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Chapter 139 The Raikage's Impotent Rage

Inside Raikage's office, the sturdy desk made of ironwood had been reduced to a pile of wood chips.

Five hundred million taels?! And there will be additional taxes?!

The Third Raikage, A, was enveloped in violent lightning chakra. His eyes, as large as copper bells, glared at the trembling intelligence officer in front of him, and his roar made the windowpanes vibrate.

"Has that old monkey Hiruzen Sarutobi gone mad?! Five hundred million ryo! Why doesn't he just come and rob our treasury?!"

On both sides of the office, the martial arts elders of Yunyin were equally excited.

"Lord Raikage, this is an utter disgrace!"

A burly Jonin drew his sword from his back, his expression menacing: "Konoha has detained our envoy and dares to demand exorbitant compensation and taxes. We cannot agree to this! I request that we immediately assemble our forces and raze the Land of Fire's borders!"

"That's right. That so-called electromagnetic cannon is just a bluff; it can't be mass-produced. Otherwise, it wouldn't be used by only a small number of people." Another elder chimed in.

"War! We must fight!"

The entire office was filled with belligerent shouts.

Only A, standing beside Raikage, remained silent.

"Dad, calm down."

Ai suddenly spoke, his voice deep and muffled.

The Third Raikage turned his head, frowning as he looked at his proud son: "Ah, are you scared?"

"It's not fear."

Ai shook his head and took out a small bottle from his pocket, which contained a little bit of residual gel that he had collected in Konoha.

"Konoha is different now."

He placed the bottle on the only remaining chair.

"That blond kid I fought two years ago was even faster than me, and..."

Ai pointed to the bottle of gel: "I reported to you before that they have mastered a technology that can dissolve lightning armor. Back then, that brat just applied a little bit to a kunai, and my defense instantly failed."

"Our researchers have been studying its components for the past two years in an effort to improve the technology of the Lightning Armor, but there has been no substantial progress yet."

The office fell silent instantly.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode is a secret ninjutsu passed down through generations in Kumogakure. If this technique is cracked, Kumogakure's advantage on the battlefield will be greatly diminished.

"And that electromagnetic cannon."

Hijiro, who had remained silent, looked grave.

"The intelligence team analyzed the remaining traces of the battle at Heian Corporation. That penetrating power... even you would probably find it..."

He didn't dare finish his sentence, but the meaning was self-evident.

The lightning on the Third Raikage flickered erratically, clearly indicating that he was struggling intensely within himself.

Five hundred million taels of silver—although the Yunyin Village's economy has developed very well in recent years, this amount of money is still enough to make the Yunyin Village feel the pinch, not to mention the additional taxes to be paid.

But if war breaks out...

Faced with a gel that can dissolve defenses and an electromagnetic cannon that can snipe from a distance, the elite forces of the Hidden Cloud Village may suffer unprecedented heavy casualties.

"We can't just accept it like that."

The Third Raikage took a deep breath and suppressed the lightning on his body, but his eyes remained fierce.

"If we just obediently hand over the money, where will Kumogakure's reputation be?"

He abruptly waved his hand: "Pass down the order, have the border squads advance and cause some trouble on the border of the Land of Fire!"

"Dad?" Ai frowned.

"This is a test," the Third Raikage said coldly. "That old codger Hiruzen Sarutobi loves to appease everyone. As long as we show a willingness to fight, they'll compromise internally. Then, forget about the 500 million ryo; I'll even renege on the 100 million ryo fee!"

……

Located at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, within the territory of the Land of Iron.

A strike team of thirty elite Cloud Shadow warriors is rapidly moving through the night.

"Captain, the Fire Country's outpost is just ahead."

A sensory ninja whispered to his superior, "Destroying that outpost will put pressure on Konoha."

The leader, a Jonin from Kumogakure, grinned maliciously and drew his long sword: "Brothers, let's show those Konoha cowards the power of Kumogakure!"

However, just as they were about to rush out of the woods...

Everyone stopped at the same time.

A chill ran straight up from the soles of my feet to the top of my head without warning.

There was no earth-shattering chakra burst, nor any ninjutsu flying everywhere.

At the top of that lonely outpost ahead, a person sat.

The man was wearing a standard Konoha Jonin vest, had long silver-white hair, and carried a short sword that emitted a white light on his back.

He was slowly and meticulously wiping the blade by the moonlight.

Hearing the noise, the man turned his head slightly, his calm eyes sweeping over the Cloud Hidden Clan below.

Just one glance.

The thirty elite Cloud Hidden warriors all took a step back in unison.

"That is..."

The leader, a Jonin from Kumogakure, began to chatter, and his hand holding the sword trembled uncontrollably.

"Konoha's White Fang... Sakumo Hatake?!"

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

During the Second Shinobi World War, this name was built from the corpses of countless enemy shinobi.

Sakumo Hatake sheathed his sword with a crisp "click".

He stood up in the night breeze, without any aggressive stance, and simply said:

"Those who cross the line shall die."

The sound wasn't loud, but it was clearly audible in the quiet night.

Captain Yunyin looked at the silver-white figure, then at his terrified subordinates behind him.

He knew very well that if they rushed up now, even if there were thirty of them, by tomorrow morning... no, not even tomorrow morning, there would be thirty more corpses here in a little while.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

Without any hesitation, Captain Yunyin turned and ran, twice as fast as he had come.

……

Kumogakure, Raikage's office.

The Third Raikage listened to the reports from the front lines and plopped down in his chair.

"Sakumo Hatake..."

Raikage rubbed his throbbing temples, the pent-up frustration of wanting to kill but having nowhere to vent it making his chest feel tight.

"Is Hiruzen Sarutobi truly determined to fight to the bitter end this time?"

First, there's the advanced technology to break through the Lightning Release Chakra Mode; then, Konoha's White Fang is stationed at the border.

This battle is unwinnable.

Even if they win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory; if they lose, Kumogakure will be expelled from the Five Great Nations.

Let's negotiate.

The Third Raikage seemed to age several years in an instant. He waved his hand, his tone filled with helplessness.

"Send an envoy to Konoha to negotiate and tell them that we want to bring the person back, but 500 million ryo is too much."

……

Konoha, at the negotiating table.

The envoy from Yunyin was covered in sweat, and his lips were sore from talking so much.

"Lord Nishikawa, five hundred million taels is far too much, not to mention the additional taxes. Our harvests in Kumogakure haven't been good these past few years either. Could you please consider the friendship between our two nations...?"

"friendship?"

Nishikawa Tetsu sat opposite him, twirling a pen in his hand, a professional fake smile on his face that made people grit their teeth in hatred.

"When your village sent people to kidnap our Mito clan members, did you not think about friendship? When your village amassed troops on the border, did you not think about friendship?"

Nishikawa Tetsu pushed a new list over.

"Given that your village's previous 'military exercises' frightened our border civilians, the compensation will be increased by ten million taels as compensation for the fright caused."

"you!!"

The Cloud Envoy nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Are you the devil?

"We have no money!" the envoy declared desperately. "Even selling Yunlei Gorge wouldn't raise that much cash!"

"No money?"

Nishikawa Tetsu seemed to have anticipated this, as he took out another document that had been prepared in advance from the drawer.

"It's alright, we in Konoha are very understanding and support in-kind discounts."

He pointed to the rows of tables of contents on the document:

"High-purity lightning ore, a specialty of the Land of Lightning, will be offered at 80% of its market price."

"The unique chakra conduction glue formula of Kumogakure, along with its production line equipment, is valued at 50 million taels."

"There's also this rare herb that grows atop Thundercloud Peak..."

Nishikawa Tetsu's eyes gleamed with the shrewdness of a businessman.

"Once you deliver these items and settle the remaining payment for the previous order—and oh yes, you also need to pay the additional tax for this order—you can take the person with you."

The Cloud Envoy's hands trembled as he looked at the list.

These items, while not ninjutsu scrolls, are important strategic resources and industrial bases for Kumogakure.

This Nishikawa Tetsu is going to empty out the entire fortune of Kumohime!

"To sign, or not to sign?"

Nishikawa Tetsu glanced at the clock on the wall.

"It'll be lunchtime in ten minutes, and I don't want to work overtime, you know?"

The Cloud Village envoy gritted his teeth, recalling the Raikage's words before his departure: "As long as there is no war, drag it out for a few years, and you can decide the rest yourself."

He picked up the pen with trembling hands and signed his name on the compensation agreement that had humiliated and ceded the village. He knew he would be scorned by the villagers when he returned.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Nishikawa Tetsu put away the agreement, and the smile on his face became more genuine.

……

Several days later, a large convoy of transport vehicles slowly drove from the Land of Lightning into Konoha.

The vehicle was loaded with precious ores, rare materials, and even several precision instruments unique to Yunyin.

Standing in front of the research institute's warehouse, Orochimaru looked at these things, his golden vertical pupils filled with pleasure.

As for Cloud Hidden...

Who cares!