Konoha I can become stronger by causing trouble

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"The hot springs in River Country are pretty good, much better than the environment in our Konoha Village!"

Chika had a towel on his head, his whole body was soaked in the water with only his head exposed, and spoke lazily.

The hot spring is surrounded by a lush bamboo forest. In the night, only the surface of the hot spring reflects the bright moonlight, sparkling.

The hot steam rises up, carrying with it the smell of sulfur and the unique moisture of hot springs, making people feel as if they are in a fairyland.

Kakashi appeared beside him and replied: "That's because you haven't been to the Land of Hot Springs. The hot springs there are really comfortable!"

"Really? Then let's go to the Land of Hot Springs to experience it if we have a chance."

Chika said and then saw the ninja dog Pakkun swimming past him using the doggy paddle.

"Hey, Kakashi, why did you let Puck in here?"

"The spirit beast is also our partner. What's wrong with taking a hot spring bath together? You can also put your crow feather in!"

Kakashi said nonchalantly.

"Have you ever seen a crow taking a hot spring bath?"

"I have seen it." Kakashi said confidently.

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Looking at Kakashi who was lying with open eyes, Chika was helpless.

He just didn't expect that his first hot spring bath would not be with a young lady, but with a dog.

He turned his head and asked Minato on the other side: "By the way, Minato-senpai, what does the information say?"

Because the intelligence scroll in this mission was not an important secret, Minato opened it and read it on the way.

This is also to ensure that if there is an emergency or the scroll is lost, Minato can go back and explain it in person.

Minato said, "The intelligence says that the previous Daimyo of Wind Country has passed away, and the new Daimyo of Wind Country is a playboy who only knows how to enjoy himself. He seems to be dissatisfied with the fact that more than half of his annual financial expenditure is spent on the Sand Village and wants to cut the funding from the Sand Village."

"They even want to abolish the establishment of ninja villages, learn from the River Country, and hand over all commissions to other countries. They even mentioned Konoha village."

"It seems that he is a pro-Konoha daimyo. Such a daimyo must be well protected and not be killed by their own people."

Chika also laughed when he heard this.

He also remembered this great name.

In the anime, the ninja from the Sand Country had already said this in the plan to destroy Konoha.

Because the Daimyo of the Land of Wind cut funding for the Sand Village, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa had to use ninjutsu to continuously refine gold sand from the desert to subsidize the village and even pushed the Daimyo for funding in order to demonstrate his strength.

He didn't expect that the daimyo of the Wind Country had this idea as soon as he came to power.

As for why it has not been carried out now, it is probably because he has just come to power and is not stable enough, so it is not appropriate to cause discord with the Third Kazekage.

During the reign of the Fourth Kazekage, because the Third Kazekage was missing and the Fourth Kazekage came to power in a hurry and his foundation was unstable, the daimyo had the opportunity to cut funding.

"Don't be happy too soon. The existence of the ninja village is to maintain national security. If the funding for the Sand Village is cut, ninjas will leave and there will be no strong military force to maintain it, which will lead to national unrest."

"The Daimyo's proposal to cut Sand Village's funding is not a wise choice. Even if the cut is not successful, there will be a rift between Sand Village and the Kingdom of Wind."

Minato continued.

Kakashi asked doubtfully, "Isn't this a good thing?"

Minato shook his head and explained, "Good is relative."

"In the short term, due to the lack of funds, Wind Country will increase its efforts to accept commissions from various countries, which will lead to more intense competition between us and Sand Ninja for River Country commissions. In the long run, if the remuneration obtained by Sand Village from commissions can offset the amount reduced by the daimyo, then it will be fine. If it is not enough."

"War, external war! And the best choice is the rich Fire Country." Chika said softly.

After all, when internal conflicts cannot be resolved, they will only lead to greater external conflicts.

At this point, Chika and Kakashi fell silent.

Chika knew that the Third Shinobi World War was indeed about to begin, which was also the battle that made Minato famous.

"It's too early to say. The entire Wind Country is not under the control of this new daimyo. And such a short-sighted daimyo will surely give the Sand Village a headache."

Minato smiled silently. Men, when talking about national affairs, are full of opinions and can talk eloquently.

As the three of them chatted, a long time passed, and they all felt hungry.

"I've finished my hot spring bath, and now it's time to go eat. I haven't had anything hot in a while."

Minato said.

Chika and Kakashi did not object, but Kakashi looked at Chika and asked, "Then the question is, who will pay for the meal between us?"

"No need, let me do it!" Minato said generously before Chika could speak.

"Minato-senpai, you've already treated the two of us to a hot spring bath, and now it's our turn to pay for it. We can't let you pay alone."

After hearing this, Chika understood that it was indeed not a good idea to let Minato pay again. If they formed a team in the future and kept asking Minato to pay, Minato would not be able to afford to marry Kushina.

"You pay!" ×2

Chika and Kakashi said at the same time, and then slowly stood up, not caring whether their little birds were seen by Minato.

There seemed to be a spark in each of their eyes.

Looking at the two people who seemed to be in a dispute, Minato shook his head helplessly and took a quick glance at their lower bodies.

Alas, Kakashi lost again!

After thinking for a while, Minato smiled and suggested, "Let's have a competition to see who can hold their breath underwater the longest. The loser will treat us."

That's a good idea.

Seeing Kakashi's eyes full of desire to win, Chika simply asked Minato: "Minato-sensei, why not compare the size?"

"What's the point of comparing? Kakashi has already lost!"

Minato said without even thinking.

Kakashi: "."

[Negative emotions from Hatake Kakashi, emotion value +80!]

"Minato-senpai, you actually peeked at us?! When I say size comparison, I'm not talking about the two ounces of meat under us!"

Chika immediately returned to the water.

"A*%$"

Minato also understood that he seemed to have misunderstood the meaning, and quickly apologized to Kakashi: "Sorry, Kakashi, I thought Chika was talking about age."

"Minato-sensei, just help him!" It would have been better if he hadn't explained. The explanation made Kakashi even more desperate.

And even if you consider age, including the ten months he spent in the womb, he is still two months younger than the other.

Minato used a double meaning to comfort him: "Kakashi, don't worry, you are still young, you will grow up one day!"

"But Chika is only seven years old."

"Maybe he is gifted!"

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[Negative emotions from Hatake Kakashi, emotion value +80!]

The three of them were hungry, so based on the principle of proximity, they found a snack bar near the hot spring.

Considering the huge blow to Kakashi's heart, Chika generously said that he would pay for the meal!

Sitting cross-legged on the tatami.

Looking at the hot food, the three of them were salivating and were ready to start eating.

However, Puck in Kakashi's arms suddenly sniffed and shouted, "Kakashi, there is a strange smell in here."

Hearing his words, the three of them immediately became alert. At this moment, something suddenly broke out of the ground under Minato's feet.

Minato's face changed, and he jumped back, dodging the attack while taking out a special kunai, and yelled to Chika and Kakashi: "Go!"

Chika and Kakashi reacted quickly. As soon as Minato moved, they had already reached the windowsill. With a light leap, they jumped onto the roof.

Boom!

The moment the two of them left, the snack bar collapsed instantly.

The powerful explosion has attracted the attention of the people around, and they kept screaming and dodging.

Chika and Kakashi also ran along the eaves towards the outside of the town.

Chika looked back towards Minato's position and saw two ninjas dressed in Sand Ninja costumes besieging Minato.

"Don't worry about it, let's retreat first!"

Kakashi said to Chika.

Kakashi knew Minato's strength best, and as long as the two of them were safe, Minato could retreat at any time.

Chika also understood this, so after just a glance, he followed Kakashi.

However, things did not go as planned. On the path where Chika and Kakashi were running, two ninjas wearing Sand Ninja forehead protectors blocked their way.

Chika and Kakashi stopped and looked at each other with serious expressions.

Although there were only two of them, judging from their aura, they were not simple people.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time and was thinking about how to get you two away from that Jonin. I didn't expect you two to separate so easily. It seems that the relationship between you Konoha ninjas is not that good!"

"Are the ninjas of the Sand Village, one of the five great nations, only capable of such despicable means as poisoning?"

Kakashi asked coldly, otherwise he and Puck might really be poisoned by the Sand Ninja.

"You must be Hatake Kakashi, right? I originally wanted you to die quietly so that your body would not be damaged. After all, it is easy to damage a body in a battle, which is not easy for me to make a puppet. Even if I make a puppet, it will be a flawed work of art."

The leading Sand Ninja was none other than Sasori of the Red Sand. He looked at Kakashi's white hair and thought that he seemed to overlap with a figure he had seen in a photo.

Suddenly, a constant murderous intent emerged in his heart.

Hearing this, Chika already understood who the person in front of him was, and whispered to Kakashi: "Kakashi, the opportunity has come. The other party is Sasori of the Red Sand, the grandson of Chiyo. Do you remember what you said that night? Do you want to collect some interest first?"

"Now is not the time to joke around. Think about how to escape."

Of course, Kakashi also recognized who the other person was, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that one of the Sand Ninjas who came was actually his father's enemy.

Even the method of poisoning in advance was aimed at them.

It seems that it was his information that appeared in the Sand Village, causing Chiyo's revenge.

She even wanted Sasori to take revenge himself.

At this time, the Sand Ninja standing behind Sasori glanced at Chika and Kakashi and said in surprise: "What a huge amount of chakra, Sasori-Sama, the chakra amount of that Uchiha clan brat is six or seven times that of Hatake Kakashi!"

After hearing this message, Sasori turned his gaze to Chika.

"It seems that you not only have the Sharingan, but also a very good body. I am just studying how to make a human puppet, so I will gladly accept your body."

Sasori became a little interested in Chika.

As a talented puppet stylist, Sasori's talent in puppetry is unquestionable.

At this age, he has already started thinking about how to surpass the first puppeteer Monzaemon Chikamatsu.

The human puppet can completely retain all the ninjutsu and bloodline limits that the person had during his lifetime. This is the biggest advantage of the human puppet.

"Quite Odd!"

Upon hearing this, Chika rolled his eyes at Sasori. He really didn't want to learn from the good things but insisted on learning from Uncle Snake(Orochimaru).

Sasori ignored Chika and simply said to the Sand Ninja behind him: "Leave this to me. Go and help the two of them delay that Jonin. I will deal with that Jonin after I have dealt with these two."

"Yes, Sasori-Sama!"

This Sand Ninja obviously thought that there was no problem in letting Sasori deal with two children of six or seven years old. On the contrary, on another battlefield, he could feel through his perception that his teammates were in trouble.

So, after hearing Sasori's order, he left here in an instant and joined Minato on the battlefield.

As the Sand Ninja left, Kakashi looked at Chika.

"It looks like the two of us will have to hold out against this guy for a while until Minato-sensei returns."

Kakashi said with a serious expression.

The name of Sasori of the Red Sand was earned through hard work in the ninja world. Kakashi felt that even with the addition of Chika, there was no guarantee of victory.

The incident happened suddenly, and Minato was unable to take them away immediately. Now Minato was entangled by three Sand Ninjas and could not break free for a while.

Chika and Kakashi still believed in Minato very much. The three Sand Ninjas could only delay him but could never kill Minato.

Even they will get killed in return.

"Well, you take the lead, I'll find a chance to give him a big one!"

Upon hearing this, Chika nodded solemnly and agreed.

After all, he is stronger than Kakashi in close combat.

"Be careful, the other party is not only a puppeteer, but also a master of poison. Don't let him hurt you."

The opponent is a ninja who controls puppets.

The weapons on those puppets are all filled with deadly poison. If there is no antidote, anyone who touches them will die.

This is also the reason why Chika was asked to take the lead.

Chika possesses the Sharingan, and can use the Sharingan's insight to observe the puppet's movements and dodge them.

"I see!"

After the two of them briefly discussed countermeasures, Chika opened his Sharingan, took out his samurai sword, stepped on the ground and rushed towards Scorpion.

"Have you discussed this? Then I should get started!"

Sasori of the Red Sand watched the two people muttering for a long time and was already getting impatient. But now when he saw Chika rushing over, he smiled coldly.

He took out a scroll from his arms and opened it slowly.

Ten humanoid puppets in red robes appeared in front of the Sasori, protecting him like the stars surrounding the moon.

At the same time, Sasori of the Red Sand stretched out his hands and shouted, "Red Secret Technique: Ten Machines Maneuver!"