At night, moonlight made a rare appearance over Cloud-Thunder Ravine, which was shrouded by dark clouds year-round. A crescent moon hung in the sky, while the autumn night breeze carried waves of chill.
Yet at midnight, the Raikage's office was filled with heated arguments.
"Lord Raikage, no matter how strong Senya is, there's no way he could withstand such terrifying lightning strikes. Intelligence has already come in from the outskirts of Cloud-Thunder Ravine. Senya still hasn't appeared. We should take advantage of his weakened state and ambush him there!"
A dark-skinned, one-eyed jonin in his forties or fifties spoke passionately, his excited face flushed dark red.
"Even if Senya truly died in Cloud-Thunder Ravine, it could only have been caused by an error in his own training. It must not have anything to do with Hidden Cloud."
"You should know that Konoha's current strength isn't merely because of Senya Uchiha."
"Besides Senya Uchiha, the Uchiha still openly have three ninjas who have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan: Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Uchiha Hikari."
"Not only that, the Three Sannin now hold tremendous influence in Konoha. Jiraiya is even in Hidden Cloud right now."
"Whether it's their top-tier ninjas or their chunin and genin, Konoha currently holds an absolute advantage. Your idea is nothing less than pushing Hidden Cloud into a fire pit!"
Dodai took a deep breath, his expression grave as he fixed his gaze on that jonin. In the end, he turned to look at A.
Because of the disturbance Senya had caused, A had temporarily gathered all Hidden Cloud higher-ups still in the village, along with several renowned elite jonin, for a meeting. Everyone had their own opinions and arguments, but in the end, there were only two possible conclusions.
After a long silence, as the endless arguments