Hidden in the clouds.

In the Raikage's office.

The Fourth Raikage was shirtless and was doing physical exercises at his office as usual. He lifted a heavy barbell with one hand that required more than a dozen people to lift, but he could easily lift it alone and continued for a long time.

There was a little sweat on his face, but it was far from his limit.

Not only the surface of the body, but the Fourth Raikage himself felt a very strong aura brewing in his body, protecting the meridians and internal organs of his body. This was the secret technique of Suginomura taking effect.

Although I don't know if improving the internal resistance of the body in this way can completely ignore the Hyuga clan's soft fists, but the next time I encounter the Hyuga clan's soft fists, it will not be so easy to hurt his body.

The word "power" has always been engraved in the genes of the ninjas of Kumoyin Village. As a Raikage, he naturally has to pursue power all the time and set an example.

The effect is outstanding. Under his leadership, the overall strength of Yunyin Village is on a rapid upward trend.

Not only has the number of ninjas in the official establishment begun to increase dramatically, but the quality of ninjas is also much better than in the past.

Even in peaceful times, Yunyin Village has not relaxed its requirements on itself. Rather, it is precisely because there are no major wars in peaceful times that it should be stricter on itself.

"call……"

I put down the barbell in my hand and was about to start exercising with my other hand when the office door opened.

Mabuyi, the Kumogakure jounin who served as his secretary, walked in. She looked a little tired, probably because she had just finished a meeting.

After all, my boss is a muscular man who doesn't like to take care of things. He is more obsessed with training and improving himself than trivial matters such as meetings... This is almost a common problem among Raikages of all generations.

The previous Raikage also had a similar temperament.

It is precisely because of this that, as the secretary, she can perform the functions of the Raikage department and control the situation within the village.

Although the ninja forces in Cloud Hidden Village are not as complex as Konoha, there are still certain problems, but the problems are not acute and the strength is relatively weak. Otherwise, the complicated factional disputes in Konoha may also form.

In visible history, the martial arts sect in Yunyin Village has always been the mainstream.

The conservative Kumogakure ninjas will only adopt their opinions at the end of a war or during peacetime.

As Raikage's secretary, Mabuyi is naturally a loyal member of the martial arts faction.

"Is the meeting over?"

Seeing Mabuyi come in, the Fourth Raikage asked breathlessly.

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

Mabuyi nodded.

"How is the result?"

"As expected, within Kumogakure, with the martial arts faction as the main body, most jounin advocated uniting with the Kingdom of Demons and taking the opportunity to stir up a storm in the Fourth Ninja World War, while the conservatives tended to pursue political demands

, as long as the Fire Nation and Konoha surrender, there is no need to escalate the situation."

After all, it has only been a few years since the Third Ninja World War, and the power of Kumogakure Village has finally started to grow from a sluggish state. This is due to the assistance of the Daimyo Prefecture of the Land of Thunder, and also due to Kumogakure's internal policies.

But starting the war rashly, not to mention that quite a few ninjas at the bottom have already developed a war-weary mood. If a fight really started, it would be equivalent to losing the strength that Kumogakure had finally recovered.

Not being afraid of Konoha and starting another war with Konoha are two different concepts.

"Stabilize the voice of the militant faction for the time being. This time is not suitable for expanding the war."

Although the Fourth Raikage advocated plundering all secret techniques and wealth from outside, he was not without a view of the overall situation.

Completely defeating the Country of Fire and Konoha will not do any good to the Country of Thunder and Kumogakure.

Ten years ago, Yunyin might have adopted this approach.

But now, in the west of the continent, a powerful country, the Ghost Country, has emerged that rivals the military strength of the five major countries.

The international situation has gone in a direction that no one knows.

The Kingdom of Earth has a conservative ethos and does not express its stance easily. Although the Kingdom of Wind is one of the five major kingdoms, it is no longer able to curb the footsteps of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Moreover, based on the current changes in the international situation, the potential threat from the Kingdom of Ghosts is obviously greater than that from the Kingdom of Fire.

The Fire Nation has grown old, and Konoha, which represents a country's military power, is governed by a group of old men who have half their feet in the coffin board.

In contrast, the Kingdom of Ghosts tells Tengfei that he is young and energetic. He has a strong will to fight and his views are similar to those of the Kingdom of Thunder.

It is precisely because of this that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. After eliminating the surrounding threats, the Kingdom of Ghosts will replace the Kingdom of Fire and become the most powerful enemy of the Kingdom of Thunder.

Therefore, if the Fire Country and Konoha are completely defeated at this time, it will not be conducive to checking and balancing the Demon Country in the future.

Considering the present and looking to the future, war is an extreme way of diverting attention and problems out of necessity.

Any war, no matter big or small, should be fought with caution.

Nowadays, for the Kingdom of Thunder, which has neither money nor military power, its pursuit of stronger international influence goes beyond the pursuit of worldly desires such as money.

If the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin can obtain their political demands through negotiation, then there is no need to resort to war, a method that injures the enemy one thousand and damages oneself eight hundred.

"I understand, Raikage-sama. In addition, there is a letter from the Kingdom of Demons. Everything is ready."

Mabuyi said.

"The Country of Fire and Konoha should still have an internal agreement at the moment. It won't be too late to go to the Country of Rain to discuss matters after waiting for the specific action time of the Country of Ghosts."

When it came to the last crucial step, the Fourth Raikage no longer felt impatient.

The Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Fire have been fighting for decades and will finally usher in a new node.

The only thing that displeased the Fourth Raikage was that it was not the Kingdom of Thunder itself that created this node, but the Kingdom of Demons that suddenly emerged like a dark horse.

"Then, who will be sent to follow us then?"

"The lineup that participated in the Five Shadows Conference last time, Xi and Darui were the public guards... Well, plus Tutai, he has more experience in dealing with things."

The Fourth Raikage thought about it and felt that this meeting was slightly different from the last Five Kage Conference.

Although the Kingdom of Thunder did not directly intervene in the confrontation between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Fire, it did participate from the side. And in the subsequent negotiations, there will be its own political demands, so there will inevitably be some verbal exchanges, and this

It's exactly the area I'm least good at.

Ma Buyi wanted to be in the village and manage the village on his behalf, so he could not act rashly.

Although the other jounin in the village are outstanding in strength, their political ability is very low.

As the blood successor limited ninja in the village, Dodai is not only outstanding in strength, he also helped his father, the Third Raikage, coordinate the management of the village in the past, and has excellent governance experience.

It was also this person who helped him secure his position as the Fourth Raikage, and gained a higher reputation among the people and ninjas.

"Senior Tudai? He is indeed a good candidate. Then, the dark side guards will dispatch a detachment of ANBU to follow."

A detachment of ANBU, plus four squad leaders, a total of eighteen people.

Together with Nozomi and Darui, as well as Todai, the experienced Kumogakure jounin, it is enough to ensure safety on the road.

"That's it, is there anything else you want to say?"

"There is indeed one more important thing, about Yukito."

"Yukito? What happened to her?"

Yukito, whose full name is Two Yukito, is the current second-tailed jinchūriki of Kumogakure Village.

The previous two-tailed jinchuriki was Yukito's father. When he was training for the perfect jinchuriki, the power of the tailed beast went out of control, causing the seal to break and he unfortunately died.

Subsequently, the second-tailed jinchuriki was transferred. The new second-tailed jinchuriki was the daughter of the previous two-tailed jinchuriki, Yukito Nibi.

Although he is young, he is already a jounin in the village. He can initially control the power of the two tails in his body. In terms of jinchuriki talent, he is much better than his father.

"She has completed the first stage of her perfect Jinchuuriki training. The following second and third stages, as well as the final stage, require Kirabi, who is already a perfect Jinchuuriki, to accompany her to the 'Secret Place'."

"Have you completed the first phase so quickly?"

The Fourth Raikage was also surprised.

The power of tailed beasts is not something that is easy to control.

He possesses tailed beast-level chakra, and he is very aware of how terrifying tailed beast chakra is.

That is a huge amount of chakra that ordinary ninjas cannot control in their lifetime.

Moreover, the chakra of tailed beasts has a very strong sense of independence. When practicing the perfect jinchūriki, it becomes even more difficult to control the tailed beasts.

So far, the only perfect jinchūriki known to the ninja world are his adopted brother the eight-tailed jinchuriki Kirabi, and the fourth generation Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura of Kirigakure Village, who is the perfect three-tailed jinchūriki.

In addition, in the visible history of the ninja world, there is no third jinchuriki who has completed such training.

Even the former Uchiha Madara only used the Sharingan to forcefully control the tailed beasts, which in essence did not perfectly guide the power of the tailed beasts.

A perfect Jinchuuriki, a Jinchuuriki's character, his own charm, a tolerant will that can accommodate the hatred of the tailed beast, and the ability to burst out power that overwhelms the tailed beast in the consciousness space... Several conditions must be reached to obtain the power of the tailed beast.

Approval. Otherwise, there will be various embarrassing situations in which the tailed beast chakra is forcibly used, but the spiritual awareness is not unified, which will seriously harm oneself, or the spiritual awareness is reached, but when the tailed beast chakra is used, it will go crazy and get out of control.

If Kumogakure can give birth to a second perfect Jinchuuriki, then it will be of great significance to Kumogakure.

"Yes, in terms of the talent of the jinchuriki, Yukito has undoubtedly surpassed the two-tailed jinchuriki of the previous generation."

Mabuyi nodded affirmatively.

"In this case, let Bi teach the Yuki people and carry out the next jinchūriki training. Now that the international situation is becoming more and more complex, we must do everything we can to strengthen our own armed forces in order to protect this land.

of peace.”
To be continued...