I am a Celestial Dragon!

Gawain's low-key return did not change the situation in the ninja world.

The economic collapse that Suna Ninja Village faced since the end of World War III still exists, and is getting worse as time goes by.

On the evening of the evening, when the Sand Ninja Village was defeated again and again, even the third Kazekage disappeared inexplicably.

Rasa, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage of the Sand Ninja, has already taken the initiative to bear on himself the decades of humiliation that this Ninja Village has suffered in the past!

He allowed his son to bear the consequences of sealing Ichibi Shukaku, and allowed his son to take the initiative to indulge in the pain of being unable to sleep.

He himself used magnetic escape ninjutsu to extract sand iron and sand gold day and night to barely maintain Suna Ninja Village's finances, vigorously develop Suna Ninja Village's puppet policy, and strengthen Suna Ninja Village's national power.

He did not give any special treatment to his sons and daughters, but gave his sons and daughters the treatment of every ninja in the Sand Ninja Village, so that all the people in the Sand Ninja Village lived like his children.

He even caused endless pain to his youngest son, the weapon that sealed Shukaku!

He severed any ties that existed in his son's heart.

He cut off any emotion that existed in his son.

All for the rise of Sand Ninja!

Just like the ancestors of the pre-Qin Dynasty, they would always recite the words of the First Emperor at night when he was about to fall asleep and in the early morning when he was sleeping soundly.

Ying Zheng, have you forgotten the dream of unifying all countries?

Luo Sha, do you remember to lead the Sand Ninja to rise again!

Let Sand Ninja truly become great!

This is what Luo Sha demands of himself, and he does the same.

After the three ninja wars ended and the third Kazekage died.

He's always done this.

And until now….

He finally found a breakthrough and an opportunity for the Sand Ninja to rise again!

Not long ago, a guest from Konoha found him privately.

That person brought goodwill from Danzo.

At the same time, Orochimaru, the most famous rebellious ninja in Konoha Village who was sentenced to death in Konoha Village in the past, is now the leader of Oto Ninja Village and one of the three people, also came to the door!

Their purpose is very clear, that is... to bring a collapse plan to Konoha that will cause huge damage!

And this plan also gave Luo Sha the hope of Sand Ninja.

At first, Rasa wondered if this could be some kind of conspiracy by Konoha?

But later, Luo Sha gradually believed both of them.

Although their plan was called the Konoha Collapse Plan, they all knew that Konoha could not completely collapse in a single attack.

Neither Orochimaru nor Danzo wanted Konoha to collapse completely.

Even... Luo Sha is the person who least wants that!

Rosa knew very well that once Konoha completely collapsed, the situation in the Ninja world would inevitably be in chaos, and the Fourth World War would inevitably start again.

In such a war, Suna Ninja Village, which has always been in a state of indemnity and has never grown in national power, cannot strive for more in the war.

The collapse of Konoha at this time would indeed free Suna Ninja Village from 80% of the war reparations.

But as the Cloud Ninja Village and Iwa Ninja Village grow in size, the Sand Ninja Village may simply fall into hell.

So, be it Rasa, Danzo, or Orochimaru.

After many discussions, the three of them unified their demands.

What Danzo wants is the position of the next generation of Hokage. For this position, Danzo is willing to weaken the interests of Konoha Village and give up at least 50% of the mission share that Konoha currently holds.

In addition, in the future, Konoha under Danzo's control will also regularly provide support funds for so-called relief materials to the Sound Ninja Village and Suna Ninja Village.

At the same time, while the Sound Ninja Village shares the task share with the Suna Ninja Village and increases the income of each village, it can also establish a combined Suna Ninja Village through this cooperation. The Sound Ninja Village and the future will be controlled by Danzo. A strong alliance including the three members of the Leaf Village.

In this proposal, Luo Sha longed for the Sand Ninja Village to get rid of the endless compensation and get the opportunity to rise.

What Orochimaru desires is the expansion of the Sound Ninja Village and more experimental funds.

What Danzo longs for is what he has been dreaming about for decades, and during this period he even assassinated the Third Hokage more than once in an attempt to sit on... the position of Hokage!

And in this alliance, each of them believed that the people they formed an alliance with had the demands they had talked about.

But it doesn't matter whether it's Danzo or Rasa.

How could politicians and conspirators like them understand a scientist like Orochimaru?

They thought Orochimaru was out for revenge, or maybe for experimental funds.

But at this moment, when Orochimaru and Danzo signed a contract with Rasa, and then returned to the Sound Ninja Village.

Looking at the experimental equipment in front of him, Orochimaru did not continue to start the experiment.

He just stood there silently, not knowing what to remember.

After a long time, Orochimaru sighed leisurely.

"Teacher, if a ninja like you dies on the hospital bed.

That would be really ugly. "

After saying that, Orochimaru pursed his lips and smiled, and gently licked his tongue around his lips.

That's right, compared to Danzo and Rasa, who are common people and trash in Orochimaru's eyes.

Orochimaru didn't care about plans to collapse Konoha.

The reason why after the three Ninja World Wars, even if the Nine-Tails Rebellion occurred in Konoha Village, and even if Konoha Village lost the Uchiha family, the Ninja World did not take advantage of this time to launch the Fourth Ninja World War to annex Konoha. Interests.

It was because Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya, the three so-called Sannins, were still active in the ninja world.

So what if Konoha Village collapses?

As long as there is some sign of the Sannin reuniting, or only Jiraiya and Tsunade can take over the village again.

In terms of hard power, Konoha Village is still stronger than the Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja, and it can still maintain a three-legged confrontation with the Rock Ninja Kumo Ninja!

This is the reason why the four ninja wars have not started yet.

As for now….

The reason why he set off this so-called Konoha Collapse Plan was that Orochimaru didn't really want to destroy the Konoha Village that raised him from a war orphan to become the deputy squad leader of the Jonin class and the commander-in-chief of the war zone.

He just wanted to use his identity as a disciple to give his teacher... a more glorious ending.

His teacher was a powerful ninja who was once called the God of Ninja in the ninja world. Orochimaru could kill the Fourth Kazekage with one move without Rasa's attention.

And when his teacher was at his peak, he could also kill him at his peak with one move.

How could such a great ninja die on his sick bed?

I must let such a teacher end up in the war with Konoha's enemies with glory, so that the glory of the teacher's life can be even more glorious in the hearts of Konoha's future children...

As for the next generation, who is the fifth generation of Konoha Hokage?

Haha, it's definitely not the Danzo who saw the ghost anyway.

As Hiruzen's disciples, how could they like Danzo?

As for whether it will be Jiraiya, the fool, or Tsunade, the bitch?

Or is it Gawain, who has recently risen to prominence in Konoha Village and is constantly being cursed by Danzo?

Orochimaru heard information about Gawain from Danzo, about his legendary ancestor, the ancestor of the Sage of Six Paths, and so on.

But how could Orochimaru believe that?

Instead of believing that Gawain was his ancestor, Orochimaru believed that it was the last gift left by his teacher for Konoha!

Because in Orochimaru's view, if the other party is really an ancestor and has a power that is so powerful that it cannot be resisted.

Then why would he let something like Danzo mess around in the corner?

Danzo, why should he?

Just rely on yourself to help him get the wooden arm and the transplanted Sharingan?

Is he worthy of Danzo?

…

…

…

Not to mention Orochimaru's thoughts at this time, in the current Konoha Village.

Kakashi took Naruto and the three of them to the Land of Waves to build a bridge.

The person who assigned them the task was not the Third Hokage, but Gawain, who had recently gradually replaced the Third Hokage.

After handing the mission information to Kakashi, Gawain smiled and rubbed Naruto's head before continuing.

"Kakashi, I think the bridge builder has something hidden in his heart.

I'm afraid this task is not as simple as it is today.

As far as I know, Cardo, a big businessman, seems to have some connections with Zabuza in the Mist Ninja Rebellion in Ninja Land recently. You may encounter Zabuza during the mission. "

"oh?"

Hearing this, Kakashi frowned slightly and glanced at the three children worriedly.

Naruto was stupid at this time, still asking who Zabuza was.

Gawain ignored Naruto and the others and continued to speak to Kakashi.

"It's not a big problem. Zabuza has been acting alone recently. He never cooperates with other rebel ninjas.

Apart from himself, there should be only one Ice Release Chuunin around him who is barely strong enough and may not reach the special Jonin level.

What about, if I ask you to capture them both alive, is there any problem? "

Listening to Gawain's question, Kakashi thought for a moment.

Then, Kakashi shook his head slightly.

"I have no problem just dealing with them. Although Zabuza and I have never dealt with each other, I have defeated several of Kirigakure's Seven Swordsmen. The characteristic of the decapitating sword is that it is good at protracted battles, and there is nothing particularly troublesome about it.

But if you want to capture him alive, Lord Gawain, you should understand, right?

If I were to capture him alive, I would need the cooperation of at least one jounin! "

On this point, Kakashi was not wrong. Zabuza's popular name was Kirigakure Shura, the Shura who tore apart the Blood Mist Era by forcefully relying on cruelty.

If such a person is captured alive, he can only be completely controlled with illusions after forcibly suppressing him.

At least that's what Kakashi thinks. He doesn't know that Zabuza now has a deep bond and has changed from Shura to a person who is easy to control.

So, facing Kakashi's request, Gawain nodded.

"In that case, let's secretly upgrade this mission to S-level. The mission goal is to try to capture Zabuza, the decapitator of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

I'll arrange for Asuma to be your helper. That guy is obsessed with getting his disciples to participate in this Chuunin exam and is trying to figure out how to accumulate merit.

Each of your two teams gets an S rating, just think of it as a benefit to you, and by the way, it will give these brazen brats some insight. "

Having said this, Gawain patted Naruto on the head.

"Don't you want high-level tasks, don't you want to do those boring looking for cats and doing things?

In this case, this is a secret S-level mission, the kind where you will lose your life if you are not careful!

Can I trust you, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura? "

"sure!!!"

The three children are very motivated. People of their age will never be afraid in front of others. Even if they are worried, they will only hide and worry themselves.

It's very shameful.

After arranging the task, Kakashi showed a worried look, frightened the three children and left the Hokage's office.

Gawain continues to encourage the contemporary Hokage's secret technique Nara Shikaku, allowing smart people like Shikaku to continue to take on more jobs.

Not long after, the third generation walked into the office.

After taking a look at Gawain and Shikaku who were cooperating tacitly, that is, Gawain drinking tea leisurely and Shikaku whose hand was cramping, the old man grinned.

"How about it, it seems that such a job is not difficult for you, ancestor."

"Ha, it's indeed not difficult. You have many talented people, Hiruzen."

Gawain responded with a smile, Hiruzen smiled and nodded, and only Shikaku lowered his head and showed a helpless smile.

The third generation is a person who likes to handle things personally. He has always lived very Nara in the past, which means he fits the laid-back nature of the Nara family very well.

But now….

During the more than twenty days that Gawain was in power, Nara Shikaku was almost exhausted!

Are you the Hokage or am I the Hokage?

Damn it, when will Shikamaru grow up?

Damn it!

…

Not to mention Shikaku's depression, after a short chat, Hiruzen stood opposite Gawain and said to Gawain with a smile.

"Ancestor, do you know that the Chuunin Exams are about to begin? We are hosting the Chunin Exams this time, but for some reason, Suna Ninja Village has shown its intention to jointly hold the exams with us.

In my opinion, this should be a signal that Rasa is trying to send out the voice of Suna Ninja Village to the ninja world after basically solving the domestic financial crisis.

I don’t know what you think, but I think he can be allowed to participate in the Chunin Examination. A slight improvement in the Suna Ninja Village will put pressure on Kirigakure near him, and will also cause trouble in the Rain Ninja Village.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The reason why I came to see you is still more important.

During the Chunin Examination, 80% of the Jonin in Konoha will gather back.

Taking advantage of this moment, I will interrupt and ask you to serve as the jounin squad leader first and meet all the jonins in Konoha Village, so as to facilitate your subsequent work as Hokage.

Do you think this arrangement is okay? "

Hearing this, Shikaku on the side froze. This was... the third generation couldn't wait to abdicate.

So, are those so-called legends about ancestors true?

The third generation chose Gawain not only because Gawain was ridiculously strong, but also for other reasons?

While Shikaku was thinking, Gawain smiled slightly and nodded.

"Do you want the sand ninja to jointly hold the chuunin exam? Okay, no problem.

As for the jounin class, just do as you say, Hiruzen.

I'm looking forward to it, haha. "

While joking, Gawain turned to look at the window.

His vision traveled higher and higher into the distant sky.

I don't know where it landed. (End of chapter)