The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 284: Accident at the Venue

"Hmph, for the sake of the stability of the ninja world, I will not argue with you. Right now, the most important thing to discuss is the Akatsuki organization!"

Taking advantage of Mifune's reminder, Ohnoki ended his verbal attack with a seemingly tough remark and turned the topic back to the Akatsuki organization.

"You're good at talking, but do you have the real ability to speak on the battlefield?"

"Let's discuss Akatsuki first. Sooner or later, I'll let you know how powerful women are!"

"Destroy the Akatsuki organization first. Sooner or later, you will tremble in front of Konoha's power!"

Ohnoki seemed to be giving up, and Darui and the others could only end the verbal argument with a few words of hatred.

"Let's discuss how to resolve the threat posed by the Akatsuki organization!"

After calming down, Ohnoki still had the aura of a senior. He floated in the air with a serious expression, and when he spoke, he went straight to the crux of the matter.

"Except for the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails, the rest of the tailed beasts should have been captured by the Akatsuki organization. If they really have the ability to harness the power of the tailed beasts, it will be a huge threat to the entire ninja world.

Although a single tailed beast isn't that powerful in a fight between experts, aside from inflicting widespread damage, we don't know if Akatsuki has any special methods for unleashing the power of a tailed beast. Furthermore, whether a tailed beast is controlled by someone or not is completely different!

"It's because you're incapable of keeping an eye on your own Jinchūriki that you've caused so much trouble!"

Danzo first made a sarcastic remark from his moral high ground with a proud look on his face, and then began to sing the praises of his own merits.

"At present, the leader of Akatsuki has been eliminated by Konoha. Although Konoha has paid a huge price, this is the responsibility of Konoha as the largest ninja village in the ninja world!"

"Has it really been destroyed? Uchiha Sasuke, a member of the Akatsuki organization and a traitorous ninja from Konoha Village, attacked our village not long ago and wanted to plunder the Eight-Tails! We were about to capture him, but a masked Uchiha came out and rescued him."

Darui stared at Danzo, demanding an answer.

"That's right. It's still uncertain whether Konoha Village has killed any members of Akatsuki. Moreover, even if an Akatsuki member is really dead, does that mean he is really the leader of Akatsuki?"

Mei Terumi also expressed deep doubt about Konoha Village's claim of having killed the Akatsuki leader. The Fourth Mizukage had been silently controlled by a genjutsu for years, and if it weren't for coincidence, it might not have been discovered until now. Previous intelligence suggests the so-called Akatsuki leader who attacked Konoha Village hadn't demonstrated such abilities.

"Also, if Akatsuki is really going to be destroyed, what about those captured Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts?"

Years of internal strife in Mist Shadow Village have significantly reduced the village's combat effectiveness, with several experts defecting. Mei Terumi now desperately wants to retrieve the Three-Tails and Six-Tails to increase the village's overall strength.

The continuous questioning from several people immediately made Danzo feel depressed. He really couldn't explain these questions, so he could only keep a gloomy face and remain silent.

"According to the intelligence, the Akatsuki organization's headquarters should be in the Land of Rain, so those Jinchūriki or tailed beasts are likely to be in the Land of Rain as well."

When Danzo was at his most awkward moment, his ally, Chiyo, remained silent. Instead, Ōnoki, who had initially been aggressive, spoke up to ease the situation. Of course, Ōnoki had his own agenda in helping Danzo out. He intended to target the Rain Country and rally all the other ninja villages to attack it. As the most well-preserved of the five major ninja villages, Iwagakure was well-positioned to reap the benefits of the battle and ultimately achieve the greatest advantage.

Under everyone's surprised and suspicious eyes, Ohnoki continued, "I believe you have all sent intelligence personnel to the Rain Country to investigate. I wonder what the results are?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Mei Terumi and the others stopped what they were about to say and looked at each other, trying to find out the details of other ninja villages.

With everyone's unspoken understanding, there was another awkward silence at the scene.

Perhaps to ease the awkward atmosphere, Grandma Chiyo, who had been silent until now, spoke slowly.

"There's been no results. The Sand Village sent out six elite intelligence officers. Some followed the caravan, some disguised themselves as refugees, and some sneaked in directly. But there's been no report at all. They all disappeared after entering the Rain Village."

Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone knew that if an intelligence officer disappeared for a long time, he could basically be considered dead.

Darui turned his attention to Danzo again and pressed him, "So, was it really the Akatsuki leader who died in Konoha, or is there some information that Konoha is hiding?"

"It can't be fake. I believe you all know about the losses Konoha suffered. With that kind of strength, he must be the leader of the Akatsuki organization!"

Danzo could not bear the fact that his achievement of destroying the leader of Akatsuki was erased. If this was denied, then Konoha would have been destroyed in vain.

"Whether that person is the leader of Akatsuki is not the key point. The key point is how we should deal with Akatsuki and how we should treat Rain Village."

Seeing that the focus of the conversation was once again on whether Konoha had eliminated the leader of Akatsuki, Ohnoki quickly brought the topic back to the Rain Village.

"No matter what, it seems that Rain Village is most likely the headquarters of the Akatsuki organization. The tailed beasts that were taken away from our families are most likely in Rain Village."

Speaking of the tailed beasts, Mei Terumi also spoke up, "Indeed, although there is no concrete information, the intelligence available from the Hidden Mist Village still points to the Rain Country as the possibility. Everyone knows how difficult it is to control the power of the tailed beasts. While there is still time, I think we should seize the opportunity to send troops to recapture the tailed beasts!"

Then Ohnoki and the others seriously discussed how to increase the intensity of intelligence gathering, and then launch attacks from all sides at the same time to destroy the Rain Village and take back their own tailed beasts.

Darui was getting a little restless now, "Huh, are you guys only focusing on Rain Village and Akatsuki?!

I think the Snow Ninja Village composed of the rebel ninjas from Konoha Village is the target we should pay more attention to!

I'm not afraid to say that when the Fourth Raikage Ai led more than a thousand elite ninjas from the village to attack the Snow Ninja Village, they were completely defeated in less than half a day. Even the Raikage died while covering the retreat for the Cloud Ninjas.

There wasn't a single survivor from the Kumogakure Village in this battle! This information was hastily transmitted back by a Kumogakure ninja using a summoning beast.

More importantly, the Snow Ninjas who attacked did not include their leader, Hinata Kaze!"

When talking about Hinata Kaze, Darui was practically gritting his teeth, looking like he wanted to eat him alive.

Darui's words shocked everyone present except Danzo. When did the ninja world become so dangerous, with so many powerful forces emerging?

"The strength of the Snow Village cannot be underestimated. I think we should unite to eliminate the Hinata before destroying the Rain Village..."

Before he could finish his words, Danzo looked up and saw a sharp blade coming towards him like a meteor.

"Danzo, you old thief, prepare to die!"