One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

The Third Raikage launched a surprise attack on the main battlefield of Sunagakure, single-handedly destroying the front line. In order to stop the enemy from rushing into the village and massacring the enemy, Chiyo paid the price of serious injury, and most of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters were destroyed in the process, barely managing to stop the enemy!

However, the Third Raikage then used his speed advantage to ignore Rasa's harassment, directly charged into the puppeteer army, slaughtered most of the puppeteers, and then left triumphantly!

On that day, Sunagakure displayed astonishing unity in the face of the second largest village annihilation crisis since the village's founding. After suffering heavy casualties, they barely managed to force the enemy back, but their defenses had already been breached, and they could only retreat to the vicinity of the village!

They built line after line of defense outside the village, using human lives to stop the Raikage's invasion!

(The first crisis that threatened to destroy the village was when he dared to ask Hashirama for land, which meant Madara wasn't around ╭(╯e╰)╮)

Because Kumogakure possessed the Heavenly Delivery Technique, the Third Raikage, whose body was strong enough, did not rush back to the village. Instead, he cooperated with the Kumogakure ninja to steadily advance the battle line until they broke through the gates of Sunagakure!

Although Sasori was the most popular candidate for Kazekage at the time, he became low-key until recently, when a large number of young and middle-aged ninjas in the village died in battle, and the village was facing a shortage of young talent.

With many Sand Ninja dying on the battlefield, and seeing the Third Raikage personally leading the Abby group to repeatedly storm the village and massacre its inhabitants, the calls for surrender grew louder and louder.

Many high-ranking officials also felt fear and advocated ending the war through peace talks!

One evening, the higher-ups held another meeting. Scorpion, having repelled several attacks on the battlefield, was now seated near the head of the table!

Chiyo slowly sat down in the main seat. She had been urgently appointed as the acting Kazekage, and her term would last until the official Kazekage was elected!

A stack of documents was placed on the desks of several high-ranking officials, and then everyone began to look through them, including Luo Sha and Ye Cang, who had also performed exceptionally well!

With a loud bang, the desk was slammed shut, and a furious Rasa stood up and berated Chiyo.

"Chiyo, you actually want to restart the human puppet experiment and even modify the Third Kazekage's corpse! I will never allow it!"

Around Luo Sha's body, dense clusters of gold dust silently swirled around him, trembling abnormally...

Chiyo remained calm and composed.

"First, you should now address me as Acting Kazekage!"

"Secondly, anger will not solve the village's predicament. I have no way to stop the Third Raikage's advance any further!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chiyo slowly raised her right hand, revealing the wooden puppet arm. In addition to losing eight puppets in the battle, the Raikage also lost her arm in that battle!

Everyone fell silent, and then Chiyo raised her hand.

"Now we are making a high-level decision. Those who agree to conduct experiments on human puppets and to use the corpse of the Third Kazekage, please raise your hands!"

Ebizo looked around, memorizing everyone's reactions, then sighed inwardly and raised his right hand.

"Seconded……"

Seeing Ebizo's stance, the high-ranking members of Sunagakure, who were vassals of him, also raised their arms one after another.

"Seconded……"

"Seconded……"

Only Rasa and Pakura left the room in strong dissatisfaction. One was because the Third Kazekage was his mentor, and the other was because of the village's actions, which disrespected the dead and worried that their bodies would continue to be used as tools after death...

Ebizo watched Chiyo recount her plan and couldn't help but feel secretly saddened.

"Sister, is it really okay for you to bear so much infamy for Scorpion's sake..."

After the meeting ended and the crowd dispersed, Chiyo slowly walked up to Sasori, speaking in a kind tone.

"Scorpion, do whatever you want to do. Grandma will take care of everything for you!"

Scorpion nodded indifferently, and in the instant he lowered his head, a tear seemed to flash across his eyes. It would be a lie to say that Chiyo had given so much and he felt no emotion at all!

A week later, the Third Kazekage, who had been secretly turned into a human puppet by Sasori, appeared on the battlefield. Although Rasa was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept the crisis of annihilating the village!

Two powerful Magnet Release users played a huge role on the battlefield, which can even be described as turning the tide of battle!

Soon, the Cloud Ninja suffered a great loss, incurring their largest casualties since invading the Land of Wind. The Third Raikage was also poisoned by Sasori due to carelessness, but fortunately, he was of outstanding physical condition and held on until the antidote appeared.

Although it cannot be completely cured, daily activities can still be maintained without using all one's strength. At the same time, Iwagakure began to garrison troops on the border, and the Third Raikage, forced by the situation, chose to return to Kumogakure to take charge.

Onoki withdrew a large number of troops from the village and confronted the Cloud Ninja at the border. Under the pretext of supporting the Land of Wind, he started a war with the Hidden Cloud Village. However, these were all small-scale battles, with only double-digit casualties.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha, who were enjoying the drama, suddenly received intelligence that Iwagakure had made new moves, with their target being the Land of Fire...

Despite the grim situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained calm and flatly refused Danzo Shimura's request to fight.

"Danzo, there's no need for such a strong reaction. The current Kusagakure is not that cowardly!"

"They dared to declare war on the Hidden Cloud Village, which is second only to us. If the Hidden Stone Village wants to bypass them and attack the Hidden Leaf Village, it will definitely not be so easy!"

"We must trust our allies. They can definitely withstand the attack from Iwagakure. If necessary, we can send another batch of supplies!"

However, at this time, Kusagakure was a completely different scene due to the invasion of the Iwa ninja.

The Hidden Grass Village immediately withdrew its border troops, who all retreated into the village. Subsequently, countless signs and banners were erected along the high walls outside the village.

"A warm welcome to our friends from Iwagakure to the Land of Grass!"

"We're all one family, there's no need for formalities!"

"The ninja world is all about us; happiness and peace depend on everyone!"

"A visitor from afar is a guest; a friend sits in the village."

The great battle between Iwa and Kusanagi that Hiruzen Sarutobi expected did not begin. Instead, the supply route to the Land of Fire, Kannabi Bridge, was easily captured by the Iwa ninja...

In the spacious Kusakage office, Kusakage, with a smile on his face, accepted the heavy envelope from Higashi, a Jonin from Iwagakure.

"We're all friends, it's too formal to keep giving money and stuff. Please give my regards to my good friend Ōnoki from Kusagakure!"

The dead man smiled insincerely and nodded hastily.

"Friends of Iwagakure, esteemed Kusakage-sama, the next batch of supplies symbolizing our friendship will be delivered by Suma Shi!"

"No problem, don't worry. As long as you don't harm the civilians of the Land of Grass, I guarantee I won't interfere in your affairs with Konoha!"

The dead man then pulled out another scroll.

"Lord Tsuchikage said that if Lord Kusakage is willing to help, this ten million ryo is a deposit..."

Seeing this, Cao Zhi was not in a hurry to accept it. After all, being forced to give way and actively joining the battle are two different things!

Meanwhile, Kakuzu, who was standing to the side, was breathing noticeably heavier, looking like he was the kind of person who would kill and rob without paying.

A faint, almost imperceptible killing intent left Dong Siren somewhat bewildered...

Kusaji glanced helplessly at Kakuzu and told him to go back and deal with the finances. After all, nearly a hundred Iwa ninja advance troops were passing through the village and collecting supplies, so they had to be fleeced!

Cao Zhi stroked his chin and tossed the scroll back to the dead man in the east.

"Kusagakure will not participate in any war between Konoha and Iwagakure..."

"However, if needed, I can introduce you to some powerful mercenaries!"