After sending the Ninja Hawk away, Kuragami Uchiha left work early and returned home.
That night, Kuragami Uchiha placed tea sets in the reception room, and the special kunai was inserted in the seat where guests usually sat.
After Kuragami Uchiha prepared everything, he did not light the stove under the kettle but just sat there, feeling the Nature Energy in the air.
Time passed little by little, and the clock in the reception room moved forward a little after passing zero. At this time, the kunai in front of Kuragami Uchiha suddenly emitted a space fluctuation.
Kuragami Uchiha's eyes suddenly opened, and faint purple markings appeared at the corners of his eyes.
The next moment, when Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiashi, and others appeared, the Nature Energy around Kuragami Uchiha's mansion also began to fluctuate abnormally.
Then, the charcoal fire in the charcoal stove on the side was also ignited.
"You're here." Kuragami Uchiha nodded to the four people.
After the four people nodded, they found a place to sit down.
"You should have read the content of the letter."
Kuragami Uchiha looked at the few people and said: "I can maintain this state for 30 minutes. During this time, I can ensure that the Hokage's reconnaissance ninjutsu can't see this side."
"During this period, have things been going smooth at the border?" Kuragami Uchiha asked.
"You can rest assured about this. All the rebel ninjas trying to escape have been taken care of, except for one guy who managed to slip away with the Kubikiribocho. But aside from that, we've cleaned up the rest."
Genma continued: "Moreover, now Kakashi has the final say in the border troops in the direction of the entire Land of Water."
"Really?"
Kuragami Uchiha glanced at Kakashi, then smiled: "It seems that you are doing well there."
"Let's talk about this first, Kuragami. Has the Third Hokage sent the letter of nomination for the Fifth Hokage to the Daimyo?" Kakashi said.
"Most likely, the rumor that Jiraiya will become the Fifth Hokage won't spread everywhere in the village if it's not the case." Kuragami Uchiha said.
"It's against the rules for the Third Hokage to do this." Genma Shiranui said.
Everyone has seen the process when the fourth Hokage took office. If you want to become a Hokage, you have to get the vote from the Jonin in the village before going through the formalities with the Daimyo. But now the Third Hokage is doing this, it can be said that he is not even pretending.
"Tell me, Kuragami, what do you want to do?"
Kakashi asked directly without saying much. At this time, the water in the kettle on the brazier began to boil. Without hurrying, Kuragami removed it and poured tea into the cups, a soft fragrance rising with the steam.
Kuragami Uchiha handed four cups of tea to several people one by one and then took out a document.
"Before, I found something interesting in Orochimaru's experimental base. You all should take a look."
Kakashi picked up the file and found that it recorded the three children from the Village Hidden in the Rain that Jiraiya met during the Second Shinobi World War, and Jiraiya had chosen to stay behind and train those children, one of whom possessed the legendary Rinnegan, the same eyes as the Sage of Six Paths.
"Don't you think it's strange? Why did Jiraiya teach children from other countries? And after that, he didn't bring the three children he taught back to Konoha."
"I recently heard a rumor that there was a rebel ninja organization called Akatsuki in the Shinobi World, and their leader had a pair of Rinnegan. Jiraiya's behavior can be regarded as aiding the enemy, right? Can someone who aids the enemy become Hokage?"
Kakashi finished reading the file and passed it to the other two people around him. He picked up the teacup on the table and drank it without saying a word.
"From this point of view, Jiraiya-sama is indeed very suspicious."
After reading the document, Genma and the other two looked at each other and said.
"For such a person who has harmed the village, it is reasonable for the Konoha Military Police Force to take him away for investigation." Kuragami Uchiha said with a chuckle.
"But, Jiraiya-sama is now the assistant of the Hokage after all, and his position is half a level higher than that of the Konoha Military Police Force and the Anbu." Genma frowned and analyzed.
"As long as the Hokage signs, won't it be a problem?"
Kuragami Uchiha said: "I believe that with the Will of Fire, the Third Hokage will not sit idly by and watch the possibility of harming the village exist, right?"
Kuragami Uchiha said, and the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes opened.
Looking at the slowly flowing Mangekyō Sharingan, Genma and the other two also understood Kuragami Uchiha's plan and couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
"This… this can be considered a coup."
Genma said.
At this moment, Kakashi put the empty cup of tea on the table and said: "Tell me, Kuragami, what do you need me to do?"
"In the operation to capture Jiraiya, the other party may mobilize some ninjas in the village to fight desperately. At that time, the combat power of the guard team may be insufficient, and I may need to capture Jiraiya personally, so I will not be able to spare any time. Therefore, I need you to bring back part of the troops at the border to control the situation."
"Border troops? What if the Village Hidden in the Mist invades because of this?" After hearing what Kuragami Uchiha said, Raido Namiashi said hesitantly.
"Village Hidden in the Mist would not dare to invade." Kuragami Uchiha said, looking at Kakashi: "My sword is still useful."
Kakashi smiled when he heard it. Kuragami Uchiha gave him the Swift Thunder before he set off. At first, he didn't understand the other party's intention, but until he showed the Swift Thunder when chasing the first batch of Village Hidden in the Mist rebels, he understood why Kuragami Uchiha said that this sword was more useful than any ninjutsu when facing Village Hidden in the Mist.
Those rebel ninjas of Village Hidden in the Mist who were roaming around the border, especially some of the older ones who had experienced the last Shinobi World War, would lose their fighting spirit almost instantly and turn around and run away after seeing the blue thunder that would burst out after the Chakra was injected into the Swift Thunder. For them, this sword was the most terrifying nightmare.
This was all the reputation that Kuragami Uchiha had earned on the battlefield between the Konoha and Village Hidden in the Mist.