Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 26 The Development of the Situation

"You bastard—!!"

A furious roar shattered the silence of the Raikage's office. The Fourth Raikage, A, the burly giant in a white robe and straw hat, slammed his fist down.

boom!!

The heavy solid wood desk shattered into pieces instantly under the terrifying force, splinters flying and documents scattered like snowflakes. His fist was still wreathed in lingering lightning chakra, crackling arcs of electricity leaping in the air, revealing its owner's barely contained rage.

They were all wiped out... even an elite Jonin like Zruid...

Ai's chest heaved violently, and the veins on his temples bulged, but he quickly took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Now is not the time to vent. As the Raikage, I must prioritize dealing with the aftermath.

He slowly withdrew his fist. "Have all the families of the victims been identified?"

The secretary, Mabui, was already used to the Raikage's volatile temper. She calmly opened the file in her hand and said, "The statistics are all complete. In addition to the suicide squad members, the compensation for the twenty-seven Cloud Village ninja who died in the mission has also been calculated and can be distributed at any time."

Ai nodded, her gaze turning somber as she looked out the window.

Twenty-seven elite soldiers... This debt must be settled.

He suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "How is Ratchet?"

The only Cloud Village ninja to return alive was also the sole eyewitness to the entire incident. Mabui's expression shifted slightly, her gaze complex.

"Chuni Lucky has gone to the Ninja Archives to apply for the cancellation of his ninja number."

"According to the medical team's psychological evaluation report... the overwhelming strength displayed by the 'masked man' mentioned in the intelligence report seems to have caused him severe psychological trauma. I'm afraid... he is no longer able to carry out ninja missions."

"Also, the messenger bird sent to deliver the message to Konoha has already set off and is expected to arrive at the border of the Land of Fire within two days."

Mabui's fingers lightly traced the timeline on the document. "Lord Hi and Lord Yugito have received the message—if the village is attacked while Lord Raikage is away in the Land of Fire, the two Jinchuriki will defend it together."

"The specific arrangement is: Lord Kijin will be in charge of commanding the Cloud Village ninjas, while Lord Bee will be stationed at the Cloud Thunder Gorge, ready to use the Tailed Beast Ball to fight against powerful enemies at any time."

A's lightning chakra flowed uncontrollably across his body, emitting a faint crackling sound.

"Hmm, very good!"

"Since that masked man who was hiding his face dared to provoke Cloud Village, and even specifically asked me to go find him—"

"Then I'll personally go to the Land of Fire and drag that bastard out of his rat hole!!"

Before the words were even finished, Ai had already turned around decisively, waving his hand – "Let's go now! hope! Darui!"

Inside the office, two elite ninjas who had been waiting responded immediately. The sensory ninja, hope, stood ramrod straight and answered respectfully and crisply.

"yes!"

Meanwhile, Darui, the Storm Release ninja on the other side, scratched his messy white hair and lazily dragged out his words.

"Okay~"

"Come on!"

Before the two could react, Ai dashed towards the window—Bang!

The glass shattered instantly under the Raikage's brute force, and countless glittering fragments shimmered in the sunlight. Ai's figure had already transformed into a bolt of lightning and leaped off the Raikage Building.

hope followed without hesitation, disappearing through the broken window in a flash.

Darui strolled slowly to the window, looked at the dust rising below, and sighed. "Ugh... another long drive, so troublesome... Oh well, I'll just go through the front door."

Inside the office, Mabui looked at the mess on the floor and sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead. "Sigh... here we go again."

She skillfully opened her notebook and added a new entry to the "Ray Shadow's Office Damage Record": Damaged today: Solid wood desk, tempered glass explosion-proof window. Clearly, she was already used to such unexpected situations.

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The Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

After the Cloud Village delegation left, Konoha appeared to have returned to its usual tranquility.

Although the villagers were furious at the Cloud Village's despicable actions, since the higher-ups had compromised, the ordinary people could only swallow their grievances and continue their daily lives filled with mundane concerns. After all, complaining wouldn't change anything.

The only noticeable change is the atmosphere within the Hyuga clan.

Inside the main family compound, the already stern-faced head of the Hyuga clan, Hiashi, was even more somber than usual. Meanwhile, in the branch family compound, four-year-old Neji Hyuga was already weeping uncontrollably.

"Father...where is Father...?"

Neji's swollen eyes were filled with confusion and fear. No one told him the truth, but a child's intuition made him vaguely realize that the figure that had been by his side since his earliest memories would never return.

No one expected that two days later, the peaceful news would be shattered once again by a boulder.

"Have you heard?! The Cloud Village's convoy has been attacked!"

"That Hyuga ninja has been kidnapped!"

The news spread like wildfire, instantly igniting the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

It is said that the Cloud Village delegation was attacked by a mysterious ninja on their way back to the Land of Lightning.

A black-robed figure wearing a fox mask. He single-handedly annihilated the elite forces of Kumogakure. He also abducted the Hyuga clan members who had "killed the messenger."

Even more shockingly, the killer made a public declaration before leaving.

"I accept the power of the Byakugan."

"If you want to take it back, have the Raikage come to the Land of Fire to find me."

At first, most of the Konoha ninja couldn't help but clap and cheer when they heard the news. Their long-suppressed resentment finally found an outlet.

However, this brief moment of joy was quickly extinguished by new news.

The Hidden Cloud Village openly questioned the identity of the masked man, claiming he was a Konoha ninja. Konoha outwardly compromised but secretly kidnapped him, intending to protect the culprit.

If the killer and the masked man are not handed over, the Hidden Cloud Village will launch a war.

The Konoha ninjas instantly erupted in chaos.

"Are you kidding me?! They were the ones who kidnapped the Hyuga clan first!"

"Now you're turning the tables? Has Kumogakure had no shame?!"

An uproar swept through the village, but beneath the clamor, a deeper unease began to spread: the fear of war.