Any more, and it's not so safe!
There was no other way; this was the price of not having the strength to suppress that rebellious son and Traitor.
The opportunity was presented to him, but he could only wait for his body to recover more quickly.
However, it cannot be obtained in the simplest way!
Sigh, that's what strength is...
A thousand years have passed, and a sense of weariness involuntarily surfaced in my heart.
But in an instant, it was eliminated by Jigen himself!
He straightened up, placed his left hand flat on the armrest of the stone seat, looked down, and spoke again, "The outer perimeter plan must be arranged in advance; there must be no problems."
After hearing the first part, the blond-haired middle-aged man wanted to respond.
But then the words above interrupted him.
After confirming that there were no other tasks above, the blond middle-aged man replied in his signature hoarse voice with a slight lilt at the end, "Yes, sir!"
He bowed in response.
He straightened up and swung his legs, which were clad in white suit trousers.
With an awkward posture of moving his lower body while keeping his upper body still, he knocked on the stone floor again and left the hall!
The tap-tap-tap sound gradually faded away.
Through the stone archway without a door, I looked out at the sun, which was now directly overhead.
Silently sitting on the stone seat, Jigen slowly closed her eyes!
Calculating others is ultimately just a tactic.
The true path lies in improving one's own compatibility with the professor's medicine!
Dark, thick clouds hung in the sky, and streaks of lightning, like snakes, occasionally shot out and stretched their bodies.
Large raindrops fell from the sky, scattering themselves everywhere after hitting the tops of the Stone House.
Strong winds blew in from the sea, but they could do nothing to this village of stone houses!
I was sitting in the conference room on the top floor of the tallest and largest circular building in the village.
Listening to the commotion outside the window, a burly man, two meters tall with bulging muscles, a "thunder" character tattooed on his right arm, and a long, light yellow beard, sat silently in the head seat, watching the arguing people.
"Bang!"
He slammed his hand on the table and threw the File in his hand at the dark-skinned man opposite him.
Wearing Combat Uniform bearing his Clan crest, a middle-aged man stood up and pointed at the person opposite him who had just dodged the File, shouting angrily, "What kind of bullshit plan is this from your Intelligence Department?"
"Want to do it again?"
"Haven't killing so many people already done enough?"
Despite being hit in the face with the File, the dark-skinned head of the Intelligence Department remained completely unfazed.
But when he heard the middle-aged man's string of questions, his already dark face darkened even more!
But... they were in the wrong first; the opposing Clan suffered too much loss last time.
This left him with no recourse other than a grim expression.
Instead, we have to patiently explain the plan to them and address all their questions!
Seeing the Intelligence Department head standing beside him, who was taking the blame for him, only able to obediently endure the scolding, he was quite impressed.
Wearing a strange hat and dressed in dark green clothes, Dodai quickly stood up and said, "Lord Rai, Lord Rai, please calm down."
"Just tell me what your questions are, and let him explain it to you properly."
As he spoke with a smile, he reached out and placed his hand on the middle-aged man's arm, gently persuading him to return to his original position.
The previous defeat was a huge blow to them, or rather, to the Third Raikage.
This is not only a blow to strength, but also a heavy blow to the Raikage's reputation in the village!
There's nothing I can do; we lost too badly last time.
If it were just the loss of skilled players, that would be one thing.
But those experts happen to be the ones from each Clan who are most supportive of the Raikage!
The combined destruction of these Clan led some to change their stance altogether.
Although the Land of Lightning doesn't seem to have any Shinobi Clan or particularly famous Kekkei Genkai in the anime.
But that doesn't mean there are no Shinobi Clan in Kumogakure!
This village was founded by a group of the Small Shinobi Clan during the First.
The Raikage A's hereditary clan was the largest Shinobi Clan among the original founders!
The legacy of film cannot be passed down; it's not a case of the magistrate being allowed to set fires while the common people are forbidden to light lamps!
Consequently, succession also occurred in other positions.
Although the Kumogakure has now begun training a large number of Commoners Ninja.
However, time is still short, and those who have high hopes for changing the village's situation have not yet grown up!
Not up to the task!
Therefore, when it comes to major decisions, especially when they need to hire people, they have no choice but to compromise and negotiate with the Shinobi Clan.
Because of the betrayal and purge during the Second Hokage's time, the current situation of the Third Raikage is actually the time with the least internal strife in Kumogakure.
But the last failure was far too significant.
The prestige built up by the Third Raikage Clan has been damaged, leading to the current situation of the meeting!
Dissuaded by the village's renowned strongman beside him, the middle-aged man named Rai grumbled and sat back down in his original seat.
He was simply venting his frustrations and trying to use the sacrifices he made last time to gain resources in this personnel reshuffle.
Making your stance clear is enough; there's no need to completely offend the intelligence chief on the other side!
Now it all comes down to the price; after all, these arguments boil down to not being enough about profit!
When they initially purchased the Tailed Beast, each of their Clan had individual funding issues, and together they also had disagreements.
This resulted in the Eight-Tails being purchased by the Raikage Clan alone, while the Two-Tails was purchased by that group of Traitor.
After the Traitor's rebellion, the Two-Tails fell into the hands of the Raikage Clan.
They couldn't object at that time, after all, one of their shadows or their clan leader had died!
Given their limited strength, they had no choice but to accept it all.
However, now, there is the major mistake made by the Third Raikage last time.
The Shinobi Clan are among the few clans with the least internal interests within the village. If they don't find a way to acquire a Tailed Beast to ensure their own strength...
How could it be so easily achieved through a so-called battle plan?
After all, their family doesn't have any Tailed Beast, and they don't have many interests in the village.
If this aspect is not satisfied, then there will be no need for Sealing Jutsu!
Since there's no demand, why would they allow this plan to proceed and send their best members from within the Clan?
There was no objection during the previous discussions, it's just that the timing wasn't right!
The temporary group of clan leaders had all seen that plan.
It must be said that the Intelligence Department did a very thorough job this time, with a high success rate.
This is the fundamental reason why they chose to stand against the plan before it officially began.
With so much investment, they simply couldn't believe that the Third Raikage would give up on something so crucial!
Seeing that the chieftain had been persuaded, the Intelligence Department next to him quickly took out another plan and placed it in front of Rai.
Seeing his subordinates preparing again, the Intelligence Department chief, whose face was etched with dark fur, spoke once more, "Lord Rai, this operation is no longer on our side."
"We have already signed basic cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding with both the water and soil countries."
" The Land of Water will send an equal number of troops, while the Land of Earth, due to distance and other factors, will send a certain number of powerful individuals to provide support."
"Including the border threat and conflict plans discussed by the three countries, our Intelligence Department can ensure that Senju cannot spare too many personnel when the plan is launched."
"Because when the plan begins, Sarutobi's side will also react accordingly to restrain the forces within Senju Village!"
At this point, he flipped through the File in his hand, looked at a new page, and continued, "We have also made contact with the Daimyō of Shikoku."
" The Capital provided substantial support. The Land of Fire, due to kinship ties and the situation in Konoha, couldn't contribute money or manpower, but they promised to help us tie down the Senju forces in several major South cities!"
"Therefore, Lord Rai and everyone else need not worry. This operation against the Uzumaki is being carried out with the efforts of almost the entire Shinobi World."
"We are confident of victory, and we ask that you gentlemen place your trust in us!"
The Kumogakure defeat in the last battle.
But on the battlefield, the Third Raikage witnessed firsthand just how effective Sealing Jutsu were at countering Tailed Beast!
The Eight-Tails died a very ignominious death; it was tormented to death by Mito Uzumaki.
If it weren't for the Eight-Tails' self-destruction when it sensed danger, it would have been captured by Mito Uzumaki!
Although the battle resulted in the Eight-Tails ' self-destruction and death, the Eight-Tails is Chakra life form, and it will be resurrected.
It's important to know that that battle not only showed the Third Raikage how Sealing Jutsu could counter Tailed Beast, but also demonstrated just how powerful a Perfect Jinchuriki truly was.
The existing control mechanisms within the Hidden Kumogakure are not perfect; they can only bring the Tailed Beast and Jinchūriki to a usable stage.
Unlike Mito Uzumaki, they cannot control the Nine-Tails ' power at will!
This is the origin of the plan targeting the Uzumaki Clan.
The reason why the countries of water and earth are willing to participate is because they have shared relevant data with the two countries.
The use and control of Tailed Beast is a major headache for everyone in the ninja villages.
Now that there's a well-developed template and someone taking the lead in organizing it, how could either country not want to participate?
As for the Land of Fire and Konoha, this is purely opposition for the sake of opposition.
After Senju, who was actually putting in the effort to defend the East South front of the Senju army?
It's something that can't be hidden at all. Sarutobi is also afraid that there will be another Uzumaki Clan in the battle!
It's just a matter of restraint; it doesn't require Sarutobi's side to spend any money or effort.
They could also eliminate the Senju One-Armed, so they would be very willing to make this deal!
"Ahem~!"
As the person opposite finished speaking, a middle-aged man with brown hair sitting near Rai coughed lightly.
Both or all three parties then waited quietly for the official to continue.
The middle-aged man with brown hair looked at the File in his hand and asked the person opposite him, "We send troops directly to the Land of Water, so why don't we send troops to the Land of Earth?"
"Since the emergence of Wood Release, we, or all three major Capital taken action, but the Land of Earth has not made any move and has even reduced its military strength."
"Shouldn't you consider that the Land of Earth and Konoha have a cooperative relationship? Could this mean that our plan has been placed in Konoha's Intelligence Department before it even begins?"
Upon hearing the questions asked on the other end, the intelligence chief inwardly groaned.
God the hell! The Land of Earth and Konoha are colluding! Their behavior of just watching the show is obvious; who in the Shinobi World with a brain can't see that?
The Land of Earth is so far away; if you ask them to send troops, wouldn't they worry about being tricked?
Sending elites is the best approach for everyone.
We don't allow the Land of Earth's army to cross our border, but for secrecy, we can't let them Land of Fire. So how can we send a large force over?
Are we going to make them sail around in a huge circle?
Although he was about to unleash a torrent of angry words at the other person, the intelligence officer patiently explained, "Lord Fukuyama, the Land of Earth is a long way away..."
"Don't rush!"
Teuchi the explanation, the middle-aged man named Fukuyama continued to ask, "Three... or perhaps the Daimyō the four countries all support such an operation, then why not let the Daimyō put pressure on the Land of Wind, and then let the Daimyo of the Land of Wind pressure the Sunagakure, and then let the Sunagakure also send people?"
"Four... or perhaps it would be more prudent for the Five Great Nations to unite against a single Uzumaki."
Have you communicated properly with Sunagakure?
Have you communicated with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind?
As he spoke, Fukuyama's tone and voice became stern and urgent.
After he finished speaking, he slammed his hand on the table, threw the File across from him again, and shouted angrily, "What exactly is your Intelligence Department doing?"
"Hasn't this lousy plan already killed enough people?"
"Want to do it again?"
"..." The head of the Intelligence Department's already dark face darkened even more.
After the third person, the group opposite them really stopped bothering to come up with a proper excuse!
Putting aside the distance from Sunagakure to here, just consider the depth of the conflict between the Kazekage Daimyo of the Land of Wind.
Is there any country in the Shinobi World, or any higher-ups, that they don't know about?
A surge of anger and curses towards the person opposite him welled up within him once again!
The same old routine begins again.
The Dodai, wearing a strange hat, once again stood up and acted as the peacemaker.
The head of the Intelligence Department then revised his wording and explained again!
The seventh --
The one-armed, muscular Third Raikage, sitting at the head of the long table in the conference room, silently counted in his mind.
Having experienced a complete defeat, losing loved ones and loyal subordinates...
The Third Raikage finally experienced firsthand the hidden undercurrents that had been lurking deep within the Kumogakure!
When they do well, these Shinobi Clan will obediently follow orders.
When you don't do well, you want to start a new activity.
Then they will have to endure the questioning from those who benefited the least in the village!
The Third Raikage had seen his father handle similar situations before.
At that time, he couldn't understand and would have thought his father was too cowardly.
Why can't those who oppose for the sake of opposing, who wield superior power, simply eliminate them?
Instead, should we endure this humiliation, compromise, and negotiate during the meeting?
But after accepting this position!
The Third Raikage finally understood that taking action was merely a last resort for those in power.
To break everything down, one must be prepared to bear the consequences: loyal subordinates will no longer be loyal, and one may even be overthrown!
Because your supporters will wonder if their own Clan will ever face the same fate.
After all, no Shinobi Clan would believe that every generation of their family could be "well-fed" or "well-fed" within the village!
Even the most loyal subordinates, spanning generations, will grow in appetite over time and with increasing numbers.