Naruto The Thunder Calamity

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Ren, came to Raikage's assistant and asked in a low voice.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Raikage-sama... might not come back..."

Raikage's assistant frowned and said in a somewhat low tone.

"This... how is that possible?"

Ren whispered in disbelief.

Actually, Ren had already guessed this possibility. After all, if everything went smoothly, Raikage would have already returned to lead everyone in the pursuit of Konohagakure.

They wouldn't still need to send out a large number of scouting ninjas to gather information.

But Ren couldn't believe that such a thing would really happen.

After all, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Fukai, the Third Raikage, and A, who had always been trained as the Fourth Raikage.

And more than thirty elite ninjas from Kumogakure, along with the so-called demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo of the Salamander, and the elite of Amegakure.

The enemy only had the Konohagakure Police Force and Konohagakure Anbu...

They weren't even fully organized...

"I don't know if this really happened, but for now, we can only deal with it as if it did."

Raikage's assistant rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Should we retreat?"

Ren pursed his lips and asked Raikage's assistant.

"No, if we tell everyone that Raikage might have died in battle, it will completely destroy their morale."

Raikage's assistant slowly shook his head, paused, and continued to speak to Ren.

"The ninjas we sent out before have probably all been killed, which can only mean one thing, that Konohagakure is organizing a counterattack."

"If Konohagakure really launches a counterattack, wouldn't it be better for us to return to Kumogakure Village now?"

Ren frowned slightly and asked Raikage's assistant beside him.

"Relatively speaking, Konohagakure is better at Ninjutsu combat. If we return to Kumogakure, being on the high mountains, we would basically be sitting ducks."

Raikage's assistant shook his head. Although defending would be relatively easier, the complex environment of Kumogakure Village would become a key factor hindering Kumogakure's charge.

Once we are in a position where we can only passively take hits, as soon as Konohagakure achieves a critical breakthrough on other battlefields, Kumogakure will be doomed!

"I understand."

Ren's eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded heavily.

"So next..."

"Push the defensive line further out and be ready for Konohagakure's attack at any time."

Raikage's assistant shook his head helplessly. Now, with Konohagakure fighting on all fronts, the troops they can gather in the direction of Kumogakure shouldn't be too many.

At least, compared to his own troops, there was still a certain gap.

For now, if they could temporarily suppress the news of Raikage's possible accident, Kumogakure might still have a chance.

...

At this moment, the Konohagakure troops launched an attack on the Kumogakure troops! However, just as Raikage's assistant thought, the number of Konohagakure troops was indeed much smaller than that of Kumogakure.

But it didn't matter, because although they were fewer in number, they were of higher quality.

Since Senju Tobirama dared to launch a counterattack against Kumogakure, he naturally considered the issue of numbers.

Kumogakure Village, known for its Taijutsu for generations, faced such enemies where the number of experts often played a huge role on the battlefield! By using enough experts to form a sharp spearhead at the front of the troops, they could directly pierce through Kumogakure's forces.

And when Kumogakure's troops were split in half, it would be the beginning of their defeat.

"Tsunade, Shadow Clone."

On the way forward, Raijin reminded Tsunade.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Tsunade nodded and said to Raijin.

To be honest, Raijin was really nagging now. If it were Senju Tobirama or Uzumaki Mito nagging in Tsunade's ear like this, Tsunade's short temper would have flared up.

But since it was Raijin, Tsunade didn't find it annoying at all. Instead, she felt warm inside.

"Yes, be careful."

Raijin nodded and walked forward.

Actually, their speed wasn't very fast. After all, the key factor determining the speed of a large troop was not the fastest person, but the slowest one.

But even so, the Konohagakure ninja troops had arrived near the Kumogakure troops.

Ninjas were indeed better at setting traps and assassinations, but in a war, if the other side chose to gather all their forces together, they had no choice but to fight.

Otherwise, a single ninja squad was too insignificant in front of a large number of ninjas.

Raikage's assistant looked at the dense Konohagakure ninjas appearing ahead.

He raised his hand slightly, and all the Kumogakure ninjas stood up, silently waiting for Raikage's assistant's order.

Now, thoughts about where Raikage was, why he hadn't returned, or if something had happened to him were completely out of their minds.

All they saw were the Konohagakure ninjas getting closer and closer.

Next, it was either attack or defend, live or die! "Fire Release!"

Seeing the Konohagakure ninjas getting closer, Raikage's assistant shouted loudly.

Although it seemed like Kumogakure was on the defensive, in reality, Kumogakure had at least two advantages: they were well-rested and had the initiative.

Fire Release is not some high-level Ninjutsu that requires dozens of hand signs. It's actually the lowest and most common Ninjutsu in the ninja world.

However, even the most common and lowest-level Ninjutsu, when performed by thousands of ninjas at the same time, can be very powerful.

"Water Release!"

The Konohagakure ninja troops suddenly stopped. With a roar from Uchiha Kagami, a large amount of water rushed towards the Kumogakure troops.

The next moment, water and fire collided, and a large amount of steam rose up, covering the entire battlefield in a layer of mist.

Although it looks like the situation is at a stalemate now, both Uchiha Kagami and Uchiha Motohide know that in a pure Ninjutsu battle, Konohagakure will definitely not be a match for Kumogakure.

After all, the difference in numbers is clear.

Winning from the front is very difficult.

But Konohagakure never intended to win from such a direct confrontation.

"Uchiha! Fire Release!"

With a roar from Uchiha Motohide, all the Uchiha simultaneously formed hand signs, and in an instant, dozens of fire dragons shot up into the sky!

Is it okay? The scale of thousands of ninjas shouldn't be considered exaggerated, right? Feel free to leave a comment below~ 

(End of this chapter)

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