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The land of thunder.

The terrain characteristics of the Hidden Cloud Village are completely different from those of the other four hidden villages.

Here are towering mountains that reach into the clouds, and almost all the buildings are built on the top of the mountains.

The Raikage office building is located at the highest point in the Hidden Cloud Village, and is surrounded by thick fog.

In the conference room, the burly Third Raikage sat in the main seat, looking down at the map on the table, his eyes focused on the eastern border of the Land of Earth.

"The combat troops in the village are ready. The plan to raid the Land of Earth will begin at noon tomorrow!"

The Third Raikage's voice was a little low. After he finished speaking, he glanced at the top leaders of the Hidden Cloud Village present, seeking their opinions with his eyes.

The jonin in the conference room exchanged glances, and one of the advisory elders asked in a deep voice, "So who will command this operation?"

The Third Raikage stood up, folded his hands in front of his chest, and replied proudly: "I will personally take action!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of noise in the conference room.

Several high-ranking members of Kumogakure looked at each other, and then one of the older men frowned, moved his lips, and advised: "Ai, as the Raikage, it is better for you to stay in the village."

"No, this battle is crucial. I must fight in person to feel at ease."

As the Third Raikage spoke, he slammed the table and said sternly: "This battle will completely change the landscape of the ninja world. The wishes of all the previous Raikages will be fulfilled by me personally!"

Seeing that the Third Raikage had made up his mind, the other high-ranking members of Kumogakure in the meeting room could only nod and agree with the Raikage's decision.

Of course, no matter how much they persuaded him, it would be difficult to change the Third Raikage's decision given his hot temper.

At this moment, an elite jonin in charge of the reconnaissance team suddenly said, "Our opponents are not only Iwagakure. The troops of Kirigakure and Sandagakure have been deployed on the border of the Land of Earth. The troops of Konoha are also being mobilized intensively. An unprecedented war among the five nations may break out next."

The Third Raikage shook his head and snorted, saying disdainfully: "Iwagakure has been badly damaged, Kirigakure is not good at fighting in the sand, and as for Sandgakure, humph, they are just a mob. Even if the so-called three hidden villages join forces, it will be nothing."

"As for Konoha..."

The Third Raikage's expression turned gloomy. After a pause, he continued, "Given the grudges between Konoha and the three hidden villages, they will not join forces with them to deal with us. Even if Konoha really wants to intervene, I am not afraid at all!"

"The Yellow Flash and Silver Flash have become quite famous recently. I want to see how strong the younger generation of the ninja world is."

"Father, if those two flashes really dare to come, leave it to me. I have fought with Minato Namikaze many times. If he wasn't too fast to catch up, I would have killed him long ago."

The man who was speaking had dark skin, light yellow hair and a very strong build. He was the third Raikage's son, Rai Ai, and was regarded as the successor to the Raikage position.

Next to him sat Killer Bee. Upon hearing Uchiha Yi's name, Killer Bee's face darkened and he shouted loudly, "Bakayaloo! If Uchiha Yi dares to show up again, I will take revenge!"

Kirabi had a look of resentment on his face, still remembering the revenge of having his tail cut off last time.

Seeing the extremely confident expressions of the three strongest fighters in the village, a Kumogakure jonin hesitated for a moment and whispered a reminder: "Lord Raikage should be careful. That old fox Ōnoki is very cunning. Lord Raikage should be careful of being attacked by him."

"Humph, what are you afraid of? Just use whatever means you have!"

The Third Raikage waved his hand impatiently, and then shouted to everyone present: "Alright, let's make the arrangements like this, and we'll officially start tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

All the Yunyin senior leaders present stood up and accepted the order.

At this moment, the still young future Fourth Raikage, Lei Ai, looked at Killer Bee and exchanged glances.

Both of them had proud expressions on their faces, and they were extremely confident in the strength of the Third Raikage and the Hidden Cloud Village.

Be it Iwagakure, Kirigakure, Sandagakure, or Konoha, they no longer take them seriously.

The afternoon of the second day.

Thousands of figures were galloping through the mountains. They were wearing standard white leather armor and the forehead protectors of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Leading the group was the Third Raikage, who had slightly graying hair. On his right shoulder was the word “Thunder” printed on it.

On the right side of his exposed chest was a lightning-shaped scar that looked extremely horrifying.

Behind the Third Raikage are ten members of the escort team, all of whom are elite jonin.

Following closely behind were the densely packed Kumogakure ninjas, most of whom were elite Chunins, with only a small number of Genins.

Such an army is absolutely rare in the entire ninja world. Except for Konoha, the other three hidden villages simply cannot gather such an elite army of a thousand people.

Especially the leading Third Raikage.

As the strongest Raikage in the history of the Hidden Cloud Village, his strongest moves are the Hell Thrust: One-Touch Hand, known as the "strongest spear", and the Lightning Release Armor, known as the "strongest shield".

Ai's strength is definitely at the top of the ninja world. He possesses a powerful strength that rivals the tailed beasts. He can fight the runaway Eight-Tails with a human body until both sides are exhausted and fall down at the same time.

The entire Cloud Ninja Army was moving very fast. They had already entered the territory of Taki Country and were not far from the Earth Country.

The actions of such an astonishing number of ninjas would naturally be difficult to conceal from the reconnaissance forces of the other major hidden villages.

But it was obvious that they didn't care whether they were noticed or not. The Cloud Ninja Force didn't even choose to set out at night, but marched towards the Land of Earth openly.

All this stems from their strong self-confidence.

This is also the usual style of the Cloud Hidden Ninja, attacking directly and head-on, simply and crudely.

……

at the same time.

Across the vast land of the Land of Earth, a tense atmosphere is rapidly spreading.

A large number of ninja troops began to mobilize, and the entire eastern border area was filled with defensive positions.

Tsuchikage Ohnoki left the Iwagakure Village and personally led the Iwagakure ninja troops to the front line. His appearance greatly boosted the morale of the Iwagakure ninjas.

The ninja forces of Kirigakure and Sand Village are also ready and deployed on the flank of the eastern front, ready to provide support to the Iwagakure ninja at any time.

For a time, the eastern border of the Land of Earth became the focus of the ninja world.

At this time, on the northwest border of the Land of Fire, Konoha's elite ninjas were also paying close attention to the war on the eastern front of the Land of Earth.

Inside the Konoha camp, Commander-in-Chief Minato Namikaze is holding a combat meeting.

The ninjas sitting in the tent were all Konoha's elite jonin. It could be said that all of Konoha's elite troops were dispatched for this battle.

Sarutobi Hiruzen attached great importance to this battle. He originally wanted to fight in person, but was persuaded by several high-level advisers.

In the end, command of the troops was handed over to Minato Namikaze.

Orochimaru seemed to be deliberately ignored and had not appeared on the battlefield for a long time.

There is no doubt that if this operation can be won, Minato Namikaze's reputation among the Konoha ninjas will surpass Orochimaru and he will become the strongest contender for the next Hokage.