Iwagakure Arrives

Darui's arrival gave the disgruntled boss hope. "He's one of us! He's one of us! I'm so itching to get help! Now, the only one who can help me is Darui, who's one of my own!"

The street vendor, with tears in his eyes, stretched out his arm, which was full of bags, trying to grab Darui. A look of disgust flashed in Darui's eyes.

Darui stepped back, dodging the stall owner's grab, and then led the ninja to the two Kage.

"Lord Hokage, Lord Kazekage, I am very sorry that some people have acted without authorization and engaged in petty theft, which has affected your mood. I would like to express my sincerest apologies on behalf of Lord Raikage." Darui slapped his right hand on his left chest and bowed deeply.

Uchiha Kō chuckled. "I'm fine. It's just that I saw this boss was dishonest, deceiving my friend Lin, and even trying to teach me a lesson after being exposed."

"My matter has been resolved now, I just don't know what Brother Lin has to say." Uchiha Kō glanced at Lin and raised an eyebrow.

Lin pushed aside the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets in front of him and walked up to Darui. "I just entered the village and saw that Kumogakure was selling Chakra Metal. I wanted to buy some fairly. If Brother Xiao hadn't reminded me, I probably would have been scammed."

"I really don't know what's wrong with your Kumogakure. You don't even have the most basic integrity in doing business!" Lin rebuked Darui and the Kumogakure without any politeness.

Darui wore a flattering smile, but in his heart he cursed the street vendor a hundred times over. He had told him countless times not to try such petty tricks as shortchanging customers, but the vendor always scoffed at it.

Compared to Darui's advice, the boss believed more strongly in the saying, "No business is without its tricks!" He hadn't evaded taxes, so it was enough that Kumogakure protected him!

It wasn't until today, when this guy finally messed with people he couldn't afford to offend— the Hokage of Konoha and the Kazekage of Sunagakure— that he regretted it!

"Lord Kazekage, Lord Hokage, spare me! It itches, it itches so badly!!!" Hearing this, how could the shopkeeper not understand that he had offended these two people and had been poisoned!

The boss knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, begging for mercy and saying things like "I was wrong."

Kazekage Rin looked around and noticed that more and more Anbu Ninja were gathering. Since they were now on Kumogakure's territory, he didn't want to escalate the situation.

Lin gave Scorpion a look, and Scorpion nodded, took out an antidote pill from his pocket, and threw it in front of the shopkeeper. Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately put the antidote into his mouth.

Scorpion slowly said, "Take this medicine, and the itching will stop within ten minutes. As for the bumps on your body, it will take a month to fully heal."

After taking the medicine, the shopkeeper noticed that the itching on his body was subsiding. Upon hearing Scorpion's words, he immediately kowtowed, "Thank you, Lord Kazekage! Thank you, Lord Kazekage!"

"Let's go." Kazekage Yinglin glanced at the boss who was prostrate on the ground, then turned and left.

Sasori sheathed his Chikamatsu Ten Puppets and followed behind Rin. After this ordeal, Kazekage Rin nor Sasori had any desire to continue shopping.

Seeing that there was no more fun to be had, Hokage Uchiha Kō, Hatake Sakumo, and Team Minato also headed in another direction.

None of the ninjas present dared to stop him. They were joking; they'd be courting death! If they angered Uchiha Kō, he'd go berserk, and every single one of them would die!

After the two shadows left, the Anbu asked Darui what to do now. Darui rolled his eyes. "What to do? What can we do! Are you going to risk your life to get justice for this scoundrel?"

Speaking of which, Darui got angry and kicked the unscrupulous merchant. With a loud thud, the merchant's bag was torn apart by the powerful kick, and he let out a pig-like scream.

This unscrupulous merchant tarnished the image of their Kumogakure, making their Anbu Ninja' trip a complete waste and turning them into a laughing stock and fodder for gossip!

Knowing he was in the wrong, the unscrupulous shop owner didn't dare utter a sound, silently enduring the kick before pretending to faint.

Darui snorted coldly, "Everyone disperse! Go back to what you were doing!"

After saying that, he went to the entrance to receive the last village, which was also their enemy, Iwagakure.

This succession ceremony was held in such a grand manner because it was for the sake of Iwagakure).

Just as Darui returned to the door, the timing was perfect; the Iwagakure delegation was only a little over a hundred meters away!

The leader was a small old man, standing on a stone platform, suspended in the air, with a smile on his face, but his posture told everyone that he was not to be trifled with.

Following behind him was Kitsuchi, a burly man with a very honest appearance. Beside Kitsuchi was a blond young man wearing a reddish-brown robe, who looked completely uninterested.

Darui took a deep breath, burying the hatred in his heart, and greeted Iwagakure at the village entrance with a smile.

The procedure was the same as before, but when Ōnoki heard that the Third Raikage was dead and the Fourth Raikage was paying his respects, he smiled and said, "Well, that's quite a pity!"

Darui gritted his teeth and took another deep breath. "I request that Lord Ōnoki of Iwagakure and his Genin accompany me to the inn."

Ōnoki glanced at Darui and his murderous intent stirred within him. Darui was able to take the place of the Fourth Raikage, A, in receiving the Kage from various villages, and even after hearing of the death of his previous Kage, he could endure all of this and calmly arrange a hotel for the enemy.

This person has both exceptional talent and a superior temperament!

However, Ōnoki quickly concealed his murderous intent and said indifferently, "Lead the way." Darui turned and walked towards the hotel.

The Kage of all five villages are present at this succession ceremony. If he does anything out of line, it will immediately spread throughout the Ninja World.

Furthermore, Kumogakure only has this one outstanding young man, unlike our Iwagakure, which is full of talented people like Kitsuchi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara. There is absolutely no need for him to kill him.

And so, Darui Tsuchikage Ōnoki and his group to a rather dilapidated inn.

Veins bulged on his Kitsuchi face as he stared intently at Darui. "Damn it! Is this how you treat guests in Kumogakure?"

"We are both from the Five Great Hidden Villages, yet you've arranged such an inn for us. You're completely humiliating us!" Kitsuchi roared.

Darui said calmly, "Oh, there are actually three other inns, but they've been booked by envoys from Konoha, Sunagakure, Kirigakure. If you'd like to change, just go and negotiate with them."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company any longer!" With that, Darui was about to leave when Deidara narrowed his eyes, a smirk playing on his lips. He glanced at the old man, who nodded.

Immediately, Deidara became excited, opened one mouth with both hands, and then countless white Clay Spider crawled out of his hands and crawled into the hotel.

"Boom!" Deidara uttered those words, and in an instant, the hotel exploded!

The already old hotel was reduced to ruins by the explosion!

Hearing the sound, Darui turned around, looking at everything in disbelief, and roared, "What have you all done!"

The Tsuchikage Ōnoki remained indifferent, Deidara was inexplicably excited, and the corners of Kitsuchi's mouth curled up, clearly satisfied with everything!

"Even if you're unhappy with our arrangements, you can't destroy this hotel! Do you know there are many civilians inside?" Darui gritted his teeth.

The Tsuchikage Ōnoki, seemed completely oblivious to anything amiss. He slowly asked, "Which eye of yours saw that we did it?"

"Exactly! It collapsed before we even got inside the gate. We strongly suspect that your Kumogakure is trying to kill us with this shoddy construction!" Kitsuchi Tu added.

Deidara's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at his achievement with immense joy. "I did it! I did it!!! Haha, I finally did it! Hahahahaha!"

Ōnoki's lips twitched, and he punched him right on the head! This kid really doesn't know when to stop! Everyone's helping him shirk responsibility now!

Deidara let out a cry of displeasure and looked at the old man. Ōnoki gave him a wink, and in the end, Deidara gave in, turning his head away, not wanting to talk to him.

Darui had no way to refute them and could only stare blankly at the group, his heart filled with boundless rage.

"Darui, step back!" The voice of the Fourth Raikage, Ai, rang out.

Upon hearing this voice, Darui was taken aback at first, then immediately agreed!

Immediately, a bolt of lightning flashed, and the Fourth Raikage, A, appeared on the spot.

Ōnoki nodded when he saw the burly, Yamato middle-aged man who bore many resemblance to the Third Raikage. Not bad, he had his father's style.

The Fourth Raikage, A, walked towards Ōnoki. Immediately, Kitsuchi clenched his fist and blocked his father's Ōnoki. Deidara kneaded clay, and various small white clay animals appeared, filled with violent Chakra.

Ōnoki slowly spoke, "Make way, everyone!" Upon hearing this, Kitsuchi and Deidara moved to the sides, while Ōnoki walked towards the Fourth Raikage, A.

After walking for a while, the two stopped at the same time. The Fourth Raikage, Ai, bowed and said, "I apologize, Lord Tsuchikage. It was my fault for not arranging things properly. As compensation, I will personally escort you and your guards to the best hotel."

"Hehe, Lord Raikage is indeed understanding and considerate. Then I shall respectfully comply!" Ōnoki smiled slightly.

The Fourth Raikage, A, gestured, "Please!"

"Please!" Ōnoki said with a smile.

The two walked at the front like old friends, chatting about interesting things that had happened in recent years and praising each other.

"The Third Tsuchikage is truly knowledgeable and learned; he is indeed worthy of being called the most learned person."

"The Fourth Raikage is young and promising, having inherited Raikage position at such a young age. It is certain that Kumogakure will achieve Lord Raikage under his leadership."

Darui, Kitsuchi Deidara, and the others following behind listened silently to the two's rambling praises, inwardly criticizing them.

These politicians are disgusting; they'll say anything!

Soon after

The Fourth Raikage, along with the Third Tsuchikage and his entourage, arrived at the luxurious hotel where the Konoha ninjas were staying.

Ōnoki nodded when he saw the scale of the hotel; this was more in line with their status and position!