Ninja life levels did not transcend the realm of ordinary people, yet in terms of physical stamina, strength, and speed, they were completely out of ordinary people's dimension.
Two small countries lay between the Kumogakure border line and Konoha's border line.
Yet with Homura Mitokado intentionally consuming the ninja's stamina, they returned to the border line in the span of a single day.
"Scatter, make camp, and maintain defensive vigilance," Homura Mitokado said casually, immediately dismissing the squad.
Homura Mitokado looked back in the direction of Kumogakure, a secret thought arising in his mind: Didn't they all say the Raikage's speed was second only to Minato?
Is he hot-tempered, an absolute savage?
He couldn't even catch up in a single day, and they call that the Shinobi World's flash. So he's just another one similar to Hiruzen, bah. Homura Mitokado inwardly despised Raikage A.
This place was originally their previous camp, so there was no need to pitch tents anew. Homura Mitokado returned to his command tent and fell into troubled contemplation.
Having served as a Hokage advisor for decades, this was the first time he had encountered such an intractable problem.
Throwing away lives and intentionally losing a battle—who would have thought it could be fought with such difficulty? This was something Homura Mitokado had never imagined.
I must quickly think of a way to throw away the ten thousand Blade Army under my command, or else Hiruzen will likely not be able to suppress them.
Homura Mitokado knew Konoha's current situation very well.
The ninja clans had already reached the limit of their endurance toward Hiruzen Sarutobi, which was why Hiruzen Sarutobi had been driven from power back then, opening the election for the Fourth Hokage. What the ninja clans simply hadn't expected was that Hiruzen Sarutobi would