Go Bring Kong Here! I Told You to Go Bring Kong Here!

"Konoha!!"

Aroi slammed his one arm into the ground with an enraged roar.

But there was nothing he could do.

If anyone was to blame, it was Hidden Cloud itself.

Their arrogant policies and strategies from the very beginning had now become the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Although they had lost the Wind-Lightning War, Hidden Cloud's higher-ups never believed it was because they were not strong or fierce enough.

Instead, they attributed the defeat to reasons like "the front lines were stretched too far," "elemental suppression—Wind Release counters Lightning Release," and "those Hidden Sand rats only dared to hide behind puppets and turtle up."

Therefore, after the Wind-Lightning War ended, the Raikage's upper ranks showed none of the demeanor of defeated men. Instead, they simultaneously sent troops into the Lands of Earth and Fire, preparing to fight on two fronts.

Yes.

Two-front warfare!

In the eyes of Hidden Cloud's leadership at the time—

Hidden Stone was nothing more than a point-farming dungeon for Cloud ninja, nothing worth worrying about. It was simply a father beating his son.

Konoha might have been strong, but it was locked in fierce battle with Hidden Sand.

If they sent troops, they could form a pincer attack with Hidden Sand and surely leave Konoha unable to attend to both ends!

Then the war began, and Hidden Cloud was dumbfounded.

Their main force became bogged down in the quagmire of the Land of Earth, trapped in the Tianbai Mountains and in grave danger.

Their elite forces clashed with Konoha squads time and again, only to fall into disadvantage and fail to advance an inch.

They had thought they would sweep across the land and dominate the world.

Instead, they were the ones left unable to attend to both ends.

Now that Hidden Cloud was deeply embroiled in the Land of Earth's battlefield, it was only natural for Konoha to come and stir up some trouble.

Aroi's mind was consumed by the flames of rage.

Without reinforcements, given the current situation, they were turtles trapped in a jar. Other than waiting to die in this valley, there was nothing they could do.

It did not matter whether he died, but the other Cloud ninja could not die, and the Third could not die!

But did their comrades, and the Third Raikage, not harbor the very same thoughts?

Everyone wanted to protect the others.

And the final result of that was that every one of them would be slowly devoured by the Stone ninja!

"Konoha!"

"Konoha...!"

Aroi let out a long sigh, spat blood, and fainted on the spot.

Goshawk, standing nearby, paled in shock. He shoved Aroi a few times, then hurriedly burst out of the tent and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Help! Hurry, save him..."

"Crash!"

The desk in the Raikage's office suffered another devastating blow, shattering into pieces on the spot.

Dodai viciously slammed the intelligence scroll in his hand onto the desk, the fury on his face impossible to conceal.

"Do you want the Third to die? Do you want Hidden Cloud to fall?!"

"How insolent!"

An elderly elder barked, "This is the Raikage's office, Dodai. Watch your conduct!"

"The Raikage is about to die, Hidden Cloud is about to fall, and you're still fucking telling me to watch my conduct? Watch my ass!"

"Do you know what our brothers on the front lines are suffering through? More than ten thousand! There are over ten thousand Hidden Stone ninja besieging them!"

"What, are you hoping to take their places after the Third dies?!"

"Do not spout nonsense."

Moloi said grimly, "I have already dispatched three units in succession to provide support..."

"Then could Elder please tell me where those reinforcements are now?" Dodai viciously flung the scroll in his hand at Moloi. "Take a good look! Open your eyes and take a good look!"

"Your so-called reinforcements were stopped by Konoha long ago!"

"What? How is that possible?!"

The elders were greatly alarmed. They no longer cared whether Dodai was being disrespectful and hurriedly picked up the scroll to examine it closely.

At first glance, every elder's face filled with fury and shock.

"Damned Konoha!"

"Are they courting death?!"

"How dare they?!"

They had never imagined that the reinforcements sent to provide support would actually be intercepted by Konoha.

With a full-scale war against Hidden Sand underway, were they not afraid that Hidden Cloud would declare all-out war on Konoha as well?!

Wait.

If there were no reinforcements, then wouldn't the Third Raikage and the main forces on the front lines have been facing the attacks of ten thousand Hidden Stone ninja these past few days?!

At the thought of that scene, at the thought of those horrifying consequences, the elders present suddenly felt their limbs turn cold and their hearts tremble.

"No, there's still time."

Moloi said shakily, "I'll continue sending elite troops—"

"Elite troops? Don't you and I both know whether those so-called elites can break the current deadlock?!"

Dodai pointed at Moloi's nose and roared, "They can't even get past Jiraiya!"

"Konoha's forces are currently blocking the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Grass, completely sealing off the gateway to the Land of Earth. Your so-called elite troops won't even have a chance to enter the Land of Earth!"

"No food, no equipment, no reinforcements, yet you elders are still here fantasizing about Hidden Cloud's hegemony! Where have you placed the Third Raikage, the thousands of compatriots on the front lines, and Hidden Cloud's future?!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?!"

Moloi's temper flared as well.

He was, after all, the Raikage's advisor, with authority second only to one and above all others, yet he was being scolded to his face by Dodai, the head of the jonin council.

But Dodai showed the old man no respect whatsoever.

"Go get Sora! I'm telling you to go get Sora!"

"Whether you apologize and make amends or kneel and admit your mistakes, I want you to bring Sora back! We can only rely on him now!"

During the earlier diversion mission, Yotsuki Sora had crossed the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth in a single day. With an absolutely savage and domineering display, he defeated the Tsuchikage's son and a Jinchuriki, tying down over a thousand Hidden Stone ninja.

If there was anyone who could provide support now, anyone who could make it there in time—

It could only be Sora!

This had also been what Dodai and the higher-ups had discussed from the very beginning.

Sora's strength could undoubtedly relieve a great deal of pressure on the Third Raikage and help him bring everyone back.

But because of Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails, Sora had parted with the higher-ups on bad terms.

The elders had originally believed that even without Sora, they could send others to provide support—at worst, they could simply send more people.

But no one had expected the front lines to deteriorate into such a situation...

Facing Dodai's relentless pressure, the elders present were ashamed and furious, but they had no choice.

Compared to the bigger picture, compared to the lives of the Third Raikage and the frontline ninja, compared to Hidden Cloud's future, their so-called dignity was not worth mentioning.

Hidden Cloud was not Konoha, after all.

The hearts of their higher-ups were ultimately not as black as Konoha's.

"I understand."

Moloi took a deep breath. "I'll personally go and apologize, but Yotsuki Sora's demand is Yugito Nii. We can refrain from interfering with the Two-Tails, but you know Yugito Nii's temperament as well."

"In the end, this mostly depends on Yugito Nii herself."

"I'll speak to Yugito Nii. You should think about how you're going to apologize to Sora," Dodai snorted coldly. "You should know very well how stubborn his temper is. And let me remind you—"

"We're out of time!"

"..."