Less than five minutes after Komurasaki left, almost with the effort of his front and back legs, figures one after another passed through the forest and landed on the battlefield that turned into a piece of scorched earth.
Within a few kilometers, the entire forest was dug out and cleared, not even a single weed was left.
The originally gentle drizzle turned into a heavy downpour, with lightning and thunder in the sky. The world seemed to switch back and forth between black and white, and the air was filled with a chilling and tense atmosphere.
Under the heavy rain, 'Ai', who had long light yellow hair, looked up at the thunderstorm sky, wondering what he was thinking.
Beside him, there were about a thousand Hidden Cloud Village ninjas gathered, as well as the Anbu unit directly under Raikage.
At this time, a small team of Anbu Ninja flashed in front of 'Ai'. They were holding a golden rope, a silver-white broad sword with four corners forming auspicious clouds, and finally a red and white feather fan.
"Master 'Ai', we only found these things, but we did not find the whereabouts of Kinkaku Ginkaku."
The leader Anbu Ninja opened his mouth to report.
"Did you run away? It seems you're still a step too late."
'Ai''s voice became low, her body was covered with rain, and she felt an inexplicable sigh of melancholy in her heart. Her pale yellow eyes were filled with worry and solemnity.
Long before someone reported that Kinkaku Ginkaku's subordinates were acting abnormally, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
After all, this was an important moment for the peace talks with Konoha. Kinkaku Ginkaku's subordinates suddenly left without saying goodbye and left the main force to act without authorization. The purpose was self-evident, and it was probably to sabotage this important peace negotiation.
Although Second Raikage took the initiative to take the lead in the peace talks with Konoha this time and lowered his attitude towards Konoha, it actually got the approval of most of the top leaders - for example, the main combatant faction he belongs to is very supportive of the peace talks with Konoha.
After the battle with Land of Night, their main-warfare force was severely damaged. They must cooperate with the Raikage faction to suppress another main-warfare team led by the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
I just didn't expect that Kinkaku Ginkaku would be so bold. When everyone was focused on the meeting, he suddenly got angry and slapped everyone loudly.
When he led people past the meeting place just now, what he saw were the corpses of Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, as well as the corpse of Second Raikage that was blasted to pieces by Five Elements Ninjutsu.
That special fatal injury was exactly the same as the death of Konoha High Command consultant Sasuke Sarutobi, who was killed by Six Paths Ninja Tools Banana Fan.
So, the murderer of Second Raikage is self-evident.
This is something that 'Ai' cannot tolerate.
It was just a matter of attacking Konoha, but in the end he became so insane that he even killed the shadows in his own village.
Kinkaku Ginkaku These brothers have gone completely crazy.
This is not a coup at all, but a naked betrayal and rebellion!
Although he does not like Second Raikage's governing philosophy, he is still the next Raikage designated by First Raikage, representing the purest orthodoxy of Kumogakure.
Moreover, Second Raikage is not young anymore. He will not be able to work in the position of Raikage for many years. 'Ai' feels that he can afford to wait for that time.
But now there is no need to wait, but what is left is a mess that is beyond bad.
Just thinking about how to deal with internal and external things next makes 'Ai' feel dizzy.
So we can only go back and discuss with the elders and come up with new regulations.
But the most important thing now is Konoha's attitude...
If we can't come up with an attitude that satisfies Konoha, I'm afraid this war will...
Thinking of this, 'Ai' felt even heavier.
The current Hidden Cloud Village cannot withstand any trouble.
"Master 'Ai', the people from Konoha are also here."
A small reminder from Anbu Ninja came to my ears, with a tone of uncontrollable worry and vigilance.
'Ai' raised his head and looked to the opposite side. About two hundred meters away, a large number of Konoha Ninja figures were landing one after another. It seemed that the number was at least more than two thousand people.
As soon as these Konoha Ninja came over, they quickly dispersed, as if they were trying to surround the area. They looked menacing, and the intruders were evil.
"..."
'Ai' took a deep breath, looked solemn, raised his feet and walked towards the place where Konoha Ninja gathered.
"Lord 'Ai'--"
The surrounding Hidden Cloud Village ninjas wanted to step forward to stop him.
'Ai' directly waved Teuchi to cut off their next words.
"You don't have to come over. I can go there alone. Don't worry, I'm just going over to understand the situation. There won't be any conflicts."
After 'Ai' finished speaking, he didn't give anyone a chance to continue speaking, and walked resolutely towards the opposite side alone.
Now among the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, the only one who can take charge is himself.
If you are too timid to move forward, you are likely to put Hidden Cloud Village into a worse passive situation.
In just one day, they Hidden Cloud Village lost Raikage, and the two top combatants in the village Kinkaku Ginkaku were missing.
It can be said that now is the moment of life and death for Hidden Cloud Village.
As the next Raikage, I must withstand the pressure at this time.
No matter how Konoha is targeted next, he must endure it. Only by getting through this crisis can Hidden Cloud Village have a chance to breathe.
After all, Hidden Cloud Village was the most severely damaged village in this war.
More than two thousand elite ninjas were killed in the war with Land of Night. Minister Anbu sacrificed his life. Two Jinchūriki were beaten to the point of fear. Even his successor, Raikage, was captured, but he was exchanged for it through subsequent negotiations.
Otherwise, Hidden Cloud Village would not be so passive.
In the next few years, Hidden Cloud Village can only lick his wounds and recuperate.
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Land of Night.
At one o'clock in the morning, the thick night covered General's Residence.
This time point is Yayoi's time to rest.
Due to the frequent riding at night a while ago, which consumed too much energy, Yayoi went to bed very early these days, and the women with Inner Court began to eat vegetarian food.
After all, since Hisana used Sacred Medicine developed by Nene more than half a year ago, it has become out of control and has become a disaster.
I also used it several times with Kicho. With the blessing of Sacred Medicine, she became more sacred than before.
Occasionally, she and Hisana would wear beautiful and exquisite witch costumes and dance and pray in the Kagura Hall.
"Master Yayoi, Komurasaki is back."
Outside the bedroom, the voice of Irori came.
Yayoi woke up as early as the sound of footsteps outside.
"Got it."
Yayoi replied and started to get up and get dressed.
"My lord husband, do you want me to accompany you there?"
Kicho next to him naturally woke up, opened his eyes and asked.
"No need, Kicho just keep sleeping, it shouldn't be a big deal."
Yayoi shook his head, telling Kicho not to follow him.
Not long after, he dressed neatly, walked out of the room, and saw Irori standing outside.
Under the moonlight, she was wearing her usual light blue kimono, as quiet as a virgin, and her face was always calm and steady.
"Let's go."
Yayoi took Irori to Tenshu Tower. At this point in time, except for a large number of puppets wandering and patrolling, there was almost no human figure in Tenshu Tower.
In the office on the top floor of Tenshu Tower, Yayoi opened the door and came in. At a glance, he saw Yaya and Komurasaki standing inside, as well as several trophies brought back by Komurasaki placed beside them.
A gourd, and two men with black horns.
They are one of Six Paths Ninja Tools and brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Yayoi couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this scene.
To be honest, when he assigned Komurasaki the task of capturing Kinkaku Ginkaku alive, he was just trying to get a few shots in beforehand. The main thing was to participate and learn about the latest developments in the war between Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village in real time.
If the mission succeeds, you will make a lot of money. If the mission fails, as long as your whereabouts are not exposed, Land of Night will not suffer any losses.
I just didn't expect that Komurasaki really brought Kinkaku Ginkaku back.
"What the hell is going on?"
Yayoi came over and asked.
He was very curious about how Komurasaki did it. Under normal circumstances, when Komurasaki encountered Kinkaku Ginkaku brothers joining forces, the wisest choice would be to run away instead of fighting.
Therefore, Komurasaki was able to complete the task of capturing Kinkaku Ginkaku alive. It must have been because Kinkaku Ginkaku was severely injured and was helpless in the face of Komurasaki's sneak attack. He was carelessly captured, otherwise Komurasaki would not have had the slightest chance.
It's just that Yayoi can't figure out what happened to make Kinkaku Ginkaku behave like this.
Moreover, aren't Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village preparing to sign an armistice agreement during peace talks?
"Master Yayoi, this is what happened..."
Komurasaki didn't hide anything, and told the whole story like a bamboo tube pouring beans.
Irori and Yaya, who were listening to this, both had their eyes wide open in disbelief and were so shocked that they could not understand.
What is the peace negotiation between Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village? Kinkaku Ginkaku killed Raikage, and then went to chase Hokage of Konoha madly. As a result, both brothers were killed and one was injured. The fight ended in a lose-lose situation.
They knew every word of Komurasaki, but it was too abstract to put together.
Yayoi dreams about Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village fighting to the death, especially Tobirama. It is best to die quickly on the battlefield after being seriously injured. In this way, Land of Fire and Konoha are nothing to worry about.
After all, Land of Fire and Konoha are too powerful, and Tobirama is such an evil and bubbly guy, which really makes Yayoi feel on pins and needles, and he often has trouble sleeping.
"... Where is Tobirama, is that guy dead or alive?"
Yayoi asked about the key to the matter.
It doesn't matter whether Second Raikage is alive or dead, the important point is Tobirama. Whether that guy is dead or alive is what Yayoi is most concerned about at this time.
Komurasaki tilted his head, thought for a while and replied, "Sorry, Mr. Yayoi, because I was short of time at the time, I did not go to the core of the battlefield to observe it personally. But Kinkaku later still had the energy to come back to look for Ginkaku's body. That Hokage was most likely killed."
Of course, there is a small chance that he escaped.
"Do you want me to use Genjutsu now to control his mouth?"
Komurasaki asks again.
Because she needed to bring the person back as soon as possible and didn't want any accidents to happen, she didn't let Kinkaku wake up on the way, and kept using Genjutsu to put Kinkaku into a deep sleep.
Now that we are back at the base camp, there is no need to be so cautious. Even if Kinkaku wakes up and goes berserk, he will be subdued in an instant and will not be able to make waves.
"No need, let's seal Kinkaku first. His physique is a bit different from Chakra, so we have to make a complete plan before using Genjutsu on him. As for this guy Ginkaku..."
Yayoi frowned and glanced at Ginkaku, who looked like a corpse, with a very rare look of confusion on his face.
On the surface, Ginkaku is no different from a corpse now, but inside the body, there is still a trace of life that has not been extinguished, and it is struggling tenaciously.
He has seen many difficult and complicated diseases, but this is the first time he has seen such a strange and complicated disease.
Subconsciously, Yayoi became more interested than ever in this state of Ginkaku. This wonderful state between life and death is a subject worthy of study.