Cloud Village's ultra-long-range missile strike had caught everyone by surprise.
Ninjas might have possessed formidable individual combat ability, but that did not mean they had no need for logistics, especially in a large-scale war involving tens of thousands of people.
This northern fortress in the Land of Fire held a considerable stockpile of supplies, medical ninjas, and wounded soldiers, but few true powerhouses had remained behind.
After all, Tsunade was the only ninja who could both heal and fight.
Besides, several thousand Konoha ninja troops were holding the front lines. Who could have imagined an attack suddenly descending from the sky, bypassing every defense Konoha had set up and striking straight at their headquarters?
And one launched by a monster like the Third Raikage, capable of taking on ten thousand men alone?
This could no longer be called a home invasion. This was practically him going on an unstoppable rampage in their own house!
The Third Raikage held four fingers together and charged through the battlefield like a sharp blade. Wherever he passed, severed limbs flew through the air, and no one could withstand even a single exchange.
Most people did not even have time to see the enemy clearly. They could only vaguely sense something piercing their bodies before their entire bodies exploded.
The process sounded incredibly bloody when described, yet when the Third Raikage did it, it did not bring words like perverse or disgusting to mind.
It was—brutal!
His lightning-fast, peerless bearing was so exhilarating that even his enemies felt their adrenaline surge, almost wishing they could take his place.
It seemed a little twisted, but it was the truth.
Of course, Namikaze Minato had no such thoughts.
The instant he saw the Third Raikage appear, he sensed that Konoha might be in serious trouble in this