Chapter 307: Raid (cont.)

But the enemy was swift, and their weapons and equipment were exceptionally refined. For the time being, the Konoha ninja could only use Shuriken or Kunai to mount some largely ineffective resistance.

It was not entirely ineffective, of course. There were quite a few unlucky Sky Ninja among them.

Since the skies were their home ground, some were bound to become the few unfortunate ones due to carelessness or other reasons, forever remaining in Konoha.

This attack had come remarkably swiftly. It had arrived quickly, unfolded quickly, and even retreated quickly.

After all, the Sky Ninja were human too. They had expended a great deal of Chakra in this attack.

They needed time to recuperate as well.

But after they left, Konoha was already a scene of utter devastation.

On a rooftop, Neji Hyuga and Shino Aburame silently watched the Sky Ninja retreat.

Neither spoke.

Only after Konoha had been so thoroughly ravaged did many ninja who had been away on missions or delayed for other reasons finally arrive and begin treating the wounded.

Tsunade immediately issued orders, and an emergency meeting was convened.

Everyone qualified to attend was either a Konoha jonin or an elder or Clan Head from one of the major clans.

No one said anything about this incident, because they knew that this was no longer a time for scheming against one another.

After all, the Sky Ninja had not only inflicted enormous losses upon Konoha this time.

It was also a provocation against Konoha, the village that called itself the number one ninja village.

Not to mention the Hokage faction. The other major clans had also suffered grievous losses. Although there had been many Sky Ninja, Konoha was indeed vast.

Thus, the areas they attacked were often the central parts of Konoha.

And in those