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"According to the latest intelligence, the Cloud Ninja has dispatched more than a thousand elite ninjas, led by the Third Raikage himself. Among them are the Raikage's son and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, known as the AB combination..."

"The Rock Ninjas are led by the Tsuchikage Ōnoki himself. The Four-Tails Jinchūriki is missing, but the Five-Tails Jinchūriki appears at the Rock Ninja camp. The number of Rock Ninjas is astonishing. It seems that they are planning to use human wave tactics..."

"The Mist Ninja has five members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, as well as many well-known Mist Ninja jonins. The number of ninjas is about 900. There are also many Sand Ninjas. It is roughly estimated that there are more than 10,000 ninjas gathered on the eastern front of the Land of Earth..."

Minato Namikaze changed his usual gentle tone and spoke in a serious voice, briefly recounting the latest information.

"Tens of thousands of ninjas?!"

"This may be the war with the largest number of participants in the history of the ninja world. Even the Raikage and Tsuchikage have personally taken action."

"Fortunately, their target is not us, otherwise..."

The Konoha jonin present had shocked looks on their faces and started talking about it.

Uchiha Yi sat in the first seat on the right side of Minato Namikaze. Being able to sit in this position also shows how high his current status is.

He frowned slightly and began to think deeply.

The Sand Ninjas are the weakest, and their morale is very low due to Chiyo's death, so you don't need to worry too much about them for the time being.

The individual strength of the Mist Ninja is very strong, with five members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Mei Terumi's bloodline limit is also very formidable. Their overall strength should be second only to the Cloud Ninja. However, they are only assisting the Rock Ninja after all, so it remains to be seen how much effort they can really contribute.

As for the Iwagakure ninja, they purely use human wave tactics, relying on a large number of Genin cannon fodder to consume the enemy's chakra. The ones they need to worry about are the Tsuchikage Ōnoki and the Five-Tails Jinchūriki.

As for the remaining Cloud Ninjas, they are definitely the strongest, and even Konoha finds it difficult to compete with them at this moment.

First of all, there is the Third Raikage, who is able to beat up the tailed beasts. His strength has even reached the Super Kage level. The strength of the AB combination is also top-level among the Kage-level. Especially Killer Bee, the perfect Jinchūriki, who can be said to be invincible in one-on-one combat.

There are many Kage-level warriors participating in this battle, so even I have to be cautious.

While Uchiha Yi lowered his head in thought, Namikaze Minato continued speaking.

"Our current plan is to wait and see for the time being, waiting for the ninjas from the four hidden villages to consume each other, preferably all four are defeated, and then we will set out to intercept the Mist and Cloud Ninjas and destroy their manpower as much as possible."

"What about the Rock Ninja and the Sand Ninja..."

A jonin from the Hyuga clan asked.

"The Sand and Rock Ninjas are not a threat to our Konoha for now, and our forces are not enough to fight the four hidden villages alone, so our main targets should be the Cloud and Mist Ninjas who pose the greatest threat to us."

Minato Namikaze's expression was very solemn.

This was also the first time he commanded such a large number of ninjas, and this battle was one that Konoha must win.

The Three Ninja Wars that have lasted for many years are very likely to reach a turning point in this battle.

The opportunity to end the war is right before him, and Minato Namikaze will never allow himself to lose this battle.

"Next, the most important thing is to obtain intelligence on the eastern battlefield of the Land of Earth in a timely manner. When they are all defeated, we will start to dispatch troops."

"On this battlefield, several hidden villages are full of reconnaissance-type ninjas. It is difficult for ordinary reconnaissance teams to get close. We must send a person with outstanding strength to sneak into the eastern battlefield of the Land of Earth to obtain intelligence in time."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze glanced at the jonin present.

When the Konoha jonin noticed Minato Namikaze's gaze, most of them lowered their heads guiltily, not daring to look him in the eye.

There was a temporary silence in the tent, and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

On the eastern battlefield of the Land of Earth, there are terrifying beings such as the Tsuchikage, the Raikage, and several Jinchūriki. If you are not careful, you may die without even knowing how you died.

However, it is not that the Konoha jonin are afraid of death. They are well aware of the importance of this mission. If the mission fails, it may affect the entire combat operation. They are more worried about this, so they dare not take risks.

"I'll go."

Uchiha Yi's voice broke the silence in the tent.

For him, this operation is a good opportunity to stack steel, and maybe he can even gain some experience.

In the original work, the Third Raikage fought against ten thousand enemies alone and died of exhaustion in this battle.

This is the Third Raikage!

Killing him will definitely provide a huge amount of experience points.

However, we must find a good time to do this, otherwise it will attract attention and we will be besieged.

"Well, Yi, I'll be relieved if you go on this mission, but you must be careful and don't take any risks."

Namikaze Minato nodded slightly and looked at Uchiha Yi with approval.

The importance of this task is self-evident, and Yi is the best candidate in his mind.

The fact that Yi took the initiative to take on this task also shows his loyalty to the village.

In this way, they only need to wait for Uchiha Yi's information.

……

Two days later.

A war broke out between the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja at the border of the Land of Earth.

The Cloud Ninja troops led by the Third Raikage were unstoppable and directly destroyed several defensive positions within the Land of Earth. They annihilated hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas in one fell swoop and penetrated about twenty kilometers into the Land of Earth.

Uchiha Yi Ze sneaked around and followed the large group of Cloud Ninjas. During this time, he killed many Cloud Ninja and Rock Ninja reconnaissance ninjas.

Uchiha Yi was speechless at the Cloud Ninja Army's move of going deep into the territory of the Land of Earth and heading straight for the Hidden Rock Village.

I don’t know what the Third Raikage was thinking, he just took the initiative to fall into the encirclement of the Iwagakure.

Even the baggage train of the Cloud Ninja was left far behind. Now Ohnoki only needed to cut off the Cloud Ninja's retreat and deprive them of supplies, and then he could wait for the Cloud Ninja to fall into chaos.

As the Cloud Ninjas marched, the Iwagakure ninjas did not offer much resistance, with only a few Iwagakure teams providing harassment.

Uchiha Yi didn't believe that no one in the Hidden Cloud Village could see such an obvious problem.

Perhaps, the Third Raikage was really too conceited.

Given the Third Raikage's well-known hot temper, it would be hard to persuade him to stop once he made a decision.

……

In this way, Uchiha Yi secretly followed the large army of Cloud Ninja all the way to a narrow valley.

It was already night, and the Cloud Ninja troops chose to set up camp nearby to rest.

The night is getting darker.

The campsite was exceptionally quiet at night, with the campfire burning brightly and occasional thunderclaps.

On a cliff a hundred meters away from the Hidden Cloud Camp, Uchiha Yi hid behind a straight rock.

He was not at all sleepy.

The night was unusually quiet. The Rock Ninja teams that would occasionally appear during the day to harass and obstruct the Cloud Ninja troops had now disappeared without a trace.

"That is……"

In the dark night, a huge bird suddenly flew across the sky, and Uchiha Yi immediately focused his attention and looked from afar.

A figure can be vaguely seen on the back of the bird.

Not long after, the figure jumped down and landed straight in the center of the Cloud Ninja camp.

Almost at the same time, a dozen sensory ninjas on guard also discovered the abnormality and quickly lit the surrounding torches.

However, at the moment the fire lit up, a horrific explosion suddenly erupted in the entire Cloud Ninja Camp.

A loud noise broke through the night sky, and the entire ground shook continuously.

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky and smoke and dust spread in the Yunyin camp.

From a distance, all you can see is a pure white monster with five white tails fluttering behind it.

That is……

Five-tailed King Mu!