A-B Duo

Land of Lightning

Kumogakure

Raikage Building

The Raikage, with his imposing figure, sat in his Raikage's Office, holding intelligence letters delivered by the Anbu and the Intelligence Division, looking rather pleased with himself.

"Hahaha! Alright, the Wind and Fire Kingdoms have declared war! Our Kumogakure is the strongest ninja village in the Shinobi World!"

What are Konoha, Hidden Sand, Iwagakure? They're just old, weak, and decaying villages! Dodai, summon A and Bee!

"Hi!"

Dodai is a high-ranking member of the Kumogakure Village and a capable assistant to the Raikage.

A is the name of the Raikage. The A mentioned by the Third Raikage is his son, a candidate for Raikage, who already uses the name A.

Bi is usually a companion who has developed a relationship with Ai since childhood and works together to use the Double Lariat.

The A-B Duo throughout history have always been the strongest fighting force in Kumogakure.

The previous Raikage Blue B, died due to the Eight-Tails' rampage. The current Raikage is Killer B, who is A's partner and sworn brother, a candidate for Raikage.

Young Killer B was in his adolescence, and since becoming the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, his body had grown rapidly.

He has become a reliable and powerful ninja. More importantly, Killer B seems exceptionally suited to be Jinchuriki, and Killer B has a harmonious relationship with the Eight-Tails.

He is able to perfectly utilize the Tailed Beast, making him the most perfect Kumogakure in all the history of the Cloud Village's vessel Jinchuriki.

This time, Abby and Bee are once again the most compatible A-B Duo.

"Oh, yo, Raikage summoned! Ai, Bi, Lariat!"

"Shut up!"

Raikage candidate A shouted, almost covering Killer B's mouth.

"Oh, brother, no need to panic..."

Bi nodded and gestured excitedly in response to Raikage candidate Ai.

Raikage candidate A couldn't take it anymore and slammed his hammer into Killer B's head, leaving a huge bump.

"Son, don't be silly! Killer B a great personality, I like him very much."

The Third Raikage, inside the Raikage Building, had already heard the voices of the two people outside and stopped candidate A's actions.

Killer B hearing the Raikage's voice and recognizing the Third Raikage's appreciation, Killer B revealed a happy and smug expression.

Raikage candidates A and Killer B entered the Raikage's Office. A couldn't stand Killer B's rap; normally, he would have tolerated it.

Even in such a serious setting as the Raikage Building, Killer B still acted out of line, gesticulating wildly and rapping.

Killer B is a reliable ninja, and he's become a bit more serious in the Raikage's Office.

"Father"

"Oh, yo, Lord Raikage"

"Alright, listen to me. You two will lead a force of three thousand ninja south to the Land of Fire to destroy Konoha's stronghold and test the Konoha's strength now."

Konoha has held the title of the strongest Shinobi World for far too long; it's all just a hollow title. We, Kumogakure, are the true number one Shinobi World.

"When you go this time, you must spread the fame of our Kumogakure, understand?"

The Raikage looked at the two of them and said with a serious expression.

The position of Raikage in Kumogakure has been passed down through the Yotsuki Clan for generations, and the so-called Kumogakure Jonin Class is merely a mouthpiece.

All the Kumogakure Jonin the Raikage's rule, unlike Konoha where there were many factions. Whatever the Raikage decided, all the Kumogakure supported.

Under the control of the Yotsuki Clan, Kumogakure is a powerful and united village.

"Understood!" x2

Upon hearing his father's words, Raikage candidate Ai's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

Killer B obediently obeyed the Third Raikage's orders.

"Okay, I will issue an order for Dodai to gather the troops. You all rest here. The ninja force will be in your hands in a little while!"

We must make a name for ourselves in the Kumogakure! Understand?

The Third Raikage spoke fiercely, demanding an answer once more.

"Understood!" x2

Konoha

Military Police Force Headquarters

Naraku in his office, reviewing recent Security Department work files, which mainly detailed how many spies had been arrested and how many people were considered suspicious.

Several Security Department ninjas were sitting on the sofa below.

"Hayata, you must have had a tough time on the last mission to the Land of Lightning."

"Naraku, it's no trouble at all! Fortunately, the Eight-Tails' attack broke out in Kumogakure at that time, otherwise we probably wouldn't have been able to leave."

"Heh, the Eight-Tails' rampage, I never thought something like this would happen in Kumogakure."

Naraku couldn't help but chuckle. He had some guesses about the Eight-Tails' rampage, but they were just guesses.

The Eight-Tails -Eight-Tails' attack on Kumogakure occurred two years ago. After the attack, Kumogakure recuperated and lived peacefully in the Land of Lightning, which also caused the Land of Earth to fall into silence.

"Naraku, the Konoha Ninja forces are locked in a stalemate with the Sunagakure ninjas in the west."

This Sunagakure, unlike when they declared war, wasn't as aggressive, struggling to resist the Konoha Ninja on the border.

Uchiha Hayata carefully considered his words before reporting.

As Naraku's eyes and ears, I gather intelligence on various countries in the Shinobi World. The intelligence may be a little slow, but that's all.

Having intelligence is one thing, not having it is another; knowing it a month later versus knowing it two months later will lead to different judgments.

However, for the Uchiha, who were holed up in Konoha, all they needed to do was understand the situation. With timely intelligence, Naraku couldn't do anything about it.

"Sunagakure is all bark and no bite; they're nothing to worry about."

Currently, Konoha is on high alert, and the Police Force's main tasks are searching for spies and cooperating with the Anbu to block intelligence.

Konoha deployed dozens of Jonin, leading thousands of ninja troops, to fight against Sunagakure in the western part of the Land of Fire.

When Sunagakure declared war, they made a lot of noise, but the actual fighting was a different story; they couldn't even break through Konoha's defenses.

Overwhelmed by the Konoha Ninja forces, the Sunagakure Ninja forces resorted to their underhanded tactics, launching small-scale harassment and engaging in small-scale skirmishes.

They absolutely will not engage in any large-scale battles involving thousands of people. According to reports from the front lines, the largest battles are only fought by a few hundred ninja units.

The troops of the two countries spread out over hundreds of kilometers, with several ninja squads fighting every ten kilometers or so.

They're mostly involved in things like breakthroughs, defense, demolitions, and poison gas.

During the Konoha Jonin Class meeting, Sarutobi Hiruzen clearly stated that the main strategy was to encircle and annihilate the enemy. However, the Sunagakure ninja were not stupid; they only engaged in small-scale harassment and attacks, spreading their influence across the board, but they did not concentrate their forces.

Naraku's thoughts coincided with Sarutobi Hiruzen's: the primary objective was to annihilate the enemy. As for seizing territory, with such a vast desert, let whoever wanted to seize it do so.

"What's the situation in the Land of Water? What's the status of the Kaguya Clan?"

Naraku, then came to his senses and asked softly.

"Under the rule of the Fourth Mizukage, all kinds of fighting in Kirigakure) of the Land of Water have been quelled and stopped. Furthermore, Kirigakure has a group called the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

They played a significant role in quelling the internal strife in Kirigakure.

As for the Kaguya Clan, their relationship with Kirigakure was lukewarm, but thanks to the Fourth Mizukage's efforts to appease them, the tensions between the two sides have eased.

Many members of the Kaguya Clan have returned to Kirigakure to serve in various positions.

Uchiha Hayata didn't even look at the files and documents; he remembered all the information perfectly and could answer Naraku's questions directly.

"Hmm, let's observe the talented members and powerful ninjas of the Kaguya Clan. If I get the chance, I'll capture some Kaguya Clan ninjas to see what happens."

Let's see if their Kekkei Genkai and bones are really as hard as the legends say.

Naraku said in a deep voice, "The Kaguya Clan is a great clan with a history of thousands of years. The Uchiha and Kaguya clans had dealings in the past, but the Kaguya Clan moved to the Land of Water."

With less contact with the ninja clans of the Land of Fire, Naraku's understanding of the Kaguya Clan was limited to Uchiha documents and knowledge of his past life.

Naraku was very interested in the Taketori ninja, and he was also very interested in the Taketori Kekkei Genkai of his Naraku- Chimera Technique.