Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

Chapter 276 No one can conquer Sunagakure before it surrenders.

Just as she was about to leave, Shirokumo Aoba suddenly grabbed Uchiha Mikoto's hand and said hesitantly.

"Aunt Mikoto, I don't know how to comfort you about Itachi Uchiha, but you still have me... and Sasuke. No matter what happens, I will be with you."

Uchiha Mikoto paused for a moment, then understood what the other person meant, and touched the other person's hair with her other hand.

"Aoba is a very gentle person, she's gentle to everyone..."

"No, you're special to Aunt Mikoto!"

Bai Yunqingye interrupted her, her expression very serious.

"Is it special...?"

Mikoto Uchiha was stunned again. The next moment, she felt herself being hugged by a small body.

"Because Aunt Mikoto is very gentle, she deserves to be treated gently."

"..."

Hearing Shirokumo Aoba's words, Uchiha Mikoto's eyes trembled slightly, feeling a pang of sadness, and she reached out to hug him tightly.

This boy will always be there to help her when she needs comfort and support the most.

"Aoba... thank you."

The two embraced tightly, but because of the height difference, Baiyun Qingye's face could only be buried in the two large papayas.

Time passed, I don't know how much.

A slightly immature boy's voice suddenly rang out.

"Mom, what are you doing?!"

Sasuke found himself standing on the street corner, staring incredulously at the two people embracing tightly.

He broke down mentally.

In order to become stronger and catch up with Baiyun Qingye, he would go out for special training every morning and not return until evening.

When he returned, he saw his mother hugging his best friend.

Sasuke, whose mind had short-circuited, immediately cried out.

Upon hearing Sasuke's voice, Mikoto Uchiha froze and suddenly pushed away the bewildered Aoba Shirakumo.

"Sa...Sasuke...when did you get back?"

He seemed flustered, as if he had done something wrong.

Spicy!

Seeing his mother like this, Sasuke, who had initially thought he had misunderstood, suddenly had a bad feeling.

He glared angrily at Bai Yunqingye, only to find that the other's expression was equally bewildered.

It took me a while to come to my senses.

"Sasuke, how was your special training today?"

Seeing Shirokumo Aoba's natural reaction, an even more absurd idea arose in Sasuke's mind.

Could it be that Mom initiated it?!

Sasuke felt like the sky had fallen, and his whole mind was a complete mess.

He suddenly understood what it meant to be ignorant and blessed.

I should have trained a little longer...

"Sasuke? Sasuke? Sasuke?!"

Mikoto Uchiha composed herself and realized that she had overreacted.

It was just a hug with my son's friend. We've done that all the time before, so there's no need to feel embarrassed.

She walked over to Sasuke's side and, seeing that she had called him softly several times without getting a response, had to raise her voice slightly.

Sasuke then came to his senses, "What's wrong?"

Mikoto Uchiha poked his forehead in annoyance. "Aoba is asking you a question. Why are you suddenly spacing out?"

"Oh? Oh, I'm fine, I'll go back now."

Sasuke gave a forced smile, then walked past Shirokumo Aoba and returned home.

He also wanted to be angry, but if it was his mother's choice, he would support her.

"What's wrong with this child all of a sudden?"

Mikoto Uchiha touched her face with her right hand, her expression worried.

"Perhaps the special training results weren't ideal; Sasuke is setting too high a standard for himself."

Baiyun and Qingye pretended not to understand and guessed.

He sensed that Sasuke might have misunderstood something, but he had no intention of explaining.

After all, he and Aunt Mikoto had a completely innocent relationship and a clear conscience.

No need to explain.

Upon hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha sighed, "Sasuke puts too much pressure on himself. He's already very talented, but he's still not satisfied."

"Ah."

Shirokumo Aoba nodded, "But I believe Sasuke will definitely become stronger."

After all, Sasuke only needs to get beaten up to become stronger.

"Aunt Mikoto, I'll be going now."

Shirokumo Aoba then spoke to Uchiha Mikoto.

"Okay, take care on your journey."

Mikoto Uchiha pinched his cheek again.

……

Sunagakure Village, Kazekage Building.

When Maki's message reached Sunagakure...

Sunagakure immediately convened a small meeting of Jonin (high-ranking ninja) with very few attendees.

"So this operation not only yielded nothing, but also resulted in the loss of lives?"

The Sand Ninja sent to Konoha were almost completely wiped out, and even the Kazekage and Jinchuriki were captured. Chiyo was in a real bind.

She had already secretly warned Luo Sha that this operation was highly unreliable.

After all, it's their home turf. If Konoha were ruthless, none of them might be able to come back.

But Luo Sha seemed determined to win, and since she had already stepped back from the limelight, it wasn't appropriate for her to openly oppose it.

In the end, he really couldn't come back.

Moreover, what does Sunagakure have left to fight Konoha?

Can we rely on an old woman like her?

Chiyo had no other choice but to shake her head and sigh.

At this moment, the other Sand Village Jonin in the office were all silent and dared not express their opinions.

"Elder Chiyo, the most pressing matter right now is dealing with the conditions proposed by Konoha..."

After a long silence, someone finally spoke up, and his voice quickly drew agreement from the others.

"Yes, Elder Chiyo, Konoha only gave us three days."

"We must make a choice as soon as possible."

"Elder Chiyo..."

Everyone was talking at once, which gave Chiyo another headache, so she slammed her hand on the table.

"In that case, what do you suggest we do?"

The scene fell silent again, and everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.

"you……"

When Chiyo saw this, she opened her mouth, but swallowed the words of her curse.

She understood perfectly well what these people were thinking.

They specially invited her, an old woman, from the back mountain, just so she could make this decision.

"Ah~"

Well, this old woman is practically half-buried anyway.

Chiyo couldn't help but sigh. Looking at the increasingly ashamed expressions on everyone's faces, she felt no anger, but rather a pang of regret.

“The village has nothing left now, but it can’t get much worse. However, I believe that things may change in the future.”

"so……"

“Until then, Sunagakure must continue... and we must also do some right wrong things…”

Chiyo sighed.

"Elder Chiyo..."

Some people in the audience felt sorry for her and wanted to speak up, but were interrupted by Chiyo's voice.

"I'm an old woman, and a little reputation is nothing to me. As for Konoha's conditions... we accept them... that's all we can do..."

"Yes……"

"in addition!"

Chiyo stood up from her seat and looked at everyone.

"Get ready, I'm going to Konoha to see if I can get Temari and the others back."