Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 520 A Letter from Yunyin

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"Um, did I come at the wrong time?"

Holding the letter from Yunyin, Qing stood there somewhat bewildered, wondering why Jianchuan Ju and Elder Yuanshi were looking at him with such strange expressions.

"Elder Yuan, please explain this to Teacher Qing."

Jianchuan Ju took the scroll with a strange expression and examined it, while Elder Yuan Shi on the other side chuckled and quietly repeated the conversation between the two of them.

"What?! The Fourth Raikage is under genjutsu control?!"

Ao looked at Tachibana Kanagawa with a look of astonishment, clearly not expecting that this Five Kage Summit would bring back such amazing news.

"Alright, this is just speculation for now."

Elder Yuan interrupted Qing's subsequent inquiries with a slightly serious expression.

Although he was also extremely shocked when he first heard the news.

The Hidden Cloud Village, one of the five great ninja villages, could have been secretly controlled by someone without anyone noticing.

But thinking about how his own third Mizukage had also been controlled by genjutsu from outsiders before, he couldn't seem to laugh anymore.

Elder Yuanshi then looked at Jianchuan Ju, who was still reading the letter, and asked a question.

"Lord Mizukage, what is the matter in the letter from Kumogakure?"

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju frowned slightly, handed the scroll to the two with a somewhat strange expression, and explained at the same time.

"It seems that the Hidden Cloud Village wants me to attend the peace talks between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village as a witness."

No wonder Tachibana Kanekawa looked strange at that moment.

These kinds of peace talks between villages are inherently private matters.

After all, no one knows whether the two villages will sign some unequal treaty that would humiliate and deprive them of their rights.

Therefore, most of the time, they will only release a signal that the negotiations are over at the end.

The specific details of the treaty may not even be fully known to the lower-ranking ninjas of the village.

Other forces in the ninja world could only guess at the general situation based on subsequent developments.

Especially confidential information such as Konoha betraying the Hyuga clan, or Sunagakure betraying its own hero, Pakura.

Even the slightest leak of information could lead to a large number of rogue ninja appearing in the village.

In times like these, it's good to have an outsider like him as a witness.

Aren't you afraid that if you leave the Hidden Mist Village, the peace treaty between the two villages will be spread everywhere?

Moreover, the Cloud Village is currently suspected of being controlled by the enemy's illusion magic.

"Surely, the Hidden Cloud Village and those behind-the-scenes manipulators aren't planning to use this peace talk to ambush you and the Fourth Hokage at the same time?"

Qing looked at the letter, which could be tentatively called an "invitation," with some confusion.

Having just learned about Yunyin's situation, he was equally puzzled as to what kind of bizarre maneuver his opponent was up to.

Elder Yuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

"impossible."

"Not to mention that the opponent has already experienced the strength of the Mizukage, even the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, would not be able to be captured by ordinary traps."

"With such a blatant ambush, if even one person manages to escape, the entire plan orchestrated by the mastermind in Kumogakure will be rendered useless. The other side would never make such an unwise decision."

Obito Uchiha is probably still unaware of the situation, but Tachibana Kanagawa has already roughly guessed what happened between the Zero Organization and Kumogakure.

It's impossible to use such a big card as the Hidden Cloud Village to gamble on simultaneously killing both Tachibana Uchiha and Minato Namikaze.

Even if the other party misjudged Jianchuan Ju's strength and thought they were confident of successfully ambushing him.

However, Minato Namikaze's "Flying Thunder God Technique" is known for its extremely strong life-saving ability. If the opponent is determined to run away, even Tachibana Uchiha wouldn't dare say he could stop them, let alone Obito Uchiha, who knows him very well as well.

"Then they can't just be sending Tachibana over to make a brief appearance, can they? The Five Kage Summit just ended; isn't this just making things difficult for everyone?"

When Jianchuan Ju heard Qing's words, his expression suddenly froze.

He snatched the letter and fixed his gaze on the date of the peace talks.

Then he suddenly looked up and asked Elder Yuan.

"According to the White Zetsu team's previous investigation, what was the date of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's delivery?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Yuan's expression hardened, and he said with some uncertainty.

"Lord Mizukage, do you perhaps think...?"

Jianchuan Ju nodded firmly at Elder Yuanshi, then turned to Qing beside him and said.

"Teacher Qing, could you please find some light for me?"

At the same time.

In the Land of Fire, within Konoha Village.

Minato Namikaze looked at the letter from Kumogakure in his hand, his face also full of worry.

"Minato, how about I represent you at this peace talks?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was wrapped in bandages, was the first to speak up and offer words of comfort.

In the previous battle against the surprise attack on Kumogakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi led his team to hold off Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and narrowly escaped death.

If the news of the ceasefire had not arrived in time, and if Jiraiya had not quickly arrived at the front lines, it would have been a different story.

Hiruzen Sarutobi may lose his life on the battlefield.

However, even though he has not fully recovered from his injuries, he cannot bear to see Minato Namikaze facing such a difficult choice.

Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi was well aware of this as well.

Konoha can no longer bear the pain of war.

Despite pressure from the other three major ninja villages, peace will surely be achieved in this ceasefire negotiation.

However, as the weaker party, Konoha had no choice but to make concessions in the negotiations.

It would be a better choice for Konoha and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, to bear the blame, as the former Hokage.

Jiraiya was standing nearby, returning with the frontline troops.

Hearing that her teacher would step forward at this time, her eyes softened involuntarily.

However, from the corner of the office, a somewhat sinister voice rang out at an inopportune moment.

"Kumakure has made it clear that the Raikage will personally conduct the peace talks. If the Hokage doesn't step in, we in Konoha will definitely not be able to gain their approval."

The moment Shimura Danzo uttered those words, everyone in the office fixed their gazes on him.

Seeing the uniform death stares of Jiraiya and his two disciples, Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth, his expression twisted, but in the end, he silently retreated back into the shadows.

Unfortunately, after Hiruzen Sarutobi went to the front lines, he, who was supposed to be in charge of protecting Konoha, took a large number of Root members and tried to forcibly bring Kushina Uzumaki back to the Root base for "protection".

Unexpectedly, before leaving, Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for his wife and children to guard Kushina Uzumaki at all times, effectively forcing him to return.

It's not that Shimura Danzo was reluctant to harm Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife and children because of old friendships.

Instead, two spirit monkeys from the Enma clan always accompanied Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son.

If he makes the slightest move, the intelligence from the scene will be immediately taken away by the psychic ape, giving him no chance to fake an attack by outsiders.

Danzo Shimura also knew that even if he gained control of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze returned...

After learning the truth, he was completely powerless to resist.

Left with no other choice, he had to retreat.

However, the so-called "protection" operation has already been implemented.

Even though no one can accuse him of intending to control the Nine-Tails, everyone knows the truth.

Over the past few days, not only has the power of the Root been greatly reduced, but even Shimura Danzo himself has been forced to act obediently and discreetly under the suppression of these three masters and disciples.

(End of this chapter)