Unlike Tsudai, who was Kumogakure's humiliated minister during the Third Raikage's time, the two of them were jounin carefully selected by the Fourth Raikage himself from among the younger generation of the village.

Not only is he loyal to the Raikage, his strength is second to none among Kumogakure's young jounin, and he is deeply trusted by the fourth generation Raikage.

Different from Xillo's serious character, Darui scratched his head and looked at the top of the corridor in boredom, staring at the raindrops dripping down the corridor without blinking, maintaining this daze.

posture.

At this moment, Nozomi's expression moved slightly. As an auxiliary functional ninja in the Raikage team with co-existence of perception, medical treatment, and illusion abilities, the chakra he released clearly sensed something. He turned his head and spoke to the Fourth Raikage.

: "Lord Raikage, they are here."

The Fourth Raikage, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, which were shining brightly.

"Is it finally here? It's really troublesome that it kept us waiting for so long."

Darui complained.

"It doesn't take long, only about ten minutes. Okay, Darui, don't look so unmotivated, or you may embarrass the Raikage-sama."

Xi smiled and said.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, I just don't have the energy."

Darui touched the back of his head. Although he said he was not motivated, his face showed a very motivated look.

It's okay to be lazy in front of your own people, but you must maintain the dignity that a Kumogakure jounin should have in front of outsiders.

The Fourth Raikage stood up from the bench and looked into the distance. Two figures quickly shuttled through the rain and quickly stood in front of their group.

"You are late."

The Fourth Raikage snorted lightly.

"Sorry, I happened to bump into Jiraiya from Konoha on the road, which delayed me a little."

Shiraishi explained to Raikage and others without any secret.

His words made the Fourth Raikage and his party slightly surprised.

"Jiraiya? That Konoha Sannin? Will his appearance affect this meeting?"

The Fourth Raikage didn't speak. Tudai on the side was keenly aware of something and quickly asked.

Shiraishi glanced at Dodai and said calmly: "Don't worry, the matter has been resolved. A Konoha Sannin will not have any impact on this meeting."

Shiraishi's words made Todai feel nervous.

"I remember that in the Wind Kingdom War last year, that Sannin was your defeated general, Shiraishi-dono. You said you had settled the matter. Could it be that..."

Although it was the Kingdom of Demons that prompted the establishment of this meeting, Todai did not want the Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure to be used as weapons by the Kingdom of Demons.

It is definitely not a wise move to kill the Sannin of Konoha at this time.

"Toutai Ninja is thinking too much. The solution I said is just to use reason to make Jiraiya retreat. Like everyone else, I will not create extraneous matters at this time, causing unexpected changes in the talks."

Shiraishi's words made Dodai feel a little relieved.

He was afraid that Shiraishi would make a mistake and accidentally kill the Sannin, which would inevitably cause their subsequent talks with Konoha to completely collapse.

"Since Jiraiya cannot pose a threat to the meeting, then there is no need to talk to him and let's set off now."

The Fourth Raikage made the final decision.

The others had no objection and ran towards the meeting place.

On the road, Dodai was slightly behind the Fourth Raikage and the others, and kept moving at the same speed as Shiraishi. He asked in a low voice: "Sir Shiraishi, I have a question to ask."

Shiraishi twitched his nose slightly.

"You're welcome, Toutai Nin. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."

"Regarding this meeting, will Rain Hidden Village also join in?"

Tutai seems to be very concerned about this issue.

"No, the leader of Yuyin Village, Payne, and I have discussed in advance. During the meeting, the Country of Rain handed over the negotiating power to us, the Country of Ghosts, and Yuyin will not attend the meeting."

Shiraishi told the truth about the matter.

Tutai nodded understandingly.

"That is to say, Mr. Shiraishi, do you know who the new leader of Yuyin Village, Pain, is?"

"Do you care about this matter, Todai Ninja?"

Shiraishi asked instead without answering.

"Yes, Yugakure, the leader of Pain, only fought once in the contest with the Fire Country, but he left a mysterious and powerful impression on people. He defeated the huge giant with just one blow.

The Daming Palace of the Rain Country was completely destroyed. In the ninja world, I don’t think there are many ninjas who can do this. Therefore, I think this leader Pain is likely to be another Rain Country like Sanshouyu Hanzo.

A leading figure. His attitude cannot be completely ignored."

Tutai analyzed it this way.

He did not deny that he had a strong interest in the identity of Pain, the leader of Yuyin.

"The potential power of Yuyin Village can be analyzed from such a short piece of information. Your village's intelligence system is really unexpected."

Shiraishi praised.

"No, compared to the Kingdom of Oni, Kumogakure still has many shortcomings. For example, the powerful bomb paired with the flying ninja tool is really eye-opening... Can you sell it to us in the future? Even if it is expensive

Yes, our country also plans to introduce some. The power of the Fire Country and Konoha is too strong, and our country needs to introduce such powerful weapons to ensure the country's territorial security."

Dodai said with a smile, changed the topic to the bomb weapons developed by the Demon Country, and proposed to buy them.

Shiraishi turned his head and replied in a small but clear voice: "No problem, open for business, the more customers the better. How about we discuss the specific matters after the meeting?"

"Then it's settled. I hope our relationship can remain friendly."

"Well, I don't want this kind of thing."

Shiraishi smiled and nodded, and chatted harmoniously with Dodai.

As for the degree of sincerity in the words of both parties, it is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.

If a country's military power always depends on other countries, then this country will inevitably be restricted in every aspect internationally.

The strength of military power is equivalent to the country's quality in war, and war is a continuation of politics. Military and politics have never been separated.

A country like the Kingdom of Thunder that is very keen on military development will never give up the leadership of the war to the Kingdom of Ghosts and rely on the imported weapons from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Then, there is only one purpose left.

Crack the weapons of the Kingdom of Ghosts, build weapons factories, achieve self-supply, and firmly hold the leadership of the war in your own hands.

According to the intelligence collected by the wandering witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts, unidentified ninjas have recently flooded into many countries and began to secretly collect intelligence information from technical personnel from various countries. Which country is behind the scenes? The answer is obvious.

However, if the Kingdom of Thunder wants to pose a threat to the Kingdom of Ghosts, it will not be able to do so in the short term.

During the battle in the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Ghosts had more hidden and unused power than outsiders imagined.

Whether it was Obito's Time and Space Mangekyō Sharingan or Lin's perfect Jinchūriki power, they were all well hidden in the dark and did not choose to use them.

The only thing that is too exposed is Ruri's Mangekyō Sharingan power.

But precisely because of this, many of his abilities were hidden, which forced the Kingdom of Wind to surrender.

After the meeting, it was the Akatsuki organization that had to be more careful than the five major powers, or to be more precise, Nagato.

It destroyed the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Rain with one blow, without injuring anyone or destroying any more land. It spread to the streets of the capital of the Kingdom of Rain, just enough to cover the entire territory of the Daming Mansion. Such terrifying destructive power, so

The amazing chakra control made Shiraishi feel alert.

Although many people speculated that it was caused by some powerful forbidden technique that required complex prerequisites to be triggered, Shiraishi was more willing to believe that it was just the result of Nagato's casual testing.

The upper limit of the Samsara Eye is still unknown to Shiraishi.

Is he announcing to the restless Fire Country that Amegakure is not without the strength to fight, or is he using the Fire Country as a cover, and the real purpose is to demonstrate against the Ghost Country... In Shiraishi's view, these two possibilities

All sexes are there.

At dusk, in fact, if you don't look at the clock, it's basically impossible to tell whether it's night or dusk in this gloomy and bad weather.

Shiraishi, Raikage and others entered a main city in the Kingdom of Rain.

Apart from the capital of the Kingdom of Rain, this is a relatively well-known large city, and it is also the location of the meeting.

But even the major cities in the Rain Country are by no means prosperous.

The streets are deserted, and beggars can be seen everywhere. The shops are open in twos and threes, and the shopkeepers are sitting listlessly in the shop. Occasionally, a few customers will come. The feeling is no different from the villages and towns in the countryside.

With the outbreak of the Civil War in the Land of Rain, most of the people in the country are old people and children who are unable to work. Many local businessmen in the Land of Rain are also far away from their homeland and are forced to seek development in other countries.

A depressing and gloomy scene in the Rain Country.

Seeing such a scenery, both Shiraishi and Raikage seemed to turn a blind eye.

There may be sympathy and so-called compassion in their hearts, but before they pity other countries, they have their own country's position and will not express their attitudes easily on their faces.

After passing through the streets of a busy city or a slum, Shiraishi and his party arrived at the lord's mansion.

After paying the rent, this lord's mansion was temporarily requisitioned by the Kingdom of Ghosts and played an important role as the meeting place.
To be continued...