Chapter 532: The Righteousness of Lightning, the Drive of Rock

Border of the Land of Lightning, Kumogakure position.

The Third Raikage sat in the Kumogakure position with a stern face, looking at the map in front of him with a sudden expression.

"Dodai, how is the situation?"

The Third Raikage asked the Kumo-nin 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. 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 Kekkei Genkai. Although his strength had not yet reached the Kage level, he was also an elite ninja in Kumogakure, as famous as the Magnet Release ninja Troy.

Last night, under the order of the Third Raikage, Dodai led the Kumo-nin to launch a surprise attack on the Iwa-nin.

"Last night, I gathered about fifty Jonin to launch a secret surprise attack on the Iwagakure position."

"Although we gained some advantage at first, after the Iwa-nin reacted, they quickly expanded the scale of the war further."

"According to the previous strategy, we originally wanted to rely on elite combat power to crush the Iwa-nin's battle line and destroy the enemy's fighting spirit."

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

Dodai said with an ugly face, his single eye carrying a hint of solemnity.

While listening to Dodai's narration, the Third Raikage looked at Dodai in front of 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 asked next, his eyes carrying a hint of caution.

Hearing this, Dodai shook his head and continued.

"At first, we killed about two hundred Iwa-nin."

"I originally wanted to lead the team to retreat, but I didn't expect the Iwa-nin to use suicide attacks to forcibly drag our footsteps."

"Soon, Iwagakure's Kitsuchi led a large number of Iwa-nin to support."

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

"With the expansion of the scale of the war, the surprise attack operation 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 Iwa-nin's."

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

Dodai clearly 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 Iwa-nin, one by one, all the Kumo-nin's hearts were full of depression.

Although the Land of the Moon was a small country independent of the Land of Lightning, in the hearts of many Kumo-nin, the Land of the Moon was simply Kumogakure's backyard.

Many Kumo-nin themselves were even citizens from within the Land of the Moon, only later becoming members of Kumogakure by participating in the assessment of Kumogakure Village.

Right now, Iwagakure, also one of the Five Great Nations, suddenly launched a war against the Land of the Moon, and the Kumo-nin within the entire Land of the Moon failed to provide effective resistance.

In the battle within the Land of the Moon, Kumogakure, as the host, was actually beaten back step by step by Iwagakure, the invader.

Now, the Kumo-nin were even directly driven out of the Land of the Moon and could only worry while looking at the Iwa-nin in the Land of the Moon across the border.

Whether it was the determination, will, or conviction of the war, the Kumo-nin were not a bit inferior to the Iwa-nin.

During this period, under the personal command of the Third Raikage, the Kumo-nin even launched several desperate counterattacks.

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

Whenever a critical moment arrived, the lack of a little combat power would cause Kumogakure's entire battle situation to be lost.

Several counterattacks in a row all fell short at the moment of breaking through the Iwa-nin's battle line.

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

And the result was obvious; no matter how resolute the operation was, Kumogakure still failed to break through Iwagakure'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 this unfavorable situation, there was not the slightest discouragement or panic on the Third Raikage's face.

This man who carried 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 fight Iwagakure to a draw in large-scale operations already showed Dodai's excellence and best efforts.

Although Kumogakure occupied an attribute advantage when facing Iwagakure (Lightning Release counters Earth Release).

But the characteristics of Earth Release allowed the Iwa-nin to perfectly form coordination during head-on combat.

Therefore, as long as the scale of the war expanded, with the compensation of numbers, the combat power of the Iwa-nin would immediately surpass that of the Kumo-nin.

The Third Raikage knew that to defeat the Iwa-nin, 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 resourceful Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, naturally knew this, which was why Onoki always chose to hold firm and not come out.

Once the Iwa-nin took the initiative to fight, they would very likely be divided by the Kumo-nin relying on the strategic terrain, and at that time, the Iwa-nin's advantage would vanish.

"But..."

"If I could have stayed behind to cover the retreat, or sacrificed the pawn to save the rook..."

"Perhaps we would have..."

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 Kumo-nin entangled by the Iwa-nin and achieved the full retreat of the surprise attack force.

As a result, because of a moment of "womanly kindness," it failed to retreat in time and 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 Dodai's 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 somewhat choked. These had all been Jonin of Kumogakure, but they had all fallen in this battle.

"Look at me, tell me."

"Would these people who died in battle tolerate you abandoning your brothers and taking the main force to escape?"

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

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

"We in Kumogakure never abandon any companion!"

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

Every Kumo-nin, after joining Kumogakure, not only possessed a Kumogakure forehead protector, but also had the word "Lightning" tattooed on some part of their body.

"I..."

"I understand!"

Hearing this, Dodai suddenly had his expression stiffen, and he raised his sleeve to wipe 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 this was an elder who cared extremely for his juniors.

The difference between Kumogakure and Iwagakure lay not only in the differences in attributes and camps.

The two countries also possessed completely different opposing cultures.

Kumogakure of the Land of Lightning valued martial arts and advocated aggression, but inside, it was popular with an "Righteousness" culture similar to that of organized crime groups. ===== CHAPTER 534 =====