Three days after the great battle, Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
"A, I hope this defeat makes you reflect properly. As the commander of a nation, you launched an unauthorized attack and kept advancing into dangerous territory to provoke the enemy... You paid the price for your excessive arrogance. The large number of Cloud Hidden Ninja casualties this time was all caused by your carelessness."
In a ward at Kumogakure's ninja hospital, an old Cloud Hidden adviser was criticizing the young Kage.
Whether the adviser's criticism was justified, and whether it counted as hindsight, was beside the point. For an old fellow like him, getting a chance to lecture someone and show off his wisdom and importance was, in his own opinion, a good thing.
It had to be said that the advisers of the various ninja villages were clearly different, yet in reality, they were almost exactly the same.
"This defeat isn't irreparable. We can reorganize our forces and invade the Land of Rice again." The Fourth Raikage spoke. He was still somewhat young, after all. The fact that he didn't directly respond to the adviser's accusations showed that he was feeling at least a little guilty.
"Lord Raikage, please don't move." A Medical Ninja beside him spoke.
The Fourth Raikage was getting agitated, and as he spoke, he tried to sit up. The pile of medical instruments attached to him immediately clanged noisily.
The Medical Ninja then slapped him back down without the slightest courtesy.
"What's the point of invading the Land of Rice again? At this stage of the war, anyone can see that we have nothing left to gain from it. Even if we can enter the Land of Rice again, what purpose would that serve besides adding to the casualties? A, don't mobilize an entire nation's