Chapter 656 Confluence

Sand hidden.

Located in a secluded corner of the village, a sand-yellow building that resembles a ball, even if it is blown by wind and sand, still stands.

Pushing open the door of the building, Luo Sha led a team of Anbu into the building.

Come to the inner center of the building, a watery pool is in the center of the hall, on both sides of the pool, sit cross-legged an old man, sixty or seventy years old.

In terms of the average lifespan in the ninja world, these two old people are already considered long-lived people.

These two are the elder sister Chiyo and Ebinozo, the retired counselor elders of Hidden Sand Village.

"It's you again, Luo Sha. Didn't I say that I won't take care of the affairs of Risa Hidden Village anymore? You have to learn to solve problems on your own, and don't bother us retired old people at every turn."

Chiyo put down the fishing rod in his hand, feeling very dissatisfied with Luo Sha's behavior of visiting him again.

I feel that Fengying is less and less responsible for the shadow of a village.

Old things should be shelved.

Old people like them who are out of the era, should have left the world and enjoyed their old age in peace.

For the great cause of Sha Yin, they devoted all their youthful blood. In their youth, in middle age, they are still working hard for the growth of the village... They are already exhausted physically and mentally.

I don't want to talk about right and wrong in the ninja world.

"Then, why did you two help Gaara last time?"

Luo Sha asked calmly without rushing to refute.

"That's because of personal reasons, which cannot be confused with official business."

"Since this is the case, it will be the same this time."

Luo Sha took a deep breath.

"What?"

"Your grandson attacked Gaara again, shouldn't you come out and discipline him?"

Luo Sha asked back.

Chiyo's old hand holding the fishing rod trembled suddenly.

The cloudy eyes suddenly became sharp, and shot at Luo Sha.

Even Ebizo, who is opposite, can feel the aura of his sister Chiyo, which has changed significantly from before.

He is well aware of the significance of the grandson 'Scorpion' to his sister Chiyo.

"That means Gaara has already..."

"No, it hasn't been succeeded for the time being. However, if you don't stop it, bad things will probably happen. The village is now weak and cannot bear the consequences of losing a tail."

Luo Sha said sincerely.

Chiyo who was sitting on the stage sighed.

Put down the fishing rod in his hand, slowly stood up from the platform,

"Ninja..."

She made such a self-deprecating emotion.

"Sure enough, as the dead old man with the snorkel said, in the life of a ninja, there is only the word 'fighting'... In the end, even a retiree like me..."

Thinking of the dead Hanzo, the leader of Ugakushi who burned out his fighting spirit in his old age, Chiyo suddenly felt a sense of sadness.

My current self is just like Hanzo at that time.

Even if you are old, you have to go to the battlefield and die in the battle that belongs to the ninja.

Moreover, he and his beloved grandson killed each other.

The so-called enjoyment of old age is just self-deception after all.

As long as they exist in this world, they cannot cut off the cause and effect between people.

Accidental or inevitable forces will drive everyone to the battlefield, where endless struggles will take place.

"Have you made up your mind yet?"

Luo Sha's voice was heavy.

"Yeah, I want to see my lovely grandson...even if it's the last time..."

Chiyo continued to sigh.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand her mood.

Luo Sha couldn't feel it either.

Is the other party holding on to the consciousness that he must die...

Still holding the determination to kill Sun Zixie...

I am afraid that only Chiyo knows about such things.

However, for Luo Sha, as long as the continuation of Sha Yin can be guaranteed, no matter what kind of consciousness Chiyo has, it doesn't matter.

This is also the reason why he came to find Chiyo, because only the puppet master knows how to deal with the puppet master best.

If you want to deal with a highly skilled puppeteer like Scorpion, you can only look for ninjas whose puppet skills are superior to his!

"Wait, stop!"

The Konoha team was running in the woods. After Lu Jiu made a gesture, the whole team stopped immediately.

But before everyone in the team realized what was going on, four figures suddenly rushed out from among the densely packed trees ahead, and happened to run into the team led by Lu Jiu.

"Naruto!"

Seeing the familiar yellow-haired figure in the team of four, Shikamaru couldn't help shouting.

"Huh? Shikamaru!?"

Naruto who was stopped was also taken aback, subconsciously stopped.

The three Tianzang members of the team also stopped, and they were all surprised when they saw Lu Jiu and the others.

I never expected to meet a fellow Konoha in this kind of place.

It makes them feel incredible.

But since they met, it was naturally impossible to leave without saying hello.

"Mr. Lu Jiu, how could you..."

Captain Tianzang came over and asked.

"Well, I just came back from a mission, and this is..."

Lu Jiu secretly winked at Tianzang, signaling not to tell where they came back from.

Ordinary people don't know where they came back from, but Tenzo, who is a high-ranking member of Anbu and a confidant of Hokage, must know where they went before.

"What a coincidence, we have just completed the mission and are going back to the village."

Tianzang nodded slightly knowingly, and didn't mention any words about the 'ghost country'.

If Naruto heard it, it would probably be too noisy again.

In this regard, Naruto is quite persistent.

Naruto on the other side walked to Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji, and asked strangely, "What mission do you guys have to dispatch so many people?"

Shikamaru's team is full of ninjas above the chunin level, and there are even a few jounin.

It is obviously not an ordinary task to dispatch such troops.

"It's an S-level top-secret mission. Can I tell you about the mission's content. I'll talk to you later when I have time."

Shikamaru replied calmly.

"is that so?"

Naruto tilted his head, always feeling something weird, but he couldn't tell what was weird.

"Speaking of which, who is that little girl?"

Shikamaru is very curious about Hinoko who appeared in the seventh class.

The immature face of the other party, like a chick who has just graduated from a ninja school, is extremely conspicuous among the adults.

Especially the immature face of the other party, paired with firm and unwavering eyes, made Shikamaru feel that this girl is not simple.

"She's called Hinoko, and she's the fourth person that Tsunade's mother-in-law stuffed into the seventh class not long ago."

Naruto replied sullenly.

"so small?"

Shikamaru was taken aback.

"Yes, but she is very capable, I can guarantee this."

Naruto said so.

Hinoko's power is not only in assassination, she is also an assisting ninja.

The secret technique she masters can activate the chakra of the human body. Even ninjas who are not good at melee combat can have excellent melee combat ability when stimulated by her secret technique.

It can be said that she alone can improve the combat ability of the whole team without side effects.

This is undoubtedly convenient and powerful.

Shikamaru did not respond, and was only half-skeptical of Naruto's words.

Before witnessing it with your own eyes, it is better to keep your own opinion.

"Since we met, let's go back to the village together. It just so happens that I also have some things..."

Shikamaru was about to say something to Naruto, when an eagle cry came from high above, attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone couldn't help but looked towards the sky, only to see a majestic sand eagle hovering in the sky, and then flew towards the sky rapidly.

"Is it an enemy?"

Naruto subconsciously took out Kunai from the ninja bag.

"Don't mess around, that's the messenger eagle of Sand Hidden Village."

Shikamaru stopped Naruto from attacking this sand eagle, and recognized that it was a desert bird domesticated by Sand Hidden Village, which was specially used to convey various confidential information.

"But, suddenly at this time..."

Shikamaru's face darkened slightly, and a bad premonition brewed in his heart.

Shaying swooped down and landed obediently on Lu Jiu's arm. A bamboo tube was tied to Shaying's body.

Lu Jiu unplugged the bamboo tube and took out the scroll inside.

Opening the scroll, quickly scanned the information on it, and Lu Jiu's face changed from calm to serious.

The worst thing ever happened.

Gaara, who is hidden in the sand, was attacked by members of a mysterious organization.

Gaara was missing. After distracting the enemy, he fled to the northeast of the Land of Wind, and he is now missing.

The Sand Hidden Messengers who returned from the ghost country were also severely injured, and the person in charge, Ma Ji, was poisoned and is still in a coma. It can be said that the entire team is in a state of severe paralysis and can only wait for someone to rescue them.

"Mr. Shikahisa, Sagakushi over there..."

"Gaara was attacked by the member of the organization that caught the tailed beast, and is currently missing. Sand Hidden hopes that our side can also join the search and support team for Gaara, and assist Sand Hidden in the operation."

Lu Jiu briefly explained what happened and how serious it was.

When Naruto not far away heard it, his body froze.

Perhaps it occurred to him that a similar thing had happened to him a few years ago.

"That's really bad."

Tianzang frowned.

According to the information obtained by Konoha, that organization has collected three tailed beasts.

If this operation is successful again, the four-headed and tailed beast will fall into their hands.

This is something worth panicking about for any country.

The power of the tailed beast needless to say, whether it is history or personal experience, Tianzang knows how terrifying the tailed beast is.

"Sealing and utilizing the power of tailed beasts requires mature technology. At present, this kind of technology can only be researched by big countries... But that organization has already obtained three tailed beasts, but it is still in a hurry to capture the fourth tailed beast. I am a little concerned about this."

Because the power of the tailed beast is too powerful, it is quite difficult to control, requiring a lot of time and related skills.

But this organization is a bit contrary to common sense.

Can it be considered that this organization already has more mature and stable tail beast control technology than the big countries?

In addition to the advice Shiraishi gave him in the kingdom of ghosts...

Lu Jiu took a deep breath, glanced at everyone present and said, "Next, head to the Land of Wind and meet Shayin."

As Konoha's Jonin squad leader, Shikajiu has the power to temporarily mobilize troops.

Moreover, on a larger scale, this is no longer the business of the Shayin Village family.

If this organization is allowed to continue to run rampant, it will be a matter of time before it reaches out to Konoha.

"Tianzang, your team should also join in. This is an S-level support mission, and it will become a rescue mission at any time."

Lujiu gave instructions to Tianzang.

"good."

Tianzang did not object, and accepted Lu Jiu's allocation.

"There are currently two known enemies. They are the Red Sand Scorpion who left Sandakaku twenty years ago. He is good at puppetry. He is an S-class criminal who assassinated the third Kazekage. He can control the puppets made from the third Kazekage's corpse and use the puppet to perform the third Kazekage's sand and iron art. In addition, you must pay special attention to the poison on his weapon. It is fatal to be scratched. The other person is named Deidara. The basis of the technique, it is powerful, but its weakness is also obvious. His clay explosives will lose their effectiveness after being hit by lightning."

Speaking of this, Lu Jiu glanced at Huo Yezi not far away.

If I remember correctly, the other party is exactly the Thunder Dunninja that is urgently needed, and it is also a Thunder Dunk with both long-range and locking capabilities.

is the best candidate to deal with Didala.

As Hokage's right-hand man, he naturally knows the identity of Honoko, and knows her various abilities and information like the back of the back of his hand.

Everyone listened carefully to Lu Jiu's instructions.

"Then, Suzaku, you are temporarily incorporated into Tianzang's seventh squad, and you will act with the seventh squad."

Lujiu looked at Nara Suzaku, who was of the same clan in the team, and asked him to merge into Tianzang's team.

"yes."

Suzaku walked out of the queue, came to Tianzang's side, and nodded slightly at him.

In this way, the strength of the seventh class is two elite jnin, two zhongnin with special abilities that can interfere with the jnin, and a more special jnin.

When all the information of the enemy is exposed, I dare not say that the enemy has been defeated, but there is absolutely no problem in self-protection.

"Tianzang, please, the task of finding and supporting Gaara is temporarily entrusted to your seventh squad. We are going to the land of the wind and meet the sand ninja. If nothing can be done, you can give up the task."

Finding and supporting Gaara is quite risky, therefore, Lu Jiu did not force Tianzang's seventh squad to complete the task.

Instead, let Tianzang judge whether the task should continue according to the actual situation.

He believes that Tianzang can do this kind of work well.

Tianzang nodded solemnly, and left with Naruto, Sai, Hinoko, and the newly joined Jonin Nara Suzaku.

Shikamaru looked at Naruto's leaving back with worried eyes, and began to think deeply.

"Don't worry, didn't you also say that you can't spoil Naruto too much? This is exactly what Hokage-sama wants to see, hoping that he can become a ninja in his own right. Instead of letting him stay in the rear and enjoy the protection of the village whenever he encounters danger."

Shikahisa patted Shikamaru's shoulder and said comfortingly.

"Of course I know... No, I really believe in his strength."

Shikamaru shook off the palm that Shikaku patted on his shoulder, and took the lead in taking action, galloping towards the Land of Winds.

"Then hurry up and join the ninja of Sand Hidden. Our side must act as soon as possible, and we can't hold back the other side."

The Kingdom of the Wind, in the caves of the northern sand dunes.

On the simple mat, Ma Ji was lying on it with a face of pain, with his palms on his sides, and began to twitch and tremble unconsciously.

The eyes are also opened in a daze, and you can see the blurred light and shadow in the cave, and you can hear someone talking in your ear, but you can't see or hear clearly.

Is it Temari?

Maki wanted to ask this question, but what came out of his mouth was not a question, but an extremely suppressed moan of pain.

The poisonous erosion caused his body and consciousness to fall into a state where he couldn't move and couldn't think too much.

Now he can still maintain a certain degree of sobriety. Thanks to his jounin's physical fitness, he can also play a certain role in resisting this severe poison.

But this won't work, because once the antidote can't be made, he will just linger on for a few days.

The scorpion, who has won Chiyo's true inheritance, is so terrible that the poison he made is so terrible. In the hidden sand village, only Chiyo can detoxify this poison?

"Temari, how is the situation?"

The majestic voice came from behind, Temari turned his head to look, with a look of surprise on his face.

It was her father Luo Sha who came.

Behind Luo Sha, followed by a team of Anbu and two old men.

It is Chiyo and Ebizo, the retired elders of Sand Yin.

"No, the medical ninjas have absolutely nothing to do with this new type of poison that has never been seen before."

Temari shook his head.

In the cave, simple medical devices are arranged. All the medical ninjas can do is to hang an IV on Maji to relieve his pain, and by the way, delay the time for the complete outbreak of the poison.

"Elder Qiandai, I'm sorry for your trouble."

Luo Sha also knew that the medical ninja here might not be able to undo the poison created by the scorpion, so she planned to let Chiyo do it.

"Really, you only know how to trouble an old woman like me."

Chiyo complained, but did not reject Luo Sha's proposal.

So, she walked to Maji's side, and under the respectful gaze of the other medical ninjas, she began to examine Maji's poisoned body.

Based on her medical experience, she is not far behind the most sophisticated instruments, so she does not need to rely on instruments to accurately judge a person's physical condition like ordinary medical ninjas.

"It's different from the poison that Gaara took two years ago, and that kid Scorpion actually made so many kinds of strong poisons. He really lived up to what I taught him."

Chiyo let out an exclamation sound after completing the inspection.

Ignoring Chiyo's emotion, Luo Sha asked directly: "Can it be treated, Elder Chiyo?"

Chiyo shook his head and said: "No, the composition of the poison is a bit complicated. It will take me about five days to analyze it and then make the antidote."

"However, Maji Jonin can only last for three or four days at most... five days, it's really..."

The medical ninja who hung up the IV for Macy looked worried.

"Then there is no way. So I told you a long time ago, don't rely too much on me, an old woman, and pay attention to your own medical technology, so you won't be embarrassed at this time."

Chiyo snorted unceremoniously.

The medical ninjas who heard this turned their heads in embarrassment, not daring to look directly at Chiyo.

Before Chiyo retired, she had always been the most powerful figure in the Sand Hidden Medical Department.

These medical ninjas, according to their seniority, are all disciples of Chiyo.

For Chiyo, they both respect and fear.

"So, there is no other way?"

Luo Sha asked unwillingly.

Maki is his confidant and the elite jounin of the village. He cannot just watch him die.

"Then we can only invite the slug woman from Konoha, which is the current Hokage. Or let Chiba Shiraishi from the Ghost Country come over. With the abilities of the two of them, there may be a solution."

The old **** Chiyo said freely.

She has long looked down on the matter of life and death, and ninja is a high-risk occupation with its head hanging on its waist at any time.

Death is a very common thing.

"Konoha's Hokage...it...will take at least three days to get here from Konoha, plus the posting time..."

Luo Sha's mouth twitched.

It is estimated that before the Naruto came, Markey would have died of poison.

Furthermore, the shadow of a village, it is impossible to run around for this kind of thing in person.

As for the country of ghosts, there is even less hope.

Even if the other party is willing, for the same reason, with the other party's identity and status, he will not leave the kingdom of ghosts for such a thing.

If you want to seek medical treatment, you can only go there in person.

However, with Markey's current situation, it is not suitable for long-distance medical treatment at all.

In this way, it will only accelerate the speed of the spread of the poison and make Maggie die early.

"I can only resign myself to the fate of things here. The most important thing right now is to bring Gaara back. My lovely grandson is not so easy to deal with."

Chiyo said so.

She spoke like this, and has already issued a death sentence to Markey.

"But-"

Temari wanted to say something, but Rosa stopped her from arguing with Chiyo.

Although Chiyo spoke harshly, it is true.

The most important thing right now is to bring Gaara back as an Inchriki, not to start working around Maki here.

Just as everyone in the cave fell silent, a Sand Ninja Anbe walked in.

"Kazekage-sama."

"What's up?"

"The ninjas of the ghost country ask to see you."

"The country of ghosts?"

Luo Sha was slightly taken aback.

The eyes of Chiyo and others were also full of surprise.

It was completely unexpected that the ninjas of the ghost country would appear in this kind of time and in this kind of place.

"Let them in."

Luo Sha waved his hand, and said indifferently.

Anbu went down, and after a while, he walked in with five ninjas.

It was the team led by Cai.

"Lord Kazekage."

Cai came in front of Luo Sha, and led the other four people to bow slightly to Luo Sha, which was a respect for Kazekage as one of the five shadows.

"I remember you are the son of Chiba Shiraishi and Hinata Ayane, right? What are you planning to do here?"

Luo Sha did not get angry because of the other party's identity, showing Kazekage's bearing.

"We are here to support the sand ninjas."

"Support!?"

Not only Luo Sha, but the rest of the sand ninjas were even more surprised.

"That's right, we learned that the organization that specializes in catching tailed beasts has already targeted the important information of Guicun Yiwei. They have already obtained three tailed beasts. If they get the fourth tailed beast, our defense line of the ghost country will also be destroyed. Therefore, they must be stopped now."

Listening quietly to Cai's narration, Luo Sha narrowed his eyes slightly.

He didn't fully believe Cai's words.

Judging from the current strength displayed by the ghost kingdom, even if the four-headed and tailed beasts are mastered, it may not be able to pose any substantial threat to the ghost kingdom.

But the kingdom of ghosts intends to intervene. Obviously, this organization has something more terrifying than the tailed beast, or its existence is unknown to these big countries.

Otherwise, the Kingdom of Ghosts would not be so actively involved.

As far as Luo Sha knows, the Kingdom of Ghosts used to use its own tailless beasts as an excuse to refuse to cooperate with other major powers to attack this organization.

But now suddenly intervening...

Luo Sha pondered, thinking about the pros and cons.

Cai didn't feel anxious at all, just quietly waiting for Luo Sha's response.

"I want to know more about that organization."

Luo Sha said so.

Cai shook her head and said, "I'm just following orders, I don't know much."

"What do you want to do?"

"Combine the power of sand ninja to rescue Ichibi."

Next, let that organization downsize.

This is the real task of Team Cai!

Using the power of the ninjas of other great powers to reduce the number of members of the Akatsuki organization can not only cause more intense conflicts between the Akatsuki organization and the other great powers, but also cause the Akatsuki organization to reduce its staff, forcing the 'leader' to come to the front.

Instead of the ghost country, bear the risk of being besieged by various countries.

"How can I trust you?"

Luo Sha took a deep breath and asked this key question.

"We can solve the poison in the body of this Machisaka ninja."

Cai pointed to the pained Maji lying on the mat, and said something amazing.

"Although you have supercilious eyes, you are indeed very suitable to be a medical ninja... But I remember that you are not a medical ninja, kid?"

Chiyo spoke at this moment, and looked at Sai with questioning eyes.

"Of course not me. Hanami, please."

Cai swept towards Hanami Haruka in the team.

"yes."

Passing through a group of sand ninjas, Hanami Haruka came to Maki's side.

The medical ninja of Sand Ninja was sullen, and at the same time looked suspiciously at Hanami Haruka.

Can a little girl really do things that they can't solve?

Hanami Haruka squatted down, glanced at Maji's face first, and then fixed her gaze on Maji's chest.

The root of the wound is here.

Without hesitation, she moved the braid blown in front of her back to the back of her head, and then wiped up her cuffs, revealing her white elbows.

Finally, under the urging of Chakra, the entire white arm was dyed green, releasing a vibrant turquoise fluorescence.

Under Sand Shinobu's surprised eyes, Hanami Haruka touched the poisonous wound on Maki's chest with his palm, and took a light breath. When his eyes calmed down, a rich green light directly enveloped Maki's chest.

I saw the dark purple highly toxic substance like water mist, squeezed out from the wound on Maji's chest, and penetrated into Hua Jianyao's arm.

Before the rest of the sand ninjas could see the next move clearly, Hanami Haruka's palm left Maji's chest, stood up straight, covered his arms with the wiped sleeves, and glanced at the sand ninjas:

"Fulfilling the mission, the poison in the body of this Maji shinobi has been resolved."

"Solution, solved!?"

Those sand ninja medical ninjas screamed.

Looking at Markey on the mat, his breathing became calmer, showing disbelief.

The poison that has troubled them for a long time can be cured in just a few seconds in the hands of a little girl?

Things like this make them unbelievable.

Is this still medical ninjutsu?

Instead, Chiyo looked at Hanami Haruka's arm that had absorbed the poison, thoughtfully.

"Is it the limit of the blood succession that transfers the target's injury? It's quite a rare physique..."

Hana Haruka was slightly taken aback when she heard Chiyo's whisper.

Unexpectedly, this old sand ninja woman can see the essence of her technique at a glance, which is really not easy.

Hanami Haruka smiled at Chiyo and walked back to the team.

"Now, Kazekage-sama can trust us. Protecting Sand Hidden Kazuo is for the sake of peace in the ninja world."

Cai took a step forward, meeting Luo Sha's eyes without fear.

"I see, let's trust you this time."

Luo Sha nodded.

Although it feels strange to hear the words "for the peace of the ninja world" from the ninja of the ghost country, but since the other party has expressed sincerity, he should also give some trust to reach the basis of mutual cooperation.

(end of this chapter)