What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?.

Chapter 433 Hyuga Neji's chance for revenge, an opportunity that didn't exist in the original story (3 updates, 5K words)

"What?! Konoha actually dares to confront us?! Where did they get the guts?"

Inside the Raikage's office in Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage, A, was furious upon hearing the report, his anger filled with the frustration of having lost face.

However, as a man who is both rough and meticulous, and whose temper is partly a disguise, the Fourth Raikage was not only angry but also wondering why Konoha had the audacity to go against Kumogakure. Could it be that they had really used the Impure World Reincarnation technique?
Thinking about this, the Fourth Raikage became increasingly convinced that his guess was correct: the Akatsuki had been eliminated by Konoha, and Konoha had obtained the Akatsuki's legacy.

The Fourth Raikage, A, immediately asked who was leading the team, and after receiving Kakashi Hatake's name, he narrowed his eyes.

"Kakashi Hatake? That fallen son of the White Fang?"

The Fourth Raikage was well aware of Kakashi Hatake, after all, he was the most outstanding young man in Konoha, a Konoha technician, a Sharingan user, and an all-around ninja who could copy a thousand ninjutsu.

Of course, in the eyes of the Fourth Raikage, this information was nothing more than a bunch of weaklings fighting each other. Even if Kakashi had talent and ability comparable to Hiruzen Sarutobi, he only had it; he hadn't been able to realize it. "The fallen son of the White Fang" was his assessment of Kakashi.

The Raikage held Kakashi in utter contempt; if they were to meet on the battlefield, he was confident he could kill Kakashi in a single encounter.

The problem is that the Konoha leadership should have known about this, but instead of Jiraiya leading the team, Kakashi did, which is quite intriguing.

Soon, the Fourth Raikage realized a possibility: the Impure World Reincarnation technique might be in Kakashi's possession.

After all, among Konoha's current top combat power, Jiraiya and Tsunade's personalities make it difficult for them to master the Impure World Reincarnation. On the contrary, Kakashi, who is one level below, is an all-around genius with the talent and chakra attributes to master the Impure World Reincarnation.

If Kakashi truly mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique, it would be understandable that Konoha would send him to lead the team. After all, if necessary, using the Impure World Reincarnation directly could inflict a heavy loss on the Cloud Village ninja.

Upon realizing this, a cold glint flashed in the Fourth Raikage's eyes. He then decided to personally go to the front line of the confrontation and planned to go secretly without making it public.

His plan was not to take charge of the overall situation, but to see if there was an opportunity to eliminate Kakashi during this standoff. As the Raikage, A could not accept that Konoha had someone who could pose a huge threat to Kumogakure living.

After all, if the speculation is true, Kakashi could even summon the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, whom the Fourth Raikage A feared and admired the most. If that happened, it would be a catastrophe for Kumogakure. There was no way around it; the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was a master at clearing out grunts during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and he was transformed into a strategic weapon by using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

That kind of combat power, capable of killing a large group of Jonin in an instant, was a nightmare for other forces in a regular Shinobi World War. The entire Third Shinobi World War turned into a personal show for the Fourth Hokage. While his ability to wipe out large numbers of ninjas at will might not be the ultimate threat to top-tier ninjas, it was practically a deus ex machina for forces like ninja villages.

No one wants to encounter the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, on the battlefield again, not even the Fourth Raikage, A.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage decided to use despicable means to eliminate the possibility of encountering Minato Namikaze again!
Well, the Fourth Raikage was clearly unaware of the Reaper Death Seal technique, and even less aware that the four Hokage and half of the Nine-Tails were still fighting inside the Shinigami's belly and could not be summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

All I can say is that some secrets are truly beyond the understanding of those who aren't experts.

At least the Hidden Cloud Village truly doesn't understand.

Right now, the Fourth Raikage simply feels that Kakashi is a huge threat, so he's planning to cheat.

He believed that as long as the people of Kumogakure and Konoha made their move, they would be able to seize the opportunity to launch a righteous sneak attack on Kakashi and completely eliminate this guy who posed a huge threat to Kumogakure.

Although it was despicable and he would definitely be criticized, the Fourth Raikage didn't care. He already had a bad reputation in the ninja world, and he didn't care about having a good reputation at all.

Besides, the failure of the Five Kage Summit has already made the Fourth Raikage a laughing stock. Since he's already a laughing stock, he doesn't care if his reputation gets even worse.

Everything, all for the sake of Kumogakure!

And so, the Fourth Raikage set off quietly, in complete secrecy. Apart from a very few people in the entire Hidden Cloud Village, almost no one knew about it. He also believed that the Hidden Leaf Village would definitely not find out.

In fact, normally speaking, it would be very difficult to be discovered if the Kage of a village did this, and indeed no one in Konoha noticed it either.

However, just because Konoha No. 2 doesn't know doesn't mean that others don't know.

With the Black Zetsu now captured, the White Zetsu from both worlds have fallen under the control of Uchiha Itachi, and these White Zetsu scattered throughout the ninja world are the best spies.

Therefore, the news quickly reached Uchiha Itachi, who then directly informed the higher-ups of Konoha in the main world, asking them to relay the information to Konoha 2.

When the news reached Konoha No. 2, they were not surprised, because the higher-ups of Konoha No. 2 already knew about White Zetsu and were well aware of White Zetsu's intelligence-gathering capabilities.

Therefore, Konoha 2 expressed its gratitude for the information sent by Konoha in the main world and also informed Kakashi Hatake, who was on the front lines.

Upon learning this, Kakashi narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, revealing his killing intent. He quickly realized that this was also an opportunity, a chance to kill the Fourth Raikage directly.

They had no intention of letting the Fourth Raikage go, nor did they care about the diplomatic upheaval that would result from killing him, because both Konoha and Kumogakure were prepared to destroy the Kumogakure force.

The reason is simple: the Cloud Village of the Second Ninja World is too extreme and too dangerous. Not only is its style aggressive and warlike, but it is also secretly manufacturing extermination weapons such as chakra cannons.

This is a force that is actually manufacturing weapons of mass destruction!
Despite the demanding conditions for using this chakra cannon, it still posed a significant threat to Konoha.

Such a dangerous force should be completely destroyed whenever the opportunity arises, at least its ability to manufacture weapons of mass destruction should be destroyed.

This is where it differs from the original work.

In the original story, due to the cooperative relationship between the ninja world brought about by the Fourth Shinobi World War, even if other forces knew that the Hidden Cloud Village was building chakra cannons, they couldn't say anything, let alone have any reason to stop or sabotage it.

Now, without the Fourth Shinobi World War and without the Allied Shinobi Forces, Konoha and Kumogakure remain mortal enemies. Konoha will naturally treat Kumogakure with the same attitude as it would treat a mortal enemy.

This applies to both Konoha!

They all believed that the best Kumogakure was the one that was directly destroyed!
Then, under these circumstances, in the Konoha military camp on the border of the Land of Fire, Kakashi Hatake, who knew the intelligence, narrowed his eyes and then summoned Neji Hyuga, the genius of the Hyuga branch family who had been sent to fight alongside him.

Upon seeing Kakashi, the genius from the Hyuga clan greeted him politely and respectfully: "Lord Kakashi."

Instead of using the affectionate title "Kakashi-sensei" as before, they called him "Kakashi-sama" because Kakashi and Hyuga Neji's teacher, Might Guy, had a good relationship, and their students addressed each other as "teacher."

However, after Kakashi achieved the incredible feat of 'returning from Warhammer 40K' and became the Hokage's assistant, his prestige grew, making Hyuga Neji, a genius from the Hyuga branch family who had a strong sense of hierarchy, very reserved. Moreover, since they were on the battlefield and Kakashi was the commander, Neji chose to address Kakashi with the respectful title of 'sir'.

Kakashi didn't correct him; he simply accepted the title as a matter of course.

For Kakashi, who has returned from Warhammer 40, authority and prestige are just as essential as strength; they are necessary to become an excellent leader.

That world doesn't have the concept of equality for all; there's only a strict hierarchy, and these hierarchy is mandatory.

After all, in a cesspool, don't expect anything beautiful or bright.

In particular, under the manipulation of Uchiha Itachi, Kakashi firmly believed that the power of chaos would eventually erode the present state of the ninja world, and what he needed was efficiency and decisiveness.

Therefore, Kakashi didn't waste any words with Hyuga Neji and said directly, "I received information that the Fourth Raikage is secretly heading here, intending to ambush me when we clash and kill me here."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Neji's Byakugan widened in astonishment, then he frowned: "The Fourth Raikage, so despicable?" Kakashi didn't answer but instead asked: "Having experienced the kidnapping of Hyuga Hinata and then turning around and accusing her, do you still think that the Hidden Cloud Village is a group of upright people?"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Neji instantly thought of his father's death, a look of pain and anger flashing across his face. A deep hatred flickered in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and asked, "Lord Kakashi, what do you need me to do?"

Instead of asking how to deal with it, they directly told him what to do, implying that Kakashi could directly confront the Fourth Raikage if needed.

Kakashi calmly replied, "I will be responsible for restraining the Fourth Raikage to create an opportunity for you. All you need to do is use your strongest attack to break through the Raikage's lightning armor when I need it."

A glint flashed in Hyuga Neji's eyes, and he immediately indicated that he understood.

This is what the Hyuga clan excels at. The Hyuga clan's Byakugan and Gentle Fist techniques can counter the Hidden Cloud Village, which relies primarily on taijutsu. Kakashi's arrangement is exactly what Hyuga Neji is best suited to do.

The tragedy of that year was the result of the Hidden Cloud Village coveting the Byakugan because it was restrained by the Hyuga clan. This time, it is only right that Hyuga Neji, a member of the Hyuga clan and a victim of that incident, should put a temporary end to this feud.

For Hyuga Neji, it was enough that he could participate in this operation, not that he needed to kill the Fourth Raikage himself!

Even though this operation is extremely dangerous, and there is a high probability that he will be killed by the Fourth Raikage while attacking him, Hyuga Neji is willing to risk it all, because the temptation of revenge is really too great.

Kakashi replied, "You don't need to be prepared to die. I don't intend to let you die. I will give you some support in this operation so that you can unleash power far beyond what you have now."

"At that time, you will be able to break through the Fourth Raikage's lightning armor or even seriously injure him, and still escape unscathed."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Neji was surprised, not understanding where Kakashi got the confidence to do such a thing, and began to guess what it was.

Because of his teacher Might Guy, the first thing Hyuga Neji thought of was opening the Eight Gates. After all, this thing is really powerful, it's the simplest and most direct way to cheat, and it's a skill that Might Guy mastered and passed on to his disciple.

However, apart from Rock Lee, none of the other disciples were able to master the Eight Gates.

For example, Hyuga Neji, he is not incapable of using the Eight Gates, but he uses it poorly, far inferior to Rock Lee, and even less comparable to his teacher Might Guy.

Therefore, if Kakashi were to ask him to open the Eight Gates, he could only say that he still needed to practice more.

Fortunately, Kakashi didn't make Neji think for too long. Instead, he told Neji to go to a certain place.

Once there, Hyuga Neji will see a strange, white-haired man. All he needs to do is accept what that man gives him.

After hearing this, Hyuga Neji, despite still having many questions, did not ask any more. Instead, he nodded decisively to express his gratitude to Kakashi and went directly to the place Kakashi had mentioned.

Then, in that dense forest where there were no Konoha ninjas, Hyuga Neji encountered a White Zetsu.

Moreover, it wasn't just any ordinary White Zetsu, but the pinnacle of White Zetsu, a super White Zetsu blessed by Uchiha Kei.

The white Zetsu's height of over 2.3 meters and its clearly visible, bulging muscles put immense psychological pressure on Hyuga Neji. Hyuga Neji, who was not particularly strong to begin with, felt like a pitiful dog standing in front of this white Zetsu, completely submissive.

In fact, facing the White Zetsu's colossal size, comparable to that of a Space Marine, Hyuga Neji truly felt immense pressure, as if a mountain was about to collapse before him.

This extreme pressure made Hyuga Neji feel like he could be crushed at any moment.

Yes, Neji Hyuga's feeling was right. These White Zetsu, who were modified by Uchiha Itachi and whose size expanded to be comparable to Warhammer 40K Space Marines, are extremely special. Their strength far exceeds that of ordinary Jonin and can even be compared to ordinary Kage-level powerhouses.

This is because Uchiha Itachi's blessing is achieved through the mental network system, and the number of White Zetsu that can be blessed is limited; otherwise, he could have mass-produced ordinary Kage-level beings.

After all, although the White Zetsu are not considered very strong, according to the original setting, ordinary White Zetsu are still at the level of elite Chunin. It is normal for them to become stronger as if they had cheated after being blessed by the Uchiha using their unique methods.

White Zetsu inherently possesses such talent and potential.

After all, they were created by the God Tree directly transforming humans, so it can be said that the root of the problem lies with the Otsutsuki clan. For the Otsutsuki clan, there is not much difference between a normal Kage-level being and an ordinary person—they can be killed instantly anyway.

Of course, this white guy wasn't there to beat up Hyuga Neji, but to give Hyuga Neji a power-up.

His grin revealed a wild smile that could haunt the current corrupted Obito, causing Hyuga Neji to feel a tightness in his anus, break out in a cold sweat, and instinctively take two steps back.

He was genuinely terrified, because Hyuga Neji felt an unprecedented horror from that smile, as if his life was about to end.

This situation even made Hyuga Neji suspect that Kakashi might have a grudge against him, which was why he lured him here to face a strange, white, muscular giant.

Fortunately, White Zetsu quickly produced what he had prepared for Hyuga Neji.

That's the "fat otaku meal" produced by the system.

Upon seeing these items, Hyuga Neji was momentarily stunned. He quickly caught the unique aroma of the fried chicken and hamburger from the Fat Boy Set Meal, which tempted his appetite while leaving him puzzled and looking confused.

"these are……"

Muscular White Zetsu: "Things that are good for you, Hyuga kid, remember this. This is a gift from Lord Qi. You must remember Lord Qi's kindness!"

Hyuga Neji was taken aback by what he heard. He pondered who this so-called Lord Kei was, and soon thought of someone.

Uchiha Itachi, a member of an envoy from another ninja world, another Konoha!
As the next head of the Hyuga clan's branch family, one of the Konoha Twelve, and someone with a deep connection to Naruto Uzumaki, Hyuga Neji was also allowed to know information related to the Second Shinobi World.

However, Hyuga Neji didn't know much. He only knew that the Second Shinobi World existed, that it had sent an envoy, and the names and identities of a few important figures in the envoy.

Uchiha Kei, an important figure from the Uchiha clan in another ninja world, had a very good relationship with the Fourth Hokage, Tsunade, and the Hokage's assistant, Minato Namikaze. He was a very important figure who had to be taken seriously.

So, the white monster in front of us is that person's subordinate, and these things were given to us by that person?

Upon realizing this, Hyuga Neji finally understood why Kakashi had sent him here. He immediately and respectfully accepted the "Fat Otaku Meal" from White Zetsu, expressed his deep gratitude to White Zetsu, and politely asked White Zetsu to convey his gratitude to Lord Kei.

To this, White Zetsu simply grinned and said he would pass on the message, and then added that there was more to give to Hyuga Neji than just these things.

Then, he took out a strange white object with a spiral face.

Judging from the material, it seems to be the same type of skin as White Zetsu, but its appearance is very different from White Zetsu.

White Zetsu explained that this was White Zetsu Tobi, a special White Zetsu that could possess other people and greatly enhance the abilities of the possessed person.

Next, the White Zetsu Tobi will be temporarily handed over to Hyuga Neji. What Hyuga Neji needs to do is to familiarize himself with the state of being possessed by the White Zetsu Tobi before the Fourth Raikage arrives, and at the same time, use the "Otaku Meal" to improve his strength. Finally, when facing the Fourth Raikage, he will be able to unleash enough power to leave the Fourth Raikage behind.

(End of this chapter)