Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

He has shed blood and sweat for the Hidden Cloud Village.

Just for this reason alone, Ai, as the Raikage, must respect these people. Not to mention that the Hidden Cloud Village has always been very fond of people with special abilities, and the Hidden Cloud Village is also the ninja village that likes to collect all kinds of bloodline limits and special talents.

On the subject of inclusiveness.

The Hidden Cloud Village is definitely the best in the entire ninja world.

This is also why the Hidden Cloud Village has been able to remain strong and has been the second largest ninja village in the ninja world for a long time. If it weren't for the deep foundation left by Konoha, Ohnoki would have lived longer.

It is really possible for the Hidden Cloud Village to punch Konoha and kick the Hidden Iwagakure Village.

However, the current Cloud Village has already ushered in the third major crisis since its establishment (the previous two were the coup d'état launched by Kin Ginkaku and the death of the Third Raikage in battle).

"No, this is what I should do. Well, I'll be rude first, Dodai, and don't delay the Fourth Hokage for too long."

Doctor Koiwa, with completely white hair and beard, bowed slightly to the Fourth Raikage, gave some instructions to Dodai who had just arrived, and then stood up and left the ward.

"Tell me, Tutai, what is the situation now?"

After Yu Xiaoyan left and closed the door.

The Fourth Raikage Ai also looked at Dodai and asked in a slightly low voice.

After taking a deep breath, Dodai briefly told the Fourth Raikage about the series of events that had happened in the past two days, the previous losses of his own ninja village, and the news of the Rock Ninja's massive invasion.

Originally, I saw Tutai coming hurriedly with a very serious expression.

The Fourth Raikage had some guesses in his heart.

But after hearing the exact situation, the Fourth Raikage's heart became extremely heavy. He really didn't expect that because of his choice, which was not considered a reckless choice based on his past experience, he brought such a heavy blow to his own ninja village.

Even with the self-control of the Fourth Raikage, he couldn't help but twitch inside. Having seen many storms in his past, he could still force himself to calm down. After all, no matter how bad the current situation was, it would not be worse than the time when his father had just died in battle. At least the internal environment was still very stable.

More than ten years of service as the Raikage had brought him extremely high prestige. As long as he was alive, the village would not be in chaos in the short term.

This is the confidence of the Fourth Raikage himself.

"Humph, that old guy Ohnoki only knows how to do these things. Let's give up all the frontline positions. There is no need to get angry with that old guy now. Just defend our border. Let Bi go over. That old guy will only stop when he sees the opportunity and will not rush into anything recklessly. I know him too well."

The Fourth Raikage Ai snorted and said.

"Yes, Raikage-sama."

Seeing that his own Lord Raikage could still look at the problem very calmly, Dodai felt relieved.

What the Hidden Cloud Village needs most now is time to adjust.

The Fourth Raikage himself also needs some time to recover.

Don’t think what the doctor says sounds simple.

You just need to rest for a few days before you can be discharged from the hospital.

That only means that the Fourth Raikage does not need to stay in the hospital for further treatment, but it does not mean that the Fourth Raikage has fully recovered. It is not suitable to confront the Iwagakure Village head-on at this time. The strategy that needs to be adopted is the same as it was more than ten years ago, completely abandoning the outside strongholds, including the Land of Hot Springs. If someone really invades, the Fourth Raikage will definitely choose to give up decisively and just defend the border of his own country.

These things that are not of fundamental interest can be given up just like that.

You can take it back anytime and anywhere when you have the chance in the future, so there is no need to be too anxious.

If we could endure it more than a decade ago, there is no reason why we can't do it now.

"What did Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village say? They didn't just give up, did they? Or do they have any demands on our Hidden Cloud Village? And what's going on with Uzumaki Menma right now?"

The Fourth Raikage looked at Dodai with a slightly cold gaze and asked the two questions that concerned him most.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 305: Necessary Struggle

The former is a so-called 'temporary ally'

The latter was the enemy who had just defeated him on the battlefield.

This is naturally given the greatest attention.

Although it is not very appropriate to say this, the casualties of more than 2,000 Cloud Ninjas are actually not that serious. The most crucial thing is the loss of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, which is a result that their Cloud Village cannot accept.

In short.

What the Hidden Cloud Village needs to do most now is to stabilize the situation and see if they can get the Two-Tails back.

No matter what method is used.

The two-tailed beasts are existences that their Hidden Cloud Village cannot afford to give up.

And the key point lies in the Hidden Leaf Village.

At least that's what the Fourth Raikage himself thinks, and he also feels that it is quite feasible, but it still depends on the choices and operations of his own side.

"Both Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village stopped moving forward after receiving the news of our defeat. The envoy of Konoha just arrived yesterday and asked about our next move. I originally planned to send some personnel to respond. As long as we can encourage Konoha and the Hidden Mist Ninja to go to war against Uzumaki Menma, it will be very beneficial to us in the future. But now with the strong attack of the Rock Ninja, I am afraid we can't spare any manpower."

Tutai shook his head slightly, looking solemn and speaking with some difficulty.

The current situation is indeed a bit difficult for their Hidden Cloud Village. If the Two-Tails had not been lost, then it would be fine. At most, they would have to swallow the bitter fruit themselves. After lying dormant for a while, their Hidden Cloud Village could still regain its power.

But now it’s different, Erwei is in someone else’s hands.

They, the Hidden Cloud Village, cannot really choose to completely defend themselves.

Just as the Master decisively ordered Terumi Mei and Ao to lead the Mist Ninja troops to attack after learning the news about Yugao, the tailed beasts belonging to their ninja village may be temporarily out of their control, but they must never fall into the hands of other ninja villages.

That was a very heavy blow to his own ninja village.

This is a development that no major ninja village can accept.

The Hidden Cloud Village is also included.

"We still need to send some personnel. We can take the negotiation with Konoha a step further. We can give up all our interests as long as we can urge Konoha to go to war against Uzumaki Menma and then help us take back the Two-Tails. Even if it's just the Two-Tails, it's not impossible!"

The Fourth Raikage took a deep breath and spoke in a very decisive tone.

The passion in the mind of the current Fourth Raikage has completely disappeared with this defeat. Now, he is extremely calm and rational, and all he wants to do is to defend the base of his own ninja village.

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki is obviously one of the most core interests that the Hidden Cloud Village must regain.

Everything else can be transferred.

Everything else can be negotiated.

Only the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

This is the Fourth Raikage, the Achilles' heel of the entire Hidden Cloud Village, and no other ninja village can be allowed to get involved.

But it must be said.

The Fourth Raikage seemed very calm.

But still not calm enough.

Or perhaps the arrogance that remained subconsciously in his heart had somewhat blinded his eyes.

Take back the Two-Tails Jinchuriki?

If the Iwagakure hadn't taken action.

If we unite Konoha and the Mist Ninja to put pressure on them together.

There is indeed a high possibility, but now?

Dodai was obviously embarrassed, but he finally shook his head and said to the Fourth Raikage, "Your Excellency, I don't think we can have too high expectations from Bokuto. I can only try my best."

"Huh!? Why? Dodai?"

When the Fourth Raikage Ai heard Dodai's words, he was subconsciously stunned, frowned and asked in a deep voice.

This is not to say that the Fourth Raikage is not smart enough.

When simply considering a problem, it is easy for a leader to fall into deviation and misunderstanding.

Not to mention that it is an inertial thinking that has been developed over a long period of time.

There are indeed blind spots in thinking.

This is also why Dodai has such an important position and why two consecutive Raikages have attached great importance to Dodai.

They need such a person to analyze the situation for them, and then make suggestions, so as to strive for the interests that belong to the Hidden Cloud Village as much as possible in many ninja world affairs and in every battle.

"Yes, Lord Raikage, because the initiative is no longer in our hands. The attack from the Tsuchikage and the Iwagakure Village will definitely restrict us completely. Although we don't want to admit it, as long as the Iwagakure Ninja is serious, we may have to pay a heavy price if we are a little careless. We cannot completely rule out the possibility that the Iwagakure Village wants to take this opportunity to directly inflict heavy damage on us and completely eliminate the threat from the east. The situation we are facing now is almost exactly the same as when the Third Hokage died in battle more than a decade ago, but the Iwagakure Village is in a completely different situation. We can't gamble on this. This is not a matter of probability, Lord Raikage."

Dodai did not hide his rebuttal to the Fourth Raikage's words at all, and his attitude was revealed nakedly.

After being stunned for a moment, the Fourth Raikage's expression became more and more dignified and solemn.

He found that he had indeed taken things for granted.

It would be a huge mistake to view the current situation with the dogmatism of the past.

What if Ohnoki doesn't stop this time? The Hidden Rock Village is determined to attack to the end, at least to further destroy the Hidden Cloud Village before stopping! ?

Then my judgment will bring a heavier blow to the ninja village.

The thought of this.

The Fourth Raikage's expression became more serious than ever before.

"You are right. We no longer have the initiative in our hands. Everything depends on the actions of the enemy."

The Fourth Raikage Ai exhaled lightly and said with a slightly ugly expression.

This is a passive feeling that is out of your control.

The Fourth Raikage was really not used to it.

But as a Kage, the leader of a ninja village, he still has to exercise some restraint.

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

"What Mingjian? You will be in charge of the next move. Dodai, give up what needs to be given up and keep the losses to a minimum. Bokuto... try to get as much as possible from Konoha..."

The Fourth Raikage sneered, shook his head as if mocking himself and said softly.

"Yes, Lord Raikage, I will obey your orders!"

Dodai also suddenly lowered his head in response, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Sometimes he was really afraid that if his own Lord Raikage became stubborn, he would rush forward regardless of the consequences.

In that case, their Cloud Hidden Village would have to bear more risks.

This is a situation that Tutai absolutely does not want to see.

Steadily holding on and striving to gain allies is the best solution for the Hidden Cloud Village at the moment.

The Hidden Cloud Village was forced to make a choice.

Under the orders of the Fourth Raikage.

That means giving up a series of interests that had been seized by trickery in the past ten years on the front line. They had already been consolidated, and the Fourth Raikage also hoped to use these areas as the basic points to achieve further expansion of the ninja village.

But what was unexpected was that a single defeat would make almost all these benefits vanish into thin air. It was also because of this that the Rock Ninjas who arrived at the front line, except for the local stronghold elimination battles at the beginning, almost pushed forward all the way, and then built up the strength range radiation strongholds belonging to their own ninja village bit by bit.

As long as there is no strong counterattack from the Cloud Ninja and other ninja villages, after three or four years of stability, these countries in this area can be clearly said to be incorporated into the sphere of influence of the Iwagakure Village.

From now on, all mission shares in these national regions will belong to the Iwagakure Village. This is also the most commonly used routine by ninja villages in various countries.

Build a stable control area.

Establish the strategic advantage of your own ninja village.

The next step is to harvest various types of tasks that may need to be issued to the people in this area.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why the Three Ninja World Wars broke out.

Otherwise, do you think those high-ranking officials in the ninja village are really interested in the so-called land? Ninjas don't need to plant crops, their professional attributes are killing!

After all, it is because the area covered by one's own ninja village is larger, so the more mission shares it obtains.

The rewards you get will be higher.

Only in this way can we cultivate more high-quality ninjas.

Finally, it is fed back into the military confrontation to further suppress the enemy and expand one's own advantage. This is a perfect virtuous closed loop.

Konoha can always maintain such a strong stance.

It's because the Fire Nation they belong to is too rich.

The people living in this country are so rich that they often issue missions, and the rewards are very considerable. In the surrounding small countries, as long as there is a choice, they will issue the missions to the Hidden Leaf Village, and even to the ninja villages in other countries.