Chapter 232

However, the instant he thrust his ninja blade, he suddenly cooled down, thus his blade evaded all the vital points of the Fourth Raikage.

He admitted that he was indeed controlled by his emotions, but his timely return to calm was satisfactory; this man must die only after he has gained something from him!

Kaito was a realist; he needed to avoid being swayed by emotions as much as possible in many matters.

But it was precisely because he was a realist that he was clear about one thing: if he wanted to integrate the shinobi world, this man had to die.

"So first, I'll get what I want, and then let him go. But only after he leaves the Land of Fire."

As long as he left the Land of Fire, this man's death would be imminent!

Whether Kaito himself acted, or Pain, or even Orochimaru, any could strike the lethal blow.

As long as this man didn't die within the Land of Fire, none of this would have any relation to the Leaf Village!

The Fourth Raikage was an extremely firm and immensely proud man; how could he possibly agree to Kaito's idea?

Moreover, even if he agreed, this man would also want to be the one leading the shinobi world.

When they decided to form a Shinobi Allied Forces at the Five Kage Summit, he was the most fiercely competitive.

Compared to him, Onoki, the 'adamant rock,' was much easier to talk to, in fact.

Onoki was indeed stubborn to the extreme, and speaking of which, Kaito also had deep-seated enmity with him.

But this old man was somewhat rational, recognizing the current pathological development of the shinobi world.

He once insightfully pointed out that the wars between the shinobi villages were driven by interests, and hatred merely bred under these interests.

Moreover, this man cared immensely about everything in his Stone Village; when you displayed enough power, this man might choose to compromise.

Of course, this was Kaito thinking in a positive direction.

If this man turned out to be uncooperative, for the vengeful Kaito, he truly didn't mind letting the leg shadow appear in advance!

As for the plot and such, it had long been waiting in heaven; the entire Leaf Village was already beyond recognition.

Not to mention, the Akatsuki had also been torn to shreds by Kaito; now, Akatsuki seemed to have turned their sights toward Miroku.

It can be said that Kaito no longer knew what the original plot was.

All he knew was that everything in the world had followed a trajectory he himself didn't know, running forward crazily like a Husky that had slipped its leash.

Although sometimes there might be some overlaps, such overlaps were probably needed by Kaito, forcing them to coincidentally coincide.

Having dealt with the Fourth Raikage, although Kaito was extremely tired, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and help the man stop the bleeding.

Shisui and Yaneko also quickly ran over at this moment, they were now extremely concerned about Kaito's condition.

After all, the battle just now was truly too terrifying; this kind of fight, beyond their comprehension, indeed had them deeply worried.

However, after confirming that Kaito was fine, they finally heaved a great sigh of relief.

Regardless of the emotion, they were the people who least wanted anything to happen to Kaito.

Not far outside the Leaf's camp, Kaito quietly stood in front of a huge rock. The next moment he suddenly started running, and at the same time, his right hand stretched out.

The ultimate Lightning Release power danced between his fingers, and when this power fully condensed, he fiercely thrust towards the huge rock in front of him.

"Boom!"

A huge roaring sound abruptly rang out, and the giant rock in front of him was directly penetrated by his fingers.

Under the explosive outbreak of the ultimate Lightning Release chakra, this giant rock was suddenly blasted to pieces!

Kaito took a deep breath, then slowly withdrew his right hand.

If the Fourth Raikage at this time saw this, or any knowledgeable person from the Hidden Cloud Village saw this,

Then they would definitely recognize that what Kaito just used was one of the Hidden Cloud Village's strongest jutsus, Hell Thrust · Four-Penetration Hand!

The Hell Thrust series of jutsu, honestly speaking, were really difficult, his control over chakra was nearly freakish.

Moreover, this jutsu also required an extremely high physical strength, otherwise, those electric arcs might just destroy your fingers.

Kaito at that time was watching the Fourth Raikage with the Mangekyo, and naturally, he also 'accidentally' learned this jutsu.

And his requirements in all aspects were actually close to meeting the standard, therefore he could try to learn and use this jutsu.

"Clap clap clap"

At this moment, a series of applause sounded, Kaito glanced over and saw Tsunade walking towards him.

"Really impressive, should I praise your high talent, or should I praise the true power of the Sharingan?"

"Perhaps a bit of both."

Kaito casually smiled, then turned to look at Tsunade.

"Director Tsunade, how are Killer B and the Raikage doing?"

At this point, Kaito had been back at the Leaf camp for several days.

After that battle, Shisui immediately brought Kaito and Yaneko, and had those from the Hidden Cloud carry the Fourth Raikage and Killer B here.

At that time, Samui and the others really had no other options.

Although the Fourth Raikage's bleeding was stopped, if that injury did not receive treatment soon, he might truly die.

After all, Kaito had not held back previously, their strikes were almost all fatal.

Killer B's situation was somewhat better, but it was not significantly so.

Physically he didn't have much injury, after all, he had Eight Tails as a shield, and Eight Tails' chakra was constantly healing him.

But Eight Tails also sustained tremendous damage, the healing it provided to him wasn't really substantial.

He was also directly exposed to that massive explosion, furthermore, he dispersed even more of his power to give the Fourth Raikage a chance.

Having such free human resources, all Shisui needed to do was take good care of Kaito, especially when they also had Yaneko to devise plans and routes.

Therefore, they didn't spend much time and did not engage with the Rock ninjas rushing towards that direction, and quickly returned to the Leaf camp.

"The Eight Tails Jinchuriki is doing okay, but for safety, I dare not heal him fully; I need to wait until the sealing equipment from the Leaf is brought here,"

Tsunade did not hide anything, she spoke directly.

"As for the Fourth Raikage, his injuries are severe, it's clear you really didn't hold back when you attacked."

"But it's also fortunate, your intervention, Shisui, was timely, and this guy is quite robust, so he's not going to die for now.

But I have to say, you really did prepare a 'grand gift' for us, didn't you?"

"Is it truly a gift, and not a shock?"

Kaito laughed, shaking his head, then spoke more earnestly.

"Actually, I had already mentioned in my reports that we might encounter people from the Hidden Cloud Village, and even the obstinate Raikage might mobilize himself.

But it seems like you didn't take it seriously enough, so now everything is in disarray, isn't it?"

"Indeed, our preparation and understanding were insufficient."

Although Tsunade was not very comfortable with Kaito's words, she admitted it quite straightforwardly.

"After all, aside from you, your clan's deputy chief, and that girl who trusts you implicitly, who else would believe so thoroughly?"

"Some things require our cautious response, but some things need our bolder assumptions; if we don't make bold assumptions, when can we be bold?"

Kaito gently shook his head, then earnestly asked,

"Is there any news from Jiraiya, how does he view this matter?"

"Show some respect, he is the Hokage, and moreover, the Hokage you pushed into position."

Tsunade glared at Kaito unsatisfactorily, then spoke.

"For now, I don't know, they might still be discussing it, but what can be foreseen is that perhaps the entire Leaf has been frightened."

What Kaito did was indeed too frightening, and his military exploits would be inconceivable in any ninja village.

After all, until now, there really hasn't been anyone who could capture the shadow of the enemy's ninja village and the Jinchuriki in one go!

There have only been Kages who died in battle, never a Kage who was captured; this has almost been a consensus in the entire ninja world.

And the Jinchuriki, as a village's core strategic weapon, his protection is absolutely the tightest.

But now, this village's strategic weapon has fallen into others' hands, the impact on a village is truly unimaginable!

Moreover, both individuals are so crucial, any village must be extremely vigilant, regardless.

"Actually, I do have some thoughts, I hope you can help relay them back."

Kaito pondered for a moment, then spoke softly.

"Of course, there's not much to relay, just two points.

The first is negotiation, using them to gain certain benefits, especially in the Land of Soup.

The second point, the Fourth Raikage cannot die in the Land of Fire."

"You?"

Tsunade, upon hearing Kaito's words, was momentarily stunned.

The first condition might be acceptable, after all, they couldn't possibly detain these individuals in the Leaf Village for an extended period.

Using them to exchange for benefits needed by the Leaf, this is nothing but normal.

However, the second condition truly caught Tsunade off-guard, but after a moment of thoughtful consideration, she immediately understood Kaito's intention.

"You never intended to let him return alive, did you?"

"Of course not, why me? Do you folks want him to return alive?"

Kaito displayed a disdainful smile, slowly speaking as he looked at Tsunade.

"The compromises your teacher made over the years, causing the Leaf to suffer great losses, who was harmed?

Aside from your teacher being responsible for Hyūga Hizashi's death, who else is accountable?

Letting him leave unscathed, the village will definitely not be satisfied.

But not allowing him to leave, those madmen from the Hidden Cloud Village might not accept it.

So, let him leave, but also ensure he stays for good, I believe this is the best choice, isn't it?"

Kaito's words indeed left Tsunade somewhat silent, but on this matter, she genuinely didn't have much say.

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