Chapter 928 The mastermind behind the scenes

Konoha.

The three picked up the pen and were about to sign their names when suddenly a cloud of smoke spread out. Everyone instantly became alert and entered a fighting state. After the smoke dissipated, a mysterious man was seen standing in the middle.

"Do you think all this will really go as you wish?" The mysterious man's voice was low and hoarse.

The Fourth Raikage shouted angrily, "Who are you? How dare you stop the Four Kingdoms' event!"

The mysterious man sneered: "I am the person behind the alliance. Do you think it is so easy to take down the isolated island? There are many traps and secret weapons on the island, and there are powerful ninjas hiding in the dark ready to take action at any time. Moreover, if you insist on doing this, some other small countries will definitely worry that they will become the next target, and then they will unite to resist you. Are you sure it will be so easy?"

These words made everyone present silent. Bai was the first to speak: "So what do you want?"

The mysterious man said slowly: "Stop this action, we are willing to renegotiate the trade rules and give certain compensation to each country." Everyone looked at each other. The plan that seemed to be going smoothly now has complications, and it has become difficult to decide what to do next.

Ohnoki stroked his beard and thought for a moment before saying, "Although your words make sense, how can we trust you? Who knows if this is just a delaying tactic on your part?" The mysterious man laughed and took out a token from his bosom and threw it to Ohnoki, "This is the highest-level token of our alliance. I can give it to you for safekeeping. If I change my mind, you can use it to call on other countries to attack us."

The Fourth Raikage looked at the token in Ōnoki's hand, turned to the others and said, "I think we can give it a try. After all, there are many variables in attacking an isolated island." Yagura also nodded slightly in agreement.

Bai frowned and thought for a long time, then finally sighed and said, "Okay, we'll do as you say for now. But if we find any tricks, we will never give up." The mysterious man clasped his fists and saluted, "Of course, I'll go back and prepare for new negotiations." After that, he disappeared.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere gradually dissipated. But Bai felt a little uneasy, as if there might be a bigger conspiracy behind this matter. However, at present, he could only wait for the other party's next move according to the agreement, hoping that no more accidents would happen.

Most of these workers were ordinary people, without the magical abilities of ninjas. Just as everyone was arguing, a figure flashed by like lightning. It turned out to be the mysterious man who had left before and returned.

"It seems I arrived just in time." The mysterious man formed seals with his hands and muttered something. A strange light appeared around him, and the light quickly extended to the sea. In an instant, ice walls emerged on the sea surface, and the ice walls continued to grow higher and thicker, and they actually withstood the surging tide.

The workers were all stunned, and then burst into cheers. Bai and others looked at the mysterious man warily, "Why did you come back again? Is this also your conspiracy?"

The mysterious man shook his head, his face serious. "That's not the case. On my way out, I discovered that someone was using water escape technique to create this disaster in the distance. Their purpose was to disrupt our negotiations. So I decided to come back to help, to show my sincerity."

Hearing this, everyone's doubts were slightly reduced. Bai stepped forward and said, "Anyway, thank you for your help. I hope our real negotiations can go smoothly."

The mysterious man looked at the calm sea with a firm gaze, "Don't worry, I will abide by the agreement."

Kaisha and the ninja struggled to move forward in the sea, and the cold sea water kept hitting their bodies. Suddenly, an undercurrent came, and the ninja swiftly avoided it, but Kaisha was swept into it. Seeing this, the ninja immediately threw out the rope and shouted, "Catch it!" Kaisha desperately stretched out his hand to hold the rope, and the ninja pulled him back to his side.

The two finally approached the other side and were about to check the damage when the surrounding seawater began to swirl strangely. A huge whirlpool appeared under their feet. "Oh no, another enemy attack!" the ninja shouted. Kaisha clung to the reef next to him, while the ninja tried to use ninjutsu to break the suction of the whirlpool.

At this time, the voice of the mysterious man came from a distance: "Hold on!" He formed seals with his hands again, and a powerful force rushed towards the vortex, and the vortex gradually became smaller. It turned out that the mysterious man had been secretly paying attention to the situation here.

Kaisha and the ninja took the opportunity to go ashore and start repair work. They worked well together and quickly repaired the key parts. The sea water gradually receded, and they knew that the enemy hidden behind them would definitely have other means.

"Sir, what should we do now?" asked the Hyuga ninja.

His eyes were cold and he said, "Now that we know the source, let's take the initiative to attack. A few of you follow me, and the rest of you stay and continue to consolidate the fortifications." After saying that, he took the lead and ran towards the five kilometers away.

When they approached the target sea area, they signaled everyone to hide their breath. The hundred ninjas were seen surrounding a huge magic circle, with a black-robed man standing in the center, seemingly directing everything.

"This evil aura, it seems that there is someone else behind it." He whispered. At this moment, the man in black robe seemed to notice something strange and shouted, "Who?"

The others no longer hid and showed up. "Who are you? Why did you create this disaster?" they asked.

The black-robed man sneered, "We are just people who follow orders. If you dare to come today, don't think about going back alive!" As he said that, hundreds of ninjas launched an attack in unison. Leading his men to respond flexibly, the battle broke out in an instant. However, as the battle continued, she found that these ninjas were just controlled like puppets, and the real danger was still the black-robed man. So she seized the opportunity, bypassed the ninjas and rushed straight to the black-robed man.

The black-robed man was horrified and quickly jumped back, while forming seals with his hands. The surrounding seawater surged up and turned into ice spikes and shot towards Yi Ji. He drew out the long sword from his waist and swung it quickly to block all the ice spikes. "Hmph, you have some skills." The black-robed man snorted coldly, and his hands quickly changed hand seals. The magic circle under his feet glowed brightly.

Suddenly, the puppet ninjas that were fighting exploded one after another, and their subordinates hurriedly dodged. Taking advantage of this gap, the black-robed man chanted a spell and summoned several huge water monsters from the magic circle. The water monsters pounced on everyone with their fangs and claws bared.

With a determined look in his eyes, he shouted, "Everyone, attack together!" Everyone quickly adjusted their status and launched the strongest ninjutsu to attack the water monster. For a moment, fire and lightning intertwined. Although the water monster was strong, it could not withstand the joint attack of everyone and dissipated one by one.

The man in black robe was furious and was about to cast a spell again when countless kunai suddenly flew over from a distance. It turned out that the ninjas who had stayed behind came to support him.

The black-robed man was attacked from both sides, revealing a flaw. Seeing the opportunity, he used a body-flash technique to get behind the black-robed man and put the long knife on his neck. "Tell me, who ordered you to do that?"

The man in black robe showed fear on his face and had to reveal the mastermind behind the incident.