"Yo, in-law, why are you looking so listless today?" Dave strolled into Danzo's office with his usual grin and a mocking greeting.
"Piss off. The fighting between Iwagakure and Kumogakure has ended too," Danzo cursed before getting down to business.
"How did it turn out?" Dave sat down nearby.
"The Third Raikage died. To cover his troops' retreat, he fought ten thousand men alone for three days and nights, then died of exhaustion." Danzo sighed. Honestly, the Third Raikage had shown real guts.
"And that's not all. When the Second Raikage, who was nearly seventy, heard the news, he went after Ōnoki in his wheelchair, ready to fight to the death. The Second Raikage still had it. Ōnoki was critically wounded and barely clinging to life, but the Second Raikage died too," Danzo continued.
"Then who's going to be the Fourth Raikage?" Dave asked.
"It definitely won't be the Third Raikage's son. He's only in his teens, far too young, and just like his father, he never thinks before acting. But word has come in that it'll be Yugito, one of those orphans you sent over before," Danzo said after some thought.
Dave's eyes lit up...
"In that case, hmm, very nice. Our goal of peace in the shinobi world will soon be realized. Hmm, now we just need the Third Kazekage to die. Ōnoki's a stubborn ass, but if the other four villages band together, he'll have no choice but to join us," Dave said thoughtfully.
"Yes, that's where things stand. Tell Sakumo to kill the Third Kazekage as soon as possible and put Rasa in power." Danzo nodded.
"The Third Kazekage is a crafty bastard. He probably won't come out until the very end. It's been Chiyo and her younger brother Ebizo leading the troops on the front