Kumogakure, Raikage's Office.
"What did you say!"
A suddenly stood up, his eyes intimidating, as fierce as his bulging muscles.
He hadn't expected such a major event to happen in Konoha.
A five-year-old Uchiha brat could actually use Susanoo!
That brat must not be allowed to grow up!
"Prepare for war!"
Mabui asked calmly, "Raikage-sama, shall we not invite Iwagakure?"
"Hmph, don't worry about them. Once we drag it out, they will naturally join the fray."
The "them" A referred to were the other villages, such as Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and so on.
Once Kumogakure took the initiative to start a war, the other villages would certainly not miss this great opportunity to besiege Konoha. After all, Konoha's geographical environment was simply too good—rich in resources and beautiful scenery.
Look at Kumogakure, it's all lightning. Iwagakure is all mountains. Sunagakure is all sand. Kirigakure is all water. Who wouldn't be tempted by Konoha?
As for alliances, he was dismissive. The main reason was that the villages were filled with hatred for one another.
For example, Iwagakure had used over ten thousand ninjas just to kill the Third Raikage. Kumogakure hated them intensely for that.
But what about the friends and relatives of those Iwa ninjas who died? Naturally, they also hated Kumogakure.
And if they cooperated, the division of interests would be very troublesome, requiring many meetings to finalize. If that happened, they would instead miss the current opportunity to invade Konoha. Therefore, charging straight in was the best choice.
When the time came, they would set conditions for Konoha, demanding Hiruzen hand over that Uchiha brat, or else the war would not stop.
The villagers of Konoha were already dissatisfied with the Uchiha clan. Once they heard the war was caused by the Uchiha clan, they would naturally cause trouble.
With these two factors combined, Hiruzen would definitely hand over the Uchiha brat. And once Hiruzen did that, it would certainly provoke the Uchiha clan. When chaos broke out between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, that would be the perfect time for Kumogakure to reap the rewards.
At that moment, a ninja entered.
"Raikage-sama, Iwagakure has sent an envoy."
A immediately said, "Tell him to get lost!"
"Alright, I'll let him in right awa—"
After the Kumo ninja processed A's words, he was stunned.
"Tell him to get lost? Tell the Iwagakure envoy to get lost?" He turned his head stiffly and looked at Mabui.
Mabui nodded slightly, indicating to do as A said.
Kumo ninja: "..."
His lips twitched as he withdrew.
"Make preparations quickly, we set out this afternoon!" A was a man of action.
"Yes."
Mabui, holding her documents, was about to leave.
At that moment, a ninja from the Intelligence Department rushed over.
"Raikage-sama, that Uchiha brat's eyes are ruined!"
"What did you say!" A slammed the desk.
Bang!
The desk split into two halves.
The premise for war was that Hiromi was a threat. Now that both his eyes are ruined, he doesn't look like a threat at all. Such a good opportunity actually vanished just like that.
A was so angry that he was panting heavily. He could have pretended not to hear and shamelessly chosen to wage war against Konoha anyway. But without a valid reason for war, Konoha wouldn't think the war was caused by Hiromi. Instead, they would feel that Kumogakure was looking down on Konoha and intentionally looking for trouble.
Therefore, they would be even less likely to hand over Hiromi.
Instead, because of Kumogakure as a common enemy, Konoha and the Uchiha might unite and reconcile.
"Damn it! Go investigate this news! Make sure that Uchiha brat doesn't have the slightest possibility of recovery!"
A still didn't want to give up. As long as there was even a shred of possibility for recovery, he could reasonably invade.
"Yes!" The Intelligence Division Ninja quickly withdrew.
Meanwhile, Mabui, holding documents, walked back nonchalantly and stood beside A.
—
Outside Konoha, a backup Root base.
This base was pitifully small. Nearly thirty Root members stood there, shoulder to shoulder, very crowded.
Danzo's expression was like a zombie's, dark and greenish, looking extremely unpleasant.
In the past two days, he had gone to see Hiruzen more than once.
An Uchiha had gone to the center of the village to manifest Susanoo and caused a massive scene.
If he didn't make an example of them, who would respect him as the leader of Root? Who would still hand over their clan members to his Root? Who would still be willing to die for him? How could he still lead the people and become Hokage?
But every time, Hiruzen replied with one sentence: "Have you thought about how to handle the matter of you gouging out Shisui's eye and the other six Sharingan?"
This made Danzo furious.
Gouging out the eyes of the Uchiha clan—did that even need "handling"?
Just delay and ignore it like before!
It was the same with the verbal promise of compensation for Fugaku for the relocation of the clan compound, it was the same with the funding for the Police Force, and it was even more so with the matter of the Uchiha's military exploits.
It was like this every time, so why wouldn't he agree this time?
In these two days, he had shouted "Hiruzen! You will regret this!" at least five times.
When he came to his senses, he realized his Root base was gone. He thought about asking Hiruzen for funds to rebuild, but Hiruzen only said: "Danzo, you should take a rest."
This angered him so much he wished he could activate Kotoamatsukami to control Hiruzen. But forget about Kotoamatsukami, even the other Sharingan had been taken away by Shisui.
At the thought of the humiliation of having his eyes gouged out that day, his face turned red with anger.
Now, looking at the remaining nearly thirty Root members before him, Danzo issued an order, "At the first opportunity, kill Hiromi!"
It was all because of his rampage that he was in this situation. Such an Uchiha is definitely a scourge to Konoha.
"Yes!" The Root members immediately mobilized.
***
40 Advanced Chapters on
patreon.com/alex_1000