The Hentai Association's Expansion Plan

After receiving confirmation from the Fourth Raikage, Darui and Hi couldn't help but exchange a glance.

At that moment, they all felt the same shock.

Darui gazed in the direction where Kou had disappeared, his eyes, which were always half-closed, now fully open.

"That Flying Thunder God Technique... is it real?"

It has to be said that it is truly worthy of that Teacher Itadori. Not only has his drawing skills reached an unprecedented level, but he has also learned the famous Ninjutsu of the Yellow Flash!

How could there possibly be such a perfect man in this world...?

He murmured to himself, his tone filled with genuine admiration.

But before Darui could finish speaking, a fist the size of a sandbag, carrying the fury of thunder, slammed solidly into his face.

"Idiot! Is this the time to be talking about this?!"

"Puff!!"

Darui was sent flying by the punch, tracing a graceful parabola in the air before crashing heavily into a pile of rubble not far away, kicking up a cloud of grayish-white dust.

hope Ai looked helplessly at her friend in the distance, whose fate was unknown, and silently mourned for him for a second.

Ai rubbed his head, which was still bulging with veins, with a troubled expression, and gave a deep order to his subordinate beside him:

"Xi, take that idiot Darui with you, we... we should go back."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze toward the direction of the Cloud Thunder Mountain Range, his voice growing heavier:

"Having wasted so much time, Orochimaru has probably already taken the opportunity to leave the Cloud Thunder Mountain Range."

Upon returning, immediately dispatch several elite units to search the entire border region of the Land of Lightning. Once Orochimaru's whereabouts are discovered, report back to Kumogakure as quickly as possible.

We, the Kumogakure... are not a place he can come and go as he pleases!

"Yes!"

hope replied solemnly.

Ai looked at this one of the few subordinates in front of him who still managed to maintain some semblance of decorum, and nodded in satisfaction.

He then fell silent for a moment, seemingly caught in a deep struggle.

Finally, with a reluctant expression and a strained tone, he continued to give the order:

"Also, when you get back, remember to pass on a message to that Killer B."

His lousy association's expansion plan... I agree!

"Yes!"

"... Huh? Huh?!!!"

Xi responded instinctively, then instantly realized what was happening and stared at the Fourth Raikage in shock.

In his memory, the Lord Raikage had always been strongly opposed to the association's expansion plans, limiting its promotion and development to within the Kumogakure.

Back then, in order to establish branches throughout the Ninja World, Killer B Bee defied the Lord Raikage's strict orders and secretly slipped out of the Cloud Ravine. He went to the Kumogakure Village office, crying and making a scene, even rolling on the ground without regard for his image, but he still couldn't get the Lord Raikage to give in!

Now, Lord Raikage has actually changed his previously firm stance, and Xi simply cannot understand the reason behind it.

Don't compare me to you bunch of idiots!

Ai seemed to have read hope's mind and angrily shouted.

He suppressed his inner resistance and explained earnestly:

"I did this to find Uchiha Kuro's whereabouts."

"Wuzhang... oh no, Teacher Koko?"

"Good."

The Fourth Raikage sighed heavily and responded helplessly.

He gazed at the deserted mountain area, and his voice grew lower:

"My original plan was to secretly send people to search for Uchiha Kuro's whereabouts."

Without alerting other ninja villages, especially Konoha, they secretly brought him back to Kumogakure.

This was the most controllable solution for Kumogakure, but now, it's clear that this path is blocked.

He paused, a deep sense of apprehension flashing in his rugged eyes:

"Faced with Uchiha Kuro who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, it is absolutely impossible for us in the Kumogakure internal intelligence network."

Since operating in the shadows is no longer an option, let's try a different approach—have Killer B expand that lousy association and spread it throughout the Ninja World under the guise of an ordinary civilian organization.

At the same time, we'll spread the news that Uchiha Kuro is Yuji Itadori within the association, turning all the idiots who joined that lousy association across the Ninja World into our spies!

At this point, a glint of shrewdness, incongruous with his rugged appearance, flashed in the Fourth Raikage's eyes:

"In this way, our Kumogakure will have an additional massive intelligence network covering the entire Ninja World, allowing us to search for Uchiha Kuro's whereabouts with the highest efficiency!"

"But if we do that, the reputation of our Kumogakure will probably be..."

He shut his mouth, not saying anything more, and unconsciously clenched his rough, large hands.

A flicker of struggle crossed Ai's eyes, but it lasted less than a moment before being replaced by an unwavering resolve.

"To obtain Uchiha Kuro, all of this... is worth it!"

hope listened quietly to his plan, and the doubt in her eyes instantly vanished.

He looked up at the imposing figure before him, his words filled with undisguised admiration and respect:

"As expected of Lord Raikage! He has managed to combine the association's expansion plan with the long-term strategic interests of Kumogakure so skillfully..."

This visionary foresight is truly admirable!

Ai met hope's bright, sparkling eyes, then guiltily looked away.

Now that things have come to this, he's long been eyeing the considerable income that lousy association brings in every year, and he's already secretly planned that expansion project several times... but he can't bring himself to say it now.

"But... Lord Raikage."

hope recovered from his agitation and once again displayed his calm and rational advisory nature.

He pushed up glasses that weren't actually on his nose, his tone now more thoughtful:

Even if we obtain Teacher Kou's exact whereabouts and successfully find him.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could escape the battlefield the moment he was surrounded.

Faced with this situation, how should we respond?

"Of course, I've considered this issue before."

Ai seemed to have anticipated hope's question, and with a heavy snort, confidently stated:

"Don't forget, Nozomi, I once faced off against that Yellow Flash — Namikaze Minato."

That guy achieved incredibly impressive results for Konoha during the Third Ninja World War using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

After the war ended, both our Kumogakure Village and the other major ninja villages listed him and that damned Flying Thunder God Technique as key targets.

And in order to one day be able to counter him on the battlefield, they invested a great deal of resources in targeted research.

At this point, a rare look of regret and respect appeared on his face:

"We just never expected that our research in Kumogakure would begin so early, and that man would die seven years ago during the Nine-Tails Incident..."

Ah, should we say that heaven is jealous of talent?

(Lao Tu: You're welcome, Tie Tie.)

Ai suppressed the regret in her heart, her gaze fixed on the direction where Kou had just disappeared, and said in a deep voice:

"What's even more unexpected is that the research project, which had been stalled for many years, was actually restarted one day."

Although the research requires a huge amount of time and resources, it is a major project even for us in Kumogakure.

But to get that Uchiha Kuro... it's all worth it!

As Xi listened to the Fourth Raikage's long-term plan, he nodded repeatedly, his admiration deepening.

Ai glanced one last time in the direction Kou had disappeared, her eyes filled with a mixture of resentment and regret, but even more so with an almost burning fighting spirit.

He withdrew his gaze, looked solemnly at hope, and commanded in a serious tone:

"Alright, we should head back now. There's still a lot to do..."

Be prepared, Hee!

"Yes, Lord Raikage!!"

With his back to the setting sun, hope shouted loudly.

As the sun set, it painted the entire Cloud Thunder Mountain Range in an endless expanse of golden-red.

The Fourth Raikage turned around, followed by Hii, who was carrying the unconscious Darui on her back, and walked towards the direction of Kumogakure.

They were clearly unaware of the earth-shattering changes that the Kumogakure Doujinshi Association's expansion plan would bring to Kumogakure and the Ninja World in the years to come.

However, five years later, with the Kumogakure Doujinshi Association achieving phenomenal success in the Ninja World, completely replacing the Fifth Hokage Jiraiya's "Icha Icha Paradise" series with an almost overwhelming force,

It even gradually overshadowed the traditional ninja business of Kumogakure, making Kumogakure the largest economic entity in the Ninja World and the first major ninja village in Ninja World history to successfully complete industrial transformation.

That nickname was given to him by an unknown white-haired Toad Sage, who harbored pent-up resentment and spread it throughout the Ninja World.

Doujin Rai, the Fourth Raikage A —the eldest of the doujinshi brothers, who will undoubtedly be solemnly recorded in the history of the Ninja World and is considered the greatest Raikage in the history of Kumogakure —recall this moment that changed the fate of Kumogakure amidst the praise of the entire Ninja World?

And whether he feels a slight regret about the decision he made at this moment... well, that remains to be seen.

Turning our attention to the present, the man who will change the entire Ninja World in the future, whose only current goal is to survive in this shitty Ninja World — Uchiha Kuro —has arrived at his planned destination.

It was a desolate cave deep within the Cloud Thunder Mountain Range, isolated from human habitation by layers of primeval forests and steep cliffs.

That is another resting place for the Uchiha ancestors, forgotten by the entire Ninja World...

(I haven't had time to type during the day because I'm preparing for exams these past few days, so I can only do it at night. Sorry...)