"Uchiha Taichi, paying my respects to Lord Raikage." After following the big-breasted beauty to the Raikage's office, Taichi still did not lose the courtesy he ought to show, even if his strength surpassed the Raikage's.
"Mm." The Raikage answered casually, then narrowed his eyes and carefully sized up this rumored strongest member of the Uchiha.
To be honest, he had scoffed at that claim before. From the position of Raikage, he knew far more than the average ninja.
As for the rumors sweeping through the Land of Lightning this time, as far as he knew, they had come from Konoha. At first, the Raikage had assumed they had been spread by the Uchiha's political enemies.
But after seeing the plan Taichi had brought, he had formed new intentions. No matter how strong the enemy was, if they were not united internally, that meant there was still room to maneuver.
Unfortunately, that thought had already faded somewhat the moment he saw Taichi.
The title of the Uchiha's strongest might have had some exaggeration to it, but his strength was not weak either. At the very least, the Raikage had no confidence he could win for certain against Taichi.
"Lord Raikage, how has your consideration gone?" Only after the Raikage finished sizing him up did Taichi speak unhurriedly. He did not care about such trifles.
Under Shiro's guidance, their squad had in fact already become different from ordinary ninja. At the very least, intelligence leaks did not affect them much, and would not cause a sudden sharp drop in their combat strength.
Taichi's words pulled the Raikage back from his tangled thoughts. He stood, braced both hands on the desk, and looked at Taichi with a sharp gaze.
"We can cooperate on this plan, but some of the clauses inside need to