Shall we talk?
"Stop!"
A woman's angry voice rang out.
Kanami's eyes were filled with ferocity as countless streaks of verdant trees pierced rapidly through the red-haired, dark-skinned woman Karui.
Karui died on the spot. The Verdant trees created by Kanami's Wood Release Transformation Technique could kill even the Elite Jonin Darui with a single blow, let alone Karui, a Ninja had just reached the Jonin.
Soon, her body, like those of the previous Cloud Ninja, became withered and emaciated.
This is because Kanami learned Senjutsu Mode from the Tree Spirit, giving him the same effect as the Wood Release of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.
It can absorb the Chakra of others and replenish and strengthen the released Wood Release Transformation Technique.
"I do feel a little sorry for Choji, his planned wife is gone. But since the dark- Karui is both violent and unattractive, it's kind of a way of reshaping Choji's future."
Kanami muttered to himself.
Just then, several Chakra- infused claws severed Kanami's Wood Release.
As the Wood Release regenerated new trees, a woman with a beige Braid grabbed the withered Karui and dodged back several meters.
This woman is none other than the Fifth Raikage, Yugito Nii.
After realizing that Karui was no longer breathing, she had the Cloud Ninja behind her take him away.
He then glared fiercely at Kanami with a grim face. "You killed the Fourth Raikage, and now you've killed so many of my comrades! My Cloud Village swears an oath to fight your Konoha to the death!"
As she spoke, the immense Chakra of the Two-Tails Matatabi raged and leaked from her body.
It was as if a blue Cat Demon, had materialized!
This immediately rekindled hope for the Cloud Ninja who had rushed over from behind, as well as for the two Cloud Ninja who had survived by having their eyes gouged out!
"The Chakra erupting from the Fifth Hokage is incredibly powerful!"
"In terms of Chakra reserves alone, it seems to be even larger than that of the Fourth Raikage!"
"Lord the Fifth Raikage!"
"Lord the Fifth Raikage!"
A group of nearly fifty Cloud Ninja who had rushed up from behind cheered in unison, as if they could already see the Yugito Nii in victory.
But their cheers soon stopped.
They noticed that the red-haired boy and the black-haired girl opposite them were strolling leisurely, their faces expressionless and their gazes calm as still water.
The two were even engaging in intimate gestures typical of young lovers.
"Damn it! This is completely disregarding our Fifth Hokage!"
"Does he really think he's invincible?!"
"That's outrageous! Even the Third Raikage wasn't this arrogant!"
"The Fifth Hokage could crush him with a single finger!"
"This is outrageous! I can't take it anymore!"
In an instant Cloud Ninja began to shout and their arrogance grew.
Some people even flexed their wrists and showed off their biceps, seemingly ready to teach the red-haired boy a lesson.
Kanami remained indifferent to this.
Having been well-versed in the classics in his previous life, he could easily understand the thoughts of these people.
It's just a bunch of idiots trying to boost their own morale. If they really Cloud Ninja the advantage, the Cloud Ninja wouldn't need to do that.
He remained silent and did not act; he was waiting.
The Anbu rushed to the scene from behind.
The Yugito Nii, along with the Cloud Ninja, have already arrived, and the Anbu should be here soon as well.
Just as Kanami was thinking this...
Woohoo!
Several groups of spies wearing animal-feature Anbu arrived at the scene.
One of the masks was one that Kanami recognized very well.
The elephant, dressed in a white robe, saw the Cloud Ninja had died tragically all around him, and the trees that had been stained red everywhere.
It must be Wood Release. Could it be that a battle has already taken place?
Xiang glanced sideways at Kanami and Hinata beside him, and when he saw that their clothes were completely undamaged, his expression behind his mask changed slightly.
Red seems to be even stronger than a year ago.
"Now it is..."
Xiang came to Kanami's side and asked.
"It's good that you're here."
A smile spread across Kanami's face.
"This person over there is the newly appointed Fifth Raikage. He represents Cloud Village and wants to wage war against Konoha to the death. I'm just a Genin and can't make that decision. Whether or not to go to war is up to you."
After saying that, he took Hinata a step back.
elephant:???
How do I decide?
The elephant was numb; he had only received a message from Tsunade instructing him to protect the examinees from various countries and villages.
He was just a head of Anbu; in the face of such a major event, what say did he have?
"This..."
It seemed like she didn't know what to do, and her speech was quite hesitant.
Just then, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he quickly jumped back and found a silver-haired Ninja wearing Konoha forehead protector that covered one eye— Kakashi Hatake!
He pushed Kakashi to the front.
"Kakashi- senpai, you are the one with the most authority among us, so please make the decision."
Kakashi is not only a genius, but he also served as the Anbu Captain and became Elite Jonin after leaving the Anbu.
Among the group that arrived, Kakashi was undoubtedly the most authoritative man.
Kakashi, however, looked helpless, his lower eyelids drooping, giving him a half-dead fish-like appearance.
What decision can I make?
The other party is the Lightning Shadow, and I'm sending in Elite Jonin negotiate? That's really inappropriate, isn't it?
Kakashi glanced at Kanami, looking quite annoyed.
Judging from the corpses of the Cloud Ninja around him, he guessed that it must have been him who killed these Cloud Ninja, which was why the Lightning Shadow was so furious.
Kanami felt Kakashi's gaze and returned a harmless smile.
Kakashi sighed helplessly, turned to look at the Yugito Nii, and said calmly, "I am Kakashi Hatake, Elite Jonin Konoha. Let's talk."
"What's there to talk about!"
"Give us back our comrade's life before we talk!"
"Having killed so many people, including the Fourth Raikage, what is there to talk about?"
"Quiet."
After the Yugito Nii at the front spoke, the Cloud Ninja behind them stopped shouting and venting their dissatisfaction.
Although she was also filled with anger, she did not share the dissatisfaction of the Cloud Ninja behind her.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to overwhelm his opponent with sheer Chakra energy; he would have chosen to attack directly.
The fact that she chose not to make a move and instead waited for the other party to put on a ridiculous show is enough to indicate that she was considering negotiations.
Kanami had guessed this, which is why he deliberately sent Elephant to try to provoke Yugito. However, when the other party was not provoked and was able to watch Kakashi's appearance, he knew what the other party was thinking.
There was just one thing he wasn't clear about.
He didn't know Yugito genuinely wanted to negotiate, or if he wanted to use this opportunity to dismantle Konoha's right-hand men.
Of course, he also wanted to see whether Konoha, under Tsunade's leadership, approved of his actions or continued to yield as usual during Hiruzen Sarutobi's time in power.
The Yugito Nii looked at Kakashi with equally calm expressions. "The purpose of us gathering so many Ninja here is self-evident; I'm sure your Konoha intelligence network already knows this."
"If we're going to talk, we need to be sincere."