"Samui, you were now an important contributor to the Land of Lightning. There was no need to be so formal."
The Fourth Raikage, A, wore a smile as he raised a hand slightly, signaling for Samui not to stand on ceremony.
Today's Four Kage Summit had clearly been disrupted, yet Samui could not understand why the Fourth Raikage was so happy.
"Lord Raikage, what is this about? If you have something to say, just say it."
"Samui, Lord Raikage had known about what happened between you and Uchiha Mingyou for a long time." Darui, standing nearby, finally dropped his stern expression, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Whaaat~~"
Samui was utterly shocked.
Perhaps her injuries had yet to heal, or perhaps the news was simply too much for her to bear.
She lost her footing and staggered back several steps.
"Lord Raikage, I... I don't understand what Darui means. Please believe in my innocence."
"Enough, I understand." The Fourth Raikage remained all smiles as he ordered in a thunderous voice, "Darui, explain the arrangements from these past few days to Samui."
"Understood, Lord Raikage." Darui nodded slightly before turning his gaze to Samui.
"Lord Raikage's arrangement for us to infiltrate the Land of Waves was actually a plan to cast a wide net—or rather, a plan to seize the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."
A trace of panic flashed through Samui's eyes. Perhaps she was worried about Mingyou's safety.
Had they already begun their plan to gouge out the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan?
But Samui quickly realized she could not lose control, or she would surely never leave this place alive, much less help Mingyou escape safely.
"I know. Wasn't that what you said from the start? That we would take the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."
"But doesn't it seem a little too rushed now?"
"Don't interrupt, Samui. Let me finish." Darui was interrupted, but he did not get angry and continued explaining.
"Lord Raikage's purpose in arranging for us to invite the Uchiha before was not to take the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."
"During the previous Ninja World War, Kumogakure had also collected Sharingan, but for some reason, even after transplanting them, they could not be used properly."
"Before setting out this time, Lord Raikage had already made his decision."
"One objective of infiltrating the Uchiha Clan this time was to find a way to bring them back."
"As for the second objective, it was to find a way to keep the Uchiha Clan in the Land of Lightning."
"I think you can guess why we wanted them to remain in the Land of Lightning. It was to intermarry with the Uchiha, so that the Sharingan could be used by the Land of Lightning."
"But unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the Uchiha Clan suddenly vanished the day before we set out."
"After that, Lord Raikage arranged that assassination in the Land of Waves, all so your relationship with Uchiha Mingyou could heat up quickly.
"As long as you could form a relationship with Uchiha Mingyou that went beyond that of a man and woman, then..."
Mingyou hid atop the rafters, listening in horror. So he had been the one getting played all along?
And they had even used a honey trap on him, tricking him into having children for them?
"What the fuck..."
Mingyou truly wanted to jump down right then and slap the Fourth Raikage across the face twice.
But in the end, he restrained the urge and remained crouched motionlessly atop the rafters.
They had sent people disguised as Konoha Anbu, even sacrificing their lives, all just to create an opportunity for Samui to get close to Mingyou.
Mingyou really wanted to hear just how grand the ambition of that shameless Fourth Raikage was.
"Shut up!!" The anger on Samui's pretty face grew increasingly obvious.
She had never imagined that the Fourth Raikage, whom she had loyally served, would harbor such filthy, despicable thoughts.
Not only had he used her to approach Uchiha Mingyou, he had also intended to turn her into a tool for bearing children.
"Were those ninja who died that day not from the Land of Lightning? To achieve your goal, you were actually capable of devising such a plan?"
The Fourth Raikage showed no anger at Samui's disrespect. "Samui, I hope you understand that those ninja were martyrs who sacrificed themselves for their country."
"Furthermore, the ninja who died that day would all be honored as martyrs by the Land of Lightning, and their families would receive generous compensation."
Samui was furious to the extreme, her body trembling faintly.
"Lord Raikage... I only want to know why you did not tell me beforehand."
"And did you see what happened between Uchiha Mingyou and me in the woods that day?"
The Fourth Raikage and Darui were both slightly startled.
But they quickly caught the hidden meaning in Samui's words.
Samui had very likely already had a physical relationship with Mingyou.
"Haha, Samui, don't worry. None of us knew what happened between you and Uchiha Mingyou."
The Fourth Raikage's face lit up with delight, and his gaze unconsciously drifted to Samui's belly.
Perhaps in his view, the Land of Lightning's next inheritor of the Sharingan was already settled.
Darui nodded in agreement. "Samui, don't worry. I can prove that everything Lord Raikage said is true."
"After you and Uchiha Mingyou disappeared that day, we really did search everywhere for you."
"But we only found you after you went out to sea. We spotted you from a fishing boat nearby."
"As for what happened between you and Uchiha Mingyou..." Darui paused, seemingly finding it difficult to speak of a physical relationship. "You can trust us completely."
"Darui, quickly help Samui sit down." The Fourth Raikage pointed toward a seat nearby, as if he had already begun worrying that Samui might disturb the fetus. "She had just suffered serious injuries and had not recovered yet. She cannot overexert herself."
"Hmph." Samui snorted coldly and shook off Darui's supporting hands.
"Lord Raikage, you had always been the person I respected most. I had always taken you as my role model and wanted to become an outstanding ninja of the Land of Lightning, just like you."
"But I never expected that while using me, you would also take the lives of so many ninja from the Land of Lightning."
"Yes, you said you would compensate the families of those dead ninja."
"But were their lives truly worth only that little money? Could the pain of losing loved ones be compensated with that little money?"
"Or had you already reached the point of stopping at nothing for your own ambition?"
"If I truly followed your plan and bore an Uchiha child for you, I would also fear whether my child would become, like those ninja, another sacrifice for your ambitions..."
"Shut up. Stop talking." Seeing the Fourth Raikage's expression darken further, Darui hurried forward to stop Samui from continuing.
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