Chapter 398: The Furious Three Kage

The Cloud Hidden elite sprinted to the shore in one breath, all still trembling as they looked toward Whirlpool Country.

"Are we really right to abandon Lord Raikage like this?"

A Cloud Hidden ninja said remorsefully.

As Cloud Hidden ninjas facing a strong enemy, they actually abandoned Lord Raikage and fled alone.

Between life and death lies great terror.

At the time we didn't notice anything, but now, after calming down, there seems to be something wrong.

If this spreads, the Cloud Hidden Village ninjas will never be able to hold their heads up again.

"Lord Raikage's life is far more precious than ours."

The Cloud Hidden ninja who ran the fastest earlier said.

"If we stay there we have only a dead end, and Lord Raikage would at most be captured alive by the Poison Master."

"Huh? Really?"

"Of course it's true; go back and inform the higher‑ups, prepare to ransom Lord Raikage with money."

"Alright!"

The gloom on everyone's faces vanished.

No one, being short‑sighted, asked what to do if Lord Raikage dies.

If he really dies.

The Cloud Hidden Village could only put on a grand spectacle.

Whirlpool Country.

"Raikage, you should surrender."

Lian Ye slowly drew a Tachi from his waist, his black eyes gradually turning crimson.

The Second Generation Raikage's expression grew solemn.

He didn't know whether he was a match for the Konoha Poison Master.

But he knew that today he probably couldn't escape.

From afar came a massive group of Konoha ANBU and red‑haired Uzumaki clan members.

It would already be hard for him to duel Lian Ye alone, let alone with so many people surrounding them.

Moreover, he saw the Mizukage and Tsuchikage far away, bound with thick ropes.

The Second Generation Raikage sighed helplessly.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have taken part in this mess.

Now it's too late; he can only accept the fate of being captured alive.

Fortunately, Konoha harbored no murderous intent toward them; there must be some other scheme.

"I surrender," the Second Generation Raikage raised both hands.

"Swallow it."

Lian Ye casually tossed out a bottle of poison and explained.

"This is a chakra‑suppressing pill, to prevent you from acting impulsively when your mind heats up."

He feared Raikage might feign surrender and then suddenly burst out to snap Tuan Cang's neck.

Such a thing is not impossible.

Although the Cloud Hidden Village has many brutes, it doesn't rule out someone like that.

The Second Generation Raikage didn't hesitate, poured the pill into his mouth, and swallowed it in front of everyone.

The moment it entered, his internal chakra began to run uncontrolled.

Lian Ye waved his hand, and two ANBU stepped forward to restrain him.

"This kind of good stuff shouldn't be monopolized by Raikage, right?"

Lian Ye smiled, looked at Da Ye Mu and the Third Generation Water Shadow, then took out two bottles from his Ninja Tool Bag.

An ANBU stepped forward, took them, and forced them into the two's mouths.

"Lian Ye, how should we deal with the three of them?"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang's eyes burned, his gaze at the three as if looking at three walking vaults.

The current Konoha Village doesn't need to fear any other village.

Rather than killing the three Kage, it's better to spare them a life and have each village exchange them for money.

And that sum would be astronomical.

"Of course, we would use them to exchange for money to develop the village's economic construction."

The two exchanged glances and simultaneously broke into smiles.

The three Kage: "......"

It's ruined; the village's treasury can't be protected.

Truly a case of stealing a chicken and ending up burning the rice.

No, it should be that we lose the lady and also lose troops.

We end up short at grandma's house.

Yuanfei Rizhan's eyes blazed, the village is about to receive a large sum of funds.

Should we ask for a ransom of one hundred billion taels?

Or should we ask for two hundred billion taels?

Oh dear, how tangled.

Better to compromise: three hundred billion taels then.

Hmm, three hundred billion taels per person.

Just don't know if their village can come up with that much money.

Three Shadows felt countless hot gazes surrounding them, and their bodies involuntarily trembled.

"Water Shadow, it's all your fault!" the Second Generation Raikage couldn't help but complain.

"That's right, had I known earlier I wouldn't have taken part," Great Wildwood agreed.

He came from far away, never expecting this kind of trouble.

"Hmph, you two are hindsight critics; you didn't say that at the time!"

The Third Generation Water Shadow wore an ugly expression.

Dammit, being captured alive was already unpleasant.

These two, on the contrary, started complaining about themselves.

"Water Shadow, you seem a bit reckless!"

The short‑tempered Second Generation Raikage said irritably.

"Heh, if you disagree, let's fight!" the Third Generation Water Shadow shouted, pulling his neck.

When he returns to the village, a war must be launched against Cloud Hidden Village.

A village that can't even muster twenty Elite Jonin still has the nerve to brag.

When the Kirigakure forces press in later, see if they still dare to be so arrogant!

"Enough, shut up all of you," Great Wildwood said impatiently.

Why are these two idiots arguing?

Shouldn't we be thinking about how to return with the smallest cost now?

"What does it have to do with you?" the two said in unison.

Great Wildwood instantly flared up.

These two bastards actually dared to speak to me in that tone.

Alright, alright!

This grudge, Iwagakure Village has noted.

Can he not defeat Konoha Village, nor the dwindling Cloud Hidden Village and his arch‑rival Kirigakure Village?

After returning, he'll ally with Wind Country and wage war on the two nations!

So they'll learn the price of provoking us.

"Bastards, you two idiots, just wait for Iwagakure Village's revenge!"

"Hmph, who's afraid of whom!"

"If you've got the guts, come at me!"

The three Shadows, once allies, now erupted into fierce conflict.

If they hadn't been tied up, there would definitely have been a fierce hand‑to‑hand fight.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang couldn't bear to watch, so the ANBU blocked their mouths.

Even without speaking, the three still clashed with their gazes.

"Spiral Clan Leader, the matter is settled, we're heading back."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang greeted the Spiral Clan Leader, then led the ANBU out of Whirlpool Country.

Back in the village, they can discuss the three's ransom issue.

"Lian Ye, can I go next time?" Uchiha Jing said meekly.

He hasn't had time to activate the Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

The battle ended then.

Ran that far just to fetch soy sauce.

"Alright, next time there'll be a chance for you to go up."

Lian Ye agreed without hesitation.

It's hard enough for them to awaken the Kaleidoscope, and they really need to show it off in front of everyone.

If they don't show off, wouldn't that just be a pointless display?

However, Uchiha Jing could certainly show off in front of the Eagle Faction members.

Wasn't the original purpose of awakening to deter the Eagle Faction within the clan?

Only that he had just left the hospital when Tuan Cang conscripted him.

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Konoha Village, Hokage Office.

Qianshou Feijian watched the three Shadows in the corner, bound with thick ropes, his eyelids twitching wildly.

"How did they get captured?"

Stop kidding!

He just went out for a trip and captured the three Shadows alive.

Are these kids already that strong?

In his mind, the scene of several people storming the ninja village to capture the Shadows flashed.

That's too exaggerated, right?

"Teacher, this time we…"

Tuan Cang realized Teacher Feijian had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained what had happened.

"So that's how it is."

Qianshou Feijian was taken aback and asked how a few people could capture Three Shadows in a single sweep.

It turned out they had known the intel ahead of time.