Not to mention the Land of Fire Daimyo’s encirclement of Sarutobi, Konoha was on the verge of collapse.
Land of Wind.
Sand Ninja Village.
In the Kazekage’s office, the Third Generation Kazekage was staring at the reply from LouLan, his face filled with displeasure, muttering angrily to himself, “How could this LouLan be so tactless? All we asked was for you to cooperate with our Sand Ninja Village’s western army’s march plan, provide military rations to the western army, and perhaps assist with rescuing the wounded?”
“For this, our Sand Ninja Village has also made many efforts to protect you from the encroachment of foreign countries.”
“Don’t they even understand this? Does the Queen of LouLan even have the awareness of a ruler of a nation?”
The Third Generation Kazekage was so furious his hair stood on end, his already grim face now expressing his indignation.
However, if the Queen of LouLan were to hear what he said, she would probably be so enraged she’d spit in his face.
LouLan was originally located at the westernmost end of the Great Desert, like a dazzling pearl, isolated from the world.
Normally.
What outsider would dare to set foot in LouLan, let alone speak of protection from the Sand Ninja Village of the Land of Wind?
The so-called protection.
It was nothing more than LouLan providing military rations, garrison locations, and logistical support to the Sand Ninja Village. All the benefits were monopolized by the Sand Ninja Village, and LouLan only stood to lose.
Not to mention, your Ninja of the Sand Ninja Village come here to fight, to wage war against the strongest Konoha Ninja Village in the entire Ninja World, to attack their mission countries. Once the Sand Ninja take over the missions of these small countries, Konoha’s economy will be severely impacted. How could Konoha not act?
Once Konoha’s Ninja launch a rear attack and infiltrate LouLan, wouldn’t LouLan suffer heavy losses?
They would also unnecessarily gain a powerful enemy in Konoha, which would be a huge loss. No normal person would agree to such a thing.
If LouLan did not have the power to protect itself, perhaps it would only be able to reluctantly agree to these conditions under coercion and temptation.
At least LouLan was in the Great Desert, so even if Konoha attacked from the rear, there was only so much they could do.
After all, LouLan was just a country.
If Konoha went too far and made this small country disappear, it would be tantamount to destroying a country, which is something all the Daimyo in the entire Ninja World would not allow.
Therefore, if Konoha really came knocking on their door then.
It would only be a matter of giving up some interests.
However, the situation is completely different now.
With Uchiha Tenxiu’s arrival.
Queen Sara of LouLan made an immediate decision to hand over all power of LouLan, barely managing to gain such a powerful protector, naturally giving her the confidence to refuse.
Although Uchiha Tenxiu did not agree at first, Sara had already expressed her stance in front of all the citizens, so Uchiha Tenxiu naturally would not decline anymore.
Anyway, having this title also saved some trouble.
And at this moment.
Facing the Sand Ninja’s stationing behavior.
And the document from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind hoping LouLan would become a vassal state.
Sara refused without hesitation and, at Uchiha Tenxiu’s suggestion, gave an impolite reply.
As a result, a conflict between the two sides was almost certain to occur subsequently.
“No, I can’t let this go on. Last time, after communication between me, the strongest Kazekage, and the Daimyo, the Daimyo showed a compromising attitude, allowing us to take over LouLan and outwardly declare the annexation of LouLan in the name of the Land of Wind.”
“It was only considering LouLan’s Dragon Vein, which requires the bloodline of that clan to control, that we chose a gentle approach, to make them cooperate with our Sand Ninja Village. But now it seems this is no ordinary queen; we must strike hard. Anyway, if the Dragon Vein needs a bloodline, then our Sand Ninja will make good use of this bloodline!” the Third Generation Kazekage thought to himself, a hint of extremely hidden malice appearing in his eyes, sending shivers down one’s spine.
He had already planned how to maximize the benefits of LouLan’s mysterious bloodline.
By then, it might not be impossible to continue his own strongest Kazekage bloodline.
Thinking of this.
In order to completely control LouLan’s Dragon Vein, he also made a rare decision to personally lead a team to LouLan.
As for whether there would be any unexpected events in this mission.
An Anbu member said, “Kazekage-sama, this is truly too dangerous. What if something unexpected happens?”
“What a joke! I am the strongest Kazekage!”
The Third Generation Kazekage said confidently, looking down arrogantly at the Anbu member next to him who had asked an inappropriate question.
This person can go to the Land of Fire to investigate intelligence!
Yes, that’s it!
…
On the other side, in LouLan.
Sara looked at Uchiha Tenxiu with yearning, her hands hanging down, nervously rubbing together, and softly said, “I have now rejected the notices from the Land of Wind and the Sand Ninja. From now on, I will rely entirely on you! If you abandon me, then I will have no choice but to die!” As a queen, she bore the safety and hope of all the people of LouLan, yet she easily used a country as a bargaining chip for Uchiha Tenxiu’s verbal promise.
She spoke softly, stroking her fiery red hair that fell in front of her, pushing it all behind her back. She looked up, her gaze filled with adoration for Uchiha Tenxiu, having already made a decision deep in her heart.
After avenging her mother, saving her life, and helping with national affairs, Sara had fallen deeply in love with Uchiha Tenxiu.
Uchiha Tenxiu naturally knew this and would not let this beauty feel sad or disappointed.
Furthermore, for this special bloodline that could communicate with the Dragon Vein, the original heroine of the theatrical version, Uchiha Tenxiu’s collecting habit, would absolutely not let it go.
“Don’t worry, I’ve got everything!” Uchiha Tenxiu held her soft, jade-like hand and gave his assurance. Afterwards, he also asked curiously, “By the way, when exactly was LouLan exposed to the outside world? Given the Sand Ninja’s location, why would they discover LouLan and go to such great lengths?”
“Logically speaking, even if they are both in the desert, there shouldn’t be any connection due to the vast distance, right!”
“The Sand Ninja, they are bullies!” When mentioning the Sand Ninja, Sara also recalled the hatred on her mother’s face, and similarly feeling disheartened, she said angrily, “LouLan was originally a peaceful place, until over thirty years ago, during the First Shinobi World War, the Sand Ninja were completely defeated, and the Ninja who were constantly being chased by the enemy fled all the way into the Great Desert!”
“At the brink of death, they were rescued by our LouLan’s people who were out, but instead of being grateful, they brought the Sand Ninja who wanted to rule us, and even wanted to acquire our LouLan’s Dragon Vein. If it weren’t for the arrival of the Konoha Ninja and Stone Ninja who were chasing them at that time, creating a balance here, perhaps our LouLan would have been annihilated then!”
“Later, although LouLan became independent under the balance, we still had to hand over all our external missions to the Sand Ninja, otherwise we could only stay in LouLan. Our LouLan only purchased some necessary supplies from the outside world once every two years, and each time we had to give them a large amount of mission remuneration. Other than that, we didn’t have much involvement with the Sand Ninja, because LouLan’s Dragon Vein can only be controlled by our royal family, and they never forced us. After all, LouLan is a country, and the Sand Ninja is just a Ninja Village. Even if they occupied our LouLan, due to the long distance from the Land of Wind, they couldn’t rule it. The Land of Fire Daimyo himself doesn’t have a good relationship with the Sand Ninja Village, so he naturally wouldn’t help them!”
“As for why they are trying everything to make LouLan a vassal state and control LouLan, besides the Dragon Vein and LouLan’s western location, I can’t think of anything else! The Konoha Ninja Village has the most mission shares in the entire Ninja World. At the end of every Ninja World War, the number of missions in each country is allocated. Small countries are powerless to resist and can only pay a large amount of remuneration to issue missions. In the previous two wars, when the Sand Ninja retreated, they passed through LouLan. I guess it was this situation that made them notice LouLan, which is located in the westernmost part!”
Sara speculated, voicing her thoughts.
Such a viewpoint.
It also made Uchiha Tenxiu nod in agreement.
After all, she was the Queen of LouLan.
Although she had been controlled by the Sand Ninja Village’s rogue Ninja Hyakuzu for many years, Sara, as a queen for so long, still studied political matters in her daily life.
At least, she was quite familiar with LouLan’s situation.