Sasuke's decision won the support of most of the Jonin.
Most of Kumogakure's shinobi had been sent out, leaving few behind to defend the village.
With their strength, taking Kumogakure as it stood was practically a sure thing.
And with those two monsters, Sasuke and Naruto, on their side, how could they lose?
No matter how they looked at it, nothing could possibly go wrong with taking Kumogakure, could it?
"I still want to talk to the Raikage."
Seeing Sasuke look at him, Naruto took a deep breath.
"I want to see if I can get the Raikage to surrender outright. That way, we can avoid too many casualties."
"And if the Raikage refuses?"
Sasuke asked.
"Then we'll beat him until he surrenders!"
Sasuke smiled, thoroughly satisfied with Naruto's answer.
"Naruto and I will sneak into Kumogakure and see if we can get the Raikage to surrender. If the talks fail, attack Kumogakure on my command!"
"Yes!"
Although every Jonin present was older than Sasuke and Naruto, none of them objected to Sasuke giving orders.
Both Naruto and Sasuke surpassed them in strength and status. Since there was nothing wrong with Sasuke's orders, they naturally had no objections.
Naruto and Sasuke immediately set off for Kumogakure.
After a brief rest, the Hidden Leaf Village's troops had recovered their stamina.
Then several thousand shinobi began advancing toward Kumogakure.
They moved relatively slowly because they had to conceal their tracks.
Even so, they were still considerably faster than ordinary people traveling at full speed.
By then, Naruto and Sasuke had already reached Kumogakure ahead of them.
They easily found the Raikage, A.
The Land of Lightning, where Kumogakure was located, was covered in peaks that towered into the clouds. Because of the altitude, clouds and mist hung everywhere.
But what caught Sasuke's