Funan still looked at Shinnosuke reluctantly... his wife!
"What are you thinking about?" Pakura's voice suddenly sounded.
She keenly noticed that something was wrong with Funan, his eyes did not seem to be looking at Shinnosuke.
Then who is he looking at?
In front of them there were only two people. Pakura's gaze became sharp in an instant.
"Ahem!" Funan coughed lightly and said: "What can I think about? I must be thinking about tactics."
Not even Might Guy believed him. Had Funan ever had a tactic? He always had only one strategy: charge!
"Okay, Shinnosuke is resting, then who will attack at this point?" Funan looked at the people present.
Hearing Funan's words, everyone looked at each other without saying anything.
"Uchiha Shinya, you go." Funan said. "Pakura and Guy will be with you!"
"Understood!"
Those present became animated.
Would the Uchiha act? It was a great opportunity. And besides, it seemed like it wasn't a trap.
...
Doromu is a Jonin of Kumogakure and, furthermore, one who did not get along with the Raikage. He knew he was in danger. He had challenged the Raikage on many occasions, and with the Fourth Raikage's explosive temper, it was impossible for him to forgive him. However, Doromu had no other options. After the Third Raikage's death, he supported others to take over, but failed. The Fourth Raikage wouldn't let him escape after that.
This time, as always, he was given a lot of tasks, each one more dangerous than the last.
He was also a ruthless person and was worried about being betrayed by the Raikage, so he pulled out a large group of people, more than a thousand shinobi.
There are not only his people here, but also Raikage's people and some people from neutral factions.
He didn't think the Raikage would dare betray him with so many people involved.
If the Raikage caused the death of so many shinobi, they would not forgive him. Even the Raikage would be finished.
But, for some reason, walking along the path, Doromu felt an intense uneasiness, as if something was going to happen.
He looked at the people around him. The large number of people and the various factions gave it value. What could he fear with so many people?
Just as this thought fell, a signal flare rose into the sky.
[Bang!]
Looking at the red flare, Doromu's heart sank instantly, feeling icy cold. Was it really a trap?
"Enemy attack!"
With a piercing scream, one shinobi after another appeared in his field of vision.
"Fire Release..."
These were the last words Doromu heard. The last vision of him was the image of several fans.
Uchiha!
...
[Bang!]
Someone pushed open the door of the Fourth Raikage's tent and walked in angrily.
"Raikage, what happened to Doromu?"
The Raikage remained impassive. "What about Doromu?"
"Do not play the fool!" The visitor shouted angrily. "Let's go, Raikage. People outside are waiting for your explanation. This time, you went too far."
The Fourth Raikage remained calm. "I don't understand what you are saying. If you want to accuse me, then speak clearly."
[Bang!]
The man slapped the Raikage's desk and said angrily: "Stop pretending! I'll tell you clearly."
"During Doromu's mission, they were attacked. Out of more than a thousand men, only about two hundred managed to escape. And all of them are your people."
The Fourth Raikage said coldly: "The mission was assigned by me. But who sent Doromu?"
"This…" The visitor was speechless.
That mission had been assigned to the Fourth Raikage's trusted men, but Doromu had taken it away from them.
"Besides, what you said is very wrong. What do you mean by my people?" The Fourth Raikage continued with an icy voice. "The entire town of Kumogakure is my people, both those who return and those who die. I am the Raikage. Or, do you want to divide Kumogakure?"
"I won't talk to you about this. I just want to ask, do you think you have no responsibility?" The newcomer replied, his eyes fixed on the Raikage.
[Knock! Knock! Knock!]
A knock on the door interrupted the conversation.
"Forward!"
A shinobi walked in, holding a human head.
"Raikage-sama, mission accomplished. Here is the head of Sarutobi Shinnosuke."
The visitor, upon seeing the severed head, was left speechless.
"Very good!" The Fourth Raikage nodded in satisfaction. "How many Konoha shinobi did they kill?"
"More than 1,200 people."
After hearing this number, the person who questioned the Raikage was completely speechless.
He only felt cold all over. He was not a fool, he understood it after just a little thought.
The Raikage had cooperated with Uchiha Funan.
The only ones who suffer are the enemies on both sides.
The Raikage, seeing the gloomy face of the visitor who questioned him, ridiculed him: "Don't think too much. On the battlefield, anything can happen. Without evidence, no one dares to talk nonsense."
"What's more, both of us have achieved sufficient military exploits."
...
The same words came out of Funan's mouth. Of course, Funan said more.
"Oh, why are you thinking so wildly? You are so unhealthy." Funan glared at Kakashi and others with dissatisfaction and said angrily: "Sarutobi Shinnosuke's death has nothing to do with me at all."
Kakashi and the others had cold faces and didn't say a word.
What could they say? It was obvious that this was an exchange.
Funan could still laugh, but who knows what would happen when they returned to Konoha. Would Sarutobi Hiruzen let this go?
Perhaps, the volcano that is Konoha was about to explode, destroying everything.
"I told you, don't think wildly. On the battlefield, anything can happen. Didn't Senju Nawaki also die back then? Did Tsunade say something?"
Everyone's expressions darkened again. They were all Jonin, and they were not Jonin without any political power, and they remembered well how strange that incident had been.
Furthermore, it is not just Sarutobi Shinnosuke, but also more than 1,200 shinobi from the four clans of the Konoha Corrupt Quartet.
"Commander-in-Chief!" A shinobi strode into the headquarters. "We have found a lot of information!" He respectfully handed a document to Funan.
After Funan read it, he sneered and threw it to Kakashi: "After reading it, do you still think that I plotted against Sarutobi Shinnosuke?"
Kakashi was startled, and quickly took out the file and looked through it. After a while, he raised his head, his expression dull.
In the document, it was clearly recorded that Shinnosuke had acted out of ambition and had advanced recklessly.
Although Funan ordered him to protect the rear, he accidentally discovered a Kumo supply line and wanted to destroy it, only to be ambushed.
The documents even clearly recorded that one of Funan's subordinates tried to dissuade Shinnosuke, but he was scolded by Shinnosuke and even slapped him.
Then, Shinnosuke ignored the dissuasion and attacked Kumogakure's supply line. Not only did he die, but more than half of the more than a thousand shinobi he brought with him were killed or injured.
"Where did this information come from?" Kakashi asked, stunned.
"Where else could it come from?" Funan said casually: "Of course, we got it from corpses."
"Shinnosuke died, but many of his subordinates survived. In addition, there are numerous bodies of those killed in combat."
"By the way, I will keep the bodies and also take some of Shinnosuke's subordinates into custody. I will send them to Hiruzen so he can check their memories himself. I want to see if that old bastard thing still dares to slander me."
Kakashi was completely confused. Could this be true? It just can't be! It definitely can't be! Curse!
Kakashi almost wanted to curse. Was all this because of Shinnosuke? This result is so incredible that he can't believe it.
The shinobi along with Kakashi, after obtaining his permission, took the document and read it.
The result was the same as Kakashi's, they were completely dumbfounded.
"Okay, send all this back." Kakashi no longer had the strength to say more.
To be honest, he felt like something was wrong with his Sharingan, like it had been replaced. The most likely person to have done something like that was right in front of him. But seeing Funan's attitude, asking would only be a waste of time.
Inside the headquarters, the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
Even Uchiha Shinya was surprised. He was responsible for eating the bait thrown by the Raikage, but he did not expect that his own minister also threw out a bait.
It can only be said that both sides were ruthless.
"Okay, everyone may leave. Shinya, you stay."
"Yes!"
The group left the headquarters.
"Have you brought back all the people who are still alive?" Funan couldn't contain himself once the others left. "Where is Shinnosuke's wife? Where is that beautiful little girl? Is she also dead?"
Kakashi and others, who had just left the headquarters, froze.
"Ahem!" Shinya coughed a few times, looked at Funan dumbfounded, and said: "Minister, you have Shirayu and so many women at home, even here on the battlefield, you have Pakura. How can you keep thinking about Shinnosuke's wife?"
"You don't understand!" Funan said with a serious face. "That woman has a big secret."
Shinya looked at him speechless. 'Do you really think I'm stupid? You're just lusting after her body!'
"What?" Funan looked at Shinya angrily and said: "You don't believe me? I have paid so much for Uchiha..."
As Funan continued to try to cover up, Shinya sighed deeply.
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