Kumogakure.
Raikage's Office.
Third Raikage slapped the table. "Sunagakure people are crazy!"
Dodai stood nearby, not daring to answer. Killer B leaned in the corner, looking over here with his eyes behind his sunglasses.
"The day before yesterday at Land of Frost, their people stopped our supply team and said they wanted to search. Yesterday at Land of Hot Water, they fought with our patrol team again and injured two people!"
Third Raikage said, "What do they think Kumogakure is?"
Dodai said.
"Lord Raikage Calm down, Sunagakure There's something really wrong there recently. Searching everywhere, checking everywhere, and there are conflicts with several other villages. It's not just against us."
"Those who hurt me must give me an explanation."
Third Raikage said, "Here comes --"
"Lord Raikage."
Uchiha Shaoyu stood at the door, holding a roll of information in his hand.
Third Raikage looked at him.
"Shaoyu, you came just in time. Sunagakure, do you know what happened over there?"
Shaoyu walked in and put the information scroll in his hand on the table.
"I just received the news. Sunagakure Why is there such a fuss over there? Here's the reason."
Third Raikage opened the scroll and glanced at it a few times. His eyes opened wider and wider.
"Third Kazekage?"
He raised his head and looked at Shaoyu.
"Missing?"
"Missing." Shaoyu said.
"It's been more than a month, and no one is alive or dead, and no corpses are seen. The Sunagakure Presbyterian Church is suppressing the news, but now it is spreading throughout Shinobi World."
Third Raikage was stunned. Dodai was also stunned.
Young Ai came over to take a look at the scroll and whistled.
"Hey, Kazekage is missing?"
Third Raikage ignored him. He stared at the words on the scroll for a long time. Then he put the scroll down and walked around the office.
"Third Kazekage is missing...Sunagakure's strongest combat power..."
He stopped and looked at Shaoyu, "Who do you think did it?"
Shaoyu said.
"I don't know. But no matter who did it, it's not a bad thing for Kumogakure."
Third Raikage raised his eyebrows.
Shaoyu said.
"Sunagakure is now leaderless. They are making trouble everywhere because they are afraid that others will find out that they are weak. But this fear cannot last long. When they find out that Third Kazekage really can't come back, then there will be real chaos.
Third Raikage picked up the information scroll again and read it again.
"Third Kazekage is missing." He put down the scroll and looked at Shaoyu, "This is an opportunity."
Shaoyu was a little surprised.
Third Raikage walked to the large map hanging on the wall and pointed at the location of Land of Wind.
"Sunagakure is now leaderless. No matter how powerful the old woman Chiyo is, she is only an elder. The village's combat power, popular support, and external deterrence will all decline. Those small Shinobi villages that rely on Sunagakure will begin to waver, their mission shares will be robbed, and loopholes will appear in the border defense lines."
He turned around and looked at Shaoyu.
"If Third Kazekage is really missing, Sunagakure will be weaker than ever before. If we fight at this time, we can win a lot of territory."
"Although Land of Wind is poor, the land in the west near the coast is still valuable. Besides, even if we don't fight for territory, weakening Sunagakure itself will be good for us."
Shaoyu thought for a while.
"Sunagakure is so poor, there is no benefit in conquering it. That desert requires resources but not resources, and it requires people but not people. If we really conquer it, we will have to send troops to guard it, which will cost money and effort."
Third Raikage smiled.
"Who said you want to fight Sunagakure?"
Shaoyu looked at him with some understanding.
Third Raikage walked to the map, moved his finger from Land of Wind to Land of Fire, and clicked on the position of Konohagakure.
"On the surface, we are attacking Sunagakure, but in fact, we are going to attack Konoha."
Third Raikage said.
"Konoha has the richest land, the richest among Five Great Shinobi Villages. Land of Fire What kind of place is that? Plains, rivers, fertile fields, whatever you want is available."
"Where are we Kumogakure? We are digging in the ravines, and it is so cold in winter that we can't even go out. Look at how many tasks we can't take on every winter because the mountains are closed by heavy snow? Look at our ninjas training in the ice and snow, while Konoha's ninjas train under the warm sun. This gap is not widened in a day or two."
He paused.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen That old guy occupies the best place and has lived comfortably for decades. It's time for someone else to take that seat."
Third Raikage walked back to his seat and sat down.
"Now is the best time. What's going on over there at Konoha? Hatake Sakumo just died. White Fang of Konoha, who was so powerful, Shinobi World, was forced to death by people in his own village. Is this a big blow to Konoha's morale?"
He looked at Shaoyu.
"And Uchiha. You know best how bad the relationship between Uchiha and the village is. Why did you take people away from Konoha in the first place? Wasn't it because you couldn't stay any longer?"
"Danzo's incident has just passed. How much trust does Uchiha still have in the village now? Uchiha Fugaku, that weakling, can he suppress him for a while, or for a lifetime?"
Third Raikage continues.
"Konoha is now a paper tiger. It still looks like the top of Five Great Shinobi Villages, but in fact there are cracks everywhere inside. If you knock it hard, it will break."
Dodai said, "Where is Iwagakure? Will Ōnoki agree?"
Third Raikage said.
"Ōnoki, that old fox, is smarter than anyone else. What does he want? He wants territory, he wants resources, he wants to dominate Konoha."
"But he dare not move alone. He is afraid of Konoha's revenge, afraid that he will not be able to explain if he loses, and afraid that other villages will take advantage of him. But if we take the lead, he will definitely follow."
He stood up and walked to the window.
"Ōnoki has been dealing with me for so many years, and I know him too well. He would never dream of pulling Konoha down from that position."
"How much loss did First Shinobi World War, Iwagakure suffer back then? How did Second Tsuchikage die? He remembers it clearly. He just needs a chance and a backer."
He turned around.
"We are that backer."
Young Ai: "Where is Kirigakure?"
Third Raikage thought for a while.
"Kirigakure has no time to take care of himself right now. Bloody Mist's methods are causing chaos inside. Third Mizukage, that madman, kills this and that all day long, making the village panic. Which of the blood successor families, Yuki Clan, Kaguya Clan, Hozuki Clan, has no objection to him?"
"I heard that even the Jonin are wary of each other now, and no one dares to believe anyone else. How can a village like this have the energy to get involved in outside affairs."
He paused.
"Even if they want to get involved, they can't muster much power. The internal chaos is already burning high."
He walked up to Shaoyu.
"You go back and think about how to fight if there is a fight. Your brain is better than mine. This is your strength."
Shaoyu nodded.
These people at the Yotsuki Clan seem to be rough and tough, but in fact each one is better than the last.