The wind and sand raged, and the small inn appeared insignificant amidst the swirling dust...
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Hyūga Hiashi spat out the sand, complaining instinctively, "I can't believe I'm back in this cursed place so soon."
Hearing this, the inn's waiter angrily slammed a teapot down on the table. "You hateful Konoha ninja! Nobody invited you here!"
"Hey! How dare you speak to us like that?!" Hyūga Hiashi stood up, ready to teach the waiter a lesson, but Aoi Ren put a hand on his shoulder, stopping him. "Wait. Don't bother with ordinary people."
Then, Aoi Ren turned around with a dark expression. "However, it seems we haven't provoked you. Why are you speaking about us Konoha ninja in such a way?"
"Not provoked?!" The waiter furiously pounded the table. "Your Konoha is at war with Sunagakure! What do you mean you haven't provoked us?"
"But our Konoha ninja have never massacred the civilians of the Land of Wind," Aoi Ren frowned. "At most, it's just a war between ninja. Why are you so angry?"
"Hmph!"
The waiter scoffed derisively. "I don't care about the fighting. Those sand ninja can die for all I care—it would be even better! But those useless fools lost! And losing means paying money!"
"Paying money?"
"I heard your Konoha is demanding ten billion ryō!" The waiter slammed the table in rage. "Where are those unproductive ninja going to get such a massive sum? In the end, won't it just be added to the taxes of us ordinary people?!"
At this, Aoi Ren finally understood. The waiter didn't care whether Sunagakure won or lost. For ordinary people like him, they wished all ninja in the world would just disappear.
This... could be a breakthrough point!
With this thought, Aoi Ren smiled and summoned a small white snake, which bit the waiter's ankle.
Another day later, Aoi Ren and his two companions arrived at the Konoha Allied Forces' camp and met the Jōnin stationed there: Uchiha Kagami, an elite Jōnin of the Uchiha clan!
"Another historical figure!" Aoi Ren nodded to himself. Uchiha Kagami was perhaps the first Uchiha to truly transcend the clan's narrow-minded views. One could say that without him, Shisui would not have had such a deep love for Konoha.
And if there was no Shisui, then there would be no Itachi, who single-handedly slaughtered his entire clan for the sake of Konoha!
Aoi Ren held a deep respect for such an individual. However, Uchiha Kagami didn't seem to hold him in high regard.
"Captain Aoi Ren, I have already heard about the purpose of your visit." Uchiha Kagami frowned with a hint of disgust. "With all due respect, I will not cooperate with your actions!"
To Uchiha Kagami, who cherished peace, he disliked pointless battles and detested Aoi Ren, who seemed intent on provoking an even greater war.
Having anticipated this, Aoi Ren wasn't angered. He merely shook his head with a smile. "If one's eyes are blinded by the illusion of immediate peace, then disaster is not far behind..."
The history of the ninja world was almost entirely punctuated by the Four Great Ninja Wars. Brief periods of peace were merely fleeting blossoms on the surface for ninja!
Aoi Ren and his group decisively turned and left the Konoha Allied Forces' camp. Hyūga Hiashi frowned with concern. "Captain Aoi Ren, if Uchiha Kagami won't send troops, what should we do?"
"Challenge them!"
Aoi Ren gritted out these two words. If Uchiha Kagami wouldn't send his forces, then he would force Sunagakure to come out and fight!
"Challenge them? What's that?"
Hyūga Hiashi and Might Guy looked on in confusion...
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