"What did you say?!!!"
After listening to the report from his subordinate, the Fourth Raikage was so angry that he punched the desk. The desk broke with a loud crack, and he roared, "That brat Kiyosuke Asakawa is actually this arrogant?!!!"
"Yes! Lord Raikage, he said, 'If you want war, then we'll give you war!'"
After the Kumogakure envoy who had been to Konoha returned to the village, he reported this matter to the Fourth Raikage, which made the Fourth Raikage furious.
"That brat is going too far!!!"
He subconsciously ignored his own attempt to obtain the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan and said irritably, "Damn brat. Minato Namikaze is already dead, and yet he still dares to be so arrogant. Is he trying to start a war?!"
"Lord Raikage, please think twice," a beautiful girl with dark skin and lavender hair beside him said. "Kiyosuke Asakawa is very powerful. Moreover, if he explodes, it's comparable to Killer B's Tailed Beast Bomb. Also, he's a master at infiltration. He once infiltrated the Mist Village, and they suffered a great loss."
"If he dares to come, I'll make sure he never leaves!"
Although the Fourth Raikage was hot - tempered, he wasn't stupid. He said, "Where's Bee?"
"Lord Killer B is training in the Cloud - Thunder Gorge," the girl said.
"Hmm, that Kiyosuke Asakawa's ability is really troublesome." It wasn't about his elemental - transformation ability, but his tendency to explode. If he were to explode in Kumogakure, wouldn't Kumogakure have to be rebuilt like Konoha?
Who could stand that?
If he came running around every few days, Kumogakure wouldn't be able to take on any missions in the future.
After thinking for a while, the Fourth Raikage said, "Gather the troops and station them on the border of the Fire Country. Also, Mabui, contact Konoha. This matter can't end like this. I want to duel with Kiyosuke Asakawa. If I win, the war won't break out, and the peace treaty will remain in effect."
"Lord Raikage, you mean..."
"I want to kill Kiyosuke Asakawa and let Konoha know that Kumogakure isn't to be trifled with!" The Fourth Raikage stood up. "C, go find Bee and bring him here. Tell him to end his training. It's time for a fight!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Mabui and a blond - haired teenager left together.
Most of the Kumogakure ninjas started moving towards the border of the Fire Country. For a while, the situation was tense, and the atmosphere of war once again filled the continent.
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Konoha
Hyuga Clan Compound
After resolving the issue with Kumogakure, Kiyosuke was treated as an honored guest by the Hyuga brothers. Since he had shown kindness to the Hyuga clan and to them personally, they naturally had to treat him well.
Kiyosuke also often brought Naruto here to have meals.
In the courtyard
Three - year - old Hinata and four - year - old Neji Hyuga were practicing against each other. Neji had extremely high talent. If he hadn't been born into the branch family, he would have been the best heir to the main family. Unfortunately, such was his fate, truly a cruel twist.
However, without the loss of his father, Neji wouldn't resent the main family, nor would he resent Hinata. He quite liked this cousin and was being gentle with her, giving her openings in their practice.
Kiyosuke, along with Naruto, Hiashi, and Hizashi, were all watching from the side.
Hiashi was very dissatisfied with his daughter's performance. Her personality and talent didn't seem sufficient to inherit the main family. He thought he really needed to increase her training.
They weren't worried that Kiyosuke would learn the Hyuga clan's secret techniques by watching the two children practice.
Everyone knew that the Hyuga clan's secret techniques could only exert their maximum power when combined with the Byakugan. Even if someone learned them, they wouldn't be useful.
"Uncle Kiyosuke, I also want to practice!" Naruto suddenly said as he watched Hinata and Neji training.
"Hmm? You don't even know what chakra is. What are you going to practice?" Kiyosuke flicked Naruto on the forehead.
"Ouch! It hurts!"
Covering his forehead, Naruto said, "Hinata and Big Brother Neji are practicing. Sasuke seems to have started too."
"They have family inheritances. What the Namikaze and Uzumaki clans have, you can't learn now," Kiyosuke said, picking his ear.
Kiyosuke didn't know if the Namikaze clan had any ancestral secret techniques, but Naruto couldn't learn Minato's Rasengan at his current age. And for the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, Naruto needed to have a certain foundation first.
Moreover, Kiyosuke himself didn't know either of these two. It seemed he had to look through the Uzumaki clan's files someday to see if he could get some scrolls on sealing techniques.
"Ah? But I can learn taijutsu?"
"You want to learn?"
"Yeah!" Naruto nodded vigorously and said loudly, "I want to be a great ninja like my dad. I want to be the Hokage!!!"
"Hahaha, okay. Go over there and do horse - stance training."
"Horse - stance training?"
Kiyosuke demonstrated the horse - stance for Naruto and told him to learn. "First, let's build your foundation. Try to hold it for... emm,five minutes."
"Humph! Don't look down on me!"
Naruto started doing the horse - stance seriously.
Hiashi said, "Lord Kiyosuke, with this posture, Naruto's body might not even last five minutes."
"I know. Everything is difficult at the beginning," Kiyosuke said, narrowing his eyes. "Since he wants to practice, let him. First, build his foundation. Because of the Nine - Tails, this kid has poor control over his chakra, and the consumption of using ninjutsu is much greater than that of ordinary ninjas. If he builds a good foundation now, his future training won't be too difficult."
Hiashi nodded thoughtfully, and Hizashi also seemed to understand something.
In less than three minutes, Naruto couldn't hold on anymore and started complaining, "Uncle Kiyosuke, it's so tiring!"
"Oh? Is that so? Only if you can hold it for an hour will I teach you something more powerful."
Leaving aside other things, doing horse - stance training has various benefits for the body. There's no harm in making him do it.
"Ah, can I rest for a while and then do it again?"
"Sure."
"Okay, Hinata, let's go play!" Hinata, who had just finished practicing, looked at her father timidly. Without his permission, she didn't dare to move.
Hiashi nodded, which was a rare occurrence. Hinata was overjoyed and her face turned red when she looked at Naruto.
Hizashi said, "Neji, you go and rest for a while too. Take good care of Lady Hinata and Naruto."
"Okay, Father." Neji exhaled and led Hinata and Naruto away.
His son should also relax. He couldn't let his resentment towards the main family affect Neji. The child was innocent.
At this moment, an Anbu member appeared. It was Kakashi. "Kiyosuke, the Third Hokage is looking for you. It's about the Kumogakure matter."
"What kind of trouble is Kumogakure causing me again? These guys just don't know how to take it easy. Do they have too much energy and nowhere to release it?" Kiyosuke grumbled as he stood up. He felt that things weren't that simple.
As soon as they heard about Kumogakure, the Hyuga brothers' expressions became solemn, and they stood up. Hiashi said, "Lord Kiyosuke, we'll go with you."
"Sure, let's go!"
The group immediately headed for the Hokage Building.