The Fifth village Hokage:Uchiha Douhuan

Chapter 237: The Acting Kazekage of the Sand Village, Ishiichi Seigaku

Naruto, Temari, and Kankurō waited by the bonfire in the desert night for a long time. At dawn, a small white snake slowly crawled out from the desert.

"It's here," Naruto, who was boredly adding firewood to the bonfire, immediately became alert upon seeing it.

After the small messenger snake from Ryuchi Cave reached his side, Naruto squatted down and held out his hand to let the snake crawl onto his arm.

"Naruto," the messenger snake wrapped around Naruto's arm opened its mouth and spoke in human language, its voice being that of Uchiha Douhuan.

"Teacher?" Naruto was stunned upon hearing Uchiha Douhuan's voice. He had thought that after sending the message back, his teacher would just send Neji or Sasuke over. He hadn't expected the one providing assistance to be Uchiha Douhuan himself.

"Sasuke and Neji have other missions right now," the messenger snake said in Uchiha Douhuan's voice. "So, I used a sealing jutsu to seal a portion of my chakra into the communication snake, allowing it to have a real-time connection with my main body."

"Alright. With you here, Teacher, Temari's coup operation will be even more foolproof," Naruto said with a nod.

"Okay, let's get down to business first," the messenger snake on Naruto's wrist turned its head to look at Temari beside him. "Princess of the Sand Village, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Uh, forgive my rudeness, but may I ask who you are?" Temari asked hesitantly, looking at the small snake talking to her.

"Uchiha Douhuan," the messenger snake said unhurriedly.

"The Fifth Hokage?" Temari's face changed upon hearing this. The name Uchiha Douhuan startled Temari. She looked at Naruto with some bewilderment, thinking to herself:

[Aren't you a rogue ninja? What kind of rogue ninja can just call their own Kage over when they run into trouble outside!]

"Greetings, Lord Fifth Hokage," Kankurō said hurriedly at this time. Although the relationship between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire hadn't been so harmonious since the last tariff war, as the son of the former Kazekage, he couldn't lose his etiquette. Moreover, after that battle some time ago, Uchiha Douhuan had established his position as the strongest in the ninja world. So, at this moment, even though it was just a small snake with Uchiha Douhuan's chakra, Kankurō didn't dare to be presumptuous.

After calming herself down a bit, Temari also reacted and bowed to the messenger snake on Naruto's hand, "Greetings, Lord Hokage. I wouldn't dare to call myself a princess in front of Lord Hokage."

"No, no, no, you must remember. From now on, no matter who you face, you must identify yourself as the princess of the Sand Village. Understand?" From the mouth of the messenger snake, Uchiha Douhuan's voice, tinged with a smile, came through.

"If you want to become the Fifth Kazekage, then you must make everyone in your village not forget the grace of your father who once supported the economic lifeline of an entire village by himself, allowing them to live good lives," Uchiha Douhuan guided her patiently.

"I understand," Temari nodded. She understood that this ninja world legend had already begun to guide her in staging a coup. "So, besides this, what else should I do?"

"Wait," Uchiha Douhuan said unhurriedly. "The situation inside your village is not yet clear. Before your and your brother's identities are officially defined by your village's authorities, what you need to do is gather information about the situation inside your village. Then, wait patiently. I think you should have a way to contact the ninjas in your village who support you, right?"

"I do," Temari nodded. "I have a way to contact our uncle."

"An uncle? That's for the best," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. His assessment of the success rate of Temari's coup rose by another point. Since ancient times, the uncle has always been the best helper in a coup for power, not to mention that the uncle of these three siblings held a not-so-low position in the Sand Village.

"Then, what you need to do now is to first extricate yourself from this matter," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Before you become the Kazekage, your Jinchuriki brother will have to be a rogue ninja for a while. And, if you can return to the village, you must also show your enthusiasm for capturing Gaara, the rogue ninja."

"In other words, you have to temporarily cut ties with Gaara. After all, what Gaara has done in your village is an indisputable fact," Uchiha Douhuan continued.

"But if that's the case..." Temari hesitated upon hearing this.

"Are you worried that if you do this, even if you become the Kazekage, you won't be able to clear your brother's name?" Uchiha Douhuan asked in return.

Temari didn't speak, just nodded.

"It seems you don't really have a concept of how much power a Kage actually has," Uchiha Douhuan said with a laugh. "After you become the Kazekage and have complete control over the Sand Village, whether Gaara is a rogue ninja or not is actually just a matter of your word."

"Just like him?" Temari looked at Naruto at this time.

"Uh, his situation is a bit complicated, but you're not wrong to think that way," Uchiha Douhuan said. At this time, Naruto, who was mentioned, also scratched his head and showed a slightly embarrassed smile.

"But our village is not just decided by the Kazekage..." Temari said. "Even when my father was still alive, he sometimes had to listen to the opinions of the village elders."

"When you expressed your desire to become the Fifth Kazekage before, what was the attitude of your village's elders?" Uchiha Douhuan asked back.

"They... were not very supportive," Temari said after a sigh. "Even though my strength, after training, can already be considered top-tier in the village, they rejected me on the grounds that I was still too young. However, they should still be observing, otherwise they wouldn't have delayed the election of the Fifth for so long. Also, Elder Ebizō's attitude towards Gaara during this pursuit indicates that he will no longer support me."

"Isn't that obvious?" Uchiha Douhuan laughed. "You are the one who is going to take power through a coup. In the process of you becoming the Fifth Kazekage, they are all obstacles that must be removed. After you succeed, do you think anyone will still stand up and obstruct you when you want to grant a special pardon to your brother?"

After hearing what Uchiha Douhuan said, Temari's pupils first shrank, and then she was suddenly enlightened.

That's right, she's going to take power through a coup. The two elders will definitely stand against her, and purging the two elders' power in the village is something that must be done during the coup. So, once she successfully takes power, she might become the most powerful Kazekage in the Sand Village since the First Kazekage. At that time, wouldn't pardoning Gaara just be a matter of her word?

"I understand," Temari took a deep breath and then voiced her final concern, "But, if I abandon Gaara at this time, what will happen to Gaara alone?"

At this time, Naruto spoke with a smile, "If you trust me, then let me take care of him. With Big Brother Kurama around, the One-Tail inside him won't dare to act up. And, I can also try to teach him how to control his emotions."

Temari turned her head to look at Naruto and fell into silence.

Although reason told Temari that the other party was a rogue Jinchuriki, even if there were other reasons for his defection, he was ultimately from another power. If he and Konoha had designs on the One-Tail, entrusting Gaara to the other party would undoubtedly be sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth. However, when she connected her chakra with Naruto's through the secret art of Ninshū before, what Temari felt from Naruto's chakra was only the warmth of the sun. The young man before her seemed to hold no malice towards the entire world.

[If only Gaara could be like him...] Thinking of this, Temari's gaze towards Naruto became a bit dazed.

"Letting Naruto take care of your brother is indeed a relatively good choice. At least I think Naruto can somewhat correct your brother's somewhat twisted personality, who has been raised as a weapon since childhood," Uchiha Douhuan said at this time.

"Alright, I trust you," Temari took a deep breath and then said solemnly to Naruto, "Gaara, I'm counting on you."

"Sister?" Kankurō looked at Temari with some disbelief.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of him," Naruto said with a smile and a nod.

"Then, my messenger snake will follow you until your coup is complete," Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Okay," Temari nodded, holding out her hand to let the messenger snake on Naruto's wrist crawl onto her own.

"Alright," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Naruto, you take this child and go. And Princess Temari, you can try to contact your uncle now. Understanding the situation inside your Sand Village as soon as possible will also be beneficial for our next arrangements."

...

At dawn, Naruto left with the sleeping Gaara, slowly disappearing from the sight of the Sand siblings. After seeing the two of them off, Temari also began to use the communication method agreed upon between her and Yashamaru to contact Yashamaru.

"You two, inflict some wounds on yourselves. Otherwise, it will be hard to explain later," Uchiha Douhuan reminded.

"Okay," Temari was also very decisive. She directly grabbed a handful of sand and rubbed it hard on her face for a while, creating some abrasions. Then, without changing her expression, she took out a kunai and made several cuts on her body. Kankurō beside her did the same.

Uchiha Douhuan, watching this scene through the messenger snake's eyes, nodded secretly. These two siblings were really going all out for their younger brother.

Two hours later, Yashamaru's figure appeared on the horizon, rushing wildly towards the siblings.

"Temari, Kankurō, are you two alright?" After Yashamaru reached the siblings, he first checked their physical condition. He was relieved to see that the two had only suffered some superficial injuries.

"Where's Gaara?" After confirming the safety of his two nephew and niece, Yashamaru also discovered that his youngest nephew was missing and hurriedly asked.

"I don't know," Temari shook her head through gritted teeth, replying with the lines Uchiha Douhuan had taught her beforehand. "After that person abducted all of us, we passed out during the high-speed flight. Our chakra was also depleted. When we woke up, he and Gaara were both gone."

Yashamaru's pupils shrank upon hearing this. If Gaara was taken away by Naruto, then that meant the Sand's Tailed Beast was also lost. This was an unacceptable matter for the Sand Village, which was currently severely lacking in high-end combat power. But Yashamaru still managed to conceal his emotions a little and said to the two, "It's good that you two are alright. The village will slowly search for Gaara's whereabouts."

"Uncle, what is the situation in the village now?" Temari asked hurriedly.

"Uh..." Hearing Temari's question, Yashamaru hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.

"Uncle!"

"Alright, there's no harm in telling you," Yashamaru said with a sigh. "After you all went missing, Elder Chiyo and Elder Ebizō, due to the matter of the Jinchuriki going missing, declared a state of emergency in the village. They directly had the village's elite Jonin, Ishiichi Seigaku, become the Acting Kazekage to oversee the overall situation."

"Ishiichi Seigaku?" Temari frowned upon hearing this. "Although his strength is slightly stronger than mine, not many people in the village support him."

"This was the decision of the two elders," Yashamaru said. "Last night, that fellow held a temporary succession ceremony and put on the Kazekage hat. The first thing he did after taking the stage was to try and classify you two as rogue ninjas based on your previous actions of rescuing Gaara. However, with us old subordinates of the Fourth opposing, his proposal did not pass."

"That fellow, he's just a temporary Kazekage, and he's already so impatient to eliminate dissent?" Kankurō also cursed at this time.

"Don't worry. With your uncle here, I won't let you two be wronged," Yashamaru comforted Kankurō. "However, Gaara has already been confirmed as a rogue ninja by him. So, it might be a good thing that person took Gaara away. Otherwise, the only ending waiting for Gaara would be to have his Tailed Beast forcibly extracted."

"Damn it!" Temari gritted her teeth.

"Since you're alright, then let's go back to the village first," Yashamaru said. "Otherwise, the longer you stay outside, the more that fellow can justifiably classify you as rogue ninjas."

"Okay," Temari nodded, then followed Yashamaru on the road back to the village.

...

Just as Temari and Kankurō followed Yashamaru back to the main gate of the Sand Village, they were stopped by the guards in charge of guarding the gate.

Before long, a man wearing a green Kazekage hat and a long robe walked out. As soon as he saw Yashamaru and the Sand siblings behind him, he immediately said:

"Jonin Yashamaru, well done. Men, apprehend these two suspected rogue ninjas, and then thoroughly interrogate them about the Jinchuriki's whereabouts!"

Seeing this, Yashamaru directly blocked the path in front of the siblings and said with a frown, "Lord Acting Kazekage, regarding the identity issue of Temari and Kankurō, even the two elders have not yet decided. For you to classify them as rogue ninjas now, isn't it somewhat against the rules?"

(End of chapter)

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