The town at night was quiet and peaceful, but from a hotel, an angry voice with gnashing teeth came from:
"Damn the Xuan Yuans, how dare you use such despicable methods!"
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyebrows, and showed a terrifying scowl.
On the bed, a Kumogakure ninja was twitching in pain, his face twisted in agony.
The swollen insect-shaped lump on his chest seemed to be stirring with life, and looked extremely ferocious and scary.
The medical ninja responsible for treating this Kumogakure ninja also had a solemn look on his face. Then, he stood up and said in a discouraged tone: "Sorry, Raikage-sama, I can't do anything about Karai's injury."
"What do you mean? Amayi, you are the elite medical ninja in our village."
The Fourth Raikage couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that the medical ninja Amai was also helpless with such an injury.
Amayi smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Raikage, my medical skills are limited."
"Is there really no way?"
The Fourth Raikage was still a little reluctant. Karai was not only an elite Jonin in the village, but also an important subordinate who was with him through life and death.
Seeing his subordinates approaching death step by step and in such pain made him feel sad in various ways.
Amayi shook her head.
"This kind of injury is very rare and I couldn't find an entry point."
"Have there not been similar cases in Kumogakure's medical system?"
"No. Because basically all the people targeted by the Xuan Yuans are dead, and there are very few left alive."
The Xuan Yuanzhong are not an ordinary mercenary ninja army in the underground black market. They are a group of five and are the most powerful bounty hunters in the underground black market.
When this group first became famous, it originated from the Third Ninja War. It was hired by Onoki, the third generation Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village, to participate in the Ninja War.
After the Third Ninja War ended, they returned to the underground black market, were employed by big businessmen from various countries, and had contacts with high-level officials from various countries, and their relationship network was very large.
Maybe some of their high-ranking officials in the Kingdom of Thunder have hired Xuan Yuanzhong to deal with some shameful matters.
This kind of thing is actually very common in the ninja world.
After all, some things are shady and not suitable for the ninjas of your own country to deal with.
Therefore, it is necessary for the underground black market to exist.
"I'm sorry... Raikage-sama, I have embarrassed the village..."
Kumogakure Jonin Karai, who was sitting on the bed, opened his eyes with difficulty and apologized to the Fourth Raikage.
Being brought to such a miserable state by a group of bounty hunters was truly worthy of his reputation as a Kumogakure jounin.
"Stop talking, Karai, you still need more rest now. I will definitely find a way to deal with your injury. Even if it is..."
The Fourth Raikage walked to the bed and comforted Karai.
That's right, the lives of subordinates are more important than ninjutsu.
If it really doesn't work, compromising with the Xuan Yuans is also a way.
The worst case scenario is to return the secret scroll first, and then bring people over next time to wipe out the entire Sugi Village and get the secret scroll back again.
But that would be equivalent to him, the Raikage, bowing to the bounty hunter and smearing Kumogakure's face.
"You can't do this, Lord Raikage! You are one of the Five Shadows. You must not bow to the Xuan Yuans for my sake...ahem!"
Karayi became excited and stopped the fourth generation Raikage from bowing to the Xuanzhong.
"Don't talk, just take a good rest now."
The Fourth Raikage didn't respond, but asked Karai to have a good rest.
Then, he winked at Amayi, and the medical ninja Amayi nodded and retreated from the room.
Not long after, the Fourth Raikage also came out of the room.
"Lord Raikage."
"Tell me honestly, if a medical operation is performed, how likely is it to be successful?"
The Fourth Raikage looked at Amayi with a serious face.
Amayi said under the pressure of the Fourth Raikage: "The probability of survival is less than one percent. Due to the lack of successful cases and the lack of sophisticated medical equipment here, it is difficult to use my medical ninjutsu level. .I'm very sorry, Raikage-sama."
As she spoke, Ama Yi lowered her head in shame.
Although Kumogakure also followed Konoha's medical reform system, compared to Konoha, Kumogakure lacked a truly top medical ninja like Tsunade.
Although the system is considered complete, the technology is ultimately limited. As for this technical gap, it is difficult to see results in a short period of time. It will take time and a large number of outstanding talents.
Before the Third Ninja War, Kumogakure, like every village, did not popularize the medical ninja education system on a large scale.
After Konoha succeeded, they started to follow suit.
Just like the second-generation Hokage created the ninja school system in the past, breaking the ninja clan's monopoly on ninjutsu knowledge and cultivating an endless stream of civilian ninjas, this system was also imitated by ninja villages such as Kumogakure, greatly enhancing the military power of the five major nations.
It was also at that time that the influence of the one-country-one-village system reached its peak.
The same goes for the health care reform that Tsunade advocates.
Konoha is a well-deserved pioneer.
Therefore, it is natural that there is a gap with Konoha in terms of medical ninjutsu technology.
"If Karayi is sent back to the village for treatment, will it increase the probability of survival?"
"The probability will not increase much. Again, the cases are too few and too rare. We have no idea about the characteristics of the explosive bugs. One mistake may lead to Karai being killed. Moreover, the explosive bugs have grown to this point. It has already caused Karayi to suffer so much. According to the situation, Karayi will die in pain in less than two days."
The implication is that sending Karai back to Kumogakure won't change anything. You may die on the way back.
"hateful!"
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists and asked him to watch his subordinates die. This was really frustrating.
In this case, we can only negotiate with the people of Xuan Yuan Zhong.
Next time, I will lead people to completely destroy the Sugi Village and retrieve the secret scroll.
"Don't worry too much, Raikage-sama. When I went out before, I saw a person on the street. If it's her, there should be a way to treat Karai's injuries."
Amayi hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
"Huh? Tell me who it is?"
The Fourth Raikage heard that someone could cure Karai and asked quickly.
If that's the case, then he doesn't have to bow to the Xuan Yuans.
"One of the Sannin of Konoha, Lady Tsunade. She is traveling in this town and is temporarily staying in another hotel not far away."
Ama Yi revealed the identity of the other party.
"Tsunade!?"
The Fourth Raikage was surprised at first, and then frowned deeply.
"Yes."
Amayi nodded.
To be honest, he didn't really want to talk about it. After all, asking ninjas from other villages would really dishonor the Raikage's face.
However, as Karayi's life is concerned, Amayi feels that what happens next depends on the will of the Raikage himself.
"In that case, let's go find Tsunade to treat Karai."
Without thinking for long, the Fourth Raikage decided to seek help from Tsunade.
As for the humiliation, the Fourth Raikage was already mentally prepared for this.
No matter how he was despised by the Sannin of Konoha, it was better than bowing to the bounty hunter and losing the face of the Five Kages.
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Located in the center of the great forest of the Bear Country, is the location of the Star Ninja Village.
In the territory belonging to the Star Ninja Village, the style of the houses is still relatively simple and unpretentious. They just renovated the original buildings of the Star Ninja Village. Whether it's a hospital, a ninja school, or Star Shadow's office, these important places are not too exquisite.
In the Star Ninja Village, even decent-sized streets are rarely seen. The ninjas and villagers here seem to live a peaceful life without fighting against the world, working at sunrise and resting at sundown.
But all this veneer of peace is an illusion.
Located in the huge water tower not far from Xingying's office, there is a secret passage leading deep underground.
Compared to the villages on the surface, the biggest secret of the village lies beneath the Star Ninja Village.
Houses made of cement and steel are much stronger than those made of wood and are less likely to rot. Not only that, there are streets, commercial streets, schools, hospitals, military factories that manufacture weapons, and large warehouses that store food and supplies. They are all available here.
There are far more people living underground than on the surface.
No one would have imagined that beneath the Star Ninja Village, there would be a town even larger than the Star Ninja Village itself.
The town now has a population of tens of thousands who have settled here.
Although the scale is small, opening up such a town underground is also an extremely huge project.
Even if you use ninjutsu to develop, a town cannot be built overnight.
After all, considering the solidity of the underground space and the collection of light sources, it is a very time-consuming project that consumes a lot of money.
What illuminates the underground space is a special luminous bulb that collects sunlight from the outside and uses chakra as driving energy to maintain light for a long time and prevent people from living in darkness. The plants here can also perform photosynthesis very well to ensure sufficient oxygen.
The small town underground is now the real Star Ninja Village.
The simple villages outside are just used to hide from others.
After all, many things here cannot be easily seen.
Although the Kingdom of Wind was defeated, it also brought the Kingdom of Ghosts into the sight of all major powers.
Now the approaching Kingdom of Wind and Kingdom of Earth have become very sensitive to any actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Even forcing the Kingdom of Wind to sign a compensation agreement took a lot of time and twists and turns. If it were announced at this time that the Hoshi Ninja Village had become a subsidiary force of the Kingdom of Demons, it would definitely be interfered by external forces from the Wind and Earth countries.
Due to the ten years or so of shrine maidens' preaching and hanging pots to help the world, and the rise of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the folk of the Bear Country have also begun to flourish the culture of shrine maidens like the Kingdom of Yu, giving the daimyo and nobles their authority over the people. Much missing.
It is only a short step away from the Ghost Kingdom taking over the entire Bear Kingdom.
"You are living a good life here, Chiying."
The middle-aged man sitting in the office looks ordinary from all aspects. He is just like a farmer who often works in the farmland. He is an inconspicuous type.
But he is the leader of a team led by the intelligence agency of the Ghost Country's military.
Codenamed Ugly Cow.
The task of his group is to ensure that the Ghost Country can take over the Bear Country without any worries. It has been operating in the Bear Country for many years and is currently handling the matter of closing the network in the Bear Country.
Opposite him was a young man with a cold temperament and handsome appearance.
He sat there, looking taciturn, and didn't pay attention to the ugly cow's ridicule.
His name is Akei, and he is also a member of the military intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Demons.
Now he is also the new leader of the Star Ninja Village. On the surface, he surrenders to the Daimyo of the Bear Country, but secretly he cooperates with the Chou Niu inside and outside, waiting for the opportunity to capture the Bear Country.
"You are so taciturn. In daily life, can the princess stand it?"
Ugly Cow asked jokingly.
Akekage's wife is Princess Tsumugi of the Bear Country. In order to win Akekage, a bloodline limited ninja, into his camp, the Daimyo of the Bear Country did not hesitate to sacrifice his daughter's happiness to win over Akekage.
This is why the Daimyo of the Bear Country is so relieved about the Star Ninja Village.
Likewise, this also facilitates various actions of the Ghost Country in the Bear Country.
"This matter has nothing to do with you, and Zhuji doesn't think so."
Akei frowned.
"Really? It seems that there have been some changes after having a woman. So, let me tell you about the current situation. Remember to take care of your tail."
The ugly cow smiled and said.
"Tail?"
Chi Ying looked at Chou Niu in confusion.
"The public momentum is very stable, and the top brass of the Bear Country also have specialized personnel to deal with it. In addition, the Star Ninja Village has been digested by us. No matter how ambitious the Daimyo of the Bear Country is, he will only fail in the end. Therefore, the Daimyo of the Bear Country and The nobles are not the main trouble now, our enemies are now the turn of the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth."
The ugly cow looked serious when he said this.
The Bear Country is a small country sandwiched between the Ghost Country, the Wind Country, and the Earth Country.
As the situation on the main road becomes turbulent, the situation becomes even more difficult.
Chiying stared at the ugly cow and said nothing.
"Although the Kingdom of Wind admitted its defeat on the surface, in fact, the other side has been secretly looking for the important reasons for the defeat. And at the beginning, where did the Ghost Kingdom troops who sneaked into the Kingdom of Wind silently enter the Kingdom of Wind? This is what they are confused about. Now that they have their hands free, they have sent ninjas to sneak into the Country of You and the Country of Bears to start investigating this matter."
"Then, kill all these sand ninjas who have sneaked into the Bear Country!"
A coldness flashed in Chiying's eyes.
Ugly Cow shook his head and said: "If we kill these people, things will be more troublesome. The Bear Country only needs blunt knives to cut slowly. Sunagakure can't find anything in the Country of Yu, but they will definitely find it in the Country of Bears." Contact the Star Ninja Village. When the time comes, follow the steps on the scroll."
As he spoke, he took out a scroll and placed it on the table.
"I understand, is there anything else you want to order?"
Red Shadow nodded.
"No need to trouble you. I heard that your princess is pregnant. You should spend more time with her. I will discuss the next matter with Lord Raimingmaru. You only need to ask Hoshi Ninja The village is well managed, just don't let those Sunagakure ninjas notice anything. This is your job now."
The ugly cow stood up from the sofa and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
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"It seems that Chiying has made arrangements."
Seeing the ugly cow reporting his work in front of him, his body suddenly stiffened. Lei Mingwan, who was squatting on the desk with an elegant posture, laughed softly, and picked up a piece of red bean daifuku on the plate next to him with his paws and tasted it. .
"Yes, Lord Raimimaru, as long as Akekage follows the steps, the people of Sunagakure Village will not become suspicious."
The ugly cow nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work. You have done a very good job recently. I will explain it to my father."
Thunder Maru said in a complimentary tone.
"Then the next action plan..."
"Well, follow your method. After all, I am only responsible for work inspection. The specific actions have been drawn up at the military meeting a few years ago. You can just follow the above. But there is one thing, and that is formal action , wait until the storm has passed before implementing it, now it is better not to stimulate the sensitive and fragile nerves of the Wind Kingdom."
Because the Kingdom of Ghosts is now very powerful, if its ambition to annex the surrounding small countries is exposed again, then in this tense situation, more accidents will inevitably happen.
When the time comes, the Kingdom of Earth will definitely get involved.
Facing the Wind Kingdom family, the pressure is not obvious, but when facing two big countries at the same time, pressure from all aspects will become apparent.
Therefore, although the Kingdom of Ghosts has given up all mission entrustments, it does not mean that the two countries of Wind and Earth are completely relieved of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
The battle on the surface is over, and the next battle will be carried out in secret.
Now that Sunagakure has sent ninjas to sneak into the country of bears to investigate, they may have suspected something.
The more times like this, the more important it is not to expose one’s flaws.
After all, Sunagakure certainly couldn't imagine that the Hoshi Ninja Village had already been branded as the Kingdom of Demons.
Moreover, Akage, the leader of the Hoshi Ninja Village, is the son-in-law of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Bears. Presumably the ninjas from Sunagakure Village came to investigate, and the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Bears can also be used as a shield for the Kingdom of Demons.
Once the situation calms down, that will be the best time to truly replace the Bear Country.
Cut slowly with a blunt knife, nibble away slowly, don't rush, don't be slow, just let everything fall into place.
Too much pursuit of success will lead to the formation of a strong tail, making the good situation of the Ghost Country passive.
"yes."
Chou Niu also knows this kind of thing.
Before the Kingdom of Ghosts penetrated the Kingdom of Bears, it had already trained a large number of shrine maidens, who wandered around the Kingdom of Bears, hanging pots to help the world, and won great favor among the people. Many villagers even took the initiative to build shrines for the wandering shrine maidens. The prestige of witches among the people has formed an absolute trend.
It won't be too long before the bear country is annexed.
The only problem is that the reaction of the Wind and Earth Kingdoms will definitely be fierce, and the other major powers will definitely suppress the Ghost Kingdom.
All of these must be dealt with in advance and cannot be careless.
"Then, I'll take the first step."
"Well, go ahead."
Thunder Pill waved his paw, signaling that Ugly Cow could leave.
The ugly cow nodded, walked out of the room and left.
After watching the ugly cow leave, Lei Mingwan continued to pick up the red bean daifuku on the plate and began to eat it. This refreshing sweetness made it never tire of eating.
"Well... I'm a little sleepy. We'll talk about the work report later."
Lei Mingwan was in no hurry to contact the people at the headquarters.
Anyway, this kind of matter only needs to be left to the people below to deal with it. If there are any changes to the resolution at the headquarters, they will definitely be informed as soon as possible and the plans for the Bear Country will be changed.
If there is no notification, it means that the plan will still be implemented according to the original route.
After finishing the last piece of red bean daifuku, he picked up a toothpick and picked his teeth gracefully. Then Lei Mingwan lightly jumped onto the transfer at the back, curling up there as usual.
He stretched out his paws lazily, yawned, closed his eyes sleepily, and stood motionless, hoping to have a good sleep at this time and then go to work.
After all, when he is here, he only needs to report the situation to the headquarters when necessary. Most of the time, he is doing work like disciplinary inspection. In addition, his task is to eat and sleep.
Compared to the hard-working days in the Kingdom of Ghosts, this is real life here. .
It has a wider and softer bed than a pet house, and there are countless delicious foods. You don’t have to worry about being occupied by others, or having snacks stolen. The red shadow in charge here will meet all its needs.
It would be even better if there were a few gentle and lovely maids to serve it.
This is undoubtedly paradise.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from my ears:
"You really enjoy being here, Thundermaru."
Hearing this familiar voice, Lei Mingwan's whole body became hairy. He suddenly lost all sleep. He raised his head and looked at Shiraishi who had appeared in the room at some point. His words became stammered:
"F-Father? Why are you here?"
It sounded a bit panicked.
His eyes began to move restlessly, and the paws stretched out in front of him began to scratch each other subconsciously, and the excited smile was made of tears.
"Come over and inspect the situation here to see if there are any problems."
Star Ninja Village involves the layout of the Demon Country in the Bear Country. Even with a detailed and stable plan, Shiraishi will always pay attention to the situation here.
Unlike the Kingdom of Netherworld and the Kingdom of Snow, the issues in the Bear Kingdom are more complicated to deal with.
"How could there be a problem here? Father, you are completely over-worried."
Lei Mingwan's eyes were a little dodgey.
There is indeed no problem here, but when I think about the depraved life I have lived here for the past two years, and when I see Shiraishi's indifferent eyes that seem to have seen through everything, I feel inexplicably guilty.
This time Shiraishi came unexpectedly to check his homework, which happened to be when he was lazy and sleeping, so he didn't even have time to prepare.
"Leave aside Ugly Cow and Red Shadow, I heard that you are living a life of luxury and dissipation here."
"Uh... this kind of thing is completely untrue. I do the check-up work seriously every day. It just happened that my stomach felt a little uncomfortable today, so I took a nap..."
At the end of the sentence, under Shiraishi's serious gaze, Raimeimaru's head lowered lower and lower, and his defensive voice became smaller and smaller.
After all, it is indeed a fact that it lives a decadent life of eating and being lazy here.
"Forget it, I don't mean to blame you. Originally, your role here was just to serve as a bridge between the Star Ninja Village and the headquarters."
Seeing that Shiraishi didn't blame him, Raimeimaru also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Father, do you have any other instructions that you need to convey?"
Thunder Maru asked cautiously, jumping from the swivel chair to the desk.
Shiraishi glanced at Thunder Maru and said: "The situation in the Star Ninja Village has stabilized, and you don't need to be in charge here anymore. Next, I have to go out to do something and meet with Tsunade of the Sannin. You Come with me. After this, I will arrange for you to go to the Country of Waves, where you will assist Kazuhime in his operations."
"yes."
Lei Mingwan shrugged his head and responded.
It seems that I will no longer be able to enjoy the high quality of life in Star Ninja Village.
The Country of Waves... If Raimemaru thinks he remembers correctly, it is a very poor small country in the ninja world. It is said that the daimyo of this country owe a lot of foreign debts, and are now being pursued by the gold medal debt collectors of the Demon Country. debt.
In addition, it was Kazuki who was taking charge of affairs in the Land of Waves this time. Raimemaru could imagine the busy days ahead and could not continue to be lazy.
"Then, let's go now and join the Xuan Yuans first."
"Are you going to explain it to Chi Ying?"
"No need, I've already told Aka Shadow before I came to see you. He and Chou Niu will be solely responsible for the next affairs of Star Ninja Village."
Shiraishi glanced at Thundermaru and walked out of the room first. Seeing this, Thundermaru could only scratch each other with his paws, jumped down from the desk, and trotted to keep up with Shiraishi.
