Everything was shrouded in mist, making the already complicated situation even more bewildering.
After hearing Dodai's words, the Third Raikage felt a blaze of anger in his chest, yet he could not find an outlet for it. He could only ask Kumogakure's strategist:
"Our plan to attack Konoha must be put on hold for now. First, we need to find out who has been targeting us in secret."
Although the Third Raikage had a fiery temper, fortunately, when it involved the village, he could temporarily restrain himself. Every decision he made concerned the village's safety. Ever since becoming Raikage, he had tempered his temper considerably. Since he could not see the key issue himself, he could only rely on Dodai...
"Yes. Although I can't tell who exactly is targeting us, there is one thing I can be certain of."
A thoughtful look appeared in Dodai's eyes. Based on a bold guess, the other party had acted very discreetly, but they had overlooked one aspect: whenever they made a move, everything was guiding Kumogakure toward the Land of Wind.
Some of the clues seemed unrelated. The Third Kazekage's disappearance had only come to light recently. Sunagakure shinobi had arrived in the Land of Lightning, and someone had even disguised themselves as Sunagakure shinobi to assassinate Cloud Shinobi.
Every clue pointed toward Sunagakure.
After Dodai finished speaking, the Third Raikage nodded thoughtfully.
"Since we don't know who is secretly targeting us, then we'll take the initiative. Otherwise, if we let someone hiding in the shadows keep targeting us, the village will be dragged into it no matter what."
"So I've decided to step into the trap they set ourselves and use bait to draw out whoever is behind this."
Dodai had indeed hit upon the key point. He was only one final