Chapter 283

Hearing this, Lian suddenly revealed a moving smile.

"Let me tell you, actually he..."

Without any suspicion, Lian began to talk about Mizunuki Ryosuke as she saw him.

Soon, the two girls' activity changed from "shopping spree" to "Mizunuki Ryosuke Seminar."

And what the silly Lian didn't know was that when a woman becomes curious about a man, it is the moment she is about to fall for him.

Border of the Land of Lightning, Cloud position.

The Third Raikage sat in the Cloud position with a stern expression, looking at the map before him with a sudden look.

"Dodai, how is the situation?"

The Third Raikage asked the Cloud ninja beside him.

This was a young ninja wearing a black felt hat and an eye patch over one eye.

Although Dodai was young, he was deeply trusted by the Third Raikage A, and despite his young age, he already held a high position and was a trusted aide of the Third Raikage.

In the original work, Dodai was even ordered by the Third Raikage to be personally responsible for the assessment of the fourth "Bee."

At the same time, Dodai possessed the Lava Release bloodline; although his strength had not yet reached the Kage level, he was an elite ninja in the Cloud, as famous as the Magnet Release ninja Troy.

Last night, under the orders of the Third Raikage, Dodai led the Cloud ninja to launch a surprise attack on the Rock ninja.

"Last night, I gathered about fifty Jonin and launched a secret surprise attack on the Rock's position."

"At first, although we gained some advantage, after the Rock ninja reacted, they quickly expanded the scale of the war."

"According to the previous strategy, we wanted to directly use our elite combat power to crush the Rock's battle line and destroy the enemy's morale."

"But I didn't expect the Rock ninja's fighting spirit to be far more tenacious than we imagined."

Dodai said with an ugly expression, his single eye filled with a hint of gravity.

While listening to Dodai's account, the Third Raikage looked at him, only to see that this young ninja was covered in dust, clearly having just retreated from the battlefield.

"Did Onoki appear?"

The Third Raikage continued to ask, his eyes carrying a hint of caution.

Hearing this, Dodai shook his head and continued.

"At first, we killed about two hundred Rock ninja."

"I wanted to lead the team to retreat, but I didn't expect the Rock ninja to use suicide attacks to forcibly drag us down."

"Soon, the Rock's Kitsuchi led a large number of Rock ninja to support."

"The main force I left behind to provide support saw this and subsequently joined the battle."

"With the expansion of the war, the surprise attack last night had to evolve into a large-scale head-on confrontation."

"The battle lasted until dawn, and in the end, our casualties were roughly the same as the Rock's."

"During this period, the enemy's Third Tsuchikage never appeared."

Dodai simply and quickly explained the entire battle situation to the Third Raikage.

"I'm sorry, Raikage-sama!!"

"Please punish me!"

Dodai suddenly lowered his head, his dusty face full of shame.

During this period, almost all Rock ninja, one by one, and all Cloud ninja were filled with depression in their hearts.

Although the Land of Moon was a small country independent of the Land of Lightning, in the hearts of many Cloud ninja, the Land of Moon was simply the backyard of the Cloud.

Even many Cloud ninja themselves were citizens from within the Land of Moon, only later becoming members of the Cloud by passing the Cloud Village's assessment.

Right now, the Rock, also one of the Five Great Nations, suddenly launched a war against the Land of Moon, and the Cloud ninja within the Land of Moon failed to provide effective resistance.

In the battle within the Land of Moon, the Cloud, as the host, was actually beaten back step by step by the Rock, the invaders.

Now, the Cloud ninja were even driven directly out of the Land of Moon, and could only worry while looking at the Rock ninja on the opposite side of the border.

Whether it was the determination, will, or conviction of war, the Cloud ninja were not a bit inferior to the Rock ninja.

During this period, with the Third Raikage personally sitting in command, the Cloud ninja launched several desperate counterattacks.

But unfortunately, the Cloud, which had just suffered from the rampage of a Tailed Beast and had its combat power greatly damaged, repeatedly fell into a disadvantage in head-on confrontations.

Whenever it was a critical moment, the lack of a little combat power would cause the entire battle situation of the Cloud to be lost.

Several counterattacks in a row all fell short when they were about to break through the Rock's battle line.

Last night, under the deployment of the Third Raikage, the Cloud launched another night attack.

And the result was obvious; no matter how determined the operation was, the Cloud still failed to break through the Rock's impregnable defense line.

"Dodai, you did very well."

"I have no reason to punish you."

The Third Raikage said in a low voice; even in the current unfavorable situation, there was no sign of discouragement or panic on the Third Raikage's face.

This man who bore the name of "Kage" seemed to have a reliability like an iron tower at all times.

The Third Raikage also knew in his heart that being able to tie with the Rock in large-scale operations already showed Dodai's excellence and effort.

Although the Cloud ninja occupied an attribute advantage when facing the Rock ninja (Lightning Release counters Earth Release).

But the characteristics of Earth Release allowed the Rock ninja to form perfect coordination in head-on combat.

Therefore, as long as the scale of the war expanded, with the compensation of numbers, the combat power of the Rock ninja would immediately surpass that of the Cloud ninja.

The Third Raikage knew that to defeat the Rock ninja, one must try to avoid large-scale head-on decisive battles.

Therefore, the Third Raikage launched the surprise attack last night, but the final battle situation did not seem ideal.

And the cunning Third Tsuchikage Onoki naturally knew this, which is why Onoki had always chosen to hold firm and not come out.

Once the Rock ninja took the initiative to fight, they would likely be divided by the Cloud ninja using the terrain, and at that time, the Rock's advantage would vanish.

"But..."

"If I could stay behind to cover the retreat, or sacrifice the few to save the many..."

"Perhaps we would..."

Dodai's expression was a bit agitated, and tears of regret flowed from his single eye.

Last night, he could have abandoned the small number of Cloud ninja entangled by the Rock ninja to ensure the safe retreat of the surprise force.

As a result, because of a moment of "womanly kindness," they failed to retreat in time, which evolved into a large-scale night battle.

"Dodai!"

Just as Dodai was speaking in a tone of regret, the Third Raikage suddenly scolded Dodai sharply, directly stopping his subsequent speech.

"Who died in yesterday's battle?"

The Third Raikage stared into Dodai's eyes, his gaze filled with steel-like perseverance.

"Ishida, Sato, Kiriyama, they all..."

Dodai reported more than a dozen names in a row, his voice choking; these were all former Cloud Jonin, but they had all fallen in this battle.

"Look at me, tell me."

"Would those who died in battle tolerate you abandoning your brothers to lead the main force to escape?"

"Before they died, did they ever resent you?"

"Don't forget the promise you made when you tattooed the word 'Thunder' on yourself."

"We in the Cloud never abandon any companion!"

The Third Raikage said in a deep voice, his low tone full of shocking power.

Every Cloud ninja, after joining the Cloud, not only has a Cloud forehead protector but also tattoos the word "Thunder" on some part of their body.

"I..."

"I understand!"

Hearing this, Dodai suddenly choked up, raised his sleeve, and wiped away his tears.

The Third Raikage patted Dodai on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement.

Although from his appearance, the Third Raikage looked fierce and had a lot of oppressive power.

But those who knew the Third Raikage knew that he was an elder who cared deeply for his juniors.

The difference between the Cloud and the Rock was not only in attributes and factions.

The two countries also had completely different opposing cultures.

The Cloud of the Land of Lightning advocated martial arts and aggression, but internally, it was popular with a culture of "righteousness" similar to that of a criminal organization.