Chapter 597

Konoha and the Rock Ninjas clashed in the Land of Frost, with both sides deploying Kage-level combat power.

It was originally just a simple conflict, but due to the cognitive errors between the two sides, it gradually evolved into a fierce conflict.

Judging from the results of the battle, the final outcome was a fifty-fifty split.

Danzo, who had exhausted his efforts and suffered losses, lost miserably, and Han, who had staked everything on a single throw, didn't win either.

The direct result was that both sides suffered devastating losses.

Such a fierce conflict is extremely rare between two great nations that have no war relationship.

Especially when the leaders of both teams are Kage-level powerhouses.

Whether it is Iwagakure or Konoha, both are equally powerful and are top-tier great nations, but in the current turbulent waves of the Ninja World.

Both sides have fallen into war separately, so logically, the two sides should not have clashed at this point in time.

But everything that happened was indeed so unexpected; such a change was also beyond the expectations of the high-level officials of both villages.

The aftermath of the incident is constantly fermenting; the protagonists of the conflict—Konoha and Iwagakure—have now fallen into an atmosphere of solemnity.

Iwagakure front line in the Land of the Moon.

During the day, Iwagakure suddenly changed its strategy, turning from defense to offense, launching a desperate, crazy attack on Kumogakure within the borders of the Land of Lightning.

Onoki's sudden strategic shift clearly caught the Third Raikage off guard.

Caught off guard, Iwagakure's initial battle still achieved certain results.

The combat loss ratio was far higher than that of the Cloud Ninjas.

But not long after, under the command of the Third Raikage, the Cloud Ninjas quickly realized what was happening.

What were the Cloud Ninjas most worried about originally? Of course, it was the Rock Ninjas hiding and not coming out!

Facing Iwagakure's impregnable defense line in the Land of the Moon, Kumogakure had no way to break through and could only wear down the Rock Ninjas on the border between the Land of Lightning and the Land of the Moon.

Now, although they don't know what's going on, Iwagakure's active attack is exactly what the Cloud Ninjas wanted.

Offense is different from defense; any side in an offensive operation needs to take the initiative to bear the responsibility of mobile warfare.

And the Rock Ninjas, who are all good at Earth Release, are clearly not good at active offense.

Although they gained a small advantage at first by relying on surprise, after the Cloud Ninjas on the opposite side reacted, this advantage was quickly wiped out.

Instead, the situation began to develop in a direction disadvantageous to Iwagakure.

The Cloud Ninjas fully utilized their characteristics of mobility and flexibility, continuously launching infiltration operations, and using the Rock Ninjas' clumsy characteristics to split up the large-scale ninja clusters during Iwagakure's attack.

Then, relying on the strength of individual combat capabilities and attribute advantages, the Cloud Ninjas began to recover from their disadvantage.

Gradually reversing the situation.

But then a strange thing happened: seeing that the situation was gradually falling into a disadvantage, the leader commanding the Iwagakure operation seemed not to see it at all.

Still desperately ordering the Rock Ninjas to launch attacks.

Such a situation, even the knowledgeable Third Raikage was unable to understand for a while, and he was vigilant in his heart about whether this was a trap set by Iwagakure.

As the war deepened, the Third Raikage finally confirmed bit by bit that the Rock Ninjas seemed to have really lost their minds?

As time gradually entered dusk, the Rock Ninjas finally restrained their offensive and chose to retreat.

And after a full day of fierce attacks, Iwagakure lost nearly a thousand ninjas!

You must know that such losses in the past were at least the consumption that both sides would reach in a week...

And although the Cloud Ninjas' consumption was not small, overall, the loss of combat power was 30% less than that of Iwagakure.

As night fell, Iwagakure's crazy offensive came to an end in this anticlimactic way.

In the main camp of the Kumogakure position, the Third Raikage sat in the main seat, looking at the map before him, unable to understand.

No matter how deeply he thought, he couldn't understand why Iwagakure would take the initiative to launch an attack; could it be that Onoki had suddenly lost his mind?

He could faintly perceive that Onoki's move must have a deep meaning, and this might also be key intelligence related to the final outcome of this war.

It's just a pity that due to the lack of information, the Third Raikage simply couldn't judge why Onoki did this.

"What on earth is going on?"

The Third Raikage, confused in his heart, thought to himself.

But before he could think carefully, an elite Cloud Ninja named Dodai urgently pushed open the door of the camp and walked in.

"Lord Raikage! A report from the front line!"

"The situation in Iwagakure's position is not right; the other side may be about to launch an attack again!"

Hearing Dodai's words, the Third Raikage's expression froze; he had no time to continue thinking about Onoki's intentions and could only rush to command the battle.

"Has Onoki gone crazy?"

The Third Raikage walked quickly toward the outside of the position, cursing under his breath.

The Third Raikage activated his speed and arrived at the edge of the position, only to see in the distance that dense crowds of Rock Ninjas were indeed rushing over like a tide again.

"Prepare for battle!"

Seeing this, the Third Raikage ordered in a majestic voice.

"Yes!"

A group of elite Cloud Ninja cadres immediately took their positions and welcomed a new round of battle again.