This familiar scene made Grandma Chiyo ecstatic.

Six months ago.

At that time, the solution that Grandma Chiyo tried was to make puppets of "father and mother".

Based on the appearance of Scorpion in memory, a humanoid puppet was created for it.

Then, try to stimulate and guide the power of the wooden pendant to revive it.

Of course, this plan ultimately ended in failure.

The reason for mentioning this is that when the human-shaped puppet was being made, a small incident occurred that Grandma Chiyo could not let go.

That day, while making the puppet, Granny Chiyo, whose eyesight was gradually becoming blurry, accidentally pierced her fingertip.

During the subsequent work, his blood stained the wooden pendant.

Then, Chiyo was surprised to find a dark red halo flickering in it.

This is similar to what is happening in the tree hole right now.

But compared to the strength and duration at this time, the dark red flash that day lasted for only half a minute.

This discovery almost cost Grandma Chiyo's life.

Since then, she has repeatedly tried to recreate that process.

He pumped the blood into his dry blood vessels again and again, increasing the dosage each time, even soaking the piece of wood in a bottle of blood and keeping watch all night.

But in the end, nothing was gained.

It was at that time that Ebizo realized that there seemed to be some problems with his sister's mental state.

However, what Ebizo didn't know was that after becoming convinced that her blood was no longer valuable, Granny Chiyo performed an even more radical experiment.

She went, ambushed and killed a passing civilian traveler.

Warm blood slowly flowed out from the man's neck, but it still failed to reproduce the "miracle" that Grandma Chiyo wanted to see.

"So, the number of deaths is not enough?!"

"Perhaps, blood is not the key, the key is the death of life!!"

At this time, the red light continued to grow stronger.

Grandma Chiyo was breathing heavily.

The already somewhat dull mind seemed to be reborn again, and new conjectures kept popping up on their own.

At this moment, Chiyo seemed to have returned to the door of the delivery room decades ago.

The excitement he felt when he was waiting for the birth of Scorpion of the Red Sand came back to him again.

She was seen holding the wooden pendant high in her hand.

Hearing the continuous and loud sounds of fighting outside the tree hole, his eyes were filled with excitement and fanaticism.

“Kill some more.

"Kill more!"

Grandma Chiyo's voice trembled.

In the distance, the screams sounded so monotonous and terrifying under the moonlight.

"Earth Style: Earth Shoot!"

Accompanied by a pretty shout.

Countless sharp rocks like bamboo shoots suddenly shot out from the ground.

Directly pierced several weaker ninjas from Konoha.

"Fire Style: Ash Burning!!"

On the other side of the battlefield, Sarutobi Asuma shouted coldly.

He was seen standing on a big tree, a ball of hot ash coming out of his mouth, and nearly a hundred Iwagakure ninjas surrounded him.

Immediately afterwards, as the flint hidden in his mouth detonated, a powerful explosion sounded into the sky.

For a moment, screams were heard all around the battlefield.

The smell of blood continued to permeate the air.

In the tree hole, under the gaze of Grandma Chiyo, the small wooden pendant suddenly floated in the air, emitting a bright red light.

The original slow rhythm like breathing was no longer there. At this moment, the wooden pendant was like a bright star, emitting an evil dazzling red light.

Circular patterns appeared faintly from the wooden pendant, spread into the air, and transformed into one talisman formula after another.

Granny Chiyo looked up at the runes eagerly, and the shock in her heart reached an extreme point.

“So that’s how it is

"So that's it!"

That formula contains all the secrets of the human puppet.

The fusion radiation of particles and chakra beams;

The decay of life and the use of its overflowing energy;

Frequency detection and resonance guidance between immortality and eternity;

Granny Chiyo looked at the runes one by one.

Her hands couldn't help but tremble violently due to the excitement.

"That child, he is indeed a genius"

A burst of evil whispers could be heard buzzing in my ears, and it seemed as if Grandma Chiyo already knew what was going to happen.

On the battlefield in the distance, the battle was beginning to draw to a close.

Nearly ten thousand lives were lost.

The spiritual energy that carried resentment and unwillingness overflowed into the universe and was captured by the once genius puppeteer.

"The seventh door, the door of shock, open!!!"

In the distance, a man's angry roar cut through the sky.

In the tree hole, the crimson wooden pendant was flickering in the air.

I saw Grandma Chiyo lowering her hands dejectedly, and the next second, there was a violent shock coming from afar.

Thousands of red lights seemed to turn into entities and suddenly pierced into her thin body.

I saw that Grandma Chiyo's gray hair gradually turned red.

The physical condition has also quietly undergone subtle changes.

The original flesh and blood body gradually hardened and withered, and the power of life was refined and frozen at this moment.

Until the end, the originally turbid eyeballs suddenly turned into an indifferent dark red.

really

That's not a dream.

In the last moment of her blurred consciousness, Grandma Chiyo seemed to really see the scene in her dream.

Outside the tree hole, the Red Sand Scorpion still looks the same as it did in childhood.

He has red hair and a handsome face.

He stood on the river bank, looking back and waving gently to Grandma Chiyo.

Chiyo tried to struggle to get up. She wanted to go over and tell the child.

She wanted to say how sorry she was.

I also want to say that there is still time for everything.

The next second, Grandma Chiyo's consciousness completely disappeared.

Under the dark red moon, Granny Chiyo, who had been transformed into a human puppet, walked indifferently along the river bank.

She leaned over the pile of corpses and slowly stretched out her hand.

The next second, countless humanoid puppets stood up one after another.

Each of them maintained their original appearance, the only thing they had in common was their red hair and dark red, dull eyes.

The Scorpion of the Red Sand did not resurrect.

The Scorpion General of the Red Sand will be everywhere.

Midnight in the early morning of June 22nd, the sixty-seventh year of Konoha.

An unspeakable future and a terrifying era have come upon the world.

-

That afternoon in the 67th year of Konoha.

The world's longest-serving politician, the third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, planned for many days and finally issued the order for a full-scale attack on the Kingdom of Wind.

Aggression is like fire.

Looking at the expeditionary team, Ohnoki's eyes were deep, and he thought to himself:

Sasuke Uchiha.

If you think I will just sit there and wait for death like the Raikage, you are totally wrong.

That afternoon in the 67th year of Konoha.

A team of fifty elite spies, from the brand new country "Kusawa", dispersed into the extremely chaotic Kingdom of Lightning under the fatherly gaze of Orochimaru.

Like water disappearing into water.

That afternoon in the 67th year of Konoha.

As the seal of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was declared complete, the magnificent Outer Path Demon Statue at the bottom of Mount Kikyo finally opened its fifth eye.

Kakuzu complained and was the first to leave.

Hoshigaki Kisame also said that it was time to take a vacation and relax. In the huge underground space, only A Fei was left, his small body standing on the tip of the huge finger.

Under the orange mask, looking at the magnificent golem.

No one knows what Uchiha Obito is thinking at this moment.

At the same time, Siwei Lao Zi was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body.

After being hit hard by Naruto's Wind Style Rasenshuriken, he no longer had the strength to resist.

The sixth tailed beast is on its way to Konoha.

At the same time, in the Hokage building, in the Hokage's office.

Hyuga Neji, who had just returned from a long journey, and Kimimaro, were now planning a new round of responses with the Seventh Hokage.

Just like the journey of becoming Hokage.

“.Although the fighting on the Western Front was brutal, it was all done in the open.

"After what they did to the Daimyo of the Wind Country, now it's just a matter of who will strike first."

Around the coffee table, Uchiha Sasuke looked at him with a burning gaze and said in a deep voice:

"In contrast, everything on the Eastern Front was much more turbulent.

"We must not only handle the relationship with the local powerful families, nobles, and ninja clans, but also be on guard against the invasion of Kuzi Ze, and we must always maintain the dignity of our great power in Konoha.

“In external publicity and even in doing things, we must also ensure consistency.

"This places extremely high demands on the administrative ability, discretion, and combat capability of the person in charge."

"That"

Opposite the two people, Hyuga Neji's eyes were full of thoughts and he had a lot on his mind.

On the side, Kimimaro had a blank look in his eyes, waiting for Sasuke's order to set off.

"I want to bring Shikamaru with me."

Hyuga Neji spoke.

"of course."

On the opposite side, Uchiha Sasuke nodded with satisfaction.

Be aware of the overall situation and know how to use people.

His brother, Hyuga Neji, is indeed capable of taking on this important task.

"Not only will I hand over Shikamaru to you, but you will also take the entire Hyuga clan with you."

Uchiha Sasuke waved his hand and said loudly:

“This time, there will definitely be a lot of intelligence exchanges.

"An extra pair of eyes means an extra layer of protection."

"!"

On the side, the speaker may not mean it but the listener may take it seriously.

At this moment, Neji, who is now the head of the Hyuga clan, couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

Although the two have fought side by side since childhood, they are now king and subject after all.

All the personal soldiers of the Hyuga clan let him be taken away so rashly, which showed that Uchiha Sasuke had no guard against him at all.

Thinking of this, Neji couldn't help but worry about Sasuke.

He frowned and said in a deep voice:

"Sasuke, this is against the rules.

"No matter who it is, you cannot put them in a position where they can easily betray you."

"what?"

Uchiha Sasuke was stunned, and heard Ningci say again:

"I'd better go with Uchiha Feng, and by the way, I'll help you inspect the quality of the 'Eye of Konoha'."

As we all know, Uchiha Feng is a fanatical follower of Sasuke.

And Ningji's action was to actively seek a check on power for himself.

"all the same."

As smart as Uchiha Sasuke was, he quickly figured out the key point.

But he just smiled slightly and agreed to it.

"In addition, I need to emphasize this."

After a pause, Uchiha Sasuke continued seriously:

“After you go over there, if Orochimaru really launches a surprise attack, then all defenses will be prepared.

"No victory allowed, only defeat allowed!"

"No victory?"

On the side, Kimimaro, who had been silent for a long time, finally turned his head and stared at Sasuke in confusion.

I just wonder if the other party said it the other way around.

"If the enemy you are facing is not Orochimaru, then, under the premise of ensuring your own safety, you can try to make contact with him.

“But the focus is on gathering intelligence, not on annihilating or killing the enemy, let alone protecting the already extremely unstable Thunder Country.

“I’ll say it again, on the premise of ensuring your own safety.

"Ordinary ninjas are like this, and you two are even more so!"

Uchiha Sasuke did not give any explanation to the two's doubts.

The reason why he explicitly required "no winning" was, after all, because in Sasuke's view, if the other party attacked with the entire country, then based on the deployment he had made in the Land of Lightning, there would be no hope of winning at all.

"if."

After a pause, Uchiha Sasuke continued:

“I met Orochimaru himself.

"Don't hesitate, choose to escape at the first opportunity."

After a pause, Uchiha Sasuke looked cold and said:

"If necessary, you can sacrifice the lives of ordinary ninjas to save the two of you."

"?!"

Kimimaro didn't react to this.

But Hyuga Neji, who grew up under the influence of the "Will of Fire" since childhood, couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard Sasuke say it so bluntly.

"One jonin is worth dozens of chuunins.

“An extraordinary ninja, whose strength is enough to destroy a country alone.

"This is something I made clear on my first day as Hokage."

Uchiha Sasuke said calmly:

“The three of us have all dealt with Orochimaru.

“Every one of us is well aware of this person’s insidiousness, cunningness, scientific research capabilities, and growth rate.

“After the Longdi Cave incident, we really couldn’t accurately assess his strength.

"but,"

Uchiha Sasuke took a deep breath, and his mind flashed back to the time when he was training in Myoboku Mountain, and he said:

"I know very well the power of immortal power."

As they were talking, there was a hurried knock on the door.

Uchiha Sasuke frowned slightly, but still called him in with a loud voice.

"Master Hokage!

"Enemy attack!!"

Outside the door, Bingzu Leitong ran in anxiously, holding two secret letters that had just been delivered.

The first letter came from the Aburame clan's scouting team, and it read:

//

At the border of the Land of Wind, the ninja army of the Iwagakure Village undergoing training experienced unusual movements.

After crossing the border, they began to rush towards the Sand Village.

//

The second letter came from the Sand Village headquarters, and the content was even more sloppy:

//

The Sand Village was attacked by the enemy.

The enemy is a small raiding force from the Iwagakure side, suspected to be a Jinchūriki.

//

"When did you receive it?"

Uchiha Sasuke asked coldly.

"Just now."

Bingzu Leitong answered quickly.

"I want a specific time!"

After a brief exchange, the expression on Uchiha Sasuke's face became increasingly uglier.

He turned his head and said to his two friends with a forced smile:

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid there won't be time for you to rest."

"It's still not too late to go back and provide support."

Kimimaro said coldly.

"Do not."

Here, Uchiha Sasuke shook his head and said seriously:

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