The next day
Before Kumogakure's main force had even set out, the vanguard, led by Darui, had already departed to scout ahead.
As the Raikage's bodyguard, Darui had no choice but to accompany the force on its attack against Konoha.
After all, apart from the Raikage's AB Duo and Yugito, Kumogakure had no other particularly powerful ninja. So the Raikage could only send Darui along with the force to help.
Just as the vanguard was working hard to scout the way,
a voice startled Darui.
"Captain Darui, look! Are those Uchiha Clan ninja over there?"
Darui looked up. His pupils suddenly contracted when he saw the fully armed Uchiha ninja rapidly forming hand seals to unleash a jutsu.
From the hand seals, he recognized one of the Uchiha Clan's signature techniques: the Great Fireball Technique.
Darui immediately gave his orders.
"Everyone, get ready! Water Release ninja, move up and use Water Release: Water Formation Wall to block the Uchiha Clan's Fire Release Ninjutsu!"
Just as the Kumogakure ninja had taken up their positions,
they saw hundreds of enormous, white-hot fireballs blanket the vanguard from every direction.
The Kumogakure ninja reacted at once, joining Darui in using Water Release Ninjutsu to hold them back.
A series of shouts rang out.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Wall after wall of water rose before them, blocking the barrage of Great Fireballs.
As the walls created by Water Formation Wall collided with the enormous fireballs, countless clouds of steam billowed into the air.
But to the Kumogakure ninja's shock, the white-hot fireballs completely defied the usual principle that Water Release Ninjutsu countered Fire Release Ninjutsu.
Their Water Release: Water Formation Wall couldn't stop the searing fireballs at all, and all they could do