Chapter 1256 - 129: Change_3

Chapter 1256: Chapter 129: Change_3

The previous One-tailed Jinchuriki Bunbuku has passed away, and the current One-tailed Jinchuriki is the fourth Kazekage Rasa’s youngest son, a child named Gaara.

Actually, this isn’t a particularly secret matter within Hidden Sand.

Even if you don’t know initially, through the villagers’ various discrimination and indifference towards Gaara, along with sensitive curse words like ’monster,’ you can deduce a thing or two.

Sometimes Hakushi really doesn’t know what the upper echelons of these Ninja Villages are thinking.

They both desire the Tailed Beast Power and yet adopt such an indifferent policy, allowing villagers to collectively reject the Jinchuriki, isolating them, and providing reasons like preventing the Tailed Beast from causing chaos.

A Jinchuriki with such a twisted mentality is more likely to cause disasters, perhaps even resort to extreme actions to retaliate against their own people.

In this way, it’s very easy to expose the identity of the Jinchuriki, which doesn’t achieve the effect of protecting the Jinchuriki as the upper echelons of Ninja Villages claim, but rather exposes the Jinchuriki to the enemy’s gaze, eyed by ill-intentioned people, with the risk of being abducted.

Hakushi only slightly sighed at these matters and didn’t think much more.

The more bizarre and muddled the actions of the Ninja Villages, the more beneficial it is to the Land of Demons.

Right now, attention should be paid to the alliance between Konoha and Hidden Sand.

Although unwilling to admit it, if Hidden Sand really plans to interfere at this time, it will indeed distract the Land of Demons.

Even if they send troops to the border as a deterrence, it could have the desired effect.

Hakushi dares not bet that Hidden Sand won’t attack the Land of Demons.

Even if retaliation is needed, that’s a matter for later, which would lead to heavy losses for the Land of Demons.

"Hidden Sand Village... sigh..."

Compared to Konoha, there are fewer spies from the Land of Demons embedded within Hidden Sand Village, and most are lower-level personnel, not the village’s middle and upper-level staff, unable to discern high-level confidential information from Hidden Sand Village.

In this way, it becomes extremely difficult to discern the intentions of Hidden Sand’s upper echelons.

Therefore, to know whether Hidden Sand and Konoha intend to ally or refuse cooperation, one must start from Konoha.

However, having suffered once, Konoha probably won’t allow the Land of Demons to easily obtain this information.

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"Rasa."

In the hospital ward, former Hidden Sand advisors Chiyo and Ebizo came together.

Gaara lay in a daze on the hospital bed, a nurse was administering an IV for him, to allow his body to recover quickly.

Rasa also stood by, watching silently.

Until Chiyo’s voice emerged, Rasa slowly turned around.

"How is Gaara’s condition?"

Chiyo didn’t bother with pleasantries, directly inquired.

Knowing Chiyo’s swift and decisive character, Rasa didn’t mind either and truthfully said, "The seal has been stabilized, but physical and mental recovery requires a week’s rest."

Saying this, he glanced sideways at the nurse.

The nurse understood Rasa’s intent and quickly left the ward, clearing the space.

Seeing the nurse depart, Chiyo continued, "Regarding Shukaku’s rampage, as the Kazekage, you must take full responsibility."

Guarding Jinchuriki Gaara was Rasa’s responsibility as Kazekage.

This time, Shukaku wreaking havoc within Hidden Sand Village resulted from Rasa’s negligent oversight.

Although no serious personnel loss occurred, it brought significant panic among the villagers.

Rasa fell into silence, calmly met Chiyo’s gaze, nodded, and said, "I know. Sorry for worrying you both so long; I’ll take on the Kazekage title anew."

Chiyo deeply looked at Rasa, unsure how he crossed the psychological hurdle, but Rasa could calmly face his failure, which also counts as a blessing amid misfortune.

It appears the rampage of Shukaku didn’t solely bring negative consequences.

She feared not Rasa making mistakes, but Rasa stubbornly persisting, unreformed, like a stubborn ox, relentlessly forging on. That would bring Hidden Sand a disaster more terrifying than failure.

After all, changing Kazekage at this moment would bring many unfavorable circumstances, like power transition; a misstep could spark internal conflict and bloodshed. This would weaken Hidden Sand already so frail, plunging it into dreadful internal strife.

"I don’t know how you thought in the past, but as a ninja, defeat isn’t shameful. Even the God of Ninja Senju Hashirama encountered setbacks. You’re Kazekage, should face failure stronger than anyone in the village. Don’t mind some gossip in the village; as long as you amend mistakes later and work sincerely for the village, they won’t shake your Kazekage position."

Chiyo solemnly warned.

Since the Ninja Village system was established, the title of Kage has been extremely important.

Moreover, examples of disputes over the Kage position abound.

Not to mention the distant past, the recent coup in Hidden Mist Village is a vivid example.

To seize the Fourth Mizukage position, Karatachi Yagura resorted to a coup, causing thousands of Hidden Mist Ninja to die in the internal chaos.

Although successfully seizing the Mizukage position, it caused severe losses for Hidden Mist itself.

If Hidden Sand faced a similar bloodshed, Chiyo dare not imagine Hidden Sand Village’s future.

Such a hurtful scene for enemies alongside the afflicted, Chiyo hopes it won’t occur to her village.

"Yes."

Rasa nodded solemnly.

"As for Chiba Hakushi, this person is very adept at manipulating hearts; if you face him in the future, be extra cautious. Don’t handle it alone, cooperate with other villages to restrain him."