"What? The Two-Tails is out of control? And it's still in Kumogakure?"
"Wasn't the Two-Tails' Jinchuriki captured?"
"It must be a Konoha rumor, meant to shake our morale!"
"We can't believe it so easily!"
"Gather the troops first!"
Though the Cloud Ninjas didn't want to believe it, the news still filled them with doubt and worry.
There was no other reason: the rear was simply too important. The friends, family, and comrades of the soldiers at the front were all in Kumogakure.
If the Two-Tails really was rampaging through the village, the frontline troops' morale would inevitably collapse!
When the Fourth Raikage emerged from the command tent, ready to gather the troops, nearly every Cloud Ninja turned to look at him.
They didn't say anything, but their expressions made it clear they wanted to ask whether the news from the Konoha Ninjas was true.
Faced with the situation, the Fourth Raikage was practically grinding his teeth to dust.
He knew there was no way to keep the news under wraps. Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't let him hide it, either.
If he mishandled things now, the entire army could fall apart without even fighting!
"Killer B!"
The Fourth Raikage called Killer B over.
"Release the Eight-Tails. Don't hold back. Do everything you can to disrupt Konoha's army."
"Until I return."
"You must stop Konoha at all costs!"
With a grim expression, the Fourth Raikage gave his orders to Dodai and Killer B.
"But, big bro..."
Killer B hesitated. As one half of the close-knit AB Duo, he knew what the Fourth Raikage really meant by "don't hold back."
It meant letting the Eight-Tails unleash its full power, without worrying about the lives of their own men.
"I'm the Raikage! Do as I say!"
The Fourth Raikage waved a hand, his expression resolute.