A month passed in the blink of an eye.
What pleased Hiruzen Sarutobi was that the battle with Kumogakure had actually stabilized. Whenever the Raikage moved, Asuma Sarutobi would immediately enter Sage Mode.
Blocking the Raikage's offensive!
"Hahaha, I knew Asuma could do it!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was overjoyed!
"As long as we keep dragging this out, the Raikage will naturally sink into the quagmire of war. Kumogakure is far inferior to Konoha in terms of supplies and reinforcements!"
"As long as we drag it out, victory is possible!"
Originally, he had thought Asuma was no match for the Raikage.
What he had not expected was that Asuma could now contend with a Kage-level expert. That meant... Asuma could become the next Hokage in the future!
But in the next instant, an Anbu figure appeared in a flash.
"Hokage-sama, Asuma sent word. He said the Raikage has not launched a full-scale attack because he has yet to determine the limits of Sage Mode."
"Moreover, Kumogakure's Eight-Tails and Two-Tails have yet to join the battle."
"Once they learn that Sage Mode can only last two minutes, and discover Konoha's true situation, the front line will inevitably collapse."
"Asuma-sama hopes you will provide reinforcements as soon as possible!" As the Anbu's words fell, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as though a bucket of icy water had been poured over him, plunging him into a frozen abyss!
"How could this be?"
He had thought the front line had already stabilized.
And Asuma's strength had become comparable to the Raikage's. The Sarutobi Clan had gained another powerful figure, like Jiraiya, who could stand on his own.
What he had not expected was that their current prosperity—
Was merely a tightrope walk!
They could fall into irreversible ruin at any moment!
But where could Konoha find another Kage-level