Special Anbu Established

In northern Land of Fields, a large contingent of Kumogakure ninja had gathered together, with Fourth Raikage A standing before them as their commander.

"No matter what problems you encounter, you must reach the border of the Land of Fire within the scheduled time!" Fourth Raikage A said sternly.

The ninja force Kumogakure had dispatched this time consisted of twelve hundred ninja.

Such a large force of ninja moving at high speed through a small country like the Land of Fields would be easily noticed.

To avoid exposing their movements, they had split into twelve groups and set out one after another.

The Land of Fields bordered the Land of Hot Water. If they were exposed too early, Orochimaru's forces would be able to rush over quickly, rendering all their previous preparations useless.

"We will complete the mission!" the captains of each group responded in succession.

"Move out!" Fourth Raikage A nodded in satisfaction and gave the order.

At Fourth Raikage A's command, the advance teams swiftly headed off in different directions.

Meanwhile, the Kumogakure ninja squads in the Land of Hot Water also began their operations.

Not only did they make no effort to hide their movements, they even deliberately appeared near towns in the Land of Hot Water and launched aggressive assassinations against Konoha ninja, as though they intended to wipe out every Konoha ninja in the Land of Hot Water.

The Konoha ninja in the Land of Hot Water swiftly made all kinds of battle preparations. Kumogakure had done this before; whenever they were about to launch a large-scale offensive, they always acted this way.

"Send out additional patrols. Focus on monitoring the border between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fields." This was Orochimaru's response to Kumogakure's movements.

Intelligence was crucial not only