"The guy named Dodai said that Kumogakure planned to use the power of the tailed beast jade to carry out bombing operations on both the village and the capital, but his attitude was a bit strange, as if there was something hidden in it."
Senju Tobirama paused, noticing Lei Luo's confused expression, and couldn't help but glance at Minato, who immediately understood and took out a seal scroll from his ninja bag, unfolded it and placed it on the ground.
Bang!
The white smoke exploded, and a male body lay flat on the ground.
This man was wearing Kumogakure armor and was about forty years old. His eyes were round and unblinking. The fatal wound was concentrated on his throat. It was unclear whether he was killed by Senju Tobirama or Minato.
"Teacher, you can ask him for details."
Lei Luo looked closely and recognized the identity of the corpse. It was Dodai, Raikage's right-hand man, who had had many contacts with him. This guy also participated in Kirigakure's attack on the Land of Fire?
While squatting down and placing his palms on Tudai's chest, he inadvertently glanced at Minato and saw that his face was solemn and there was no other expression on his face. Lei Luo couldn't help but feel speechless.
Knowing that he has the ability to resurrect, in order to make it easier to carry, he directly killed important people and stored them in the seal scroll? I have to say that Minato is really good at calculation to a certain extent, but he is also... really lazy.
"How long have you been dead?"
"About twenty minutes."
Minato answered very quickly, as if he had already known that his teacher would ask this question. Lei Luo subtly confirmed his guess, and couldn't help but glare at the other person, and then used Countercurrent.
Lookback time - half an hour.
The light dimmed slightly, and the platform seemed to jump from one frame to the next. The wound on the throat disappeared instantly, the consciousness returned to the body, and a pair of bulging eyes changed from dead to lively.
The memory seemed to be misplaced at this moment. Tutai subconsciously pushed himself up from lying down. He sat on the ground, first glanced at Lei Luo blankly, and then unconsciously glanced at the people around him.
"I am..."
For Tutai, the scene within the field of vision changed instantly. The original forest no longer existed, filling the surrounding landscape, like a great plain that had experienced an earthquake of magnitude 15 or above, with countless large pits and canyons extending to the horizon.
where is this place?
Am I not... supposed to be captured by the Second Hokage?
How come... all of a sudden?
"Toutai, what on earth are you Yunyin doing?"
Hearing the irritated questions in his ears, Dodai turned around and found that Lei Luo was staring at him fiercely. Tobirama and others next to him also looked at him unkindly. He couldn't help but trembled and stood up from the ground in a hurry.
"Hokage-sama, please trust us Kumogakure!"
"We don't mean to go against Konoha!"
"Raikage-sama... Raikage-sama, he has definitely been deceived by the villain!"
Tutai raised his hands flat, with an anxious and excited expression. Lei Luo thought of Yunyin's "war" with the Fire Country in recent years, and his expression softened a little. He extended his hands and pressed down to signal the other party not to be afraid.
Seeing that Lei Luo seemed to be willing to listen to his explanation, Dodai couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Thinking of the changes in Raikage in recent months, he carefully considered his words and quickly explained the changes in Yunyin's strategy and his own guesses.
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A few minutes later.
"You are saying that after Yeyue Ai went to the capital of Thunder Country to meet with the daimyo more than a month ago, her decision-making changed fundamentally? Are you planning to formally break with Konoha?"
"You're still planning an operation to use the tailed beast's power to attack us?"
Lei Luo touched his chin thoughtfully, Dodai nodded heavily, with an apology in his eyes. Tobirama and the three people on the side looked at each other, and finally Tobirama took the initiative and asked Dodai seriously:
"Is it possible that the Third Raikage was controlled by illusions? No, it should be said that your Kingdom of Thunder... did you find any ninjas from the Uchiha clan entering the country during the period a month ago?"
The Nidaime apparently noticed some clues from Dodai's description of Raikage's state. During the Warring States Period, the Senju and Uchiha fought for many years, which made him quite familiar with the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Even if the Kumogakure ninjas didn't detect any abnormalities, it seemed that the possibility of the Raikage's Sharingan was ruled out.
But Tobirama doesn't think so. After all, some kaleidoscopes have extremely weird abilities and are highly concealable. Just in case...
"A ninja from the Uchiha clan?"
"We...have not found similar ninjas appearing in the Kingdom of Thunder."
Subconsciously glancing at Lei Luo, Tutai asked cautiously:
"Hokage-sama, there shouldn't be any rebellious ninjas from the Uchiha clan in Konoha, right?"
Rebellious?
Hearing such a word, Lei Luo thought about it carefully, and a trace of hesitation quickly flashed across his face, just because in the Country of Fire, Konoha, under the supervision of the two violent organizations of the Roots and the Military District, no rebel ninja was born at all.
Soil.
Anyone who wants to be a traitor and takes action will be arrested immediately if they are in the country. If they are overseas, the Intelligence Ministry and the Roots will jointly take measures, and there is no chance of survival.
The only one he has any impression of is the so-called rebellious nin...
"Could it be Shisui..."
Thinking of Zhisui Kaleidoscope's ability, Lei Luo had a vague guess. When he looked at Tutai again, his eyes already contained some determination, but he had let Zhishui go on his own initiative, and it was difficult to say it out at this time.
"Tudai, I have a general understanding of Raikage's special situation."
"Although Kumogakure is currently at odds with our Fire Country, this is probably due to some kind of force majeure, the friendship forged when the Kawato Secret Treaty was signed, the favor owed during the Battle of Turtle Island, and the war situation in the past few years...
…”
"I remember everything in my heart."
"So, if conditions permit, I will spare the Raikage's life."
Hearing Lei Luo's clear promise, Tu Tai seemed to be relieved. Although his intuition told him that Lei Luo probably knew something and had concealed key information, this was obviously not the time to ask more questions.
Is the Raikage under control... Although Lei Luo didn't say it clearly, judging from the implicit meaning of his words, Tutai felt that he had already got the answer. In this case, there was still room for change.
The Raikage does not subjectively want to be an enemy of Konoha - this is very important.
Kumogakure's tailed beast raid plan has been officially launched. If things get too big in the future, the original friends may actually become enemies. Naturally, Todai does not want to see this situation, so...
"Hokage-sama, I will tell you the truth about Raikage-sama's entire plan."
There is some kind of force majeure that prevents Raikage from making decisions of his own will - this is in line with Tudai's speculation during this period, and the relationship between Konoha and the Country of Fire, the weight of Lei Luo's words...
The comprehensive consideration of various factors finally drove him to decisively choose cooperation.
The Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Rain have been destroyed one after another, and the Kingdom of Earth is not far away from being destroyed. If the Kingdom of Thunder wants to survive, there is no other possibility except relying on Kumogakure's previous relationship with Konoha.
The Kingdom of Water has strong men like Ice, but the Kingdom of Thunder does not.