"According to the latest intelligence, the Third Raikage's old injuries have flared up. The Kumogakure ninja on the front line have no heart for fighting now, and the war with the Rock Ninja has all but ground to a halt."
Nara Yijiu dropped another piece of news that stunned everyone.
Everyone was speechless when they heard this, but they also understood why Iwagakure had been stirring lately, seemingly turning its sights on Konoha.
Can't that old bastard settle down for once?
Yechen grumbled to himself.
He had taken the Third Raikage under his command to prepare for the future. If the man died before serving his purpose, Yechen might as well have cut him down back then.
Looks like I'll have to have a talk with that old bastard later!
"Just before the meeting began, another message arrived from the Main Camp," Nara Yijiu continued.
"The Rock Ninja have made a new move. Several of our outposts came under surprise attack simultaneously. Some are still holding out, while others have already fallen."
Hearing this, a Jonin remarked,
"It looks like the Rock Ninja are launching a major counteroffensive against us, hoping to force us to give up everything we gained."
Indeed, over the previous two months, Konoha had launched a major counteroffensive. Taking advantage of the Rock Ninja's inability to send reinforcements in time and their depleted frontline forces, they had occupied a sizable stretch of their territory.
Now that the Rock Ninja had freed up their forces, they naturally wanted it back.
"If you ask me, territory isn't that important. Although our counteroffensive didn't achieve its intended goals, the results were still pretty good.
"We might as well fall back to our former defensive line, conserve our strength, and wait for the Rock Ninja to attack."
A Jonin offered