Within the Land of Lightning's borders, the air was thick with the damp scent of thunderclouds.
In the distance, Kumogakure's watchtowers loomed faintly visible, lightning flickering within the dark clouds as if warning invaders.
Chiya's crimson Mangekyō Sharingan flickered slightly, a cold smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"Shisui, next, we're going to make Kumogakure deliver the intelligence to us themselves."
Shisui hummed in acknowledgment.
The two silently infiltrated a Kumogakure border outpost.
The ninja inside had yet to notice when Chiya's genjutsu descended upon them.
"Ugh!"
Several Kumo-nin instantly froze, pupils contracting, their consciousness completely controlled.
"A squad of Iwa-nin has been discovered infiltrating the Land of Lightning at the border. Your people have already engaged the Iwagakure ninja..."
Chiya began his guidance.
He revealed all the details about the previous battle location.
The controlled ninja's eyes were completely vacant.
Seeing this, Chiya vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.
After the genjutsu ended, the Kumogakure ninja noticed nothing unusual.
Soon, they acted exactly as Chiya intended.
They went to the location and witnessed the destruction caused by Lava Style.
The intelligence was reported layer by layer, shocking Kumogakure's upper ranks.
In less than two hours, several Kumogakure Jonin rushed to the scene to investigate.
"The blood hasn't dried yet. The battle just ended not long ago!"
One Jonin crouched down to examine the corpses, his expression grave.
"Where are they? Have they already escaped?"
Another person surveyed the surroundings alertly.
However, they didn't notice that from the shadows, a pair of crimson Sharingan eyes were watching them.
"Genjutsu, Sharingan!"
"Ugh!"
Several Jonin instantly froze, their eyes glazed over.
Chiya walked out slowly, asking coldly.
"What are Kumogakure's recent combat plans?"
The controlled Jonin answered mechanically.
"Lord Third Raikage is preparing... to launch a surprise attack on Konoha's northern defensive line... the operation is in three days..."
Chiya narrowed his eyes.
"What else?"
Another Jonin suddenly struggled slightly, apparently possessing stronger willpower.
Chiya snorted coldly, his ocular power suddenly intensifying!
"Speak!"
"Also... also..."
The person opened his mouth painfully.
"There's also clearing out spies that Iwagakure has planted in the Land of Lightning. In three days, they'll launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure..."
An unexpected harvest!
A gleam flashed in Chiya's eyes.
"Do you have specific intelligence about the Iwagakure spies?"
The person woodenly pulled out a scroll from his chest.
Chiya took it and immediately locked onto another ANBU ninja.
"You, step forward."
That ANBU's body trembled, but unable to resist the genjutsu, he stiffly walked out of the formation.
Chiya continued questioning him about Kumogakure's surprise attack on Iwagakure that was just mentioned.
The answer he received was identical to what the previous ninja had said.
Chiya questioned the third person, the fourth person...
After confirming there were no errors, a curve appeared at the corner of Chiya's mouth.
Heaven is truly helping me!
I was just worrying about how to provoke this war!
Shisui was surprised.
"Sensei, this is..."
"Intelligence on Iwagakure spies lurking in the Land of Lightning."
Chiya's gaze was ice cold.
"It seems this war's waters run deeper than we thought."
Looking at the ninja before him, Chiya held back no longer.
"Time to send you on your way."
"Lava Style, Scorching River Rock Technique!"
"Boom!"
Blazing lava fireballs erupted forth, striking their bodies, instantly turning them pitch black.
After using Lava Style, Chiya didn't forget to step forward and deliver finishing blows with kunai to each one.
The battlefield was completely scorched, the Lava Style traces particularly conspicuous.
Chiya's gaze shifted as he opened the specific Iwagakure spy intelligence he had just obtained.
"Let's go! To the Iwagakure spies' hideout!"
The location wasn't far from where Chiya was. In less than half an hour, the two found Iwagakure's secret base in the Land of Lightning.
The surrounding rocks were jagged and craggy. Without paying attention, it truly wasn't easy to discover.
Chiya led Shisui around the underground chamber, making a complete circuit.
After confirming the approximate number of personnel, Chiya took a deep breath.
"Shisui, Transformation Jutsu."
"Yes!"
Uchiha Shisui raised his hand to form seals. Two puffs of smoke dispersed.
The two transformed into the appearance of Kumogakure ANBU.
Chiya looked at Shisui's transformation into a Kumogakure ninja, feeling increasingly satisfied.
This disciple had a flexible mind, wasn't troublesome, and was very obedient.
"Move out!"
Chiya swaggered toward the Iwagakure base.
He immediately attracted the attention of the Iwagakure spy ninja.
"Storm Style, Laser Circus!"
Chiya struck first, bringing his hands together.
Violent Storm Style lasers flew out like serpents!
"Pfft!"
Several Iwa-nin at the entrance hadn't even reacted before the lasers pierced through their hearts.
"Storm Style! It's a Kumogakure bloodline limit ninja! This is bad, we've been exposed!!"
The Iwagakure ninja were on high alert, immediately shouting toward the inside of the underground chamber.
Chiya deliberately stared fixedly at the underground chamber's direction.
At the rear of the underground chamber, two Iwa-nin quickly executed camouflage jutsu, their bodies merging with the surrounding environment, "fortunately" escaping.
Two will do!
As for the rest!
A few traces of killing intent appeared in Chiya's gaze.
Chiya reached into his ninja tool pouch and pulled out seven or eight kunai.
The kunai had explosive tags tied to them.
A flash of crimson light, and the Sharingan instantly locked onto the seven Iwagakure ninja present.
Whoosh!
The kunai shot forth instantly.
The tricky and swift kunai made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
Five people who didn't react in time were instantly pierced.
As for the other three, they should have been able to dodge.
But a flash of red light passed before their eyes, and the entire world before them seemed to transform completely.
They were directly pulled into genjutsu by Chiya.
Their bodies froze stiff.
Not one of the seven avoided the kunai attack.
"Bang bang bang..."
Seven consecutive explosions instantly claimed seven lives.
The remaining two, seeing escape was hopeless, looked at Chiya in terror.
"You..."
Before they could finish speaking.
A Lava Style Rasengan was flung toward them.
Violent, scorching Lava Style chakra erupted, affecting the entire underground chamber, destroying it completely.
After Chiya confirmed there were no survivors, he released his Transformation Jutsu and sneered.
"Next, we just wait for Iwagakure and Kumogakure to tear each other apart."
Shisui took a deep breath.
"Sensei, this move..."
"Is too ruthless."
Chiya's gaze was profound.
"War has never been just about frontal slaughter."
"Kumogakure likes war, doesn't it? Then let them enjoy the pain of war!"
...
Kumogakure, Raikage's office.
The Third Raikage, as towering as a mountain with dark skin and knotted muscles.
At this moment his brows were inverted, his entire body wrapped in violent Lightning Style chakra.
He slammed the table to pieces!
"What?! The squad sent to investigate has completely lost contact?! Could it really be Iwagakure's Lava Style Roshi?!"
An ANBU knelt on one knee, cold sweat streaming.
"Yes... yes, Lord Raikage! Should we dispatch strong fighters there?"
"The exact location!"
The ANBU ninja quickly presented the prepared documents.
After the Third Raikage confirmed the location, his gaze suddenly fell upon the ANBU.
"Does this matter have any connection to those Iwagakure spies?"
The ANBU shook his head.
The Third Raikage's gaze turned ice cold, the Lightning Style chakra around his body becoming even more violent.
"I'll go personally!"
Having said that, his entire body shot out the window like a cannonball.
The ANBU ninja snapped back to his senses and shouted to the ANBU beside him.
"Quickly, quickly, quickly, follow Lord Raikage!!"
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