Chapter 179 Hip Hop in the Land of Lightning
"Alright," the Fourth Raikage on the other end of the screen nodded. "Then, I'll personally come to Kirigakure to discuss the specifics with you."
"Thank you for your understanding, Raikage." Mei Terumi breathed a sigh of relief, forcing a smile.
"On the matter of fighting the evil Uchiha Touko, our positions are the same," the Fourth Raikage said solemnly. "Our Land of Lightning doesn't want to see the flames of war that evil ambitious man has ignited in the ninja world burn upon us."
"I understand. Our new Kirigakure will fully cooperate with you to restore peace to the ninja world." Mei Terumi finished speaking and hung up the communication with the Raikage.
Kumogakure, Raikage's office.
After the communication was cut off, A turned to his secretary, Xi, and instructed, "Prepare yourself. I'm going to the Land of Water."
"Understood." Xi nodded, then continued, "However, given the current conditions, even if we send troops to help them, there's not much benefit for Kumogakure. We're far worse off than Konoha."
"I never imagined that there would be someone like Takagi Seijin in this ninja world, willing to sell out the entire village's interests and dignity just to become Mizukage." The Fourth Raikage, A, gritted his teeth at the mention of Takagi Seijin.
"If someone like that came from Kumogakure, they would never have a chance to become an elite Jonin!" A said, cursing as he spoke
. "By the way, while we're away, keep an eye on Killer Bee. I don't want to come back with a mountain of complaints!" A said after stretching.
"Understood." Xi nodded, but her face showed a bitter expression. Although the Raikage said so, in their village, besides the Raikage himself, who could control Killer Bee?
You see, this guy has always been self-willed. Other Jinchuriki are isolated by their villages, but with him, it's hard to say who's isolating whom. If he really wants to cause trouble, the rest of the Cloud Village can only watch.
"I'll tell him not to run around before he leaves," A said. He knows how much of a headache his sworn brother is, but right now, the negotiations with Mei Terumi are more important. So, A can only hope that Killer Bee will behave himself during this time.
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Soon, after arriving at New Kirigakure, the Raikage discussed and signed a mutual aid contract with Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi's bottom line is naturally not as high as Takagi Seijin's, so although the contract is somewhat harsh for New Kirigakure, it's still within Mei Terumi's acceptable range.
Soon, news of the alliance between Cloud Village and New Kirigakure spread throughout the ninja world.
Konoha immediately issued a statement accusing the other side of aiding rogue ninjas and interfering in the internal affairs of another country—a hegemonic act—and hoped that Cloud Village would behave itself.
Upon hearing this news, the Fourth Raikage was furious.
Who on earth was interfering in another country's internal affairs?
Soon, Kumogakure and Konoha engaged in a war of words.
However, during this time, Uchiha Touko wasn't idle either. He went to the Uchiha shrine and went directly to Tobi.
"Lord Touko, as you instructed, these White Zetsu have been practicing for quite some time now, following the sheet music and lyrics you provided," Tobi said, waving his hand.
Five White Zetsu emerged from the ground. After appearing, their appearance quickly changed. Soon, inside the Uchiha shrine, five dark-skinned men appeared, wearing sunglasses, gold chains around their necks, and clothes so loose that another person could fit inside them, with their pants pulled down to their knees.
The moment these five appeared, they immediately flashed a hip-hop hand gesture, and one of them started singing right away. "
Yo, listen up! The shadows of Konoha are burning,
the Sharingan spins, the Lightning Release knots completely envelop everything,
the name of the Fighting Light, the battlefield explodes like fireworks,
the speed of the hand seals is so fast it makes time stand still!"
Meanwhile, to Uchiha Touko's stunned expression, Tobi turned on the music, and another White Zetsu transformed into a rapper continued singing along to the rhythm: "
Lightning explodes, lightning flashes,
the soul of the Uchiha, the Sharingan reappears!
The flag of the Hokage, I carry it on my shoulder,
the name of the Fighting Light, resounds through the heavens!
Yo! Lightning Release breaks the dawn with the flashlight,
a lightning strike, the most unique rhyme!
The Sharingan spins, seeing through all tricks,
the name of the Hokage, burning on the battlefield!
The Fighting Light flashes, the enemies flee in terror,
flames envelop me, like a phoenix dancing!
The thunder roars, it's my declaration,
the soul of the Uchiha will never fall!"
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The rhythm paused, and Uchiha Touko clapped his hands, somewhat dumbfounded.
"How is it? Lord Touko, are you satisfied with their results?" At this moment, Tobi came to Uchiha Touko's side and asked.
Uchiha Touko nodded. The learning ability of these White Zetsu was indeed a bit frightening. He had only assigned them the task of learning rap a week ago when he planned to attack Kumogakure, and had only given them a few vague rapping tips. These White Zetsu had reached their current level entirely through self-study.
"Very good." Uchiha Touko nodded, and then praised, "It seems that you have all studied diligently during this time. You deserve praise. You've all worked hard."
"Serving Lord Touko is not hard at all!" The five White Zetsu, led by Tobi, said in unison, and then raised their hands in salute: "Loyalty! Sincerity!"
After saying that, the five of them, along with Tobi, maintained their salute and looked at Uchiha Touko with expectant eyes.
Seeing this, Uchiha Touko returned the salute, saying, "Loyalty!"
A satisfied expression appeared on the faces of Tobi and the five White Zetsu.
At this moment, Black Zetsu emerged from the ground, asking with a puzzled look, "Touko, will this arrangement be enough to deal with Kumogakure?"
"Of course," Uchiha Touko said. "I've carefully studied Kumogakure. Their village has been an impenetrable fortress, built up by successive Raikage over the years. You could say that although these barbarians haven't done anything good in the ninja world, their internal structure has been remarkably stable. Kumogakure has always had the fewest rogue ninja."
"Therefore," Uchiha Touko paused, "if we want to intervene in the affairs of the Land of Lightning, we must create an opening within them."
"But, can this strange music really have this effect?" Black Zetsu still couldn't understand, mainly because the White Zetsu had been chanting these rap songs in his ear every day, which annoyed him greatly.
"Ancestor, don't underestimate these things," Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh. "For a monolithic force like Kumogakure, the infiltration of soft culture is often more effective, and music is an important form of that."
"As for why this kind of music was chosen," Uchiha Touko shrugged, "the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure only likes this, so I can't help it."
"Alright, I'll follow your arrangements," Black Zetsu nodded. Ever since Uchiha Touko brought the Three-Tails and Six-Tails back to Konoha, Black Zetsu had regarded Uchiha Touko as the only hope for the Eye of the Moon Plan, and he would support any decision Uchiha Touko made.
"Get ready, I'll take you to the Land of Lightning in a bit," Uchiha Touko turned to look at the White Zetsu rappers and said.
"Yes!" the five White Zetsu shouted in unison.
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Land of Lightning, Lightning Capital.
"Have you heard? It seems a wealthy businessman is planning to hold a music talent show in our Land of Lightning recently," a commoner in Lightning Capital said casually.
"It seems that's true. That wealthy businessman seems to be trying to discover the most talented rapper in our Thunder Kingdom and then release a record for him."
"My god, rap can even be released as an album?" Another commoner from the Land of Thunder joined the discussion.
"Who knows what those rich people are thinking?" The person who started the conversation shrugged. "But I heard the prize money for this competition is really high."
"Really? How much?"
"The champion gets a full 30 million taels! Not to mention, after winning the championship, there's also money to be made from the subsequent albums."
"That makes me want to go too." Someone in the chat said, tempted.
"You want to go? With your level of education, you know anything about rap?"
"Don't be ridiculous, does this thing even require any level of education?"
"That's true, shall we sign up together?"
"Let's go!"
Similar conversations played out in the streets and alleys of the Land of Thunder over the next few days. Soon, this music talent show called "Thunder Country Hip-Hop" became the hottest topic of conversation in the Land of Thunder, quickly sweeping across the entire country.
Killer Bee, who had been holed up in the Cloud Thunder Canyon, also learned of this news.
"Yo! This audition is a grand show prepared just for me, you bastard! Gomeyaru!" Killer Bee's excitement was palpable upon hearing the news.
After leaving a letter in the Cloud and Thunder Canyon, Killer Bee slipped away and headed to the Land of Lightning.
The day after Killer Bee arrived in the Land of Lightning, the auditions for the Land of Lightning Hip-Hop officially began.
In a vast factory, Uchiha Touko's shadow clone, disguised by Black Zetsu in a West Coast-style outfit, looked at the sea of black heads surging through the warehouse, forcibly suppressing the urge to drag them to work in a cotton field, and approached one of them.
"Do you have freestyle?" Uchiha Touko, disguised, pulled his sunglasses down a little and asked the person in front of him.
"Yes, yes..." The person being asked nodded, then cleared his throat and began to sing.
"YO! Born in the Hidden Cloud Village, dreaming of becoming a rap leader..."
After listening to this freestyle, Uchiha Touko frowned and turned to a White Zetsu disguised as a rapper behind him. "Ame, what do you think?"
"I don't think it's good." The White Zetsu disguised as a rapper shook his head with a regretful expression.
"Next." Uchiha Touko waved for the previous person to step aside and then went to another person. "What about you? Do you have freestyle?"
Uchiha Touko went through several people, but their rapping skills varied greatly. Two of them couldn't even rhyme properly, probably because most of them were attracted by the prize money.
After being tormented for a while, Uchiha Touko only allowed one White Zetsu disguised as a rapper to pass the audition.
After a while, Uchiha Touko casually approached Killer Bee, who had been waiting for a long time, and asked the question: "Do you have freestyle?"
Upon seeing this, Killer Bee lowered his head, grinned, and then made a hip-hop gesture, beginning his performance.
"Yo! I'm here, Eight-Tails incarnate!
Sunglasses on, rap unbeatable!
Lightning Blade, cleaving the sky!
Enemies tremble, all retreat!
My pen is my blade!
Rhymes blaze, rhythm burns!
The trendiest in Kumogakure, the coolest rap!
Tailed Beast Chakra, blasting the whole place! Explode!
Idiots~ Bastards~ Don't even think about escaping!
My flow is like a Tailed Beast Ball raging!
The strongest in the rap world, the wildest in the ninja world!
Killer Bee, the king!"
Killer Bee, caught up in his excitement, improvised a tongue-twisting rap before continuing.
Brrrrr~ Eight-Tails tentacles write lyrics!
Yo~ My style is too outrageous!
Idiots and bastards, come and try!
If you can't beat me, just admit defeat!
Eight-Tails power, rhymes explode!
Killer Bee's rap, the whole audience kneels in gratitude!
Uchiha Touko endured the awkwardness of the performance, then took off his sunglasses and stared at him.
The towering Killer Bee, with a confident smile, looked down at Uchiha Touko, who was disguised as a rap mentor.
After a while, the White Zetsu disguised as Eminem clapped his hands and said to the Uchiha Touko disguised as a rapper, "I think he can do it."
"Really? But I don't think he can," Uchiha Touko said with a regretful expression.
"This contestant, your flow and rhymes are very strong." After saying that, Uchiha Touko looked at Killer Bee sincerely, "But I think your lyrics aren't real enough. You know, I'm saying, bro.
" "Really?" Killer Bee was a little unconvinced. "Then tell me what kind of lyrics are good lyrics?"
"I've always believed that rap, as a musical art form from the grassroots, must have a social feel, but all I can hear in your lyrics is you bragging about yourself," Uchiha Touko said.
"Eminem, play some music," Uchiha Touko said, turning to the White Zetsu.
As the rhythmic music began, Uchiha Touko made a hip-hop gesture before singing:
"Yo, listen to this drumbeat like a heartbeat breaking free of chains,
skin color is just a palette, the world should be vibrant,
some use labels as bullets, prejudice is a rusty sword,
but the dignity flowing in our blood never distinguishes between rich and poor."
Killer Bee's expression turned serious after listening. At that moment, he realized where his rapping art had hit a wall, and he followed Uchiha Touko's rhythm, singing:
"Yo, open your eyes and see how absurd this world is,
some use skin color to measure the lightness and thickness of the soul,
street graffiti sprays marks of hatred.
And we will use rhymes to shatter the prison of prejudice."
After Killer Bee finished singing, Uchiha Touko immediately applauded loudly! He praised,
"Bro, you are the most talented rapper I've ever seen, I hope you can join my team!"
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