As dusk settled in, the sunlit hours in Sunagakure, given its geographical location, lasted much longer than in Konoha. By the time night fell, it was already around seven in the evening.
At that very moment, Uzumaki Kuming secretly left the Kazekage's office building. After contacting Fugaku and the others, who had infiltrated the village, he quickly departed Sunagakure with them. Not long after Kuming left, a deafening explosion erupted in the very center of the village. The blast, which spanned nearly ten meters, lit up the entire night sky.
For a time, even the Sunagakure shinobi who hadn't received any support mission rushed toward the site of the explosion, eager to investigate.
Two days later, a piece of news from Sunagakure sent shockwaves throughout the Shinobi World.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
"Thump!"
Third Raikage A clenched a scroll in his hand and excitedly slammed his fist on the table. The information it contained filled him with excitement.
"Father, what happened?" Beside the Raikage, the future Fourth Raikage, A, stared at his father in surprise, unsure why he had suddenly become so excited.
"Hahahaha!"
"Uzumaki Kuming of Konoha secretly infiltrated Sunagakure a few days ago and killed Sunagakure Elder Chiba in the middle of their own village."
"He also wiped out the entire Puppet Squad in a single battle and caused a huge explosion in Sunagakure, damaging the Kazekage's office building."
"On top of that, Ebizo of Sunagakure was gravely injured and is on the brink of death."
"Sunagakure and Konoha are now completely at odds! The war between their two villages has reached the point where one side must be destroyed!"
Third Raikage A spoke excitedly as he held the intelligence report. But his son failed to understand its significance and asked in confusion, "But Father, Sunagakure has suffered