Torifu had thought that this attack should have been caused by the Hidden Rain Village, but if they had ten Kage-level ninjas, would they still be so timid? They could have just occupied the Land of Lightning. "Speaking of which, the person you want to invite wouldn't be the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, Hanzō, would it?"
Kakuzu looked at Torifu. "Of course. What other powerful person could there be in a dump like the Hidden Rain Village?"
"You've got a point. At this stage, Hanzō is indeed the only one worth recruiting." But in the future, it was hard to say. "Let's not talk about that for now. The main reason I came to you is because of the attacks on the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Stone Village. Do you have any intelligence?"
Kakuzu thought for a moment and then said, "I do, but not much. Those people are elusive. They attack and then quickly disappear. It's basically the same as what the black market says."
Torifu was a little disappointed when he heard Kakuzu's reply. He had hoped to get some new information, but he came up with nothing. However, it was also within Torifu's expectations. If it was so easy to find out who those people were, the Kazekage wouldn't have had to come to him to form an information alliance.
"Alright. How confident are you in successfully recruiting Hanzō?"
Kakuzu shook his head when he heard this. "Zero. Not at all. I'm just trying my luck. The main thing is to see how strong he is and whether he'll become a hindrance to us." Just as Torifu expected. After all, Hanzō was the leader of a shinobi village. Even if you were a great talker, he might be willing to cooperate with you, but joining you was a pipe dream.
Torifu sighed. "Then just consider it a vacation for yourself and relax. If you can't beat Hanzō, remember to run fast." Kakuzu snorted when he heard this. "Of course, I know that. That kid's poison is very troublesome. I'm not a hundred percent confident either."
Then Torifu and Kakuzu chatted about the organization. After not being in contact for a long time, Torifu was completely clueless about the organization's development. But from Kakuzu's report, the organization was still growing, which was a good thing. Anyway, with a financial master like Kakuzu, there was no need to worry about assets. Furthermore, Torifu managed the organization the same way he managed Konoha: being lazy and taking a "two days on, three days off" approach. It would be of no benefit for Kakuzu to report false information, so that was also impossible.
After everything was over, Torifu's thoughts returned to his body. After staying in the Land of Rain for a little while, he felt damp all over. He couldn't stand the climate there. He hoped that Kakuzu wouldn't have any bad reactions there. As Torifu's most capable and only general, he couldn't have any accidents. Otherwise, the organization would probably fall apart. His body lying on the bed opened his eyes and breathed in the air of Konoha, feeling much more comfortable.
He got up and went into the yard, where he found that Minato had already returned. He was practicing his ninjutsu. Torifu deliberately slowed his footsteps so as not to disturb him. He probably didn't have much time to rest like this. He would have to go and have another meeting with the Kazekage later. After all, since the Kazekage was going to stay in Konoha for another day, he had to meet with him. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the Kazekage. Although it wouldn't be a big deal to be disrespectful, it was always better to have more friends than more enemies. It was just a matter of walking, and it wasn't tiring.
"Focus on your chakra control. Concentrate the chakra on the area where you need to release it. Don't be impatient." Torifu reminded Minato at the right time. The ninjutsu that was about to fail was slightly changed. It actually looked like it was a little successful. A seal appeared on the shuriken.
"Very good. You've successfully taken the first step." At this moment, Minato was a little out of breath. The ninjutsu he had just performed consumed a lot of his chakra. If Torifu hadn't reminded him in time, his chakra would probably have been completely drained.
"Thank you, Big Brother. If it weren't for you, I would have been injured." Torifu patted Minato's head. "I just gave you a reminder. The most important thing is your own talent."
"To be able to release the seal in such a short time, it seems you really have a talent for practicing Flying Thunder God." Then Torifu also took out a kunai. With a light touch, a complex line of words appeared on the handle of the kunai.
"Big Brother also knows Flying Thunder God?"
Torifu shook his head. "Of course not. I secretly practiced it for a few months back then, but I could only create one seal. I couldn't learn anything else, so I gave up in the end."
"Is that so? That's a little a pity. If you had kept at it, you might have succeeded." Torifu didn't continue with Minato's words. When Torifu knew that his talent wasn't suited for this jutsu, he gave up immediately. He didn't waste time on unnecessary things. Torifu cast a healing jutsu on Minato to heal the hidden injuries in his body that were caused by the sudden chakra movement.
"Be careful next time you train. Don't be so impatient. You still have a lot of time. In just a few short days, you've already trained a seal. That's already a very high level of talent." Minato nodded when he heard Torifu's teaching. "Okay, Big Brother. I will."
Time passed quickly. The morning went by in a flash. After lunch, Minato stood by the sink washing dishes, while Torifu was outside sunbathing. About two hours later, Torifu woke up. He took out his phone and saw that it was already two o'clock.
"It's about time." He went into the house and changed into a relatively formal outfit. Then he left the compound and went to the Hokage Building conference room. He pushed the door open and found that the Kazekage was already waiting inside. The guards said that the Kazekage had only just arrived.
"My apologies, Kazekage-sama. I'm late."
"It's no problem. Please take a seat, Hokage-sama." Then the Kazekage had a questioning expression. "I heard that the Hidden Stone Village was also attacked. Is that true?"
Torifu nodded. "That's right. They were attacked last night. It was similar to the Hidden Sand Village's attack. They both attacked buildings and the outer walls."
The Kazekage's expression had a subtle change, but he still said with a look of regret, "My letter was sent too late. That's why those people succeeded again."
Torifu poured a cup of tea for the Kazekage and himself, then took a light sip. "It has nothing to do with you, Kazekage-sama. It takes time for a letter to be delivered. You just sent it out. It's probably still on the way now."
The Kazekage sighed. "Sigh. I originally wanted to send a letter that day, but the reconstruction in the village was just too busy. I couldn't care about anything else." Whether this sentence was true or false, Torifu didn't care. After all, it wasn't his village that was bombed.