I Have a Plan

Dodai opened the letter and read its contents. The Fourth Raikage demanded immediate war, insisting on making Konoha pay at all costs. "Our Hidden Cloud Village never suffers a loss! I'm going to personally lead the charge and let all the Konoha Ninja feel the power of our Hidden Cloud Village! Waaah!"

Upon seeing this order, Dodai remained remarkably calm, thinking to himself, "I knew Lord Raikage! He would issue such an order; that's just his personality."

Dodai glanced at Darui, Yugito, Toroi, and the group of Jonin from Hidden Cloud Village, then said, "Everyone, get ready to rest! The Lord Raikage is preparing to move out. We'll wait for him to arrive and personally make Konoha pay up."

Yugito hearing that there was no need for war and that the Lord Raikage Darui preparing to personally lead the attack, all the Cloud Shinobi felt extremely reassured.

The ninjas of Hidden Cloud Village all know that the Lord Raikage is a notorious machine gun, capable of relentlessly pressuring his opponents and instilling fear in them. Those who have been pressured by the Lord Raikage almost always end up losing money; for example, Hiruzen Sarutobi directly compensated Hiashi Hyuga Hiashi by giving him away to Hidden Cloud Village.

Another group of Cloud Shadows complained, "I'm numb from standing around all this time. We're facing off against the Konoha Ninja Tenten, but we don't dare to start a war rashly. If we really fight, it'll be a fight to the death. The Konoha Ninja now are different from back then. They even dare to curse at us, and their aura has become much stronger. We can only wait for Lord Raikage to break this deadlock."

Kakashi, seeing the Cloud Shinobi retreating again, immediately shouted, "Everyone, prepare to rest. These Cloud Shadows have withdrawn from the border again. Leave a team behind to keep watch."

The elite Konoha Elite Jonin nearby, upon hearing Kakashi's words, replied with a serious expression, "Understood, Lord Assistant Hokage."

Immediately afterwards, a large number of Konoha Ninja withdrew from the border and Earth Flow of Land of Fire's camp.

Some of Konoha's Elite Jonin immediately cursed, "These despicable Mountain Barbarians are simply beasts! If the Hokage comes, we must seize their women and bring all the female ninjas from their village to Konoha to be our horses."

Another group of Konoha Ninja spoke up, saying, "That's right! These despicable Mountain Barbarians, they're too scared to fight, they just keep yelling. I've cursed them dry!"

These Konoha Ninja were also annoyed by the Cloud Shinobi. They were Tenten hurling insults at each other on the border, but dared not cross it. So the Kumogakure border ninjas, when cursing those Mountain Barbarians from Konoha, were incredibly venomous.

Because of frequent skirmishes along this defensive line of the Land of Lightning, a large number of Konoha border troops, over three thousand in number, are stationed here. The Elite Jonin leading the force is named Hyuga Changchun, a member of the Hyuga Clan's branch family.

Kakashi brought over two thousand Konoha Jonin with him this time, along with a Quasi-Kage Level ninja! Kurofuji Kumo—no, that blond-haired Jonin who was fined by the Police Force members back then and ran three blocks to get there!

Because of Konoha! He received the first wave of benefits, breaking through from Elite Jonin to Pseudo-Kage-level Expert. However, he has one problem: he's extremely afraid of the Police Force members—a classic case of "once bitten, twice shy."

He was absolutely fearless in challenging Hidden Cloud Village to war, even clamoring with Kakashi to bring him along so he could join the front lines and unleash all the suffering he endured in the Police Force on Hidden Cloud Village."

Kakashi, seeing that Kumo-ma Jian had volunteered, readily agreed. The strength of Hidden Cloud Village was not much weaker than that of Konoha, and now was a time when they needed manpower. Having such high-level combatants would greatly reduce the pressure.

Kumo-ma is also a ninja proficient in all four Chakra transformations, having mastered Wind Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, and Fire Release. He is also highly skilled in combination Ninjutsu, such as the Wind Release Fire Release: Wind Pressure Great Flame Bullet, and the Water Release: Water Dragon Lightning Bullet Technique.

Kumo-ma is a mission-oriented ninja. Unless it's a special period, he usually completes missions within the village, mostly starting with S-rank Mission, and some are quite challenging! "Double S-rank Mission,"

The commission for S-rank Mission starts at one million ninja coins and caps at ten million Ryo, while the commission for Double S-rank Mission starts at ten million Ryo with no upper limit. Moreover, upon completion of the mission, you can choose one Ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals as a reward.

Even the blond-haired guy from back then is now a master of several A-rank Ninjutsu. Kumo-ma was even thinking of learning an S-rank Mission as a trump card, but there weren't any Double-S Rank ninjutsu missions in the village, so he could only hope to get a Double-S Rank reward this time.

Kakashi looked at the shrewd and clever Kumo-ma, then said with a serious expression, "Kumo-ma, what are your thoughts?"

Seeing Kakashi's serious expression, Kumo-ma Jian quickly said, "Assistant Hokage! I have a plan. Why don't we take the initiative and catch the Hidden Cloud Village off guard? I see there are a few big-breasted women among those Cloud Shinobi. Why don't we just snatch them and give them to the Hokage? That would make his hometown happy."

Kakashi's face darkened upon hearing this, but he said seriously, "Kumo-ma, this is a very serious matter. If it turns into a decisive battle between the two villages, it will be a fight to the death. We haven't reached that point yet. As long as we guard the border, if they dare to charge over, we'll fight them directly. That way, we can stand up for ourselves in Konoha."

Kakashi also had some concerns, namely, Ōnoki. Fighting the Hidden Cloud Village wasn't so terrible, but fighting two villages simultaneously was extremely dangerous.

Hearing Kakashi's words, Kumo-ma looked quite resentful. He scratched the back of his head and said seriously, "I should have known better than to come. If we keep arguing like this and there's no war, I won't get the Double S-rank Mission reward. I wonder when I'll ever get to use S-rank Ninjutsu."

After saying that, Kumo-ma lit up with anticipation, his mind already racing with fantasies of killing as many Cloud Shinobi as possible this time.

Kakashi listened to Kumo-ma's words, thought for a moment, and then said with a serious face, "If it's a regular S-rank Ninjutsu, I have mastered one or two. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

Upon Kumo-ma excitedly replied, "Thank you, Assistant Hokage. I wonder what kind of S-rank Ninjutsu you possess? I'd like to know if I have such talent."

Kakashi, seeing Kumo-ma's eagerness, smiled again and asked directly, "Want to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Upon hearing this, Kumo-ma looked extremely embarrassed and bewildered, saying, "Assistant Hokage, I don't know any Sealing Jutsu, and I don't even have basic spatial talent. How can I learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Kakashi looked at Kumo-ma with a resentful expression, then shrugged, indicating there was nothing he could do. He then smiled and said, "That's a pity. These are the only Ninjutsu I know. I only learned the Flying Thunder God Technique recently, and I can only perform the first Flying Thunder God right now, which is just normal spatial teleportation."