More than two months ago, that battle had essentially secured Konoha's victory on the Land of Rain Battlefield. Iwa had long since lost the will to fight, and Ōnoki had committed more troops to the war against Kirigakure.
The deaths of the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage had created an irreconcilable hatred between those two villages.
Now, it was mainly Sunagakure that remained unwilling to accept its failure to seize enough resources in the Land of Rain.
Having been poor for too long, they intended to drag out the war as much as possible and use the time to make a few more gains.
As it happened, much of what they had looted had yet to be transported away and was mostly stored in these strongholds. Orochimaru's planned operation would also conveniently reduce the resources Suna had frantically plundered during this time to ashes.
It could only be said that when Orochimaru served as battlefield commander, his judgment of the situation, grasp of timing, and strategic planning had reached a level as impossible to guard against as a venomous snake.
Without those logistical supplies, Sunagakure would likely be forced to withdraw from the Land of Rain very soon.
Otherwise, they would surely pay a tremendous price.
At the Suna stronghold, the battle had already ended.
After replenishing their supplies and looting the Suna warehouse, everyone used ninjutsu to destroy the place.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"
"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Meikyō puffed out his cheeks, formed the Tiger hand seal with both hands, and unleashed a Great Fireball at the Suna warehouse before him.
Several companions around him who had mastered Fire Style performed the same action, while Minato Namikaze used Wind Release from the side to amplify the flames.
Scorched by the raging