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In the Land of Rice, at the Konoha camp.

In the tent in the center, there was a finely crafted sand table map on the table.

Minato Namikaze was standing next to the sand table, with his head down, thinking about something.

Standing aside were several elite jonin, including core jonin from several families.

For this war, the Uchiha clan, Nara clan, Hyuga clan, Akimichi clan and other major clans sent out all their elite troops.

"Minato-sama, latest information!"

A Chunin from the Uchiha clan rushed into the tent and handed a rolled-up piece of paper to Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze took the note and looked at it carefully.

His face darkened slightly at first, and then a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"Are you sure this information is true?"

Minato Namikaze stared at the Uchiha clan's Chunin and his tone was very urgent.

The Uchiha clan member in charge of the contact quickly replied seriously: "This information contains a sealing technique unique to our Uchiha clan. It was personally unlocked by a senior ninja in the clan. The handwriting on it is consistent with that of Lord Yi, and the code is also correct. It can be confirmed to be true!"

"Okay, I see."

Minato nodded and took a deep breath, some shock still lingering in his eyes.

He gave an order to several elite jonin in the tent: "Gather all jonin immediately and start the pre-war mobilization!"

"Yes!"

The elite jonin from each major family immediately took orders.

A few minutes later, a group of Konoha's elite jonin gathered in the tent.

"According to the latest intelligence, the Rock Ninja coalition raided the Cloud Ninja camp. Nearly 10,000 ninjas besieged the Cloud Ninja. The Third Raikage was forced to retreat. The final result of the battle was... the Third Raikage was killed in the battle!"

Namikaze Minato's words fell.

The entire tent became silent.

Everyone present was stunned by the news.

"Is this information really true?"

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Nara Shikaku raised his head with shock on his face and looked at Namikaze Minato with a serious gaze.

This is the Third Raikage who is known as the strongest Raikage!

It is said to be a human-shaped tailed beast!

Such a powerful man in the ninja world actually died in battle!

"Are you sure that Yi saw this with his own eyes? Could it be a mistake?"

"The Raikage died in the battle, how did the Iwagakure do it?!"

"Where are the remaining Kumo-nin troops?"

After being stunned for a while, the jonin in the tent came to their senses one after another, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

The deaths of Kages from the five hidden villages are extremely rare in the history of the ninja world.

"Although it is hard to believe, this is a fact that Yi saw with his own eyes. I believe his information. The Third Raikage did die in battle."

Namikaze Minato stared at the map, took a deep breath, and continued, "According to intelligence, the number of the remaining Kumogakure troops is about 500. They are retreating towards the Land of Rice under the cover of the Third Raikage's son, Ray Ai, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. When the Kirigakure troops that will support Iwagakure return, they will definitely pass by the Land of Rice. So our latest plan is to ambush the Kumogakure and Kirigakure troops in the Land of Rice."

As he said this, Minato stretched out his hand and drew a few strokes on the sand table.

"Then, we have to start taking action!"

Nara Shikaku at the side also moved a few marks on the sand table and nodded, saying, "We will set up three interception positions. The first one only needs to harass the enemy and force them into the second encirclement. We will do our best to eliminate the enemy here, and the remaining third one will be responsible for dealing with the remaining enemies that escape."

"Shikaku-senpai, the organization of the troops is now in your hands."

Minato looked towards Nara Shikaku.

"Well, then I will start arranging the combat groups."

Nara Shikaku nodded calmly, then looked up at the jonin present and said seriously: "We will divide the troops into three groups. The first group will be led by the chief of the clan, Uchiha Fugaku, and will ambush in the valley on the west side. Your mission is to force the enemy to enter the east side of the valley."

"no problem."

Fugaku responded with a serious look on his face.

Then Nara Shikaku looked at Namikaze Minato on his left and said, "Minato, you will lead the second group yourself. We will deploy half of the combat troops in this valley and try to eliminate the enemy here."

"The third team is led by Sarutobi Takuma, assisted by Hyuga Hiashi, the tribe leader. You are responsible for the final interception and will ambush in this hill."

"Yes!"

Sarutobi Takuma immediately accepted the order, and Hyuga Hiashi also nodded.

"I will personally lead the medical team. We will hide at the foot of the valley. Chief Inuzuka, you will act with us. The mission of the Inuzuka and Nara clans is to protect the medical ninjas!"

"I understand."

The current head of the Inuzuka clan nodded and responded in a deep voice.

After allocating the combat troops, Nara Shikamaru looked at Namikaze Minato beside him, took a step back and gave the main seat to him.

Namikaze Minato took a deep look at the many jonin in the tent and said solemnly: "This battle will completely change the situation on the battlefield. We must destroy as many manpower as possible from Kumogakure and Kirigakure and inflict heavy damage on them!"

"Yes!!"

"Okay, everyone go back and get ready. We'll officially start the action in twenty minutes!"

As Minato finished his words, a group of Konoha's jonin left with solemn faces, leaving only Namikaze Minato in the tent.

"Konoha will win this battle!"

There was a sharp light in Minato Namikaze's eyes.

As long as this battle can destroy the large forces of Kirigakure and Kumogakure, the war will come to an end.

……

The border of the Land of Earth.

After killing the Raikage, the Iwagakure Village did not send any more troops to pursue the evacuating Cloud Ninjas.

Firstly, because the Raikage is dead, Kumogakure will inevitably fall into turmoil and will no longer threaten the Land of Earth in the short term.

Secondly, although there are a lot of Iwagakure at present, most of them are cannon fodder at the Genin level, with very little chakra and their speed cannot catch up with the Cloud Ninja.

The Tsuchikage Ōnoki was already satisfied with the outcome of this battle, and began to reorganize his troops and return to the Iwagakure Village.

"Lord Tsuchikage!"

A Iwagakure jonin hurried over and informed Ōnoki of Kirigakure's movements: "The Kirigakure people have led their troops to the east. They are going to return directly to the Land of Water."

Upon hearing this, Ohnoki's eyes narrowed slightly, then he nodded calmly and said in a low voice: "Go tell the people of Kirigakure to be careful on their way back. This battle is so noisy, Konoha will never stand idly by."

As if he had thought of something, Ohnoki paused, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "Konoha's reconnaissance ninjas must be paying close attention to our movements. They will not allow Kirigakure to withdraw to the Land of Water so easily. We must also speed up our march just in case!"

"Yes!"

The Iwagakure jonin nodded respectfully, then turned and left, preparing to convey the Tsuchikage's words to the retreating Kirigakure troops.

A few minutes later.

Biwa Juzo nodded to the Jonin of Iwagakure and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for the reminder, Tsuchikage-sama. We will be careful."

Biwa Juzo's face was solemn. He was well aware that Konoha was very likely to ambush them on their way back.

But now that the war is over, the troops must return to the Water Kingdom to rest.

"Everyone listen up, adopt a defensive formation and speed up the march!"

Biwa Juzo gave the order loudly, and the Kirigakure troops immediately adjusted their formation and sped up their actions.

Time passed, three hours later.

As night fell, the Kirigakure troops passed through one dense forest after another, bypassing dangerous areas where they might be ambushed.

"Master Juzo, we have entered the Land of Fields."

"Let's stop and rest first, we'll set off again at dawn."

"Yes!"

After entering the Land of Fields, Biwa Juzo's expression became increasingly solemn. He sent someone to call Qing, the head of the reconnaissance unit.

"Qing, the southern part of the Land of Fields belongs to Konoha's sphere of influence. You reconnaissance troops must be careful!"

Qing nodded steadily, signaling Biwa Juzang to rest assured.

"Don't worry, Juzo-sama. The Konoha troops will not escape the detection of this Byakugan of mine."