Chapter 690 Alliance and pressure

"It's really unreasonable!"

Following a heavy punch, a large hole appeared in the desk made of thick wood under the attack of the fist, and a large number of documents were scattered around with the blow of the punch and scattered all over the ground.

The pale yellow eyebrows also raised up, and an obvious word 'Chuan' was squeezed out between the brows, revealing the dissatisfaction and indignation in the fourth generation of Raikage Ai's heart.

It is natural for him to be so angry. First, he failed to cooperate with Konoha to arrest Orochimaru, so that he lost the whereabouts of Erwei. Later, in order to regain the whereabouts of Erwei, he had to send envoys to the kingdom of ghosts to communicate with the army of the kingdom of ghosts who eliminated Oroshemaru.

From the way the Fourth Raikage was furious in the office, it can be understood that the communication with the Ghost Country ended in failure.

No matter what kind of conditions Yun Yin gave, the Oni Nation's military remained silent about the matter of Orochimaru, and refused indifferently.

Looking at the letter paper crushed by fists in the big hole in the desk, Mabui, the secretary who stood aside, roughly guessed what the content of the letter was even if he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes. It must be that the army of the ghost country severely rejected the conditions given by Yun Yin, which made the Lord Leiying react in such a hurry.

"Master Raikage, please calm down, no matter how angry you are, you can't destroy public property at will."

Mabu sighed as usual with a headache.

Although she has ordered someone to make a stronger desk with special wood and send it here for Raikage to use, but no matter how strong it is, as long as Raikage wants to vent, even steel can easily break through, let alone wood.

"Erwei's whereabouts are close at hand. In this situation, how do you ask me to calm down?"

In order to find the stolen Erwei, Yun Yin has spent a lot of manpower and force in the past few years. First, the operation failed, and then the military of the ghost country did not cooperate, and his long-standing patience finally faded away.

"Even so, it's meaningless to be angry like this. No matter how you look at it, Yun Yin currently doesn't have the ability to force the army of the Kingdom of Ghosts to speak up."

As Raikage's secretary and a member of Yunyin's decision-making team, Azabuyi knows that the current Yunyin is not enough to be an opponent of the ghost kingdom.

Nominally, Yun Yin, who is backed by the country of thunder, seems to have become the symbol of the top military organization of a big country after suppressing Konoha of the country of fire, but after the battle two years ago, anyone with a discerning eye understands that the strongest military organization belongs to the big country in the far west of the mainland.

Although Yun Yin has spared no effort to imitate the kingdom of ghosts to form his own military industry, and also began to create new types of ninja tools and ships to seize the power of land, sky and sea, but it was a bit late in the end. Therefore, it is not feasible to target the kingdom of ghosts with the previous aggressive method of forcing Konoha to loosen his mouth and compromise. If you are not careful, you may burn yourself on fire.

Fourth Raikage suffocated for breath, sat back in his own seat depressed, and the sound of panting from his nostrils also intensified.

Erwei is something that Yunyin must take back. This matter does not need to be considered. It is the result of a meeting unanimously approved by Yunyin's senior management.

The reason why Yun Yin and Lei Zhiguo can run wild in the ninja world is because of their strong enough military power.

And the tailed beast is the core force related to the military strength of a country. To a certain extent, its importance is comparable to that of 'shadow'.

This kind of thing is not only understood by Fourth Raikage, but Mabui, who is the secretary, also knows that Erwei cannot give up. No matter how many years have passed, this tailed beast belonging to Yunyin must be taken back, and no discussion is allowed.

"Master Raikage, the reason why our current search for Erwei has not achieved anything is that the most important factor is not making trouble in the ghost country, but our own lack of intelligence and information acquisition."

Azabui expressed his opinion.

Yun Yin does have one of the most powerful military forces in the ninja world, but this influence only exists in the country of thunder and the surrounding countries of the country of thunder. Once it goes beyond this range, such as entering the territory of other big countries, such influence will be weakened.

The territory of a big country not only represents the mainland of the big country, but also means that the neighboring countries of other big countries will also become constraints for Yunyin to search for Erwei's whereabouts. Because these weak neighboring countries will follow the instinct of the weak to prey on the strong, and take the initiative to approach and cater to the nearby big countries. Even if they know that the Kingdom of Lei and Yunyin are powerful and not driven by interests, it is difficult to actively cooperate with Yunyin's actions.

So no matter how many Anbu and ninja teams were sent out before, the most they could do was to pull out a few insignificant strongholds of Orochimaru without pain, and the key information had to be obtained from Konoha.

"Do you mean to continue to cooperate with the villages of Konoha?"

Fourth Raikage thought deeply.

"That's right. The Kingdom of Oni has a complete intelligence system that surpasses other big countries, and covers most of the ninja world, so they don't have high demand for partners. But we can't do it here, or in other words, except for the country of Oni, there is no country's intelligence system that can be laid in the territory of another big country. If you want to find Erwei as soon as possible, relying on the strength of other villages is an indispensable link."

Azabui understood that Raikage Fourth did not trust the rest of the village.

After all, the organization that catches the tailed beasts, judging from the known member information, gathered S-level dangerous rebels from the four villages of Konoha, Sand Hidden, Yan Hidden, and Kid Hidden.

Therefore, when dealing with this organization, with the help of these villages where rebellion was born, the Fourth Raikage will subconsciously resent the fourth generation of Raikage.

Especially Konoha.

Whether it is this unknown organization, or the kingdom of ghosts that is causing huge troubles to major countries today, they all have a great relationship with Konoha.

Because of this, Fourth Raikage's attitude towards Konoha is extremely distrustful.

The reason why the Four Nations Alliance was defeated in the Fourth Ninja World War was, on the one hand, because of Kirigakure's improper operation, and on the other hand, it was also related to Konoha always leaking key information to the kingdom of ghosts.

Even the head of the Anbu can be reduced to a village of rebellion. Even if it is revealed that the high-level elders are spies planted by other countries, the Fourth Raikage will not be shocked.

It's just like what Mabui said, even if you don't trust Konoha anymore, if you want to get more information about mysterious organizations as soon as possible, in order to facilitate the use of local forces in the territories of other big countries, it is imminent to cooperate with other villages.

He doesn't want to spend a few more years of manpower and material resources, and then still get nothing.

"However, if we form an alliance with villages such as Konoha and Sagakure, we may be involved in the struggle with the kingdom of ghosts."

This is where the Fourth Raikage worries.

"A line of defense is set up on the border of the East Sea of our country. It is enough to support it in name. Given the dire situation Konoha is facing now, I think I will not refuse it."

Azabuyi already had countermeasures.

Currently, Yun Yin's most important task is to find Erwei, not to fight against the army of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

At that time, Yun Yin, who is sitting on two tailed beasts, will be more confident no matter whether he is passively or actively involved in the disputes among the countries in the ninja world.

"In this case, then send a message to Samui who is still staying in Konoha, and ask her to convey Yun Yin's attitude to Hokage."

"yes."

Finally, Lei Ying was safe and sound, and Mabuyi also heaved a sigh of relief, and walked towards the office door, ready to leave.

"etc."

The fourth Raikage's voice sounded from behind.

"Is there anything else, Raikage-sama?"

"It's nothing, I just need to add a word to Konoha, let them be more concealed, and keep quiet about the alliance. I don't want to just finish talking about the alliance, and the next second this information will appear on Chiba Shiraishi's desk."

For Konoha's intelligence system, the Fourth Raikage really lacks confidence.

Azabui hesitated for a moment.

"Master Raikage, are you making a fuss over a molehill? No matter what, Konoha won't be infiltrated to this extent by the kingdom of ghosts, right?"

"Be careful."

Azabui nodded in response to Fourth Raikage's solemn warning, and decided to send this sentence to Konoha's Hokage on the information sent to Konoha.

"Alliance with Yunyin?"

The news came so suddenly that when he got home and heard the news from his father Shikaku, Shikamaru was stunned for a moment before recovering.

"Why is it so urgent? And there was no warning before."

After Shikamaru reacted, his eyes were full of doubts.

It's not that forming an alliance with Yunyin is a bad thing, but that the news is too abrupt, making people unprepared.

"Because Yunyin wanted to find the stolen Erwei as soon as possible, and in view of the previous interference from the Ghost Kingdom, they knew that without the assistance of the other villages, it would be difficult to dig out that organization from the dark with their own strength."

Standing in the corridor, Lu Jiu turned his gaze to the courtyard and answered with his expression unchanged.

"Has Hokage-sama agreed?"

Shikamaru pondered for a moment, then looked at Shikaku.

"Master Hokage has agreed, and the formal signing of the covenant will be in the first ten days of next month, that is, when the first test of the Chunin Exam opens. Yun Yin's envoys will come to sign the covenant by visiting the Chunin Exam. In addition, there will be envoys from Sand Yin and Yan Yin."

Same as Yun Yin, Sand Yin and Yan Yin's tail beasts were also taken away.

If you can't quickly improve your strength through development in a short period of time, then the desire for tailed beasts will become more important.

Lu Jiu had expected this day to come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

"What about Kirigakure?"

"Still hesitating. They are alone overseas, and the tailed beasts are well preserved. Although Hokage-sama sent a letter of condolences, that Fifth Mizukage doesn't seem to intend to intervene in this matter."

"It seems that things are more serious than expected."

Oshemaru, the organization that catches tailed beasts, Uchiha Sasuke, and the villages form an alliance, Shikamaru feels a headache.

What happened recently, isn't it a bit much?

And everything is enough to cause a huge impact in the ninja world.

"That's fine. I couldn't find a chance to join forces with Yun Yin. With Yun Yin joining, Konoha's situation will be much better."

Lu Jiu's mind is very relaxed, and he doesn't feel that things are getting out of hand.

"But they will not fight against the country of ghosts for Konoha."

Shikamaru calmly analyzed.

"It's enough to have this attitude. After all, no one is an idiot. Yunyin only wants to get back their tailed beast through us. We need Yunyin to strengthen our momentum. Before that, this covenant will not expire."

"So, tell me about this..."

Shikamaru frowned, feeling that things like Shikajiu and himself that have not been publicly announced are not as simple as announcements.

"How is the preparation for the Chunin exam?"

Lu Jiu didn't answer, and instead asked about a topic that had nothing to do with the alliance.

"It's ready, just wait for the exam to start next month."

There are not many things assigned to the hands, and the staff in charge of the Chunin examination process, many of them are experienced jounin, so Shikamaru's work is not as heavy as imagined.

In addition, Temari in the same group is also a capable Jnin. As a result, there is not much work left for him now, and it will be completed smoothly in about two days.

"Since this is the case, after the Chunin exam, you will join the joint action teams of each village to help each village find the tailed beast."

Shikahisa glanced at Shikamaru with a meaningful look.

"But, I..."

"This is an order from Hokage-sama."

Lu Jiu's face suddenly became serious.

Shikamaru lowered his head and fell silent.

"Dad, Hokage-sama... Did she say something to you?"

Generally speaking, as a staff member of this Chunin exam, after the exam, he will have a period of vacation as a reward.

But no, and directly asked him to join the action team in each village to search for tailed beasts immediately after the exam, Shikamaru smelled a strange smell.

Lu Jiu nodded, but did not hide it.

"That's right, you want to solve Sasuke alone. I have already learned from Master Hokage that she is very worried about your current psychological problems. I always thought you were a sensible child, but your behavior this time disappointed me. You don't have to interfere with Sasuke Uchiha, I will discuss it with Master Hokage."

Lu Jiu left this sentence coldly, and left the corridor directly.

Shikamaru silently watched the figure drifting away in the corridor. Although they were related by blood, it was as if there was a barrier between them, and the two sides could not get close to each other.

"It seems that you are not in a good mood, do you want me to give you a few days off to relax?"

Seeing Shikahisa with a heavy face, Tsunade walked into the office, and Tsunade, who was leisurely drinking afternoon tea, couldn't help but tease.

"No need, Hokage-sama, I just didn't expect that brat to have such a stupid idea. I was a little worried for a while."

The dullness on Lu Jiu's face immediately turned into a wry smile.

He has always been proud of having a smart and well-behaved son, but he did not expect that this time, the other party would make such a rash move, and even proposed to Hokage that he alone should bear the responsibility of killing Sasuke.

Not to mention that this behavior itself is stupid, even the idea is completely distorted.

It was the first time that Lu Jiu was born. Is this really my son with a smart brain? Could it be someone else's counterfeit?

"When I heard it that day, I also thought it was a bit unbelievable... But when I think about it, maybe it's because of the pressure on him."

Tsunade put down the teacup in his hand, looked out the window, and said with a sigh.

"pressure?"

"The ardent expectations of friends, the heavy responsibilities that the village keeps entrusting to him, and the hesitation and confusion when he is afraid of mission failure... He is a lazy person himself, and his current commitment is probably just an act of reluctance. Force himself to bear everything and make himself a person who is trusted by others."

"This kind of thing..."

Lu Jiu was startled, before that, he was not aware of this problem.

Now listening to what Tsunade said, I began to seriously think about whether the pressure I put on Shikamaru in the past was too much. So much so that now Shikamaru can't bear such pressure, and began to have some bad extreme thoughts.

"I'm worried that if he continues like this, he will be targeted by Gen's people. I will pay attention to his every move in the future. If it really doesn't work, after the Chunin exam, I will idle him for a period of time and will not send him tasks."

Tsunade's answer reassured Lu Jiu slightly, and he nodded solemnly.

"Everything is under Hokage-sama's arrangement. During this time, I will also pay a little attention to his situation to avoid accidents."

The country of ghosts.

On Shiraishi's desk, there is a document sent from Konoha.

The above content is roughly that Yun Yin intends to join forces with Konoha, Sand Yin, and Yan Yin to find the missing tail beast with the help of the four villages.

The specific cooperation time and place are determined to be during the opening period of the first exam of the Joint Chunin Exam next month, which is July 10th, and the meeting will be held in Conference Room 304 of the Hokage Building.

Finally, a roster of ninja representatives from each village was attached as a gift, and the names of more than a dozen elite ninjas from four villages appeared one after another on it.

If this information is sold to Akatsuki, Nagato must pay a certain price to buy this document and formulate a targeted plan.

But unfortunately, Baishi didn't have this idea in his heart, nor did he intend to use this information to accomplish anything ulterior.

His focus on Akatsuki now is when Nagato will attack Kirigakure's two-tailed beasts.

Not surprisingly, at that time, the two tailed beasts who wanted to keep Kirigakure, the alliance between the Kingdom of Oni and Kirigakure, would inevitably be exposed.

Although this kind of exposure will adversely affect the follow-up plan of the Ghost Kingdom, no matter how adverse the impact is, it is stronger than the two tailed beasts being taken away.

He is not interested in dealing with the full body of Ten Tails, nor does he want to witness the legendary power of disaster that can destroy heaven and earth.

Therefore, the more chaotic the situation, the better.

Yunyin's direct intervention will increase Akatsuki's direct pressure.

This is exactly what Baishi expects, so Baishi does not intend to destroy this alliance, and even secretly contributes to the birth of such an alliance.

In addition to this document, there are also condemnation documents from Konoha and other villages on the desk. The matter is related to Sasuke and Kakashi.

The elimination of Orochimaru cannot be used as black material to smear the kingdom of ghosts, but the acceptance of Konoha's rebellion is a place they can use to criticize and accuse the kingdom of ghosts.

Konoha's criticism was the most intense. During this period, the envoys of the Kingdom of Fire negotiated with the foreign affairs department of the Kingdom of Ghosts no less than ten times. They sincerely hope that the Kingdom of Ghosts can hand over Konoha's treason, so as not to damage their international reputation by covering up international criminals.

For such a condemnation document, Shiraishi just glanced at it, and felt that the words of criticism and condemnation were very sharp and fluent, stimulating various pain points of the ghost kingdom everywhere, and then threw it into the trash can and stopped paying attention.

After dealing with these matters, Shiraishi became idle.

Glancing at the time, there was still half an hour to rest before going to the laboratory, and then he remembered the latest edition of the half-read "Intimate Paradise" series of books in the drawer, and stretched his palm to the bottom drawer, preparing to use it to pass the time.

dong dong.

The sound of knocking on the door made Shiraishi retract his palm like lightning.

Skillfully made himself a cup of hot tea and sprinkled some goji berries.

Although the nightlife is relatively boring these days, Shiraishi always likes to be prepared.

Only by planning and acting before you act can you win a hundred battles. No matter which battlefield it is, you should make adequate preparations.

Victory will eventually be reserved for those who are prepared.

"Come in."

Accompanied by these words, the person who came in had silver hair, a mask covering the nose, a tall and straight body, and looked thinner, with slightly lazy eyes, more powerful than before.

This person is Kakashi.

The forehead guard on his forehead was also replaced in due course.

From Konoha at the beginning, to Yinyin Village, and now it is replaced with the ninja forehead of the ghost country.

"It's you, Kakashi, have you completed the matter of Tian Zhiguo?"

"Well, it has been completed. The people brought back, Mizuki is handing over the people here, and will temporarily arrange them to the medical department for recuperation."

Kakashi nodded. His tone was so calm that it made people feel relaxed. He didn't look like he was rushing here in a hurry.

"That's no problem. Although they don't know when they will recover in their current state, as long as people are alive, there is still hope."

This is the only place Baishi can comfort.

The survivors who were extradited from Tanokuni back to the Oshemaru stronghold, in addition to physical hidden dangers, mental trauma should not be underestimated. It takes a long time to heal those people physically and mentally.

"If there is no solution here in the ghost country, then I think of other countries, and there is no solution."

Kakashi, who said this, was obviously very confident in the medical methods here, and the corner of his mouth under the mask seemed to show a smile.

"I will accept your good words. Next, there is a letter of appointment for you, and I have already finished it."

As he spoke, Shiraishi took out a document from the neatly stacked documents on one side.

Kakashi came over, took it in his hand, and glanced at it roughly.

Shiraishi took a sip of tea, pressed his back against the seat behind him, looked at Kakashi and said, "Is there any problem? If there is no problem, I will take office the day after tomorrow."

With Kakashi's processing ability, Shiraishi believes that he will handle all the work that he handed down.

"No problem, but I need to transfer Mizuki over."

Although the new job is not difficult for him, Kakashi thinks that he should find someone to help him share some heavy chores and lighten his burden.

He is not familiar with anyone here. In comparison, Mizuki is his own person, so it is easier to use.

"Okay, just go and talk about it yourself."

Baishi nodded in agreement.

"Then, if there is nothing else, I will go over and observe secretly, so as not to make mistakes."

Kakashi put away the appointment letter, turned around and left the office without delay.

Baishi sat quietly, and when he drank all the tea, he walked out of the room and walked towards the laboratory.

(end of this chapter)