"Enemy attack!!!"
Atop the watchtower, the ninja on lookout duty had only enough time to let out a shrill scream. The next second, several kunai pierced his throat with deadly precision.
The piercing alarm once again tore through Kumogakure's night sky! This time, it was even more urgent and shrill than when the meteor had struck!
"What's happening?!"
"It's the enemy! Akatsuki! There are so many of them!"
The Kumogakure ninja, who had only just breathed a sigh of relief, instantly felt their hearts leap into their throats. They saw figures wearing Red Cloud Robes pouring into the village from every direction like a tide, killing everyone they came across with ruthless, merciless attacks!
"Bastards! They lured us away!" Raikage A instantly understood their scheme. His eyes blazed with fury, and lightning flashed violently around his body. "They deliberately used the meteor to drain our chakra and stamina, then launched an all-out assault when our guard was lowest!"
"Barrier Team! Protect the shelters! Don't let a single enemy inside!" Mabui reacted swiftly, relaying her orders through the Heavenly Transfer Technique before the Raikage could issue his own. The Barrier Team ninja, who had only just finished maintaining the barrier and had barely any chakra left, gritted their teeth and dragged their exhausted bodies back to the shelter entrances to erect layer upon layer of defenses.
"Medical Corps, fall back! Set up temporary aid stations inside the shelters!"
"All combat ninja, engage the enemy! Crush every last one of these scum!" The Raikage's roar echoed throughout the village. His burly body became a bolt of blue lightning as he leaped straight off the hundred-meter-tall Raikage Building, slamming like a human cannonball into the group of "Akatsuki" members charging at the forefront!
"Lightning Release: Liger Bomb!"
Violent lightning exploded outward from him,