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Third Person POV
Land of Waves, Year 42.
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"Then now could you reveal who killed your Kage? I'm very curious to know who was brave enough to do that." The Kages did not fail to ask the Kazekage, after all, there were only a few guesses as to who would have the capacity to accomplish such a feat.
The Kages stared at Rasa, who looked at them for a moment. "Minato Namikaze, also known as the Yellow Flash of Konoha..." he replied.
The reaction was immediate. The first to react was the Raikage, who clenched his teeth tightly. The Tsuchikage also kept a look full of contempt. The third to react was the Mizukage, who burst out laughing, starting to laugh loudly.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Are you telling me that brat killed your Kage? If I remember correctly, he has a history with each of you three. From what I read in the reports, he also caused trouble with two of my Swordsmen of the Mist during the Kage summit." He said in an amused tone, before continuing.
"The brat was already bold at that time and none of you had the competence to kill him before he grew stronger. The signs were clear, he became extremely powerful since he entered the war, standing out. But neither you, Rasa, nor the former Kazekage, nor even the Third Tsuchikage on the Western border, had enough competence to kill him! I say this about you too, Raikage, you left a fight against the boy in the north wounded! What a shame, and you still call yourselves Kages?"
"You talk as if it were something easy to do..." Rasa growled. "You didn't face him, you don't know what he's capable of!"
"Great, then explain what the brat is capable of." challenged the Mizukage, with a cruel smile.
"Before that, you mentioned Konoha setting a trap. I would like to understand what happened. Why did the Hokage himself decide to eliminate the ninja he had protected at the Kage summit?" The Tsuchikage asked.
"We don't know exactly what happened for Konoha to provoke such wrath from the Third Hokage, but I believe the brat was already seen by his own village and by its elders as a threat." Rasa began.
"After standing out so much in the war, he would certainly become too dangerous. However, Konoha could not sacrifice a ninja like him so openly. So they chose a disguise. After all, from what I noticed, that old man named Danzō certainly didn't like Minato Namikaze one bit." Rasa snarled, even at the mention of that name.
He then began to explain how the Hokage had contacted the Third Kazekage, offering a proposal: to create a false mission, an ambush with five elite squads, while Suna would also provide five more groups of ninjas to complete the siege.
"It was the perfect opportunity to eliminate the ninja we had wanted for a long time. After all, Minato Namikaze not only invaded our village, infiltrated among us, but also changed the course of the war, bringing the first great victory for Konoha against us. He gave the Land of Fire an advantage, not to mention the countless number of ninjas who fell dead at the hands of the Yellow Flash... Besides, many of our plans were frustrated by that boy's intervention."
There was hatred directed at the "Yellow Flash" Connor throughout the Land of Wind; everyone knew his name as a mix of resentment and anger. In this regard, Minato had managed to reach a higher level than Sakumo Hatake, who had killed two war heroes of Sunagakure and Sasori's parents.
"In total, there were 120 ninjas to kill him, to surround him in an area where we placed countless traps." Pondered the Mizukage. "But you're telling me that even so, you were massacred? Suna's reinforcements arrived and your own Kage died at the boy's hands while he was trying to kill Orochimaru of Konoha at the same time?!"
The Mizukage's laughter was no longer present; he looked incredulous at what he had just heard. The other Kages listened, without laughter, with scowling looks, as if that news displeased them even more and as if they underestimated Minato Namikaze, thinking he wouldn't be as dangerous as the reports said.
"And where were you when Minato killed your Kage?" asked the Raikage, with a suspicious look; the anger had never left his expression.
"I was unconscious. I was severely injured and left in a corner of the desert when Minato struck me down. When reinforcements arrived, they took me and carried me back to the village. I woke up later, after two days. The village was in chaos." replied Rasa, while the three remained silent for a moment.
"Explain exactly what happened. I know that space-time jutsu of the Second Hokage is troublesome. And I know the boy had developed an even deadlier version of it. However, what you are saying is, at the very least, insane. Not even the Second Hokage could handle such enemy force, much less come out alive. How exactly did this happen?" said the Tsuchikage, incredulous.
Not even he remembered Minato being so dangerous. As much as their fights never had a clear winner, Minato always displayed a trump card against the Tsuchikage: the Tsuchikage had the ability to float in the air and generally that was an advantage, but Minato had something that even defied logic, as if he stepped on an invisible platform and managed to kick the air with some kind of unknown ability.
Not even he imagined that Minato would be even deadlier to the point of dealing with such force and even surpassing it.
"Let me tell you something that changes everything." said the Fourth Kazekage in a serious tone. "If his body is not physical, we tried to strike him in various ways, starting with crushing him from beneath the earth..." He paused.
"But somehow he didn't suffer any damage. In fact, all the damage his body suffers turns into a kind of light; his body is intangible and, at the same time, that makes him invincible against any attack." completed the Kazekage.
"You're saying he has the same ability as the clan from the Land of Water? Like the Hozuki clan with their hydration." asked the Mizukage, shocked.
"More or less like your clan... Only the problem is that we all know the weakness of the Hozuki clan is the lightning element. But Minato Namikaze... he is made of light. All the advanced jutsus launched against him, he dealt with easily. His body recovered instantly, turning wounds into light before they disappeared, he didn't even show signs of pain when losing an arm before recovering it, which shows that he isn't actually being hurt.
"Besides that, his speed and attacks with this strange light element are far too dangerous. He seemed to be holding back during the Second Ninja War... or else he developed his abilities even further. Maybe that put fear into the Hokage, I don't know..." Rasa said.
The three remained silent after hearing this, pondering.
"Certainly his speed was not easy to deal with..." Even for the Raikage, who didn't fail to comment, remembering how Minato easily pursued him that night, while the only thing that protected him was his thunder armor. He could do nothing but wait to be hit by kicks and punches that even he could not react to.
"When we fought... he would appear in an instant and that wasn't the teleportation jutsu he sometimes used, at least not most of the time." He said, still remembering that... Minato had placed a Hiraishin seal on his body. But that doesn't mean he always used it. There were moments when the Raikage caught glimpses of his pure speed, which even I could not keep up with." said the Raikage, clenching his fists.
The Tsuchikage seemed worried, but remained calm. "You said that someone identified as Minato Namikaze had interfered in a reconnaissance mission six months ago, correct?"
"Yes. Our ninjas were taken down with techniques described as Minato's during the Second War, he appeared with an Anbu team. Maybe Minato had gotten in touch with the Hokage somehow. And he himself asked to return the report, since the scroll ended up back in the hands of our ninjas and Suna's, after they woke up unharmed..." replied the Mizukage.
"Do you think the boy could be from the Uzumaki clan? That he could be interfering in Konoha precisely to change the Hokage's decision?" Tsuchikage asked, still analyzing the situation.
"I find it unlikely. We haven't had any significant mobilization from Konoha in recent months. They wouldn't react that easily. And the strength of Kumo and Iwagakure is in the north. We haven't received any report of Konoha's movements at the border." said the Raikage.
"This is strange..." said the Mizukage, now quite concerned. "The Hokage sends to kill one of Konoha's most powerful ninjas and fails. Then Minato returns to the Land of Fire. Something happened there and we are blind to it. We should have answers."
"I don't know what happened, but Konoha won't interfere here in the Land of Whirlpools... And there is no sign of activity within the Land of Fire... But the Uzumaki clan is also strange... It's as if they are completely erased. Maybe we should send scouts... We can see what's happening there before the attack..." said the Tsuchikage.
"Maybe... but our scouts are disappearing one by one as they approach the island. I don't think the Uzumaki left the island, but they certainly know we're coming." the Fourth Kazekage said.
"That's worrying... you brought your jinchūriki, I hope?" asked the Raikage.
"Obviously." replied the Kazekage, while the Tsuchikage and the Raikage nodded.
"I have Rōshi and Han with me." replied the Tsuchikage.
"I have the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails with me..." the Raikage informed, also not minding naming the jinchūriki since they weren't famous; after all, they were recent with their former dead.
The Raikage found a good partner for A, his son, and an ideal boy to seal the Hachibi in his body, but the boy was still very young and he did not intend to sacrifice him now. So he kept him for after this dispute, placing the Eight-Tails in another body to use later. He wanted to sacrifice the jinchūriki with this attack.
"I have the One-Tail with me." Rasa said, while the others scoffed with their looks; in terms of Jinchūriki, Suna was irrelevant...
"Great, I have the Six-Tails and the Three-Tails in my forces... And my opinion about Konoha is that I don't believe the Leaf Village can deal with all of us at the same time, even if they try to interfere. Even if this Minato shows up..." said the Raikage, and everyone agreed.
"It would even be better if Minato were on the field. I root for that. After all, we have a chance to defeat him. He has already become too dangerous for anyone, and even if we removed the Uzumaki clan as Konoha's allies, Minato would still be on the battlefield in a war against them and would not be easy to deal with in the same way. If one Kage fell, another of us could also fall. I assure you: he is much more powerful than he showed in the Second War, and already had the capacity to wound you." said Rasa, looking at the Tsuchikage and the Raikage.
"Very well. Then let's start the strategy: we will attack at dawn. I don't want to wait long — we'll let whatever movement the Uzumaki make finish. Let's organize our troops to attack at the first hour of the morning." said the Mizukage, and the three nodded. It was time to act.
"We will launch an attack from all sides. Maybe the Tsuchikage will advance from the west and be a wall if Konoha sends reinforcements. Or even so the Uzumaki will have nowhere to run; we'll completely encircle them. Agree?" the Mizukage spoke again.
"Don't give us orders like that." muttered the Kazekage, with contained anger.
"Do you agree or not? If someone has a better plan, please share it." growled the Mizukage.
"I have no problem with that. Fine, I'll go to the west of the island." replied the Tsuchikage.
"It's planned then. First, we will take down the barriers surrounding the island; then we will launch the attack. While the barriers are active, we will not be able to pass without the Uzumaki's authorization. When we break them, we can invade the island and eliminate them at once." the Kazekage said and everyone nodded.
The attack would finally begin in a few hours.
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