On the battlefield in the Land of Grass, the fighting between Iwagakure and Konoha grew increasingly fierce.
Namikaze Minato's arrival gradually gave Konoha's ninja forces the upper hand in this battle. Although Iwagakure had a large number of ninja, under the leadership of two top-tier powerhouses, Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru, Konoha steadily began suppressing its opponents.
Though Namikaze Minato had yet to reach Kage level, his terrifying speed and the Flying Thunder God Technique had turned him into a "killing machine" on the battlefield.
The Flying Thunder God Technique made him nearly unstoppable. Enemy ninja could scarcely predict his next move, and many low- and mid-ranked ninja were cut down in a single encounter. Even jonin found it difficult to gain the upper hand against Minato; a moment's carelessness could cost them their lives.
At the same time, the Kage-level Orochimaru fought steadily, displaying terrifying combat strength against Iwagakure's elite ninja.
Orochimaru was not only proficient in numerous advanced ninjutsu, but could also use his summoning technique to call forth the gigantic Manda and suppress his enemies.
Under Orochimaru's leadership, Konoha's ninja stabilized the battle line and gradually launched a counterattack, forcing Iwagakure's ninja to retreat step by step.
Facing the combined might of these two great Konoha powerhouses, Iwagakure's ninja forces felt immense pressure.
Reports of Iwagakure ninja collapsing in defeat kept coming from the battlefield, while Konoha's front line steadily pushed forward, firmly holding the advantage.
News from the front was swiftly delivered to Iwagakure's Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.
Watching his forces struggle bitterly, Ōnoki knitted his brows tightly.
He knew all too well that Orochimaru's Kage-level strength was extremely troublesome, but what worried him even more was that young Namikaze Minato—the ninja who wielded the Flying Thunder God Technique—was harvesting the lives of Iwagakure ninja at an unbelievable