Kumogakure's Darui's Scheme!

When Obito Uchiha and Nohara Rin returned to the hotel, they saw Uchiha Kō and the others having dinner in the restaurant on the second floor. So he took Rin and went straight up to the second floor.

"Lord Hokage!" Obito Uchiha. Uchiha Kō put down his chopsticks, looked at Obito Uchiha, and suddenly froze. "What's going on!"

Uchiha Kō's voice was serious because he saw the bloodstains on Obito Uchiha's face, bloodstains he knew all too well.

Obito used the Mangekyō Sharingan, which means he was attacked!

Obito Uchiha recounted the events to Uchiha Kō, while Nohara Rin added details. Uchiha Kō had heard that Kirigakure and Iwagakure had attacked them, but they were rescued by Darui of Kumogakure. However, Darui quickly dealt with two ninjas, giving them no chance to interrogate them.

Uchiha Kō's eyes were dark and unfathomable. He thought it might be a play orchestrated by the Kumogakure to sow discord between them and the Iwagakure and the Kumogakure.

"Alright, I understand. You guys eat first." With that, Uchiha Kō got up and walked outside.

Namikaze Minato handed over a white handkerchief, which Nohara Rin immediately accepted, thanked him, and then wet the handkerchief to clean the bloodstains from Obito Uchiha's face.

Outside the hotel where he was staying in Sunagakure, Sasori was repairing his puppet when suddenly a Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet attacked him.

Sasori frowned, extended a finger, and blue Chakra Threads entered the puppet's body. Sasori then beckoned with his finger, and the puppet began to move.

It raised its hands and held them horizontally in front of it, taking the hit of the Fire Dragon Bullet head-on, and remained motionless in place.

After the fire dragon bullet ended, Scorpion straightened his fingers, and his puppet rushed towards the ninja with a creaking sound.

Seeing that he was outmatched, the ninja's pupils contracted, and he retreated. But in the next moment, a puppet appeared, and Sasori shot out Chakra Threads from his right hand, which entered the new puppet's body!

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower!" Sasori roared, and in the next moment, a large amount of Iron Sand surrounded the Third Kazekage's puppet.

"Release!" Scorpion pressed down with his five fingers, and the Iron Sand transformed into steel needles that pierced towards the ninja.

The ninja was suspended in mid-air and had no way to dodge. Thud thud thud, steel needles pierced the ninja's body, causing him to fall from the sky.

Sasori's attack was restrained; he didn't take the ninja's life, intending to make it easier to interrogate the prisoner later. However, when Sasori had his puppet bring the person back, the person was gone.

He immediately told his father, Kazekage Yinglin, about it. Kazekage Yinglin narrowed his eyes and slowly said, "When I came here, I felt that this succession ceremony was not so simple."

"Now it seems I was right!" Kazekage Yinglin chuckled, then patted his son's shoulder. "My good son, to have accomplished so much at such a young age, I am no match for you!"

Scorpion chuckled; he thoroughly enjoyed his father's praise!

Kirigakure Hotel

Just as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were strolling through the streets, fog suddenly rolled in, which startled Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

They were all too familiar with this move! Since someone was trying to ambush them using the Hidden Mist Technique, they wouldn't hold back! In an instant, the seven of them Hand Seals and disappeared into the thick fog.

I don't know what the assassin was thinking, using the Hidden Mist Technique in front of the Kirigakure. Was he trying to kill himself?

The assassin, unable to sense the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, panicked. Just then, a whooshing sound rang out—it was the longsword, Nuibari!

The assassin realized the danger and tried to escape, but the longsword and the wire of the Nuibari strangled his neck!

With a forceful twist of his right hand, Kushimaru Kuriarare severed the assassin's head from the wire!

The movements were clean and swift; the fog dissipated the next moment, revealing the positions of the seven people.

They were completely bewildered. Why were they attacked at the entrance of the hotel that Kumogakure had arranged for them? And using the Hidden Mist Technique at that?

Just as they were about to take away the head of the assassin who had used the Hidden Mist Technique, a ninja wearing Iwagakure Forehead Protector from the sky and threw out several Explosive Tag.

Munashi Jinpachi immediately shouted, "Everyone back off! It's Explosive Tag." As the owner of the Explosive Blade: Shibuki, he frequently used Explosive Tag and was particularly sensitive to Explosive Tag.

Upon hearing the warning, the other six immediately withdrew and retreated.

A moment later, an explosion rang out, blasting a large crater in the ground. Fortunately, Munashi Jinpachi's timely warning allowed the group to react in time, otherwise they might have been seriously injured!

"Munashi Jinpachi goodness you were here." Ameyuri Ringo. She was the closest to the scene, and if Munashi Jinpachi hadn't warned her, she probably wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed.

"Look!" Jinin Akebino pointed to the open space ahead. The assassin's head and body had been taken away, and the wire sewing needle of Kushimaru Kuriarare's Nuibari had fallen off, which meant that the person was missing.

He looked at the Nuibari in his hand and fell silent. He felt a pang of self-reproach because the explosion had prevented him from noticing that the target had slipped from his grasp.

"Kushimaru Kuriarare, it's not your fault. In that situation, even I didn't have time to react." Suikazan Fuguki patted Kushimaru Kuriarare on the shoulder to comfort him. Hearing his boss's words of comfort, Kushimaru Kuriarare felt much better.

"Thank you, boss!" Kushimaru Kuriarare said with a smile, wearing a mask.

The others laughed too. Although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist competed and fought among themselves in ordinary times, they were of one mind when facing an enemy. Otherwise, how could they have shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the Mizukage? How could they have protected their common home, Kirigakure?

After comforting each other, they headed towards the hotel, intending to tell Karatachi Yagura about it!

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist arrived at the door of the Karatachi Yagura Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi. After exchanging glances, the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Suikazan Fuguki, knocked on the door.

Knock knock knock!

Hearing the sound, Karatachi Yagura looked up and said, "Come in! The door's open!"

Upon hearing this Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist twitched at the corner of their mouths. Then, Suikazan Fuguki led them inside, and Suikazan Fuguki recounted the whole story to Karatachi Yagura, whose eyes were filled with anger.

"Very well, very well! Using the Kirigakure Technique to deal with my Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and even using Explosive Tag to blow up my men! What an Iwagakure, what a Ōnoki! Very well indeed!" Karatachi Yagura seemed convinced that Ōnoki of Iwagakure was behind this!

When their leader spoke, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist all chimed in, "Lord Mizukage, shall we teach the people of Iwagakure a lesson and have some fun?"

"Of course! But not now! All Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are here. After the succession ceremony, come with me and ambush them on the only road between Iwagakure and Kumogakure. I'll make them pay!" Karatachi Yagura! What had he done to offend him? Not only did he humiliate him with the Kirigakure Technique, but he also wanted to attack his Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!

"Yes, Lord Mizukage!" The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist smiled. After the succession ceremony of the Fourth Raikage, it would be time for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to make their name. It was time to test the results of their training during this period!

Previously, they fought against Uchiha Kō and Konoha, so they've always been relatively unknown. But your team from Iwagakure, aside from Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, and that blond young man who looks intimidating, can easily defeat the other Iwagakure ninjas.

And so, in Karatachi Yagura's room, the group finalized their plan to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure afterward!

At this moment, Uchiha Kō arrived at the Raikage's Office in Kumogakure. The Fourth Raikage, A, was drinking tea and discussing matters with Darui, while Uchiha Kō was on the roof of the office, silently removing a brick using Magnet Release.

I could hear them talking inside.

"How's it going?" The Fourth Raikage sat in the main seat, tapping his fingers on the table with one hand, and spoke to Darui with his eyes closed.

Darui knelt on one knee. "Lord Raikage, I have already sent the Anbu ninjas to attack the forces of all four villages and diverted the conflict to Iwagakure."

"Hmm, well done. By the way, what did Konoha say?" The Fourth Raikage, A, tapped the table. What he really wanted was for the Hokage Uchiha Kō, to be involved.

"According to the boss, they are still hesitant. After all, Hokage Uchiha Kō is a great hero with the title of God of War. Given his wisdom, it's not easy to bring him into the game," Darui said truthfully.

Uchiha Kō's lips curled up upon hearing this. This Darui has some skill. Let's hear more!

"Hmm, if we can incite the other three villages to hate Iwagakure, that would be good. As for Konoha, let's see what they decide. If we interfere too much, we might anger Uchiha Kō and end up losing more than we gain!" The Fourth Raikage thought for a moment and decided it was best not to provoke that plague god!

"Yes, Lord Raikage! I'll go and give the orders right away. But what about the families of the ninjas who died this time?" Darui's expression was grave; the fate of the ninjas had become a problem.

The Fourth Raikage Ai rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Tell their families that they died in the line of duty, so the compensation will be tripled, and all school fees for their children will be waived."

"Lord Raikage is merciful. I, Darui, am willing to go through fire and water for Lord Raikage without hesitation!" Darui said again.

"Yes, get up, Darui. If one day I die in the future, and this Kumogakure needs you to lead it, I can tell you clearly that you are the next Fifth Raikage!" The Fourth Raikage, A, stood up and patted Darui on the shoulder.

Through this experience, he clearly understood that Darui was a responsible, capable, and talented person. Now that the Kumogakure was suffering from a shortage of talent, it needed many talented people to help it in order to maintain the Kumogakure's legacy.

Thinking of this, the Fourth Raikage, A, began to miss Bee. If Bee were here, and the two brothers worked together, what enemy could they not defeat?

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