Saving Uchiha, Starts by Flipping The Table

We at Konohagakure are short on money, and we can't take any action. 

We're not about to go to war just because you, Kumogakure, say so. 

Either pay up, or forget about it, and handle it yourself. 

And even if there's a suspicion of acting like mercenaries, so what? 

The most realistic approach is to get the money first.

"Think it over yourself, I'm heading back."

With that, Yan slipped away, leaving all the headache-inducing matters for Tsunade to deal with. 

Tsunade even forgot about being flicked on the head, frowning as she thought things over.

Konohagakure had its eyes on Kumogakure Village's wallet, but Kumogakure Village wasn't exactly calm at the moment.

Their Raikage was in another fit of rage.

The latest group sent to the Land of Rain had gone completely silent, like water disappearing into the ocean, vanishing without a trace.

Anyone who got near Amegakure Village's territory lost contact.

This already made it clear—those people were gone.

The massive losses were something even the Raikage couldn't handle.

In an effort to gather more intel about the Sage of Six Paths' eyes, he had sent out the village's elite teams.

Now, with team after team disappearing, anyone would feel the sting.

Even a well-off village like Kumogakure Village couldn't take it.

"Damn it!!!"

Just thinking about all the elite teams that had been sacrificed made Raikage's heart ache.

Several waves of scouts, all gone.

"Any word from the other villages?"

"Konohagakure seems quiet, but Iwagakure Village, Kirigakure Village, and Sunagakure Village all sent teams to investigate as well. Their results are likely no better than ours."

So, aside from Konohagakure, which had already taken a hit earlier, the other villages had also failed in Amegakure Village?

Upon hearing this, Raikage's rage subsided a little.

Since Kumogakure Village wasn't the only one to suffer, he could somewhat accept this outcome.

Accept it... my ass!!!

Since becoming Raikage, Kumogakure Village hadn't suffered such a huge loss, and Raikage wasn't going to swallow his anger this time.

Doudai frowned and said:

"Raikage-sama, the Akatsuki organization is very powerful. Even the elite teams we sent vanished without a trace.

At this point, we're left with two choices: either send even stronger people or declare war on Amegakure Village."

If elite Jonin teams were wiped out, who could they send that was stronger?

Was Raikage going to go personally?

Or maybe let Killer Bee, who's been itching to go wild outside, run around?

Konohagakure had specifically warned them that the Akatsuki organization had the power to control Jinchuriki and tailed beasts, and that they were secretly targeting the tailed beasts of every village.

They let Killer Bee go, which is basically handing over the Eight-Tails to someone else, right?

"It seems the Akatsuki is really a huge threat."

Calming down, A frowned in thought. He needed to think carefully before making a decision.

Going to Amegakure Village in person?

That thought had crossed his mind, but as soon as it came up, he dismissed it.

A was certain that if he announced his decision to personally head to Amegakure Village, the higher-ups would strongly oppose it. Since he couldn't go himself, he would have to choose another option.

Maybe start a war? But only a small-scale one. Amegakure Village wasn't worth Kumogakure Village going all out.

"What if we got other villages involved to go after Amegakure Village together?"

The five great ninja villages could unite, collectively accusing Amegakure Village and the Akatsuki.

Then, the five great ninja villages could launch a joint attack on Amegakure Village!

This way, it wouldn't hurt their reputation, and the risks and losses would be minimized. A didn't believe that the Akatsuki could fight against all five great ninja villages at the same time. 

However, if they involved other villages in going after Amegakure Village and the Akatsuki, the benefits and intelligence gathered couldn't be kept for themselves. And if Kumogakure Village launched a big operation on their own, they might face huge losses.

Although Raikage had a bad temper, he wasn't stupid. 

The fact that the Akatsuki could make elite squads from various villages disappear showed how powerful they were. If Kumogakure Village fought the Akatsuki alone, they could end up paying a heavy price.

The smartest move would be to invite other villages to join forces against the Akatsuki.

As for the benefits…

When the time came, each would rely on their own skills. Raiakge was confident in himself. Competing with the strong from other villages, he wouldn't come out on the losing side.

"Send messages to the other villages. The threat of the Akatsuki has already affected the peace of the five great ninja villages. I believe it's time for us to unite."

The excuse was ready-made. Whether it was the Akatsuki targeting the villages' tailed beasts and Jinchuriki, or the many assassinations of key figures they had carried out in various nations, there were plenty of reasons for the five great ninja villages to take action against the Akatsuki.

Besides, if the five great ninja villages stood together, even without a solid excuse, there wasn't a single country or village in the ninja world that would step up to defend the Akatsuki.

Taking swift action was always Kumogakure Village's style.

That same day, several squads left Kumogakure Village, heading toward Konohagakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure.

Given the importance of the matter, Kumogakure Village wasn't going to play around by sending invitations through messenger hawks. Instead, they sent their own ninjas to deliver the message personally.

In Konohagakure, Yan was enjoying a rare day off, lying lazily in bed, not wanting to move at all.

Wearing her pajamas and leaning against the doorframe, Kurenai looked at Yan, who had his head completely covered by the blanket and refused to get up, and said helplessly:

"Don't you need to go to work today? Everything should be fine at the Hokage's office, right?"

"Leave me alone, let me sleep a little longer. I'm just an assistant to the Hokage, not the Hokage."

There wasn't supposed to be that much work, but Tsunade always liked to push external affairs onto him to handle.

This led to Yan being busier and busier.

Look at Danzo—when he was in the assistant position, he had nothing to do and spent his days lazily wandering around with his cane. 

But now that it's Yan's turn, he's as busy as a dog.

"I've left the food in the fridge. When you wake up, just heat it up yourself. I have to go to the mission department with my team. We've had enough rest, it's time to get moving."

Only then did Yan pull the blanket off his head:

"Didn't you say you were leaving the team?"

Yan hoped Kurenai would stay in the village more instead of running around with the team all the time.

But Kurenai was a woman with a strong sense of duty and didn't want to sit idle in the village, which would drive her crazy.

"Maybe in a while. Let's wait until I get my team leader certification."

"Alright, but be careful and keep your eyes open when picking missions."

Kurenai had her own thoughts, and Yan didn't feel like forcing her to change.

As for that team leader certification, he could just have Tsunade stamp it some other day.

A review?

That's only needed when dealing with outsiders, right?

For their own people, who needs a review?

If needed, Yan didn't mind pulling some strings.

Otherwise, what's the point of being the Hokage's assistant if you can't even pull a few strings?

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