Iwagakure had indeed been plotting against the Third Raikage for some time. Even now, a photograph of the Third Raikage remained on the wall of the Tsuchikage's office, pinned through the forehead by a Kunai.
But for now, the plot was still in the planning stage, known only to the Jonin and Anbu!
So the Chunin who had gathered the intelligence had made it sound easy, but the Iwa Jonin who heard the report was terrified!
He no longer dared doubt that the Rain shinobi had intercepted Root's intelligence. Instead, he hurried back as fast as he could, thinking only of getting Lord Tsuchikage to push negotiations and a deal through immediately!
What he didn't know was that this had all been another setup by Shiba Seika.
The night before Kitsuchi led his team in an attack, Shiba Seika had already shown the Akatsuki Organization's key members a scroll containing intelligence about Iwagakure's plan to ambush the Third Raikage!
At the time, Shiba Seika had told them, "This is the leverage we'll use to force Iwagakure to the table! Even if you die, burn that understanding into your minds."
He was certain that Iwagakure would never let outsiders know about the plan before they actually killed the Third Raikage!
At present, Iwagakure and Kumogakure were tacit allies, working together to attack Konoha from the north.
It was like Sun Quan and Liu Bei joining forces against Cao Cao, except they lacked a formal treaty.
What Iwagakure planned to do next was just like Lü Meng crossing the river in disguise to launch a surprise attack on Guan Yu. Both feared that after their main enemy fell, their ally would grow too powerful and rise to even greater heights.
To Iwagakure, it didn't matter whether Konoha or Kumogakure was the strongest