"Kaguya...Hamura?"

Uchiha You pondered the name carefully and asked again: "Was the Fifth Mizukage called this from the beginning?"

Zabuza was stunned for a moment, and after thinking carefully for a while, he answered: "Now that you ask, I remember that there seems to be a rumor that the Fifth Mizukage changed his name recently."

"Is there anything wrong with this name?"

Uchiha You shook his head and replied with a smile: "Nothing, it's a good name."

There is nothing wrong with the name itself, but when this name is combined with the powerful strength and identity of the Kaguya clan, it is difficult for Uchiha Yu not to associate this name with Otsutsuki Hamura.

[It turns out that the chess piece that Otsutsuki Hagoromo put into the chess game was not just to disrupt the mind of the powerful ninja, he also sent his brother down. 】

[No, you can't make such an arbitrary judgment. Hamura is just an ordinary name, and there are many ninjas who use it. ]

[Well, it is very simple to test this judgment. I just need to prepare for the battle and fight him in the war launched by the Hidden Mist Village.]

[I hope he is really the Otsutsuki Hamura, the blood of the Kaguya clan, which is far more crazy than the Uchiha clan, and will definitely limit the power of this Six Paths Sage brother. ]

[I will be able to deal with him well if I try to be careful and unintentional.]

Seeing that Uchiha You was not going to say anything, Zabuza felt that he had gained enough, so he did not bother to argue and said, "Okay, I'm done with my business here."

The Emperor nodded slightly and asked the others, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Maiden Miroku raised her hand and asked, "Everyone, can you tell me what the price of grain is near you?"

Tsunade asked curiously, "Ms. Yan, why are you asking about the price of food?"

Miroku explained helplessly: "The Ghost Country has carried out a major project, the effect is very good, and a bumper harvest of grain is imminent."

"A good harvest would have been a good thing, but we hadn't expected it at all and were caught off guard."

“We can still get enough manpower for the harvest, but the expected output exceeds our storage capacity. If we don’t sell it in time, it will all be wasted.”

Yashamaru's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked, "Is the grain production in the Demon Country so high this year? That's great."

"Because of war and natural disasters, food production in our Wind Country has been completely destroyed, and food prices are very high."

Maitreya was very happy. The Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts were not far apart. They were only separated by a small Kingdom of Bears, so the transportation distance was not far.

If we can sell it at a good price nearby, the hidden danger of a bumper harvest in the Ghost Kingdom this year will be completely solved, which is a great thing.

"Great, I'll send someone to confirm it right away. If it can be sold at a good price, I'll issue a mission in the Sand Village and ask the Sand Village ninjas to help us transport grain to the Wind Kingdom."

Maitreya waved his hand and said generously: "Thank you for your information, little brother Yang. I will pay you 100,000 taels as a reward for the information."

The price of grain in the Kingdom of Wind is no secret to the people of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and it is not difficult to send someone to inquire.

Hiring a ninja to inquire about the grain prices in the Kingdom of Wind, this kind of C-level mission has a starting reward of 100,000 taels.

But sending people to issue tasks back and forth takes time, and for a country, time cost is the biggest cost.

Being able to get accurate intelligence so many days in advance, the 100,000 taels spent was really cheap.

Miroku was very satisfied, and Yashamaru was also very happy.

Not only did he receive 100,000 taels of intelligence fees, he also brought in a big customer for the Sand Village.

As the brother-in-law of the Fourth Kazekage, Yashamaru knew very well how predicament the Sand Village was in now.

The defeat resulted in massive casualties, and the Sand Village paid a huge amount of compensation.

The Daimyo of Wind cut off the funding supply again and threatened that he would no longer assign any missions to the Sand Village, leaving the Sand Village so short of money that it could hardly maintain basic missions.

The Fourth Kazekage was forced into a situation where he had no other choice but to pan for gold in the desert, exchanging the gold sand for money to barely support his crumbling village.

Although large-scale transportation of food is not a high-level task, the number of tasks will definitely be large. For the Sand Village, this can be considered a life-saving task.

The Sand Ninja not only gets the mission bonus for transporting food, but can also actively transport food for resale, which is also a very lucrative profit.

If the grain trade with the Demon Country is done well, the Sand Village will be able to obtain huge profits and get rid of the decline caused by the defeat and broken capital chain.

Konan and Miroku over there also exchanged information. The Rain Country, which was in the process of being rebuilt, lacked everything and was also suffering from soaring prices.

Xiaonan was accustomed to the food prices, but when Miroku heard them, he couldn't believe it.

Even Yashamaru was extremely shocked and exclaimed, "How can the price of grain in the Rain Country be three times higher than that in the Wind Country?"

"We were defeated in the war and hit by a natural disaster at the same time!"

Xiaonan said dissatisfiedly: "You just lost the war, but our Rain Country has always been used as a battlefield by you. We are the biggest victims."

Yashamaru retorted: "The Hidden Rain Village is also considered a victim? You killed 6,000 of our Sunagakure ninjas!"

Xiaonan slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Those who died at the gate of the Hidden Rain Village are criminals who invaded the Rain Country!"

The positions of countries at war are absolutely opposite. People from two countries cannot convince each other from their own standpoints, and hatred is something that cannot be explained.

Seeing that the quarrel was about to escalate, Uchiha You found that he was not suitable to stop it because he was a member of Konoha Village and would become their public enemy as soon as he opened his mouth.

So he manipulated Zhu Rong to start scolding: "Shut up, no noise is allowed in front of the Emperor of Heaven!"

The powerful rebuke of the vest god was so powerful that it could shock people. Xiaonan and Yashamaru both shut their mouths, stole a glance at the Emperor of Heaven, and suddenly felt guilty and dared not speak again.

The Emperor of Heaven then spoke: "The Divine Court is a solemn meeting before the gods, and disputes due to hatred are forbidden."

"This is the first time. I will not punish without teaching. If it happens again, I will punish you."

"Yes, I will follow your wishes."

Seeing that no one was in the mood to communicate anymore, Uchiha You simply ended the Divine Court meeting and let everyone go.

The actual gains from this Divine Court meeting were greater than the previous ones, but it must be said that the atmosphere among the members was not very good, and everyone was obviously very restrained, and the content of the communication was also very lacking.

This resulted in his gains still not being enough, and Uchiha You had to consider how to change this simple intelligence transaction.

Considering the feedback from Zabuza and Tsunade when he took the initiative to disclose the information, perhaps the transaction should be changed to communication, or communication should be the main thing, supplemented by the transaction of intelligence or other precious materials.

Uchiha You decided to follow this method next time. Perhaps it would make the meeting go more smoothly and he would gain more.

…

In the Land of Earth, the decisive battle between the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Cloud Village has also reached a critical moment.

The Third Raikage grabbed a Kumogakure ninja by the neck, lifted him up high, and shouted angrily: "Why? Why did you betray the Kumogakure Village?"

The ninja struggled desperately, but even with all his strength, he was unable to move a single finger of the Raikage.

Seeing that the ninja had rolled his eyes, the Third Raikage loosened his grip slightly, allowing him to catch his breath.

Facing the Raikage's repeated questioning, the Cloud Hidden Ninja sneered: "I did not betray the Cloud Hidden Village, I just betrayed you, the Third Raikage!"

Bang——!

The Third Raikage punched the ninja and knocked out all his teeth. Then he asked, "You just betrayed me? Did you really only betray me?"

"How ridiculous! Your act of concealing information has caused tens of thousands of Kumogakure ninjas to be surrounded by the Iwagakure Village and put them in a desperate situation where they are doomed to die."

"If you kill so many Kumogakure ninjas in one go, the Kumogakure Village will be finished. You have betrayed the entire Kumogakure Village!"

"Just now, because of your betrayal, I have lost more than sixty Kumogakure ninjas. You are already a complete traitor."

The Third Raikage stretched out his right hand and swiped his index finger across the forehead guard of the ninja, cutting off the mark of the Hidden Cloud Village and turning it into a forehead guard of a rebel ninja.

During this process, the Third Raikage's fingers moved very slowly, while the struggle of this Cloud Hidden Ninja became more violent, and he did not care about the safety of his own life.

"Takma, you are no longer a Kumogakure ninja, you are a traitor to Kumogakure!"

The Third Raikage turned around and asked loudly, "Are there any traitorous ninjas in the Hidden Cloud Village?"

The Kumogakure ninja behind him roared in reply: "No! There are no traitors in the Kumogakure Village. Traitors must die!"

The Third Raikage stopped talking and threw the Kumogakure rebel ninja in his hand into the air. At the same time, black lightning emanated from his body and gradually condensed into the shape of a black panther.

Lightning Release: Black Thunder

The Kumogakure ninja who was beaten into a traitor was hit by a black lightning leopard in mid-air. While he was screaming in pain, he was still shouting: "I am not a traitor, you are!"

"I am a hero! A hero who will punish traitors from heaven..."

Dense black lightning burst out, turning the traitor into charcoal-like residue and ending his life completely.

The Third Raikage sneered and said, "You are still stubborn before your death. It's a pity that whether you are a traitor or not is not determined by what you say, but by what you do."

"You concealed the movements of the Iwagakure ninjas and trapped the Kumogakure ninjas in the enemy's trap. You deserve to die!"

After saying that, he looked at his left and right hands and asked, "What is the situation on the battlefield now?"

"Raikage-sama, the situation is dire," replied the jonin Dodai.

"The Iwagakure ninja has gathered at least 22,000 ninjas here and surrounded us on three sides."

The Third Raikage asked, "Can we retreat now by the way we came?"

Tutai replied: "After emergency cleaning, the road has been restored to traffic capacity, but the width of the road we cleared is very limited, and the speed of traffic cannot be increased at all."

"Taking into account the harassment from the Iwagakure ninjas, it will take us at least three days to withdraw from the Land of Earth along this route."

The Third Raikage nodded and said, "Three days? Then don't hesitate, retreat immediately!"

Tudai asked again: "Yes! I will give the order right away! But who will be responsible for stopping the pursuit of the Iwagakure ninja?"

For this kind of rear-end mission, too many ninjas must not be deployed, otherwise there would be no point in doing so.

Nearly 10,000 Kumogakure ninjas were forced to retreat because they were no match for the larger Iwagakure ninjas. Now, the smaller number of ninjas are covering their retreat, buying off time with their lives.

Therefore, the number and selection of people responsible for blocking the enemy are very important, and it also tests the leader's judgment.

If the rear guard is not strong enough, they will fall into the dilemma of being cut off from the rear, and may end up being completely wiped out.

The ninjas who stayed behind were too strong, so the ninjas who retreated were naturally a very weak group, and they were unable to resist the offensive of the Iwagakure ninjas in subsequent battles.

Such an important decision is definitely not something that a senior ninja like Dodai can decide. He can only wait for the decision of the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage waved his hand and said, "You don't have to think about this problem. Just focus on arranging the retreat of the Kumogakure ninja."

"It's enough to leave the mission of stopping the Iwagakure ninja to me."

Dodai and all the surrounding Kumogakure ninjas were horrified and began to dissuade him:

"Lord Raikage, how could you take such a risk?"

"Lord Raikage, just leave the blocking mission to me!"

"Yes, our death will have no impact on the Hidden Cloud Village, but if something happens to you, the Hidden Cloud Village will be in chaos."

The Third Raikage yelled, "Shut up and follow my orders!"

He didn't expect that this time no Kumogakure ninja obeyed his orders. Instead, everyone stayed where they were and looked at him with red eyes.

The Third Raikage realized that he had to explain clearly, otherwise these elites of the Hidden Cloud Village would never retreat honestly.

Covering the rear is a deadly mission. These subordinates are completely seeking death. What kind of punishment can he use to scare them and make them retreat?

Impossible.

The Third Raikage could only patiently explain: "Among all the Kumogakure ninjas, I am the strongest. Lightning Release Mode is the strongest defensive ninjutsu. I am responsible for covering the rear and am the ninja with the greatest chance of survival."

He pointed to the crack at the edge of the valley and said, "Look at the opening of the valley. It's less than 29 meters wide. I can block it by myself."

"If it were any other Kumogakure ninja, not only would it take at least fifty people to stop the Iwagakure ninja's attack, but the risk of making mistakes would increase with more people, and the possibility of failure would also increase."

"The important thing is, the Third Tsuchikage is here too. Apart from me, who among you is sure to stop Ōnoki and his indestructible Dust Release?"

A Kumogakure ninja argued: "Lord Raikage, we know how terrible Dust Release is, and we know that you can't stop it."

"Since we can't stop it, why not use our lives to consume the Tsuchikage."

The Third Raikage laughed loudly and punched the stubborn guy.

"Stupid boy, even though I can't stop Dust Release, I can stop Ōnoki himself with my speed, but what about you?"

"When you face the Third Tsuchikage, you can only watch and die."

"On the one hand, it will be difficult for you to stop the enemy's pursuit, and there will inevitably be a large number of casualties. On the other hand, I will definitely be able to stop the enemy and it will be easier for me to retreat alive."

“Does such a choice require any excessive thought?”

"Alright, everyone follow my orders and retreat!"

The Third Raikage finally convinced all his subordinates, and under the organization of Dodai, they began to retreat in an orderly manner.

The retreat of the Kumogakure ninja who fell into the trap naturally caused a reaction from the Iwagakure ninja. The attacks on both sides of the valley and the front became fiercer. At the same time, the information was quickly passed to the Third Tsuchikage.

Ohnoki was overjoyed: "Great, I was worried that the Cloud Ninja would fight us in the valley. Even if we win, we will definitely pay a heavy price."

"Now that they have the guts to retreat, let us chase them and kill them until a river of blood flows."

The Third Tsuchikage gave the order: "Attack, attack with all your forces, use your greatest strength to crush the Kumogakure ninjas, defeat the Kumogakure's rearguard troops, and then bury all the enemies in the Land of Earth!"

The battle suddenly reached its most intense state, and as the voice ninjas continued to retreat, the width of the front line was quickly reduced, and the intensity of the battle continued to increase.

Fighting on such a high-density front, the density of ninjutsu and ninja tools was so great that he had no idea who the ninja's attacks would eventually hit.

When a ninja is hit by a jutsu or kunai, it is also unclear who did it.

In such a situation, there is no way to dodge.

The ninja's ninjutsu was too destructive, while their defense was severely insufficient. They were unable to reduce damage by dodging, and the casualties caused by the battle reached an unprecedented level.

The Third Raikage threw himself into battle immediately. He could not waste his precious energy on an open battlefield. At the same time, there were too many Kumogakure ninjas on the battlefield, which was not conducive to his ability to exert his combat effectiveness.

Looking at the tragic battle scene in front of him, the Raikage said to Dodai: "Now you understand, in such a tragic battle, even a Jonin can be accidentally knocked down by a Genin at any time."

"The only one who can possibly complete the mission of covering the rear is me, the Raikage."

Tsuchida was speechless and could only lower his head and make a final effort: "Lord Raikage, everything you said is right, I cannot refute it."

"But I still insist that you should retreat immediately, even though this will cause us to suffer greater casualties and even the possibility of failure."

"Although the possibility of you, the Raikage, dying in battle is very low, you are much more important than us jonin. If something really happens to you, what will the Hidden Cloud Village do?"

"Especially those bastards who caused us to this point. They have completely revealed their true colors this time. As long as you go back, you can easily wipe them out. But if you are not here, can we really suppress them?"

Faced with Dodai's questioning, the Third Raikage fell into thought, but under the influence of suggestion, he still made the decision to stick to his own opinion.

"Dodai, what you said makes sense, but judging from my status as the Raikage, the decision I made is the one that will yield the greatest benefit."

The Third Raikage smiled and said, "You have to believe me. I won't foolishly fight to death."

"I was thinking that after the war was over, I would let Ai inherit the position of the Fourth Raikage and retire peacefully."