Inside a hidden cave in the territory of the.

"Cough… Cough-cough… Cough-cough-cough… Cough-cough-cough-cough… Cough-cough-cough-cough-cough… Cou-…" – As soon as Kuroto removed the Homusubi mask that he wore earlier, he started coughing uncontrollably, and the coughs did not show any signs of subsiding but became more and more intense to the point that blood started to come out of the throat, it felt as if someone was choking his throat a few moments ago. ​​

After a long time passed, the coughing finally calmed down and Kuroto could finally breathe in relief.

While wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth Kuroto sighed and took in the nutrition drug especially created by him to prevent this low-quality clone body from degrading before getting the job done.

At this time his face was dull and showed clear signs of weakness, undoubtedly the burden of Mangekyou Sharingan on this body is very severe, Kuroto only activated the Mangekyou Sharingan for few seconds to scare Uchiha Hiiragi but those few seconds also seems unbearable.

"It's no wonder that even keeping the Sharingan in the three tomoe state is very difficult and exceedingly exhausting for Kakashi, makes me wonder if he isn't secretly half-Uzumaki or possibly half-Senju that he even managed to master the use of his Mangekyou Sharingan albeit through some training but that's a big achievement compared to Danzo who had to rely upon the Hashirama Cells to achieve Yin-Yang balance so as not to not lose himself or be overwhelmed." – muttered Kuroto while still panting for breath.

Judging from the current condition of this low-quality clone, using the full potential of the Mangekyou Sharingan will be next to impossible.

While playing with the Homusubi mask in his hand, Kuroto thought, 'If I want to truly be able to use the power of Mangekyou Sharingan or the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan then it can only be done by cultivating a clone body with the Uchiha Clan DNA.'

Otherwise, being able to fully display the power of Mangekyou Sharingan is only a dream, neither Shimura Danzo nor Hatake Kakashi was ever able to display the full power of Sharingan.

Understanding this, Kuroto muttered, "Other than Sharingan; the Uchiha Clan is also known for their mastery over the Fire Style so using Uchiha DNA for cultivating the Fire Nature Clone to be used for the Chimera Technique will not deviate from my main plan and I will also be able to use Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, but the question is, whose cells should I use for the cultivation of the clone?"

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Konoha Village.

The news about the sudden appearance of members of Amatsukami soon spread towards the Land of Fire and was relayed to Konohagakure with the fastest posts.

Sandaime who received the news immediately ordered an emergency Jonin Council summon. The shinobi participating in the meeting included Sandaime along with the three elders of the advisory board, Sannin Jiraiya, Patriarchs of all the major clans, including the Uchiha Clan of course, as well as several elite Jonin.

A series of discussions took place in the meeting and the details were only known to the people participating in the meetings.

After the Jonin Council meeting was over a private Uchiha assembly was organized upon Uchiha Fugaku's orders.

In the assembly hall, Uchiha Fugaku sat with a serious expression.

The elites participating in the assembly also sat quietly with serious expressions on their faces, although nobody spoke anything, all the members had a strong will to fight and avenge the two missing Uchiha while there were also some traces of an unspeakable dread and nervousness in everyone's heart that they chose to keep hidden in there!

Fugaku could see the psychological state of all the people present at the meeting but he did not point that out, these are the trials that everyone must overcome on their own, as the Patriarch, he will of course be their support and guide if necessary but this does not mean that he will spoon-feed them.

Death is something that a shinobi must always be prepared to face, and Fugaku trusts that these Uchiha shinobi loyal to him will not disappoint him.

Finally, his gaze turned towards Shisui, and a trace of doubt appeared in Fugaku's mind.

After having tested Shisui with his Dojutsu, Fugaku was convinced that Uchiha Shisui is Homusubi therefore Fugaku did not have any more interest in the hunting operation organized by the village to hunt down Amatsukami, on the contrary, he was more concerned about what Amatsukami really wanted or to be specific, what was their goal that Shisui was convinced to not only betray the clan but also the village!

But now that the news of the sudden appearance of Homusubi was passed back from the front lines, especially by Hiiragi and Yuto so Fugaku isn't sure anymore whether Shisui is really Homusubi?

'Is it possible that I misunderstood Shisui?'

The reason for Fugaku's doubt is not wrong, even if someone else is changed into his position, then they will also reach the same conclusion.

After all, there are only two people officially known to have the Mangekyou Sharingan, one of them has already betrayed the village and joined the mercenary organization Akatsuki, so it's not impossible that the only other shinobi who has the Mangekyou Sharingan also chose to betray the village and join the other mercenary organization, therefore the possibility of Uchiha Shisui being Homusubi cannot be denied.

After thinking for a while, Fugaku said, "Homusubi of Amatsukami has appeared, and we of the Uchiha cannot allow a traitor to continue to harm the clan and the village, this time once again a hunting operation is being organized, I will also be participating this time, and our main objective is to either kill Homusubi or capture him or seize his Mangekyou Sharingan, is that understood!?"

"Yes!" – all the Uchiha present in the meeting responded in unison.

Fugaku again looked towards Shisui and said, "Uchiha Shisui, you will stay with me!"

"Yes, Fugaku-sama!" – Although Shisui wasn't sure exactly what Kuroto-san planned; the fact that he received that message must mean that there is something he has planned which will clear away the suspicions on him, therefore, Shisui wasn't much worried about this hunting operation and nodded without any hesitation.

In fact, he also understands that just because Homusubi appeared in public sights does not mean that the suspicions on him will be cleared, only if he and Homusubi fight and that fight is witnessed by many people then the suspicions will be resolved!

While Shisui thought this, the meeting proceeded further and after some more discussions, the meeting was concluded.

Shisui returned to his home, and recalled the information sent by Kuroto through the secret message, 'The location sent by Kuroto-san is at a distance of about six days, so do I have to enact a scene there? But if I play Homusubi there, then who will play Uchiha Shisui?'

Although he was a bit doubtful, this did not stop him to make all the preparations.

Looking at the map spread before him, Shisui analyzed the terrain of the Tojinbo mountain range, which is close to the border of the Land of Hot Water, the terrain is quite complicated and also has many deep lakes.

And precisely because of this, the Tojinbo mountain range is pretty much inaccessible to most and has therefore become a paradise for birds of all kinds.

Putting away the map, Shisui thought, 'Regardless of what's going to transpire there, I will have to trust in Kuroto-san's plan and hope that it works!'

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Somewhere in the Land of Hot Water.

At the temporary Kumogakure Military Camp.

A Kumo ninja walked into the tent with a document in his hand, "Raikage-sama, we have just received the news that the members of Amatsukami were sighted!"

Yondaime Raikage Ay took the document and after reading through it, he immediately ordered, "Assemble 8th unit!"

At this time one of the elite Jonin in the tent spoke, "Raikage-sama, please forgive me but I must remind you of the peace treaty signed with Konoha, at this time, rashly entering the hinterlands of the Land of Fire will brew another conflict with Konoha and various diplomatic problems will occur, and considering the recent feuds we are having with Iwagakure, if Konoha too chooses to cause trouble then I am afraid that we will fall into a very disadvantageous situation!"

Urged by the elite Jonin's words, Raikage did not scold him but took out a confidential document and passed it to the Jonin, "You needn't worry, this is a request for cooperation from Konoha, signed by Sandaime Hokage himself, therefore, there wouldn't be any diplomatic issues, and possibly Tsuchikage will also back off and giving in to our demand upon hearing the news of this cooperation!"

The elite Jonin read the document and nodded in understanding, with no more opposing opinions, Ay's order was conveyed and the 8th unit was assembled at the earliest.

Before the departure, Raikage did not give any long speech just shouted, "Those bastards of Amatsukami not only assassinated Watanabe but also sent his body to the Black-Market in exchange for the bounty on his head, will Kumogakure sit back and bear such humiliation?"

"NOOOOOOOOOooooo!" – everyone responded in unison.

"THEN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!?" – Raikage question.

"AVENGE OUR COMRADE!"

"Then let's GO!" – Raikage said while raising his right fist in the air!

"YES!" – all the shinobi responded!

With the momentum boosted to the limit, the Raikage personally led the 8th unit and marched towards the hinterlands of the Land of Fire with great momentum

Title: Approaching Raikage!

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