Kumogakure and Envoys Squabbling, Genji's Ambition
"Hey! You bastards, did you get paid?"
"They actually made the daimyo produce such a ridiculous edict!"
A moment later, when Raikage A understood the meaning of the imperial edict, he instantly flew into a rage, grabbing the envoy by the collar and cursing him angrily.
The Kumogakure's stronghold was destroyed just yesterday, and today the daimyo's envoy arrived before them with an imperial edict.
If there wasn't something fishy going on in this, even a dog wouldn't believe it.
In particular, the edict stated that their own daimyo only wanted to gloss over the matter and forbade Kumogakure from retaliating. How could the Raikage, who was used to being arrogant, tolerate this?
"Uh, um... humph!"
Fourth Raikage! Watch your words! This is Lord Daimyo in the Imperial Residence, in front of all the civil and military officials.
Are you planning to disobey orders, or are you going to frame the daimyo's envoy for plotting murder?!
The messenger was taken aback by Raikage's words, but immediately straightened up again.
He did take the money, but he didn't do anything wrong!
The person who gave him the money wasn't asked to show favoritism; he was simply instructed to diligently and strictly carry out the daimyo's orders, and not just go through the motions.
Not to mention that even their own family members were charging money, and they were the ones charging the most.
Therefore, even if the Raikage took the matter to the Daimyo, he would still be perfectly justified.
"What did you say!?"
Raikage A was even more annoyed, and had even raised his fist to punch the messenger he was holding.
"Wait, Lord Raikage!"
Stop! Sir, you can't do that!
Samui, who was standing nearby, was startled and quickly grabbed his Raikage.
"Lord Raikage, please consider the village's sake and bear with it for a moment."
"They are, after all, envoys of a daimyo..."
Meanwhile, Darui, Xi, and the Yugito Nii, who reacted a beat slower, also helped Samui hold back Raikage A.
"Smack!"
Having figured it out, the envoy, now standing firm, slapped away the Raikage's hand that was grabbing him and said righteously:
"Fourth Raikage! If you have any doubts about the imperial edict, you can go to the capital and ask His Majesty in person."
As for the present situation, please don't make things difficult for us."
"Lord Raikage, this is the result of discussions between the two daimyo. You should reconsider..."
The other envoys chimed in, all speaking at once to condemn the rude Raikage.
"You..."
Ai, a rough and clumsy man, was speechless from the start.
"Emissaries, the place where you are standing now was yesterday our border camp of the Land of Lightning."
The five hundred Cloud Ninja stationed here, tasked with protecting the border security of the Land of Lightning, have gone missing and their fate is unknown.
And now you expect us, the Kumogakure, not to retaliate?!
Even if the Lord Daimyo had already made arrangements with the Land of Water, he should have at least informed the Kumogakure beforehand.
Even if we weren't told, it's not unreasonable for our Kumogakure to refuse the Kirigakure's apology and compensation for the sake of our comrades and to seek justice ourselves."
Fortunately Kumogakure took into account that Ai wasn't good at using her brain, so they sent Samui over, and she immediately began to refute them with reason and evidence.
"Hehe, Genji, now tell me if that money was well spent or not."
Feng, who was standing not far behind, watched the people of Kumogakure and the envoy of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning arguing heatedly, and chuckled as he quietly asked Genji beside him.
"If it can truly prevent the Kumogakure from attacking us, then it might be worthwhile, albeit reluctantly."
But my lord, the Kumogakure will not let this go so easily.
Even if they outwardly refrain from doing anything due to the daimyo's orders, they will inevitably take action in private.
"Those billions of dollars, all spent in total, sigh, what was the point of it all?"
Upon hearing this, Genji shook his head and sighed, completely disapproving of what seemed like a foolish waste of money, a huge sum at that.
If the Fourth Raikage A, had simply acted recklessly, then the Daimyo's decree might still have been effective.
In reality, besides being reckless, A is also someone who, for many years, has disregarded the dignity of a Kage and has been swindling and cheating throughout the Ninja World, taking advantage of others for the sake of the village's development.
Therefore, the daimyo's decree could not bind Raikage A and the Kumogakure at all.
"It's alright, what we need are overt obstacles."
As for doing it secretly, ha!
"I just don't want to be exposed too early, not because I'm afraid of Kumogakure."
Feng smiled upon hearing this.
Among his subordinates, not to mention anything else, just Uchiha Bosawa, who Three-Tomoe Sharingan, knew Izanagi, and could open the Eight Gates: the Gate of Death, was enough to make anyone in the Ninja World suffer.
Not to mention Uchiha Jianshi and Kentaro, who can open the Seventh Gate now and will be able to open the Gate of Death in a few years.
In addition, there are dozens of Uchiha Jonin Three-Tomoe Sharingan who joined Feng in the last two years and were forced to learn the Eight Gates or Lightning Release: Chakra Mode.
Although these people's Taijutsu are not yet sufficient, they have all been forced to learn Izanagi.
If they hold out for a few more years, will the Kumogakure engage in any underhanded tactics?
Haha, it's all free no matter how many people come.
The Uchiha members still have a misunderstanding about Taijutsu and are unaware of just how powerful the tactics Feng assigned to them truly are.
Otherwise, the arrogant Uchiha would already be holding their heads high, shouting "Uchiha awesome!" while surveying the ' Uchiha ' Ninja World.
"Lord Feng, you seem to be overconfident."
Although you are quite strong, the Kumogakure is not weak either.
Not to mention the Fourth Raikage A, who was unparalleled in both offense and defense, they also had two Jinchuriki who could control their Tailed Beasts.
In addition, there are various talents such as the Magnet Release ninja Toroi and the Storm Release ninja Darui.
Genji still didn't believe that Feng's forces could compare to those of Kumogakure.
After all, he didn't really know how strong Feng's men were; he only inferred from their numbers and the number of renowned experts.
Under Feng's command are ninjas and samurai. Currently, the total number of ninja-level combatants is less than 10,000, yet he controls and needs to control six countries, including the Land of Water and the Sea Country.
In contrast, the Kumogakure has approximately 20,000 ninjas, who are only required to serve the Kumogakure.
Under these circumstances, Genji couldn't fathom how Feng could possibly defeat the Kumogakure.
"Hehe, Genji, you've seen my eyes, but do you know that to those eyes, Jinchūriki is nothing more than a puppet that can be manipulated at will?"
As for Toroi, Darui, and so on.
Perhaps it's because our clan hasn't been active in the Ninja World for so long that you seem to have forgotten.
Faced with the Sharingan 'Uchiha extremely strong perception and Genjutsu, it is easy to be suppressed by a single or two-person battle. It requires the cooperation of three or more people to deal with it effectively.
Furthermore, the ninja clans of Kirigakure have now formed new and powerful combat groups under my command.
"With the daimyo involved and large-scale warfare prohibited, you've got the hierarchy backwards."
Before the daimyo's envoy and the people from Kumogakure had finished arguing, Feng, who had nothing else to do, continued to chat idly with Genji with a smile.
After all, he was counting on the other party to do the work and help Shimizu Takeshi, who was being buried in government affairs, to lighten his burden. Naturally, he also needed to give the other party some confidence.
Don't let the other party think they're joining a flawed, sinking ship, causing them to become hesitant and develop other ideas.
"..." This time, Genji frowned and did not refute.
The envoy of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was arguing with the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure right before his eyes. As long as not everyone in Kumogakure was an idiot, they would never dare to defy the world and go to war against Kirigakure by disobeying the daimyo's decree.
In private, he is the most qualified to speak on whether the Mangekyō Sharingan can control Jinchūriki, having recently overthrown the Fourth Mizukage, who was also Jinchūriki.
At the same time, during the Third Shinobi World War, when Kirigakure was fighting Konoha, Konoha's main force was the Uchiha Clan. He was naturally very clear about whether the Uchiha needed at least three people to coordinate their attacks.
so...
Upon realizing this, Genji's eyes lit up.
It seems that, given the current situation, the Kumogakure truly has no way to deal with Feng and his group, who just wiped out their base.
"Therefore, Lord Feng had considered all of this before he even took action."
Looking at the young man before him, who was not even thirty years old, yet could think three steps ahead for every one step he took, Genji's tone changed from worry to amazement and admiration.
The Uchiha is incredibly lucky to have encountered such a far-sighted clan leader.
At the same time, he also felt that he had been too foolish and presumptuous, and that he had actually underestimated the other party, thinking that the other party was a simpleton.
but...
"Heh. Kirigakure doesn't seem so bad."
Once his thoughts were clear, the shrewd and calculating Genji couldn't help but think of more, and suddenly chuckled softly to himself.
He acknowledged that Kirigakure was inferior to the Uchiha Clan.
He could see from the Uchiha Clan Head's ambition and strategy that the other party would not stop at the Land of Water.
In the future, the Land of Lightning and the Kumogakure, the Land of Fire and the Konoha will definitely not escape this fate.
Of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure was the first to join the enemy's ranks, even if it was because they were conquered and forced to join.
First come, first served. Kumogakure, Konoha?
Hehe, in the future, under Uchiha Feng's command, they'll all be ranked behind Kirigakure.