The war had lasted nearly two years, and the nations' reserves were almost exhausted.
With two lights on its side, Konoha had suffered the lowest casualty rate among the Five Great Nations.
Xuanhui could fight anyone below the Six Paths level, while Minato could hold back armies numbering in the thousands.
Xuanhui felt it was about time to bring things to a close. He would knock the Hidden Cloud Village out first!
Following the Third Raikage's death, A had taken office as the Fourth Raikage.
His father's death had also made A especially protective of Killer B, whom he kept under strict watch.
The A-B Combo disappeared from the battlefield.
Xuanhui simply led his army straight east.
Under Xuanhui's sudden offensive, the already exhausted Cloud ninja could no longer hold their lines and were driven back again and again.
Kumogakure, the instigator of this war, held out for one final half month under Xuanhui's assault.
In the end, it chose to sign a peace agreement.
The Hidden Cloud Village's withdrawal shook up the long-standing balance between the nations.
The leaders of the two weakest ninja villages underwent the greatest shifts in outlook.
Rasa and Karatachi Yagura.
The Hidden Cloud Village's withdrawal gave Rasa hope. After two straight years of fighting, even the Cloud could no longer endure. Surely, before long, Konoha and Iwagakure would also lose much of their strength.
As long as he preserved his own forces...
Karatachi Yagura genuinely wanted to stop fighting. He had only recently taken office, and someone had slaughtered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen until only two remained!
Choosing replacements alone had taken ages!
It was bad enough that Konoha had someone called Body Flicker Shisui.
Now the Hidden Sand Village had produced Pakura of Scorch Release, too!
What a damn headache...
*"I bet Rasa