White Fang is dead?

When the Third Kazekage who was far away in Sunagakure Village heard the news, he wondered if Sunagakure's ANBU had made a mistake.

It's not that he doubts the strength of the other ninja villages, but the Third Kazekage believes that except for the current Five Kages, there seems to be no ninja who can restrain the White Fang of Konoha.

On the frontal battlefield, the Third Kazekage didn't care about the destructive power of Konoha White Fang.

But this is a sharp blade that can penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and become invincible.

In particular, the top management of Konoha knew how to use this sharp blade. They never put it on the frontal battlefield, but used it as an elite team to carry out sabotage work behind enemy lines. During the war, Sunagakure was once unable to see each other.

At critical moments, you can give the enemy a fatal blow.

In addition, in the past few years, the completion rate of the team led by him has reached 100%. Many big businessmen and nobles in the ninja world will come to Konoha and ask Sakumo by name to complete their tasks.

This is a kind of supreme trust.

Now, after receiving the news of Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo's death from the ANBU, the Third Kazekage's first reaction was not to believe it.

How could such a powerful ninja die suddenly?

"Who killed him? Kumogakure's ninja?"

The third generation Kazekage's face was solemn.

Although he is a bit reluctant, Sunagakure's overall strength is actually ranked backward among the five great ninja villages.

Following Konoha is Kumogakure from the Kingdom of Thunder.

Most of the ninjas in this ninja village are ninjas who respect strength and mobility, and possess extremely terrifying fighting will.

If anyone can kill Konoha White Fang, the Kumogakure ninja is the most likely.

"That's not the case, Kazekage-sama. That Konoha White Fang... committed suicide."

"suicide?!"

After the Sunagakure Anbu finished speaking, the Third Kazekage's expression became extremely strange, with disbelief in his eyes.

suicide?

How could it be suicide?

That Konoha White Fang actually committed suicide?

How can this be?

What are those people in Konoha doing?

Is this trying to induce something? A conspiracy against the other four ninja villages?

"This is what happened, Kazekage-sama."

This ANBU presented the collected information to the Third Kazekage.

After the Third Kazekage took it, he read it carefully from beginning to end five or six times, and finally determined one fact——

Konoha White Fang is dead.

Konoha White Fang, who gave him such a headache, died.

He was originally prepared to sacrifice the elite ninjas of Sunagakure to die with Konoha White Fang, but now the extremely risky plan was no longer needed, and there was no need for their Sunagakure ninjas to kill Konoha White Fang by filling their lives.

For a moment, the Third Kazekage even had the idea that the top brass of Konoha were actually friendly forces.

As for the cause of the incident, although there are no detailed records, the Third Kazekage can also make some guesses.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, the third Hokage of Konoha, is approaching fifty, and it is indeed time to choose a successor.

The White Fang of Konoha, the Sannin, and some other Jounin of Konoha are all strong contenders for the Fourth Hokage.

This is just a political struggle within Konoha.

"..."

The Third Kazekage sighed.

Konoha White Fang...it's really not worth dying.

When he felt happy that one of his great enemies was gone, he felt sad at the same time. This may be a warning.

No matter how powerful a village is, it cannot use this method of hurting relatives to gain political bargaining chips.

Regarding the election ceremony of the next Fourth Kazekage, it seems that it needs to be carefully reviewed to avoid following in the footsteps of Konoha.

However, I thought that there should be no such person in Sunagakure Village, and he was now in his prime, and it was not yet time to elect the next Kazekage.

Thinking of this, the Third Kazekage temporarily felt a lot more at ease.

"Please pass this news to Elder Chiyo. White Fang led his team to kill his son and daughter-in-law. Now that White Fang is dead, it can be regarded as revenge for her."

"yes."

After the Sunagakure Anbu left, the Third Kazekage breathed out softly, took out a scroll from the drawer, spread it on the table, and looked at the contents of the scroll carefully and seriously.

Above this is the general plan for future attacks on the Land of Fire and the containment of Konoha's forces.

These include attack routes, supply channels, resource encroachment points, and all action plans, all of which are recorded on it.

Cross out one of the important links.

This step is to destroy Konoha White Fang.

Since Konoha White Fang is dead, there is no need to invest so many people in this link.

The extra manpower can be used on other key links.

"If only the Sannin were like White Fang..."

Having said this, the Third Kazekage felt that he was out of his mind.

The camps that White Fang and the Sannin belong to in Konoha, as well as the political capital behind them, are completely different.

No matter what, the death of Konoha White Fang is something worth celebrating.

Finish work early today and go back to have a good sleep.

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The other ninja villages gradually received news of White Fang's suicide.

Their external stances vary from disdain to cold eyes to excitement.

However, many businessmen and nobles in the ninja world are dissatisfied with this. You know, the mission they issued to Konoha is still there, and they spent a lot of money to hire Konoha White Fang to complete the mission.

Now that Konoha White Fang is dead, it is the other jounin who are carrying out their mission.

Although Konoha's top management immediately decided to return the extra funds from these rewards, it still had a considerable impact on Konoha's credibility.

To be honest, since the Hokage himself cannot participate in the mission, White Fang is now the face of Konoha. Both nobles and businessmen have great trust in the ability and credibility of this Konoha Jonin, and in the process of getting along with him,

Both parties were very happy.

Not only were their goods well protected, their personal safety was also protected without any accidents.

In Konoha, there is currently only one jounin who can do such a thing.

After investigation, many nobles and businessmen have questioned Konoha.

They don't care about the struggle within the Ninja Village, they only care about their goods and personal safety, and White Fang is the person who can bring them this.

Now that White Fang is gone, his enthusiasm for Konoha will naturally decrease.

After incomplete statistics, Konoha's income from accepting tasks has dropped significantly compared to previous years.

Among them, there are many other ninja villages who are spreading rumors everywhere, smearing Konoha's image and trying to clear White Fang's name.

As for this bitter fruit, Konoha's top brass are destined to eat it themselves.

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It came to an end after Sakumo's death.

Shiraishi will also inquire about Kakashi's current situation in the village, or visit him in person.

Outside, he would ask his subordinates to take care of him to avoid any accidents.

Shiraishi, the subordinate who secretly looked after Kakashi, also gave salary rewards.

After all, this is not an official business of the organization, but a private matter that belongs to oneself, so this part of the funds can only be provided by oneself.

During this period, Shiraishi also heard something.

That was the Konoha ninja who was rescued by Sakumo. He quietly ended his life in a similar way at home.

Shiraishi is unable to make a complete evaluation of this.

Because in Sakumo's heart, he had never blamed this Konoha ninja. It didn't matter whether he slandered him or not. Sakumo didn't take his slanderous words to heart.

There is no need for him to commit suicide. Like Sakumo, he is just a victim of this political struggle, a tool that can be thrown away after use.

Even if he doesn't do it, someone else will do it, even more ruthlessly.

He had no fault at all, it was just a coincidence.
To be continued...