Ninja who had once joined Iwagakure and Konoha's meat grinder battlefield saw the crimson scene before them and felt as though they had returned to a hellish realm of Asura, with corpses everywhere. Yet this time, under Uchiha Yuu's leadership, the war was a one-sided slaughter rather than a deadlock.
The death toll continued to rise. Uchiha Yuu did not benevolently spare them just because they surrendered.
Mercy on the battlefield was cruelty to oneself. No one knew whether those allowed to leave would use kunai or Explosive Tags to launch suicidal attacks.
Besides the ninja fighting on the scene, a small group took advantage of the chaos to send news of what was happening here.
Dodai, stationed in the rear, was not deaf. He could certainly hear the explosions echoing through the sky. The relentless blasts made even the main peak tremble.
At first, he had no idea what was happening. After all, using Explosive Tags to blast open a path through a mountain sounded absurd. Yet with an enormous supply of Explosive Tags, that absurd idea had actually succeeded.
"Notify the Fourth Raikage at once. Have him lead the ninja and prepare to meet the enemy. Also, leave behind a group of ninja to take the children and evacuate as quickly as possible! If we cannot hold the village, these sparks will be our only means of resisting them..."
It was not only Akatsuki attacking this time. The Four Great Shinobi Villages were also fanning the flames from behind the scenes. They would not show the slightest goodwill. They would only beat a drowning dog, then divide Kumogakure's current wealth among themselves.
If the worst came to pass, they had to leave behind hope for revenge.
"Yes, Lord Dodai!"
The ninja around him all wore expressions of resolute