Kumogakure's night clock is still ringing halfway up the mountain.
A Ninja Hawk flew out of power and crashed into Intelligence Building, overturning the remaining snow on the windowsill.
Raikage's Office then heard a muffled sound.
The projection on the wall had just finished playing, and the battle damage video stopped at the scene of vines breaking through the ground.
Fourth Raikage's eyes fell on the projection, his muscles all tensed up, and the thick ceramic tea cup in his hand was crushed to pieces.
The hot tea mixed with the fragments flowed over his arm. He didn't even move his brows and only squeezed out four words through his teeth.
"MUJI Wood Release?!"
The message delivered Jonin buried his head lower and straightened his shoulders.
"Iwagakure comes with a living confession. Konoha's guards can even perform basic seals incorrectly."
Raikage slapped it with one palm, and the solid ebony table that could block Lightning Release was broken into two pieces on the spot.
The mountains of official documents were scattered all over the floor, the pen and ink rolled down, and black water was splashed all over the pure wool carpet.
Secretary skillfully bent down to pick up the shattered ink stand and waved to the frightened guard at the door.
"Hurry to the warehouse to pick up new ones and pick out thicker ones."
Genin, who was moving the table, had just half-stepped forward when he heard this and stepped back again.
"Secretary, the thickest sheet in the warehouse was moved last month, and it is now broken on the ground."
Raikage glanced over with bloodshot eyes, Genin picked up the broken table leg, turned around and ran away.
"Konoha picked a group of losers and put them on Iron Shell, so he can swallow ninjutsu and release Wood Release?"
Raikage pulled Border Defense Map, and directly pressed Land of Birds with his thick fingers.
"Send the order, all peripheral patrol teams have changed their orders, just watch, don't do anything!"
"Who dares to touch Konoha's camp without authorization, I will tear his bones apart with my own hands!"
At the same time, Land of Wind's wild sand was roaring past Sunagakure.
After watching the same video, Rasa didn't have much trouble on his face. He just reached out and pulled out the small flag on Land of Birds's map.
Elder pushed the battle damage table to Rasa's hand, and his fingertips stopped at the last line.
"Twenty-three people, only one died within ten minutes."
"The one who came back alive still lost half of his arm."
Rasa picked up Vermilion Brush stained with red ink and drew a circle on the Konoha transportation line.
"The Land of Fire gang did a really good job. They first smashed the Black Market, then grabbed the Mining District, and finally used the dug-out Ore Sand to create this kind of killer weapon."
Elder placed Invitation sent by Iwagakure on the corner of the table.
"Ōnoki is anxious and wants to get us into the game with Hidden Cloud and Kirigakure."
"He just needs someone to go ahead and fight the thunder."
Rasa hummed from his nasal cavity, and Vermilion Brush tapped the table twice.
"Tell Iwagakure and Sunagakure not to get involved in fights."
"But whoever wants to be a pioneer, we can provide a desert supply line."
Kirigakure, who is far away overseas, has just experienced a round of bloodbath, and there is still a fishy smell in Council Chamber.
The old curtain left over from Third's reign has not yet been removed. Yagura sat on the towering main seat and tightened the loose cloth around Hooked Staff.
"Iwagakure wants to borrow our boat, and also wants us to send people to explore Konoha."
Elder looked at the gradually dimming projection screen, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.
Yagura wrapped the cloth on his hand halfway and finally stopped.
He used Hooked Staff to lift Sea Chart on the table, and his eyes fell on Land of Birds North Harbor.
"If I were Minato Namikaze, I would put this thing out in the open."
"Other villages can't sleep, so they will naturally come to ask for money."
Elder lowered his head and did not dare to answer these words.
"Connect to Four Kage Communications Network."
Yagura threw Sea Chart back to the table, and Hooked Staff put it on his lap again.
"I'd like to hear who those old Foxs are going to fill Konoha's appetites."
Three days later, Underground Black Market, the highest grade Encrypted Communications Network, lit up the four-sided water curtain.
The gloomy face of Ōnoki appeared first, followed closely by the images of Raikage, Rasa and Yagura.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, that armor is not for geniuses at all!"
Ōnoki's withered fingers tapped the table continuously, shaking the wood chips.
"Konoha just needs to pick out three thousand mediocre people from Chunin, and then put Iron Shell on them, it will be enough to crush your proud defense line into scum!"
Raikage's thick arms were propped up on the newly replaced table, and the wood creaked from the squeeze.
"Ōnoki, don't cry here."
"The person you sent is dead, and now you want to trick us into collecting the body for you?"
Ōnoki shouted back on the spot.
"Iwagakure's defense is really about to collapse, and you Land of Lightning will be the next unlucky ones!"
Rasa picked up the stoneware tea bowl, brushed away the foam, and blew slowly.
"Lord Tsuchikage is the closest."
"If Iwagakure is willing to take the lead, Sunagakure can guarantee logistical supplies."
Raikage grinned and punched the table so hard that it shook.
"Rasa is right."
"Ōnoki, if you really have the ability to steal a complete set from Konoha, I will pay double the funds to buy it."
"I'll give it a try for you, so Iron Turtles can't bear Lightning Release!"
Yagura watched the three people arguing, and his fingers slowly grazed Hooked Staff's sharp edge.
"Kirigakure won't borrow a living person."
"When one of you gets the complete sample, I can exchange the ship for Winter Harbor."
Ōnoki stood up with support on the table, veins bulging on his forehead.
"You bastards are all waiting to see Iwagakure bleed, right?"
He grabbed Communication Crystal and smashed it to the ground.
The water curtain shook violently, the images in all directions collapsed, and the entire communication was completely disconnected.
But less than half an hour after the screen went dark, the intelligence agencies of Land of Lightning, Land of Wind and Land of Water received top-secret instructions almost simultaneously.
Three groups of elite spies put on caravan uniforms and rushed to Land of Birds overnight.
He said he would never interfere, but the scramble for information secretly was already in full swing.
In the secret room on the third underground floor of Konoha, he stood in front of the huge Holographic Tactical Board at night.
Tobi squeezed out half of his pale body from the crack in the wall and drew the three Infiltration Route just confirmed on the map.
"Brother Ye, the four of us had a meeting all night, and we didn't even hold in our farts."
"As a result, he turned around and all the spies were revealed."
[Ding! The rage and strategic anxiety value from Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, +780000!]
[Ding! The fighting spirit, strategic fear and rage value from Fourth Raikage, +1260000!]
[Ding! Greed, fear and dignity from Fourth Kazekage Rasa, +970000!]
[Ding! Suspicion, precaution and uneasiness value from Fourth Mizukage Yagura, +760000!]
[Ding! Collective suspicion and sense of crisis from Four Great Ninja Villages's senior management, +2050000!]
System prompts sounded repeatedly in Ye's mind, and blue numbers filled his entire field of vision.
The number in front of the total balance has skyrocketed, easily crossing the tens of millions mark.
Golden light flashed one after another, and the High-Tier Prize Pool entrance, which had been sealed for a long time, reappeared in the center of the field of vision.
Ye looked at the long string of dazzling zeros, and a short laugh escaped from his throat.
He was not in a hurry to touch the luminous entrance. He only used his mind to temporarily stuff it back into the corner of the system.
"Don't worry about them. Let these old guys lie down in the snow for a few more days and let the northwest wind blow."
Ye pulled off the cloak on the back of the chair and covered himself, then took away the muddy roll of engineering drawings from the table.
"Let's take it slow for the rest. The top priority tonight is to warm up the east side of the village."