Suddenly, A's Lightning Release Chakra surged, and his speed increased many times over, as if he had teleported, disappearing from Kōki's sight.
The next second, it appeared above the Wood Golem's head. Raising its muscular arm high, it delivered a powerful and heavy punch to the Wood Golem.
This attack was far more powerful than the previous sneak attack on Kōki.
With a muffled thud, the Wood Golem that was charging toward the Eight-Tails seemed to have been hit by something huge, and its body stopped abruptly.
It was this pause that allowed the Eight-Tails, not far away, to successfully condense its Tailed Beast Bomb and unleash it upon the vast sea of flowers on the battlefield.
"Boom!"
In an instant, mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, rocks shattered, and deafening roars suddenly erupted on the battlefield. A mushroom cloud, radiating endless Kakkō, bloomed in the sea of flowers.
The powerful Tailed Beast Bomb unleashed boundless power, uprooting the entire sea of flowers and leaving only a deep, concave crater.
The powerful shockwave dispersed all the pollen that had been circulating among the Kumogakure Army.
Seeing this, Ai shouted excitedly, "It's better than Gan's!"
Killer B's move not only resolved the crisis for the Kumogakure forces, but it could also be said to have saved the Kumogakure from falling into the abyss.
Moreover, because Killer B acted at the right time, although the pollen caused a great deal of trouble for many of the Kumogakure, it ultimately preserved a significant portion of the Kumogakure's combat strength.
However, A's joy was short-lived. The crisis from Wood Release was temporarily averted, but even bigger problems awaited them.
That was the Konoha troops, who had been eagerly anticipating their arrival on the battlefield.
It's important to understand that the one who inflicted heavy losses on the Kumogakure was only Kōki; the Konoha Ninja forces behind him remained completely unmoved.
Now, the Kumogakure has suffered considerable losses under Kōki's Advent of a World of Flowering Trees. If the Konoha Ninja were to intervene at this time, the Kumogakure would be in serious trouble.
But as the saying goes, "Speak of the devil and he shall appear," and what you fear most is exactly what happens.
While A was still worried that Konoha would take this opportunity to launch an attack, Kumogakure, seeing the heavy losses suffered by the Orochimaru, boldly gave the order to attack.
Thus, the Konoha Ninja, who had been suppressing their fighting spirit, charged towards the Kumogakure like tigers unleashed from their cages, their momentum unstoppable.
Ai wasn't stupid either. The current situation was quite clear: on one side were the aggressive Konoha Ninja, and on the other side were the demoralized Kumogakure. Everyone knew what to do.
So he immediately shouted to the Kumogakure, "Retreat! All Kumogakure, retreat!"
He knew that issuing such an order meant that the Kumogakure had lost the war.
But he knew even better that if he didn't issue the order to retreat and instead engaged in battle with the unscathed Konoha forces, not only would defeat remain the same, but he would also needlessly lose the lives of the Kumogakure. That would be an even greater loss.
Upon hearing Ai's order to retreat, the Kumogakure members sprang into action, carrying their unconscious companions and hastily retreating towards their camp.
But how could the Konoha Ninja let the Kumogakure retreat so easily?
They unleashed various techniques to attack the Kumogakure, their pursuit accelerating as if they wouldn't stop until they drove the Kumogakure back to the Land of Lightning.
After suffering nearly half of their casualties, the Kumogakure finally managed to shake off the pursuit of the Konoha Ninja.
However, the nightmare for the Kumogakure was not over. In the following ten days, the Konoha troops launched a fierce attack on them every time they recovered.
With the capture of the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, they suffered heavy losses of ninjas, greatly reducing their strength, and could only helplessly defend against Konoha's continuous attacks.
Under this strategy, their daily losses continued to increase, to the point that they even had to ask the Kumogakure for help.
With a loud "bang," Ai, who was in the conference room, suddenly slammed his fist on the table in front of him.
"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! Those bastards in Konoha have gone too far!"
These past few days, Kumogakure has been getting crushed by Konoha, which infuriates Ai.
As the son of the Third Raikage and a candidate for the Fourth Raikage, when had Ai ever suffered such injustice?
You should know that back then, he led the Kumogakure forces and almost invaded Konoha's territory with unstoppable momentum.
But now, only a few months later, the situation has changed drastically. Not only have they failed to break through the borders of the Land of Fire, but they were also almost driven back to the Land of Lightning by the people of Konoha. How could the proud A accept this?
" Blue B, we sent out our plea for help two days ago. When will the village send reinforcements? I can't stand those Konoha Ninja swaggering around in front of me anymore."
The man called upon, Kumogakure, had dark skin and a resolute face. After hearing Ai's question, he replied, "The village has already provided support, but the support force only numbers one thousand."
"A thousand people? That's a drop in the ocean for the front lines, it's simply not enough." Upon hearing that the village was only providing such a small amount of support, Ai's anger flared even more.
Fortunately, he wasn't blinded by anger and continued to ask in a muffled voice, "Did the village say why so few people were given? And what about my old man? Did he give any instructions?"
He knew that the front lines were in dire straits, and the village leaders, unless they were out of their minds, would not fail to provide him with sufficient support. Moreover, his old man was the village's Raikage and would not ignore his request. Therefore, the only explanation was that the village had other plans.
"The village leadership told you, Lord A, to hold on as best you can Lord Raikage is currently leading a force to the Land of Earth to discuss a joint attack on Konoha with Tsuchikage Ōnoki. There has been no reply yet."
However, the higher-ups stated that once the alliance was successfully negotiated, they would lead their troops to launch an attack on Konoha from the Iwagakure battlefield, catching Konoha off guard in conjunction with Iwagakure. This would not only reduce the pressure on our side of the battlefield but might also create an opportunity for us to counterattack. Therefore, the village instructed us to do our best to hold them off and not be defeated by Konoha.
Upon hearing this news, Ai, who had been furious, instantly broke into a broad smile.
"Haha, alright, in that case, I'll do my best to hold off Konoha's attack. Once the village's plan is complete, I'll definitely teach those Konoha guys a lesson."
At that moment, Ai felt all the frustration he had felt from being relentlessly pursued by Konoha vanish.
After hearing so much bad news, today we finally have some good news, and it's really great news.
He Chunin, "You guys from Konoha, let you be arrogant for now. Soon, you won't be laughing anymore."
Ai probably didn't expect that it might not be Konoha who couldn't laugh, but someone else entirely.