After leaving the Roshi Red Flame Valley with Butō, Wudou immediately returned to Iwagakure and met with Ōnoki.
" Lord Tsuchikage, we have successfully brought Roshi back." Butō stood in front of Ōnoki's office and reported to Ōnoki.
"How is Roshi doing? He's been in Konoha for a few days, has Konoha done anything to him?" Ōnoki asked, looking at Butō.
Although he disliked Roshi interfering with his efforts to develop Iwagakure, Roshi was, after all, an important strategic weapon for Iwagakure, and he felt he had to care about him for both personal and practical reasons.
"When we brought Roshi back, Roshi was unconscious. A preliminary examination revealed that he was protected by Konoha high-level Sealing Jutsu set up by Roshi, and he also had some injuries. He has now been handed over to the medical department for treatment. The medical department will explain the situation to the adults later."
Upon hearing Butō's words, Ōnoki frowned. Roshi had been sealed with a high-level Sealing Jutsu by the people of Konoha. Didn't this mean that Roshi, such a powerful fighter, would be unable to appear on the battlefield for a short period of time? This was not good news for the current situation on the Iwagakure front.
"Alright, let's put Roshi's matter aside for now. How's things going over there?"
The matter Ōnoki was referring to was naturally the alliance between Iwagakure and the Light Organization. Butō was well aware of this and immediately replied, " Lord Tsuchikage, I regret to inform you that those guys rejected our joint proposal."
Upon hearing what Butō said, Ōnoki frowned again, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes, but he immediately let out a cold laugh.
"Hmph, if they don't join forces now, let's see what they'll do when Konoha has time to chase after them. Do they really think they can act recklessly in front of ninja villages Konoha because they have Kage Level strength? They're seriously underestimating ninja villages."
At this moment, Ōnoki's eyes flashed with fierceness. Clearly, Aizen's rejection had given Ōnoki some ideas, and he was constantly scheming in his mind.
Meanwhile, Kōki, far away on the battlefield in Kumogakure, also received the commotion caused by his clones in Konoha.
Although we had made some preparations, we were still quite taken aback by the magnitude of the situation.
He had told Aizen and the others to handle things as discreetly as possible, but in the end, they still acted so ostentatiously.
" Kōki, you've clashed with this organization before. What's your opinion on their goals?" At that moment, a hoarse, slightly sinister voice sounded beside Kōki.
The owner of that voice was none other than Orochimaru, the commander of the camp. He was wrapped in white medical bandages, his expression calm, but a certain unfathomable glint flashed in his eyes.
"I only had a brief encounter with the members of this organization and don't know much about them. At most, based on the current intelligence, I can tell that they seem to be a group of powerful bounty hunter ninjas who act without restraint."
Furthermore, judging from their intention to take Roshi away, they must have accepted a mission from Iwagakure. This means that the Hidden Light Organization is short of money. So, considering this, perhaps they are planning to establish a ninja village somewhere in the Shinobi World later. I don't think we need to worry too much about such an organization."
Kōki said this partly to eliminate the threat that Aizen and his group posed in Konoha's eyes, and partly because there was some basis for his claim.
In the Shinobi World, many organizations, large and small, like to settle in a small country and establish their own ninja village after making money. This is the norm for many bounty hunter organizations in the Shinobi World.
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officers around Kōki couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Judging from their expressions, they largely agreed with Kōki's guess. They were well aware of the bounty hunter organizations in the Shinobi World; they were basically all oppressive and exploitative organizations that established themselves in small countries, making them unworthy of their attention. The Light Organization was similar to them, except that this organization was far too powerful.
"Hmm, what Kōki said makes some sense. However, this Light Organization is different from ordinary organizations; their strength is far too great, and they may have deeper motives. The village needs to be constantly vigilant."
Orochimaru shared the same view on the Light Organization. It wasn't that he had any particular opinion about the Light Organization, but as a high-ranking member of Konoha, he felt the need to be wary of a new organization in the Shinobi World that had clashed with Konoha and caused Konoha losses.
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Teacher Sarutobi has handed the entire Light Organization over to Danzo. Our current task is to figure out how to defeat Kumogakure. The Kumogakure on the other side has been silent for several days. This unusual situation is definitely not simple."
Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, everyone present immediately put the situation of the Light Organization aside for the time being and began to seriously consider the current battle situation.
After Kōki arrived, for some reason, the Kumogakure troops, who had been launching a fierce offensive, suddenly fell silent and became calm, as if they were afraid of Kōki's arrival.
This situation greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha Ninja, who were suffering from the Kumogakure's attacks. Their morale, which had been steadily declining, immediately rebounded.
However, this reasoning was not accepted by the higher-ups, who acknowledged Kōki's strength and believed that Kōki could influence the course of a war.
But this refers to the general situation. Right now, there are two Tailed Beast in the Kumogakure Village camp, a Raikage candidate who is said to have perfectly inherited all the abilities of the Third Raikage, and a current Raikage's assistant. With so many powerful people, Kumogakure reason for the Konoha Village to be afraid of the Konoha troops who only have Kōki and Orochimaru.
Therefore, there must be a problem here.
Meanwhile, the Kumogakure figures of Kumogakure, feared by the higher-ups of Konoha, were holding a meeting inside their stronghold.
A dark-skinned, rugged-looking ninja with a muscular physique asked the one-eyed ninja beside him, " Dodai, have you received any news from Yugito?"
"Not yet, Lord A. It will probably take a while before any information comes back," the ninja referred to as Dodai by A replied immediately.
"I'm afraid we don't have much time left. With so much silence, I think the people of Konoha will definitely become suspicious of us. If Yugito doesn't hurry, our plan will be exposed."
Clearly, A had secretly devised a plan for Yugito to execute, and this plan seemed extremely important and urgent. Even Yugito Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails and a crucial fighting force in Kumogakure, was personally leading the team in this emergency situation of confronting Konoha. This was enough to demonstrate the importance of this secret plan to Kumogakure.
"In two days at most, regardless of victory or defeat, news will arrive from Yugito's side, so all we can do now is wait patiently. As for being suspected by Konoha, let them be. They don't have the energy to stop it now anyway. By the time Konoha finds out, it will be too late."
Hearing Dodai say this, Ai could only nod, trying to calm her restless heart.
However, the constant tapping of his fingers on the table revealed that his inner peace was not so quickly achieved.