When Ling received this news, she was also quite shocked, mainly because the Third Raikage could have led the Kumogakure and retreated while fighting.
But he insisted on staying behind and taking the brunt of it. Now he's dead. Although Kumogakure preserved its strength intact, it wasn't worth it.
Genin and Chunin are like leeks, growing a new batch every year, but the strength of a powerful Kage-level Ninja is not something anyone can achieve. In Ling's opinion, Hidden Cloud Village suffered a huge loss.
It can only be said that only a Village like Hidden Cloud Village, which resembles a Yakuza-like organization that values brotherly loyalty, would have such an absurd operation. Although admirable, Ling was greatly shocked.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, even went to the Ninja Academy to give a speech about the Will of Fire because of this, saying that although the Third Raikage was not a Konoha person, his will was worth affirming.
"This is Konoha's Will of Fire!" The Third Hokage was in tears, but it left Ling a bit speechless. What does a Third Raikage have to do with your Will of Fire?
The most absurd thing was that these Ninja Academy Students and even the Genin who came to listen were greatly moved and successfully brainwashed. One has to say, this wave of operations was very clever.
"It seems I still need to read more, otherwise I wouldn't even know if I was being fooled."
Ling sighed deeply, but she was also extremely speechless, because the speech given by the shameless Third Hokage was written by her.
The Third Hokage even pulled her out of the secret room to explain the key points, telling her to make sure it was flowery and full of genuine emotion.
This made Ling feel like she was back in her previous life writing thought reports. With so many requirements, and needing to be moving, Ling racked her brains to satisfy the Third Hokage.
Therefore, Ling got three days of vacation, leaving Kushina alone to design seals in frustration. However, Ling didn't know that as soon as she left, Kushina was released.
Just as the Third Hokage finished his speech, the Iwagakure and Sunagakure Ninja, who were about to withdraw from the Land of the Moon, encountered the rapidly approaching Kumogakure army.
Although there were less than ten thousand Kumogakure Ninja, and the opposing side had over fifteen thousand, they did not have an advantage in numbers, nor did Kumogakure have an advantage in high-level combat power.
However, the Kumogakure Ninja, filled with immense hatred and also shouting for revenge for the Third Raikage, showed no fear. Instead, their morale was soaring.
They directly took advantage of the fact that the Iwagakure and Kumogakure Ninja had not fully recovered after their fierce battle with the Third Raikage, and led the Kumogakure army to charge.
One side was already exhausted, their morale weakened, and their Chakra was almost depleted, while the other side had soaring morale and were united as one.
So, although the Iwagakure and Sunagakure Ninja seemed to have a numerical advantage, once the fighting began, it was a crushing victory. Soon, Fourth Raikage A and Killer Bee, as well as Dodai and Nii Yugito, charged into the center.
This battle was extremely fierce. The only difference between the two sides was that one side had an incredibly strong will to fight. From Kumogakure's rapid march to the Land of the Moon, their physical strength and Chakra were not much better than Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
However, compared to Iwagakure and Sunagakure, Kumogakure was better at coordinated attacks and strangulation. When the two sides engaged in close-quarters combat, Iwagakure's most effective large-scale Ninjutsu could not be unleashed.
Kumogakure had an advantage in this regard. The Fourth Raikage, along with Killer Bee, Dodai, and Yugito, led their elites to penetrate the center of Sunagakure and Iwagakure.
They had only one thought: to retrieve the Third Raikage's body and to kill the Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Kazekage.
Ōnoki and Rasa's faces were ashen. They didn't need to guess that after this battle, Iwagakure and Sunagakure would be almost incapable of fighting.
However, the Kumogakure Ninja, like rabid dogs, didn't care about any of that. They just killed, even if they died, they wanted to kill more enemies. For a time, Sunagakure and Iwagakure were truly intimidated by their momentum.
However, as Ōnoki and Rasa entered the battlefield, Chiyo and Roshi and others reorganized their formations, and the situation once again became a stalemate.
Ling was not clear about the specific details of this battle. She was secretly leaving Konoha to go to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rice Fields to receive a heinous Rogue Ninja.
This Ninja was not strong, at most a Genin, but for ordinary people, he was invincible. This fellow had committed Village massacres, rapes, tortures, and more.
"Such an evil person is perfect as the Edo Tensei vessel for the naturally evil Senju Tobirama."
At the border, Ling received this heinous Rogue Ninja from her Ling and, satisfied, began to rush back to the Village. Using Flying Thunder God, she completed the round trip in less than ten minutes.
Konoha's barrier couldn't stop him at all. Konoha's barrier itself couldn't block space-time Ninjutsu. Returning to her underground laboratory.
Ling joyfully began to prepare to summon the naturally evil Tobirama to work for her. The most troublesome part was preparing the control cursed seals.
Because this Rogue Ninja was too weak, the control cursed seals spread throughout his body needed to be carefully burned in, otherwise, he would die instantly if she was not careful.
Although the Ninja World lacked many things, there were quite a few villains like this. She just didn't want to waste time catching another one.
It took Ling over a day to finish setting up the seals on this utterly evil Rogue Ninja. Now, even Senju Tobirama wouldn't be able to break free from control by dispelling the Edo Tensei.
However, before she could even begin the Edo Tensei, she was notified by Hiruzen Sarutobi's Anbu to attend a meeting, which made Ling frustrated.
"Meetings! Meetings! Meetings every day! This old geezer should have retired long ago! I'm an underage girl, and I have to attend meetings every day!"
Ling was quite displeased, but she still had a Shadow Clone watch over the Rogue Ninja, changed out of her lab coat, and went to the Hokage Office.
"Ling, I called you here for two things. One is the ongoing chaotic battle on the border between the Land of the Moon and the Land of Hot Springs. My Konoha and Hidden Mist have both been dragged into it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked troubled. He hadn't expected Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure to be fighting so well, only to drag Konoha into it.
"Huh? What happened?" Ling really didn't know. She thought the Ninja War was about to end, but it started again. This shouldn't be happening.
"Yesterday, Kumogakure, led by the newly appointed Fourth Raikage, launched a surprise attack on the Iwagakure and Sunagakure camps. Both sides fought fiercely until midnight, then gradually calmed down.
Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure all suffered heavy losses, so the Three Kage held a meeting. Kumogakure chose a temporary ceasefire, and Ōnoki handed over the Third Raikage's body.
However, early the next morning, the three Ninja Villages separately attacked the Konoha and Kirigakure camps, and the chaotic battle began. Konoha and Hidden Mist had no choice but to participate, otherwise, standing by would lead to them being targeted.
Fortunately, the intensity of the chaotic battle was not strong. Konoha only received attacks from Iwagakure and Sunagakure. Kumogakure and Sunagakure attacked Kirigakure, and Kirigakure then launched surprise attacks on Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and even our Konoha's logistics units.
In short, it's a complete mess now, with no clear factions fighting. It's estimated that it will be difficult to calm down. Konoha is always forced to engage and counterattack."
The Third Hokage, at his advanced age, couldn't understand this situation. He had never witnessed such a meaningless chaotic battle, which was completely illogical.
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