Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"You all saw what happened to Kirabi, didn't you?"

"Do you know why he has ended up like this?"

"Because he doesn't respect Raikage-sama!"

"You think you're the Raikage's sworn brother! You think you're a Jinchūriki! You're so great! You don't take anyone seriously!"

The Cloud Ninja who was beating the gongs and drums stood on the high platform of the wooden cross like a victorious rooster, scolding everyone below.

"Hey, hey, hey... this person looks familiar."

Although the villagers below were afraid, they could also vaguely hear some discussions.

"I remember now! That guy, I remember him being a scoundrel in the past? How come he's a ninja now? I haven't heard of any ninja exams either."

"Yes, he was blocked at the door and slapped more than a dozen times. It is said that he was also..."

"Hush - don't dare to say it! Now he is successful, and I don't know what Raikage-sama is thinking, to actually use someone like him!"

Although the discussions below were very small, they still reached the ears of the Cloud Ninja.

"Hehe..." He snorted coldly with a fake smile.

"You are talking about me here, but I won't bother with you. Anyway, the Raikage will be here in person soon!"

"Then you'll know how powerful it is!"

"Lord Raikage will come in person?"

The villagers of the Hidden Cloud Village were truly shocked.

They vaguely realized that something was wrong.

The first people who came wanted to turn around and leave, but more and more people were pouring in from all directions, blocking them from retreating.

"Get out of the way, I want to go home!"

"Don't step on me, I just bought these shoes!"

"Stop pushing, stop pushing, I'm going to be squashed!"

The crowd was in a panic, but the Cloud Ninjas around them showed no intention of intervening.

They just silently surrounded themselves, as if forming a pocket.

Wrap a large group of people in the middle.

"Not good! Let me go!"

Some people have gradually recovered from their shock and realized their own crisis.

"The Raikage-sama is coming. Where are you going?"

However, when these people tried to leave, they were stopped.

Someone tried to force his way through but was knocked to the ground by a punch!

"Be honest!"

"I was too nice to you before. Have you forgotten how to respect the ninja master?"

After a beating, even the most dishonest villager became obedient.

They began to truly realize the huge gap in strength between ninjas and ordinary villagers!

"what on earth is it?"

"What happened to our village?"

Soon, this doubt spread among the crowd like a plague, and gradually turned into an indescribable feeling of uneasiness.

And at this moment, a thunder suddenly exploded out of nowhere.

"what!"

Everyone covered their ears.

The next moment, the Fourth Raikage - Ai, appeared on the scene!

But when he appeared, the villagers, who were already uneasy, all exclaimed in surprise.

I saw that Ai's originally tall and strong body now seemed a little hunched and bent, as if his body had undergone a mutation and was twisted!

His hair also turned pale and looked like messy weeds.

What was even more horrifying was that dense black blood vessels suddenly appeared on half of his body, clinging to his skin like roots, as if they were devouring him!

"Lord Raikage, what happened..."

"He seems to be in a bit of a weird state!"

"Why do these ninjas seem to be used to it?"

The villagers felt even more uneasy.

"Quiet!"

"Now listen to what Raikage-sama has to say!"

As he spoke, a look of fanaticism appeared in the eyes of the Cloud Ninja, and for a moment, his eyeballs turned dim yellow due to excitement.

It's like the dusk of twilight.

However, everyone's attention was on the Raikage, and no one realized that something was wrong with him.

"Everyone..."

Ai finally spoke.

His voice was hoarse and low.

The villagers held their breath.

"The Hidden Cloud Village is closed from today onwards. No one is allowed to go out, and no one from outside is allowed to come in."

!!!

Ai's words caused the whole place to be dead silent, and then suddenly it exploded!

"Why? Lord Raikage!"

"Isn't everything fine? Why are they suddenly closing the village?"

"Are you serious? This will be a devastating blow to our village!!"

"It is a very wrong decision to close the village now. Please take back your decision!"

The villagers below protested.

Because the village was closed, they were the ones who were most affected.

The Hidden Cloud Village was originally a village built on the top of a mountain.

A lot of supplies need to be transported up from below.

However, there are many minerals here that cannot be found outside.

That's why it can be maintained barely.

And now, the Raikage said that he wanted to close the village, which made many people feel dizzy.

Once the village is closed, what will we eat?

Many people rely on trade to make money and survive.

There were even some Genin who looked at the Raikage with confusion.

Most of them have little savings. If the village is closed like this...

I'm afraid they will get into trouble just like ordinary people!

Facing the wave of protests, Ai stood motionless on the stage.

However, the villagers below began to realize that something was wrong.

The ground cracked, and suddenly some strange black shadows slowly rose up under their feet!

"What the hell is this?"

"Ah! Help! He's coming after us!"

"Master Ninja, are you just going to watch?!"

They never expected that in front of so many Cloud Ninjas, the strange black shadow would instantly possess all the villagers gathered there!

"Hey... isn't this a bit strange?" Some of the Cloud Ninjas that hadn't been controlled yet finally began to wonder in their hearts. Most of them felt that it was none of their business, so they didn't participate and just followed along.

Then when they just finished saying this, they found that their companions around them suddenly changed shape and turned into white human figures!

"Who are you?! Ah!"

"Lord Raikage! There is an invasion from outside!! Ah!"

Screams were accompanied by screams.

The clouds on the top of the mountain gradually began to turn blood red.

After this day, the Hidden Cloud Village closed off all contact with the outside world.

But when merchants from other places came here, they only saw the closed door.

And...at some point, a huge black tree appeared in the Hidden Cloud Village!

Its thick trunk and dense leaves blocked out the sun, covering the entire Hidden Cloud Village!

The originally white clouds turned gray at this moment, and the whole village was filled with an ominous atmosphere.

"Hey hey...what the hell is going on here??"

Now those coming and going here are merchants from the Land of Thunder. As they watched this scene, cold sweat ran down their foreheads.

"Or else spread the news here, it feels very ominous!"

"That's right, get out of here!"

……

Konoha Village is thousands of miles away.

Hokage Building.

"Something happened in the Hidden Cloud Village?"

When he first heard the news, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked a little surprised.

But then he thought of something.

"Oh no! Ito Toru is still over there!"

"Regarding this, we have also received news from Ito Genin. He has now safely left the Hidden Cloud Village and is on a ship at sea."

Said the Anbu who came to report the news.

"Really? That's not bad..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief.

"We need to send someone to help immediately. Where is Minato?"

The first person he thought of at this time was Minato Namikaze.

"Minato jonin just went out on a mission."

"Why at this time..."

dong dong.

There was a slight knock on the door.

"Who?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly and exchanged a glance with the Anbu: "Please come in."

Wearing a neat windbreaker, Yuina walked into the Hokage's office with a gust of breeze.

"Hokage-sama."

She saluted Sarutobi Hiruzen first: "Please let me rescue Ito."

"Yukina, you..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked a little hesitant.

"You have to know that this mission is very difficult!"

"I can."

Yukina's tone was firm.

"Hokage-sama, Ito Toru is my lover, please let me go."