The Third Kazekage was a decisive man, and he had long anticipated this.
A young man stepped out from behind him, controlling iron sand as it spun in his palm. He was the Third Kazekage's son, inheritor of the Iron Sand Magnet Release.
The Third Raikage and Onoki were both surprised by the Third Kazekage's decisiveness, but the Third Kazekage alone knew his own bitterness.
They had been utterly screwed over by Orochimaru last time. All the resources they had accumulated had been taken, and the past few years had been incredibly difficult. He had never forgotten that debt.
The Third Raikage voiced his stance as well. With a wave of his hand, a woman stepped forward—it was his wife.
A woman stepped out from behind Onoki. Kitsuchi beside him opened his mouth, but ultimately could not stop her.
The Third Raikage and Third Kazekage glanced at the woman, tacitly approving her.
They had seen intelligence on this woman before. She was Kitsuchi's wife and Onoki's daughter-in-law, enough to serve as a hostage for this cooperation.
With hostages offered as proof of sincerity, the group immediately began discussing their battle plan. Meanwhile, at the Konoha ninja army camp dozens of kilometers away, everyone had prepared for battle.
Although there were only a thousand ninjas here, no one felt afraid, because they had an invincible powerhouse.
This battle would be won!
Orochimaru gathered all the jonin in the camp and assigned the mission for this battle.
"Your task in this battle will be to pursue and kill the Hidden Cloud forces when they flee, inflicting the greatest possible damage on Hidden Cloud Village's living strength. But do not chase too deeply. Your lives are the most important thing.
"I will make specific tactical arrangements based on the Cloud ninjas' deployment. Be