Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

Hyuga clan.

Inside the courtyard, the Root ninja had already left, and the information they left behind was the whereabouts of the ninja who had stolen the Byakugan and defected from Kirigakure.

"Danzo..."

Looking at the intelligence in his hand, Hiashi frowned slightly. This sudden show of goodwill puzzled him.

After all, this matter is only a matter for their Hyuga clan, and Danzo shouldn't waste his time and effort to help them investigate this person's whereabouts.

But Danzo did it anyway, even sending the information to the Hyuga clan. His intentions must have made Hiashi think deeply.

Looking at the ninja world today, the war is coming to an end, and now the Iwa ninja and Konoha are preparing for peace talks.

Meanwhile, rumors were circulating in Konoha about electing a new Hokage, but to others it was just a rumor.

However, for Hiashi, this was not just a rumor; the Third Hokage had indeed begun looking for the next Hokage.

Therefore, Danzo's current actions have to be considered for their deeper meaning.

However, in any case, the position of Hokage is not for him who has lost an eye and an arm. The most promising candidates are Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze.

Lady Tsunade and Jiraiya have no chance together, because they are not interested in that position.

But now that the intelligence is in our hands, we still feel bad about it!

Hiashi sighed softly, opened the scroll in his hand, looked at the information recorded on it, and pondered for a moment.

In fact, the Kaguya clan of Kirigakure and the Hyuga clan have been on good terms for generations.

There was even a marriage alliance, but the other party was forced to leave the Land of Fire during the Warring States period and settled in the Land of Water.

The two sides had much less contact during this period, and the different stances of their respective ninja villages also led them to break off the marriage alliance.

Now, Izumi Taketori, who has awakened the Corpse Bone Pulse, has taken the Byakugan from the Jonin named Ao and defected to Kirigakure.

Despite the relationship between the two families, neither could tolerate being treated coldly by the other, given that their relationship had been strained for a long time.

Because the Byakugan is a bottom line that the Hyuga clan will never tolerate, and no one can change that, not even the Third Hokage.

"The Land of Rain, the scorching ninja Yekura, and a girl who is suspected to be a descendant of the Uzumaki clan—this combination is indeed quite troublesome."

In the Land of Rivers, the core forces of Konoha's battle against the Mist Ninja were the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.

As for "Burning Release Ninja" Pakura, as the most famous figure in the Sand Ninja's fight against the Mist Ninja, he naturally had some knowledge of her information and strength.

The opponent is very strong and is a renowned genius ninja. His strength is probably no less than that of Rasa, who is now the Fourth Kazekage.

If that incident hadn't happened during the peace talks between Sunagakure and Kirigakure, the position of Fourth Kazekage might have ended up in someone else's hands.

As the head of a major clan, he sensed something amiss in this matter, further amplified by the subsequent attitudes of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja.

There's probably a lot of shady stuff going on in this matter, with secrets that others don't know about.

"I'm afraid we'll need to send Hitsugaya to handle this matter."

Thinking of his younger brother, whose child had just been born, he felt compelled to send him on this mission.

After all, the opponent was very strong, not only Izumi Taketori himself, but also the "Burning Release Ninja" Yoruichi.

Hiashi sighed softly. Although he was the head of the Hyuga clan, the entire clan was not ruled by his own words.

Those stubborn and pedantic elders hold most of the power of discourse, and they are absolutely intolerant of anything involving disdain or prejudice.

"Someone, go and have the messenger come to me. I have something I need to tell him to do."

"yes!"

One of the branch family ninjas quietly retreated after hearing the order. He had suffered a great loss last time and could not afford to repeat it this time.

……

On the other side, in the Land of Lightning.

At the Raikage Building, the Fourth Raikage also received news of Izumi Taketori's appearance and immediately showed a look of joy.

The White Eye has always been a source of obsession for the teacher, who often talks about how if he possessed it, his strength would surely reach a new level.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage was particularly concerned about this, and he kept thinking that if his teacher had had a pair of Byakugan back then, he probably wouldn't have died on the battlefield against the Iwa ninja.

"The Land of Rain has appeared, heading towards the Land of Rivers. This guy is going around in circles, treating our people like fools. How despicable!"

The Fourth Raikage slammed his hand on the table, making a loud noise.

However, such commotion was already a habit for others, and it would be curious if they stopped banging on the table.

"Go, relay my order: send the scouts to the Land of Rivers. They must catch this slippery fellow."

The Land of Rivers is adjacent to the Land of Fire, the Land of Rain, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Water, which lies far beyond the sea.

Neither the Land of Wind nor the Land of Water could be visited by the two rogue ninjas; the same applies to the Land of Fire, as the Fourth Raikage did not believe that someone with the Byakugan would willingly walk into his trap.

Therefore, the other party can only be from the Land of Rain or the Land of Rivers.

The other party has already been exposed in the Land of Rain, and there aren't many places they can hide. We're sure we'll be able to catch them this time.

The Fourth Raikage's eyes burned with fervor as he continued to order, "Have our people keep an eye on the Hyuga clan; they will definitely make a move as well."

"If the other side dares to send out a main branch ninja, abandoning that rogue ninja from Kirigakure and secretly seizing their main branch Byakugan, it's not impossible."

"yes!"

The subordinates obeyed and relayed the order using summoning beasts, allowing the team that had been dispatched to continue its mission.

If one could obtain the Byakugan, a ninja skilled in taijutsu and possessing the Lightning Release Chakra Mode would undoubtedly see their strength increase significantly upon acquiring these eyes.

As for the Hyuga clan's condemnation and attitude, the Cloud Ninja didn't care at all. Even if Konoha came to them for their demands, they didn't need to pay any attention.

Once it fell into their hands, it was theirs. No matter how much Konoha and Hyuga complain, they could just continue the war. When have the Cloud Ninja ever been afraid?

What? You can tolerate the Mist Ninja getting the Byakugan, but you can't tolerate the Cloud Ninja?

The Fourth Raikage grinned, seemingly already imagining what it would be like to receive the Byakugan.

Just thinking about it makes my body heat up; I need to train properly, and it would be best if I could spar with the Eight-Tails.

……

As for everyone's goal, Izumi and the others, who had crossed the Land of Rain and returned to the Land of Rivers, were gathering information.

He needed to find Kurozuki Raiga and obtain the Raiga-no-Kami from him. He vaguely remembered a place name, which was...

Oxalis Gold Mountain!

It appears to be a remote mining village, the hiding place of Raiga Kurosuki from the original anime, and also home to a red-eyed bloodline user who can counter the Byakugan.

However, given the current timeline, the other party probably hasn't even been born yet.