The woman who walked out of the crowd, her name was Tenden Kochun, was one of the elders of Konoha and the only high-ranking person that Lei Luo had not interacted with so far.
At this moment, when he noticed that Xiao Chun was sleeping, and five or six ninjas dressed as jonin behind her came to him, they stopped two meters away, and looked at him with a serious and reproachful look...
Lei Luo couldn't help but have some guesses in his mind. On the surface, he pretended to be nonchalant and replied: "Isn't this Elder Xiao Chun? We probably haven't seen him before."
"It's our first time meeting you. Hello."
Seeing that Lei Luo did not feel dissatisfied with his behavior at all, but instead greeted him calmly, Xiao Chun turned to bed and sneered several times, raised his finger and pointed at Lei Luo, and asked with strong anger suppressed in his mouth:
"You blocked the ninjas in front of the ninja school early in the morning and beat up the ninjas in this village. Lei Luo, let me ask you, what do you want to do?"
Sensing the trap in Xiao Chun's words, Lei Luo chuckled, shrugged nonchalantly, and replied calmly:
"Recently, there has been an inexplicable noise in the village. It seems to be saying that I started the war in Kirigakure, and that I, Lei Luo, am the source of some trouble."
Spreading his hands, Lei Luo pretended to be helpless and sighed, then continued: "Obviously, I have been misunderstood."
"Therefore, I intend to clarify this misunderstanding in person and with those present, um..."
Raising his hand and circling half a circle, Lei Luo said with a smile: "Everyone, let's talk about this matter."
After saying this, Lei Luo turned his attention again to Xiao Chun, who was going to bed.
Seeing that the old woman's face had calmed down, and only her eyes were still shining with some unknown light, Lei Luo thought for a moment and added:
"They say talking is the best way to resolve disputes and is the cornerstone of mutual understanding between people. What do you think?"
"Elder Xiaochun?"
He glanced calmly at Lei Luo's feet. The chuunin who was still lying on the ground, seemingly daring not to make the slightest move, moved to bed. Xiaochun did not struggle with this topic, but asked directly:
"I think the rumor you mentioned has some truth to it."
Xiao Chun looked like she didn't want to give Lei Luo any face when she went to bed, which made the latter raise his eyebrows, his expression became colder unconsciously, and his tone became much lower:
"Yeah?"
"Yes." She replied tit for tat. Xiao Chun didn't seem to be afraid of Lei Luo when she went to bed. Even though the latter had already turned down her face at this time, she still continued to talk to herself:
"I don't think you don't know what the external environment the village is facing now."
"Sunagakure Village, Iwagakure Village, and Amegakure Village, these three great ninja villages are enough to give us a headache, but you still want to provoke Kirigakure Village?"
"Let's not talk about how many more lives it will cost the village to open up a front and fight against a great ninja village that is about the same size as ours in Konoha..."
"Just say..."
After a pause, Xiao Chun's expression dropped as she turned to bed. Her eyes staring at Lei Luo narrowed unconsciously, and her tone revealed traces of frost:
"Can you Lei Luo bear the responsibility of defeat?"
The appearance of the word "defeated" seemed to suddenly stimulate the nerves of everyone around him. Among the onlookers, someone finally couldn't help but speak out:
"Lei Luo! Elder Xiaochun is right! Why should the village pay for what you have done?"
"Yes! You are very strong and the enemy can't do anything to you, but have you ever considered the feelings of us ordinary ninjas?"
"If the village loses the battle because of your actions, I will not let you go even if I risk my life!"
Xiaochun's words as he went to bed were like a fuse, instantly igniting the emotions of everyone present. The crowd began to make a noise, and all kinds of criticism were directed at Lei Luo.
Perhaps it was the presence of Kochun, the elder of Konoha, who moved to bed, that gave people the courage to vent their dissatisfaction to Lei Luo in person.
In short, in just a few words, Xiao Chun showed extremely clever political skills and put Lei Luo in a disadvantageous situation in the blink of an eye.
However, in the face of this situation, Lei Luo did not panic. His expression did not waver, and there was even a hint of a smile.
"Huh?"
Slowly turning his head sideways, his eyes slowly glanced around the surroundings. The evil aura in Lei Luo's eyes seemed to be about to solidify, and the cold aura swept across the entire place like a razor.
A few seconds passed, and when the noisy guys looked at Lei Luo one after another, they subconsciously became quiet again.
Seeing Lei Luo unbridledly releasing his momentum to clear the field, the atmosphere in the field also changed accordingly...
The expressions on the faces of the jounin behind Xiaochun who moved to bed darkened. Even though they couldn't restrain themselves, they instinctively took a few steps forward, apparently wanting to take some tough measures against Lei Luo.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chun, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his arms and stopped them unexpectedly. At the same time, he frowned and motioned for them to retreat with extremely sharp eyes.
Although the few Jonin were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to follow the leader's orders. They had no choice but to stop and glared at Lei Luo in unison.
After exhaling softly, Xiao Chun came back to her senses after going to bed and looked at Lei Luo again, but unexpectedly, she met a pair of interested eyes.
The silent message was conveyed in the eyes of Lei Luo and Xiao Chun.
At this moment, no one spoke, but just looked at each other quietly for a while.
Sensing the emotions revealed in Lei Luo's eyes, as well as the deep meaning hidden in them, Xiao Chun's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly wanted to speak again.
Unexpectedly, this time it was Lei Luo who took the lead:
"Defeated? Let's not talk about whether Kirigakure still has the ability to pose a threat to us after losing two Jinchuuriki and a Kage. Let's just say..."
"My actions are essentially to support our ally Uzushio Village."
"Uzushio Village is our ally. If our ally is in trouble, why don't we help?"
"Today, if we do nothing to save Uzushio Village, then tomorrow..."
"Uzushio Village, including all our allies in Konoha, may turn a blind eye to the crisis we are facing in Konoha."
At this point, Lei Luo's face suddenly turned serious. He clenched his fist suddenly, raised it to his chest, and said loudly in an extremely stern and serious tone:
"Now that we are enemies of Kirigakure Village, we may lose some of our people, but in my opinion, this is just labor pain!"
"On the contrary, if we ignore our allies, then in the next war, the next war, and the next war, we, Konoha, will only be left alone and helpless."
"At that time, without the support of allies, the village's losses will only be greater, and more people will pay their lives for it!"