It was an ordinary, sunny day in late July.
A letter from Konoha quietly landed on Yayoi's desk.
The content of the letter is very simple. I hope that Yayoi can secretly go to Konoha for talks as quickly as possible. Even if I cannot go in person, I can send a close associate.
As for the content of the prepared talks, as Yayoi expected, it is related to the recent series of assassinations that have occurred in many countries.
After such a long period of fermentation, many high-level officials of the country were killed or injured, and even two village leaders were sacrificed. If the situation is not contained and allowed to deteriorate, the international ecology that has been finally stabilized will become a mess.
This not only violates the peace agreement between Five Kage, but also may lead to the outbreak of large-scale war.
Once a big country cannot stay out, that will be the most terrifying thing.
After receiving this letter, Yayoi did not delay much. On the same day, he took the escort Yaya to Konoha secretly without alerting anyone.
Because they were traveling at full speed, Yayoi and Yaya only took one day to reach a place not far from Konoha.
As if arranged in advance, a Senju Clan ninja appeared and led the way for Yayoi and Yaya. Instead of going through the main door, he entered Konoha through a small door.
After setting foot in Konoha, without any fanfare, Senju Clan ninja took the two of them to the door of a conference room in Hokage Office Building.
Yayoi asked Yaya to wait outside and went inside alone.
Outside the conference room, there were many ninjas from other major countries waiting. Judging from their aura, everyone was a genuine Jonin.
"Sure enough, you also received the invitation to the meeting."
Entering the conference room, Yayoi glanced around and spoke.
There were four people in the conference room. In addition to the host Tobirama, there was also Wu who came all the way from Land of Earth.
As for the other two people, one is Sunagakure Shamon who has done transactions with him, and the other is Hozuki Gengetsu who has very little interaction with him.
He is the leader of the Kirigakure Hozuki Clan, and also the close guard of Mizukage Byakuren.
In addition to Land of Lightning Kumogakure, representatives of Five Kage were almost gathered together.
"Hey, white-haired guy, why are people from Land of Night here instead of guys from Hidden Cloud Village? Didn't we agree that this is an internal matter within Five Great Nations?"
Before the others could say anything, Gengetsu, who had a weird mustache and no eyebrows, couldn't help but question Tobirama.
His attitude seems to be that no one other than the Five Great Nations ninja should appear at this kind of meeting.
"No, I never said that. You just made it up, right?"
Tobirama raised his eyebrows, white hair and all, this title is too ugly.
"If we insist on reaching a five-party meeting, excluding Hidden Mist Village, the number is just right, isn't it?"
Wu shrugged his shoulders and said something fair.
"Huh? What did you say? You mummy who is about to wear your braids?"
Gengetsu glared at Wu with murderous intent.
"Mustache, are you blind? The injury you caused me has long since healed."
"I don't care! You are a mummy for one day and you will be a mummy for the rest of your life!"
"It seems you want to die."
Wu was hit on a sore spot and looked at Gengetsu murderously.
Shamon, who was sitting between the two of them, could neither sit nor stand. He had a headache on his face and was obviously annoyed by the behavior of the two children, who were quarreling with each other.
Yayoi and Tobirama are already used to this scene. These two people had a direct fight during Five Kage Summit last year.
Now they are still in the quarrel stage, which is the result of restraint.
But...
"I shouldn't have offended Hidden Mist Village."
Yayoi came and sat down next to Tobirama, wondering why he was stared at by Gengetsu as soon as he came in.
"Maybe it's because you have a good relationship with Wu. Anyway, this mustache is a very troublesome person."
Tobirama doesn't know much about it either, so we can only make vague assumptions.
Yayoi nodded, asked no more questions, and did not take Gengetsu's hostility to heart.
"Do you already know the matter?"
Tobirama asked aloud.
"You know Doichi, they are the remnants who were excluded from the ninja villages in various countries before but were not completely eliminated."
Yayoi knows what Tobirama refers to.
"I didn't expect you knew so much."
Tobirama is a little surprised that Yayoi knows so much.
"You can get the answer after a little troubleshooting. There are not many forces that can create so much chaos in various countries. Even if they can do it, they lack sufficient interests and motivations."
Of course, Yayoi doesn't understand the more in-depth parts, such as where those people's lairs are, how many there are, etc.
This ninja group, which has been ostracized by ninja villages from various countries and then quietly colluded with each other, is ultimately the product that will inevitably appear after the establishment of the One Country, One Village system.
Their appearance has nothing to do with Land of Night, but Land of Night got into trouble because of them.
This is also the reason why Yayoi cannot have a deep understanding of this gang, because there are no ninjas from Land of Night or Samurai. Regarding the appearance of this gang and the actions against them, Land of Night was naturally a little slow in reacting.
Not long after, as the two people entered the conference room, Wu and Gengetsu stopped arguing, and Yayoi and Tobirama also stopped communicating and stood up to greet them.
These two people are none other than Hokage Hashirama Senju of Konoha, and Raikage A of Kumogakure.
The appearance of Hashirama was natural, but Kumogakure Raikage personally took action, and everyone smelled an unusual atmosphere.
Raikage A was equally surprised that Yayoi appeared here. He thought that Konoha only invited Iwagakure, Hidden Sand Village, Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Cloud Village.
However, Ai didn't say anything, he just smiled and nodded towards Yayoi, recognizing that Yayoi was qualified to appear here.
"Haha, it's such an honor. It seems that since the last time Five Kage Summit, we haven't had a good gathering together. After that, we will go together..."
Hashirama really wants to make an opening statement to relax everyone and relieve the tension in the conference room.
As a result, Tobirama was interrupted in a very disrespectful manner:
"Shut up, business matters at this time!"
God of Shinobi immediately made a long face in frustration, shrugged his shoulders weakly, and was instantly defeated.
Everyone sat down around a circular conference table, and Raikage A was the first to speak:
"If you don't have any objections, let me tell you what happened. I believe that in recent times, you have all been exposed to the various terrorist attacks that have occurred in many countries, and some of you may even have been directly involved in the incidents.
In the name of Raikage, I solemnly declare that this is by no means an ordinary group of exiled ninjas. Their appearance is related to the unrest that occurred in the early stages of ninja villages in many countries, and even our Five Great Nations is no exception. This dangerous force must be eliminated quickly."
As Raikage A narrated, everyone nodded in agreement.
Especially Wu, Shamon and other people who came from the ninja village of a great country, they know it all.
How this gang emerged, who its core members are, and how many there are, can all be roughly guessed.
During the founding of the Ninja Village, various families were mixed together, and many conflicts naturally broke out.
As time goes by, some conflicts disappear, while others intensify until they cause bloodshed.
It can be said that except for Konoha, villages in other big countries have fierce internal conflicts.
Although most of them have been eliminated, a small number of people have escaped from the village and are hiding in the shadows of Ninja World, waiting for the opportunity to return with revenge.
If they are exiles from one or two villages, it is not a big deal. If ninjas who have fled from ninja villages in many countries gather together, it will not be a simple force.
Major events such as the killing of the leader of Yugakure, the internal coup of Kusagakure, leading to the death of the leader, and even the assassination of Tsuchikage were all controlled behind the scenes by a gang composed of exiled ninjas from ninja villages in various countries.
Judging from the recent intensification of the situation, this gang of exiled ninjas from various countries has become somewhat out of control and can't wait to trigger more conflicts.
Because it involved ninjas from many countries, including Five Great Nations, this secret meeting was held.
The Ninja Village of the small country is currently too busy to take care of itself, and has even been infiltrated and instigated to rebel. Only the Ninja Country, a big country, has the strength to wipe out these pests in one fell swoop.
"In this case, have they found their lair?"
Gengetsu asked the key.
"Thanks to the series of terrorist activities they carried out before, we at Konoha have mastered the general location and can basically lock it."
Tobirama opened his mouth to answer.
After realizing the danger of this dark force, he quietly sent his cronies to investigate.
Although the early turmoil in Konoha was not high, some ninjas still left and disappeared.
At first, he didn't take it seriously and let this group of people fend for themselves outside. But he didn't expect that at this time, it would become so big that Ninja World so many countries would be involved.
"How many people should be dispatched?"
Shamon Succinct and comprehensive.
"An annihilation operation is carried out by a small elite force. Only three or five people from each side are needed. Once the number of people is large, it is easy to be exposed."
Tobirama responds immediately.
The others thought for a while and agreed with this statement.
"I will follow suit then."
Raikage A spoke out again at this time, which surprised everyone. They did not expect that Raikage would personally take action.
Ai sighed helplessly, as if he had something to hide, but in the end he decided to reveal everything.
"To be honest, our Hidden Cloud Village's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki left the village quietly two weeks ago. According to my people's tracking and investigation, he actually joined this gang three months ago."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was shocked.
It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm definitely shocked.
At the same time, they also understood why Raikage took action personally.
But they didn't expect that Jinchūriki would betray the village and be associated with such a dangerous gang.
"Are you affected by the power of Tailed Beasts?"
Yayoi couldn't help but ask.
He knows that Tailed Beasts and Chakra are full of negative will. If they are exposed to it frequently, it will easily affect their original character.
Ai shook his head decisively.
"No, with his strength, Tailed Beasts cannot affect him. Moreover, in his opinion, maybe he does not think it is a betrayal, but intends to defeat me and bring order to the chaos."
"So, he is..."
At this time, there was no point in hiding the identity of Jinchūriki, so Aisu replied:
"It's my cousin, Hirubi."
Everyone murmured Doichi that it was true.
Although they are not Kumogakure's ninjas, they are concerned about Hidden Cloud Village's situation, especially those with high strength.
Hirubi is one of them. He and Raikage A are from the same family. This family is born with a strong physique and Chakra. The leader among them is Jinchūriki.
It's just that unlike Ai, Hirubi is a ninja of the Hidden Cloud Village Radical Faction series, and his ideas are completely opposite to Ai's.
In other words, Hirubi left Hidden Cloud Village not just because he wanted to take revenge on Ai, but because he had his own demands - hoping to use forces other than Hidden Cloud Village to defeat the ninja forces headed by Raikage and thereby master Hidden Cloud Village.
This involves the power struggle within Hidden Cloud Village!
After that, all parties shared the intelligence they collected, especially the intelligence on some dangerous ninjas, to avoid unnecessary casualties due to insufficient intelligence during the battle.
Among them, the most eye-catching ones are Eight-Tails Jinchuriki--Hirubi of Hidden Cloud Village.
Yayoi took the information from Hirubi and looked at the photo above.
He is a tall, muscular man in his thirties, with dark skin and the same black upper lip as Raikage A.
Only his hair is light yellow, his face is hard, and his eyes have a certain aggressive ferocity.
This familiar appearance reminded Yayoi of Fourth Raikage from Kumogakure in the original comic.
'Grandparents and grandchildren...'
Yayoi shook his head and began to check the information of Hirubi.
Although this gang is composed of cancerous members of ninja villages from various countries, and no Land of Night personnel have joined it, judging from the recent series of actions of this gang, it is simply lawless and has seriously threatened the stable environment of Land of Night.
Yayoi also wants to get rid of such unstable cancers and pests as soon as possible.