"Lan Mo Yi, is your squad executing an enemy elimination mission today?"
"Yes, and it's in the A3 Zone..."
"An enemy elimination mission in the A3 Zone? Last time, senior Iran's squad had an incident in that area, and I heard the bodies were sent back. It was the work of the Konoha Lightning Fang."
Hearing that his acquaintance was assigned to such an unlucky place, this Hidden Cloud Ninja instantly worried for him.
"What will you do if you encounter the Konoha Lightning Fang?"
"If... if I encounter him, I'll face him. Even if I die, I won't let him look down on the resolve of the Hidden Cloud Ninja!"
Lan Mo Yi's face was firm, but his tone and legs trembled slightly. As an average Chunin, he had been hearing about how many people the Konoha Lightning Fang had killed and how many bodies were sent to the border of the Land of Hot Water these days.
Reports said that the bodies piled into small hills because the corpse collection team hadn't attended them for days.
Three thousand Hidden Cloud Ninja, with over three hundred deaths recently, even the Third Generation Raikage gritted his teeth upon seeing this number.
"Otto, is there any way to change the mission?"
Lan Mo Yi thought for a while but couldn't withstand the fear in his heart. He wasn't afraid of death, but dying at the hands of the Konoha Lightning Fang seemed meaningless. So many had died at his hands over the past few months, yet nothing changed.
"The task has been assigned, what else do you want to..."
"What are you talking about?"
A voice full of authority startled the two, and when they turned back, they found it was Lord A from the AB duo. They became flustered and quickly said: "We... we didn't say anything!"
A glanced at them and then warned, "Complete the mission properly. In the Hidden Cloud Village, it's either death in battle or victory, even for me!"
He had just heard Lan Mo Yi wanting to change the mission and initially intended to step out and harshly punish him to show the consequences of fleeing from battle.
But after reconsidering, A dismissed the idea.
Lan Mo Yi wasn't the only one afraid of the Konoha Lightning Fang. Over the past three months, over a hundred bodies had been sent back. The rumor that the Konoha Lightning Fang was a Grim Reaper's scythe hanging over the necks of the Hidden Cloud Ninja had already spread. Punishing Lan Mo Yi wouldn't change anything.
A headed to the Raikage Camp, knowing that they had to change things quickly.
Upon entering the Raikage Camp, besides his father, there were two other Jonin who had been with the Third Generation Raikage for a long time and were just below Dodai in status within the village.
"Father, we can't go on like this. Let's initiate the final battle."
A spoke directly to the Third Generation Raikage, "Our Perception Ninja are not as good as Konoha Village's bloodline and Secret Techniques. Recently, we've been led by them, and now that Uchiha bastard's name is growing louder. If this continues, even if we start the final battle, we'll be at a disadvantage."
Over the last few months, more than four hundred Hidden Cloud Ninja had died. They weren't sure of Konoha's numbers, but they estimated it wouldn't exceed two hundred.
The death ratio was over 2:1, and if this continued, the Hidden Cloud Ninja would be whittled down by that Uchiha bastard.
Moreover, their Perception Ninja weren't as good as Konoha's Byakugan and other Secret Techniques, making it impossible to locate that Uchiha bastard.
There was an instance where A and Killer Bee wanted to use another Hidden Cloud Squad as bait, but the squad was slightly too far. In just two minutes, that Hidden Cloud Squad was killed by the Uchiha bastard, and he escaped right in front of their eyes.
Afterward, A and Killer Bee hurried to chase him. When they were about to catch up, fortunately, the Eight-tailed inside Killer Bee warned him; otherwise, they would have been surrounded by Konoha Ninja.
The Third Generation Raikage gestured with his hand and said, "Wait a moment, A."
The camp was silent for a while before a Hidden Cloud Ninja entered, holding some intelligence from the Hidden Cloud Village. He directly handed it to the Third Generation Raikage: "Lord Raikage, this is a message from Lord Dodai."
"Yes, I understand."
The Third Generation Raikage took a look and then passed it to the others, eventually landing in A's hands.
It contained intelligence from the Land of Rice Fields. The Hidden Rock tried a probing attack with three hundred ninjas, but were repelled by Satsui, killing many Hidden Rock Ninja.
Dodai had already sent reinforcements and wouldn't let the Hidden Rock Ninja cross the Land of Rice Fields even if they increased their numbers.
"Do as A said, prepare for the final battle."
The Third Generation Raikage spoke with determined enthusiasm, clenching his fists tight: "The final battle must capture Konoha. A, protect Killer Bee and ensure he avoids Uchiha Yoichi's attack."
He was referring to the Jutsu Uchiha Yoichi used to break his arm, with penetration power far more terrifying than a Tailed Beast Ball. If Killer Bee transformed into the fully formed Eight-tailed, he could easily be struck by this attack.
This was when A needed to protect Killer Bee, engaging that Uchiha bastard to prevent any interference.
"I understand, Father."
"During this period, after continuous probing, we can confirm Konoha's camp location. Our ninja will not sacrifice in vain."
A Hidden Cloud Jonin spoke up from the side. They had narrowed down the potential location of Konoha's camp to fifteen zones through continuous scouting and elimination missions.
"Go and prepare, A. Let all the accumulated anger during this time be vented on the battlefield."
"I understand, Father."