章 168: Chapter 168, Encirclement and Rescue.
"Raijin, you are kidding. Kirigakure has been good to our Hozuki family."
Hozuki Takuya replied with a light laugh, well aware that Raijin was just making small talk.
But likewise, Hozuki Takuya also knew he was making small talk with Raijin.
After all, when the original plan gets disrupted, all that's left to say... seems to be just small talk.
"Then I won't delay you from your mission, please feel free."
Raijin nodded, casually glancing at the ninjas who had just landed, all wearing the Hozuki clan emblem, and said with a soft laugh.
"Good, let's have a drink together when we have time."
Hozuki Takuya kept his smile, nodded to Raijin, and left with his clansmen.
"Are we just letting them go?"
Uchiha Natsuki looked at the fading figure of Hozuki Takuya in the night and asked Uchiha Raijin.
"What else? Take them down by force?"
Raijin chuckled, formed hand seals, and several shadow clones appeared. Without any communication, they all disappeared into the thick night the next second.
"So, do you have a plan?"
Uchiha Natsuki, witnessing this scene, asked Raijin.
"If I were the Mizukage, what's the Land of Waves to me? I'd gather the main forces and launch a direct assault on the Whirlpool Country!"
Raijin chuckled lightly, sitting casually on the coast, looking towards Uchiha Natsuki.
"So what?"
Uchiha Natsuki sat down beside Raijin, looking at Uchiha Raijin with interest.
"But now it's different... The Hozuki clan has come to the Land of Waves. They are welcome to come, but leaving won't be so easy."
Raijin laughed again, turning to Uchiha Natsuki beside him.
Natsuki's face showed realization; he had pretty much guessed Raijin's thoughts.
"Hmph, if I were the Mizukage, I'd wish the entire Hozuki clan would die in the Land of Waves."
Uchiha Natsuki snorted, speaking to Raijin.
Using the Hozuki clan members who just arrived in the Land of Waves as bait, forcing Kirigakure to send reinforcements, and then striking the ninjas who come to help.
Not only that, but it would also effectively alleviate the pressure that the Whirlpool Country might face directly.
It must be said, such a plan is really good, but there's one thing: are the dozen or so ninjas from the Hozuki clan worth Kirigakure sending reinforcements?
After all, the Third Mizukage's surname isn't Hozuki.
"Don't get it, do you?"
Raijin chuckled, bumping Uchiha Natsuki's shoulder with his own.
With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Raijin whispered to Uchiha Natsuki.
"You can tell you haven't seen the Chunin exams back then. Hozuki Takuya has a summoning scroll that can summon seven Ninja Swords."
"Oh?"
Uchiha Natsuki's eyes suddenly sparkled with interest.
"The Hozuki clan might not be worth saving, but are the seven Ninja Swords worth retrieving?"
Raijin raised an eyebrow, his white fangs gleaming sharply under the moonlight.
"Although the Hozuki clan's secret techniques are quite ordinary, the craftsmanship of forging Ninja Swords is certainly commendable."
Uchiha Natsuki chuckled, his face full of greed that even the night couldn't hide.
If the Uchiha could get those seven Ninja Swords, they could form an elite squad.
After all, in the ninja world, distinctive Ninja Swords and Sharingan are a perfect match~
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"Takuya-sama, why didn't you take action just now?"
Amidst the thick night, a few flames rose, and by the campfire, Hozuki Kazuo asked Hozuki Takuya.
Even if the Uchiha's strength is notable, in the end, they are just two people.
Wouldn't a dozen people together have a chance of winning?
"It's pointless."
Hozuki Takuya shook his head with a helpless wry smile.
Hozuki Takuya really didn't expect Konohagakure's response to be so swift.
"Maybe we could win if we attacked them, but it's impossible to keep that guy."
Hozuki Takuya looked at Hozuki Kazuma beside him.
"Even so, to win, we'd have to pay a certain price. What then? We'd be harassed by Uchiha Raijin all the time."
Pausing, Hozuki Takuya said to Hozuki Kazuma.
"Our clan members would be harassed by Uchiha Raijin, dying one by one on this land, until in the end, all are annihilated."
"The Thunder Sword Saint of Konohagakure... Thunder is placed before the Sword Saint for a reason."
Hozuki Takuya shook his head with some resignation, sighing deeply.
"But if that's the case, why didn't Uchiha Raijin attack us just now?"
Hozuki Kazuma asked Hozuki Takuya with some confusion.
"Is Senju Tobirama an idiot? Would he send a single ninja to support the Land of Waves?"
Hozuki Takuya looked at Hozuki Kazuma somewhat helplessly.
"Instead of getting into a tough fight right from the start, why not wait for teammates to arrive and then easily take us down?"
"So, what should we do next?"
Hozuki Kazuma pursed his lips and asked Hozuki Takuya.
"Send the news here back to the village, let the village send reinforcements, and as for us... find the right moment, and together with the reinforcements from the village, take down Uchiha Raijin!"
Hozuki Takuya told Hozuki Kazuma.
If one were to compare the wealth of Konohagakure in the Land of Waves with Raijin, Hozuki Takuya would choose Uchiha Raijin without hesitation.
After all, the role Raijin can play on the battlefield is far more valuable than these supplies.
At the very least, Raijin alone could destroy a lot of supplies!
...
"Sensei."
A steady purple lightning bolt stopped in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
As the lightning dissipated, Raijin's figure also appeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"What's wrong?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure immediately stopped in place, asking Raijin.
Shimura Danzo also came to Raijin's side, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.
Could it be that Kirigakure has already launched an attack?
Seeing this, Raijin laid out the current situation in the Land of Waves and his plan.
"I see..."
As Raijin finished speaking, a smile appeared on the corner of Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth.
"Danzo, you're in charge of covering the guild's retreat. Jiraiya and I will keep an eye on the Hozuki clan's ninjas, while Orochimaru and Tsunade will support Raijin."
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately said to everyone.
"Okay."
Danzo nodded, without any objections. The usual squabbles didn't count for much, but objectively speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen's Team 7 was indeed stronger than his own squad.
So, Sarutobi Hiruzen's arrangement was quite reasonable.
"Be safe."
Shimura Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and left with his squad.
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