"A counter-strategy? How exactly does it work?" Hizashi Hyuga roughly understood Shiyu's meaning, but he still didn't know Shiyu's specific plan.
Shiyu then smiled mysteriously and said, "It's very simple. This time, Kumogakure's plan is about to be exposed."
The Shiyu didn't specify, and it's not appropriate to ask about the Hizashi directly.
"It seems you already have your own ideas and methods, Shiyu. Do you need my cooperation?" Hizashi asked.
"Of course I need your cooperation. First, I hope you can contact Lord Hyuga Hiashi," Shiyu pleaded.
"No problem, I'll go find my older brother right away." Hizashi then immediately brought Hiashi over.
"Hizashi, what's going on?" Hiashi asked, equally puzzled.
"You'll find out when you get here." Of course, Hizashi also didn't know what Shiyu's plan was.
When Hiashi arrived beside Shiyu, he was greatly surprised.
"Shiyu? You're actually at the Hyuga Family!? This really surprises me!" Hyuga Hiashi looked at Shiyu as if he'd seen a ghost.
Shiyu immediately comforted him, "Don't be surprised, don't be surprised. Next, you need to give Kumogakure a good opportunity so that he will kidnap your Young Lady."
"Hinata is still too young, and I know this is dangerous. But actually, Kumogakure just wants to use their people to increase their bargaining power, so the hostages won't be in any real danger."
Hiashi was initially confused, but with Hizashi's explanation, Hiashi finally understood what Shiyu meant.
"If that's the case!? But even if we do that, what's the next step? Why can't we just kill the leader of Kumogakure and prevent him from kidnapping Hinata?" Hiashi asked.
"Doing this will help Kumogakure and give them a reason to put pressure on me. I didn't say I was going to release the real Hinata. Does that mean I can't impersonate Hinata?" Shiyu then used his Transformation Technique, and his meaning was immediately clear to everyone present.
"You want to use the Transformation Technique to have the Hidden Hinata kidnap a fake Kumogakure, who is none other than Lord Shiyu?! Won't you be in danger doing this?" Hiashi asked.
"Are you kidding me? How could I be in danger? In fact, there is no one in the entire Kumogakure who can stand against me. This time, Kumogakure is going to end up shooting itself in the foot!" Shiyu said coldly.
"If they really don't have any bad intentions, that's fine. But if they really are as I said, then in the end, they'll be the ones who suffer the tragedy." Shiyu said confidently, "Don't worry, as a hostage, they're more afraid of me dying."
After Shiyu finished explaining his plan, he immediately sent Hiashi and Hizashi to make preparations. He then transferred Hinata's guards from the Hyuga Clan and took the opportunity to pick up the real Hinata. Shiyu transformed into the fake Hinata.
Shiyu had initially thought that Kumogakure wouldn't make a move this time. However, after several days, none of the minor leaders from Kumogakure had entered the Hyuga Clan, which made Shiyu somewhat anxious.
"Could it be that I'm judging a gentleman by my own petty standards?" Shiyu had a moment of self-doubt, but the Kumogakure's junior leader didn't disappoint him. He quickly infiltrated the Hyuga residence, and Shiyu was the first to spot this Kumogakure junior leader.
The Kumogakure Village leader had probably been scouting the terrain these past few days. This time, his target was very clear. He charged straight towards where Shiyu was, and then used a stun blast to knock out the fake Hinata inside the house.
The Kumogakure Hinata, who had already fainted, compared her to the target, and after confirming that it was indeed Hinata, he picked Hinata up and rushed outside.
Hizashi and Hiashi symbolically dispatched some of the Hyuga Clan's guards.
"Look! The Young Lady has been kidnapped! Help! Hurry!" The Hyuga Clan's territory quickly became abuzz with excitement. The Kumogakure leader had no idea that the Hyuga princess in his hands had been switched.
Because Shiyu deliberately prevented the Hyuga Clan's elites from appearing, the Kumogakure leader faced a series of obstacles, but ultimately succeeded in completing his mission and kidnapping Hinata.
"It seems that Kumogakure Lord Shiyu been successfully kidnapped by the leader of Kumogakure."
"If that Kumogakure leader knew that the Hinata he held was the Light of the Shinobi World, Uchiha Shigure, I reckon he'd wet himself on the spot!"
The Hyuga all laughed and discussed among themselves, but they were very glad that Shiyu had come to help; otherwise, the Hyuga Clan would have certainly faced some losses.
After kidnapping Shiyu, the leader of Kumogakure immediately headed towards Kumogakure.
"This guy's pretty fast. I should be able to be taken to Kumogakure in a few days, right?" After being quickly transported to one place, Shiyu was moved to another. It was clear that this leader of Kumogakure was very cautious.
Midway through, because the stun grenade's effect was limited, Shiyu naturally pretended to wake up. However, Shiyu stopped crying and making a fuss because he didn't want to take another stun grenade, even though it had no effect on him at all.
"You're a pretty good little girl, but you've had terrible luck, being forced to be my hostage. I feel really bad for you, but as the saying goes, 'I'm eating the king's food,' I have to complete my mission."
Without any hesitation, the Kumogakure Village leader hugged Shiyu tightly and rushed towards Kumogakure with Shiyu in his arms.
The leader of Kumogakure wanted to use the baby in his arms to gain more leverage, so he had to send Shiyu to Kumogakure first.
The Cloud-Thunder Gorge is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Shiyu took advantage of this opportunity to infiltrate the Kumogakure, which was extremely easy for him.
Soon, the Kumogakure Village leader passed through the Cloud-Thunder Gorge and finally delivered the baby in his arms to the Fourth Raikage, A, who was inside the Kumogakure Village.
"Your mission actually succeeded? I'm truly astonished." The Fourth Raikage said with great suspicion, "Could it be that you joined forces with Konoha? Or perhaps, the baby in your arms isn't a daughter of the Hyuga Clan at all!?"
Faced with the Fourth Raikage's suspicion, the Kumogakure Village leader immediately explained, "Of course not! Look, the baby in my hand looks exactly like Hinata Hyuga. She must be the daughter of the Hyuga Clan. However, I don't know why, but the Hyuga Clan's defenses have been rather lax lately, which gave me this opportunity."
Despite his rugged appearance, Ai was actually quite perceptive. He then said, "I have a feeling something's not right. Could Hinata be a ninja using Transformation Technique? It feels like we've fallen into a trap."
"Kumogakure, there's no use thinking about it now. They can't possibly replace Hinata with someone else; they don't have the ability to predict the future!"
"I think we should contact Konoha now and see what terms we can negotiate."