Hinata: I'm in charge of Konoha.

Chapter 71 The Cloud Hidden Storm

Konoha has been a dominant force in the ninja world since Hashirama Senju quelled the chaos. Even though it may seem to be in a period of transition, it is still not a place that can be easily challenged.

No single ninja village could defeat Konoha.

And that is precisely why————

"Are we just going to stand by and watch my men die at the hands of Konoha?!"

A rough, deep voice, brimming with barely suppressed anger, echoed in the exotic office.

Faced with his rage, no one present dared to make a move.

Because this person is the strongest ninja in Kumogakure.

The Fourth Raikage, A.

Only the current Raikage is qualified to inherit this title that has been passed down since the first Raikage, so all the previous Raikages have been called A.

"Lord Raikage, please be patient, Lord Tsuchidae will be here soon."

The silver-haired, dark-skinned, slender woman, Mabui, tried to calm Raikage's anger, but to no avail.

"I don't care!"

"So many of my people died needlessly at the hands of Konoha. If we just pretend nothing happened, wouldn't that prove my incompetence!"

As Lei Ying flew into a rage, his fist, adorned with a heavy metal wrist guard, slammed down with a deafening crash and splinters of wood flying everywhere. The office in front of him shattered instantly!

"Ah, this is already the seventeenth table this month—"

On the other side, the white-haired, dark-skinned, burly man, Darui, stared expressionlessly at the desk that had once again "gloriously sacrificed" itself, and subconsciously grumbled.

"Lord Raikage, please calm down. This is, after all, village property. If you continue like this, it will be difficult for me to handle!"

Seeing yet another table fall to Raikage, Mabui couldn't help but speak up to dissuade him.

However, at that moment, the door to the Raikage's office was pushed open, and a middle-aged man dressed in ordinary Cloud Ninja clothing walked in.

This man is Tsuchida, who is known as the Raikage.

He has witnessed the change of three Raikages during his ninja career.

He is also the chief strategist of Kumogakure.

"Lord Raikage, I have learned the details of what happened."

Please don't make things difficult for others.

Earthen platform calmed the Raikage's anger.

"Then what do you suggest we do? I absolutely cannot just stand by and watch my own people die for no reason!"

In the blink of an eye, Raikage sat down on the sofa with an imposing air, glaring angrily at Tsuchikage.

Tsuchikage was already used to Raikage's temper, so he naturally didn't harbor any resentment.

"Modoyi and his group have a very clear objective."

"We have no way of verifying how they learned about the Hyuga main family."

"But Modoyi was in charge of our 'Operation White Eyes' back then, and it seems he's been holding a grudge ever since it failed—"

"I don't want to hear any of this! I want to know what we're supposed to do!"

Tsuchikage abruptly interrupted Tsuchikage halfway through his sentence.

As the Raikage, A didn't need to know why his subordinates attacked the Konoha ninjas; he only knew that his men were dead, and that Konoha had done it.

that's enough.

"It is common knowledge that Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure are planning to hold a Chunin Exam soon."

Upon seeing this, Tu Tai stopped wasting words and got straight to the point.

"Let's forget about Sunagakure, since they formed an alliance with Konoha after the Third Shinobi World War."

"But Kirigakure's attitude is quite subtle."

"Due to geographical reasons, they have maintained a distance from the countries of the ninja world for many years."

"The fact that we have been under the oppressive rule of the Fourth Mizukage for the past few years has led to the defection of many highly skilled ninjas, given his character that allows him to implement such an iron-fisted policy."

"They actually accepted the invitation to the Konoha Chunin Exams with great enthusiasm."

"If the Fourth Mizukage didn't have any ulterior motives..."

I don't believe it.

Tutai analyzed Wuyin's intentions thoroughly in just a few words.

"Lord Tsuchikage, what if it's the Mizukage who wants to befriend Konoha?"

Mabuyi, who was standing nearby, quickly asked.

"It's worthless." In response to Mabui's question, Tsuchidai shook his head and continued, "The Land of Water is far from the mainland. Even if some uncontrollable factors occur in Kirigakure and Konoha's support is needed, Konoha will not be able to lend a helping hand immediately."

"You mean you want us to make contact with Fog Village?"

Earthen platform's words were clear and straightforward, and the Raikage reacted almost immediately.

"That's right."

"If their goal is to target Konoha, we can use this opportunity to take action."

"Of course, we need to hold back for now before that happens."

Tsuchikage nodded in affirmation of what Raikage said, then paused before continuing, "Of course, we definitely need to question Konoha about why they attacked our ninjas without our consent, and why they struck first."

Hearing Tsuchikage's words, Raikage nodded and looked at Mabui, saying, "In that case, Mabui, you draft a letter of inquiry to Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Tu Tai nodded in agreement.

"During this period, we cannot take the initiative to attack Konoha. We must maintain a war of words with Konoha until we successfully make contact with Kirigakure."

"Until we find out Kirigakure's purpose, if it is indeed aimed at Konoha, we can cooperate with Kirigakure and launch an attack on Konoha."

"Moreover, Sunagakure has always been two-faced. If Konoha is attacked by both us and Kirigakure at the same time, they will definitely be in a state of indecision."

"We can send envoys to Sunagakure to persuade the Kazekage, Rasa."

"Even if Kirigakure has no intention of targeting Miha, we can keep the war of words going and force Konoha to hand over the murderer."

Tsuchikage readily agreed with his remarks, and with a wave of his hand, he declared, "Let's do it!"

"Tsuchidai, you personally contact the Fourth Mizukage!"

From the very beginning of this turmoil, no one, including Tu Tai, believed that the changes were caused by problems on their side.

This has always been the case in Yunyin.

The fact that they abducted the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha during peacetime reveals the true nature of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Several elders of the Hyuga clan gathered in the Hyuga clan's meeting room, with the clan head, Hyuga Hiashi, and the branch family's representative, Hyuga Hizashi, seated in the main seats.

"What?!"

"Those people from Kumogakure actually coveting Byakugan?!"

"They even laid a hand on Lady Hinata!"

Hyuga Hizashi, who had just finished dealing with the division of the family affairs, frowned upon hearing this, and a hint of anger appeared on his face.

"I only found out about this recently."

"Fortunately, Hinata is quite strong, and Might Guy was also there, so nothing bad happened."

Hiashi Hyuga's complexion was also not much better.

Hinata was his chosen successor, and she was exceptionally talented.

If anything were to happen to Hinata, he truly wouldn't know how to face his deceased wife.

"The Hidden Cloud Village must give us an explanation!"

"What did the village say?"

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