Chapter 54: A Timeline of Collapsed Order
Although the exact power levels of Itachi Uchiha and Hoshigaki Kisame were debatable, they were undoubtedly both Kage-level powerhouses. The current Sand Village couldn't even produce a single Kage-level fighter. Only Gaara, by releasing Shukaku, could cause them some trouble. How were they supposed to fight this?
Wait a minute... maybe it wasn't impossible?
Akiyama Makoto suddenly realized that the Land of Wind was a vast desert. In such a place, even a Jinchūriki-like figure such as Kisame would have to think twice before using Water Style. Even if Kisame could use his "Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique" to summon a moving ocean, Gaara could use his "Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral" to fill it with sand. As for Itachi, he probably wouldn't go on a killing spree against Konoha ninja. They could just have Kakashi and Yamato stall him. At worst, the two of them would suffer in Tsukuyomi for three days and three nights.
Makoto wasn't sure if they could actually retrieve Sasuke this way, but at least it should prevent the Sand Village from falling into a crisis.
But these were just thoughts. Makoto didn't act, instead watching the simulation's development, waiting for a reset. He was actually very curious to see how this simulation would end.
[Under Baki's command, the Sand Village begins to lay siege to Itachi and Kisame. You propose your own team composition suggestions, but Baki, who sees you as a threat, directly rejects you.]
Makoto pursed his lips. It was truly over now.
[Under Baki's command, the Sand Siblings and Kakashi's team intercept Itachi, as Gaara can completely envelop himself in sand and fight without making eye contact with the enemy.]
[Baki and his close friend, Yūra, lead a team to surround Kisame. Although the intelligence is unclear, he is confident that a force of ten squads is enough to suppress him.]
[After a day of fierce battle, Gaara is grievously wounded and falls into a coma. Everyone on Kakashi's team is injured. The ten squads led by Baki and Yūra are completely annihilated, their bodies consumed by Zetsu.]
Makoto's pupils constricted. Zetsu?! He had appeared too? ...But it wasn't surprising. After all, the Sand Village was now in a battle with the Akatsuki. Zetsu was responsible for the organization's intelligence gathering and for cleaning up after its members' battles. Even monitoring the members was part of his job.
Compared to the intel that Zetsu had appeared, the complete annihilation of the forces led by Baki and Yūra wasn't exactly news to him. After all, Itachi, the spy, might hold back, but Kisame, a pure ninja, would have no sympathy for the enemy.
[The Sand Village is in a precarious situation. At this critical moment, you perform the Restorative Life Reincarnation Jutsu, gathering the power of the entire village's ninja to rapidly heal Gaara, temporarily stabilizing the situation.]
[Ebizō, deeply impressed by your powerful talent, directly recommends you to become the Kazekage's Advisor. Gaara readily agrees. You thus become the youngest Kage Advisor in the ninja world, following Gaara as the youngest Kage.]
Makoto was dumbfounded. Had he just lucked into this position? It was just that the price of this luck was a bit too steep. It now seemed that the Sand Village's situation was even worse than after the Konoha Crush. To put it dramatically, besides the three Sand Siblings, did Suna even have any Jōnin left?
[You have an all-night discussion with the recovered Gaara and ultimately decide to emulate the Village Hidden in the Mist by entering a period of rest and recuperation. To accurately convey the Sand Village's intentions, you are chosen as Suna's foreign envoy, preparing to visit the various nations.]
Seeing this, Makoto's eyes lit up. This simulation had suddenly become much more interesting! He had thought about whether he could visit other countries in a simulation before, but he had been completely in the dark about intelligence on other nations and didn't even know the way. Now, hadn't the opportunity arrived?
[You and the recovered Sakura and her team return to Konoha and are warmly received by Tsunade. After understanding the Sand Village's current situation, Tsunade states that she is temporarily unable to support them, which you express understanding for.]
[Tsunade also states that she can agree to one condition in her private capacity to compensate you for the harm Konoha has caused you, hoping only that the two villages can maintain a long-lasting peace.]
At first, Makoto didn't understand the logic, but he quickly realized: Tsunade was worried that a desperate Sand Village would launch another life-or-death attack on Konoha to seize resources. Wasn't Konoha also at its weakest point right now?
[You express your hope that Tsunade will properly teach Sakura, allowing her to become the most outstanding medical ninja in the world. This is the compensation you desire.]
[Konoha 65: You spend half a year traveling through the great nations of the ninja world, experiencing the customs of each country. While conveying the Sand Village's decision, you also use your medical ninjutsu to help many people with their illnesses.]
[You gradually gain the title of the "Sand Healing Sage." Realizing the potential opportunities in this, you return to your old profession and begin to write books, promoting specialty tourism industries such as "sand therapy." ]
[At the same time, you widely accept disciples, teaching medical ninjutsu. You also inherit Chiyo's legacy and begin in-depth research into puppet mastery.]
Makoto nodded slightly. It seemed that without his guidance, his simulated self had learned to adapt and was now seriously committed to building up the Sand Village. After all, the final Great Ninja War wouldn't reach Suna. If Shukaku was extracted from Gaara's body, he could just be saved again with the Restorative Life Reincarnation Jutsu.
[Konoha 66: You go against popular opinion and apply puppet technology to the production and daily life of the Land of Wind, increasing the productivity of the common people.]
[Because Tsunade has become Hokage and no longer has time to treat ordinary people, you happen to fill her ecological niche, earning a large amount of money for yourself and the Sand Village. Your position in Suna is as stable as a mountain.]
[Konoha 67: A new batch of Sand Genin has matured. Armed with your scientific ninja tools, the Sand Village has passed through its most dangerous phase.]
[Konoha 68: The Great Ninja War breaks out. You and Gaara lead the new generation of Sand ninja onto the battlefield, shocking the entire ninja world. But you are not the protagonists of this war; the protagonists are still Naruto and Sasuke.]
[Although Naruto and Sasuke lack sufficient tacit understanding, they still manage to defeat Obito and Madara with their immense power and the help of the Sage of Six Paths. Just as Black Zetsu is about to betray Madara, Sasuke, having already received intelligence about him from you, kills him. The story of Black Zetsu rescuing his mother thus comes to an end.]
Makoto's pupils lit up. He wanted to give his simulated self a round of applause. That's right! So what if Sasuke and Naruto had a falling out? As long as Black Zetsu was killed, wasn't everything solved?
But before he could celebrate, the next part of the simulation made him curse out loud.
[The great war does not end with Black Zetsu's death. Sasuke launches a revenge attack on the Allied Shinobi Forces, and Naruto desperately tries to stop him. The battle between the two is earth-shattering. In the end, they die, taking each other down.]
[The order of the ninja world completely collapses. The heavily damaged nations are forced to bare their fangs and guard against one another. A new great war could break out at any moment.]
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