The great armies of the Cloud Village and Konoha Village, led by their respective leaders, were advancing toward each other, and a fierce battle was on the verge of breaking out.
"Konoha is truly arrogant, sending a nobody like Homura Mitokado to try and defeat me." Fourth Raikage A sneered, paying no mind to the enemy opposite him at all.
Dotai, commander of the Cloud army: "Fourth! Do not be reckless. Your strength is indeed formidable, but it has not reached the point where you can ignore all schemes and plots."
Hearing this, Fourth Raikage A's gaze darkened a fraction.
Raikage A had not lived through the Warring States period and did not know just how terrifying the power of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha truly was.
The only ones who gave him pause were his father, Third Raikage A, and Ōnoki of the Two Scales, but that amounted to mere caution rather than any genuine fear.
Because Raikage A's speed was simply too fast; even if their destructive power exceeded his, they could never manage to hit him.
Reviewing the intelligence sent back from Konoha and comparing the strengths of Setsuna Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade of the Senju, Danzo Shimura, and Jiraiya, Raikage A found that he could completely roll right over them without needing to fear a single ninja from Konoha.
And then...
He crashed and burned.
Danzo Shimura taught him a lesson in humility using the Forbidden Technique: Izanagi and the Forbidden Technique: Jar of Poison Technique, costing him an entire arm.
"According to the intelligence reports, Homura Mitokado's strength is on par with Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi."
"Homura Mitokado has always acted as an advisor to the Hokage in Konoha, providing strategies and opinions to Hiruzen Sarutobi; I fear he is even more adept