"This is the last Village. Let's walk there. Once we pass the Yixiantian Canyon ahead, we'll reach the Hidden Sand Village. Let's finish this quickly so we can head back and prepare. Move out!" Isamu pointed toward the distant canyon and set off with the others.
After walking for over a dozen kilometers, the group stopped behind a sand dune.
"This damn Land of Wind—nothing but sand everywhere. There's nowhere to hide. How are we supposed to deal with the ninja in the canyon ahead? Isamu, think of something," Zhan said while crouching behind the dune.
Looking at the dozen or so Sunagakure ninja ahead, Isamu replied with disdain, "It's just a dozen of them. Easy. Just sit back and watch."
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished.
A spatial vortex appeared above the canyon as Isamu used Kamui to arrive overhead. Looking down at the Sunagakure ninja, a cold smile appeared on his face.
"Sorry, but this is where your lives end."
"Wood Release: Cutting Spikes!"
Sharp wooden spikes rained down from above.
"Ahhh!"
"Aaaah!"
"Enemy—!"
Before they could react, the Sunagakure ninja were pierced through.
Seeing the battlefield instantly cleared, Isamu landed on the ground, glancing at the corpses with satisfaction.
"This technique is really useful. High density, strong power… not bad."
Just as he was praising himself—
Whoosh! Bang!
A flare shot into the sky and exploded.
The others quickly rushed over.
"That's a signal flare. You got careless, Isamu," Zhan said.
Isamu's gaze shifted to a corner.
One Sunagakure ninja was still alive, a wooden spike lodged in his abdomen. Though fatally wounded, he had managed to fire the signal before dying.
"Tch… lucky bastard," Isamu muttered as he walked over.
"You… you dare attack the Hidden Sand… just wait… for your deaths…" the ninja said weakly.
"Still talking?"
A wooden spike formed in Isamu's hand and shot forward, ending his life.
"You were already dying. You should've just stayed quiet. Instead, you ruined my plan and still tried to talk tough? That's on you."
He spat beside the corpse.
---
"Isamu, now that we've been exposed, what do we do?" Zhan asked.
"What else? Fight head-on. Don't tell me you want to run?" Isamu shot back.
"Uh… can we really handle a fully prepared Hidden Sand Village?" Zhan hesitated.
"Relax. We're just here to declare war. Maybe they'll cooperate and we won't even need to fight. And even if you guys weren't here, I could still handle it alone."
He cracked his knuckles.
The others fell silent.
So we're just here for decoration?
Seeing their expressions, Isamu added, "Don't worry. The Hidden Sand is the weakest among the Five Great Nations. We can handle it easily. Let's go."
With that, he walked forward. The others had no choice but to follow.
---
However, this time, Isamu had miscalculated.
The current Kazekage, Hata Saemon, was known as the strongest in history, wielding the Magnet Release: Iron Sand technique. Under his leadership, the Hidden Sand Village was more united than ever.
Inside the village, Hata Saemon saw the signal flare from Yixiantian and immediately mobilized his forces.
Chiyo, her son and daughter-in-law, Ebizo, and the young Fourth Kazekage Rasa all began preparations.
"Yixiantian has been breached. The enemy is unknown. Numbers unknown. Genin and below, man the walls—do not allow infiltration. Jonin, follow me. Move out!"
With that, Hata Saemon led a large force out of the village.
---
Back on Isamu's side—
"Isamu, wait," Zhan called out.
"What is it?"
"My right eyelid keeps twitching. I've got a bad feeling… we're not about to run into trouble, are we?" Zhan said, uneasy.
"With me here, what could possibly go wrong? You're overthi—"
"AHHH!!"
Screams rang out from the front.
"...You jinx," Isamu muttered, rolling his eyes as he rushed forward.
Zhan followed behind. "See? I told you something would happen…"
---
They arrived to find all nine of their companions trapped in quicksand, sinking up to their waists.
"This is quicksand! Stop struggling—the more you move, the faster you sink!" Isamu shouted.
Everyone froze instantly.
Sure enough, their sinking slowed.
"Lord Isamu, what do we do?"
"Stay still. Zhan and I will pull you out. Zhan, give me the rope."
Zhan pulled out a rope from a sealing scroll—
But before he could hand it over, a voice echoed from all directions.
"You know quite a bit. You even recognize quicksand and how to deal with it."
Hata Saemon appeared, surrounded by hundreds of Sunagakure ninja.
Zhan immediately drew a kunai.
The nine trapped members looked utterly desperate.
"I was wondering why quicksand would appear out of nowhere," Isamu said calmly, studying Hata Saemon. "Turns out it was your doing."
So this is the so-called strongest Kazekage…
Hata Saemon narrowed his eyes.
"Are you the ones who breached Yixiantian?"
"No breach. We're just sightseeing."
Out of nowhere, Isamu pulled out a small flag with the words "Tour Group" written on it and started waving it like a guide.
The Sunagakure ninja froze for a second.
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