Almost at the same time, Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
Raikage's office.
Boom!!!
With a deafening crash, a solid desk was smashed cleanly in two by an iron fist wreathed in blue lightning!
"Hahahahahaha!"
Nishidai Raikage A let out thunderous laughter.
"Good! Good! What a Uchiha Yao!"
"I thought Konoha's ninja were all soft bastards who could only wag their tongues! Who knew they had a gutsy fellow like him!"
Beside him, his secretary Mabui helplessly pushed up her glasses.
"Raikage-sama, you smashed another desk... This is already the third one this month."
A paid no attention to Mabui's complaint. He snatched up the intelligence scroll and paced excitedly around the office.
"Konoha has invaded the Land of Wind!"
"This is a heaven-sent opportunity! A gift from the heavens to our Hidden Cloud Village!"
"That Uchiha brat is too arrogant!"
A abruptly stopped, his eyes bloodshot and brimming with bloodthirsty battle intent.
"Immediately! Convene the highest-level emergency meeting!"
"Get every elder and every jonin here!"
"Move!"
Minutes later, Kumogakure's conference room was filled with the village's upper ranks.
The atmosphere was oppressive and tense.
A kicked the doors open and slammed the intelligence report onto the conference table.
"That's the situation!"
"Right now, the entire Land of Fire is like a naked beauty lying defenseless before us!"
"I have decided!"
"From this moment onward, Kumogakure will enter a state of total war!"
"Gather every ninja we have! Launch a lightning war against the Land of Fire with the greatest speed and strongest force!"
"Before Konoha can react, tear open their defenses, seize their land, and plunder their resources!"
"What we failed to take in the Third Shinobi World War, I will reclaim this time—with interest!"
As soon as his words fell, the conference room erupted in uproar.
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