"Whoosh-"
Dust billowed as Shihōin Naraku landed on the ground atop Gore Magala.
"The Cloud Ninja will soon notice something's wrong with their supply convoy. Once we've cleared the battlefield, prepare to withdraw."
"Yes!"
Some of the scrolls storing supplies had been damaged by the ninjutsu both sides unleashed during the fighting, so they had not captured much this time.
Watching his subordinates put away the intact scrolls, Naraku waved a hand. Time to withdraw!
These supply storage scrolls could not simply be taken back and have their contents retrieved.
Because the sealing formulas differed, ninja skilled in cursed seal formulas would need to break the scrolls' seals.
Of course, breaking the seals by force was also possible. Naraku could do that himself.
But that would destroy all the supplies sealed inside the scrolls, leaving nothing usable.
The Cloud Ninja did not realize something was wrong until half an hour after Naraku's group had left. By the time they found the battle site, all that remained for them was a scene of devastation.
"Bastards!"
"Damned Konoha scum!"
"They stole all our supplies! Bastards!"
"Notify Lord Raikage! Konoha Ninja have breached our borders!"
"Yes!"
The Cloud Ninja Leader angrily sent men to search the surrounding area, but aside from a few possible traces, they found nothing.
The Fourth Raikage soon received the bad news. After venting his anger, all he could do was assign as many men as possible to protect the supply shipments.
Over the following days, Hyuga Hiashi led the Konoha Strike Force in raids on the Cloud Ninja supply convoys every few days.
Although the increased number of guards meant the strike team gained less and less, these raids tied down a considerable number of Cloud Ninja. Combined with the supply difficulties, this made the war at the