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Yuyin Village is peaceful and peaceful, that's how it seems on the surface.

A long bridge built over the water leads directly to Yuyin Village.

Kakashi led two teams of ANBU, walking openly on the bridge towards the Hidden Rain Village in front, without any intention of covering up his figure.

The rain was pattering, and in the middle of the long bridge was the guard room at the entrance to Yuyin Village.

There is a team of Amegakure ninjas guarding there.

They noticed the appearance of Kakashi and others, immediately picked up their weapons, and blocked the road with fierce faces. They didn't seem to welcome Kakashi and other guests.

Although the Amegakure Village is not a vassal of Konoha, the Amegakure ninjas gnash their teeth towards the Konoha ninjas, and their eyes are full of hatred.

Because Konoha betrayed them on the battlefield, many of their colleagues died at the hands of Sunagakure, even Hanzo died in this way.

If it weren't for Konoha's betrayal, Amegakure wouldn't be in such a state of despair.

"This is……"

Just as Kakashi was about to hand over the document written by the Third Hokage, an Amegakure ninja came forward, snatched the document from Kakashi's hand, and threw it on the ground, getting wet from the rain.

"Get out of here!"

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Kakashi looked at the document that fell on the concrete floor. Before he could say anything, the ANBU behind him had already drawn out the ninja sword behind his back. Not to be outdone, the Amegakure ninjas picked up weapons, or formed seals there to gather chakra.

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The war is about to break out.

Not paying attention to the tense atmosphere between the two parties, Kakashi stretched out his hand and felt the rain falling from the sky.

The rain is mixed with weak chakra, and this place is being monitored. Kakashi thought to himself.

This chakra aura gave him a very bad feeling.

What's so bad is that... I could be killed at any time.

If he had a conflict with these Amegakure ninjas here, it would be absolutely impossible for anyone among the ANBU here to survive.

Facing the legendary pupil technique, Kakashi didn't even have the confidence to escape.

Once that happened, he would have to leave Konoha.

"Hokage-sama hopes that peace is the most important thing, and it is best not to have unnecessary disputes."

"Then please reply to your Hokage, Amegakure will no longer be under the jurisdiction of Konoha."

The Amegakure jounin said this without any expression on his face and his voice was cold.

The atmosphere became tense again.

Kakashi could only sigh and said: "In this case, I will report this matter to the Hokage-sama. At the same time, I also hope that you Yugakure will take care of yourself and not cause unnecessary trouble for yourself because of your quick words."

From Konoha's standpoint, although it is impossible to fight, it cannot degrade Konoha's majesty.

Kakashi knows the degree of this very well.

Sure enough, after he finished saying this, several Amegakure ninjas showed hesitation, apparently fearing Konoha's retaliation against them.

"That's it for today. Next time, it won't be that simple."

Kakashi knew that this matter was not over yet.

If Yuyin Village wants to go out independently, it's not that simple.

At least, most people in Konoha hope that Amegakure will break away from Konoha's rule.

Because the Country of Rain is an excellent shield to block Sunagakure from attacking the territory of the Country of Fire.

Only holding it in your own hands is the safest thing.

However, Kakashi cannot make the decision in this matter. The order given to him by the Third Hokage was to investigate, not to conflict with the Amegakure ninjas.

After receiving Amegakure's clear attitude, Kakashi turned around and left with the ANBU, heading back towards the Land of Fire.

The Amegakure Jōnin stood there without moving. He didn't know whether it was sweat or rainwater that he was holding in his hands, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

To be honest, it would not be beneficial to Amegakure to have a conflict with Konoha's Anbu here.

But Amegakure has no retreat now, and Konoha will be held accountable next.

As long as he survives it, Amegakure can truly escape from Konoha's control.

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Kakashi truthfully reported Amegakure's condition to the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The Daimyo of the Land of Rain died in an accident, and changes seemed to have occurred within the Hidden Rain Village. The leader, Kanzo, did not know whether he was alive or dead, and cut off contact with Konoha.

The Anbu led by Kakashi were unable to enter Amegakure and collected more intelligence.

Therefore, in the final analysis, what happened inside Yuyin is the first priority.

It's just that Konoha has too many things to be busy with now. Kumogakure has restrained a lot of Konoha's power. Uchiha also needs a certain amount of ANBU surveillance. The three S-level rebel ninjas may also be in the dark, staring at Konoha.

Prepare to plan the next attack.

Now that Yugakure was involved again, Hiruzen frowned.

Until October this year, Konoha was a peaceful and peaceful place.

However, with the Nine-Tails riot and the death of the Fourth Hokage, various problems emerged, making Konoha quite busy.

If you want to investigate the sudden changes that have occurred within Amegakure, you can't solve it with just the current Anbu.

Most ANBU have their own jobs and cannot get away from them.

However, there is also an ANBU that can help him.

That is the root of Danzo's leadership.

Just letting Danzo get involved with Amegakure... Hiruzen shook his head.

Danzo is not suitable.

From the very beginning, he asked Danzo to handle diplomatic relations with Amegakure, which led to Danzo being obedient to him and doing many unsightly things behind his back.

"Kakashi, please go back and be on standby. Keep in touch at all times."

In desperation, Hiruzen only gave Kakashi an order to stand by.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Kakashi nodded and disappeared from the office.

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"Lord Danzo, this is the information from Kakashi."

Wearing a black coat and sunglasses, Aburame Ryoma held a scroll recording information and said this without any emotion.

As a senior manager within the Roots, it can be said to be a lofty position below one person within the Roots.

In the past, when Danzo was unable to lead the Roots, the Roots were commanded by him.

The Aburame family, who was born in the Konoha bug clan, is a radical who puts Konoha's interests first.

Doing the outermost work like ordinary ninjas cannot satisfy his needs.

Only the roots are in line with his way of doing things.

It is precisely for this reason that he was placed in great importance by Danzo. He knew everything about even such an important spy as Kakashi.

Danzo picked up the scroll handed over by Ryoma, opened it and looked at it.

"Ame Gakure...do you want to escape from Konoha's control? That guy Hiruzen is really unreliable. If you let me do it, I will definitely not let Amegakure escape from Konoha's control."

Danzo was very dissatisfied with what was explained in the intelligence.

The Country of Rain is an important and necessary buffer zone for war.

Raingakure can also become a protective wall against enemies attacking the Land of Fire during the outbreak of war.

If this layer of barriers is lost, it will be a huge loss for Konoha.

"Yes, this time the Sandaime is back in power, many people in the village have raised objections. They want the fifth generation Hokage to be selected from among the three ninjas."

Ryoma sighed.

Although the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, is also the root's enemy, for such a young man to become the Hokage, even if he loses the root's interests, it has a positive meaning for Konoha.

At least the Fourth Hokage was not a peacekeeper. Even the most basic ninjas were in awe of his extremely fierce killing methods and exaggerated achievements on the battlefield.

"Hiruzhan will not let anyone get involved in the power of the Hokage, even if the Fourth Generation Eye is alive. His original intention is to train the Fourth Generation Eye to be his puppet, otherwise Orochimaru would have become the Fifth Hokage by now."

Danzo never misses any opportunity to make trouble for Hiruzen.

Ryoma could not refute Danzo's words.

He is also a little dissatisfied with the Sandaime now, he wants to do it but dare not do it, and he is not thorough when he does it.
To be continued...