War Provocation

"Teacher Iruka, we have something to do, so we'll be leaving first!" Jin said when he heard that. Then he led the four of them straight toward Naruto's office.

"Boss, there are two ninjas guarding the door ahead!" Naruto said.

"Leave them to you! Can you handle it?" Jin asked.

"Easy! Watch my ultimate finishing move! Sexy Jutsu!" Poof! A naked woman appeared before the two guards, and they fell backward. Naruto laughed loudly where he stood. White covered Jin's eyes and rushed toward Naruto's office. Kimimaro examined her carefully and muttered, "Her chest muscles are too big. Not suitable for a ninja!" Then he followed White. Wow! Hahahaha! I got to see the uncensored Sexy Jutsu!

Bang! The door to Naruto's office was smashed open!

"Are you here to play again? What a bunch of mischievous kids," the Third Naruto said when he saw the five of them barge in and interrupt their discussion. He could not really say anything to them face-to-face. Blame the guards? They were his personal guards. Scolding them in front of outsiders would be no different from criticizing himself. Besides, everyone present was an important figure. He could not lose his temper and blame the children's parents either. One was a child of the Hyuga Clan, one was a child of the Uchiha Clan, one was the head of the new Jin Clan. One was the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, and the other two belonged to Jin. It would be inappropriate to criticize any of them!

Hearing the Third Naruto say that, Jin guessed the old fox's intentions. He looked around the room. The Third Naruto, Hiashi Hyuga and his brother, Uchiha Fuchiu, the heads of Konoha's other clans, and two unfamiliar men. He guessed they were from the Land of Lightning, then spoke. "Lord Third Naruto, I just heard that someone wanted to abduct my future wife. However, Lord Hiashi killed him. It seems the one he killed was even the leader of the Land of Lightning's ninjas. Why didn't Lord Third Naruto notify me? Could it be that the head of Konoha's new Jin Clan is not qualified to participate? Or is Hinata Hyuga, my wife and the victim, not qualified to participate?"

"Oh? Of course you are qualified. But could you ask the three behind you to leave first?" the Third Naruto said with a frown.

"White, Kimimaro, Naruto. Go home and wait for me," Jin said, turning back.

The three looked at the tense atmosphere, nodded, and left. Before White departed, she looked at Jin and Hinata. Jin smiled and whispered, "White, go home and wait for me. Don't worry. I've got this!"

After the three left.

Jin held Hinata's slightly trembling hand and sat down in an empty seat. Then he said, "Go on, envoys from the Land of Lightning. How are you going to compensate us for our emotional distress?"

The Land of Lightning had sent two envoys, one tall and one short.

The tall one said, "We never sent anyone to abduct the Hyuga Clan's eldest daughter. This is slander. Yet you cruelly killed the leader of our nation's ninjas. You must hand over the murderer, or we will launch a war and destroy Konoha. A little child like you has no right to speak!"

"Lord Third Naruto, do your words from earlier still count?" Jin asked.

The Third Naruto considered it for a second before saying, "They count. Of course they count."

Jin smiled and said to the tall envoy from the Land of Lightning, "You don't know this, do you? I am now the head of Konoha's new Jin Clan. You want to start a war? Go ahead. The moment you do, I'll release the Nine-Tails into the capital of the Land of Lightning. Then I'll hire an organization made up of S-rank rogue ninjas to assassinate the daimyo of the Land of Lightning. Don't doubt my financial resources."

Jin watched the faces of the Third Naruto and the heads of the major clans change color at once, secretly delighted. Seeing that the Land of Lightning's envoys had no reaction, he continued, "At the same time, I already know where the One-Tail Shukaku jinchuriki is. When the time comes, I'll release it as well. Then I'll contact the famous Konoha Sannin, Lord Orochimaru. Though he is a Konoha rogue ninja, I fought him once, and he still couldn't do anything to me."

The moment they heard the name "Orochimaru," everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Jin continued as if nothing had happened. "Don't worry, this would only be my personal action. If Konoha joins the war then, I welcome that too. I know Konoha's strength has declined greatly. But as a person, as a ninja, I would rather die standing than live in humiliation. You tried to abduct Hinata. I simply can't swallow this anger, and I don't intend to. As long as the Land of Lightning gives me an explanation, apologizes, and offers some compensation, that will be enough. It would be bad for everyone if this got out, so we can handle it privately." Jin did not even look at their expressions as he shamelessly bluffed his way through it.

"Do you think the two of us would believe you? Would the daimyo of the Land of Lightning believe you? You're just a little brat, so stop dreaming," the thin envoy from the Land of Lightning said.

"Can you speak to me on behalf of the daimyo of the Land of Lightning?" Jin countered.

"This..." The thin man was immediately rendered speechless.

"Do you know how much a war costs? It isn't just about people. If you want to see how many people I have, I can show you, but I'm afraid you might be scared to death! Let me tell you, war also depends on logistics and supplies! On talent! Konoha has never lacked talent. Every major clan in Konoha has dozens of elite talents. We don't lack supplies either. If you attack, we only need to defend where we stand. On the other hand, if I alone declare war on the Land of Lightning, there are simply too many helpers I can find. Money makes the world go round. I can hire every helper I just mentioned. I'm sure they like money very much. You don't believe in my strength? Then let me show you just the tip of the iceberg." After Jin finished with a smile, he took a scroll from his clothes.

Everyone looked over, but after staring for a long time, they could only make out the words "B-rank Great Fireball."

"You don't need to keep looking. I'll demonstrate it directly for you. Let's go to the nearest training ground. I'm afraid I might tear down the Third Naruto's house."

Jin took the lead and walked out. The heads of Konoha's major clans all knew that Jin had an extremely powerful backer, one who was as elusive as a divine dragon, so they believed him somewhat and followed him out. The two envoys also wanted to see the power of that scroll.

The group arrived at the training ground.

Jin opened the scroll. A surge of energy came from it, and a huge mass of flames shot out, flying straight toward the target. Boom! The target was blasted away. Jin smiled. "How about it? A scroll like this is only B-rank. I don't want to use S-rank ninjutsu scrolls yet. I think S-rank ninjutsu is more suitable for war. Throw out one scroll, and a whole crowd dies! In a moment, I'll give each head of Konoha's clans an S-rank ninjutsu scroll. I won't give them to children, though. If they use them recklessly, innocent people could get hurt." Jin's last sentence directly told the two Land of Lightning envoys that Konoha's civilians could fight as well, as long as he distributed the scrolls to them. But they did not know how many scrolls he had, and he would not tell them. He only told them that every head of Konoha's major clans would receive a scroll sealed with an S-rank ninjutsu.