Chapter 618: Competing for Fengying?

"I'm sure you all know the reason why I called you all here today. Feel free to speak your mind!"

Ebizo first glanced at Chiyo who was wrapped in bandages beside him, then spoke up to preside over the meeting.

Even Chiyo suffered a lot of injuries. If it weren't for the Anbu's desperate rescue, she might not have come back.

Don't think that Konoha is weak just because they have always been the beaten side in the Ninja World War.

The reason they get beaten is because every time the gods come down to earth to beat them up, if it were just a one-on-one fight, you would just watch them beat you up and that would be it.

Especially with the tactics of airship + bombing, the numerical disadvantage can be directly made up.

Because controlling the airship and throwing detonating tags can be done without ninjas, it just costs more money and resources.

It just so happens that Konoha's money and supplies are the strongest among the five major ninja villages.

Even the Cloud Ninja, a ninja village that puts all its resources into military power, can only be close to Konoha in this regard.

It was precisely because of the advantages of airship + explosive tag bombing that Konoha was able to achieve a victory against the odds.

In other words, the airship did not dare to fight alone, otherwise it would have come to bomb the Sand Village long ago.

"I think we should negotiate peace with the Third Hokage as soon as possible!"

An elder spoke up.

No one felt humiliated about negotiating peace with Konoha. It was a once, a twice, and it wasn't the first time anyway.

Note that this elder was talking about negotiating peace with the 'Third Hokage', not anyone else.

There is only one reason: the other party is easy to talk to.

During the last Ninja World War, the Cloud Ninja and the Iwagakure Ninja caused massive casualties among the Konoha Ninjas, but in the end they only surrendered in name only, with almost no actual loss of interest.

After a few examples, they naturally knew who to talk to.

"No, the Third Hokage is ready to abdicate, and Konoha is electing the Fifth Hokage!"

Ebizo shook his head, rejecting the elder's suggestion.

Yes, we can't negotiate peace with them now. Even before the Fifth Hokage of Konoha takes office, there is no chance of peace.

"what?"

"Did the other party do this on purpose?"

"has a problem?"

...

The elders and jonin understood this instantly.

Konoha did it on purpose!
We chose this time point to attack so that they can't even use the retreat route they have prepared.

"No matter what, we will swear to protect the village and will never let the Konoha Ninja Army act recklessly!"

A jonin with a determined look spoke up.

Yes, they would not spare their lives to protect the village and their families.

"Ye Cang, do you have any suggestions?"

Ebizo suddenly called out the name.

As the decision-maker and intellectual leader of the village, he would not just fight to the death like this elite jonin.

Protecting the village is the key point, and it is not impossible to sacrifice something for this.

"I think it's better to select the Kazekage first, and then let the Kazekage lead everyone to fight against the Konoha Ninja Army. I believe the Kazekage will definitely win!"

She was no longer hinting, but making it clear.

As long as she becomes the Kazekage, she will be able to lead the Sand Ninjas to victory.

If this was said before the battle with the Konohagakure, I guarantee that all the Sand Ninjas would jump up and object.

Now, except for the stubborn girl from Girls' Generation, everyone else fell silent.

"I think it's time to select the Fifth Kazekage!"

Chiyo suddenly spoke up.

Her words stunned everyone in the conference room.

Because before today, she didn't want to choose Kazekage.

But his attitude changed drastically in just a few days. It’s too fast.

There is no need to explain her status in the Sand Village. Once she speaks, it is impossible to stop her unless everyone else objects.

So, the meeting immediately changed from how to resist the Konoha Ninja Army to selecting the Fifth Kazekage.

Since the matter was urgent, there was no need to go through any procedures and the election was held on the spot.

Ninjas are not bureaucrats and they do things extremely quickly.

"I recommend Gaara for the position of Kazekage!"

Maki suddenly spoke up.

As the other party's teacher and the jonin squad leader, he was naturally qualified to recommend. Perhaps, this was the reason why Gaara, who had just participated in the Chunin Exam a few days ago and was still a teenager, participated in the meeting.

Because he was previously talked out of his way by Prince Naruto, and because his One-Tail Shukaku was beaten up by Hagura, Gaara is now behaving himself and is in really good shape.

Even if he fell asleep now, Shukaku wouldn't dare to jump out and blast him.

Gaara, whose personality is no longer so violent and whose strength is extremely outstanding, is indeed qualified to compete for the position of Kazekage.

The key is his identity!
Son of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.

This identity adds a lot of points to it, as it allows it to inherit the other party's political legacy.

For example, factions and forces that support Luo Sha in large numbers will naturally support Gaara.

After all, if Ye Cang were to take the position, their interests would be damaged, and they might even be in trouble.

But if they support Gaara to be the Kazekage, everything will be guaranteed for them. The butt determines the head, so it is obvious what to choose.

"I support Gaara!"

"As the son of the Fourth Kazekage, he is indeed qualified to be the Kazekage!"

"With the strength of the Jinchūriki, after becoming the Kazekage, he will definitely be able to lead us to repel the Konoha army!"

...

One by one, the elders and jonin voted for Gaara.

This is the reason why Gaara was able to rise to power in the original plot.

A teenage Kage was unprecedented, but due to the selfishness of the Sand Ninja high-ups, they just appeared like this.

Look at these guys who don't care about the facts just for the position and interests under their butts.

The reason why the Sand Ninja cannot develop has been found.

noble!

These people are all related to the nobles of the Kingdom of Wind.

The influence of the nobles is so exaggerated because they control all the basic resources. If you don't join them, it will be difficult for you to survive in an extremely barren desert like the Wind Kingdom, let alone develop.

It was only with the cooperation with the castle tower that the blockade was broken little by little.

However, it is also for this reason that the nobles would guard against the Sand Ninjas as if they were thieves, and would even go so far as to stir up trouble and suppress them in various ways.

In the end, it even forced out the Konoha collapse plan.

All I can say is that when it comes to being inhuman, the nobles have always been inhumane.

This vote allowed Gaara to take the throne, so the nobles naturally had a 'trump card' in hand.

That means you can trade with the Daimyo of the Fire Country.

After paying a certain price, the Fire Nation can put pressure on Konoha and force it to retreat directly.

Although this would make the Konoha ninjas extremely unhappy, the daimyo and nobles have always regarded ninjas as "tools", so how could they possibly take their feelings into consideration?

Don’t be fooled by the life-and-death struggles among the major ninja villages; they are determined to fight to the death.

However, the relationship between the nobles in the ninja world is very good, which is why the Daimyo of the Wind Country would throw the task to Konoha, because he doesn't care about the Sand Ninja at all.

Maki and those who chose to support Gaara naturally voted for him after receiving this guarantee.

"Haha, you'd better just be their dogs instead of relying on those corrupt and incompetent nobles for the safety of the village!"

Ye Cang suddenly sneered, interrupting these people from voting.

Fortunately, she had already "convinced" Chiyo before the meeting started, otherwise she would have lost the position of Kazekage this time.

Originally, she thought that no one in the Sand Village could compete with her for the position of Kazekage.

Unexpectedly, these guys would rather support a little kid than let her, a strong person who is better for the village, take the position.

In that case, she stopped pretending and just overturned the table.

"Ye Cang, what do you mean by this?"

Maki stepped forward to confront the enemy.

Although he also felt that letting Ye Cang be the Kazekage was a good choice.

But the other party has the castle tower behind him. If he is made the Kazekage, who knows whether he will be influenced by the castle tower? At the same time, he and his family are too deeply bound to the Fourth Kazekage, so even if the other party saved his life, he can only oppose it.

Ye Cang started to criticize directly.

"You support Gaara as the Kazekage, so are you going to continue to be dogs for those nobles?"

"These guys are the reason why the village has become like this!"

"Do you want the village to stay like this forever?"

...

She literally lifted the fig leaf.

(End of this chapter)