Several years ago, during the Nine-Tails Rampage, it was a masked man in black who used the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails and wreak havoc on the Leaf Village. The village suffered heavy losses; even the Fourth Hokage died. This greatly weakened the Leaf Village, which was the only reason the Cloud Village dared to pressure them this time.
'If my old rival, Namikaze Minato, were still alive,' the Raikage thought, 'no matter how powerful the Cloud Village became, I would never have tried to implement the Konoha Breeding Plan.'
He had fought Namikaze Minato before. In a one-on-one fight, a single moment of carelessness could have cost him his life. Thinking of his old rival, he felt a pang of regret. His own power had grown immensely since then, and it was a great pity that he could never defeat his old rival.
'From this perspective, it must have been the work of that man in black, right? The man who calls himself Uchiha Madara. But shouldn't Uchiha Madara have died long ago? Even if he's still alive, he must be an incredibly old man. It's also possible another power is trying to provoke a war between the Leaf and the Cloud. The Stone Village is the most suspicious. A conflict between us would only benefit them.'
He had almost no leads and could only dispatch men to investigate.
He turned to the head of the Anbu. "Give the fallen Cloud ninja a proper burial. They are heroes of the village. At the same time, I want you to investigate this matter. Who is the mastermind?"
The Anbu head nodded in obedience. "Yes, Lord Raikage."
At the same time, another ninja spoke up. "We still need to investigate this ambush to find the culprit. But the Leaf Village has been so aggressive this time, Lord Raikage. Should we retaliate?"
Another, his face contorted with anger, proposed, "Lord Raikage, let's prepare for war immediately! We of the Cloud Village have never been looked down upon like this! The Leaf Village is not as strong as it used to be. If we seriously prepare for war, we have a good chance of winning."
Hearing his words, the Fourth Raikage's expression turned grim. Although he was typically arrogant, he wasn't brainless. The two great clans of the Leaf, Uchiha and Hyūga, had both stepped up. Neither of those clans was easy to deal with, and their Kekkei Genkai were exceptionally powerful. Facing such a force, the Cloud Village would be in for a bitter struggle, and might even be at a disadvantage.
To deal with them, he would have to concentrate the entire village's military strength. A clash between the two sides would likely result in devastating losses for both. And with the Stone Village, that despicable village that loves sneak attacks, still lurking, he was even more unwilling to start a large-scale war.
He felt a sense of helplessness. 'How did those two great clans end up working together? After the Nine-Tails Rampage, the Uchiha clan was clearly estranged from the other powers in the village. That old man, the Third Hokage, is so damn weak. If only he would step up and take charge, wouldn't this all be resolved? This situation could benefit everyone. The Cloud Village could obtain the Byakugan, and the Leaf Village could prevent a war. It's a win-win. Truly weak and incompetent.'
The other Cloud ninja continued their discussion, and the entire council room became noisy.
The Fourth Raikage roared, "Silence! With all this noise, this council room has become a marketplace!"
"I have my own plan for this incident. This time, I will go personally and make them give me an explanation. There is no need for a great war."
With his current strength, there was probably no one in the Leaf Village who could stand against him. Not even the Uchiha or Hyūga clans had an opponent who could match him. Once he defeated the expert they sent out, it would be enough to intimidate them and broadcast the might of the Cloud Village.
As he saw it, they could now only demand more war reparations; getting the Byakugan was likely impossible.
The others had no objections. They had absolute faith in the Fourth Raikage's power.
As the meeting concluded, the Fourth Raikage looked at Samui. "Go home and get some rest."
A jolt of panic went through Samui. She was terrified he had noticed the damage her body had sustained. But thankfully, he said nothing more.
When she returned to her room and lay down on her bed, her mind was flooded with images of that man, relentlessly on top of her. 'It's so humiliating.' She would never let that man go. Even if her strength was no match for his, she had other methods.
Just as she tried to close her eyes and rest, the door to her room was pushed open. A woman with dark skin and short black hair walked in, wearing a black, open-chested outfit. Her figure was only slightly less impressive than Samui's.
She walked in and sat on the edge of the bed. Looking at Samui, she asked with concern, "Sister, are you okay?"
She was incredibly relieved that her sister had returned safely, unlike the other Cloud ninja who had died.
Seeing her younger sister, Samui was overwhelmed with grief. She threw herself into her arms and sobbed. "Mabui, I may have come back, but I... I was violated 15 times."
Her sister, Mabui, was stunned, her expression changing drastically. "What do you mean, sister? Didn't you escape from the killer?"
A terrible feeling crept into her heart. She had never seen her sister in this state. Her sister was known as the Ice Queen of the Cloud Village; nothing could ever faze her.
Samui told Mabui everything. She hadn't escaped. She had been captured by that man in black. He had let her go for the sole purpose of fulfilling the breeding plan, to give birth to a child with Uchiha blood.
When Mabui heard the truth, rage flooded her face. "That despicable bastard! Treating you like a breeding machine, and for the Uchiha bloodline at that! He's shameless!"
"Sister, you had that kind of physical contact with him... Did you not see what he looks like?"
Samui's face was grim. "That vicious man blindfolded me."
Mabui cursed furiously. "What a despicable, shameless, vile person! We must report this to the Fourth Raikage! He must dispatch everyone to find out this man's identity. We have to tear him into a million pieces!"
Samui quickly stopped her. "No! If this gets out in the village, what face will I have left? I'll become the laughingstock of everyone."
Mabui sighed. What her sister said was true. But could they just let that man get away with it? Her sister had been violated so many times, the chance of pregnancy was high.
She could only say helplessly, "Sister, maybe... you should have the child. Give birth to a child with the Uchiha bloodline, and then we can get our revenge on him."
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