The third Tsuchikage sat on a high stool with his legs dangling in the air.
The war with Yunyin Village was becoming more and more intense, and from the bottom of his heart, he didn't really want to escalate the battle.
As someone who has experienced the first, second, and third ninja wars and witnessed the tragic battles with his own eyes, he is very aware of the cruelty of that kind of war. It is no exaggeration to say that "no grass can grow", with corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.
It’s even more normal.
Because of this, the Third Tsuchikage did not want more innocent people to be involved.
However, when the returned Iwa Ninja told him about the battle situation on the front line, the Third Mizukage felt a chill on his back.
Iwagakure Village has 2 jinchūriki, which is the same as Kumogakure Village. However, the four-tailed jinchūriki left the village long ago because they did not agree with his philosophy. In other words, they can now provide effective combat power to Iwagakure Village.
The only jinchuriki is Han, and Han is indeed one of their most reliable combat forces.
However, someone now told him that Han had disappeared. It was difficult for the Third Tsuchikage to accept this reality.
"Probably, no one is his opponent, right?" the third Tsuchikage asked.
"Originally, the result was..."
"You mean Cloud Hidden Village has also sent out ninjas of the same strength?" Tsuchikage asked.
"It's Rabbi Kiri, the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki..."
"You mean, Kirabi killed Han?"
"No, I don't know either. Kirabi fought with Han, and in the end... he didn't come back."
"Aren't you going to follow me?!" Tsuchikage said angrily.
"There is no way... we are entangled. He killed almost all the Jonin, and I just got away with it by luck." Iwa Ninja said.
"Who? Raikage? Otherwise, who could kill nine jounin?" Tsuchikage said in surprise.
"My name is Terauchi Yusuke, he is a ninja from the Kirigakure Village. He came to the Kirigakure Village specifically to form an alliance with the Kirigakure Village." Iwa Ninja gritted his teeth.
"What? Kirigakure Village is preparing to form an alliance with Kumogakure Village?" Tsuchikage frowned and turned to look at Kurotsuchi standing next to him. She is his granddaughter and the successor he carefully cultivated.
The female ninja with short black hair trimmed her hair and said, "Are you sure?"
"That's right. That man killed the life-saving ninja in one breath. He was cruel and ruthless!" Iwa Ninja clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"Look at me." Kurotsuchi said.
Iwa Ninja was stunned, and as soon as his eyes moved towards Kurotsuchi, he saw Kurotsuchi already appeared in front of him, grabbing his wrist tightly.
As Kurotsuchi injected chakra into the Iwa Ninja's body, the Iwa Ninja suddenly woke up, then knelt on the ground, held his head in his hands, and let out a miserable scream, a lung-splitting roar that almost came from deep in his throat.
"What's wrong?" Tsuchikage leaned forward and looked at the ninja who was kneeling on the ground and screaming in agony.
Kurotsuchi squatted beside him, holding his shoulders tightly with both hands, "Calm down, what happened?"
The screams became smaller and smaller, but there was still a slight sound coming from the throat.
Kurotsuchi lay next to his ear and listened quietly. The Iwa ninja kept repeating one sentence, "Don't kill me."
Iwa Ninja stared at Kurotsuchi with horrified eyes and looked around confusedly, but still could not calm down safely. Tsuchikage could only help the frightened Iwa Ninja to rest.
"How is it?" Tsuchikage looked at Kurotsuchi.
Gu Ao
"It is indeed an illusion caused by the Sharingan." Kurotsuchi frowned, "If it weren't for the ninjas from other Kirigakure villages who came to deliver letters detailing everything that happened in Kirigakure Village in the past few years, we would still be here.
It’s really possible that I was deceived.”
Tsuchikage remained silent.
When he heard that Wuyin Village sent an envoy to unite with Yunyin Village, he felt surprisingly angry.
We just sent an envoy here, but we secretly joined forces with Yunyin Village. What we did was so unethical.
But when the anger dissipated and the Tsuchikage came to his senses, didn't Kirigakure Village also send envoys to Kumogakure Village?
He was just confused, but Kurotsuchi was even more confused.
One thing mentioned in the letter sent from Kirigakure Village was that the two Mizukages were controlled by illusions. Therefore, she speculated whether the Iwa Ninja was also controlled.
As for the reason, since the opponent could kill nine Iwa Ninjas, why did the tenth Iwa Ninja come back alive?
The only explanation is that the other party deliberately let him back and asked him to pass on some "information" that would be beneficial to the murderer.
Now it seems that her guess was not wrong.
"Really 'Xiao'?"
"It's not clear yet. Although Kirigakure Village did send ninjas, the other party did not reveal any more information about Akatsuki. So, we are still in a mystery." Kurotsuchi frowned, "All I can think of is
The best way is to contact Shuiying, and it is best to have a meeting with Shuiying. Since Xiao has extended his hand in front of us, we must find out the origin of Xiao. As for Senior Han..."
Kurotsuchi took a deep breath and said, "Since Senior Han and Kirabi are fighting, maybe the only person who knows the inside is Kirabi. By then, we may have an idea of what happened to Senior Han."
Tsuchikage nodded, "But, will Cloud Hidden Village negotiate with us?"
The source of the conflict between Kumogakure and Iwagakure was the death of the two Yuzukimon, and her identity happened to be a jinchūriki, so the whole thing became very difficult.
"If you trust me, please teach me this matter. I have a way for you to meet the Raikage." Kurotsuchi said seriously.
"you say."
"Let me go to Yunyin Village."
"No! You will die!" Tsuchikage flatly refused.
"If I don't go, who can?" Kurotsuchi asked, "You have to know that since Akatsuki may attack Iwa Ninja, it may also attack the messenger, and I am undoubtedly the most suitable person.
...If I die on the way to Cloud Hidden Village, or if there is news that I died in Cloud Hidden Village, please be sure to meet with Raikage and ask clearly." Kurotsuchi explained.
Tsuchikage slowly closed his eyes, and after thinking for a long time, he said again: "If you can't go, I will."
"What?! Are you going?" Kurotsuchi asked in surprise.
"Yes, I will go find him. In that case, you will rest assured, right? However, I must take someone with me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden violent explosion not far away, and the roof began to shake.
Kurotsuchi took a step back, held on to the wall, paused for a moment, and then rushed out of the room. When he saw the line of defense where the sound came from, an Iwa Ninja hurried over.
"What's wrong?" Kurotsuchi asked.
"The senior who came back just now, his upper body exploded..."
"How could it be?" Kurotsuchi turned around and looked at Tsuchikage, "The ninja who just came back is dead?"
The Tsuchikage rubbed his forehead, "I'll go alone. The bomb... looks so familiar. Could it be related to Deidara?"