These Kumogakure elite ninjas were precisely the agents he had dispatched to contact the other hidden villages.
With them captured, it meant that Kumogakure's plan to form a joint army with the other villages had likely already been exposed to Ning Feng.
If Uchiha Feng used this matter to stir chaos within Kumogakure, their village would inevitably suffer significant losses in combat power.
They might even end up like Sunagakure—declining completely after finally rising to the forefront among the Five Great Villages.
The more Raikage A thought about it, the more anger and conflict filled his heart.
His anger came from the fact that the mighty Kumogakure was being suppressed to the point of barely breathing by a mere Third Amekage.
His hesitation came from another question:
Should he launch a full assault and mobilize Kumogakure's entire elite force to severely injure Uchiha Feng?
But such a move would come at an extremely terrifying cost.
Just as A was struggling internally, Uchiha Feng suddenly smiled faintly in the distance.
As if he had already seen through A's thoughts, a calm voice echoed.
"Fourth Raikage A… I imagine you're struggling right now."
"You're wondering whether you should mobilize all your elite ninjas and attack me, aren't you?"
Uchiha Feng spoke casually.
He had already read A's mind.
Having his thoughts exposed so directly, A's expression instantly changed. His brows tightened as his fists cracked loudly, and he prepared to charge forward toward Uchiha Feng.
But before A could summon the courage to attack, Uchiha Feng spoke again.
"Raikage-sama, don't rush."
"Why don't you first look around your village… and then make your decision?"
Hearing this, A's gaze turned cold as he scanned his surroundings.
But the moment he looked—
His expression became even darker.
The reason was simple.
A discovered that the area surrounding Kumogakure had somehow been infused with Explosion Release chakra.
Although A wasn't a sensory-type ninja, he had fought the Explosion Release user Deidara's predecessor Gari many times before.
He could clearly recognize that chakra signature.
"Sensor Unit!"
A waved his hand.
In the next moment, Kumogakure's elite sensory ninjas rushed over and appeared beside him, their expressions extremely complicated.
One of them lowered his voice and reported:
"We don't know how Lord Uchiha Feng managed to do this…"
"But the Explosion Release chakra surrounding Kumogakure… is enough to destroy more than half the village."
"More than half the village!?"
A's brows tightened.
His heart skipped a beat.
Ning Feng chuckled lightly when he saw this reaction.
In truth, if Kumogakure hadn't been built among mountain ranges, and instead had a village layout like Konoha, this layer of Explosion Release chakra alone could have destroyed the entire place.
Its destructive power would rival Pain's Shinra Tensei in the future.
Of course—
He had only placed a surface layer of Explosion Release chakra rather than fully embedding it.
Otherwise, for a village as massive as Kumogakure, the amount of chakra required would equal several tailed beasts combined.
After all, his goal was deterrence, not annihilation.
Destroying Kumogakure would make it useless.
And once the world was unified, rebuilding such a massive village would cost a fortune.
That would hardly be worth it.
Meanwhile, after sensing everything around him, Raikage A no longer dared to act rashly.
His heart trembled—not only at the amount of preparation Uchiha Feng had made, but also at the realization that someone like this would become an uncontrollable disaster for the ninja world if allowed to exist.
"As expected of the Third Amekage."
"You prepare everything thoroughly."
"At first, I couldn't understand why the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki was so hostile toward you."
"But now… I understand his thinking more and more."
"Rain Village has produced a leader like you—strong politically, economically, and militarily."
"Any nation bordering Rain Village will inevitably be greatly affected."
Raikage A took a deep breath before finally speaking again.
"So tell me, Third Amekage."
"What do you want in order to compensate for Kumogakure's mistake this time?"
Even though he knew this incident would become a great humiliation for Kumogakure, he no longer had the luxury to worry about pride.
"Very simple."
Ning Feng spoke calmly.
"First, Kumogakure must officially recognize the alliance treaty between Konoha and Rain Village."
"Second, withdraw from the joint army with Kirigakure and Iwagakure."
"And finally…"
"The Eight-Tails Jinchūriki will belong to Rain Village from now on."
The moment he finished speaking, Raikage A and the others frowned deeply.
For a moment, none of them knew how to respond.
On the surface, acknowledging the Konoha–Rain alliance seemed like a small matter.
But once Kumogakure officially recognized it, they would lose all legitimate grounds to oppose that alliance in the future.
And withdrawing from the joint army meant that if they were later caught secretly cooperating with Kirigakure and Iwagakure, it would severely damage their reputation.
Once agreed upon, it would become official recognition—something extremely difficult to reverse.
Of course, they could later tear up the agreement.
But doing so would greatly damage Kumogakure's credibility.
And that would not be good for the village.
"Hmph."
"You want Kumogakure to withdraw from the alliance with Kirigakure and Iwagakure?"
"Uchiha Feng… aren't you asking for too much?"
Just as Raikage A was still struggling to decide—
A calm voice suddenly echoed from above.
Descending slowly from the sky—
Was the Fourth Mizukage Yagura of Kirigakure.
And beside him—
The Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of Iwagakure.
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