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Just as Cao Zhi was preparing to go to the Land of Rain, a figure knelt before him—it was the Night Watchman!

"Lord Shizuka, the Konoha envoy requests an audience!"

Kusaji looked bewildered. The timeline was nearing the end of World War II, and the reputation of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha had not yet been established. Why were there envoys coming again?

Cao Zhi quickly changed into his Cao Ying outfit and followed the night watchman to the outskirts of the village. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

Suppressing his unease, he forced a fake smile, strode forward, and enthusiastically grabbed the other person's arm.

"Kusagakure and Konoha are like brothers. If it weren't for the fact that the village has just been rebuilt and the environment is not good, I would definitely take a few of my brothers in to have some fun."

After Cao Zhi finished speaking, Qian, who was following behind him, expressionlessly threw out a thick carpet and then spread it on the ground.

Cao Zhi sat cross-legged on it and pointed with his hand.

"Brother, don't be shy, please have a seat!"

There was a fork mark on his chin. He was a man in his prime. He had no expression on his face and simply sat cross-legged on the ground.

"I am Shimura Danzo, and I have come to Kusagakure..."

Before Shimura Danzo could finish speaking, Kusashiba excitedly grasped his hands tightly.

"So you are the famous Twin Stars of Konoha, the true guardian of the Land of Fire, Lord Shimura Danzo! I've heard so much about you!"

Looking at the respectful Kusashi, Danzo felt a little disdainful, thinking to himself.

"A tiny ninja village like Kusagakure dares to call itself a Kage, but their leader is at least sensible..."

Seeing Kusashiba respectfully offer him tea, Shimura Danzo finally revealed the purpose of his visit.

"Konoha has received intelligence that Iwagakure is preparing to start a war. We hope that Kusagakure can assist us in fighting against Iwagakure!"

Cao Zhi paused in his tea-drinking motion, pointing at himself with a bewildered expression.

"The Land of Grass has only recently been rebuilt, and the village has fewer than a hundred ninjas, whose ninjutsu is extremely poor and whose strength is very weak. How dare we interfere in a war between major powers!"

"Lord Danzo, how dare we from Kusagakure get involved!"

As Kusashiba complained, he kept mentioning "Lord Danzo," which pleased Danzo, even though Kusashiba was just the leader of a small country.

He nodded slightly, then took the scroll handed to him by his subordinate behind him.

"This is the first batch of supplies from Konoha. If you can defend against the first wave of attacks when you launch your invasion of Iwagakure and inform us, you will receive additional rewards!"

Kusashi stared blankly at the enormous scroll, while Danzo looked at him disdainfully and then spoke.

"It's mainly some practical ninjutsu and war supplies. I see that your Kusagakure is developing quite well!"

"If you accidentally choose the wrong side, rebuilding can be quite troublesome, can't it?"

Kusagakure's heart sank. With the current state of Kusagakure, apart from himself and Kakuzu, they were completely unqualified to contend with Konoha, even though the enemy's forces were currently spread across several battlefields.

Saying that destroying the country of grass was just a matter of convenience, he had no choice but to agree with a forced smile under duress.

"No problem, Lord Danzo. If Iwagakure dares to cross the line, Kusagakure will guarantee to notify them in time!"

Danzo, having achieved his goal, immediately stood up and left a casual remark.

Please…

He vanished in an instant...

Kusashiba watched Danzo and the others leave, then angrily slammed his fist into the ground.

He clearly remembered that there was no scene of Iwagakure attacking Konoha in World War II. Could there be some plot in between that he was unaware of?

"Kusagakure is still too weak. The saying 'a weak nation has no diplomacy' applies in any world!"

Qian chimed in with some concern.

"Lord Zhi, with our current strength, how dare we interfere in a war between great powers!"

Cao Zhi waved his hand and spoke helplessly.

"There's no other way. Send the Night Watch to the border to keep an eye on Iwagakure's movements, and then do the following!"

At the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth, two Night Watch squads, totaling eight people, arrived at the border and casually started a fire on the ground to cook.

Looking at the border, the Iwa ninjas who occasionally appeared even greeted him warmly.

"Friends from Iwagakure, would you like to have a meal together?"

A few days later, the Iwa ninja, who were confused about the situation, sent a Jonin squad to the border of the Land of Grass. Wu Sheng, who was in charge of the operation, had a warm smile on his face.

"Lord of Iwagakure, would you like a drink?"

In the end, the Iwa ninja left the Iwa-Kusa border with a letter in hand.

"The Land of Grass and the Land of Earth are neighbors; they should unite and help each other, for these are turbulent times..."

"To celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of Kusagakure and to demonstrate the strength of the ninja village, we are preparing to conduct border military exercises in three days. We hereby inform our neighboring countries that they should not worry and should work together to build a harmonious ninja world!"

Onoki looked at the letter in his hand with a puzzled expression. What was this small, opportunistic ninja village up to? However, he didn't take it to heart. He sent ninja troops to garrison the border, which was actually a way of starting a war.

However, his target was not Konoha. He wanted the benefits but didn't want to pay too high a price. So the Land of Rain, which had been half-crippled by the Sand Village and Konoha for a long time, was the best target. After all, the Land of Rain had abundant water resources, which were especially important to the Land of Earth!

Three days later, the Grass Ninja, dressed in uniform gray vests, appeared at the border. There were about two hundred of them, led by Ryusuke. The other party exchanged a knowing glance with Musaka, and then nodded slightly.

Although Kusagakure is a weak village and a ninja village that is good at learning (plagiarizing), Onoki still sent two extra teams to the border to gather intelligence, just in case.

The grass ninjas were enthusiastically making targets, and then began their performance. After the military exercise that night, most of the grass ninjas left, leaving only two small teams to guard the border.

Ohnoki stared at the scroll in his hand, his little head filled with big question marks.

"Two hundred ninjas, fifteen meters away from a stationary target, most of them missed the target!"

"Kusagakure Jonin, the Shadow Clone Technique needs two minutes to set up!"

"The detonating tag failed to explode in time and injured two people!"

"The ninja tools of Kusagakure are extremely scarce. Half of them only have one kunai, and it is rusty and full of holes!"

Ōnoki read through the intelligence report in ten lines a day and chuckled softly.

"As expected, we shouldn't have had any expectations for such a small village. Fine, withdraw the ninja troops from the border!"

"Just replace them with some newly recruited genin!"

A senior executive asked.

"Lord Tsuchikage, won't there be any problems with doing this?"

"It's alright, the strength of Kusagakure is just like this. I guess their so-called Kusakage, who is comparable to the God of Shinobi, is at most a Jonin!"

"Konoha and the Land of Rain are at an impasse, and Konoha has never had a precedent of invading another country. We shouldn't worry about it. The most urgent thing is to concentrate our efforts on how to gain greater benefits!"

The next day, Kusashi received the news and heard about the changes in the border layout of Iwagakure. He immediately wrote a letter and had it sent to Konoha, muttering to himself.

"The Strategic Deception Bureau's methods are really effective. The most important thing for Kusagakure right now is to develop quietly and then amaze everyone!"

"With the Iwagakure ninja army withdrawing, it's a good opportunity to ask Danzo for more benefits!"