At the junction, the sky is filled with dust.

The landform of the Land of Earth is mainly mountainous and rocky. Although the land is large, there are not many places suitable for sowing. It can only maintain the status quo of self-sufficiency. If you encounter a major disaster, you still need to start from the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder.

Only by purchasing food can the food crisis of that year be solved. But in general, relying on the vast land area and large population, it can also occupy a place among big countries.

At this time, the border between the eastern part of the Demon Country and the western part of the Earth Country was reduced to a deserted land. Due to the outbreak of the Fourth Ninja War, many areas were bombarded by industrial weapons or ninja ninjutsu.

In many places, land loss and land waste have begun to occur.

Although it is not as desolate as the Kingdom of Wind, this area also has the basis for evolving into desertification.

The camp set up by the Kingdom of Ghosts is in this rocky wilderness. The nearest market town is forty or fifty kilometers away.

Sasuke arrived at the front line of the Eastern Front of Demon Country around August 20th. Calculating carefully, a week has passed since he came here to participate in the border defense mission.

The position he received was listed as the captain of the second patrol squadron and the third detachment.

The patrol area assigned to his third detachment is located in the northeast corner of the border. Strictly speaking, it cannot be said to be the complete border between the two countries, because going west, hundreds of kilometers away is the territory of Snow Country.

With the speed of his feet, it only takes two or three hours.

There are four frontline patrol squadrons. Each squadron is divided into six squadrons. Each squadron has a total of five to eight people. Therefore, there are almost 140 or 50 ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts participating in patrol work.

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Each squadron will be equipped with a sensory ninja, and each detachment will be equipped with a medical ninja to reduce casualties in conflicts with Iwagakure ninjas.

Standing on a steep rock as straight as a spear, Sasuke looked at the land from a distance.

You can see such steep and straight rocks everywhere, like needles growing on the ground, with no end in sight.

There are slight signs of desertification on the surface of the rock, causing the rock surface to be continuously blown down by the wind, kicking up bursts of sand and dust.

And because these rocks are dark in color and densely packed together, they give them a scary feeling.

At this moment, a figure jumped onto the straight rock dozens of meters high and came behind Sasuke.

"Sasuke-sama, someone just triggered the spider silk I spread."

Kidomaru, who has six arms, reports respectfully to Sasuke.

It's no wonder that he doesn't respect him. Compared to Orochimaru who he followed in the past, Sasuke has a better temperament and won't use them as consumables. He often participates in dangerous and taboo experiments without human rights protection. Secondly, Sasuke is much stronger than Orochimaru.

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Before coming here, Sasuke had conducted a simulated battle with them on the pretext of testing their strength. But even in the simulated battle, Sasuke had not yet started, and the momentum of the burst of chakra almost defeated the four of them.

The will is broken.

You must know that each of the four of them has a strength close to that of a jounin. Even with their secret skills, they have a certain chance of winning when meeting a jounin.

However, under the suppression of Sasuke's chakra, he could not think of fighting at all. This showed that Sasuke's strength had reached a level that they could not imagine.

For ordinary people, he is a very dangerous patrol figure, but in their group, with Sasuke's presence, it is just a casual thing, and there is no danger at all.

"Location, number of people."

Sasuke didn't look back, he just looked straight ahead with calm eyes and spoke concisely.

"Five kilometers to the southeast, there are seven people. As expected, they are Iwagakure's border patrol team."

Kidomaru answered quickly.

"If they cross the line, deal with it. If they don't, let them leave. Be careful not to be provoked by them first."

After Sasuke gave the order, Kidomaru understood what was going on.

To deal with Iwagakure's patrol team, Sasuke himself did not need to do it himself. A battle like this that was not at the same level would not arouse Sasuke's inner interest even if he thought about it.

Therefore, for the invading Iwagakure ninja, basically four people came forward to deal with it. Jugo was responsible for holding down the formation, and the miko Hoshino was responsible for logistics and medical work. Under normal circumstances, the latter two would not directly join the battle unless they encountered Iwagakure.

Only the most powerful ninja in the world can settle things for the four of them.

Sasuke only needs to command and liaise with his superiors.

Sasuke didn't feel bored by patrolling like this day after day, because here he had a certain degree of freedom and a lot of free time to polish his own foundation, which was now somewhat unstable.

He has not forgotten that he still has a shortcoming such as the upper limit of chakra. Only by making up for this shortcoming can he perfectly exert the full power of the Eternal Kaleidoscope. This kind of patrol life that is neither loose nor too busy is currently suitable.

His will.

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Iwagakure.

Tsuchikage Building.

The Third Tsuchikage Onoki feels that except for back pain, there is basically nothing to worry about.

After the Fourth Ninja War, he began to slowly delegate power. Most of Iwagakure's affairs were handed over to his son Huang Tu. At the same time, for the sake of Huang Tu's legitimate reputation, he was promoted to Tsuchikage Assistant.

In this way, the burden on him as a Tsuchikage has been relieved a lot. Although the back pain has not been cured, as long as he pays attention to it and does not engage in strenuous exercise, he should be able to support it for a few years.

After all, as long as he lives, Iwagakure will still have a powerful weapon that can be used to intimidate other countries. If he dies, the future path of Iwagakure and even the Kingdom of Earth may not be easy. The neighboring countries to the west are facing Iwagakure.

The attitude of Yin and the Kingdom of Earth is not very friendly. If he is here, he can still survive. If he dies, with the ability of his son Loess, he may not be able to withstand the strong pressure from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Regardless of the fact that the other party is now handling Iwagakure's affairs in an orderly manner, most of the reason is that he, the Tsuchikage, is supporting him from behind. In some major matters, his son is always indecisive and hesitant. He can become an assistant to the Tsuchikage, but he does not have the capacity to become a Kage.

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When he dies, not to mention resisting the Kingdom of Ghosts, I am afraid that even his own internal personnel will not be able to deter him, and there will be civil strife.

Thinking of this, Onoki couldn't help but feel sad again.

The most regrettable thing is that I did not see the birth of Iwagakure's third dust escape ninja in my lifetime.

If there is such a talented person, even if he dies, he will be able to completely feel at ease, and he will not be struggling to hold on until now, unable to breathe his last breath.

"Kurotsuchi's ability and strength are very good...but it will take many years to fully grow up."

Onoki thought of his granddaughter Kurotsuchi.

Compared to his father, Huangtu, Kurotsuchi has no flaws in his character. He is confident and strong, and he is also very serious about doing things. Although he can be naive occasionally, he can mature after careful tempering.

In terms of strength, it is also not a problem. At only eighteen years old, he has independently created a blood lineage, which is enough to be called a genius.

Now he is one of the few elite Jonin in Iwagakure Village.

However, there are too many Jonin in Iwagakure who are too young, have insufficient qualifications, and have a stronger voice than her, but it is not a problem to come up with a dozen or so.

In a short period of time, it is not that simple to stand out from the crowd of jounin.

Especially when there is no big war, if you want to make some achievements, you can only endure it slowly.

However, although my granddaughter can endure it, she may not be able to endure it.

His body is getting worse every year, and he might be lying in a coffin next year or the year after that.

Just as Ohnoki was thinking about Iwakaku's future path, a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, and then a person walked in.

It’s the son of loess.

He is tall and strong, no worse than Yunyin's group of barbarians, but his appearance is unexpectedly kind and honest. In short, it is difficult to completely intimidate the people below with this kind of exposed aura.

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Not ruthless enough.

However, Onoki did not express these dissatisfaction outwardly.

In any case, compared to most ninjas, Yellow Earth's ability is still very good, and his strength is strong enough. If Iwagakure has a suitable successor, Yellow Earth will indeed be a very good assistant to the Tsuchikage.

"Father, this is a letter sent from Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure. Because the matter is of great importance, you need to make your own decision."

Loess presented three letters, which were from three different shinobi villages: Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure.

Ohnoki did not open the letter, but guessed what it was, and said, "Is it something over at the Land of Rain? You see what Kumogakure does, and you make arrangements accordingly. In short, don't be the first to do it."

In the last war, Iwagakure took the lead, and ended up being tricked by Kirigakure's Mizukage, killing thousands of ninjas. Looking back now, Onoki still felt heartbroken and unable to breathe. He also blamed the resigned Mizukage again.

I cursed in my heart.

Although it is important to recapture the tailed beast now, the basis of recapturing it is to ensure that Iwagakure's power does not suffer too much loss.

Being able to plot to seize several tailed beasts and hiding them so deeply, Onoki doesn’t think this is a small organization that can be manipulated by others. Looking at the group of S-class wanted criminals gathered in this organization, you can know that this organization has a lot of potential.

How deep.

As a Tsuchikage, he didn't want to keep going back and forth with today's young people.

"yes."

"Any thing else?"

Ohno Mu asked without raising his eyebrows.

"There is indeed one more thing." Huang Tu hesitated and said: "According to the patrol troops on the west front, they saw Uchiha Sasuke who had previously attacked Konoha among the patrol troops in the Kingdom of Ghosts. Regarding this matter,

I still need you, father, to make a decision."

"...Uchiha Sasuke? The younger brother of the genocide Itachi? I heard before that he attacked Konoha and killed two advisors and elders of Konoha, and finally escaped unharmed. The Uchiha clan... is really amazing

A young man."

Onoki frowned.

Although he has never met Uchiha Sasuke himself, the name of the tree's shadow man first killed Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, and then killed his brother Uchiha Itachi, and finally attacked Konoha and killed

The two consultants escaped unscathed... Regardless of whether there was any special reason, these names are enough to prove that the other party's strength is extraordinary.

Moreover, according to the information sent by Konoha, the other party has opened the Mangekyō Sharingan like Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Madara in the past, and can use the fourth stage of Susanoo.

"Father, what should we do now? Uchiha Sasuke appears on the front line in the west. Is there something going on here..."

Huangtu looked worried.

Over the past two years, Iwagakure's life has not been easy.
To be continued...