Deep Inside the Cloud Ninja

Deep inside the Cloud Ninja

Cloud Ninja Army Headquarters.

An elderly man with dark skin and a long beard, possessing a very strong physique, a lightning-shaped scar on his chest, and a "lightning" tattoo on his right shoulder. He is the Third Raikage of the Cloud Ninja, a man who holds the titles of "Strongest Spear" and "Strongest Shield".

"According to intelligence from the front lines, Orochimaru, the commander of the Konoha East Army Group, seems to have been recalled to Konoha." The white-bearded, disheveled man, whose attire bore a striking resemblance to the Raikage, had the same "Lightning" character tattoo on his left shoulder as the Raikage. He was a trusted confidant whom the Raikage referred to as his right-hand man, and his distinctive Cloud Ninja codename was "D," Yotsuki Teki.

"Hmph! So he's that hypocritical 'professor's' disciple? I was planning to deal with those useless Orochimaru before meeting Stone Ninja, but he ran away." The Raikage's eyes blazed with Kakkō at the slightest provocation. His volatile temper clearly showed his intense anger over the Cloud Ninja's defeat, and he wanted nothing more than to tear Orochimaru to pieces.

The Raikage, known for his decisive and efficient style, rushed to the front lines against Konoha immediately after returning from the battlefield of Stone Ninja. Although he was an impatient man, he was not reckless. After all, a village leader is not just a brute with strong limbs. Upon his arrival, the Raikage would not engage in battle rashly before receiving all the information about the battlefield.

"Oh, by the way! Xi, how's the interrogation going? Have you managed to extract any information related to Konoha?"

"I'm very sorry, Lord Raikage. The prisoners we captured this time are from the Yamanaka Clan Konoha, and their resistance to Genjutsu is exceptionally strong." The middle-aged man with blond Cloud Ninja parted in the middle, the former Anbu, a first-class Genjutsu master who has mastered the Lightning Illusion Secret Technique, and is known as the number one sensory expert in Cloud Ninja. The Raikage calls him "Eyes," Cloud Ninja code name is "C," Roishi.

"Heh~ the Yamanaka Clan... contrary to their delicate appearance, they're tough as nails." The Raikage couldn't help but praise them, then waved his hand, "Bring out my Amber Purifying Pot! Leave him with his whole body and seal him away! As for those spineless cowards from Stone Ninja and Mist Ninja who betrayed their villages for survival, cut off their heads and use them as a sacrifice!"

"Lord Raikage, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Killing prisoners will inevitably provoke the enemy's hatred, and it's also a provocation against Konoha, Stone Ninja, and Mist Ninja simultaneously." With silver hair and blue eyes, unlike most of the sturdy Cloud Ninja, he appeared somewhat thin, with deep eye bags that gave him a sickly look. Surprisingly, this seemingly frail man was actually the captain of the Cloud Ninja medical unit, and possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu even rarer than Kekkei Genkai in the Shinobi World. His Cloud Ninja codename was "E," and he was Kazumori.

Raikage glanced at him unhappily, then said coldly, "Ridiculous! Throughout history, only the weak fear the strong. We Cloud Ninja the battle, so why should we be afraid of incurring their hatred and revenge?"

"No! Lord Raikage, that's not what I meant, I just... cough cough cough!" Kazumori said urgently, but before he could finish his sentence, he coughed painfully.

"Alright, Kazumori, you're not feeling well, so go and get some rest." The Raikage waved his hand, signaling the latter to leave. In his opinion, the latter's abilities were quite outstanding, but his thinking was too conservative, which had an irreconcilable conflict with the Raikage, who was a hawk.

"Sigh~" With no other option, Kazumori could only sigh and then leave the stage dejectedly.

Raikage's gaze swept across the room before finally settling on the woman in the corner who hadn't uttered a single word since the start of the meeting.

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Raikage's eyes, and he said calmly, "Speaking of which, should I call you Tenzen, or Yi?"

With wine-red hair and dark skin, possessing typical features of the Land of Land of Lightning, the woman was not dressed in the attire of Cloud Ninja, but rather in plain civilian clothes. Facing the Raikage's question, she replied expressionlessly, "Tenzen is my alias when I was a spy ninja in Konoha, and Gei is my code name in the Cloud Ninja's Anbu."

"It's a real shame. Although you've made a huge contribution to the village, the Cloud Ninja's Anbu absolutely cannot allow a ninja who has been staying in Konoha for years to set foot inside. So, the codename 'Geki' is probably no longer valid... You should understand, right?" After the Raikage finished speaking, his sharp eyes were fixed on the latter, as if trying to find something on the other's face.

The woman, however, seemed like an emotionless machine, not even blinking, and said in a thoughtful tone, "Atop the mountain peak, unmoved by the thunder, one is called the Cloud Ninja."

The seemingly nonsensical words spoken by the woman were actually the key password for the Anbu 'Cloud Ninja secret service.

The Raikage's gaze sharpened slightly, and he nodded. "From now on, you will be called Tenzen, the great Cloud Ninja! No one here knows Konoha better than you, so you will be in charge of intelligence regarding Konoha."

"Yes, Lord Raikage," Tenzen said expressionlessly.

Hokage Building.

"We've obtained the Cloud Ninja's battle plan." Danzo's sharp eyes swept over the crowd as he said in a deep voice, "Now, it's up to Uchiha to see how you perform!"

Upon hearing this, the Uchiha members were immediately astonished. "Is this true? They actually managed to obtain such detailed information about the Cloud Ninja..."

The Third smiled kindly, his gaze sweeping over the twenty-odd people before him, finally settling on Shunren, who sat in an inconspicuous position at the bottom of the hierarchy. "Truly, new talents emerge in every generation, Shunren. Good luck."

Danzo smiled and said, "Ah, yes! Please come back safely, Orochimaru Shunren been talking about you a lot."

Faced with the meaningful and cryptic remarks from the Third and Danzo, Shunren showed no emotion, neither joy nor sorrow, and offered no direct response, choosing silence as his only option.

Everything needs no further explanation.

For the Shunren, the next step was either to erupt in silence or to perish in silence.