The Hidden Cloud Shaken!

Meanwhile, in Kumogakure, nestled among towering mountains.

Dodai, a Lava Release ninja, hurried toward the Raikage's Office with a stack of battle reports in his arms and a troubled look on his face.

Kumogakure had nearly two hundred Jonin, and Dodai ranked among its strongest.

Besides his strength, Dodai had a sharp mind. He had served as the Raikage's secretary for several years.

By Kumogakure's rules, every Raikage had to bear the name "A," and every A needed a partner named "B." Together, they formed the famed A-B Duo.

Why was the twenty-four-year-old future Fourth Raikage called Prince A? Because he was the designated successor to the Raikage.

After becoming the designated successor, Prince A had already taken the name "A."

Under Kumogakure's system, Prince A's original partner had been his cousin, Blue B.

Unfortunately, Blue B's body had not been strong enough. Kumogakure's Sealing Jutsu had been developed in haste, and the Eight-Tails was far too powerful.

Blue B's body had long since fallen apart, and he had died several years earlier.

Dodai had overseen the selection of the new "B," which showed just how highly the Raikage valued him.

Compared with the future Fourth Raikage, the Third Raikage was undoubtedly a straight-laced man. Just look at the Fourth Raikage's secretary, the dark-skinned beauty Mabui.

He also had Samui, a fair-skinned, generously endowed beauty, as a bodyguard. What an old lech.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

With a flurry of hurried footsteps, Dodai reached the Raikage's Office and knocked on the door.

"Come in," a powerful voice called from inside.

Dodai pushed the door open and walked up to the desk. Without wasting words, he set the battle reports before the Raikage.

His expression grave, he said, "Lord Raikage, we have the results of our operation to enter the northeastern Land