Hearing the Raikage's words, his aide knew Kumogakure had no way back. This had become a matter of life and death, and the village's survival had to come first.
The Raikage, meanwhile, was paying for his own mistake. He had to personally put an end to that damned loan agreement and speed up the war. They had been fighting Konoha for nearly ten months, and Iwagakure and Kirigakure had been involved for half a year.
They had no time to keep dragging this out. As the Raikage left, his aide began taking action as well, heading off to lobby the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning for more war funding. They had to settle that damned loan from Uchiha Mu.
If they failed to resolve it, Kumogakure would become history, just as the Raikage had said. They could hardly guarantee that Uchiha Mu had not planted spies or the like in their village. After all, one of Sunagakure's higher-ups was exactly that.
The Raikage arrived at the battlefield. Kumogakure's shinobi were being driven back relentlessly by Konoha's forces; it was practically a rout. Seeing the situation, he knew he could not rely on his subordinates alone. He immediately activated his Lightning Release Armor and charged into battle.
As everyone knew, shinobi wars could produce heroes. With his speed, strength, and abilities that required no hand seals, the Raikage reaped the lives of Konoha's shinobi across the battlefield.
Naturally, Konoha also guarded against attacks led by the other villages' Kage. Hiruzen's squad, which commanded this front, soon learned that the Raikage had arrived. As everyone knew, if the enemy's Kage stayed off the battlefield, their own Kage would not move either. Now that the Raikage had entered the fray, they had to change their strategy.
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