Land of Rain.
A light, drizzling rain fell from the sky. The scenery and the environment seemed to form the eternal elements of this place.
Currently, a small Konoha squad was stationed here. Most of them were covered in wounds and dust.
Click.
A lighter clicked. One of them lit a cigarette and took a satisfying drag.
"Lord Asuma! We've been stationed here for over a month. The team has suffered heavy casualties. And Lord Jiraiya has been inside for over a week. I'm afraid..."
"Shut up!" Asuma shouted, stopping the ninja from speaking. A puff of smoke from his mouth sprayed onto the man's face. He turned his head away. A trace of worry flashed across his face, but it was well-concealed.
"Report!"
"Lord Asuma! An urgent report from the front line!"
Just then, a hurried ninja ran over, holding a scroll.
"There's news? Did the front line fall again?"
"It's over! It's over!" Hearing this news, the garrison members in the rear suddenly went limp. These past few days, news of the Konoha ninja's side continuously retreating step by step, being beaten badly, had come one after another, making people disheartened. Many had already lost hope.
"No, it's not that!"
"It's a battle report from the Land of Demons!"
Unexpectedly, the face of this hurriedly arriving ninja was filled with joy and excitement, interrupting the dejected conversation here.
"The Land of Demons? Let me see!" A sharp glint flashed in Asuma's eyes.
Immediately, the scroll was opened. Everyone gathered around, craning their necks to look.
Hiss!
It was written on it.
Lord Kusuo led the former priestess of the Land of Demons, Lady Shion, to the Land of Demons battlefield, swept through the Hidden Stone Village's forces, successfully recovered the territory of the Land of Demons, and killed no less than a thousand of the allied forces, including jonin and chunin?!
In addition, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was seriously injured by Lord Kusuo and fled?
The northern battlefield, the Konoha side... a great victory?!
"My lord, this... this, this..." The few ninja who had been dejected just now were so excited they couldn't speak, their entire person stuttering.
"Those ninja from the Hidden Stone Village actually lost?"
"We're not seeing things, are we?!"
"Lord Kusuo is really amazing!"
"Nonsense! It must be true! Who is Lord Kusuo? He's a genius who can cut down the One-Tailed Shukaku and make it flee in terror with one sword! The hope of our Konoha!"
"But... I heard the Third Tsuchikage is very strong. He has that... that Dust Style Kekkei Tōta!"
"So what? No matter how strong the Third Tsuchikage is, can he be stronger than our Lord Hokage? Lady Tsunade herself has admitted that she is not as good as Lord Kusuo. Besides, Lord Kusuo also defeated Orochimaru! He fought one against two and killed the Akatsuki's missing-nin Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori!"
"I ask you, can you do that?"
"That's right!" That person slapped his forehead. "Lord Kusuo is invincible! Lord Kusuo is a badass!"
And Asuma, the cigarette in his mouth was about to burn his lips, and he was still unaware, still standing there in a daze. This news... was too astonishing.
...
"Useless!"
"All of them are useless!"
"That old fool Onoki was the one who first proposed to join forces with me to deal with Konoha. In the end, this rotten old man is all talk, so trashy, to be beaten like this! What a useless piece of trash!"
Land of Lightning.
The Fourth Raikage, upon receiving the news, furiously tore the intelligence report in his hands to shreds, then his face was filled with rage, and he flew into a thunderous fury. His lean, strong body was covered in gnarled muscles. After years of practicing Lightning Style ninjutsu, his taijutsu was naturally not bad, his entire body filled with explosive power.
"Lord Raikage, I think our most urgent task is not to blame each other, but to quickly adjust our strategy towards Konoha and make a response," a voice said from the side. Samui, the Raikage's current jonin advisor, although surprised by the battle record of that monster from Konoha, still spoke these words calmly. Beside her, Mabui, whose figure was just as magnificent, though slightly inferior, also nodded hastily.
The Fourth Raikage, A, also calmed down, letting out a heavy breath. "Then what do we do? We're about to win on the battlefield in the Land of Rain. We simply can't spare any troops to go and provide support."
Samui's expression remained unchanged. "We don't need to send reinforcements to provide support. Instead, we should analyze the actions of the Konoha side. They have just defeated the Land of Earth and are bound to press their victory and attack the Hidden Stone Village. We only need to send out our high-end combat power to set up a fixed-point ambush. When the time is right, we can strike with lightning speed and forcefully kill their leader."
Her icy tone, however, made the Raikage have a sudden realization. That's right! The target this time was that genius brat from the other side, Hatake Kusuo, to prevent him from fully maturing. But to be able to unexpectedly see the Hidden Stone Village crippled was definitely good news. They only needed to lay an ambush, and when Kusuo appeared in the Hidden Stone Village, they could all rush up together. Not only could they eliminate this future threat to Konoha, but they could also ensure that the Hidden Stone, one of the five great villages, would never recover. From then on, with two of the five great nations crippled, their Land of Lightning and Hidden Cloud Village would naturally take the lead.
"Alright! Samui, Mabui, you two get ready. Notify Darui and the others to prepare. We'll set off immediately!"
"Eh? Huh!?" Mabui was stunned. "I have to go too?"
Swoosh! With a gust of wind, the Raikage's figure had already disappeared, his actions swift and decisive. He was going to instruct his younger brother, Killer B, not to sneak out of the village while he was away. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was their Hidden Cloud Village's most important treasure.
Samui's face was cold. A strange light flashed in her magnificent eyes. Hatake Kusuo. I've heard this name countless times over the years. Now, I actually have the chance to personally witness the death of a generation of Konoha's geniuses. This feeling... heh.
...
"That old fool the Third Tsuchikage has failed. Hatake Kusuo has severely wounded him."
In the dark Akatsuki base, the other members were all on the battlefield. Now, only the Deva Path Pain and Konan remained. Hearing Nagato's words, Konan's willow-like eyebrows furrowed, her face filled with an indescribable gravity and an undisguisable shock.
"He's growing too fast. I've never seen such a monstrous existence. I'm worried our final plan will change, that we won't be that person's opponent."
The Deva Path's ripple eyes were as quiet as death. "No matter. When necessary, I will personally make a move."
Konan nodded. If Nagato personally made a move, with all Six Paths of Pain emerging, he was indeed invincible. After thinking for a moment, Konan said again, "By the way, that guy Madara has been unusually active recently. Itachi's body also doesn't seem so weak anymore. I suspect he has shared Hashirama's cells with Itachi."
"Nagato, if your body could..."
"Enough!" the Deva Path Pain shouted in a low voice. His tone was a little agitated. "It's impossible for me to cooperate with that guy. Madara Uchiha? Just a clown wearing someone else's name. Does he really think I don't know the truth?"
"But your body!" There was an indescribable worry in Konan's light orange-yellow eyes.
That's right. Nagato had been supplying the Gedo Mazo with his own strength, and now his body was on the verge of collapse. If he had "Madara's" Hashirama cells, then Nagato could relieve the pressure. Not only could his body recover, but he could also better control those eyes.
"Say no more!" The Deva Path seemed unwilling to get entangled with Konan on this issue and left directly.
His departing back... suddenly, another sentence came. "By the way, my Rain Tiger at Will Technique has already discovered the identity of the intruder. It's Jiraiya-sensei."
Jiraiya-sensei? Konan gave a "mm." "Understood. I'll go and receive him now."
"I'll send a few more Pains with you."
"Mm."
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