Chapter 617 The Defeated Sand Ninja!
"If I don't become the Kazekage, how will the elders respond to Konoha's counterattack?"

Ye Cang asked back.

This is her real 'trump card'.

The strength of the Sand Village is the last among the five major ninja villages.

Even though its strength has grown a lot due to the appearance of bird droppings and black oil.

But the more ninjas there are, the greater the consumption. Coupled with the inhumanity of the Wind Country nobles, the Sand Ninjas are in a very bad state. Coupled with the reason of task sharing, the Sand Ninjas are forced to cooperate with Orochimaru and come up with the Konoha collapse plan.

It’s not that they can’t recognize the gap between themselves and Konoha and they insist on going against each other.

But the problem is that the nobles of the Wind Country not only cut their funding, but also gave their share of the tasks to Konoha. If they don't resist under such circumstances, the Sand Village may be gone.

Now that Konoha has come knocking on the door, everyone has been caught off guard.

"How can it be!"

Lian Chiyo said it subconsciously.

Because at most Sarutobi Hiruzen could send someone to make some accusations, and then do some face-saving work, and the two sides could sign a peace agreement.

At worst, the Sand Ninja will stay with Konoha in the future, which can be considered a blessing in disguise.

But I didn't expect Konoha to actually attack.

Even if Konoha successfully invades the Wind Country, it will not gain any benefits. The Wind Country is nothing but sand. It is impossible that the other party is here to steal sand, right?

Yes, there was no benefit from Konoha's invasion of the Wind Country, and supplies were also extremely difficult.

On the other hand, the Sand Ninjas could make a lot of money by invading the Land of Fire, as they could collect supplies anywhere, which would be extremely easy.

This is the truth about why Konoha never invaded the Kingdom of Wind.

If it is profitable, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen disagrees, Danzo and other fighting factions and major ninja clans will not let this soft persimmon go unpunished.

But this time it was for revenge and also to resolve hidden dangers, plus the competition for black oil’s interests made the counterattack plan go smoothly.

Of course, another key reason is to allow Asuma to improve his record.

It was for this reason that the Hokage department did not stop Danzo's 'revenge' plan.

As for the authenticity of this information, no one would doubt it. The other party, or the castle tower behind it, would never joke about this kind of information.

After all, it’s too easy to verify.

"The Konoha Ninja Army may have crossed the border now. Since the elders do not agree with me becoming the Kazekage, I can only take my people away first!"

Ye Cang made an open threat.

She wouldn't do such a thing based on her personality.

But if this is for the good of the Sand Village, then it's not impossible for her, the 'Hero of the Sand Ninja', to do it.

Just like before, she was willing to give everything for the Sand Shinobi, even if she would be hated and loathed by others.

In fact, if it weren't for the ready-made template of the Mist Village, Ye Cang would not have been so determined.

But after seeing with her own eyes how the Hidden Mist Village was transformed from the 'Street of Blood Mist' to its current happy state, she had already secretly decided in her heart that she would make the Sand Ninja become like the Mist Ninja no matter what.

This idea is also shared by her and the ninjas she trained under her command.

Note that a ninja village is different from a country.

The ninja village is like a mercenary group. At most, it is too deeply involved with the country it is in, but in their hearts, the village is bigger than the country.

Therefore, there will be no such thing as "family and country feelings" in the ninja village.

wrong!

There is no such thing in a place like the Ninja World.

Therefore, the Sand Ninja was unwilling to let Ye Cang take the position, more out of concern and dissatisfaction.

The worry is that if Ye Cang really takes over, will the Sand Ninja become a subsidiary of Konoha?

If they are unhappy, they will naturally look down on the "small force" of the castle tower.

Even if they can make more money, they are one of the 'Five Great Ninja Villages', why would they be willing to be inferior to each other?

All I can say is that it is extremely difficult for Ye Cang to get to the top.

Under normal circumstances, this is impossible.

But now it is not normal.

The Konoha army has arrived!
Don't think that the Sand Ninjas often invade the Land of Fire.

That's because they knew that Konoha could only passively defend and would not actively attack.

Now that the other party has really taken action, they are also aware of the gap in strength between the two sides and are really no match for them.

Everyone can be good at talking, but when it comes to a real fight, they become timid.

So, Ye Cang, who was about to turn around and leave, was stopped.

"and many more!"

Ebizo spoke with gritted teeth.

How tough his attitude was just now, how awkward it is now. "Oh, I don't know what advice Elder Ebizo has, but I'm in a hurry to get back to the castle tower. Anyway, you don't like me... right?"

Ye Cang glanced at the Sand Ninja elders meaningfully.

Among these people, except Chiyo and Ebizo, the others are too selfish, and some are even too deeply connected with the nobles. It is because of their existence that the Sand Village cannot develop.

Yes, with the help of the castle tower, the income of the Sand Ninjas actually increased a lot, but they were still forced to attack Konoha. The water is really deep here.

Even though most of the responsibility lies with the nobles, a lot of it also lies with these elders.

Even if Chiyo and Ebizo can control themselves and their clansmen, it does not mean that they can control everyone. So this time, Ye Cang wants to become the Kazekage, not only to get the position, but also to take the opportunity to purge the Sand Ninja high-level officials.

"No, as a Sand Ninja you can stay in the village!"

Ebizo could only acknowledge Ye Cang's identity as a 'Sand Ninja' to stabilize her temporarily.

"Really? I'm really looking forward to the upcoming Kazekage 'election'!"

Ye Cang nodded and left.

She was in no hurry.

Because time is on her side.

If Konoha hadn't taken any action, he might have needed to resort to a lot of tricks to become the Kazekage.

But now there is no need for those tricks.

Of course, it would be a different story if the Sand Ninjas would rather be killed by Konoha in the village than let her take the throne.

In the conference room!

After Ye Cang left, the elders spoke.

"Ebizo, do you really want her to be the Fifth Kazekage? She is from the castle tower!"

"That's right. Do you want us Sand Ninjas to be relegated to being a subordinate force of Konoha?"

"We must not let Hagura become Hokage!"

...

Most of the elders were firm in their attitude.

Ye Cang will never be allowed to take the position.

The other party has a hot temper and has nothing to do with them. If they let him take over, they will be in big trouble.

"Really? I just hope you won't regret what you said today!"

Chiyo suddenly stood up, looked deeply at the elders, left a word and left.

She was naturally aware that these elders were secretly colluding with the nobles. If it weren't for the fact that they were too important to the village, and if her actions were not justified and unreasonable, Chiyo would have taken action long ago.

Now they are so determined to oppose Ye Cang, and everyone knows how much of it is for their own benefit.

Just like Chiyo also opposed Ye Cang to become the Fifth Kazekage, but she was only worried about the instability of the castle tower and was afraid that Suna would suffer losses.

Otherwise, she didn't really have much objection to relying on the castle tower to make the Sand Village better off.

Even if she does this, the power in her hands will be the most affected.

She has never liked power, but she only wants it to protect the Sand Village. If someone can make the village better, she will naturally not be reluctant to give up the power in her hands.

And the other side!
Ye Cang naturally stayed in the Sand Village and when he received the order to attack, he would say it was because of "stomachache", "menstrual period" and so on.

Anyway, the rhythm is to die without taking any action.

The Sand Ninjas would naturally not sit idly by and watch Konoha attack, so they gathered a large army and charged out, even Chiyo and Ebizo took action.

The problem is that Konoha played its trump card without any moral integrity.

Airship + aerial bombing!

It was almost a replica of the tactics of the castle tower, and the Sand Ninja was defeated.

The Sand Ninjas do have airships, but their number is pitifully small. Not only are they expensive, but they are also troublesome to maintain, so they have never been given much attention. Most of the shares purchased by the Sand Village are directly resold for profit.

Not only did the Wind Country nobles devour all the airships, they also tried every means to destroy, relocate, damage, etc. the remaining ones in the village, because this thing would cut the ropes that bound them to the Sand Village.

result!

On the Konoha army's side, Asuma used the airship to solve the logistical problem, and then a large number of detonating tags fell from the sky, which directly defeated the Sand Ninjas who had the advantage of terrain and numbers.

If Chiyo and Gaara hadn't joined forces to block the pursuit, they might have been surrounded and annihilated instead of just suffering a crushing defeat.

When the remaining Sand Ninjas came back, Ye Cang's "illness" suddenly recovered.

My waist is no longer sore and my legs are no longer weak.

Kazekage Building.

This meeting was extremely grand. Not only were the elders present, but also all the senior ninjas from the village, even Gaara came.

The meeting was to discuss how to fight Konoha, or whether to surrender directly.

(End of this chapter)