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  Two days ter, Shin and his team returo the Land of Rain.

  Sihe st battle, there had only been minor skirmishes between Konoha and the Suna-Ame forces.

  These skirmishes involved small teams of Shinobi disrupting supply lines and assassinating key personnel.

  Danzō had left the Suna front and goo the Iwa front, where Hiruzen was struggling.

  Hiruzee his strength, was having a hard time against the Third Tsuchikage, ōnoki.

  ōnoki, despite his small stature, owerful Shinobi.

  He also had the Kekkei Tōta, Dust Release, which could disie anything it touched.

  And he had the support of Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki. Rōshi and ōnoki might not get along, but they were united against Konoha.

  Hiruzen couldn't ha, so he had sent for Danzō and put Sakumo Hatake in charge of the Suna front.

  Shin and his team didn't see Tsunade or Konahey returhey must be at the medical tent.

  At the medical tent, Shin found Konan.

  "Shin-nii, you're back!"

  Konan's eyes lit up, and she ran towards Shin.

  "She only sees Shin. How heartless," Mikoto said with a pout.

  "I even taught you how to refine Chakra, Konan. You're so ungrateful," Kushina added.

  "Mikoto-nee, Kushina-nee."

  Konaed them sweetly, the back to Shin, making Kushina even more jealous.

  "You're back. What mission were you on?"

  Tsunade emerged from the medical tent. Shin hadn't told her where he was going.

  "Nothing much. Just dealt with a missing-nin. Anything happen here?"

  "Nothing major. Suna and Ame have only been sending small teams to harass us. No major battles."

  Tsunade shook her head, then looked at Shin curiously. He had time to deal with a missing-nin?

  "Since I'm here, I might as well practice my Mediinjutsu."

  Shin said. He hadn't had a ce to use the Mystical Palm Jutsu since learning it from Tsunade.

  Now was the perfect opportunity. There were plenty of injured Shinobi here.

  "Don't do anything reckless," Tsunade warned.

  "Don't worry. You don't think I'll kill them with the Mystical Palm Jutsu, do you?"

  ...

  Two months passed. Shin celebrated another birthday; he was eleven now.

  The System gifted him a on Replication Card, which he used to copy the physique of a Taijutsu master, further enhang his physical abilities.

  Shin had a dream: to defeat Six Paths Madara with Taijutsu.

  With the System's help, it wasn't just a dream; it was a real possibility.

  Perhaps iure, he would find this dream too small.

  During those two months, there were dozens of skirmishes between Konoha and the Suna-Ame forces. Konoha woime.

  And Hanzō ractically traumatized by Shin. Shin had defeated him so many times that Hanzō was now terrified of him.

  Suna was still holding on, refusing to surrehe cost of surrender was too high.

  As for Amegakure, if even Suna couldn't afford to surrehey definitely couldn't.

  But thanks to their alliah Amegakure, they had the advantage of familiarity with the terrain.

  "Do you have a pn? We don't want to die with you."

  Hanzō frohe Third Kazekage.

  His tone was harsh. He bmed the Kazekage fing him into this mess. But it wasirely the Kazekage's fault; Hanzō had beeed by the rewards offered.

  "I sent a message to ōnoki, but that old fox said they're struggling themselves and 't spare any forces."

  The Kazekage said angrily.

  Acc to the intel, ōnoki was currently overwhelming Konoha. They were far from "struggling."

  He simply didn't want to help Suna. Their alliance was just a verbal agreement; it could be broken at any time.

  Hanzō gred at the Kazekage. This Kazekage was too naive. He shouldn't have joihis war for a bit of profit. Now he was stuck.

  "Don't you have any other pns?" Hanzō asked.

  If the Kazekage couldn't e up with a viable pn, Hanzō would have to prepare for Amegakure's withdrawal.

  "Our Sealing Team has finally released Bunpuku from that seal. He rejoitle now."

  "Do you think one Jinchūriki defeat Konoha? Have you fotten how he was captured in the first pce?"

  Hanzō's frown deepehis Kazekage was unreliable.

  "Ebizo has sent a letter to Kumogakure, inviting them to join us. If Kumo joins the war, Konoha will be forced to divide their forces."

  Hanzō hadn't expected the Kazekage to try and enlist Kumo's help. But would it work?

  The Kage weren't idiots. Could Suna really vince Kumo to attack Konoha?

  The Third Raikage wouldn't do it without a good reason. What could Suna possibly offer?

  "How fident are you that you vihe Third Raikage?"

  Hanzō asked. This was important. It would determine his move.

  "I'm eighty pert sure I vince Kumo to join the war."

  The Kazekage said fidently.

  Hanzō was skeptical, but he chose to believe him for now.

  After Hanzō left, the Kazekage sighed. Eighty pert? He didn't even have twenty pert fidence.

  But he khat if he told the truth, Hanzō would have sed thoughts. So he had to act fident. He had successfully deceived Hanzō for now.

  But after Hanzō left, the Kazekage started to worry. Defeating Konoha roving to be difficult. He didn't have any good options.

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