When he learned that the Akatsuki had raided his home village while he was away,
the Fourth Raikage had cursed up a storm.
He had brought quite a few of his strongest fighters along on this trip to Konoha.
The Akatsuki's surprise attack had instead left his own village badly weakened.
Not only had the Two-Tails been captured,
but many ninja had also lost their lives.
He had tried to gain something, only to suffer an even greater loss. The Raikage wanted to call the Akatsuki a bunch of fucking bastards.
They were nothing but shit-stirrers in the shinobi world.
"Damn the Akatsuki!!!"
"Looks like I'll have to deal with you first!"
Inside the Fourth Raikage's office, Raikage A seethed with anger.
"I'm sorry, Lord Raikage. By the time I sent the information back to the village, the Akatsuki had already begun their attack here."
Samui knelt on one knee, her expression helpless.
"It's all right. Go make the necessary arrangements and get Kumogakure back on its feet as soon as possible."
"I have a feeling Konoha might make some major moves soon."
The Fourth Raikage continued to curse.
When the Third Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, and Might Guy had attacked him together, he had recklessly used Lightning Release to stimulate his cells.
As a result, his body was now suffering from numerous lingering side effects.
He probably would not be able to head into battle again anytime soon.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Earth,
the village was surrounded by rocky mountains.
Its defenses were solid, making it easy to defend and hard to attack.
But by the same token, communicating with the outside world was extremely difficult.
"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Did that Raikage brat really think Konoha was some toothless kitten?"
After receiving firsthand intelligence, Ōnoki could not help