Hinata and the Raikage's Grudges

Hinata certainly didn't doubt Tsunade. Even if Hinata resigned from her position as Hokage's secretary, Tsunade would never do such a thing.

Hinata still trusts Tsunade implicitly.

So this must have been Danzo's doing.

Konoha's hasty deployment of troops this time, without even tactical discussions, was intended to conceal the truth.

Once Konoha holds Jonin meeting, Hinata will never appear in this unit.

Kakashi probably guessed something, which is why he made Hinata his assistant before setting off and told Hinata not to act rashly.

Iwagakure has not yet officially stated its position, and Kumogakure will not be willing to be the first to take the lead.

Therefore, as long as Hinata's activities are confined to the camp, the Kumogakure will not easily attack the Konoha's camp.

Hinata is no longer the naive little child she once was; in fact, Hinata's mindset has always been that of an adult.

Hinata just didn't want to think about these things before.

Because if you analyze things carefully, you can always find some darkness and conspiracy in them.

Hinata didn't know what kind of discussions had taken place among the village's higher-ups, but Danzo had always been a proponent of war, and he had even had a minor disagreement with Hinata before.

Given Danzo's personality, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night unless he pulled some tricks!

The ninjas of Konoha might not care about these things; they've been brainwashed by the 'Will of Fire' since childhood and their behavior is bound by the Ninja Code. Many ninjas may appear carefree, but in reality, what difference is there between them and the walking dead?

Even Kakashi saw through it all but kept quiet, silently enduring it all.

Hinata has accepted the values of this world to some extent, but Hinata lives in the 21st Century, in a world that values freedom.

Hinata used to be too lazy to think about these things, so Hinata could ignore them.

After all, the life of a ninja is not bad.

However, when Hinata begins to think, some of Hinata ideas clash with the world's ideas.

This is not a conflict between 'responsibility' and 'freedom'. In fact, Hinata is willing to take on her responsibilities as Konoha Ninja.

Since ninjas are a military force of a country, it is acceptable for them to obey orders unconditionally.

What Hinata truly couldn't accept was that she was being used.

Using the pretext of resisting the Hidden Cloud Village, the village sent Hinata to the front line as bait to lure the Kumogakure to send strong warriors to test Hinata's strength, while at the same time using Hinata's strength to intimidate the enemy country.

If the village's actions were merely a tactical consideration, for the sake of tactical secrecy, Hinata could completely understand it.

However, the village's true purpose, or Danzo's true purpose, was to use Kumogakure Hinata, thereby instigating a war between the two villages.

Based on Hinata's past record, if Hinata hadn't been aware of all this, Hinata certainly wouldn't have shown any mercy when she was besieged by the Kumogakure Hinata.

Once the ultimate move is unleashed, countless people die or are injured.

The war between Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village erupted instantly.

Hinata will also be blamed for 'starting a war' and will be criticized by the villagers.

If we think about it more deeply, even if Hinata still has some sense and only seriously injures the Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, Danzo would still send Root Ninja to secretly follow her, take the opportunity to kill the Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, and then pin the blame on Hinata.

Kumogakure.

"What did you say? Konoha sent Hinata Hyuga to the border?"

The Fourth Raikage suddenly stood up, clenched his fists, and roared, "Gather all the village ninjas immediately! I will personally go to the border!"

Mabui, holding a black notebook in both hands, stood in front of the Raikage with her slender figure and calmly said, "Lord Raikage! If you go to the border now, it means that Hidden Cloud Village has officially declared war on Konoha. The other villages will stand by and watch, and in the end, only Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha will be defeated."

"..."

Raikage gritted his teeth and remained silent, his eyes flashing with rage.

Actually, there wasn't any deep-seated hatred between the Raikage and Hinata. Although nine years ago he tried to seize the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan under the guise of 'peace talks,' and ultimately failed.

But after so many years, the Raikage had long forgotten about it.

Hinata had previously defeated the Third Raikage, who was Impure World Reincarnation and was said to be at his peak, which made the Raikage extremely unhappy.

Not only was his own father's body and soul manipulated, but after being resurrected, he was also brutally beaten.

The Raikage even received intelligence that the Third Raikage retained his reason and thought when Hinata beat him up.

Furthermore, if the Third Raikage, at his peak, was defeated by Hinata, wouldn't that mean the Fourth Raikage was no match for Hinata either?

This is something the Fourth Raikage cannot accept at all.

'Boom!'

The desk was smashed to pieces by Raikage's punch.

Mabui unfazed. Two Cloud Ninja, upon hearing the noise, pushed open the door and rushed into the Raikage's Office to collect the trash, while two other Cloud Ninja brought in a new desk.

Everything has returned to normal.

"Lord Raikage, please be cautious. This is exactly what Tsuchikage wanted to see."

As Raikage's secretary, Mabui not only assists Raikage in handling village affairs, but also soothes Raikage 'Raikage emotions when he loses his temper.

Although the Fourth Raikage has a volatile temper, he seems to be reluctant to lay a hand on delicate beauties.

These two might even be having an affair!

If it were Darui, he would probably have been punched out of the office by the Raikage by now.

"Hateful!"

"Those bastards who dared to insult Dad, I'll kill them one day!"

Suppressing his inner rage, the Raikage said with some resentment, "Hinata Hyuga has gained immense fame in the Shinobi World over the past year, and is hailed as the ninja closest to Hashirama Senju. If we don't understand her situation, our Hidden Cloud Village might suffer a great loss!"

Mabui calmly said, "Perhaps Konoha is also considering this."

Raikage stared coldly at Mabui and said in a deep voice, "What does this mean?"

Mabui analyzed, "Without certainty that war would break out, Konoha sent Hinata Hyuga to the front line... Their purpose was clear: to make us test Hinata Hyuga's strength."

"Konoha is extremely confident in Hinata Hyuga's strength. They are certain that after we test them, they will back down and take the initiative to resolve the conflict with Konoha!"

Raikage's eyes narrowed slightly, a dangerous glint of killing intent flashing in them.

He would never agree with such a thing.

Mabui continued, "Based on the intelligence we currently have, Hinata Hyuga has a massive amount of Chakra, possesses highly destructive Ninjutsu, and can also fly... Faced with such a ninja, the number of people we in Hidden Cloud Village can send is quite limited."

The Raikage roared, "Then let Bi go, along with Darui and Yugito!"

"As long as Hinata Hyuga killed, Konoha will immediately be reduced to its original state!"

Mabui quickly advised, "Lord Raikage, please calm down!"

"Now that Hinata Hyuga has been drawn to our Hidden Cloud Village, it seems that Tsuchikage no longer needs to have any concerns."