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Chapter 62 - Chapter 62 Assault on the Cloud Village Headquarters

"Samui, this…" Mabui immediately looked worried, concerned for Samui's safety, but the problem was her worry was useless because there was no one else available, so this was the only way.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Samui said in a deep voice, emphasizing that she would be fine, just trust her, don't question her for this, now you all need to believe I can do it.

Action followed her words, and Samui couldn't act alone; she would at least need to bring a squad, but this squad would certainly not have jonin, only chunin-level ninja accompanying her.

But a squad of three chunin was already very strong, not to mention with her, a jonin, leading them.

As long as they were careful, they wouldn't expose themselves.

Moreover, their goal was only one: to take away the Two-Tails jinchuriki; other matters were of no concern.

"No time to lose, evacuate immediately.

Leave all useless supplies behind; we only need to ensure the safety of our people." Samui had already left the main tent to assemble an elite squad to assist her mission, so Dodai knew there was no more time for hesitation and immediately made the final arrangements.

The discipline of the Cloud ninja was impeccable; upon hearing the order to evacuate, they immediately assembled and began to withdraw from the camp according to their superiors' deployment, batch by batch.

The first batch of ninja had already evacuated.

Their reaction speed and mobilization capability were top-notch.

And the fact that someone could step forward to remind and re-energize everyone when the main pillar was gone and the front-line high-ranking personnel were in turmoil due to the news of the Fourth Raikage's death showed that Cloud Village indeed had many high-quality ninja.

Killer B, needless to say, although he had fallen into a temporary state of withdrawal due to the Fourth Raikage's death, he recovered immediately and asked everyone what to do.

Samui, Darui, and others also performed exceptionally well; one was to bring back the Two-Tails, and the other was determined to stay behind to cover their retreat.

However, Dodai, Killer B, and others opposed Darui staying behind.

Such an excellent talent as Darui could not be lost here; at least, he was the hope of the next generation of young people.

Therefore, regarding the covering of the retreat, a group of people could be sacrificed, and a group of old Cloud ninja who had followed the Third Raikage were willing to stay behind to cover the retreat.

This group of old dark-skinned ninja were the Third Raikage's guard, a total of twelve individuals, forming the Third Raikage's dark-skinned escort team.

All dark-skinned, this was Cloud Village's political correctness.

More dark-skinned, fewer light-skinned, and the dark-skinned were mostly high-ranking.

While there were light-skinned individuals, they were not many, or rather very few, and those who could become the Raikage's confidants were mostly dark-skinned.

Light-skinned individuals were a minority, an exception, represented by someone like Dodai.

Samui couldn't really be called high-ranking; she had just been promoted by the Fourth Raikage and was considered an elite jonin-level ninja, but not yet enough to enter the core circle.

She only had the qualification to participate in meetings at the front lines, but within the village, she wasn't sufficient to participate in high-level decision-making.

Currently, at the front lines, only a few elders led by Dodai had decision-making power.

Killer B was a jinchuriki; even though he was the Raikage's brother, a jinchuriki was still a jinchuriki.

The decision-making power was not with him; it still rested with Dodai and the other elders.

But now that the Raikage was dead, the Fourth Raikage died in battle, Dodai had to shoulder the responsibility because he was one of the Third Raikage's confidants.

Not to mention his high prestige, the key was that the Fourth Raikage also trusted him, so now Dodai was the highest commander at the front lines.

Even if many Cloud ninja didn't understand the retreat, if Dodai ordered it, they had to obey.

Furthermore, the jonin of Cloud Village all knew that the Fourth Raikage had died in battle.

They couldn't fight this battle now, so they could only retreat.

Those below didn't understand, but the Jonin understood very well.

Because the war was already over.

Kumogakure was powerless to fight anymore.

This meant defeat.

From the moment the news of the Fourth Raikage's death returned, there was no need for Kumogakure to continue fighting, because there was truly no hope of winning, and now they needed to consider preserving their remaining forces. Why foolishly insist on fighting?

Well, that would just be giving themselves away… Kumogakure's front-line camp.

The figures of Uchiha Bai Mu, Tsunade, Esdeath, and Alice Lize slowly appeared in the sky above.

Tsunade looked at the chaotic Kumogakure camp below and couldn't help but mutter, "It seems they're not running, but rather making a last stand."

Esdeath crossed her arms, her eyes indifferent as she said, "Normal people would run; who would keep fighting? Even if these people only have muscles in their brains, they wouldn't make such a brainless choice, because after their Village's leader is killed, the most logical thing to do is run. That's the most normal approach. If you can't win, run. Even an idiot knows that, and it's the golden rule of survival!"

Tsunade: "…"

How could I not know that?

You don't need to remind me… Hearing Esdeath's deliberate words, Tsunade was quite displeased. In any case, she didn't like the other party's nagging lectures.

"Is it time to act?"

Compared to Tsunade and Esdeath's bickering, Alice Lize was more concerned with the action itself, so she turned to Uchiha Bai Mu and asked.

Hearing the question, Uchiha Bai Mu looked down slightly, and spoke coldly: "Act!"

Perfect Susanoo, appear!

The sudden appearance of such a giant in the sky, especially one with armor and wings, undoubtedly stunned the Kumogakure Ninja on the ground who hadn't yet evacuated.

Most people stared blankly at the sky, gazing at the terrifying giant, like a god or demon, frozen in place.

Uchiha Bai Mu's Susanoo towered in the sky, Tsunade was enveloped within it, alongside Uchiha Bai Mu, while Esdeath and Alice Lize stood on either side.

Their target was the group of Kumogakure Ninja below.

Ice Teigu (Imperial Arm)!

Ice Star Spirit!

Both unleashed their power, manifesting Ice Giants that stood directly on the ground, right in front of the Kumogakure camp.

Unlike Uchiha Bai Mu's Susanoo, their Ice Giants couldn't fly, and in terms of scale, they couldn't compare to Susanoo; their size was no match for Susanoo.

However, their use of the Ice Giants undoubtedly cast another shadow over the Kumogakure Ninja in the camp.

They were already desperate and didn't know how to fight back, and Esdeath and Alice Lize's act of conjuring Ice Giants completely stripped the Kumogakure Ninja in the camp, who hadn't yet managed to evacuate, of all hope.

At first, when Uchiha Bai Mu's Perfect Susanoo appeared, there was despair, but some were still willing to fight to the death. But with the appearance of these two massive Ice Giants, there was truly no will left to fight.

Because this indicated that there wasn't just one powerful enemy, but three or more, so most people choosing to give up was understandable… Hmm, that's quite reasonable.

Even though Kumogakure's muscle-headed brutes are not short of battle fanatics, it doesn't mean everyone is willing to throw their lives away. If they can't win, they can't win; fighting to the bitter end is useless.

Of course, the Third Raikage's Shadow Guard Unit were willing to offer their last lives for the glory of Kumogakure..

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