Mabui heard this and immediately instructed people to go summon the elite jōnin and elite chūnin from the ninja village, which naturally included the Two-Tails Jinchūriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki.
Before long.
Inside the large meeting room, the majority of the Cloud Village's elite-level figures were gathered, including Darui and C. These two were young jōnin in whom Lord Raikage had placed high hopes.
The Fourth Raikage saw that everyone had gathered, but only Samui was missing. He asked Mabui.
"Mabui, why didn't your older sister Samui come?"
'I heard that Samui hasn't been able to walk out of that shadow. This is a good opportunity to let her pull herself together.'
Mabui naturally knew the inside story and said helplessly.
"Sister still doesn't want to go to that place."
In truth, she had tried to persuade her sister, but her sister was unwilling to go back no matter what.
For her sister, that was truly a nightmarish place.
The Fourth Raikage had nothing more to say upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Samui's spirit to be so fragile.
'Forget it.'
He then looked at the crowd and said.
"I have gathered you all here this time because I have decided to go to war with the Leaf Village again."
"According to reliable intelligence, the enemy greeting us this time will be a combined force of the Leaf Village's Uchiha Clan and Hyūga Clan."
"The advantage is ours, because this time we are preparing to deploy our two great Tailed Beast Jinchūriki, and even I will personally go to the battlefield."
The ninja, who hadn't known why they were being gathered, all became excited.
'This time, the Fourth Raikage and the two great Tailed Beast powers are all being deployed. Then the victor will definitely be their Cloud Village.'
Yugito Nii, however, said with great confusion.
"Fourth Raikage, is the source of this intelligence truly reliable? For such a great war, how could the Leaf Village only dispatch the combat power of two families? Are they looking down on our Cloud Village?"
'The Uchiha Clan is indeed strong, but it's long past its peak strength.'
'The Uchiha Clan at its peak could indeed rival an entire village with just one clan.'
'The Hyūga Clan is mostly reflected in the fact that their Byakugan can be used for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.'
'Their individual strength is only at a level that can be considered acceptable.'
'But their Cloud Village's strength right now is too extravagant. All those gathered here are elite-level figures of the Cloud Village.'
'And there are the two great Tailed Beasts. The Tailed Beast combat power alone is enough to give these two ninja clans a hard time, not to mention their own ninja forces, which are not weak.'
'If the other side had help from fellow village ninja, then at most, their Cloud Village would only have a slight advantage.'
When the Fourth Raikage heard Yugito Nii's words, he laughed loudly.
"Perhaps the other side is engaging in internal strife."
Although he didn't know who sent the letter, it was easy to deduce who was stirring up trouble.
'Who else could it be but the Leaf's shadow, Danzō?'
As soon as the Fourth Raikage's voice fell, all the ninja present laughed.
'To be pulling this kind of stunt at a time like this, no wonder the Leaf Village is getting weaker and weaker.'
'Back when the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, was in power, the Leaf Village was incomparably strong. He was even called the God of Shinobi.'
'Although he was relatively gentle, this didn't conceal his strength in the slightest.'
'When it came to the Second Hokage's time, the Cloud Village had also wanted to ally with him, because he was extremely strong.'
'Even the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, known as the "Yellow Flash"—back when the Fourth Raikage was not yet Raikage, he joined forces with the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, and they could only fight him to a draw.'
'Now it's the Third Hokage's turn to rule again, and he's actually pulling this kind of thing.'
'It's reached the point where even their Cloud Village can bully the Leaf Village.'
This truly made them have to laugh. 'He really is a bit muddle-headed.'
The Fourth Raikage watched everyone laugh, and he, too, naturally split his mouth open in a loud laugh.
'With the help of the Leaf's upper echelons, I really can't think of a way for the Cloud Village to fail.'
'After this, his Cloud Village will definitely be able to replace the Leaf Village and become the number one great village in the ninja world.'
'The Land of Lightning can also become the number one great nation in the world.'
The atmosphere instantly became joyful. It was a long time before it stopped.
The Fourth Raikage looked at the crowd and continued.
"This time, not only are we going to take down these two clans, but we must also kill that Uchiha clansman named Uchiha Ryōsuke."
The Eight-Tails Jinchūriki of the A-B Combo, Killer B, volunteered.
"A, just leave this matter to me."
'This guy... in the ninja world, I've never even heard of his reputation or achievements. He's just an ordinary ninja. I, the great Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, am making a move. How could I be afraid of not being able to take him down?'
The Fourth Raikage, however, shook his head.
"No need. If you make a move, it would be using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Your main mission this time is still to deal with the enemy's clan-head-level figures. It's a bit strenuous for me to deal with two great clan heads by myself. I'll rely on you to deal with the other one."
"I plan to give this mission to Mabui, Darui, and C. You go do it."
'Darui and C are both talents in the making, the future pillars of the Cloud Village.'
'In terms of strength, they aren't weaker than the Uchiha Clan's people. What's more, how can they fail in a three-on-one fight?'
'It's impossible.'
C said with assurance.
"Just leave it to the three of us, Lord Raikage. We guarantee we'll take him down."
When the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki heard his sworn brother say this, he no longer objected.
'It really is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Dealing with the clan-head-level figures will allow me to be more useful.'
The Fourth Raikage was very satisfied with his reply.
"In that case, then, today, you all go pack up. We set out tomorrow."
The ninja all went back to prepare their weapons and tools.
The only ones left in the meeting room were the Fourth Raikage and Mabui.
The Fourth Raikage asked Mabui.
"Have they found the culprit who attacked and killed the Cloud Village's people before?"
Mabui shook her head and said.
"There's no news from the Anbu yet, but we have sent people to track the bandits and rogue ninja on the border. I believe there will be results soon."
...
In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage received a Root member and learned the news that the Cloud Village was preparing to attack the Leaf Village. A trace of a smile appeared on his face.
He sent people to notify the Uchiha Clan and the Hyūga Clan, telling them to prepare to face the Cloud Village's enemy.
He also specifically instructed the Anbu member to inform them that Uchiha Ryōsuke must be sent to battle.