Good things don't go out for three years, but bad things spread thousands of miles in one day!
Especially in this ninja world that focuses on intelligence analysis and collection, the news that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Jin had a falling out and defected to Konoha spread throughout Ninja World in a very short period of time under the covert promotion of many forces.
For Kumogakure, who is currently fighting Konoha, this is simply the most exciting news in this period of time. The cloud ninjas who were a little exhausted on the front line have also wiped away their previous dejection.
Only God knows what they have been through during this time!
Since First Shinobi World War broke out, Kumogakure has always been proactive and even had the confidence to initiate Third Shinobi World War.
Even if Iwagakure hadn't set up a trap to let Third Raikage stay alone in order to protect his companions, fight Iwagakure tens of thousands of ninjas by himself, and finally died of exhaustion after three days and three nights of hard work, Ninja World's situation at this moment might still be what it would be like.
It is precisely because of this that not long after Third Shinobi World War ended, Kumogakure was still making small moves.
They even accomplished something that they themselves felt was incredible, which was to bring back the body of a Hyuga Clan tribesman.
Of course!
The corpse destroyed by Caged Bird Seal does not have much effect, but what it represents has special meaning to the Kumo ninja.
Yes!
Third Shinobi World War Cloud Ninja has not done all his work and cannot realize his vision of dominating the entire Ninja World, but this does not mean that this Cloud Ninja has completely failed!
This is not...
Ninja World, the strongest Land of Fire, and Konoha, the strongest in the Ninja Village, could only give in under the pressure of Kumogakure, fearing to cause their dissatisfaction.
What could be more exciting than this for Kumogakure!
For Yun Ren, who admires power and covets land wealth, the defeat of Third Shinobi World War is completely a thing of the past, and everyone is working hard to launch the next war to dominate Ninja World.
It's just that they didn't expect that Konoha, who was originally despised by them, would take the initiative to attack even though they hadn't taken action first.
For Yun Ren, who always likes to take the initiative to make things happen, this is simply a great shame and humiliation.
It was obviously me first...
Very natural!
The excited Kumogakure instantly joined the battlefield.
It was also this one-on-one serious confrontation with Konoha that made the cloud ninjas who were originally high-spirited suddenly have cold water poured on them.
That's right!
Since the death of First Hokage Senju Hashirama, Kumogakure's strength has continued to grow stronger, even reaching its peak in the hands of Third Raikage, giving them the ambition to dominate the entire Ninja World.
Even though Kumogakure has not fully recovered from the loss of Third Shinobi World War at this moment, they believe that other ninja villages are also facing the same problem.
Therefore, facing a Konoha who was so cowardly that he desecrated his companions' corpses to them, the Kumo ninjas, who were already violent and reckless and full of desire for power, land and wealth, naturally wanted to use absolute power to prove that they had emerged from the decline of Third Shinobi World War.
Cloud Ninja is the strongest!
It's just that the ideal is very beautiful, but the reality is extremely cruel.
The moment he actually fought against Konoha on the battlefield, the Kumo ninja who was still feeling excited was instantly doused with ice water.
Is Konoha's ninja too strong?
Of course not!
It is true that the God of Ninja World and Asura of the Ninja World left an extremely solid foundation for Konoha. The various combinations of blood successors and the endless combination of secret techniques gave Konoha's ninja quality a natural advantage.
However, as Kumogakure, who started out as a martial arts sect, and who grew up in Land of Lightning, who grew up with "simple folk customs", the strength and tactical literacy of the Kumo ninjas are definitely top-notch.
Especially against Konoha Ninja, who has a relatively comfortable living environment, most Kumo ninjas can even have a lot of advantages in a duel.
However.
The battlefield is extremely cruel!
Even though the cloud ninjas are not afraid of Konoha's overwhelming numbers, the number of Konoha Ninja they need to face at this moment is still too many.
This is simply a foul!
It was completely different from the situation of Third Shinobi World War. At this moment, Konoha completely ignored the threats from other ninja villages and pointed the finger completely at Kumogakure's side.
At this moment, almost all the Konoha elite came out, perfectly showing to the entire Ninja World what is the rich temperament of Ninja World's No. 1 Ninja Village.
The coalition of the little-known Sarutobi, Utatane Clan, and Mitokado clans has almost caught up with the number of Kumo ninjas gathered on the battlefield in terms of number of ninjas.
What makes Kumogakure's senior executives even more speechless are Hyuga Clan, Aburame Clan, Ise Clan, Kurama Clan, Gekko Clan, Inuzuka Clan, Ino-Shika-Cho, etc...
These Konoha large and small ninja clans were broken into pieces, dividing the entire battlefield to the maximum extent, making the Kumo ninja who already had a numerical disadvantage even more constrained.
If it was due to Fourth Raikage A's extremely irritable character, it is impossible to say that he would have been able to fight his way out with his own personal strength regardless of the situation.
However.
Although Fourth Raikage A's character is as violent as Third Raikage's.
However, Kumogakure had to go through many hardships in the past to regain his strength, and Third Raikage was beaten to death, which led to Kumogakure's final defeat.
As a result, Fourth Raikage A at this moment has a violent and domineering personality, but at the same time, he is extremely calm and delicate in his heart.
Whenever he wanted to use a sharp knife to tear through the defenses of the Sarutobi tribe on the front line, he would calmly withdraw and support the defense lines that were on the verge of being broken.
Although this method prevented him from being beaten to death, it also caused Ai to feel extremely aggrieved, and at the same time, Yun Ren's battle front was also being continuously compressed.
And the news that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Jin had finally fallen out came, and a group of cloud ninjas wanted to use this shareholder trend to quickly reverse the previous decline!
What made them feel even more confused and helpless was that the Sarutobi, Utatane Clan, and Mitokado clans who were originally responsible for the frontal battlefield did not give up their defense line as they imagined.
On the contrary!
The three clans of ninjas, Sarutobi, Utatane Clan, and Mitokado, who were supposed to be chasing Sarutobi Hiruzen away from Konoha, were now acting a bit crazier on the battlefield than before.
It was almost as if he was eager to show his loyalty to the new Hokage, and was ready to prove his determination to completely break with Sarutobi Hiruzen with real military exploits.
"Just some petty profit..."
Fourth Raikage A stood in front of the Kumogakure camp. Although he was just standing quietly, his burly body that looked like he had been tempered for thousands of years still made people feel a sense of oppression involuntarily.
"No... even I can't help but feel moved by such a big deal like entrusting Land of Fire's territory..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's defection should have brought a heavy blow to Konoha, but Uchiha Jin's direct promise of dividends for victory in the war and the addition of Land of Fire's fertile territory enfeoffment rights to the scope of rewards made the ninjas of Konoha who smelled the fishy smell go crazy.
Especially the three clans Sarutobi, Utatane Clan, and Mitokado, in order to better wash away the stain of Sarutobi Hiruzen, they worked extra hard in the previous counterattack.
Even A, who was originally serving as a quick support, was almost completely restrained on the frontal battlefield. He was so angry that he almost wanted to die with these three tribes.
However.
After all, his violent character was awakened by reason. After realizing that this was not the time to counterattack, A still decisively issued the order to retreat.
And now!
There is not much room for concession in this war!
Because...Land of Lightning is right behind them!
"Lord Raikage"
Darui, who was dark and unconventional, gradually lost his usual lazy attitude and continued to talk to Fourth Raikage A extremely seriously.
"It's time to make a decision!"
"Got it!"
A hint of gloom flashed across Fourth Raikage A's face, but it quickly disappeared without a trace, and then he gave instructions to Yuki and Darui who were kneeling on one knee behind him.
"Order all personnel to retreat and station Frost Thunder Gorge!"
"Yes!"
Yuki and Darui were slightly relieved, and they were also worried that A would not be able to let go of this honor. After all, the last time Kumogakure was beaten into the door of his house was the last time Asura of the Ninja World came to establish his authority...
But at the moment, Land of Frost is being restrained and dispersed by the ninjas of Konoha, and it is completely unable to take advantage of the geographical location. If we continue to entangle here, we will only be cut with blunt knives. It is better to use the geographical location of Frost Thunder Gorge to concentrate our forces together.
After all, defensive battles are much easier than encounter battles.
But that's it.
It's a decisive battle!