Chapter 82 - Chapter 84

Iwagakure had for many years been one of the instigation's for big wars and small skirmishes. They had so much blood on their hands that they became infamous for their hunger for war and domination. Their Tsuchikage also contributed to this endless cycle of war with his stubborn nature.

You would be hard-pressed to find someone else that was willing to sacrifice his entire army rather than work with another person. He did not play nice with others and he bore a striking similarity to a child because he didn't know how to handle a loss.

In the Kage's office inside Iwa, the Tsuchikage had ordered an emergency meeting. The destruction of the cloud village had reached their ears and now was the time to figure out what to do about it.

Onoki, the Kage over Iwa was always looking for an opening to overtake another area of influence. And this incident was a one in a lifetime opportunity for him to strike the iron while it's still hot. Past alliances and grudges weren't something on his mind when he got news about the cloud village.

"I still feel this is somewhat sketchy. Whoever destroyed the village and put a Kage out of the game isn't just gonna go into hiding again. We should increase our defences and sit back right now." A woman with short black hair said to the Kage and the advisors in the room.

"We won't find a better opportunity than this. I stay with my decision that invading Kumo during this time is our golden opportunity to expand our borders safely." Onoki turned his tired gaze towards his advisors.

"There is no doubt that others are also thinking about this. Going through with this could start another world war. And we don't have the man power at the moment to deal with that. Especially if we're the ones forced to sit in the middle of it."

A man with a long beard and a powerful physique said while almost staring down the Tsuchikage. This proved how much power he held over the politics in this village. Not many others could treat the Kage like that.

"Do we know of any movements among the villages yet?"

"No, Lord Tsuchikage. There have been no major movements. There have been rumours that Kumo lost their tailed beasts. Though that has yet to be confirmed." A ninja said while down on one knee in front of the desk.

"Send out a scouting party. I want a full report about the state of Kumo." Onoki folded a scroll and gave it to the ninja.

"Understood, Lord Tsuchikage." He disappeared from the room and now the room only had Onoki and his advisors left. And of course, the Anbu hiding in the shadows.

Onoki was about to start looking over the rest of the reports about the attack when suddenly black fog started to pour inside the room. It came from the windows and even the walls were covered with it and it all started to rise inside the room without a sign of stopping.

"What's happening?" Onoki said and quickly floated up in the air, calmly observing the fog.

"Protect the Tsuchikage." The black haired woman said and together with a few anbu's that came out, they surrounded Onoki.

Vigilance was shot through the roof and the anbu had already started a search of the building. They moved as soon as the fog appeared, and the rest went to guard their Kage.

"How's your day been, Onoki?" A voice that sounded like a whisper appeared from the fog. It was a whisper but it was so clear that the person could just as well be inside your ear. The voice was clear as day and it sounded terrifying. Like it came from the biggest and worst demons from the depths of hell.

"Wanna show yourself, scum?" Kuro, the black haired woman and Onoki's granddaughter said to the voice with her kunai drawn and her eyes scanning the fog.

"I can never get enough of these funny reactions. Always when I appear, people seem to think they still hold the advantage over me." The voice came again and it circled Kuro's head, making her cut into the fog around her.

"Is it the numbers? Do you think you're safe because I am alone and you have an army?" The voice was close enough to Kuro's ear that she felt the unknown man's breath on her neck.

"Show yourself." She yelled and threw a kunai in the direction the voice disappeared in. She was starting to feel fear and Onoki was just standing in the middle of the group trying to locate their adversary.

"Calm down. I'm not here to harm you, even though I could... I am with the Akatsuki... Onoki you are invited to come to this location. Come within three days." A note had appeared on the desk and Onoki saw it and picked it up.

"And what if I decline?" He asked, keeping watch around for any movements within the fog.

"You read what happened to Kumo. Three days, Tsuchikage." The voice drifted away and the fog also started to disappear. As the fog that made sight limited started to disappear, Onoki and Kuro got a good look around the room. And what they saw shocked them to the core.

Bodies. It was fifteen maybe twenty bodies laying around the office. Some missing heads, others had fist-sized holes all around their body. And then came the brutal ones that were just a torso without anything attached to it.

But the one thing they all had in common was that on their body somewhere they all had a headband. And on that headband, you had the symbol for a village. And that was Kumogakure. These were all ninjas from the cloud village.

"Kuro. Arrange an escort." Onoki said and observed the bodies. This was some of the most brutal killings he had seen in his time.

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