Uchiha En and the others wanted to watch the excitement, so they naturally had to inform Orochimaru in advance and ask him to help cover for them.
Otherwise, if they had clearly received a mission from the Third Hokage to go to the Land of Bears but didn't go, it would be difficult to explain.
So Asana summoned a small snake and relayed the information she had just received to Orochimaru.
Soon, Asana received a reply. Orochimaru was clearly very interested in this battle as well. He approved Asana's actions and told her to observe carefully and report the details to him upon her return.
After receiving Orochimaru's permission, Uchiha En and the two others changed their course and headed towards the Land of Frost.
While Uchiha En and the two others were traveling, more than half of Kumogakure had already been destroyed.
The Iwa Ninja's demolition squad, from a high vantage point, continuously bombed Kumogakure with explosive clay.
The first target was naturally the Raikage's office building. The explosive clay expanded continuously as it fell from the sky, eventually exploding, and the Raikage's office building was reduced to ruins.
Subsequently, more and more explosive clay fell from the sky, destroying most of Kumogakure's important buildings.
The remaining Ninja in Kumogakure who had fled, upon seeing the actions of the Iwa Ninja's demolition squad, immediately sent people to the front lines. All of this was witnessed by Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who was frantically slaughtering the Cloud Ninja.
There were only about 1,000 Cloud Ninja left guarding the Village. By now, nearly half of them had been killed by Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. The others were either hiding, fleeing, or had gone to report to the Third Raikage.
Han did not pursue these people relentlessly.
He let them go partly because they were too weak for him to bother chasing, and partly because, according to the original plan, Han wanted someone to report everything that happened next to the Third Raikage.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield in the Land of Frost, Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure were engaged in a chaotic battle.
Although it was a three-way melee, Kumogakure and Iwagakure clearly had more intense animosity.
These two Villages were sworn enemies and had long disliked each other.
Just as the three sides were in a stalemate, the remaining Ninja from Kumogakure arrived at the battlefield and informed the Elite Jonin closest to him about what had happened in Kumogakure.
The Elite Jonin's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he immediately ran towards the Third Raikage.
Seeing a Ninja from his Village approach, the Third Raikage casually repelled Ōnoki, turned his head, and asked the Elite Jonin, "What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Lord Raikage, something has happened! Our Village was attacked! Iwa Ninja sent a demolition squad and a Jinchuriki to attack us! Half of the Village has already been destroyed!"
The Third Raikage's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. No matter how the war was fought, the Village was the foundation, and it absolutely could not have problems.
So, upon hearing this news, the Third Raikage immediately decided to withdraw: "Retreat! Inform the others that it's my order, retreat immediately!"
Kumogakure's unusual movements were quickly noticed by Ōnoki. The Cloud Ninja were all moving towards the rear, clearly intending to retreat.
"It seems our plan succeeded. Kitsuchi, immediately take your men and, according to the original plan, break out from the flank to block the retreating Cloud Ninja and force the Third Raikage to stay behind and cover their retreat," Ōnoki said to his son, Kitsuchi.
Kitsuchi immediately nodded in agreement and turned to leave.
Meanwhile, the Cloud Ninja were furious upon learning that their Village had been attacked. They wished they could fly back immediately to help.
However, the Iwa Ninja clearly had no intention of letting them go so easily. Ōnoki relentlessly pursued the Cloud Ninja.
Coupled with Kitsuchi and thousands of Iwa Ninja suddenly charging from the flank, the Cloud Ninja were momentarily thrown into disarray.
The Third Raikage knew he couldn't delay any longer. He turned and shouted to the Cloud Ninja, "You go back and support the Village, I'll hold them off!"
Out of trust in the Third Raikage's strength, the Ninja of Kumogakure didn't hesitate and immediately turned and left.
The Iwa Ninja still wanted to pursue, but the Third Raikage immediately activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and, with a single Hell Stab, blasted away nearly a hundred Iwa Ninja.
This scene was witnessed by Uchiha En and the others who had just arrived.
"Hiss~ Is that the Third Raikage? He actually blasted away so many Iwa Ninja with one attack, he's too strong!" Yamanaka Kagetsu exclaimed.
"Lightning Release Chakra Mode combined with Hell Stab, the Third Raikage's technique is indeed very powerful," Asana said.
Uchiha En, however, remained silent, quietly activating his Sharingan, appreciating this peak battle of the Ninja World in its current stage.
The Third Raikage staying behind alone played right into Ōnoki's hands. Ōnoki immediately ordered the Iwa Ninja to attack the Third Raikage.
The Third Raikage's expression was solemn. His image in the hearts of the Kumogakure Ninja was invincible, but whether he was truly invincible was something the Third Raikage knew in his heart.
Facing tens of thousands of Iwa Ninja, as well as the watchful Ōnoki and Kitsuchi, the Third Raikage knew that he was likely in grave danger this time.
In fact, when he received the news that the Village had been attacked, he already felt something was wrong.
Coupled with Kitsuchi suddenly leading a large number of Iwa Ninja from the flank, the Third Raikage completely understood Ōnoki's intentions.
Ōnoki had orchestrated all of this with the sole purpose of keeping him behind.
Even knowing Ōnoki's intentions, the Third Raikage resolutely chose to stay and block the Iwa Ninja forces, even if it meant his potential death.
For the future of Kumogakure, the Third Raikage was willing to sacrifice everything, including his life.
In contrast to the Third Raikage's resolve to sacrifice his life, Ōnoki was all smiles.
After all, a major threat was about to be eliminated, and without the Third Raikage, Kumogakure's morale would surely be shattered. Ōnoki was naturally happy that Iwagakure could take this opportunity to expand its gains.
But Ōnoki's smile soon faded.
The Third Raikage faced tens of thousands of Iwa Ninja without the slightest fear. The Lightning Release Chakra surrounding his body became even more ferocious as he relentlessly punched the charging Iwa Ninja, one after another.
The Third Raikage's strength, like that of the Third Hokage and Hanzou, was at the absolute peak of the Ninja World at this stage.
Ordinary Iwa Ninja rushing forward like this was no different from suicide.
With just one punch from the Third Raikage, dozens of Iwa Ninja in the front were sent flying. Ōnoki's expression turned ugly at this sight, but he didn't call a halt. In his opinion, the Third Raikage was already trapped and would eventually be killed by the Iwa Ninja.
Tens of thousands of Iwa Ninja charged at the Third Raikage in waves. The Third Raikage seemed like a robot, tirelessly throwing punches.
As time passed, the Iwa Ninja had been besieging the Third Raikage for over two hours. The Third Raikage remained unharmed, while the corpses of Iwa Ninja piled up at his feet, covering the surrounding ground.
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