"Lord Raikage!"
"Lord Raikage!"
As Fourth Raikage A led his troops on the march, a Cloud Ninja suddenly arrived with a report.
"What? Thunderclap Gorge?"
"Impossible. With the number of Konoha Ninja they have, how would they dare attack Thunderclap Gorge?"
"Send someone to investigate immediately!"
"I want detailed intelligence!"
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving word that Thunderclap Gorge was under attack, A immediately ordered his ninja forces to pick up the pace, aiming to reach the front in the shortest time possible.
But the troops had not advanced far before A began receiving more reports about Konoha's attack on Thunderclap Gorge.
He was frantic with worry!
Although he knew that, given Thunderclap Gorge's defenses, even committing every Konoha Ninja might not be enough to breach the pass, who knew whether something unexpected might happen?
"Tell the Vanguard Force to pick up the pace and reinforce Thunderclap Gorge!"
"Yes, sir!"
Then more and more bad news began pouring in.
The Fourth Raikage's already grim expression darkened completely. The battlefield situation was changing too quickly, and for the Land of Lightning, every piece of news was as bad as it could get.
"They breached it? Are you kidding me?"
Furious, A seized the Cloud Ninja by the neck with one hand, utterly refusing to believe the intelligence the man had just delivered.
As Raikage, A knew very well how much effort and how many resources Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning had poured into that mighty stronghold at Thunderclap Gorge.
So how could he possibly believe that Konoha had breached Thunderclap Gorge?
Was that mighty stronghold nothing but shoddy construction?!
Where had all that money gone?
"M-my lord! Cough, cough, cough... Thunderclap Gorge really has fallen! Please send reinforcements!"
The Cloud Ninja who had brought the report went red in the face,