The Kumo ninja around him were already accustomed to the behavior of the Fourth Raikage.
It was this clear-cut hatred and straightforward character that convinced him, at least he wouldn't fall into conspiracies like other ninja villages.
With his straightforward style and relatively reasonable reward and punishment system, Kumogakure, who was not originally very powerful, has a tendency to replace Konoha and become the number one ninja village.
In fact, this is also true. In addition to powerful ninjas like the Raikage, Kumogakure also has two jinchūriki who form a fighting force. This is something that other ninja villages cannot match.
Standing up and walking to the floor-to-ceiling window, the Fourth Raikage gradually loosened his fists and asked his secretary Azabui about the situation inside and outside the village, especially about the Akatsuki organization.
"The Fourth Generation, these are the active records of the Akatsuki organization in the ninja world."
Azabu Yi nodded slightly, took out a stack of documents from his armpit, and handed it to the Fourth Raikage.
Compared to the Raikage brothers who have more muscles than brains, she is actually the person in charge of handling government affairs in Kumogakure Village. Only in this way can Raikage concentrate on improving his strength.
The Fourth Raikage read it carefully and found that it was generally the same as the information provided by Kakashi. It seemed that Konoha was showing some sincerity.
But the more they compared it, the more an idea popped up in the Fourth Raikage's mind.
The strength shown by the Akatsuki organization has exceeded the sum of Kumogakure's high-end combat power, so we have to be careful.
At this moment, Azabu Yi's bronze ankle appeared in front of the Fourth Raikage. When he raised his head, he received another report.
"Lord Raikage, it's up to you to see this report for yourself."
The Fourth Raikage frowned. He saw the words Iwagakure, Kusakunin Village and other words in the report. His face changed slightly, and then he became angry and wanted to smash things to vent his anger, but found that the table had already been smashed.
The content of the report is very simple. Iwagakure Village is suspected of cooperating with the Akatsuki organization and is entangled.
If Kumogakure, Sunagakure and Konoha fought to plunder land and resources, then they could be considered feuding with Iwagakure. Putting aside the interests of the two countries, Iwagakure also killed his father.
The man who was strong enough to fight the tailed beast died under the siege of the Iwa ninja.
After experiencing an inner game, the Fourth Raikage made a decision in his heart.
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A week later, after an all-out journey, Kakashi brought back a secret message from the Fourth Raikage.
Without any extra rest, Kakashi arrived at the Hokage Building immediately and met the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage, who was working at his desk, immediately gave up the work at hand when he saw Kakashi and began to inquire about the details of his mission to Kumogakure.
Raikage's attitude determines the success or failure of future actions.
Otherwise, with the strength of the alliance, it would be extremely difficult to defeat the Akatsuki organization, not to mention that behind the Akatsuki organization, there is still the ambiguous Iwagakure Village.
If it is not handled properly, it is possible that the Fourth Ninja War will break out.
In fact, he originally wanted to send Jiraiya, but recently Jiraiya seems to have been staying in the Holy Land.
Kakashi took out the secret letter and made a detailed report.
Seeing the content of the letter, the Third Hokage showed a relaxed expression for the first time in a long time. Although the Raikage did not agree to joint operations, he also expressed his attitude towards fighting the Akatsuki organization.
This can be considered one of the few good news in recent years.
After pondering for a moment, the Third Hokage valued Kakashi and said, "You did a good job in this mission. Go and choose the appropriate forbidden technique from the Book of Sealings."
Kakashi nodded slightly, not showing much enthusiasm for the seal.
For a ninja like him, it doesn't just depend on the level of the ninjutsu, but more importantly, the compatibility. In battle, those C-level ninjutsu are much more convenient than A-level ones.
The most important thing is that he has been given the opportunity to learn the Book of Sealing more than once.
The Third Hokage felt quite emotional. As the younger generation of ninjas grew up, he could no longer come up with anything suitable as a reward. For these young jounin, all they lacked was power and position.
But once the position is awarded, it is difficult to get it back, and his power is therefore diluted.
However, he was still happy for these new green leaves.
After arranging for Kakashi to retire, the Third Hokage continued to deal with the troublesome government affairs. With the assistance of Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Kaiichi, the prototype of the special force for Akatsuki's organization had been drawn up.
The strength and scale of this team composed of family jounin and blood successor elites have surpassed the ANBU and security forces, becoming the most powerful force within the framework of Konoha.
For this, he also paid a lot of price. While he was nominally the supreme commander of the army, the heads of the major ninja clans also had their own positions, and he would definitely become a huge hidden danger in the future.
But now he can't care so much. The crisis facing the village now is comparable to when he succeeded to the position of Hokage.
After successfully surviving this crisis, let's deal with the hidden dangers with old friends.
When thinking of this, the Third Hokage had many doubts in his heart. He was surprised to find that he had not seen Danzo for a long time.
Logically speaking, Danzo should be involved when making plans.
Why have he and his roots disappeared recently? What is the reason for this?
Putting down the documents on hand, the Third Hokage could not suppress his thoughts, got up and walked towards the root base.
Not long after, the Third Hokage arrived at the outskirts of the root base.
The root ninjas did not dare to stop the Third Hokage, but secretly informed Danzo in the base.
Before arriving at a secret room, the Third Hokage stopped and became curious about a guarded secret room, but was told by the root ninja at the door that it could not be opened for the time being.
"Sandaime-sama, Danzo-sama is studying new ninjutsu inside."
"Really..." The Third Hokage looked sideways, and did not wander around, waiting patiently in front of the secret room.
Soon as the door to the secret room opened, Danzo's figure appeared in front of the Third Hokage, his face a little pale, breathing heavily and sweating.
It is indeed in line with the state of studying ninjutsu. It seems that Danzo has not caused any trouble these days.
"Hiruzen, what's the matter?" Danzo stared at the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage shook his head slightly, exchanged a few casual greetings and left the root base, while letting the roots prepare for future battles.
But when he walked onto the street, Sandai couldn't help but recall Danzo from before.
He noticed a familiar aura on Danzo, similar to that of a certain ninja in the village, and he also had the illusion that Danzo suddenly became much younger, with fewer wrinkles, and no longer the appearance of an old man.
The smell of decay.
But Danzo is about the same age as him, so even though he has chakra, there's not much difference.
This chapter has been completed!