In the end, Araki still could not think of any better way to persuade Yagura, so he could only follow Yagura's train of thought and continue,
"Although their scheme seemed to have gone smoothly, since we can see the problem, Konoha surely can as well. That means Konoha's hatred will be completely drawn toward Cloud Village. Jiraiya is both the current Hokage's friend and the previous Hokage's disciple. That hatred won't be light!"
"That may be true, but we had a hand in this too. And if Konoha really can't hold out, what use will that hatred be?"
Karatachi Yagura still could not let go of his grudge over being toyed with by the Third Raikage.
"There's always a difference between the mastermind and those who merely egg things on. Besides, even if we participated, they have no evidence!"
Araki spread his hands.
Although the Shinobi World had things like cameras and photography equipment, no one could possibly have captured such confidential scenes. Could the AB Brothers really dare let Konoha's ninja invade their minds to search for intelligence?
So...
"Since there's no evidence, as long as we deny it, they'll just be making baseless accusations."
Seeing that Yagura's brow had not fully relaxed, Araki added, "And when we trade with Sasori in the future, we can have him help pin the blame firmly on Cloud Village. Besides, if Konoha really can't hold out, it's not as if we can't secretly help ease some of their pressure. But given Konoha's war potential, I'm more optimistic that they can endure."
After all, the Third Raikage was already crippled. Obito Uchiha would never dare let him return to the battlefield.
Konoha's many Byakugan and Sharingan were not blind.
The future Raikage could only stay holed up in Kumogakure, unable to pose much