Kick the Door Open, and They'll Come Out

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang did not give up causing trouble.

At Utatane Koharu's suggestion, and with the approval of a vote at the Konoha Ninja Assembly, Shisui Uchiha as the representative of the Konoha Jonin Assembly to go with Shazo to resolve the problems brought by Kumogakure.

One reason was to prevent any unforeseen circumstances and to give Shazo an additional Kage-level Ninja as an ally.

On the other hand, it also serves as a witness to prevent Shazo and the Fourth Raikage from making secret peace.

Shazo didn't waste any time and immediately left the Hokage Building with the indignant Shisui Uchiha. They left the village through the Main Gate and ran wildly in the northeast direction.

On the way, Shisui Uchiha kept complaining, "Elder Utatane Clan went too far. How could she suspect that Lord Shazo would secretly collude with the Raikage?"

Shazo chuckled and said, "Shisui, they're not targeting me, they're targeting you."

Shisui Uchiha was stunned. "Huh? Me?"

After several seconds, he complained, feeling very wronged, "What's there to target me for?"

"Shisui, you really are—"

Shazo ultimately refrained from uttering the word "stupid." Instead, he earnestly explained, "You are one of the direct victims of Hiruzen Sarutobi's tenure. You are also my representative. With you standing there, it's difficult for Hiruzen Sarutobi to cause trouble."

Shisui Uchiha got angry. "What else does Hiruzen Sarutobi Jonin want to do?"

Shazo sneered, "What else can he do? He's not the Third Hokage anymore, so of course he'll arrange for his people to take the Fifth Hokage's place and stop me from becoming the new Hokage."

"Damn it!" Shisui said angrily, "He wasn't in a hurry to act when Konoha was in danger, but he's so eager when it comes to fighting for power. Really, really—"

Seeing that he was trembling with anger, Shazo quickly went over and patted his shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Alright, alright, anyway, Hiruzen Sarutobi can't change anything."

"Masashi, don't forget, there are several victims in that Meeting Hall, including the Hyūga clan Clan Leader and Kakashi Hatake. They won't let Hiruzen Sarutobi cause trouble."

"At least, it won't allow Hiruzen Sarutobi a second comeback."

What Shazo didn't say was that the most active opponents of Hiruzen Sarutobi weren't the victims, but rather the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans — Hiruzen Sarutobi's former confidants.

Yesterday they were the Third Hokage's confidants, but today they stand against Hiruzen Sarutobi, and in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, they are nothing but traitors.

They were perhaps hated by Hiruzen Sarutobi Shazo even more than Natsume, the instigator of the coup.

Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka were well aware of this, and even for the sake of their own families, they would never tolerate Hiruzen Sarutobi's resurgence.

Shisui Uchiha asked, "Shazo Natsume, who do you think Hiruzen Sarutobi would recommend to compete for the Fifth Hokage?"

Shazo replied, "Given the current situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wants Jiraiya to become the Fifth Hokage."

"However, Jiraiya was brainwashed by the giant Toad of Mount Myōboku, completely believing their 'Child of Destiny ' rhetoric,' turning him into a complete fool. He would never become Hokage."

"In the end, Tsunade will just be dragged back to the village as my rival to compete for the position of Fifth Hokage."

Shazo sneered, "I wonder how Hiruzen Sarutobi Jonin manage to persuade Lady Tsunade."

"She is a woman who has lost two close relatives in succession, and was so heartbroken that she was completely devastated."

Shisui Uchiha was an absolute nice guy, but he would become exceptionally serious when things were detrimental to Konoha, and therefore, he was difficult to control when he got angry.

Even Shazo didn't expect that Shisui would stay angry all the way.

Even after they could see the Cloud Ninja camp, Shisui Uchiha was still furious.

The campsite was set up in a very simple manner, with just a few tents pitched and a symbolic fence around the perimeter.

When a camp is destined to last only one day, and it is certain that the enemy will not attack, naturally no one will bother to build thick walls or set up a strong Barrier.

However, the Kumogakure has a strong security and reconnaissance force, with Cloud Ninja even setting up mobile sentry posts and covert sentry posts hundreds of kilometers away.

However, Shazo and Shisui Uchiha were not ordinary Ninja. They naturally discovered the Cloud Ninja in advance, easily bypassed them, and went straight to the Cloud Ninja ' camp.

After observing for a while, Shisui Uchiha couldn't help but scratch his head and say, "This camp is too rudimentary. We can't even tell where the Main Gate is. What should we do?"

Shazo chuckled and said, "Shisui, you're really stubborn. Do you really think we're here to have a proper talk?"

He pointed to the simple fence and commanded, "Use Fire Style to make a big gap in that fence, and then you can get through the Main Gate."

Shisui Uchiha Satori was going on, and immediately jumped off the hidden treetop and Earth Flow towards the simple Kumogakure camp.

As he walked, he drew in Chakra and quickly Hand Seals.

The sudden appearance of the Konoha Ninja, the surging Chakra fluctuations, and those captivating crimson eyes immediately made the Cloud Ninja recognize the newcomer's identity.

"Shisui Uchiha, it's the Body Flicker Shisui!"

"Be on guard! He's about to attack with Ninjutsu! It's Fire Style!"

"Water Release Ninja, gather together!"

"Use Layton's preemptive counterattack to interrupt his Ninjutsu!"

The Cloud Ninja are highly skilled and have very fast reaction times, but that's not enough to stop Kage-level Ninja.

The Five Kage are able to stand at the pinnacle of Ninja, and the strength of Kage-level Ninja is naturally not easy to withstand.

[Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation]

Shisui Uchiha puffed out his cheeks and blew out a line of fire. The line of fire expanded rapidly after leaving his mouth, forming a huge wall of fire.

Shisui generously poured in Chakra and Sharingan power, causing the flames to heat up and their color to fade rapidly, turning golden-white.

The walls of fire rose faster and faster, overlapping and pressing against each other, transforming into the Heat waves hundreds of meters high, covering an area hundreds of meters wide.

The fence near the flames spontaneously combusted, the air became so hot it was distorted, and half the camp suddenly turned into a hellish inferno!

The Cloud Ninja' hasty use of Water Release Ninjutsu and Lightning Release Ninjutsu was like pebbles thrown into the sea, barely creating ripples when they hit the massive wall of fire.

Surprisingly, the massive wall of fire merely submerged and burned down the walls of the Kumogakure Camp before suddenly vanishing into thin air.

By extinguishing the flames, Shisui Uchiha demonstrated his immense strength and exceptional Chakra control.

The Cloud Ninja, intimidated by him, bowed respectfully and said with lingering fear, "Shisui Uchiha of Konoha, please wait a moment, the Fourth Raikage will be here shortly."

In just one minute, the powerful Fourth Raikage A, arrived with Killer B and Dodai.

Besides these two familiar faces, the Raikage was also accompanied by a young white-haired, dark-skinned Ninja.

His bangs covered his left eye, he had thick lips, and tattoos of the characters for "thunder" and "water" on his shoulders.