Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

Within the borders of the Land of Wind.

In a small oasis, a town of considerable size had gathered. Near this place, the Konoha envoy team was stationed.

Kusuo's departure didn't seem to cause any major issues. After all, Tsunade hadn't assigned him any specific duties within the delegation. At this moment, Kakashi and a few ANBU captains were poring over a sand table, simulating various future possibilities.

"The number of prisoners we are handing over this time, as well as the reparations from the Sand Village, are far beyond the normal level. It's hard to guarantee that the Land of Wind and the Sand Village will comply peacefully," one said.

"I estimate that they will definitely try to obstruct us from within. If a conflict breaks out then, it will be very difficult to handle these chunin-level prisoners." He rubbed his brow. For the past few days, this matter had been giving him a headache, and he had been struggling with it for a long time. Killing them was impossible.

The other ANBU captains were equally worried. It was almost an unsolvable situation. After all, the amount of compensation stipulated in the treaty between the two countries would make anyone's heart tremble. Once a conflict arose, the prisoners on hand would become a liability, and they might even be turned against them.

"Report! An order has come from Lord Hokage! Lord Jiraiya will be arriving here shortly to take command."

A chunin responsible for communications ran in at this time and reported to them.

Lord Jiraiya is coming?!

Hearing this news, the faces of Kakashi and the ANBU captains all lit up with joy. Kusuo's departure hadn't seemed to have much impact on the lower-level personnel, but they knew that a conflict was almost certain to happen. Now that Lord Hokage had sent Lord Jiraiya to assist, the situation would be much better. Surprise and delight appeared on their faces.

"Haha, little Tsuna was still worried about you all. She begged me for a long time before I agreed to come."

"Where's that brat Kusuo? I haven't seen him in a long time!"

Outside the tent, a boisterous, hearty voice sounded. The voice arrived before the person did. By the time Jiraiya's burly figure strode in, Kakashi and the others immediately greeted him.

"Lord Jiraiya, it's great that you could come!"

"Lord Kusuo went off on a solo mission a short while ago. We don't know his whereabouts."

Hm? A solo mission?

A trace of doubt flashed in Jiraiya's eyes. Before he left, little Tsuna had specifically told him that Kusuo had a special mission. That was, in the event that negotiations broke down, he was to strike with lightning speed and suppress the One-Tail. After all, given the current situation in the Land of Wind, the only thing they could bring to the table was the One-Tail.

"I understand," Jiraiya said in a deep voice, then joined them in looking at the map of the Sand Village on the sand table.

"We are fighting far from home this time. We are at a disadvantage in terms of both manpower and environment," Kakashi began, specially explaining the current situation between the two sides to Jiraiya. "The only advantage we have is our high-end combat power. But what we need to be careful of is their One-Tail. If they decide to burn their bridges and release the One-Tail's seal regardless of the consequences, even if we are prepared and all go in together, it will still cause considerable losses."

Jiraiya nodded. He was aware of everything Kakashi had said. The most urgent matter was to find a way to solve the problem of harm to the lower-level ninja during a battle between high-end powerhouses. The power of a Tailed Beast was world-shaking. Anyone who had experienced the Tailed Beast's rampage the other day would surely still have lingering fear.

Suddenly, a red-clothed figure flashed into the tent. He was holding a sword, and in his hand was also a scroll.

After getting a clear look at his face, everyone was immediately overjoyed. Jiraiya even said with a smile, "You brat, did you calculate that I would arrive at the delegation today and specially rush back to see me?"

Joking, Jiraiya walked up and patted Kusuo's shoulder with a grin. In his heart, the idea of the "Child of Prophecy" had always been flickering. The Great Toad Sage had prophesied that his disciple would be the Child of Prophecy who would change the entire ninja world. For so many years, Jiraiya had been searching diligently.

At first, he thought that fellow Nagato, with his legendary Sage of Six Paths' eyes, was the most likely candidate. After the Akatsuki's incident, its collapse, and its rebuilding, it had transformed into an infamous missing-nin organization throughout the ninja world, which made him abandon this idea. Later, he met Naruto and Kusuo. That guy Naruto currently showed no signs of being the Child of Prophecy. Jiraiya had ruled him out first.

But Kusuo... in every aspect, he could be called a genius of astonishing talent. Cutting down the One-Tail, defeating the Sannin Orochimaru, single-handedly annihilating Danzo and the Root organization, and even suppressing the rampaging Nine-Tails... such an astonishing battle record. His strength was catching up to the former "God of Shinobi," Hashirama Senju. Jiraiya had personally witnessed how Kusuo had fought one against two Kage-level powerhouses, shattering a Susanoo with one slash and cutting down Kisame Hoshigaki with another—an incredible feat.

Kusuo had done too much. A Kage-level expert in his early teens, with combat power comparable to a Tailed Beast, and born in this era of peace. If word got out, it would definitely shake the entire ninja world. The only drawback was... he wasn't his disciple. The moment he thought of this, Jiraiya felt annoyed. Such a good kid. Why couldn't he become my disciple? Look at that kid Naruto, so enthusiastic. He was so happy to become my disciple his tail was wagging.

The ANBU members in the tent didn't know what Jiraiya was thinking. They were more concerned with the fact that Kusuo himself had returned.

"Great! Now that you're back, Kusuo, our subsequent arrangements will be much easier to make." The people present had all had quite a bit of interaction with him on the day Danzo was dealt with. Kusuo wasn't an unreasonable person. Most of the ANBU members might have been brainwashed by the Will of Fire, but simply being friends with them was no problem. It was just that he had never formally interacted with them before.

Kusuo looked at their happy faces and understood. It was eighty percent because they now had an additional top-tier combatant, which would have a very positive effect on any potential battles.

His cousin Kakashi also nodded. "It's good that you're back." He didn't ask what Kusuo had been doing. It was as if this cousin of his had always been very reassured about him.

"Report!" Outside the tent, a message from a sensory-type ninja suddenly came.

"Come in!" Jiraiya shouted in a low voice. Since he had arrived, he had naturally taken over command.

The moment he entered, the sensory-type ninja's face lit up with joy. Then, when he saw that Kusuo was also there, a look of surprise appeared on his face. As if he were seeing a god, his eyes were filled with an undisguisable admiration and reverence.

"Reporting to Lord Jiraiya, Captains! We have just received news that the Sand Village has sent out an envoy to us, requesting aid and promising unconditional surrender. They hope that we can be lenient, spare their lives, and preserve the village's system. To this end, they guarantee that from now on, they will become a vassal of Konoha, and Konoha's word will be law."

The moment these words came out, the entire tent was shocked.

"What did you say? Say what you just said again!" The ANBU captain's face was clearly filled with disbelief. He immediately pulled the ninja over and asked.

After the sensory ninja repeated himself once more, he, Kakashi, and Jiraiya were all stunned.

"Wait a minute. Could this be a trap?" This was the first thing they thought of. Otherwise, why on earth would the Sand Village, out of the blue, make such a humiliating decision? Besides, the two sides were not in a state of war. Where did this talk of unconditional surrender come from? Could it be that a Konoha ninja had already fought their way to the Sand Village?

"Yes, my lords. Just a short while ago, Lord Kusuo single-handedly broke into the Sand Village's ANBU organization and, after annihilating it, killed all of the Sand Village's high-ranking officials! Now, the Land of Wind's Daimyo has also been assassinated. The entire Land of Wind is in chaos, and the Sand Village has lost almost all of its strength!"

Hiss!

Hearing these words, they all took a sharp breath in. This... was this a story?

Everyone turned their curious gazes to Kusuo. The latter just smiled faintly, without much of a reaction.

So... Kusuo was gone for so many days because he single-handedly annihilated a village? And a hidden village of the Five Great Nations at that? The Sand Village.

"Tell us what happened. Why did you do it?" Jiraiya was first stunned, then immediately reacted. This matter was terrifyingly serious. Although the battle record was glorious, if there wasn't a reasonable explanation, the other three great nations would definitely use this to cause trouble. At that time, Konoha would be isolated and helpless, and would definitely be in a precarious situation. Especially since annihilating the Sand Village wasn't enough; this brat had actually killed the Daimyo as well. This matter was serious.

Kusuo, however, didn't have much of a reaction. He took out the commission scroll that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had given to the Akatsuki from his pocket. The various conspiracies they had planned were recorded clearly within. The seal of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind at the bottom was irrefutable proof.

"How dare they!"

"Such wolfish ambition! I never thought the people of the Land of Wind would be so malicious!" The ANBU captain was shocked. It was imaginable that if Kusuo hadn't discovered this in advance and made preparations, all of them in this envoy team would have been buried in the Sand Village.

One Sasori. An S-rank missing-nin who had single-handedly killed the Third Kazekage. One Deidara. The student of the Tsuchikage, Onoki. His one-handed clay bombs were a monstrous technique that could truly destroy a village. Add to that the entire high-end combat power of the Sand Village, and even the One-Tailed Shukaku... it would have been difficult for the Konoha envoy team not to be completely wiped out.

Little Tsuna's worries were correct. The Sand Village had indeed prepared a backup plan, Jiraiya thought, his heart flashing. He understood why Tsunade had insisted on asking him to come here and meet up.

Immediately, he looked at Kusuo. "Kusuo, where did you get this scroll? Have you already fought the Akatsuki duo?"

Kakashi and the ANBU captain also looked over with curiosity. That's right. Such an important piece of intelligence... it couldn't have been found just by killing the Daimyo, right?

Kusuo shrugged. "Not really. My original intention was to investigate the Sand's movements alone. I guess I was lucky and ran into the Akatsuki members at the very beginning, so I killed them along the way."

Er... Kakashi's left eye twitched. The ANBU captain said that now was not the time to speak.

Jiraiya was also at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. He had lived for so long, and for the first time, he kind of wanted to hit someone. What do you mean, you were lucky to run into Akatsuki members and killed them along the way?! Can this be called good luck? A normal person would be scared to death, worried and unable to sleep at night, right?

Wait. Kusuo wasn't a normal person. Thinking back on his previous terrifying battle record... suddenly thinking this way, they also felt that this matter didn't seem so hard to accept anymore.

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