Chapter 313: The Awakening of the Third Generation of Wind and the Hardships of the Red Sand Scorpion
The Fourth Kazekage gave an order to Yashamaru to assassinate the Jinchuriki Gaara.

Hearing this, Elder Chiyo and a group of Sand Ninjas were stunned for a moment, and then showed an expression that said, "Don't be kidding."

Who is Gaara? In addition to being the One-Tail Jinchūriki, he is also the son of the Fourth Kazekage. How could the Fourth Kazekage give the order to assassinate his own Jinchūriki, who is also his son?

The ninja who carried out the assassination mission was even more ridiculous. Who in the Sand Village didn't know that Yashamaru was Karuura's younger brother and Gaara's uncle? How could he possibly assassinate the Jinchuriki?

After denying Scorpion's words in his mind, the Sand Ninja immediately came up with another conclusion.

The ninja who assassinated Gaara tonight was none other than Scorpion himself, but Scorpion encountered an accident during the assassination, allowing Shukaku to temporarily break free from the seal, which triggered the previous battle.

What Scorpion said just now was undoubtedly a lie he made up on the spur of the crowd.

Elder Chiyo also had similar doubts in her heart, but after Sasori handed over Gaara, she began to doubt her own thoughts. Could it be that Sasori did not come for the Jinchuriki, but just returned to the village to take a look?

After all, if Scorpion's target was really Shukaku, there was no need for him to fight Shukaku head-on, nor was there any need to expose the Wind Shadow puppet and increase unnecessary risks.

But she could not let Elder Chiyo let Scorpion go no matter what.

There are too many doubts and unknowns about Scorpion. Where did Scorpion go over the years? Why did he make Fengying into a human puppet? Why did he sneak into the village? These questions all need a definite answer.

Thinking of this, Elder Chiyo said to Scorpion: "I will send someone to find Yashamaru to see if the truth of everything is what you said!?"

Scorpion said with disdain: "What if it's true? What if it's fake? Will you let me leave the Sand Village?"

Elder Chiyo was choked by these words.

No matter what the truth is, she has no intention of letting Scorpion, who has left the village for many years, leave.

Just when Elder Chiyo didn't know how to reply to Scorpion, several Sand Village ninjas came to Elder Chiyo with Yashamaru.

Elder Chiyo cleared his throat and asked Yashamaru, "I want to ask you, are you here to assassinate the Jinchūriki Gaara?"

Hearing this, Yashamaru froze in place, he didn't know how to respond.

If the truth was told, the image of the Fourth Kazekage would inevitably be damaged, and it was unknown how the Fourth Kazekage would retaliate against him and Gaara in the future.

If he made up a lie, he would definitely feel guilty and would be easily targeted by Sasori. Gaara would still be at risk of being killed in the future, as Sasori was fully capable of killing the Jinchūriki.

Just when Yashamaru was in a dilemma, he saw Bai Ye, who was disguised as a Sand Ninja in the crowd. After taking a deep breath, he said:

"Elder Chiyo, I was indeed on a mission to deal with Gaara just now."

Elder Chiyo narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand and shot out several chakra lines, which bound Yashamaru, and then asked:

"Who sent you to deal with Gaara?"

After seeing Bai Ye disappear into the crowd, Yashamaru no longer had any reservations and spoke:
"It was the Fourth Hokage who sent me to deal with Gaara. He asked me to stimulate Gaara's potential through assassination. If Gaara cannot use Shukaku's power, he will be killed by me." Elder Chiyo frowned. Through the perception of the chakra lines, she could confirm that Yashamaru was not lying, but why would Rasa send someone to assassinate Gaara? Why didn't Yashamaru refuse this task?
Thinking of this, Elder Chiyo looked at Yashamaru, who seemed to have noticed something and remained silent.

Elder Chiyo sighed softly. Based on her understanding of Luosha, what Yashamaru said should be the truth of tonight.

Rasa is the kind of ninja who gives up everything for the village.

In Luosha's mind, whether it is an ordinary Sand Ninja or his own children, they are all members of the Sand Village and can be abandoned and sacrificed at any time as long as the village needs them.

But in order to make Gaara adapt to Shukaku's power, he sent people to assassinate Gaara.

This kind of thing is really too much. If something really happens to Gaara and Shukaku gets out of control, there will be a riot in the Sand Village that is no less than the night of the Nine-Tails.

After a long silence, Scorpion said calmly: "Old woman, this proves my innocence, right? I had no intention of attacking the Jinchūriki. It was the Jinchūriki who went berserk and provoked me."

After saying that, Scorpion turned and walked towards the secret room where Gaara was imprisoned, and locked himself inside.

Elder Chiyo opened her mouth. She really wanted to say sorry to Scorpion, but she still couldn't say it. She had never been good at communicating with her grandson, nor could she understand his thoughts.

And even if Scorpion did not attack Gaara this time, Scorpion's whereabouts over the years and the Wind Shadow puppet must be explained clearly. After all, Scorpion is still a ninja from the Sand Village.

Fortunately, Scorpion did not leave the village, but locked himself in the room as before.

After Scorpion took the initiative to walk into the secret room, the eyes of the Sand Ninjas present were full of complicated expressions. They also began to doubt their previous guesses. Is Scorpion really the murderer who killed the Third Kazekage after he took the Jinchuriki?
Are there any other reasons behind the disappearance of scorpions in recent years?

After seeing that the atmosphere of the surrounding Sand Ninjas was almost in place, Bai Ye, who was disguised as a Sand Ninja, spoke:
"Everyone, have we misunderstood Scorpion? The Wind Shadow Man-Puppet is on Scorpion, but it doesn't prove that Scorpion is the murderer who killed the Third Generation. Maybe they met with an accident at the same time."

"Is Scorpion not the murderer of the Third Generation? Is there another reason behind this?"

Bai Ye's question prompted the Sand Ninjas to brainstorm. They began to think of other possibilities, but they still could not form a systematic hypothesis.

At this time, Bai Ye continued:

"I was thinking, did Scorpion and the Third Generation encounter a powerful enemy? After paying a heavy price, they finally defeated the enemy, but the Third Generation was on the verge of death due to severe injuries."

"In his last days, the Third-Hero asked Scorpion to make him a Jinchūriki. This way, even if the Third-Hero went to the Pure Land, he could still contribute to the village and protect the best Sand Village."

Bai Ye's words made the surrounding Sand Ninjas nod involuntarily.

The village regards the creation of human puppets as a taboo. No one likes to be made into a Jinchūriki after their death, and their families do not want their bodies to be desecrated.

But the Third Hokage is a great ninja. In order to protect the village, he might really let Scorpion make himself into a human puppet, so that the Sand Village, which is already weak, will have an extra trump card in the troubled times.

(End of this chapter)