Land of Fire, border forest.
Hundreds of rushing figures darted frantically through the dense woods.
The figure at the front was especially ferocious!
It was none other than A, the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure!
Behind him were five hundred elite raiders from Kumogakure!
"Faster! Move faster!"
"According to intelligence, Uchiha Yao has already led Konoha's main force to attack the Hidden Sand Village!"
"Now is when Konoha's defenses are at their weakest!"
"Before they can react, we'll turn the Land of Fire upside down!"
"OOOHHHHH—!!"
All five hundred Hidden Cloud Village ninja roared in unison, their morale soaring to its peak.
In their eyes, this raid was foolproof!
Without its main forces, Konoha was like a tiger with its fangs pulled—nothing to fear!
However.
Just as A led his troops across the Land of Fire's border.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The force led by Uchiha Fugaku intercepted the invading troops.
Raikage A abruptly came to a halt, and the five hundred Hidden Cloud Village ninja behind him stopped sharply as well, warily watching the enemies who had suddenly appeared before them.
"Uchiha?"
Raikage A frowned, then gave a disdainful snort.
"Hmph, just a pack of watchdogs raised by Konoha."
Fugaku stood at the very front, his voice cold.
"Fourth Raikage."
"This is the territory of the Land of Fire."
"By order of the Fifth Hokage-sama, we are here to intercept all invading enemies."
"Withdraw immediately."
"Hahahahahaha!"
As though he had heard the greatest joke in the world, A burst into wild laughter.
"Uchiha Fugaku! Who the hell do you think you are, daring to spout such nonsense in front of me?"
"You think a few hundred of you can stop me?"
"Don't think that just because Uchiha Yao became Hokage, your Uchiha Clan can rise again!"
"In my eyes, you'll always