"Yes. Lord Hokage just sent word from the front saying Konoha won a great victory, and Kumogakure has been completely defeated. Right now, Lord Hokage is leading everyone in clearing the battlefield!"
The people from the Intelligence Department excitedly relayed the contents of the report, leaving the Third Hokage and White Fang stunned on the spot.
"You're saying Konoha has already won? Kumogakure has been defeated?"
White Fang and the Third Hokage even thought they had misheard, or that there was something wrong with the intelligence.
"Yes!"
The Intelligence Department member nodded hard and said with a smile, "It's intelligence sent personally by Lord Hokage. It also says that Lord Tsunade stayed behind to clean up the battlefield, while Lord Hokage will personally escort Kumogakure's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, back to the village first. Kumogakure's people have already withdrawn."
"Excellent!"
The Third Hokage quickly took the intelligence scroll and began reading. He could not help beaming. It was true—this really was tremendous good news. White Fang, meanwhile, had fallen completely into a daze. He had still been planning to persuade the Third Hokage to let him lead reinforcements to support the front. In truth, White Fang had wanted to see with his own eyes how Ronglin defeated Kumogakure. But now, only a little over ten days had passed, and the war was already over?
What kind of joke was this? Kumogakure had sent out more than ten thousand people, all right? And Konoha only had three thousand. And it was over just like that?
White Fang's entire head felt dizzy, and he found it hard to believe.
"I really am..."
After White Fang took the intelligence scroll and carefully read it from top to bottom, a bitter smile appeared on his face. He was filled with regret, regretting that he