Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 114 Eight Months Later, Cloud Hidden Village

More than eight months later, at the Raikage Building in Kumogakure.

"I've said it before, Konoha won't fear war as long as Minato Namikaze is alive!"

"That golden flash wasn't Hiruzen Sarutobi. He wouldn't miss such a good opportunity to win over the hearts of so many clans in Konoha!"

"And the Uchiha!"

"Before the war began, you thought the Raikage would rebel against Konoha, but what about now? Three pairs of eyes like those, eyes just like Madara Uchiha's—with this kind of power, how can Kumogakure win?!"

……

"You should take responsibility for this war!"

The furious shouting ended after the last sentence, and at that moment, the muscular Raikage clenched his fists.

"boom!!"

With a single punch, the desk was smashed into pieces of wood.

The high-ranking officials of Kumogakure took a half-step back in fear, but then stepped forward again: "Raikage, there's no need to vent your anger on me. If Kumogakure continues like this, it will be destroyed by you sooner or later."

"We didn't even obtain the Byakugan and Sharingan; the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan who died on the battlefield is completely unusable!"

"The objective was not achieved, yet the losses are so enormous. As the Raikage, shouldn't you take responsibility at this moment?"

"Whoosh!"

The moment he finished speaking, the Fourth Raikage appeared directly in front of him, one hand gripping his neck and rendering him immobile.

"Old man, I don't need you to lecture me on what I've done all these years. I hope you can see clearly how Cloud Village will win next."

Seeing the lightning flashing on the Raikage's arm, the high-ranking official swallowed hard before being put down.

He walked leisurely to the door, then turned back and said, "Regardless, as the Raikage, you need to give the village an explanation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away in a flash.

The Fourth Raikage, A, was quite angry at the moment, partly because of what that old man had just said, and partly because of the battlefield.

Starting more than eight months ago, in order to guard against the other three major ninja villages and due to the decreasing mission completion rate, Kumogakure and Konoha began to withdraw most of their ninjas.

But just as the Hokage said eight months ago, as the Raikage and the initiator of this war, he is now in a difficult position.

The war has lasted for a year and eight months. Although there have been no major battles between the two villages during this long period, the corpses brought back from the front lines from time to time have tugged at the heartstrings of every villager.

The number of dead and wounded slowly increased, but none of the initial objectives were achieved.

Miscalculations regarding Konoha and the Uchiha clan have already plunged Kumogakure into a quagmire.

"Bang!!"

The door to the Raikage's office area was pushed open, and Atsui walked in, staring at the Raikage and asking, "Raikage-sama, how much longer until I can go to the front lines?"

The direct questioning made the Raikage's already furrowed brows even more annoyed, but when he thought of Samui being burned alive to ashes, he couldn't bring himself to reprimand her.

After a moment, Lei Yin exhaled to calm himself down before saying, "Let's wait a while. The battle plan hasn't been released yet, so let's wait a bit longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Atsi was already in tears.

"Just now... just now, two more bodies were brought back from the village entrance, and they were killed by Itachi Uchiha!"

"I only want to avenge my sister, and also avenge my comrades in the village!"

Wiping away her tears, Atsi's eyes were filled with determination.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared at the door and patted Atsi on the shoulder.

"Young man, you want revenge, but you lack the power!"

Even I, an old man, want revenge, and I'm very strong at it!

So give me your hatred, I can help you! Yeah!

Kirabi, who strode in with a dance step, extended his fist, and Atsui, with red and swollen eyes, did the same.

In an instant, their chakra connected, and their most sincere feelings for each other were accepted.

Atsi immediately knelt down: "Lord Bi, please, take me with you too."

Killer Bee scratched his head and looked at his older brother, after all, even he had to obey the Raikage's orders.

At that moment, the Raikage sighed, "Take him with you, but I hope Samui will come back safely. Please."

At this moment, Mabui, who had been following behind Kirabi, came over and handed the scroll in her hand to Lei Yinghou, saying, "I think the intelligence from the code team's decryption is very timely."

The Raikage unrolled the scroll, which contained the combat strength arrangements of Konoha's twenty-three sentry posts, as well as known intelligence on the combat strength of each post.

Among them, the Uchiha clan's three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan were prominently featured.

And the identity of the red-haired woman has now been confirmed.

"Bang."

The scroll was put away and put back, and the Raikage pondered all the information that could be used.

Was she the wife of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze?

And he's also the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

Many years ago, the Hidden Cloud Village had an operation against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, but it was thwarted by Minato Namikaze.

If these two identities are used as a threat, then no matter what, Konoha will suffer heavy losses.

"Mabuyi, give me your solution."

Mabui nodded: "According to intelligence, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is at Sentry Post No. 8, behind Sentry Post No. 7, and the guards of Sentry Posts No. 7 and No. 6 are those three Uchiha people."

"This situation means... if we're targeting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, we need to be quick. We must seal the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and bring him back before those three Uchiha appear."

The Raikage nodded upon hearing this, then said, "Compared to my power, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki isn't difficult to deal with. However..."

Speaking of this, he also thought of those three Uchiha, this generation of Uchiha was simply overflowing with geniuses.

Those three pairs of eyes were also part of the reason for Yunyin's defeat this time.

But do I have a choice now?

Either win the battle and achieve the goals of the Byakugan and Sharingan, thus reducing some of the responsibility.

Or...

By issuing the retreat order in the name of the Fourth Raikage, the village's higher-ups will definitely hold them accountable for the losses.

At that point, he would have no choice but to give up his power, just like the Third Hokage.

……

A moment of silence fell over the scene. After a long while, the Raikage looked at Atsui, who had already stood up, and asked, "Do you want us to stop the war with Konoha? If you do, you won't be able to take your revenge!"

Azii pondered...

Then, Atsui raised her head and said, "No, Kumogakure will not be afraid! My sister's sacrifice will not have been in vain!"

Upon hearing this, Raikage nodded and waved to Mabui: "Let the Strategic Department start researching. I need a plan to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki within a week at the latest."

Mabui nodded and left the room with Atsui. Then, Raikage stood up and looked out the window.

……

I have a question: Does Kushina possess the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode?

In the original work, the Fourth Hokage could do it, but the Fourth Hokage's sealing techniques and the Nine-Tails belonged to Kushina. So, could Kushina do it?

Note: Nine-Tails Chakra Mode does not require Nine-Tails' consent; just beat it up and get its chakra through a tug-of-war.

(End of this chapter)