losing some chūnin, elite chūnin, special jōnin, and even jōnin, Chiyo could still remain calm. But elite jōnin are different. You must understand that a village, besides its strongest Kage-level powerhouses, relies on these elite jōnin to hold its ground and lead. But now, two have vanished in a single encounter, and their bodies cannot even be recovered. How could she not be angry?
"Phew~"
After a good while, Chiyo finally calmed down and accepted this fact: "How's the election going!! I don't want to see any delays. The Fourth Kazekage must be chosen as soon as possible!!"
If possible, Chiyo truly wanted to do it herself, but she had lived in seclusion for many years and didn't understand the village's development well. She was also relatively unfamiliar with the ninjas who had risen subsequently. In a situation where she had no choice, she could only let others handle it. But how long had it been, and it still hadn't been finalized? This made Chiyo anxious and very disappointed.
"Grandma Chiyo, he's already been chosen. Rasa."
"Rasa?"
Taking the material, Chiyo began to read it. After a long while, Chiyo put down Rasa's material, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes:
"That's him. Let him take office as soon as possible, and stabilize the current situation of the village!!"
"Now the village..."
"Report!!!"
Chiyo's words were interrupted before she finished. A communication ninja rushed in anxiously, shouting loudly: "Grandma Chiyo, one of our bases was attacked by Konoha. The person leading the team was Uchiha Rong Lin. All the members in the base, they all…"
"All what? Stop stammering like that!! What happened to them all?"
The communication ninja, whose original words were interrupted, was already displeased. But the other party's stammering immediately infuriated her.
"Including the elite jōnin stationed at the base, a total of forty-eight people, all annihilated." The communication ninja nervously swallowed and uttered this information with difficulty.
"What?!" Chiyo's increasingly frail body suddenly stood up, her voice rising several octaves, unwilling to believe it. The impact of the impromptu battle hadn't faded yet, and now this base was immediately attacked, and everyone was annihilated.
"Uchiha Rong Lin, you dare go too far!!!"
Chiyo's hoarse and angry voice echoed through the whole building.
On the other side, the Third Hokage was directly stunned. The impromptu battle exceeded his expectations. For the Hidden Sand Village to have such a large-scale appearance of their ninjas on the border would easily lead to conflict. To prevent the other side from truly attacking the Land of Fire, after a high-level meeting, he immediately dispatched a large number of ninjas to the border and ordered Rong Lin to stay and guard the border.
Friction and conflicts constantly erupted, but both sides were relatively restrained. However, an impromptu battle still occurred. Fortunately, with Rong Lin's rapid support, Konoha did not suffer much damage. But not long after this information was sent back, the intelligence that Uchiha Rong Lin led a group of elites to attack the enemy base was sent back again, directly stunning the Third Hokage.
Eliminating quite a few Hidden Sand Village ninjas, by all accounts, should have been a joyous occasion. However, the Third Hokage felt no joy; instead, he worried that it might lead to a larger-scale battle erupting.
The base was openly attacked, and everyone died. No matter which village, they couldn't swallow this insult.
This was a critical period. If a mishap wasn't handled well, it could lead to a full-scale war. As a result of years of recuperation, the major villages had gradually recovered from the wounds of the Second Great Ninja War, and their strength slowly recovered. At such a time, any minor incident could lead to the outbreak of war.
"Under the suggestion of the border commander, Uchiha Rong Lin led a group of elites to attack a certain base of the Hidden Sand Village. All Hidden Sand Village ninjas in the base died in battle. What are your thoughts on this?"
After a long while, the Third Hokage put down the intelligence scroll and looked at the others in the meeting room. Since a large number of Sand Ninja began to gather at the border of the Land of Fire, such high-level meetings had been frequently held, but today, an unexpected surprise arrived.
What's more, it left the Third Hokage speechless. The previous impromptu battle was provoked by Hidden Sand Village, and while Konoha didn't suffer great losses, could they really swallow that insult?
Revenge was normal, but the Third Hokage hadn't expected it to come so quickly, so suddenly. And it was also at the suggestion of the border troops that Uchiha Rong Lin personally led the team. This left the Third Hokage with no fault to find. Although this action was like adding fuel to the fire, making the already tense atmosphere between the two nations even more strained, potentially sparking a full-scale war at any moment, Rong Lin was not at fault. Instead, he was a hero!
On the border, the temporary commander of the Sarutobi clan actually suggested that he lead a team to attack the Hidden Sand Village's base. For Rong Lin, it was an unexpected surprise. Not only could it greatly enhance his reputation, but it could also prevent the Third Hokage from finding any fault. He was merely an executor, not a leader, so he couldn't be faulted; instead, he should be rewarded!!! Otherwise, it would only make the frontline ninjas disheartened. Fighting for the country and the village, without reward, and even being blamed, wouldn't that be disheartening?
So Rong Lin feigned a difficult contemplation for a moment, finally agreeing under everyone's expectant gazes.
The battle results were quite good, eliminating quite a few Sand Village ninjas, including (Wang Zhao) one elite jōnin and several jōnin. Plus, the people who died in the previous impromptu battle, it was enough to make Sand Village ache for a while.
"This kid did well." Jiraiya loudly glanced at the scroll, praising with a smile.
"Not bad." Tsunade nodded casually, but the upward curve of her lips already betrayed her inner thoughts.
"I think we need to seriously address this series of actions from the Land of Wind. The Third Kazekage was assassinated, and Konoha has become a suspected target. It's hard to say when the Land of Wind might retaliate. Even if we clarify that the Third Kazekage's matter has nothing to do with Konoha, I believe no one will stand on our side."
Sakumo Hatake saw deeper than Tsunade and Jiraiya. As for Orochimaru, he remained silent.
"I support Sakumo's words." Fugaku Uchiha raised his hand to show support for Sakumo.
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