Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 298 Sand Ninja Civil War (9)

Sensuke glanced at the panicked remnants of the defeated army in the distance, took a step closer to Nagato, and whispered, "Help me become the Kazekage, and I will form a complete alliance with you. Diplomatically, we will advance and retreat together. Economically, we will develop a common market, merge our mission systems, and allow Amegakure to take on missions from the Land of Wind. Technologically, we will jointly develop technologies, and you can share the secret techniques of Sunagakure. In terms of talent cultivation, we will establish a joint talent training system and cultivate the next generation of ninjas together."

Nagato was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to realize that Sensuke was about to betray the interests of the Sand Village.

The so-called joint development, sharing, and common progress are just the Sand Village transferring benefits to the Rain Village.

Take the sharing of secret techniques as an example. As one of the five great ninja villages, the Sand Village has accumulated far more resources than the Rain Village. The Rain Village's secret techniques are simply not worth considering by the Sand Village. Sharing secret techniques is equivalent to the Rain Village getting free access from the Sand Village.

There's also the option to allow Rain Ninja to take on missions from the Land of Wind, which basically involves sending money to Rain Ninja!

Not to mention Nagato, even the well-informed Kakuzu and Sasori, who came from a wealthy family, were shocked by Chisuke's "heroic" act of treason.

Such treason is something that even a village with any strength, let alone the Sand Village, would not tolerate.

Back then, Hanzo was willing to lead his subordinates to fight Konoha and Iwagakure to the death for the sake of Amegakure's independence.

Kakuzu, unable to recognize him, asked, "Are you kidding me? Even if you agree to these conditions, the other high-ranking members of the Sand Village won't."

Chisuke sneered, "The higher-ups?! Hahaha, in my eyes they're just traitors. If you help me become the Kazekage, I'll wipe them out completely!"

Scorpion still didn't believe it and said sarcastically, "You're in a critical situation right now, so you're using these conditions to get our help. But once you become the Kazekage, you'll probably tear up these agreements."

"Hahahahaha!"

Chisuke seemed to have heard a joke and couldn't help but burst into laughter, then looked at Sasori with a strange expression.

"You think that by killing Rasa and Chiyo, I can secure the position of Kazekage? Hahaha, I'll only be fifteen years old in a few months. How will those Sand Village elders and powerful clans accept that? To protect myself, I not only have to purge Rasa's direct descendants, but also deal with these local bullies. At that time, I can only rely on you. How could I possibly break my promise?"

Sasori thought about Chisuke's situation and then about the situation in Sunagakure, and unconsciously nodded, admitting that Chisuke was right, and even added a sentence.

"The major ninja villages like Konoha are too strong and might take over your territory. The smaller ninja villages are not strong enough. Only our Amegakure has the strength to support you, but not the strength to annex Sand Village."

Mikami looked at Nagato: "With the full support of the Sand Village, our organization's ideals can be taken to the next level."

These words struck a chord with Nagato.

Nagato had no interest in wealth or power; his only goal was to help Yahiko achieve his ideals and bring peace to the ninja world.

If the Rain Village and the Sand Village can peacefully establish some form of fusion and eliminate the disputes between the two countries, it would be a great attempt to achieve peace.

"Alright! We'll help you become the Wind Shadow!"

Hearing Nagato's words, Chisuke breathed a sigh of relief. This gave him another chance to fight.

Having persuaded Nagato and the others, Sensuke then approached Sonoda Hiru and the remaining soldiers. Seeing that they were in low spirits and many had blank stares, seemingly devoid of any thoughts, he had no choice but to begin persuading them.

"Even though the Kazekage is dead, we must continue to fight. If we run away, we will truly become rogue ninjas and be hunted down by the Sand Ninjas. At that time, no matter how vast the ninja world is, there will be no place for us to hide."

At this point, Chisuke pointed at Nagato and said, "He possesses the Rinnegan, and his strength surpasses the limits of humanity. He can easily defeat Rasa. The remaining three are also no less powerful than our teacher. Please, everyone, fight with me one more time. If we fail again this time, I will apologize to you all with my life."

By a combination of coaxing and deception, they finally managed to get these people to obey orders and not run away immediately.

There's no way around it. Even if he kills Rasa and becomes the Kazekage, he still needs his henchmen to wield power; otherwise, he'll just be a puppet.

Despite their disheveled state, these people haven't run away and have stayed with Chisuke all this time. Their loyalty is quite high, so we should try to win them over.

After discussing for a moment, they were waiting for the Rain Ninja to arrive before launching their attack when Rasa and Chiyo arrived on their own.

"Damn it, the enemy Rain Ninja are here so fast!"

Looking at the enemy a hundred meters away, especially seeing Nagato's Rinnegan, Rasa couldn't help but curse.

Chiyo looked at Sasori, feeling extremely sad, but since things had come to this, she could only move on.

This is a civil war within the Sand Village. Nagato and the others are outside helpers and are not suitable to take the lead, so Sensuke stepped forward without hesitation.

"You traitors, you killed two successive Wind Shadows, now I will eliminate you!"

With Nagato as his backer, Chisuke could shout insults with great confidence and his voice was very loud.

Chiyo knew how powerful Nagato was, so she hesitated: "Why don't we retreat and lead the army to fight them?"

Luo Sha shook his head: "Even if we wanted to leave, they wouldn't let us go. We brought out our core subordinates; we can't abandon them. Right now, we can only fight a battle first, deal them a heavy blow, and then they won't dare to pursue us!"

Seeing that Rasa and the others did not attack him immediately, Chisuke worried that they would escape, so he led his men to charge ahead first.

Seeing this, Nagato and the others also rushed over.

The battle erupted instantly. Sensuke's subordinates had just finished a fight and were in poor condition. They lacked chakra and weapons, and many were still injured, so they were quickly suppressed.

Fortunately, Nagato and the others did a great job, not only holding off the enemy's attack but even pushing them back.

Shinra Tensei!

With a wave of his hand, Nagato unleashed a terrifying force that swept away everything. Whether it was weapons or ninjutsu, whether it was a charge or a sneak attack, whether it was the sky or the ground, all matter was blasted away, and even the earth was pressed down several meters.

With such a powerful companion, Chisuke was no longer afraid of being sealed. He entered full tailed beast form again and immediately condensed a tailed beast ball.

Seeing this, Rasa and Chiyo led a dozen people to rush up to stop Chisuke, but were intercepted by Nagato and Sasori.

Chiyo, controlling the Shirochikamatsu Ten, charged forward, only to be blocked by Sasori's numerous puppets. Rasa's gold dust surged forward like waves, attempting to seal Chisuke in his tailed beast form, but was defeated by Nagato's Shinra Tensei.

As for most of the Sand Ninja, they were blocked on the outer perimeter by Kakuzu and Mikami, and were unable to support Rasa.

In a short time, Chisuke had completed his Tailed Beast Ball and was about to unleash it on Rasa.

It was as if a dazzling sun had risen from the ground, with flames constantly shooting into the sky.

At the epicenter of the explosion, everything, whether people or objects, will turn into dust and be scattered by the strong winds.

Luo Sha retreated continuously, the gold dust on his body acting like armor to withstand the explosive attack.

After the explosion, a huge crater appeared in the ground. Rasa stood at the edge of the crater, the gold dust on his body peeling off continuously.

Beside him, a puppet bursts out of the ground.

The puppet opened, and Chiyo stepped out.

Looking around, he saw that less than half of his men remained.