The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 213 The Wind Rises

"Peace in the Wind Kingdom has lasted for two and a half years. Are you starting to get impatient?"

In the office of Kazegakure in Sand Village, Gaara finished processing today's documents and sat at his desk with a cup of tea, looking a little leisurely and quiet.

"I did hear some Sand Ninja want to join the battle, and there are calls to declare war on Konoha to seize the land, or to declare war on the Iwagakure to reclaim the wetlands."

After hearing what Kankuro said, Gaara sighed again in his heart. It seemed that what he heard were just some faint rumors. The discussions among the Sand Ninjas in private should be more heated.

Just mentioning the war, the image of a yellow-haired boy touching his head and grinning foolishly appeared in his mind.

"I see. I didn't expect that we've reached the critical juncture of choosing peace or war. Naruto-kun, are you aware that there might be another war between Konoha and the Sand Village?"

Gaara has always been grateful to Naruto for leading him out of the darkness, and he also understands what he has experienced.

After returning to the Sand Village after the Chunin Exam, he changed his previous behavior and actively sought to live in harmony with the villagers, silently contributing to the village. After persisting in this way for a few months, some villagers' attitudes towards him softened a little.

Later, he reconciled with the One-Tailed Shukaku, was able to sleep peacefully and no longer go crazy, and then played a significant role in the border battle with the Iwagakure. The Sand Ninjas gradually began to treat him as a normal ninja. Although they still felt a little disgusted, they no longer looked at him as a monster.

Later, his strength gradually increased, and he became one of the best masters in the Sand Village. The curses he heard before were no longer heard. He persisted until half a year ago. With the assistance of Mr. Maki and the approval of Elder Chiyo, I successfully became the fifth generation of Kazegakure. He saw almost all smiling faces.

Although this journey was difficult and had many twists and turns, it was generally smooth. However, Naruto, the person who inspired him, did not seem to have made much progress.

"Naruto-kun, your words about becoming Hokage are still echoing in my mind. Before I knew it, you've been away from Konoha for almost three years. I wonder when you'll return to Konoha to fulfill your wish."

Seeing Gaara's conflicted expression, Kankuro was very puzzled.

"Why bother with that yellow-haired guy? He's not the one in charge of Konoha now. That old guy Sarutobi Hiruzen has given us a lot of good things in the past two years. In fact, many Sand Shinobi think we can use the excuse of helping Konoha relieve the pressure on the border as an excuse to extort more money from him, and then go to war with the Iwagakure."

"That's right, the Sand Village is much stronger now than before, and it's all thanks to you.

"Old Onoki of Iwagakure is so old he's almost dead. Konoha seems to have been in a lot of trouble since the Chunin Exams. They've been fighting on the border with Iwagakure and Kumogakure for the past two years, and their strength has declined a lot. No matter what you choose, you don't have to worry."

Temari stood in front of the desk, carrying a three-star fan on her back, looking heroic and confident.

Although Gaara has been the Kazekage for less than a year, the environment in the village has improved a lot in this year, and the Sand Ninjas feel that life in their own ninja village has become much more comfortable.

The decentralization of various resources and ninjutsu has greatly improved the overall strength of the Sand Village. Temari feels that the current Sand Village is not at all inferior to Konoha or Iwagakure when facing a multi-party war.

Gaara did not agree with Temari's words about his achievements. Although he became the Kazekage with the support of Elder Chiyo because of his strength, many Sand Ninjas and villagers still had doubts and even hostility towards him because of what he had done in the past.

After succeeding the Kazekage, apart from visiting the Daimyo of the Wind Country to secure funding, he was actually just like a rubber stamp, doing some task assignments and arrangements.

The village defense was handled by the jonin Maki, Yura, and others. The border guards were handled by the jonin Fushigi, and the intelligence work was handled by the elder Ebizo.

Even various miscellaneous tasks have dedicated people in charge, and many truly important matters still require the approval of Elder Chiyo.

He felt like he hadn't done anything, but the number of Sand Village missions had inexplicably increased, and relations with the surrounding ninja villages had inexplicably eased. Even the number of elite masters in the village had increased, and even the villagers walking on the streets seemed more energetic.

Therefore, Gaara said very unconfidently: "But I haven't done anything myself."

Temari immediately encouraged her brother, "You are the village's military guarantee. With you in charge, the village ninja can go on missions with confidence."

Kankuro immediately chimed in, "That's right, the Sand Village has a lot more quests. There's been constant fighting on the border with Konoha, with the Rock and Cloud ninjas constantly battling Konoha, so many merchants are choosing to come to the Sand Village to post quests."

The daimyo also seemed to realize that Konoha was in a bad situation and could no longer be relied upon, so after you came to power you actually took the initiative to increase some of the funding.

The overall environment of the Sand Village has improved a lot, and many Sand Ninjas admire you when they mention you."

After hearing what Kankuro said, Gaara stood up and walked to the window, looking at the Sand Ninja running outside the Kazekage Building with a faint smile on his face, but also with a bit of worry.

"I didn't expect that Konoha's bad situation would actually make our lives better."

Kankuro was confused by Gaara's exclamation, "Gaara, what are you worried about today?"

Gaara turned around and looked at his two relatives and said, "Konoha secretly sent an envoy to ask us to send troops to disturb the border village of Iwagakure, and promised a large amount of supplies and ninjutsu resources. Logically speaking, we and Konoha are allies, and if they are in a bad situation, we should help them.

but......"

Gaara hesitated and remained silent for a moment, and Kankuro immediately added, "But we don't have much friendship with Konoha.

What's more, Konoha's Fifth Hokage has disappeared, and he disappeared in the village. I think Konoha is doomed, and maybe we can gain more by attacking Konoha."

"Kankuro, stop talking nonsense and interfering with Gaara's judgment."

Temari felt a little embarrassed listening to this. Wasn't her father assassinated and replaced around the village? Everyone was at the same level. What was the difference between mocking Konoha and mocking herself?

Gaara still looked hesitant. "Helping Konoha means provoking a war. The Sand Village has only been peaceful for a few years. Is it appropriate to start a war now? If we don't help Konoha, it will go against the moral obligation of an ally."

Gaara thought a lot and he himself was not very willing to initiate a war.

The foundation of the Sand Village is too weak, so there is no need to fight with those ninja villages. The first priority is to seize the time to cultivate talents and develop the village, and one's own strength must also be enhanced.

However, he still had no idea how to reject Konoha's request and develop the Sand Village. More importantly, Elder Chiyo's opinion was still unclear.

At this moment, the sound of the wind outside the window changed, whistling non-stop. Gaara and the other two went to the window and looked out. They could vaguely see a dark cloud drifting over. The residents of Sand Village seemed to sense that rain was coming. One by one, they came out with pots and pans, looking up at the sky in anticipation.

Temari looked at the rain clouds in the sky and said with a hint of joy: "The wind has risen in the Land of Wind. Although it has brought continuous sandstorms, it has also brought us the water we desperately need."