Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 400 The Plan to Collapse Sunagakure Begins

In the desert, the massive body of Chitu was eventually torn to pieces by the flesh and blood within it, and the old village chief's flesh and blood emerged from his body, slowly reforming into its original shape.

The corpses lay scattered on the ground all around, none of them intact.

"Let you be arrogant and go against the old man. The worst person our organization sends out is a Jonin."

Of course, the old village chief was just bragging. For example, in other bases, the trainees who hadn't graduated were not even at the level of Jonin. Those who underwent modification don't count, because in a way, they weren't considered human.

The old village chief couldn't understand why, given how powerful their lord was, he didn't simply sweep across the ninja world. Then, their remote Star Ninja Village could finally hold its head high.

However, even if the power grows and the number of experts increases, there are certain downsides: whether the leader does it or not, there must be a deeper meaning behind it, and there must be a great plan!

He didn't even need to lift a finger; his subordinates would vie to do it for him.

"The fact that our lord personally intervened this time must mean he has approved of our Sand Village Crush plan."

The old village chief muttered to himself, his eyes sparkling, and the corners of his mouth unable to be suppressed as he said, "No, no, I have to perform well. I can't let the master see through me. I have to let the master have his fun."

In fact, the entire Hoshigakure group recognized Aburame Shisei the moment he stepped onto the stage.

No matter how well Aburame Shisei hid himself, even if he managed to deceive the Oni Kingdom witch who was most skilled at soul sensing, he couldn't hide it from these modified humans who possessed insect information.

That irresistible scent was simply too wonderful. No need to think further, this must be the Lord.

The old village chief was quite pleased with himself: "Heh heh, so what if the witches of the Demon Kingdom and the Swordsmen have followed the Lord for so long? The Lord is standing right in front of you now, do you recognize him?"

Suddenly, a sense of superiority welled up within them. They were the branch team closest to the Lord.

"Oh dear, I should head back soon. But these bodies can't go to waste. Even if they can't be made into specimens, they can still be used to grow plants and feed insects."

Time flew by and it was already January.

On the night before the third Chunin Exam, when Maki was on patrol and changing shifts, he suddenly saw Yura dressed in night clothes, quietly disappearing into the night.

"Strange, what's he doing out so late?"

Machi was puzzled and decided to follow to see what was going on, so he quickly followed.

Soon, he followed Yura to a rocky area.

There was a crack at the top, and moonlight shone in from below, allowing a glimpse of what was inside.

Maki peered through the crack with one eye and saw Yoshinobu kneeling on one knee, while opposite him was a red-haired boy.

It looks familiar. After thinking about it carefully, I realized that this is Sasori of the Red Sand who defected ten years ago!

"My lord, our plan..."

"Who is it?" The red-haired boy suddenly looked up.

Maki's scalp flared up, and he immediately sensed that something terrible was about to happen.

Oh no, we've been discovered! We must report this to Lord Kazekage!

So he got up and ran back as fast as he could.

However, after running only a few steps, he suddenly felt his foot slip and fell heavily onto the sand dune.

Just as I was about to get up, I discovered that one of my feet had been severed by sharp puppet strings.

Under the moonlight, a huge shadow enveloped his body.

He turned his head and met that cold face, young and handsome with fair skin, but without a trace of humanity.

The other person raised their hand, and their five fingers slowly clenched together. Maki's five fingers curled up uncontrollably and then continued to squeeze into his body.

The excruciating pain made him want to scream, but his head had already been pulled into his body by the puppet strings, and he couldn't make a sound.

Finally, through continuous pulling and squeezing, Maki's body was kneaded into a ball of flesh.

Fresh blood, along with fragments of broken bone, pierced the skin and seeped into the sand.

Sasori tossed his corpse aside: "After all these years, you're still just a Jonin, a defective product."

"Master, Maki has disappeared. Won't this affect the plan?"

"Won't."

After Sasori finished speaking, he turned and disappeared into the desert, taking with him the location where the three Hokage were hiding.

This time, they don't want the enemy to get there first; they must seal it off quickly.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

A black and white pitcher plant appeared before Hozuki Mangetsu, smiling broadly as it said, "Hozuki Mangetsu, you are so talented, yet Kirigakure has mistaken you for a gem, excluding you from the core leadership. Did you know? The Fifth Mizukage has already taken office. I wonder if you would be interested in joining our Akatsuki organization?"

"Interesting. But let me cut you first, to test my strength!"

Hozuki Mangetsu smiled slightly and charged forward, sword in hand.

After several moves, he knelt on one knee, half of his body turning into water, and was still recovering.

"Yes, I acknowledge your abilities, I choose to join..."

But then Black Zetsu's expression changed: "No, no, no, it's just that your strength barely meets our approval. Right now, you can only be considered an intern."

After saying that, he slowly disappeared into the ground.

You really think you can mess with me just because I'm an intelligence agent?

He came out to recruit people, and I've never seen anyone so arrogant.

However, this can be considered a buy-one-get-one-free deal, and not killing that brat is just an extra bonus.

The next morning, the sun shone brightly, and the Land of Wind welcomed a rare period of good weather, with even the usual sandstorms disappearing.

On this day, the desert arena was bustling with activity. Many merchants and nobles bought tickets to enter the venue, just to watch this rare ninja competition. Even two of the six major underground families came to watch.

On the chairman's seat, the fourth generation of Kazekage, Rasa, wore a formal suit and a cape.

To his left is Yamanaka Inoichi, the representative of Konoha, and to his right is Nanichi, the representative of the Land of Dragons.

Below them sat the old village chief of Xingren Village and the young clan chief of the Fuma clan who had not yet left.

Although none of their Sound Village members advanced, it didn't stop them from staying to watch the excitement.

Next, the eight selected contestants entered the arena in turn. Chiyo remained the examiner, also serving as the judge. As the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, rose to announce the start, Chiyo said:

"First match: Kojiro versus Zabuza Momochi. Please enter the arena!"

Just then, a loud bang came from behind the village, and a huge sand cat monster roared ferociously.

"Damn you, Kazekage! I'm going to destroy Sunagakure!"

The old village chief was extremely excited. Was it about to begin?

But that's not right, this isn't part of our plan!

Finally, he looked at Aburame Zhicheng. Could this be the work of the Lord?

Orochimaru, who was mixed in with the crowd, also turned his gaze over, a smile on his face.

Aburame Shisei looked helpless. "Why are you looking at me? I didn't do it."

The old village chief instantly understood: all along, we were the last bird in the Lord's plan!