Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Raikage's Office—

A document titled "Regarding the Recent Turbulent Situation in the Ninja World: Konoha's Sacred Counterattack", a statement from Konoha about their special military operation, was placed on the conference table—one copy per person.

The assembled Kumogakure elders held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

No one had expected Konoha to strike so swiftly and ruthlessly.

They actually launched special military operations against the long-neutral Lands of Grass and Rivers.

"They claim we've repeatedly sent assassin-ninjas to carry out assassinations... There was only that one incident, and do these two countries even have that capability?"

Any ninja with a broader perspective could see that this was merely a pretext by Konoha.

Under the banner of "retaliatory strikes," they targeted small countries to achieve certain strategic objectives and expand their own influence.

The slumbering giant of the ninja world had bared its fangs.

This also sounded an alarm for the people of Kumogakure, making them deeply aware that Konoha had changed—it was no longer under the control of the conservative old forces like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was an ambitious ninja.

"So, what should we do now?"

An elder sitting towards the end of the table pointed to the word "will" in the statement and said:

"It's clear that Konoha is determined to take punitive actions against the Lands of Grass and Rivers. So, what measures should we take in response?"

"Yes, yes, Konoha is using its position to exercise hegemonism in the ninja world; we absolutely cannot sit idly by."

"This rhetoric is absurd! I suspect that Konoha's Gojo Kaigetsu isn't 'missing and presumed dead' at all. Perhaps the assassination attempt never even happened—it's all a political farce orchestrated by Konoha!"

"Has Samui sent back any intelligence?"

"No intelligence. The statement was issued today, and Gojo Kaigetsu also made an appearance today. It seems Konoha had planned this for a long time with a high level of secrecy—even high-ranking elders were secretly controlled."

As they each voiced their opinions, Raikage A grew increasingly irritated.

However, as the saying goes, one must look at a person with new eyes after three days.

A, who had been reading books lately and wearing non-prescription glasses, had become much more composed. He pushed up his glasses and set the tone for this sudden incident:

"Regarding this matter... The Lands of Grass and Rivers are both members of our Kumogakure Co-Prosperity Alliance. We in Kumogakure must intervene; we cannot ignore this! We must act!"

The Great Elder nodded in agreement. "A is right. The Co-Prosperity Alliance we've painstakingly built and managed is precisely to prevent situations like this."

"How should we intervene, then?"

The Great Elder continued, "The Land of Rivers is too far from us; it's unrealistic to send ninjas for assistance."

"But we do have allies in the southwestern part of the ninja world!"

"Everyone, let's not forget that Sunagakure is our deep military cooperation partner. Immediately send them a message, requesting they dispatch ninjas to assist Takigakure in the Land of Rivers in resisting Konoha's imminent attack."

"As for Kusagakure... We have already secretly dispatched the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, to Kusagakure to coordinate defense with the Kumogakure garrison's commander."

"With a Jinchūriki present, even if Konoha sends one of the Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, to lead the special military operation, they won't be able to break through the defenses we've established in Kusagakure!"

The Great Elder concluded, "Of course, to prevent any unexpected situations, I suggest we send additional ninjas to the Kusagakure garrison to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Raikage A tapped his index finger on the table; he was well aware of the importance of the Kumogakure garrison in Kusagakure.

This was a move aimed at the future, intended to prepare for invading Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure along with the Kumogakure Co-Prosperity Alliance. It was a strategic location that could not be lost!

Because of this, A hadn't quibbled over the selection of the garrison's commander.

'His name is... Kōsuke Eguchi, the Great Elder's grandson.'

Although they all viewed Kusagakure as Kumogakure's backyard in the western ninja world, Raikage A and the Great Elder had entirely different attitudes.

A preferred to use force to suppress Kusagakure, demanding they cooperate with all of Kumogakure's and the Co-Prosperity Alliance's actions. If they didn't comply, he would kill some and win over others among the Kusagakure elders.

As for providing massive amounts of cash aid and ninja tools... Those resources could be saved to build up their own village.

The angry shouts outside the Raikage's office were loud and clear to A. It wasn't just public opinion; even his own Anbu had internal ideological problems, with incidents like using the "Pravda" as toilet paper...

Although it felt good to him, orders were orders. As Anbu ninjas, they should follow the directives from above.

If this high-pressure situation continued, even his iron fists might not be able to suppress the voices of dissent. In the most extreme case, he might even be forced to abdicate and have a "Fifth Raikage A" elected.

But the Great Elder was different. He kept insisting on winning people over with virtue, focusing on the future, claiming that fists weren't the only way to solve problems. He insisted on transferring Kumogakure's wealth to Kusagakure and even strongly recommended his eldest grandson to be the garrison commander...

Not long ago, he had also overruled objections to send important defensive forces to Kusagakure, under the pretense of supervising the military and strengthening defenses. But what was his true intention?

It felt like he was using legitimate means to continuously convert the village's wealth into the wealth of one clan.

But each directive was procedurally correct; no one could find fault with it. Now that Konoha had issued a "Counterattack Statement," the policies previously pushed by the Great Elder seemed even more justified.

These were things that even he, as Raikage, couldn't openly discuss.

Because if he dug deeper... It might lead to a fallout, which would mean...

Setting aside that the Great Elder was a trusted regent appointed by the Third Raikage—who was also his father—even for the sake of the village, a conflict between the Raikage and the elder faction could, in the worst-case scenario, lead to...

A civil war in Kumogakure!

A split back to the pre-village era!

In this turbulent era of ninja villages, that was absolutely unacceptable!

'Fortunately, everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.' Raikage A comforted himself.

"Of course, Konoha launching an attack on Kusagakure would be the most extreme scenario."

"Let's not forget that the Land of Grass has always had a good relationship with the Daimyō of the Land of Fire. Would Konoha dare to defy the Daimyō's pressure and attack Kusagakure?"

"I think not! Konoha wouldn't dare commit such an act that goes against the entire ninja world."

As a country's military department, ninja villages have independent organizational structures, personnel appointment rights, tax collection rights, and other authorities... But nominally, they still belong to the Daimyō's command!

If a military department disobeys the Daimyō's orders, what does that imply?

Are they trying to split off? Rebel?

The system of ninja villages was created by your own First Hokage; surely it wouldn't be overthrown by his successors in just 50 years.

"Yes, yes, I think this is probably Konoha's final choice."

"This so-called military operation statement is just to show the ninja world that they're old but not dead, to assert Konoha's majesty. They wouldn't actually dare to fight."

The conference room buzzed with discussions, filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Hmph, anyone can issue a statement! In my opinion, we in Kumogakure should issue one too!"

They might not be adept at fighting on the front lines, but when it comes to verbal sparring and grandstanding, these Kumogakure elders were experts.

Soon, a statement titled "Sternly Condemning Konoha's Hegemonic Actions and Calling for Restraint from All Parties in the Ninja World" was drafted by the Great Elder.

The statement pointed out that neither the Land of Grass nor the Land of Rivers, as members of the Kumogakure Co-Prosperity Alliance, would engage in such "assassinations."

It was a political farce orchestrated by Konoha, and they declared that if Konoha took military action against the two villages, Kumogakure would provide strong countermeasures to defend the dignity of the Co-Prosperity Alliance.

Of course, in order to prevent the situation from escalating further and for the sake of peace, if Konoha attacked Kusagakure, Kumogakure would not proactively send ninjas to attack Konoha's homeland, nor would they send more ninjas to reinforce Kusagakure.

They would only provide necessary military supplies to Kusagakure—unlimited amounts! As much as needed!

They called for both sides to sit down for peaceful negotiations and listen to the guidance of the Daimyōs.

An impeccable statement!

It preserved the face of Kumogakure as a great village and exposed Konoha's hegemonic actions.

Most importantly, Kumogakure showed restraint! They declared they wouldn't proactively attack Konoha's homeland but would only provide necessary military aid to Kusagakure if it was attacked.

What does this imply?

It means that Kusagakure would become the center of the ninja war—the new-age Amegakure. And Kumogakure only needed to continuously supply things from the rear, including but not limited to explosive tags, shuriken, kunai...

Using these ninja tools that can be produced with money, they would greatly deplete Konoha's strength, draining their manpower, resources, and finances!

Before the last drop of blood of the Kusagakure ninjas was shed and the last Kusagakure ninja was sacrificed, this special military operation wouldn't stop!

As long as Konoha dared to detonate the first explosive tag, the end of this special military operation would no longer be within Konoha's control.

"Great Elder, brilliant!"

"Great Elder, formidable!"

"Great Elder, both brilliant and formidable!"

The room was filled with voices of praise.

The condemnation statement was quickly published.

The conference room was filled with a harmonious atmosphere, as if the victory was already in their grasp. But bad news always comes at the most inopportune times.

Atsui hurriedly burst into the conference room, his face stiff as he whispered a few words into Raikage A's ear.

"What did you say?!" A let out a startled low growl.

One moment, Raikage A was smiling and making pleasantries to maintain ideological unity in Kumogakure; the next moment, his expression changed rapidly.

He couldn't help but bite his lip and lower his head in thought. Then he picked up the two statements in his hand—one from Konoha and the newly drafted one from Kumogakure.

He helplessly glanced around at the elders present, then casually waved his hand to dismiss Atsui, even flashing a slight smile at the elder seated at the end.

This strange reaction immediately piqued the curiosity of the Great Elder:

"Raikage... What intelligence did Atsui just report?"

A's expression immediately turned serious. He slowly stood up, his massive muscular frame casting a shadow that seemed to envelop all the elders present.

"Konoha has really launched their special military operation. Even Iwagakure is involved."

"Oh, Konoha... Huh? What did you say?! Konoha and Iwagakure have launched an attack?"

The conference room, which was buzzing just a moment ago, fell silent instantly. Time seemed to freeze the look of astonishment on the Great Elder's face.

"How... How is this possible? Are they crazy?"

"At this speed, they must have dispatched ninja units at the same time they issued the statement... How could they do this? Aren't they afraid of the pressure from ninja world public opinion and the Daimyōs?"

The Great Elder murmured incredulously. Then, remembering that his eldest grandson was the commander in Kusagakure, he hurriedly asked:

"Iwagakure has always been at odds with us. It's understandable that they'd want to take advantage of this situation. Let's set them aside for now; dealing with Konoha is more urgent."

"Konoha... Who is leading their forces? Is it Orochimaru?"

"According to the information from our intelligence personnel in the Land of Grass, Konoha attacked Kusagakure from the east with less than a hundred ninjas. The leader bore the Uchiha clan emblem."

"Uchiha emblem? Not Orochimaru? Then it must be the Uchiha clan head, Fugaku Uchiha."

The Great Elder breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the notorious Orochimaru, Fugaku Uchiha was less intimidating.

With Yugito Nii holding the fort, the situation shouldn't spiral out of control!

"Immediately instruct our Kumogakure ninjas stationed in Kusagakure to retreat and leave the battlefield to Kusagakure. We'll proceed as per our statement and supply Kusagakure with ninja tools!"

"We need to proceed slowly, giving Konoha hope of achieving their operational goals, encouraging them to commit more ninjas to the Kusagakure battlefield. Meanwhile, have Yugito Nii remain on standby near Kusagakure, ready to deliver a necessary blow to the Konoha ninjas when needed."

The Great Elder's mind worked swiftly, quickly providing his guidance.

"Issue another statement, giving Konoha a 48-hour ultimatum to withdraw from the Land of Grass territory. Otherwise, we will enter a state of war and supply weapons to Kusagakure."

"Although the statement says so, start sending military supplies to Kusagakure now! Konoha is advancing on two fronts; we can do the same."

A nodded, approving the Great Elder's plan. With the Jinchūriki as a stabilizing force, nothing significant should go wrong in Kusagakure.

About half an hour later...

The intensity in the conference room had somewhat diminished, but soon Atsui returned with more bad news:

"Bad news!" Atsui's face was filled with fear, and he spoke rapidly: "Fugaku Uchiha used Susanoo, once wielded by Madara Uchiha. Lady Yugito was defeated and is now missing—presumed captured by Konoha. Some of our garrison managed to retreat."

"What?! Yugito Nii was captured?!"

This time, Raikage A couldn't sit still. He shot up from his seat.

In his agitation, he slammed his palm down, shattering the table in front of him.

A Jinchūriki—a Jinchūriki! The reason why the great ninja villages are great is because they have Tailed Beasts and Jinchūriki as guarantees.

The advantage of Tailed Beasts is fully manifested in Kumogakure. Almost every generation of Jinchūriki has, through secret training methods, reconciled with their Tailed Beast, becoming perfect Jinchūriki and maximizing the Tailed Beast's value.

Whether deploying Jinchūriki in war or using them for village defense, they are invaluable assets.

Now, Atsui tells him that Yugito Nii was defeated? Defeated by Susanoo once used by Madara Uchiha? And has become a prisoner of Konoha? Konoha knows the value of Tailed Beasts; they definitely won't just kill Yugito Nii...

To put it bluntly, in her current state, Yugito Nii might as well be dead! At least if she were dead, Kumogakure would have the possibility of recapturing the Two-Tails, Matatabi.

A was filled with both shock and anger.

He had thought that a minor card would secure victory, but now a major trump card like Susanoo, which surpasses even Tailed Beasts, had appeared...

One misstep and the whole game is lost!

There was no time to hesitate over Yugito Nii's capture. A immediately ordered, "Cancel the previous statement immediately! Kumogakure will enter a state of war. I will personally lead a team to Kusagakure to intercept the Konoha ninja unit. If they escape... we'll attack Konoha's homeland!"

"Until they return Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails, Kumogakure's state of war with Konoha will not end!"

After speaking, A threw his glasses to the ground, as if unleashing a long-sealed beast within him. His pectoral muscles quivered restlessly.

The Great Elder finally recovered from the shock of Susanoo. Although he was worried about his eldest grandson, he felt reassured thinking that, as the commander, he had many ninjas protecting him and shouldn't be captured by Konoha.

He was contemplating how to reassess Konoha's military strength when he saw A storming out. He hurriedly called out to stop him:

"You mustn't!"

"A, calm down! Things haven't reached the worst point yet!"

"Ninja wars are always the last resort—a means when the village has no other way to resolve a crisis!"

A's steps came to an abrupt halt. "Great Elder, are you saying there's a way to get Konoha to return Yugito Nii without starting a war?"

"Of course!" The Great Elder waved his fan confidently. "Defeating the enemy without fighting has always been my area of focus. I've studied the spirit and culture of the Konoha people..."

"They revere the words and deeds of the First and Second Hokage!"

The Great Elder waved his hand, and soon his subordinates brought out a book titled "The Complete Interpretation of the Will of Fire" and placed it on the table.

"This is a book written by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Konoha ninjas love to talk about the Will of Fire."

"Especially when the Third and Fourth Hokage take office, they always recite a pledge: 'Wherever the leaves dance, the fire burns.' This shows how important the Will of Fire is to them."

A frowned, casually flipping through the "Will of Fire" book. He asked directly, "But... What does this have to do with rescuing Yugito Nii?"

"No, from the moment Yugito Nii was defeated and captured, we should abandon any fantasies of rescuing her."

"?"

"Our only goal is the Two-Tails, Matatabi, inside Yugito Nii. Even if we can't retrieve Matatabi, we mustn't let Konoha control this power."

"A, do you know how each village obtained their Tailed Beasts?"

Tailed Beasts?

A pondered. Such a distant era—obviously, he hadn't left the village back then. The historical records of each village also tried to obscure this period to ensure their prestige and mystery as great villages.

But those vague histories were meant to instill pride in the lower-level villagers. As the Fourth Raikage, A knew the true legacy.

"The Tailed Beasts were distributed under the auspices of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."

To those outside Konoha, Hashirama Senju was a ninja who was very noble to the ninja world but seemed selfish towards Konoha itself.

Konoha was not Hashirama's ultimate dream; what he wanted to achieve was peace for the entire ninja world.

To realize this dream, the first Five Kage Summit was held—the first in ninja world history.

During this summit, the main purpose of the five ninja villages was to evenly distribute the Tailed Beasts captured by Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. If these five villages, as the subordinate villages of the five great nations, balanced their strengths, wars would correspondingly decrease.

This was Hashirama's ideal plan. Each village would possess a powerful trump card capable of destroying another village. Under the pressure of "Tailed Beast deterrence," wars should decrease, right?

This was a path entirely different from Madara Uchiha's choice. Because of their differing philosophies, the two strongest men in the ninja world chose to part ways unpeacefully.

What happened later also proved that Hashirama Senju was on a wrong path.

After the death of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the First Shinobi World War broke out rapidly. The ninja world, once restrained by Hashirama, fell into increasingly large-scale wars without his oversight.

The desires of ninjas are like boulders rolling down a high mountain—once they start, they can't stop until they crash into the abyss and shatter.

Some scholars in Kumogakure even suggested, "I don't know if military ninja tools will undergo a qualitative breakthrough by the Fourth Shinobi World War, but I know that by the Fifth Shinobi World War, the ninja world may regress to the point where even explosive tags can't be made."

After a moment.

A broke free from his thoughts and returned to reality. "The Tailed Beasts were distributed under Hashirama Senju's auspices. So what?"

"Exactly! The Tailed Beasts were distributed by Hashirama Senju. So tell me, at that time, Hashirama, revered as the God of Shinobi, could have let Konoha monopolize all nine Tailed Beasts. Why did he distribute them to other villages?"

"This..."

A was stunned. Yes, why? If he were Hashirama Senju, he might have directly used the power of the nine Tailed Beasts to place Kumogakure at the pinnacle of the ninja world and rule the entire world.

"Because Hashirama Senju wanted peace! He hoped that mutual deterrence between the villages would achieve lasting peace." The Great Elder sneered, clearly not agreeing with such naive thinking.

"The Will of Fire is the embodiment of Hashirama Senju's spirit, and Konoha has always based its foundation on the Will of Fire, with all its principles revolving around it."

"Perhaps this is why Konoha, despite having the strongest military power in the ninja world, has never proactively started a war until today."

As the Great Elder continued, his tone became more fluid, and many elders present began to understand—What does it mean for Konoha to seize another village's Tailed Beast?

"Launching special military operations against Kusagakure and Takigakure can still be described as retaliation, adhering to the Will of Fire of 'never initiating the first attack.'"

"But seizing the Two-Tails breaks the Tailed Beast distribution system personally proposed by Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. This means Konoha is starting to abandon the Will of Fire they've upheld!"

"The Konoha ninjas are violating the First Hokage's will, uprooting their own spirit and culture!"

The Great Elder confidently said, "Even though I'm not in Konoha, I can roughly imagine what's happening there."

"There will be many old-generation Konoha ninjas who believe in the Will of Fire. If they find out that the Will of Fire they've believed in all their lives is being overturned and destroyed by their own Hokage, how angry and sad would they be?"

"Will there be extreme martyrs among them? Will old-generation Konoha ninjas want to reinstate the Third Hokage?"

"Can Konoha handle the turmoil that might erupt at any moment? Or, to quell possible unrest caused by issues of spirit and faith, will Konoha choose to sacrifice something?"

This... It's entirely possible!

Raikage A followed the Great Elder's words in his thoughts. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that, given the cautious and hesitant nature of Konoha ninjas, this was indeed possible.

"So..." A began to realize why the Great Elder said to abandon the hope of rescuing Yugito Nii.

Even if Konoha's Fourth Hokage was willing to make sacrifices and give up the Two-Tails already in their grasp, returning to govern from the standpoint of the Will of Fire.

It would be impossible for them to return Yugito Nii to Kumogakure intact and do such a foolish thing that harms themselves to benefit others. They would certainly find ways to consolidate their own power while harming Kumogakure's interests as much as possible.

They might even send Konoha ninjas to win over Yugito Nii emotionally until she becomes pregnant, brainwashing her to be loyal to Konoha before sending her back to Kumogakure as a piece they've planted within.

It's an open conspiracy.

Even if Yugito Nii remains loyal to Kumogakure, honestly, would he, as Raikage, dare to trust her completely?

He would probably think of ways to select the next Two-Tails Jinchūriki as soon as possible.

From the moment they inherit the Tailed Beast, a Jinchūriki's life enters a countdown. Perhaps only 1.3 years remain.

The Great Elder's blunt but reasonable words suggested that, rather than letting Yugito Nii return alive and putting the village in a dilemma.

It's better to let her die in Konoha. First, it would give Konoha a ruthless reputation; second, it would solve the village's problem... After Matatabi reincarnates, Kumogakure can capture it again.

'When did my ninja way become so dirty...' Raikage A fell silent.

The ninja world is like a big dye vat; the longer you stay, even someone like Raikage A, whose mind is full of muscles, begins to lean toward a darker will.

For the sake of the village, a ninja as an individual can be discarded at will.

No matter who it is.

"Sigh..." A said nothing, remaining silent.

Seeing that his emotions had stabilized, the Great Elder also breathed a sigh of relief. "I am at least 80% confident that Konoha will make the choices I mentioned. In any case, they absolutely won't be able to control the Two-Tails... As for the remaining 20%, well, heaven has the final say."

"If it comes to that, it's not too late to declare war on Konoha."

The tense atmosphere in the conference room dissipated as Raikage A sat back down. Someone raised new concerns.

"What about the Co-Prosperity Alliance? Shouldn't we issue some statements? The situation now is no longer that Konoha is about to attack but that they have already attacked."

Kumogakure had invested heavily in the Co-Prosperity Alliance. With two member villages attacked by Konoha like this, Kumogakure must make a statement.

"Regarding that..." The Great Elder cleared his throat. "In addition to our initial condemnation statement, we'll add another to stabilize people's hearts and the situation."

"First Stage: We first declare that nothing happened. The rumors of Konoha's special military operation are false. We've arrested related outsourced intelligence personnel and will strengthen training for our intelligence department staff."

"Second Stage: We say perhaps something did happen in Kusagakure and Takigakure, but to prevent further turmoil in the ninja world, Kumogakure will take the lead in showing restraint and shouldn't take action."

"Third Stage: Konoha's hegemonic actions are outrageous. Perhaps we really should take action, but there's nothing we can do. We'll shift the core of the conflict to Konoha violating the ninja world's conventions by acting against the Land of Grass."

"Fourth Stage: Maybe we could have done something initially, but now it's too late. The fall of Kusagakure to Konoha is a fact. Next, all parties should continue to exercise restraint, strengthen defenses, and avoid causing greater harm to the Alliance's interests."

Everyone present, including A, was stunned.

Step by step, logical and well-founded.

It portrayed Kumogakure, as the leader of the Co-Prosperity Alliance, as willing but powerless, evoking sympathy. Anyone would have to give Kumogakure a thumbs-up and join in criticizing Konoha.

"Brilliant! Formidable! Brilliant and formidable!"

"Let's proceed as the Great Elder has instructed." A reluctantly rubbed his forehead, summoning subordinates from the communications department to announce this new four-step statement to the ninja world.

A looked helplessly at the ninja world map, feeling his heart bleed.

Kumogakure had invested so much manpower, resources, and finances in Kusagakure, only to have it wiped out by Konoha and Iwagakure.

If the loss of wealth was a minor issue, the strategic objectives might never be achieved.

Kusagakure's geographical advantage was excellent.

It was a real foothold that could be embedded in the western ninja world, allowing for both offense and defense, serving as a forward base for ninja wars or playing the game of proxy wars.

But before it could be established, Konoha uprooted it...

This uprooting delayed Kumogakure's plan to dominate the ninja world by at least five years!

As for establishing a new forward base?

The Land of Rain is too far and too closed off;

Takigakure possesses the Seven-Tails; Kumogakure has no suitable excuse to intervene. Forcibly intervening would cause significant losses, and Konoha and Iwagakure wouldn't allow Kumogakure to attack Takigakure;

The Land of Frost is freezing cold; Kumogakure ninjas might struggle to adapt, and even if they wanted to use it as a springboard to attack Iwagakure in the future, Takigakure still lies in between;

The Land of Fields borders Konoha but is too far from Iwagakure, making it impossible to achieve Kumogakure's strategic goal of invading the western ninja world. Stationing troops there is meaningless...

Looking at it this way, the plan has completely failed.

A felt a surge of frustration, his face dark as coal.

At this moment, Atsui burst into the conference room again.

He glanced subconsciously at the Great Elder, who was feeling pleased with himself because of his ideas, and slowly said, "Latest intelligence... The commander of the Kumogakure military base in Kusagakure, Jōnin Kōsuke Eguchi... was beheaded by Fugaku Uchiha, the commander of Konoha's blitzkrieg unit. His body has been sent to Iwagakure."

Clang—

The smile froze on the Great Elder's face, and his symbolic scepter fell to the ground with a snap.

His eyes instantly reddened. "You say... my dear grandson, Kōsuke, is dead?"

"Yes, Jōnin Kōsuke was beheaded by Konoha, and his body was sent to Iwagakure."

"I only had one grandson!" The Great Elder roared on the spot, "Revenge! Now! Immediately! At once!"

"A, immediately declare war on Konoha!"

Unfortunately, A couldn't empathize with him on this matter. He only offered a cold, formulaic consolation: "My condolences, Great Elder."

"The dead cannot be revived."

"A ninja war is inadvisable, Great Elder. Please calm down! Things haven't reached the worst point yet!"

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