The deal with the Third Raikage was done.
Bieshu Feifan turned his attention back to getting his hands on the Land of Water's Kekkei Genkai.
Kakuzu also settled down from the excitement of receiving a hefty ransom and began working seriously.
With Kumogakure's involvement, the Shinobi World was now descending into chaos.
The Land of Water and the Land of Earth actually showed signs of joining forces against the Land of Lightning.
War seemed ready to break out at any moment.
The entire Shinobi World was baffled. Why had Kumogakure's future Fourth Raikage gone to stir up trouble in the Land of Water?
And gotten himself captured, at that.
Kirigakure had picked up the unconscious Fourth Raikage A.
They demanded that the Fourth Raikage pay a ransom and compensate them for the proceeds of the earlier robberies.
They also demanded the return of the Land of Water's Kekkei Genkai Shinobi.
At that moment, the Third Raikage, who had fled back to Kumogakure, was completely numb.
He had just used the money stolen from the Land of Water to ransom his son.
And his son had fallen into Kirigakure's hands again.
After all that running around, not only had he lost his son, but Ōnoki had also seized territory along the border.
After all that effort, he had lost his heir and soured relations with neighboring countries.
Just as the Third Raikage was trying to think of a solution, a lawyer's letter arrived from the Land of Water's Daimyō.
It demanded the Third Raikage's arrest. He had robbed people in the Land of Water again.
Given that the Third Raikage had a prior record,
before he could think of any solution, he was summoned again.
Before long, the Third Raikage was once more sitting in the defendant's seat.
Bieshu Feifan