You're Completely Wrong! / The Culprit Is from the Land of Fire

But the next moment, what Dodai said surprised Uchiha Obito.

Chapter Twenty-Six: You're Utterly Wrong!

"Your mission will take place in the Land of Fire."

As he said this, Dodai kept his eyes fixed on Uchiha Obito.

He wanted to train Takayama Hizo, but he wasn't sure if the other party could truly sever ties with the Land of Fire.

The original plan was to have her settle down and start a family in Kumogakure, but perhaps due to cultural differences, it seems to have backfired. Now, Takayama Hizo avoids female ninjas from Cloud Village whenever he sees them.

Let's use this task to confirm it again.

This mission involves dealing with Konoha Ninja.

"You can't reveal your Wood Release Ninjutsu during this mission," Dodai said. "Otherwise, if the Konoha Ninja find out, you understand. According to intelligence, Leaf Village stopped Wood Release experiments, but that was because they lacked enough samples."

"I know." Uchiha Obito's reaction was rather calm, which was within Dodai's expectations.

Being discovered by Konoha Ninja might not be a big deal for Takayama Hizo, who was from the Land of Fire.

But it's okay, he has a trump card.

"Hizo, if you successfully complete this mission, I will nominate you as the next Raikage. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Dodai, are you joking with me?" Uchiha Obito was genuinely stunned this time.

He wanted to portray himself as a war hero of Cloud Village, essentially to gain a truly high position in the Kumogakure and then secretly use Cloud Village's power to do his own thing.

However, it would be different if he became a nominee for Raikage.

That means using the power of the Cloud Village to do their own thing, and doing many things openly and honestly.

"I'm not joking with you. You may not understand Cloud Village. Becoming Raikage isn't about bloodline, but about being strong enough and having people's hearts. In a sense... you're quite humane..."

Thinking about this, Dodai also felt it was a bit far-fetched.

Are the girls in the village so eager to try something different?

What's wrong with traditional masculinity?

"Dodai, I applied to join Kumogakure was the best fit for me. There's no reason for me to have any designs on Leaf Village Cloud Village this time, so you don't need to test me like this. What is my mission?" Uchiha Obito said.

"It wasn't entirely a test, but you're right, let's talk about the mission first." Dodai wanted to strike a pose, but the table was too oily, so he leaned back in his chair instead.

"Iwagakure is much stronger than we expected, but it's not a big problem. The Kazekage of Sand Village will also be personally involved, so the focus should be on Leaf Village. Leaf Village is currently asking us to investigate the attack on their ANBU."

"Leaf Village ANBU, they should investigate it themselves," Uchiha Obito said.

Dodai received this genuine disregard for Leaf Village.

This immediately improved his mood a lot.

"That's what they say, but Uchiha Shingen is now a powerful figure in Leaf Village, and he insists that the murderer possessed the village's travel documents."

Customs clearance documents?

Isn't this obviously a frame-up?

What are you up to now, you Dog Man?

Uchiha Obito's first reaction was that Uchiha Shingen had forged a document.

He believed that Leaf Village Uchiha Clan ANBU had also taken down Konoha's Anbu.

War is the source of the Uchiha Clan's power; as long as there is war, it will benefit the Uchiha Clan.

"My mission is to assist Leaf Village in their investigation?"

"Leaf Village asked us to investigate ourselves, so we sent people to investigate, and you are hiding in the shadows."

Dodai walked to his desk, picked up a document and a map.

"Give this document to Kazekage, and follow the map for the investigation route."

Uchiha Obito glanced at the map and noticed that nearly half of the marked areas were within the Land of Fire.

"Leaf Village suspects us, but we believe the Land of Fire itself is more suspicious," Dodai said quietly. "Hopefully, it's not just us who will suffer Iwagakure."

"If this comes to pass, the relationship between Leaf Village and the Fire Daimyo will not be so harmonious." Uchiha Obito understood Dodai's intention.

"From the village's perspective, we also want to know who is so eager for us to go to war with Iwagakure. Uchiha Shingen rejects the Land of Lightning and the Land of Wind, and there are also opponents within the Land of Fire. They prefer to have the Land of Lightning as their ally rather than the Land of Earth."

Uchiha Obito's eyes lit up.

If the association's power can be fully utilized, wouldn't that mean the Dog Man is working for him?

Just thinking about it is awesome!

"Understood! Leave this task to me! I'll complete it flawlessly!"

"Good!" Dodai was very pleased.

Look at him, what an honest young man!

Everyone else was afraid that if they left the battlefield, they wouldn't be able to earn any merit.

Those Takayama Hizo don't care about such petty gains; their vision is truly grand.

He certainly had good Dodai!

"Don't worry, even if we can't find anything, just send the documents to the Kazekage. We plan to launch a simultaneous attack, catching Iwagakure. As long as one side of the battle line falters, victory will be ours."

"Understood. I'll give the documents to the Kazekage first, then focus on investigating the real culprit!" Uchiha Obito said, his enthusiasm genuine. "Even if I have to search the entire Land of Fire, I'll find the real culprit!"

The Dodai was immediately startled.

"There's no need to be so aggressive. For this kind of thing, a subtle hint is enough."

"I'm sorry, Dodai, you're sorely mistaken about this!" Uchiha Obito's voice was loud and imposing, and Dodai was actually overwhelmed by his aura. "Indecisiveness will only lead to trouble. War will only bring temporary benefits, but finding the real culprit will bring long-term benefits to the village."

"But it's more likely to anger Uchiha Shingen. He's a powerful figure in Leaf Village now. If he wants to kill you, can you stop him?"

"He won't, Dodai. You've forgotten, I come from a merchant family in the Land of Fire. Within the bounds of the rules, he's the most law-abiding. Besides, we're helping him."

"So what do you plan to do?"

"While submitting the documents to the Kazekage, request Kazekage permission to send personnel to support the investigation. With the combined efforts of both sides, we can uncover the mastermind behind this. In this way, Leaf Village will also join in."

No one in this world can withstand an investigation by three major ninja villages, unless the three villages are all sabotaging each other and pretending to be stupid.

"So you've decided to make this the focus of the mission?"

"Yes, this will rewrite the landscape of the Ninja World, and that landscape will definitely be in the favor of Cloud Village."

Dodai stood up and paced back and forth inside the tent.

He hadn't originally planned to go this far.

It was just a little provocation.

But Uchiha Obito reminded him of something: this matter allowed no room for hesitation.

Indecisiveness leads to a lack of strength. What was originally a matter in the Cloud Village's favor was seen by outsiders as the Kumogakure engaging in underhanded tactics, a truly disastrous move.

As expected, he could only be the acting Raikage, not the actual Raikage.

Takayama Hizo, however, impressed him this time.

Dodai looked at Uchiha Obito, and saw only calmness in Uchiha Obito's eyes.

"Very well! In my capacity as acting Raikage, I grant you full authority in this matter. The Cloud Village's ANBU are at your disposal!"

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Murderer Comes from the Land of Fire

Upon entering the Land of Land of Rivers for the first time, Uchiha Obito didn't feel anything special about the environment, which was similar to the Land of Fire.

Although he hadn't gone back to Hidden Leaf Village to spy on it for a long time.

Looking back, how could I have imagined I would become the person I am today?

The envoys from Cloud Village and Sand Village have already set off for Hidden Leaf Village, carrying documents outlining the joint investigation team established by Cloud Village and Sand Village, bearing the signatures of Dodai and Kazekage.

This is the true path, and Uchiha Shingen.

In this way, Hidden Leaf Village will also realize the seriousness of the situation.

Neither Sand Village nor Cloud Village would risk their village's reputation to do such a thing, otherwise their village's credibility would be completely ruined.

The reputation of a ninja village has never been based on whether it launches a war without declaring it, let alone using deception in war.

This is quite interesting; the suspect really is from the Land of Fire.

Sunagakure has already been searching its territory for traces left by the murderer, and Rain Village, Kusagakure, Sound Village, and Frost Village are all doing the same thing. With multiple major ninja villages joining forces, this situation is to be expected.

The mastermind behind this must be very nervous; he's the first person to receive such treatment since the Kunimura era.

But it wasn't because he was important; everyone's goal was Uchiha Shingen.

Everyone hopes for a redistribution.

The association belongs to Uchiha Shingen, so forcing him to join by force is impossible. However, if there is a reasonable reason, then everyone will join.

Aside from Iwagakure, which appears to be doing well in its first and second battles, it has actually been blocked.

Who can blame them when the Land of Earth's greed is so appealing, and they happen to be in a position perfectly suited for "redistribution"?

This war was essentially started because of the unequal distribution of the association's interests.

You haven't changed anything; human greed is endless.

On the land of the Land of Rivers, Uchiha Obito towards the Land of Fire, his resolve growing ever stronger.

All of reality indicates that Eye of the Moon Plan is the only way to end this tragic world.

Even if he were to obtain the Rinnegan one day, he would not revive Rin. That would not be salvation, but rather bringing Rin back to hell.

Behind Uchiha Obito, shadowy figures moved about.

They are all members of the Cloud Village's ANBU.

The people in each of the major ninja villages who are best at analyzing and finding clues at crime scenes must be in the ANBU.

"Lord Takayama," a member of the ANBU reported, "It's almost all been cleared out."

Uchiha Obito.

Just get to the point.

"Judging from the traces of Water Release, the culprit's Water Release skills were not particularly outstanding. There were also traces of multiple people using Ninjutsu together, which suggests that the culprit was not strong, but there were quite a few of them."

"How could a group of not-so-strong ninjas accurately track down Leaf Village's ANBU?" Uchiha Obito asked. "Can reasonable deductions be made from the traces at the scene?"

"Further investigation is needed."

"Then let's continue." Uchiha Obito hand. "This direction of investigation can be retained, but we should also keep an eye out for other directions. If we don't have enough manpower, let us know, and I'll continue to transfer people."

"Yes." The Cloud Village ANBU withdrew.

Along the way, he discovered that Takayama Hizo, a theoretical newcomer, was a perfect fit for the work of the ANBU in terms of style.

For this job, I'd say I'm a natural talent.

His leadership skills are also satisfactory.

Although high standards are required for work, their work needs are not compromised; whatever they ask for is provided, as long as it can be done.

And they don't even try to shift the blame.

In Takayama Hizo's own words, they only need to investigate the case; they don't need to worry about anything else, he'll handle it.

These Cloud Village ANBU, despite their hard work, felt relatively comfortable working under Takayama Hizo.

The Cloud Village ANBU continued their work.

Meanwhile, in Hidden Leaf Village, located in the heart of the Land of Fire, Namikaze Minato also met with envoys from Sand Village and Cloud Village.

Two documents were laid out on the desk. Namikaze Minato looked serious. He glanced at the two envoys standing in front of him, then looked back at the documents on the desk.

"Gentlemen, please wait in the lounge next door for a moment. I will reply to you as soon as possible."

"We dare not." The envoys from Sand Village and Cloud Village bowed simultaneously and withdrew.

After the messenger left, Namikaze Minato immediately said to the secretary beside him, "Notify Kagesuke, the Third, the two advisors, and Shingen to come to me immediately. Tell them the matter is urgent."