On the way to the Land of Hot Water, Yuzhen led his troops onward while Namikaze Minato stayed in contact with him using the Flying Thunder God.
By judging how far along Yuzhen was on the march, Minato could decide when to communicate with Kumogakure.
After several days,
Yuzhen's troops...
finally joined up with the main force that had gathered in the Land of Hot Water under orders from the village's leadership.
Minato acted decisively and sent a letter of inquiry to Kumogakure.
When Kumogakure's envoy arrived in Konoha to discuss peace...
you actually tried to steal the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai. What on earth were the higher-ups in Kumogakure thinking?
The letter reached Kumogakure in less than two days, carried by a ninja.
As for the matter,
the entire leadership of Kumogakure immediately began discussing it.
Inside the Raikage's Office in Kumogakure.
"Hmph! Samui botched the job completely. He actually got caught. Why didn't he die before they could capture him?" The Fourth Raikage, A, read the letter and spoke with displeasure. "But it doesn't matter. This can still serve as an excuse for me to start a war!"
The entire leadership of Kumogakure had been prepared for the envoy they sent to be captured and executed.
After all, no matter how naive someone was,
they wouldn't believe that a Jonin with a few subordinates could get their hands on the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai in Konoha's stronghold.
Konoha had so many powerful shinobi, especially Yuzhen and Minato, who were known as the "Body Flicker" and "Flash."
With both of them stationed in Konoha, there was practically no one who could outrun them.
On this point,
the Fourth Raikage, A, who had fought Minato, knew better than anyone.
The Flying Thunder God's speed was simply too fast!
Even setting aside those