Cloud Ninja Village, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, the largest military group in the Land of Lightning, second only to Konoha in terms of ninja population.
Their leader, Raikage, has been passed down from generation to generation, allowing this ancient village to stand tall in the Land of Lightning. If it weren't for the law of the ninja world that forbids a Ninja Village from seizing the political power of a country, I'm afraid that the Cloud Ninja Village would have already taken complete control of the entire Land of Lightning.
Unlike the other five major villages, Kumogakure has its own independent economic advantages. It is rich in precious metals and abundant tourism resources. Therefore, Kumogakure is economically dominated by the national government. Although it still needs it, it is not completely dependent on it.
Therefore, to a certain extent, Cloud Ninja Village has the power to participate in the implementation of the country's policies.
This includes the right to declare war on military operations. Because of this, in the past three Shinobi World Wars, Cloud Ninja was one of the most active participants.
The village of Kumogakure was built on the high mountains of the Land of Lightning, and its headquarters was only a few kilometers away from the capital of the Land of Lightning. The distance between the two was very close, like two behemoths with their own military and political power.
Konoha's group set off from Konoha, crossed several small countries on the way, and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain where Cloud Ninja Village was located.
At this point, Hinata and the others began to slow down their pace. This was also in accordance with Kirito's instructions in advance, and the time coincided with his infiltration of the Night Moon Clan.
On the smooth mountain road, Hinata was sitting in a carriage, and her personal guard was Snow Sleeves, who was wearing a white robe.
Outside the carriage were Yugao and several Konoha Anbu.
This group of people was wearing Konoha's Anbu uniform and forehead protector with Konoha's ninja logo.
It was extremely eye-catching. On the road, occasionally, the carriages would cast strange glances at them. However, Hinata and the others ignored these gazes and continued to move up the mountain.
As they continued to move forward, after a while, Konoha's group finally reached the mountainside.
At this point, the spacious road had disappeared, and now what appeared in front of them was a bluestone staircase that extended to the end of the line of sight. At a glance, it was like a ladder to the sky.
At this point, Hinata and Shiruyuki also walked on the carriage.
"We're here …"
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Hinata raised her head and stared at the ancient stone steps that have existed for countless years. Her unique silver-white eyes slowly closed. Faintly, a breeze blew past her ears, bringing with it the sound of a sword from the end of the stone steps, reverberating quietly in the forest like the sound of a bell, making one's heart heavy.
Yugao and the others also looked at the Ninja Ninja in front of Ninja Ninja Village, and Ninja Ninja.
... of the Hokage's Anbu to's Konoha to Konoha's Konoha's, Konoha, Konoha, Konoha, Konoha of the Konoha, and the Konoha.
They also understood the reason why Hinata came to the Cloud this time, and they also sympathized with this young girl who had to bear a burden that ordinary people couldn't understand.
However, at this time, Hinata was thinking about the ancestor of the Hyuga Clan, the uncle she heard her father mention countless times, Neji's biological father, Hyuga Hizashi. In order to protect the village and the clan, Hizashi was willing to sacrifice his life and died in the Cloud Village.
Today, is she going to follow in his footsteps?
"No!
No, it's a promise, Kirito Kun will take me home … "Her eyes became firm, and Hinata's usually weak eyes became sharp and strong at this moment.
After a long silence, Hinata slowly opened her eyes, stepped lightly, and finally landed firmly on the dry stone steps. The girl's figure was facing away from Konoha and the others.
The girl's light but firm voice came from the front.
"Let's go!"
The girl took a step forward, and in an instant, Konoha's Anbu and the others behind her seemed to feel an unbearable shame. They were Konoha's Shinobi, but now they let a girl enter the enemy's base alone.
This kind of shame even made Yugao and the others want to grab the girl in front of them and take her away.
However, they are still Konoha's Anbu, and this kind of mission is unbearable for ordinary people, so they must accept it.
Hinata's footsteps maintained a uniform speed, and her silver-white eyes were directly locked at the end of the stone steps. Her sight seemed to penetrate the space barrier and shot at the Cloud Ninja sitting on the top of the mountain.
At the end of the long stone steps, there was a huge square. The square was completely paved with boulders, a bit like a ninja duel, full of killing intent. In the center of the square, there was a huge stone tablet. On the tablet, there was a record of the Kage of the Cloud, as well as the names of the ninjas who made great contributions to the Cloud.
"Night Moon Kyuu …" Hinata's eyesight was extraordinary, and a certain name on the tablet was very sensitive to her eyes.
This name was often mentioned by her father. When she was young, he sneaked into Konoha and kidnapped her. After the matter was exposed, he was killed on the spot by her father. However, the shameless Cloud Ninjas used Konoha's Hyuga Shinobi to force Hyuga Hizashi to hand over the murderer. In the end, it led to the death of her uncle Hizashi.
Clenching her fists slightly, Hinata, who has always been gentle, had a rare anger in her heart at this time.
"Hmph ~ Are you angry?
What a pitiful guy, but for the rise of our Cloud Village, sacrifice is necessary. "
On the main seat, the Raikage stared coldly at Hinata. This move was naturally deliberately designed by the Cloud's higher-ups. The purpose of this move was self-evident. They wanted to use this to humiliate the Hyuga and announce to the world that Konoha had completely bowed down to the Cloud.
Looking around the square, at this time, there were nearly a thousand ninjas sitting in a semicircle. Without exception, they were all wearing the red, white, and gray ninja uniform of the Cloud. On their foreheads, there was a cloud pattern, and under the reflection of the sun, there was a faint cold light.
At the top of the square, there were some towering stone seats. The higher the steps, the older the ninjas. On the highest stone platform, there was a giant man sitting on it. He was the Fourth Generation Raikage of the Cloud. Next to him, there was a man and a woman on his left and right. They were the two ultimate weapons of the Cloud, the Nibi Jinchuriki and the Hachibi Jinchuriki, Killer B!
Once again, there were over a dozen old men who were seated cross-legged with their eyes closed as they rested. Although these old men did not appear to have any special characteristics on the surface, the clothes on their bodies were as hard as steel. No matter how the wind blew, they did not move at all.
They were all powerful Jonins of the older generation of Cloud Ninjas, the leaders of various clans, similar to Konoha's Yamanaka Inoichi and Nara Shikaku.
"Humph!
It's really boring. Our Cloud Village has to put up such a big force to bully a weak woman.
Is the Raikage's brain filled with rat shit? "The two Yugions frowned and looked quite impatient.