Kumogakure, the Jashin Cult
When news of the annihilation of the Intelligence Department sent to the Land of Crafts reached Kumogakure, Darui was having lunch.
The Anbu nervously handed over the report, "Lord Raikage... Raiga Squad... completely wiped out."
Darui paused for a moment, then frowned and asked:
"Completely wiped out? How did that news get back?"
"It was... Uchiha Feng... who announced it to the public on his own initiative."
They stationed several Uchiha squads in the Land of Crafts, but the Raiga Squad was wiped out as soon as they landed.
"Have we made contact with the Raiga Squad? Or has the Raiga Squad sent any messages back before?"
"No... no!"
The answer from the Anbu was resolute.
"The Raiga Squad had three Jonin, and Raiga himself was Elite Jonin, yet they were wiped out without even sending back a single message!?"
Upon hearing this, Darui frowned even more deeply.
Since losing the First Hokage of Konoha, the Kumogakure has always maintained an extremely tough stance against outsiders.
But now, haha, it's an utter disgrace to the Kumogakure.
Thinking of this, Darui forgot about his meal, threw down his chopsticks, and got up to head towards the Raikage Building.
At the same time, as he walked, he spoke with unusual anger:
"Go and give the order: I need to convene a high-level meeting."
The Kumogakure must respond to the Uchiha and the events in the Land of Crafts.
His tone was cold and resolute as he spoke.
Not long after, in the Raikage Building's Raikage Conference Room.
After Darui saw that all the core leaders of Kumogakure had arrived, he first turned his head and gestured to the Anbu to show them the information about the annihilation of the Raiga Squad.
After everyone had looked through the exhibits, he finally spoke:
"Uchiha Feng is openly humiliating and provoking Kumogakure! We must retaliate!"
His opening remarks set the tone for the entire affair.
"We definitely need to retaliate, but how should we do it, Raikage? Do you have any ideas?"
The most senior member of the entire Kumogakure, Dodai, asked.
Upon hearing this, Darui stood up and went to a huge map of the Ninja World behind him. Pointing to the Land of Crafts, he said:
"It's very simple: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
Our people were killed in the Land of Crafts, so let's strike at the Land of Crafts first.
They directly dispatched a large army to press the Land of Crafts, forcing the Land of Crafts to deal with the Uchiha left there first.
After that, regardless of whether the Land of Crafts intervenes or not, we will occupy a territory in the Land of Crafts as a bridgehead and attack the Land of Whirlpools by sea.
Then, another large army was dispatched to travel by land through the Land of Fire, launching a pincer attack.
"Hmph, even if Uchiha Feng Flying Thunder God Technique, he'd still be exhausted from running around on a battlefield that spans the entire Land of Whirlpools."
He spoke of the battle plan in great detail, clearly indicating that he had already thought it through before the others arrived.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent and began to Darui the battle plan that Darui had mentioned.
A moment later, Samui was the first to give his opinion:
"Lord Raikage, I have no objection to your battle plan."
However, I believe there are two objectives we must achieve in our operations.
First, after defeating the Land of Crafts, we must acquire their forging technology, as well as the various technologies that the Land of Crafts Land of Whirlpools with them, which are extremely important to both the Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning.
Secondly, regarding the Land of Whirlpools, my suggestion is to only destroy and kill the enemy, but not occupy it or stay long. In this way, Uchiha Feng will be powerless against us."
"Not bad, hehe, isn't Uchiha Feng the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools? Then let's keep him locked up in the Land of Whirlpools."
Upon hearing this, another senior executive smiled approvingly and nodded.
"Okay, then let's take the two points Samui just mentioned as our..."
Darui also agreed with Samui's words.
"Bang!"
But before he could finish speaking, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.
An Anbu rushed in, panting, waving an urgent report in his hand.
"Lord Raikage! Uchiha Feng has announced another important piece of news!"
Darui frowned, took the report, and opened it.
After reading the contents, his expression instantly became extremely serious.
The Jashin Cult of the Land of Hot Water was completely destroyed by Uchiha Feng, the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools, using his "Susanoo."
Upon seeing this, the other high-ranking members, including those on the Dodai, turned to look at the Anbu.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, the member of the Anbu took a deep breath to calm himself, and then shouted:
"Uchiha Feng announced that the Jashin Cult of the Land of Hot Water has recently launched a large-scale invasion of the Land of Whirlpools, harming the people of the Land of Whirlpools."
Therefore, he personally took action and recently stormed the headquarters of the Jashin Cult single-handedly, annihilating the entire Jashin Cult.
The Anbu has already sent people to verify this news, and it is indeed true.
According to the intelligence we have gathered, in this battle, the Uchiha used the Uchiha Clan's ultimate Ninjutsu — Susanoo.
Moreover, it was Colossal Susanoo, hundreds of meters tall, resembling a god descending to earth.
It fell directly from the sky above the headquarters of the Jashin Cult, indiscriminately devastating an area within a five-kilometer radius.
In less than three minutes, the headquarters of the Jashin Cult, and everything within a five-kilometer radius—humans, livestock, buildings, and even forests—were reduced to dust.
As he spoke, the member of the Anbu trembled slightly.
In front of Uchiha Feng's Susanoo, the two Tailed Beasts in the village were no different from pets, and their destructive power far exceeded the strongest attack he knew of in Kumogakure — Killer B Bee's full-power Tailed Beast Ball in his Tailed Beast Transformation.
He couldn't even imagine how to deal with that kind of catastrophe-level damage.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room widened their eyes in disbelief.
Darui then placed the report on the table and fell silent.
After a long silence, he slowly spoke:
"... Operation plan canceled."
His tone was low and helpless.
"Lord Raikage?"
The high-ranking officials exchanged bewildered glances.
"Darui!?"
The Fourth Raikage A, was so dissatisfied that he stopped calling the Fifth Raikage altogether.
"Ha, in three minutes, everything within a five-kilometer radius can be crushed into dust."
"Boss, do you think we could withstand an attack like this if it happened in our Kumogakure?"
"He dares!"
"If the battle plan isn't canceled, and we invade their Land of Whirlpools, why can't they attack Kumogakure!?"
"He doesn't even care about those lunatics from the Jashin Cult of the Land of Hot Water, why would he care about us?"
Darui rubbed his head and patiently explained.
He wasn't just saying this to Ai; he was also explaining it to the militant faction in the village.
If this isn't explained clearly, he's afraid some people in the village might rush in recklessly, and that would be a huge disaster for Kumogakure.
Upon hearing this, no one dared to answer.
"I know everyone is upset about this, and so am I."
But Kumogakure cannot sacrifice the entire village for a single act of bravery.
Darui continued, but this time his tone was exceptionally cold and serious.
As he spoke, he glanced at everyone and continued:
"I hope that when you go back later, you will keep your subordinates in check and prevent anyone from affecting the village."
"Raikage, since we can't defeat Uchiha Feng alone, why don't we join forces with other villages?"
Especially Konoha, since the Uchiha Clan originated from their village; perhaps they have a way to deal with the Uchiha."
Suddenly, Dodai spoke.
In his view, even if the Uchiha Clan was so powerful, they were still forced to leave the village by Konoha, so Konoha must have some special tricks that could deal with the Uchiha.
"!!! good!
"Dodai, do as you said, contact Konoha and Iwagakure."
Darui suddenly had a flash of insight, and his eyes lit up.