"What the fuck! Which bastard is eyeing me?"
Kamishiro vigorously pressed his right eyelid that was twitching wildly.
As the Chinese saying goes, "When your left eye twitches, it means money is coming; when your right eye twitches, it means disaster is looming."
With this kind of twitch, it must be a fucking huge disaster!
Obito Uchiha stood with his hands on his hips, pointed at Kamishiro, and shouted provocatively, "Hey, Kamishiro, why are you pressing your eye? I didn't even hit you there!"
Kamishiro said with a very annoyed expression, "Obito, I'm in a really bad mood right now, extremely bad. Don't mess with me, or I'll beat you black and blue."
Just as Obito was about to hurl some harsh words at Kamishiro, Jiraiya appeared. He said to Minato Namikaze in a somewhat panicked tone, "Minato, something big has happened!"
Minato Namikaze was taken aback for a second and then hurriedly asked, "What's the big deal?"
Jiraiya involuntarily glanced at Kamishiro, then he said to Minato Namikaze, "Come with me first!"
Minato Namikaze nodded and said to the four of them including Kamishiro, "You guys continue your training on your own first."
Minato Namikaze followed Jiraiya to the combat command room.
Minato Namikaze asked, "Teacher Jiraiya, what was that big thing you just mentioned? Is it about Sunagakure?"
Jiraiya said with a solemn expression, "Yes, the Third Kazekage has gone missing, and Sunagakure has declared war on Iwagakure."
Minato Namikaze stared at Jiraiya in astonishment and said, "The Third Kazekage has gone missing, and they've declared war on Iwagakure? What on earth is going on?"
Jiraiya recounted, "I just received a letter from Konoha stating that the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure has been missing for nearly a month. A few days ago, Sunagakure officially announced his disappearance, confirmed The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa as the new Fourth Kazekage, and launched a thorough investigation into the Third Kazekage's disappearance.
The results of the investigation are out. On a stretch of sandy ground outside Sunagakure, they found the Forehead Protectors of Iwagakure ninjas, and there was blood there.
Sunagakure believes that because the Third Kazekage embezzled a batch of supplies from Iwagakure, Iwagakure attacked the Third Kazekage in retaliation.
And that batch of supplies was what Iwagakure wanted to give to Sunagakure to form an alliance to attack Konoha."
Minato Namikaze frowned tightly and asked again, "So, does that mean Sunagakure has already gone to war with Iwagakure?"
Jiraiya replied, "Not yet, but it's coming soon, probably within these few days. Sunagakure has already assembled its ninja forces. It seems they're really going to fight this time, not just empty talk.
Now, the old man has sent Orochimaru with a team of ninjas to Bird Country, which borders the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, to check the situation. If Sunagakure and Iwagakure really start a full - scale fight, the Third Shinobi World War will officially break out."
The Cloud Hidden Village is fuming because of the rampage of the eighth tailed beast. Also, the relationship between the Cloud Hidden Village and Iwagakure is pretty poor. There's a high chance they'll intervene when the fight breaks out and might even launch a Sneak Attack on Iwagakure.
Minato Namikaze stroked his chin, thinking as he spoke, "So, if Sunagakure and Iwagakure go to war, the Cloud Hidden Village might Sneak Attack Iwagakure. Does that mean we in Konoha are on the periphery of this war?"
Jiraiya shrugged and said, "For us in Konoha, this is truly a good thing. After all, everyone knows that the Third Shinobi World War is bound to start sooner or later, but no one wants to be the initiator. Even the Cloud Hidden Village didn't dare to take that step, which is why they had a stand - off with us in the Land of Hot Water for so long.
Now that the war has officially started, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief. In this way, we won't be in a passive position."
Minato Namikaze let go of his chin, and the frown on his forehead had relaxed.
This is indeed a good thing for Konoha, but for some people, such as Kamishiro, it isn't.
Minato Namikaze pursed his lips and said, "It seems that so far, Kamishiro has only been in contact with the Third Kazekage and hasn't contacted anyone else. This means it's highly likely that Kamishiro can only communicate with the Third Kazekage. Now that the Third Kazekage is missing, Kamishiro may have completely lost contact with Sunagakure."
Now it was Jiraiya's turn to stroke his chin: "So, we can try to recruit that kid? To be honest, I quite like that kid."
Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "Let's put this on hold for the time being. Instead of us telling him, it's better for him to discover on his own that the Third Kazekage is missing and come to accept it.
In this way, recruiting Kamishiro will be more natural. If we directly try to recruit Kamishiro and let him know that we've known his identity as an undercover agent for a long time, I'm afraid he won't be able to take it."
Jiraiya thought for a while and then nodded: "Well, that's okay. Next, we'll still stay here and set up a camp. After all, the main parties involved now are Sunagakure and Iwagakure, and we still need to guard against the Cloud Hidden Village."
After chatting with Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze returned to the small forest where Kamishiro and the other three were doing their cultivation.
Kamishiro was pinning Obito Uchiha to the ground and beating him. Obito's sunglasses were even knocked off.
"Admit defeat or not?!"
"I won't admit defeat! You're such a cheater. When Teacher Minato is not around, you use Iron Sand to tie me up. You're not playing fair!"
Obito, pinned to the ground by Kamishiro, was wrapped in Iron Sand, and his cheeks were swollen on both sides.
Kamishiro rolled his eyes at Obito and said, "Cheater? What cheating? This is my ninjutsu. You can use the Great Fireball Technique against me, but can't I use Iron Sand against you?!"
Obito mumbled in a slurred voice: "I don't mind you using ninjutsu, but can you be a bit more fair - play and stop always launching Sneak Attacks on me!"
Kamishiro twitched the corner of his mouth: "Sneak Attack?
Hey, what's a ninja? A ninja is someone who conducts secret operations. If you're so eager to do things openly, why don't you become a samurai instead!
Just as Kamishiro and Obito Uchiha were still arguing, Kakashi heard a faint noise.
Kakashi glanced to the left and spotted Minato Namikaze in the distance, looking at them with a helpless look on his face.
Minato Namikaze gave Kakashi a meaningful glance.
After Kakashi sighed in exasperation, he said to Kamishiro, "Kamishiro, knock it off. I can sense that Teacher Minato is approaching."
Upon hearing that Minato Namikaze was on his way, Kamishiro quickly released the Iron Sand on Obito Uchiha and then dumped it all into the nearby grass.
Thinking he had hidden the 'evidence of his misdeed' well and that no one else would find out, Kamishiro heaved a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, Kakashi had reminded him; otherwise, he would have been caught by Minato Namikaze.
Only after Minato Namikaze saw that Kamishiro had 'hidden' everything did he reappear and walked over to Kamishiro and the others.
Kamishiro asked curiously, "Lord Minato, what's up? What was that big deal Jiraiya mentioned just now?"
Obito Uchiha got up from the ground and grumbled, "Kamishiro, you're so dumb. The matter that Lord Jiraiya discussed with Teacher Minato privately must be confidential. How could they tell you about it!"
Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "Actually, it's not that I can't tell you. You'll find out soon anyway. Sunagakure has declared war on Iwagakure."
Since he wanted Kamishiro to discover the disappearance of the Third Kazekage by himself, Minato Namikaze didn't mention the disappearance of the Third Kazekage.
Upon hearing this, Kamishiro stood there, stunned, as if he had been struck by Lightning Strike.