Konoha: After the Diary Was Exposed, the Kunoichi Fell Apart

"Only by removing the Raikage and making peace with Konoha can we have any hope of survival."

"Otherwise... with Naruto Uzumaki out there like a ticking time bomb, are we supposed to hide underground and live like rats forever?"

Mabui raised her voice.

She had prepared this argument long ago.

But

she hadn't expected Naruto Uzumaki to act so quickly.

Even with precautions in place, nearly ten thousand Ninja had still died.

"That does make sense... So this was all the Fourth Raikage's fault?"

"Our village was destroyed, and nearly ten thousand of our comrades died, all because the Fourth Raikage insisted on having his way?"

"Bastard... Why didn't he listen to Lady Mabui? There's a limit to how brainless someone can be!"

"I agree. Remove the Raikage and drive him out of Kumogakure!"

"That's right! This is all the Fourth Raikage's fault. Someone so irresponsible has no right to lead us!"

Once a crowd found an outlet, every pent-up emotion poured into it.

Mabui had given them exactly that outlet.

And so,

in the span of an instant,

A became the target of everyone's anger.

In their minds,

Kumogakure had been destroyed and nearly ten thousand Ninja had been killed not because of Naruto Uzumaki, but because of A!

He was the one who had brought this disaster upon Kumogakure!

But

the furious Cloud Ninja failed to notice

a burly man in sunglasses slip out of the crowd and quickly disappear.

Mabui looked at the anger on their faces, surprised despite herself.

Everything was going according to her plan, but she hadn't expected it to go this smoothly.

It was probably

because Naruto Uzumaki had shown such overwhelming power.

So overwhelming

that almost no one dared even think of seeking revenge against him.

Once she had everyone's support,

Mabui