Kumogakure's Response, Feng's Plan

Half a day later, the Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning Kumogakure news that its stronghold at the border of Lightning and Water had been destroyed.

"Bang!"

"Heh! Well done! Kirigakure has some impressive methods and audacity!"

Inside the Raikage's Office, the Fourth Raikage A, laughed in fury and smashed the desk in front of him with a single slap.

"Lord Raikage, I need to remind you that this is the second marble table you've broken today, and the fourth this month. Your salary for this month has already been deducted."

"Ai's secretary, the female Jonin Mabui, said sternly, while picking up a notebook and writing this down."

"Hey, Mabui, now's not the time to argue about the table."

Our border was invaded by the Kirigakure. They killed more than two hundred of our companions and imprisoned some of them.

"Communication Darui, ask them where they are. Mabui, use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to send me there."

I will personally crush their heads to avenge my comrades from Kumogakure!

Ai's voice was booming, and he spoke urgently.

Half a day ago, when he received the distress call from the border post, he sent Darui, who was being groomed to be the Two-Tails Raikage, to lead a team, along with the two Jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, and a thousand Kumogakure ninja from Kumogakure, to provide assistance.

Unexpectedly, half a day later came even worse news: the battle was over, and all their comrades at the border post had been wiped out.

This makes Kumogakure, which has been ostensibly becoming the number one ninja village in the Ninja World since the Third Shinobi World War, look rather embarrassed.

Especially the Fourth Raikage; since he took office, for so many years, it has always been their Kumogakure that bullies others, never allowing itself to be bullied!

Not to mention that Kirigakure had two thousand against five hundred, so they were outnumbered and bullying Kirigakure.

They completely disregarded Kumogakure, treating his Raikage like a dead man with no temper?

"No, Lord Raikage, my Heavenly Transfer Technique is not yet perfect."

It frequently malfunctions when sending even a few letters, how can it be used to send people?!

Mabui refused on the spot without hesitation.

"Hmph, that's perfect for teleporting me to help you improve."

"That won't do. You're our shadow. If anything happens to you, I'll be held responsible even if I die a hundred times over."

Ai was still unwilling to give up and wanted to rush to the battlefield, but Mabui still firmly refused.

Just as she said, a Raikage like her should never risk her life on something like this.

"Lord Raikage, if you really want to go, you should set off now."

Don't waste your breath on me, I will never agree.

The Mabui continued to refuse.

"Bang!"

At that moment, the door was violently pushed open.

"Mabui is right, Fourth Hokage. You are the Raikage. How can you risk your life on a Ninjutsu that is not yet perfect?"

If you want to catch up with Darui and the others, you'd better travel on your own.

I've already had hope gather a thousand ninjas outside; you can take them with you.

Samui, you stay with the Fourth Hokage and don't let him cause trouble.

"Tsuchidai, a Jonin of Kumogakure who once enjoyed the deep trust of the Third Raikage, is now the taijutsu instructor of the Fourth Raikage and the Raikage's advisor in Kumogakure!" he said as he walked to A's side.

Beside him was Samui, the only blonde, busty, fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, mature woman from Kumogakure.

"Dodai, aren't you going to invite Lord Killer B and Lord Raikage along?"

Before Ai could speak, Mabui asked first.

"It's just Kirigakure Village, no need for such trouble. Let Bi stay and guard the village."

Ai replied dismissively.

"The Fourth Hokage is right. There's no need for our Hidden Kirigakure to send out all its elite troops to a mere Kumogakure."

The village does need people to stay, so let's do as the fourth generation leader says."

"Yes, Dodai."

When Dodai spoke again, as a high-ranking official of two dynasties, his words were reasonable and well-founded, and the Raikage would not object, so naturally no one else would have any objections.

Then, Samui followed Raikage A out to find Hi, who had gathered a thousand ninjas, and to catch up with Darui's forces, who had already set off half a day earlier.

Dodai, on the other hand, took charge of the Raikage Building, handling village affairs for A, who had left.

What they didn't know was that when their team arrived at the battlefield, they would deeply regret not using the Heavenly Transfer Technique to travel faster.

Especially the Fourth Raikage A, was filled with deep regret.

As for the reason...

Let's rewind to half a day ago.

"Send a message to Bosawa, instructing the daimyo to appoint Takayanagi Haruki as Foreign Minister."

Then, Jiro used his flying Summoning Beast to immediately take Haruki to the capital of the Land of Lightning to discuss a ceasefire with the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

Tell Chunshu not to worry about spending money. He can give away all the rare treasures within our forces, and he can even suffer a loss in reputation. It doesn't matter how much.

The condition is simple: the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning must issue an order that the Kumogakure shall no longer station troops in the Land of Crafts.

Feng had just captured Kumogakure's base, and before everyone could even pack up, he immediately sent Inabi Uchiha to deliver a message.

His goal was to find a way to annex and occupy the Land of Crafts. Conquering the Kumogakure's base was only the first step; the key was to prevent Kumogakure from setting foot in the Land of Crafts again.

Otherwise, with the Kumogakure nearby, plus the Land of Crafts itself having its own Takumi Village.

The purpose of the attack would then be difficult to achieve.

After all, although Takumi Village is not very strong and has a small population, it is the "armory" of the Ninja World. Those weak Craft Ninja should actually be considered as a group of highly skilled craftsmen.

As a result, Takumi Village maintains good relations with other ninja villages in the Ninja World and has methods for quickly contacting them.

If Feng wants to annex the Land of Crafts, unless he can control all the people in the Takumi Village immediately, the plan will inevitably be exposed once the other side opens communication, and it will be known throughout the entire Ninja World.

However, he already had a way to deal with the Takumi Village, so he wasn't too worried that they would become an obstacle when he annexed the Land of Crafts.

But Kumogakure is different. Although the Raikage is not very bright and is a reckless man, and the village is also dominated by reckless men, there are also quite a few smart people who can act cautiously and calmly among the reckless men.

Furthermore, the Kumogakure is willing to listen to the opinions of intelligent people and will not be reckless and stubborn, which means that ordinary tricks are no match for the Kumogakure.

Therefore, the only way is to drive them out with force, just like Feng led his men to completely destroy the Kumogakure base.

Furthermore, the Land of Crafts is not a landmass connecting the countries of Water and Thunder, which can be reached in a few steps. Instead, it is an island nation suitable for stationing troops between two large countries separated by a vast ocean.

Now that the initiative has been lost and the base is gone, it won't be easy for Kumogakure to come back.

Feng believed that as long as he could withstand the first wave of counterattack from Kumogakure and create a situation where the war could not be ended in the short term for the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, and also bribe him enough money...

In addition, the world is still recovering from the Third Shinobi World War, and new "leeks" (ninjas) have not yet grown up.

If the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning is of sound mind, he will definitely help Feng stop the Kumogakure.

After all, if the states of water and thunder were to engage in a prolonged war, they would be facing a shortage of resources, and further bloodshed would only exacerbate the situation.

The three kingdoms of Fire, Earth, and Wind would be very happy and would then gladly settle the score between the two warring parties.

As for sending Takayanagi Haruki, the number one surrenderer from Merchant Shadow Village back then, to be the Foreign Minister to the Land of Lightning.

The reason why Feng chose not to send the cunning and shrewd Shimizu Takeshi was because what Feng wanted now was the cowardly spirit of Takayanagi Haruki when he surrendered and the shamelessness of sliding to his knees quickly.

After all, this trip to the Land of Lightning is meant to be humiliating; it requires paying compensation and putting on a show of politeness. Anyone with a modicum of self-respect wouldn't be able to handle this.

However, Feng still wanted to remain hidden with the Uchiha for the time being.

They wanted to stop the powerful Kumogakure, but they couldn't act freely.

In this situation, Feng couldn't think of any other way besides having people fawn over the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and paying them to drag the Kumogakure down.

Fortunately, this will only happen once, and it won't be long before we can get it back.

By enduring humiliation and hardship for a period of time to develop and eventually annex the other party, Feng Dao felt it was a worthwhile trade-off!