More than ten days later, Chairman Xi Bie received the Cloud Hidden Village ninja.
When he saw the lead ninja, Chairman Xi Bie froze for a moment.
"I never expected Lord Tsuchishin himself to come—the Thunder Kage Advisor's older brother and the head of Cloud Hidden Village's Lava Release Clan."
There were several forms of Lava Release in the ninja world. Rōshi, the Four-Tails' jinchūriki, used a technique called Lava Release, and Cloud Hidden Village had its own Lava Release as well.
Dodai had become the Thunder Kage Advisor for two reasons: his rare Lava Release, and his clever mind.
Yet Cloud Hidden Village's strongest Lava Release ninja was Dodai's older brother, Tsuchishin.
Behind Tsuchishin stood eight Cloud Hidden ANBU. He said, "A squad led by two jonin, plus myself, has come to fulfill your Rank A Mission request. Rest assured.
"After Dodai returned to the village, he was unable to sleep for several nights. He believed that Minato Namikaze of Konoha Village would grow into Ei Yano Yu's greatest enemy.
"By chance, we discovered Minato Namikaze's whereabouts in the Land of Fire's capital. Kill him, and prevent Konoha from producing another figure like the Konoha White Fang."
Chairman Xi Bie nodded. "With Lord Tsuchishin taking action, the mission will surely be completed with ease. However, the first target in the mission I issued is a rogue ninja from Cloud Hidden Village—a child claiming to have inherited the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique."
"That will only be a matter of convenience."
The chairman watched Tsuchishin and the other eight Cloud Ninja vanish through the doorway. He felt slightly reassured. Even the head of the Lava Release Clan had come; this was as good as certain.
After closing the shop late at night, Minato and Shinmen headed toward the Advisory Building.
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