At this moment, the Raikage had already gone through all the intelligence roughly once.
When he saw the four of them arrive, he directly passed the information in his hands to each of them.
As for Dodai, as the brain of the Cloud Village, there was naturally no need to say more.
As for the others, they were equally outstanding.
Mabui, as the Raikage's secretary, had assisted him for many years in handling all kinds of complicated administrative affairs.
Relying on her exceptional ability and sharp insight, she had shown remarkable talent in intelligence gathering and analysis.
Meanwhile, Samui and Cee, these two excellent jonin, were also not to be underestimated. They had unique strengths in combat experience and strategic planning.
Having the few of them jointly participate in the intelligence analysis was undoubtedly the best choice.
Before long, the four of them had quickly finished reviewing the information in their hands.
Cee was the first to break the silence and express his opinion, "Boss, based on what we currently have, one thing is certain. Moryo and the Ghost Legion's operation this time has already failed."
Samui immediately followed up in agreement, "That's right. And according to the intel we've obtained, it seems that the ninjas of the Leaf Village did not directly participate in this battle."
Mabui, who was standing to the side, also agreed with this viewpoint and nodded lightly.
Indeed, among the many pieces of intelligence, only these two points were completely consistent: the defeat of Moryo and the Ghost Legion, and the fact that the Leaf Village did not take part in the fighting.
After all, the Ghost Legion possessed a massive number of puppets, and whether they existed or not could be confirmed at a glance.
However, aside from these clear points, the rest of the intelligence required further in-depth discussion and study.
For example, one piece of information mentioned that Senku and Miroku had been jointly besieged by the Mizukage Yagura Karatachi and Onoki, and were ultimately killed.
The group discussed this piece of news for a bit.
Some believed that whether it was out of a desire for revenge or to ensure that the Mist Village's strength was not affected, Yagura Karatachi choosing to secretly assassinate Senku was a perfectly reasonable course of action.
What's more, the entire ninja world had now learned, because of the Cloud Village, that Yagura Karatachi possessed the special ability of flight, making him a focal point of attention for all sides.
Samui and Mabui exchanged a glance, and they both agreed that Yagura Karatachi had most likely ambushed Senku earlier.
"If that's the case, then the chances of Senku being dead are pretty high."
Mabui frowned and echoed the thought, "The Mist Village dared to ambush Senku so openly. Are they really not afraid of Pain's retaliation?"
Cee fell silent for a moment, then analyzed calmly, "Judging from this situation, it's possible that Pain is already dead. Otherwise, the Mist Village would absolutely not dare to do this."
Hearing this, the Raikage couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.
"Pain is so powerful. Who could possibly kill him?"
Indeed, this was the most critical point.
One had to know that Pain had once wiped out all of Sarutobi's clansmen with a single move.
Such a terrifying existence, how exactly had he been killed? Everyone fell into deep thought.
Just then, the quiet atmosphere was broken by Cee's sudden movement.
He abruptly raised one hand and shouted alertly, "Who's there?"
Before his words had even finished, a white head slowly poked up from the ground.
That person let out a light cry, "Oh my, how sharp. You noticed my presence so quickly."
The Raikage took a closer look and immediately recognized that this white fellow belonged to the same group as the Zetsu who had appeared before.
His eyes went wide with anger as he demanded harshly, "You again. What are you here for this time?"
Tobi put on an act of being startled and said,
"Oh my, how rough. I came with good intentions to deliver some important intelligence to you."
However, the people of the Cloud Village were not interested in what Tobi was saying at all. Their gazes locked tightly onto him, eyes full of vigilance.
Seeing this, Tobi couldn't help but feel a wave of boredom and could only say helplessly, "On the Iwagakure battlefield, Uchiha Rengoku led a full five thousand Leaf Village ninjas into battle against eight thousand Iwagakure troops. The final result was a complete victory for the Leaf side."
At this point, Tobi paused briefly, then continued, "Uchiha Rengoku alone burned to death a full two thousand Iwagakure ninjas with Fire Release! Even the Four-Tails jinchuriki, Roshi, died in that battle."
"Iwagakure has already retreated. It won't be long before those five thousand elite Leaf troops come charging over here."
Before his words had even faded, Tobi didn't wait for any response from the Raikage or the others. His figure flashed, and like a loach, he dove straight into the ground.
His speed was so fast that the Cloud Village crowd didn't have time to react at all.
Seeing this, Cee immediately closed his eyes and focused, using his unique sensory abilities to probe the surroundings.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and said to the Raikage, "Boss, that white-skinned guy has already escaped."
The Raikage's expression turned grave. His brows knit slightly as he fell into deep thought.
At the same time, the others exchanged looks, silently pondering whether the intelligence Tobi had just delivered was true or false.
After a long silence, Dodai was the first to break the deadlock and slowly spoke, "In my opinion, at least half of this information is credible."
"After all, they've always been enemies of the Leaf Village, and the two sides frequently clash."
"And judging from the various signs we've seen so far, it's indeed possible that Iwagakure suffered a heavy blow and was forced to retreat."
After hearing Dodai's analysis, the Raikage nodded slightly, indicating his agreement.
Because in the Raikage's view, an enemy's enemy is a friend.
Even if they weren't friends, there was no reason for them to deliberately protect the Leaf Village.
If what Tobi said was true, then their next decision would be extremely important.
After listening to Dodai's line of reasoning, the other three also expressed their agreement.
A hint of doubt appeared on Samui's face.
"Burning a full two thousand Iwagakure ninjas to death with a single fire, is this Rengoku really that strong?", She was clearly skeptical of this claim.
At this moment, the Raikage turned his head toward Cee, who was standing nearby.
"Go get Killer B for me."
After receiving the order, Cee immediately turned around and left the tent.
Before long, Killer B came walking over behind Cee, striding with his trademark swagger, looking like he owned the place.
At this moment, Killer B looked radiant and full of energy, secretly thinking that this time he finally wouldn't be stuck here anymore.
Obviously, on the way over, Cee had already explained the situation to Killer B in detail.
So the moment Killer B arrived, he couldn't wait to speak up, "Big brother, that Uchiha Rengoku's Fire Release really is something else. Last time he used it, he burned more than five hundred of our brothers to death in one go."
However, after hearing this, the Raikage's already tightly furrowed brows knitted even more.
"Is burning five hundred people and burning two thousand people the same thing?"
Seeing that the Raikage seemed on the verge of losing his temper, Killer B hurriedly changed his tune and explained,
"If the intel we got isn't wrong, then in my opinion, Rengoku probably used Fire Release several times in a row to burn those two thousand people in total."
"Otherwise, last time, none of our guys would've made it back alive."
From a normal logical standpoint, this inference made perfect sense.
After all, the Cloud Village had no way of guessing that when Rengoku fought them last time, he had deliberately held back.
At this moment, the people sitting in this room were all high-ranking figures of the Cloud Village, and the most pressing issue before them was how to choose.
Should they continue the attack without hesitation, or temporarily hold their ground and observe how the situation developed?
"Raikage, if we choose to keep watching at this time, then the Leaf Village will very likely adopt a strategy of picking us off one by one."
"When that happens, we'll fall into an extremely passive position and lose the advantage we currently have."
"If we want to take the initiative, the best time is right now!"
Dodai delivered his concluding statement decisively.
Because the battlefield in the Land of Rivers was simply too far away from here, under the current circumstances, it was almost impossible for the Cloud Village to learn, in such a short amount of time, about Rengoku's shocking War God form, Susanoo.
Although they had already realized that Iwagakure had suffered a heavy blow and been forced to retreat, this only made them aware that they had lost part of the initiative.
Even facing such a situation, they still firmly believed in their own strength, convinced that the Leaf Village was not something they couldn't deal with.
After all, they not only had superior numbers, but also brought with them fearsome jinchuriki and chakra cannons capable of turning the tide of battle.
Seeing that everyone present leaned toward continuing the fight for now, the Raikage made a swift decision and slammed it down decisively, "In that case, we can't keep dragging this out."
"If we can successfully push into the Land of Fire before the Leaf Village's reinforcements arrive, then the initiative of this war will be firmly in our hands!"
"Have everyone get ready. The entire army moves out in two hours!"
"Killer B, you are not allowed to leave the encampment this time."
Hearing that he wasn't allowed to go out, Killer B instantly lost all his energy and spirit, and said weakly, "Got it, big brother."
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