Just when Crocodile was causing trouble in the Kingdom of Wind.
Kumogakure Village in the Land of Thunder and Iwagakure Village in the Land of Earth.
An agreement to unite has been reached secretly, but it has not yet been publicly announced.
at the same time.
The 5,000 ninja troops from Kumoyin Village marched through the Moon Country with great momentum and stationed themselves at the northernmost tip of Yuno Country near the border of the Fire Country.
This aroused high vigilance in Konoha Village.
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen considered the jungle environment on the border of Yuno Country.
He ordered the new leader of the Aburame clan, Shiwei Aburame, to lead a force of 3,000 ninjas to confront them.
Plus the hundreds of patrolling ninjas near the border, it's enough.
Furthermore.
Both sides know it.
Their primary target is the unknown strong man from the Kingdom of Wind, so this battle will definitely not be fought.
However, necessary precautions are also needed.
During this process, Konoha made it clear to Cloud Hidden Village that it had never sent ninjas to Loulan.
To prove this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also told the Kumogakure Village that the root ninjas all had "tongue whirlpool root" on their tongues.
This means that if he were really a ninja, he would never say anything about Danzo.
The reason why he was so active in clearing the suspicion was because he felt a strong sense of uneasiness in the unknown strong man.
Captured the Sandaime Raikage alive and defeated more than three thousand Kumogakure ninjas in one fell swoop.
This has exceeded the level of strength of these 'shadows'.
If I had to describe it, then only Madara Uchiha and the first Hokage from the previous generation could do it.
The reason why it is possible is because they were too young at the time.
【boom!】
In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly slapped the table, and he stood up from his chair, looking at the information letter sent by Danzo himself in his hand with a face full of shock.
The contents of this intelligence are each more terrifying than the last.
Crocodile's name, the origin of his claim, and his portrait using a simple sketch.
The key is who he claims to be: the king of the desert, the founder of the Kingdom of Wind, and the existence of an immortal god who competes with the Immortal of Six Paths in the same era!
And then there's what he did next.
One-on-one, he easily defeated Rasa, who was confirmed to be promoted to the Fourth Kazekage.
He even made Luo Sha kneel on one knee in front of him and bow his head!
The next day.
Arrive at the capital of the Kingdom of Wind, as the first king of the Kingdom of Wind.
In front of all the high-ranking officials, nobles, warriors and civilians in the city, he demanded that the current daimyo abdicate.
When Crocodile saw the daimyo, he not only refused, but also ordered the surrounding samurai and secretly guarding ninjas to capture him.
First he scolded the daimyo for being an unworthy descendant, then he grabbed the daimyo by the neck and lifted him into the air, sucking all the moisture from his body in front of everyone's eyes, turning him into a skinny mummy, and even his robes turned into powder and dissipated.
.
Everyone on the spot was frightened.
The daimyo is dead?
And they were killed by their own ancestors, so what should they do?
In short, the Kingdom of Wind has now fallen into the hands of Crocodile, but the situation is still a bit turbulent.
I think with his strength and means, it won't take long for him to regain his composure.
Sarutobi Hiruzen could already imagine what a huge tsunami of public opinion would be set off in the ninja world if the daimyo was killed.
really.
The outside world at this time.
Even the traffickers and lackeys couldn't believe it at first after hearing the news, and they fell into a daze for a long time after confirming it.
After all, he was a famous person, and he had never been killed in thousands of years.
At least that's how it appears on the surface.
Then.
There was the second piece of paper on his desk.
Inside is an order from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Ask them to immediately organize a ninja army to attack Crocodile.
His words are extremely violent and his writing is very sloppy.
Presumably it was written by the daimyo himself in a state of extreme anger.
at the same time.
The daimyo of the Kingdom of Earth, Kingdom of Thunder, and Kingdom of Water also issued similar orders to their own ninja villages.
Apparently Crocodile had completely pissed off the daimyo.
Because they felt unprecedented danger.
The death of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind made these high-ranking people suddenly realize that they too would be killed...
"Hey - how did things become like this?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered to himself.
He now feels that Crocodile may not necessarily be stronger than Madara Uchiha and the first Hokage back then.
But this must be many times more courageous.
Don't you have any respect for the Daimyo?
Is he really the first king of the Kingdom of Wind?
But why is it the first king and not the first daimyo?
no way.
Even the historical records preserved by the five major countries can only barely trace back to the Warring States Period.
Before that, things were spread through word of mouth.
To the people of the current ninja world, the Sage of Six Paths is just a myth and legend.
It's like the impression that people on Earth have of existences like Jesus and Sakyamuni.
"Hiruzhan, why are you hesitating? It's time to give the order!"
Danzo urged with a stern expression.
He was in a very unhappy mood now, not just because he was inexplicably blamed.
It was also because the two root teams he sent suddenly lost contact not long after arriving near Loulan Kingdom.
"It can only be the."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with a heavy heart. The daimyo's orders had come down and he had no room for maneuver.
"Someone is coming!"
A sound broke through the air instantly.
Five ANBU ninjas flew in from the open windows on both sides, and they all knelt on the ground.
After they listened to the Sandaime Hokage's order, they turned into afterimages and disappeared again, and went to the clans of the major ninja clans to deliver the order.
"Duanzo, we can't just think about how to attack, we must also be prepared to protect ourselves."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked down at the information on the table and said thoughtfully: "As mentioned above, Crocodile appeared directly in Sunagakure Village, bringing with it a sandstorm that enveloped the entire village."
Danzo nodded with deep understanding.
"According to our elder lurking in Sand Hidden Village, the other party possesses a sand transformation technique similar to the water transformation technique of the Oniyue clan."
"It must have turned into sand and passed through the defense line on the ground from the air!"
Speaking of which, this undercover elder was developed from his roots, which shows that Danzo's ability in this area is indeed outstanding.
"Well, it's not easy to guard against this..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said with some worry: "Especially according to the intelligence, the sensing ninjas of Sunagakure Village and Kumogakure Village did not sense any chakra aura on each other at all."
Danzo looked solemn.
There is no chakra aura, plus the ability to transform into sand.
Isn’t that no different from the normal sandstorm in nature?
It's just that this ball of wind and sand has human consciousness.
For a while, neither of them could think of any good solution.
"Hey, no matter what, let the barrier team arrange it first. If the opponent really attacks the village, let them activate the maximum range of the four-purple flame formation!"
"And have someone call Jiraiya and Tsunade back immediately!"
After hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, Danzo had no objection.
At the same time, I was thinking about asking Orochimaru when I go back to see if he can do anything.
Danzo currently has no selfish motives in protecting Konoha...