This differed greatly from the original plan. Their mission had been to destroy Mukawa Territory's goods, suppressing the territory while finding an opportunity to coerce them into becoming their inside agents.
Unfortunately, they had miscalculated. They had not expected Muzan to come personally.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. When they had monitored Mukawa Hui, Muzan had already discovered their traces.
Flesh Thorns burst from their bodies. Amid miserable screams, not a single Cloud Ninja nearby escaped unharmed.
Yet after killing them, Muzan fell into deep confusion.
This place was near the Land of Waves, completely opposite from the Land of Lightning. Yet they had traveled all this way to Mukawa Territory.
"Those brainless idiots from Hidden Cloud Village really never think before they act."
Unless necessary, Muzan did not want to clash with them. He already had considerable conflict with Konoha, and while he did not fear the Five Great Ninja Villages, making too many enemies now would greatly affect the Land of Waves' struggle.
It was not only Hidden Cloud Village's ninja who had come to Konoha. Several other villages had sent people as well.
They were merely observing for now.
Muzan could also sense the subtle change in the atmosphere lately. The most obvious sign was that ships passing through the area had been attacked by certain forces.
The Land of Waves' goods were being shipped out far more slowly, while some shipments were simply intercepted and slaughtered, disappearing along with their cargo.
These events happening all at once made even Muzan feel that the situation was extremely troublesome.
He could now confirm that Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village were behind it.
They could only hire large numbers of wandering ninja to protect cargo ships traveling to various countries, but that was ultimately