Just then.
Outside the gate of the prisoner camp, there was suddenly a sound of heavy and powerful footsteps.
The wooden door was pushed open from the outside.
All the Hidden Cloud Villages in the prisoner camp were instantly attracted by the loud noise and turned their heads to look in the direction of the gate.
After seeing the face of the visitor clearly.
All Hidden Cloud Village stared at that familiar figure with their eyes wide open.
Darui rubbed his eyes violently and looked ahead in disbelief.
"Old... boss?"
After a brief silence, the crowd burst into earth-shaking cheers.
Many Hidden Cloud Village were even moved to tears.
For them, Fourth Raikage is the pinnacle of Hidden Cloud Village.
As long as Raikage is still there, Hidden Cloud Village will not die!
"It's Lord Raikage!"
"Lord Raikage is not dead! He is back!"
"Great! The boss is back!"
The arrival of Fourth Raikage was like a shot in the arm, instantly boosting the spirits of everyone at Hidden Cloud Village who were originally lifeless.
Darui exploded at the fastest speed in his life, turned into an afterimage, and rushed directly in front of Fourth Raikage.
"Boss!"
""It's really you!
"I'm sorry! I'm incompetent!"
"I failed to defend the village, failed to protect you, and I betrayed your trust!"
Seeing Darui crying bitterly, Fourth Raikage strode forward, grabbed Darui's shoulders, and pulled him up from the ground.
"Why are you crying! Like a girl!"
Fourth Raikage shouted and patted Darui on the shoulder.
"It's not your fault!"
"Uchiha Yao... No, it's the power of Fifth Hokage, which we can't compete with at all."
"It's not your fault."
Fourth Raikage looked around at the extremely excited Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, took a deep breath, and said loudly.
"I, Raikage, am also at fault!"
"It was me who failed to recognize the situation and led you to fight Konoha, which led to today's situation!"
Hearing that Fourth Raikage actually admitted his mistake, all the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas were stunned.
In their impression, Fourth Raikage has always been a tough guy who never moves forward and never admits his mistakes.
What happened today?
"Boss..."
Darui opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
Fourth Raikage raised his hand and interrupted Darui's words.
"Brothers!"
Fourth Raikage's voice spread to every corner of the camp.
"Kumogakure, it's gone."
As soon as these words came out, there was a soft sob from the crowd.
Although I have accepted this fact, hearing it from Raikage's mouth still makes people feel desperate.
"But!"
"Hidden Cloud Village's fire is still there!"
"As long as you are still alive, Hidden Cloud Village will not be completely destroyed!"
"I know you are unconvinced and feel humiliated."
"But if you all die, Hidden Cloud Village will really have nothing!"
Fourth Raikage's eyes became sharp.
"I have already negotiated with Fifth Hokage."
"He was willing to give us a way to survive."
"From today on, Hidden Cloud Village is officially merged into Konoha!"
"Konoha Hidden Cloud Division is established!"
"And I, Fourth Raikage A!"
"Will serve as the first minister of Hidden Cloud Village Division!"
There was an uproar in the crowd.
Merged into Konoha?
Become Hidden Cloud Village Division?
This is equivalent to completely giving up the independent status of Kumogakure and becoming a vassal of Konoha.
Many hot-tempered Hidden Cloud Village ninjas are about to explode.
"Boss! How can this be done!"
"How can we, Hidden Cloud Village, be dogs to Konoha!"
"I would rather die than become Konoha's ninja!"
A blond Jonin jumped out and protested loudly.
Fourth Raikage's eyes instantly turned cold.
In a flash, he appeared in front of Jonin, grabbed his neck, and lifted him into the air.
"Who do you think you are?"
"Do you think dying is easy?"
"If you die, it will be over."
"What about the old, weak, sick and disabled? What about the children who haven't grown up yet?"
"Are you going to let them be buried with you?"
Fourth Raikage's fingers exerted slight force.
That Jonin's face instantly turned red from suppressing his emotions. He grabbed Ai's arms with both hands and kicked his legs wildly in mid-air.
"Listen!"
Fourth Raikage smashed that Jonin hard on the ground.
"This is an order from Hokage-sama!"
"This is also my first order as minister!"
The violent Lightning Release Chakra flashed on Fourth Raikage's body.
A strong sense of oppression swept across the entire venue.
All the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas were silent, and no one dared to speak out to refute.
"In order to survive, in order to preserve the blood of Hidden Cloud Village."
"Lower your head, there is no shame!"
"From now on, we will be the ninjas of Konoha."
"We want to use our own hands in Konoha to create a new world that belongs to us Hidden Cloud Village Division!"
"Do you understand?"
Darui looked at the strong Fourth Raikage, and suddenly felt that the boss seemed to have changed.
But Darui also knows that the boss is right.
Survival is more important than anything else.
The power is stronger than the people. In the current situation, if you choose to fight stubbornly, if you offend Konoha, Hidden Cloud Village will only be worse than now.
Darui took a deep breath, stood up, and responded loudly.
"I understand! Mr. Minister!"
With Darui taking the lead.
The other Hidden Cloud Village ninjas also reacted one after another.
In fact, they had already been shaken in their hearts.
Konoha's food is so good that no one really wants to die.
Now that they have the steps given by Raikage personally, they naturally go down the slope.
"I understand! Mr. Minister!"
The voices of thousands of people came together.
Fourth Raikage looked at these subordinates who had cheered up again and nodded with satisfaction.
He successfully completed the task assigned by Hokage-sama.
Soon.
Inside Hidden Cloud Village Prisoner Camp, the atmosphere is completely new.
The originally depressed Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, under the leadership of Fourth Raikage, began to organize the camp in an orderly manner, preparing to welcome their new life as "Konoha Hidden Cloud Division".
The return of Lord Raikage gave them a backbone.
Just when everyone at Hidden Cloud Village was full of energy.
Suddenly there was a burst of sound in the sky.
"Whoosh!"
A short figure fell from the sky and landed steadily outside the gate of the prisoner camp.
The visitor is the former Tsuchikage, the current consultant of Konoha Iwagakure Division, Ōnoki.
Ōnoki is floating in mid-air with his hands behind his back, with a strange expression on his face.
Today Ōnoki was handling affairs at Iwagakure Division's station when he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates saying that Fourth Raikage had been returned to the prisoner camp and even became the minister of Hidden Cloud Village Division!
Hearing the news, Ōnoki was so shocked that he almost dropped his waist.
He saw with his own eyes that Fourth Raikage was suppressed by Uchiha Yao.
With the bad temper of that reckless man Fourth Raikage, how could he possibly bow to Uchiha Yao?
Ōnoki himself surrendered because he was cunning and flexible in order to save Iwagakure bloodline.
But Fourth Raikage?
I won't believe Ōnoki that that guy with a brain full of muscles would willingly become Konoha's Hidden Cloud Village Division minister!
Therefore, Ōnoki flew over immediately and wanted to see with his own eyes what was going on.