“The First Raikage is dead?!” Everyone looked at the Nara Commander with surprise.
They had never expected this to be the reason for Kumogakure's attack.
Renye raised an eyebrow; that would explain it.
Wait, he suddenly noticed a problem…
What was the connection between the First Raikage's death and Kumogakure's attack?
Could it be that Konoha killed the First Raikage?!
If the Raikage's Guard were killed, then Kumogakure retaliating would be plausible.
After all, Renye had never seen the First Raikage on the battlefield…
Moreover, as a Kage, he needed to command the war from the rear and would not directly participate in combat.
This made it even harder for him to be killed.
Unless Senju Tobirama himself came to the battlefield, it might be possible to kill the Raikage.
But that Old Man was still handling political affairs in the Hokage Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also noticed the problem and showed a bewildered expression.
Seeing this, the Nara Commander smiled bitterly.
When he first received the news, wasn't his expression the same?
Looking at the bewildered group, he began to explain, “The intelligence from the reconnaissance squad reported that the First Raikage was ambushed and killed by a Konoha Ninja, and the enraged Kumogakure launched an attack on Konoha.”
Hearing this, the already bewildered group became even more so.
“Commander-sama, are you saying a Konoha Ninja killed the First Raikage?!” Hiruzen Sarutobi exclaimed.
“When did Konoha get someone so strong?” Danzo Shimura frowned in thought.
How much merit could one gain by killing the First Raikage on the battlefield?
It was obvious without even thinking that killing the Raikage would be a huge military achievement.
It could directly make one a strong candidate for Hokage.
Another competitor!
“Damn it!” Danzo cursed inwardly, unconsciously clenching his fists.
Renye frowned, considering the possibility of this matter.
In his memory, no one on the battlefield could stealthily take out the Raikage.
There was definitely something fishy about this…
The First Raikage was “assassinated by a Konoha Ninja,” and the future Second Raikage was killed by him.
“Nara Commander, who is Kumogakure's Commander?” Renye suddenly asked.
He had a feeling that the First Raikage's death was inextricably linked to the battlefield Commander!
When you don't know who the culprit is in a matter, you look at who benefited from it.
The person who gained huge benefits is most likely the mastermind!
The Nara Commander's eyes lit up, and he quickly understood the meaning in Renye's words.
“Kumogakure's veteran Elite Jonin, the Gold and Silver Brothers.”
“Not long after the First Raikage left the camp, the two launched a coup, killed the battlefield Commander, and seized the Commander's position.”
“Soon after, news of the First Raikage's death came…”
The more the Nara Commander spoke, the more alarmed he became; the Gold and Silver Brothers had huge suspicions!
They first secretly murdered the First Raikage, then launched a coup, and then brought out the Raikage's corpse to frame the Konoha Ninja…
“This is the truth!” The group suddenly realized.
Danzo Shimura immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his clenched fists quietly relaxing.
So it was the Gold and Silver Brothers framing Konoha…
It scared him; he really thought a Konoha Ninja had killed the First Raikage.
Renye's expression instantly turned grim after hearing the names Ginkaku and Kinkaku.
The two brothers were the culprits who caused Senju Tobirama's death!
They ambushed and killed the Second Raikage while Senju Tobirama was signing a peace treaty, ultimately dying together with Senju Tobirama…
If it weren't for the matter of Ginkaku and Kinkaku, Senju Tobirama would not have died.
Renye subconsciously clenched his fists; he would never allow such a thing to happen!
He killed the future Second Raikage, which meant that the future's direction could be artificially changed.
The fact that Senju Hashirama was still alive was a good example.
Since Hashirama could live, then Tobirama could live too!
Renye was not a cold-blooded person, nor was he ungrateful.
He had spent so much time with Senju Tobirama that he had long developed feelings for him.
Naturally, he didn't want that Old Man to be killed by Ginkaku and Kinkaku…
He planned to nip the threat in the bud, to see if he could find an opportunity on the battlefield to kill the two of them!
As long as Ginkaku and Kinkaku died, the subsequent events would not happen.
However, these two possessed Six Paths Tools and Nine-Tailed Chakra, making them not easy to deal with; a slight mistake could lead to a disastrous defeat.
He didn't want to die in front of Senju Tobirama first and then be brought back by that Old Man using Edo Tensei; that would be a huge joke.
Renye frowned, pondering how to deal with Ginkaku and Kinkaku.
Basho Fan, Crimson Rope, Sage of Six Paths Treasures - Red Gourd, Seven-Star Sword, and Crimson Gourd.
These Six Paths Tools were not easy to deal with…
The Nara Commander looked at the pensive Renye, not knowing what he was thinking, but he did not interrupt him.
After conversing with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others for a while, he returned to the Commander's tent.
He needed to inform Hokage-sama about the death of the First Raikage and his own conjecture.
So that Hokage-sama could prepare for Kumogakure's furious retaliation.
After all, the First Raikage was killed by a “Konoha Ninja,” and Hidden Cloud Village would never let it go!
At this point, the truth no longer mattered.
All they could do now was defeat Hidden Cloud Village and completely subdue it.
The Nara Commander began writing the intelligence report, and incidentally, he wrote about Renye and the others' feat of killing the Raikage's strongest guard, using it to praise Senju Tobirama for his excellent teaching.
The first few hundred words were battlefield intelligence, and the rest were effusive praises for Senju Tobirama and his disciples.
Such as Hokage-sama being wise and mighty… and how his disciples valued their comrades…
This kind of thing was an old tradition of their Nara Clan.
………………
Hokage Office.
Senju Tobirama took out the intelligence report from the Northeast Battlefield and read it carefully.
Hidden Sand Village had been suppressed by Konoha and was no longer a threat.
As for Iwagakure and Hidden Mist, a major war was happening between them, making them unable to spare any attention for Konoha.
Currently, the main enemy was Hidden Cloud Village!
As long as Kumogakure was defeated, the war could completely end.
When Senju Tobirama saw the content of the report, his calm eyes suddenly trembled violently, and a low voice broke the silence of the office.
“The First Raikage is dead…”
He checked the intelligence again, confirming that he had not misread it.
After a long while, he sighed.
The death of the First Raikage undoubtedly escalated the situation.
Hidden Cloud Village's initial invasion of Konoha had turned into seeking revenge for the Raikage.
The war situation would only become more difficult…
One could only say that Kumogakure's Ginkaku and Kinkaku had excellent methods!
These two brothers actually did such a thing to keep the war going.
Since it had already happened, they could only face it calmly.
Senju Tobirama continued to look at the intelligence in his hand.
When he saw Renye and the others jointly kill the Raikage's Guard, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“These little guys have really grown up.”