Under his seemingly great and righteous appearance, he was actually an extremely paranoid person who would do anything for his own benefit!

"What do you think? Mr. Shinzo seems to be ready to make sacrifices."

Haneda Zaemon asked, he looked straight at Uchiha Fugaku like an emotionless face, waiting for an answer, and he didn't seem to care what Fugaku would choose.

"Of course, I disagree!"

Uchiha Fugaku took a step forward.

"Mr. Xinzang is an important military advisor to our army. He provides us with advice and strategies. How can we send Mr. Xinzang away just because the enemy calls for a truce?"

Fugaku began his speech with great passion.

"Let's not talk about Shinzo's contribution. Even if he was just an ordinary ninja, I would never sacrifice his life in vain for the sake of so-called peace!"

"There's no point in saying more. If the Sand Ninja want Shinzo, then come and try and cross our front line!"

"Come and try!"

"Come and try!"

The Konoha ninjas were immediately aroused to fight by Uchiha Fugaku.

Or perhaps the Konoha ninjas who had been on the front line of River Country for half a year were already tired of it and were holding back their energy for a decisive battle with the Sand Ninjas.

Who knew that Haneda Zaemon was not provoked by Fugaku.

He just nodded slightly to show that he knew Fugaku's choice.

"In that case, I will report to the Second Kazekage, Uchiha Fugaku, Shinzo, goodbye."

Looks friendly?

The ninjas on the Konoha side were a little confused.

Even the Sand Ninja's own ninjas were confused.

Many Sand Ninjas looked at Haneda Zaemon with their mouths open.

Are you so easy to talk to? Didn't you see that Konoha's momentum is already in place, and we're just waiting for your words, and yet you want to go back and report?

Haneda Zaemon ignored the ninjas on both sides, waved his cloak and turned to leave.

"Wait, Haneda Zaemon."

Gu Zang suddenly called out to him.

Haneda Zaemon looked back at Gu Zang, his face still expressionless.

"Actually, I remember there were two Chunins from the Sand Ninja who also came to rob the supplies, but unfortunately, I can't return the bodies to you."

The man in ancient Tibetan costume shook his head with emotion.

"I fed them to the bugs."

call--

The wind blew across the Gobi Desert, raising a thin cloud of sand and dust.

The ninjas on both sides were shocked.

The Konoha side was shocked that Kozo actually dared to provoke hatred, while the Sand Shinobi side looked like they wanted to eat people.

"Understood. I will report this to the Second-Daime Kazekage-sama."

Haneda Zaemon turned around and left the battle line, with no intention of starting a full-scale war.

"Shin... Shinzo-sensei, did you really feed the bugs? Zhiwei's bugs?"

Ding Zuo knew that it was a bit of an inappropriate time to ask this question, but he was really curious. Two human corpses, could Zhiwei's insects eat them?

Gu Zang turned and looked at Ding Zuo. The cold and dark expression on his face scared Ding Zuo so much that he took a step back and leaned against Minato.

"Hahahaha! Of course I'm just teasing them. Feeding bugs to eat people...how can it be better than feeding people to eat people~right?"

Gu Zang suddenly laughed out loud towards the sky, but his laughter was the only one heard in the Gobi Desert.

The Sand Ninja who wanted to charge at the beginning gritted his teeth, afraid that he would not be able to control himself, and immediately turned around and followed Haneda Zaemon.

Inside the belly of the Sand Ninja corpse that was sent back, there were two Sand Ninja forehead protectors...