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Chapter 108 The door was kicked open and the person came out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang did not give up causing trouble.

At Koharu Utatane's suggestion, and with the approval of a vote at the Konoha Ninja Tournament, Shisui Uchiha was chosen as the representative of the Konoha Jonin Tournament to go with Natsumi to resolve the problems brought by Kumogakure.

One reason is to prevent any accidents and to give Xia Zuo an additional Kage-level ninja as an ally.

On the other hand, it also serves as a witness to prevent Xia Zuo and the Fourth Raikage from making secret peace.

Xia Zuo didn't waste any time and immediately left the Hokage Building with the indignant Uchiha Shisui. They left the village through the main gate and ran wildly in the northeast direction.

On the way, Uchiha Shisui kept complaining, "Elder Utatane went too far. How could she suspect that Lord Natsume would secretly make peace with the Raikage?"

Xia Zuo chuckled and said, "Zhi Shui, they're not targeting me, they're targeting you."

Uchiha Shisui was stunned: "Huh? Me?"

After several seconds, he complained, feeling very wronged, "What did I have to target you for?"

"Shisui, you really are—"

Xia Zuo ultimately refrained from uttering the word "stupid." Instead, he earnestly explained, "You are one of the direct victims of Hiruzen Sarutobi's tenure. You are also my representative. With you standing there, it's difficult for Hiruzen Sarutobi to cause trouble."

Uchiha Shisui got angry: "What else does Jonin Hiruzen Sarutobi need to do?"

Xia Zuo sneered: "What else can we do? He's not the Third Hokage anymore, so of course we have to arrange for his people to take the Fifth Hokage's place and stop me from becoming the new Hokage."

"Damn it!" Shisui said angrily, "He wasn't in a hurry to act when Konoha was in danger, but he's so eager when it comes to fighting for power. Really, really—"

Seeing that he was trembling with anger, Xia Zuo quickly went over and patted his shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Alright, alright, anyway, Hiruzen Sarutobi can't change anything."

"Masamichi, don't forget, there are several victims in that venue, including the Hyuga clan leader and Kakashi Hatake. They won't let Hiruzen Sarutobi run rampant."

"At least, it won't allow Hiruzen Sarutobi to make a second comeback."

What Xia Zuo didn't say was that the most active opponents of Hiruzen Sarutobi were not the victims, but the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, who were once Hiruzen Sarutobi's confidants.

Yesterday they were the Third Hokage's confidants, but today they stand against Hiruzen Sarutobi, and in Hiruzen's eyes, they are nothing but traitors.

They were perhaps even more hated by Hiruzen Sarutobi than by Natsume, the instigator of the coup.

Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi were well aware of this, and even for the sake of their own families, they would never tolerate Hiruzen Sarutobi's resurgence.

Uchiha Shisui asked, "Lord Xia Zuo, who do you think Hiruzen Sarutobi would recommend to compete for the Fifth Hokage position?"

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Xia Zuo replied, "Given the current situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wants Jiraiya to become the Fifth Hokage."

"However, Jiraiya was brainwashed by the giant toads of Mount Myōboku and completely believed in their rhetoric about the Chosen One, turning him into a complete fool. He would never become Hokage."

"In the end, Tsunade will just be dragged back to the village as my rival to compete for the position of Fifth Hokage."

Xia Zuo sneered, "I wonder how Jonin Hiruzen Sarutobi will manage to convince Lady Tsunade."

"She is a woman who lost two close relatives in succession and was so heartbroken that she was completely devastated."

Uchiha Shisui was a very nice guy, but he would become extremely serious when things were detrimental to Konoha, and when he got angry, he would be hard to control.

Even Xia Zuo didn't expect that Shisui would be angry all the way.

Even after they could see the Cloud Village ninja camp, Uchiha Shisui was still furious.

The campsite was set up in a very simple manner, with just a few tents pitched and a symbolic fence around the perimeter.

When a camp is destined to be used for only one day, and it is certain that the enemy will not attack, naturally no one will bother to build thick walls or set up a strong barrier.

However, the Hidden Cloud Village has a strong security and reconnaissance force, with Hidden Cloud ninjas even setting up mobile sentries and hidden sentries hundreds of kilometers away.

However, Xia Zuo and Uchiha Shisui were not ordinary ninjas. Naturally, they discovered the Cloud Village ninjas in advance and easily bypassed them, heading straight for the Cloud Village ninjas' camp.

After observing for a while, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but scratch his head and say, "This camp is too rudimentary. We can't even tell where the gate is. What should we do?"

Xia Zuo chuckled and said, "Zhi Shui, you're really stubborn. Do you really think we're here to have a proper talk?"

He pointed to the simple fence and commanded, "Use fire magic to make a big gap in that fence, and then you can enter through the gate."

Uchiha Shisui suddenly realized what was going on, and immediately jumped off the hidden treetop and headed towards the simple Cloud Village camp.

As he walked, he drew in chakra and quickly formed hand seals.

The sudden appearance of the Konoha ninja, the surging chakra fluctuations, and those captivating crimson eyes immediately made the Cloud Village ninja recognize the newcomer's identity.

"Uchiha Shisui, it's the Body Flicker Shisui!"

"Be on guard! He's going to attack with ninjutsu! It's Fire Release!"

"Water Release ninjas, gather together!"

"Use Layton's preemptive counterattack to interrupt his ninjutsu!"

The Cloud Village ninjas are highly skilled and have very fast reaction speeds, but that is not enough to stop a Kage-level ninja.

The Five Kage are able to stand at the pinnacle of ninjas, and the strength of Kage-level ninjas is naturally not easy to withstand.

[Fire Release: Great Flame Annihilation]

Uchiha Shisui puffed out his cheeks and blew out a line of fire. The line of fire expanded rapidly after leaving his mouth, forming a huge wall of fire.

Shisui generously poured in chakra and Sharingan power, causing the flames to heat up and their color to fade rapidly, turning golden-white.

The walls of fire rose faster and faster, overlapping and pressing against each other, transforming into scorching waves hundreds of meters high, covering an area hundreds of meters wide.

The fence near the flames spontaneously combusted, the air became so hot it was distorted, and half the camp suddenly turned into a hellish inferno!

The Cloud Village ninjas' hasty use of Water Release and Lightning Release techniques was like pebbles thrown into the sea, barely creating ripples when they hit the massive wall of fire.

Surprisingly, the massive wall of fire only submerged and burned the walls of the Cloud Hidden Camp before suddenly disappearing into thin air.

By extinguishing the flames, Uchiha Shisui demonstrated his immense strength and exceptional chakra control.

The Cloud Village ninja, intimidated by him, bowed respectfully and said with lingering fear, "Uchiha Shisui of Konoha, please wait a moment, the Fourth Raikage will be here shortly."

In just one minute, the powerful Fourth Raikage A arrived with Killer Bee and Tsuchikage.

Besides these two familiar faces, the Raikage was accompanied by a young white-haired, dark-skinned ninja.

His bangs covered his left eye, he had thick lips, and tattoos of the characters for "thunder" and "water" on his shoulders.

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