"Minato, you are back? What is the situation at the eastern number three sentry point?"
Akimichi Torifu was clearly already accustomed to Namikaze Minato's "sudden appearances" and asked directly.
"It has been dealt with."
Namikaze Minato's voice was as gentle as ever. "It was a Kumogakure infiltration squad, attempting to destroy our supply lines. I have already eliminated them."
He said it lightly, but everyone in the tent understood that "eliminated" meant that squad had been completely wiped out.
"You worked hard."
Akimichi Torifu sighed in relief. "With you here, I am reassured about the safety of our flank."
He paused and introduced, "This is Anbu Special Operations Group's 'Green Snake', just transferred from the village for support."
Namikaze Minato looked at Sora again with a smile. "Hello, I am Namikaze Minato."
"Green Snake." Sora still gave a simple reply.
The two were now formally acquainted.
Namikaze Minato could sense that Sora did not seem to want much conversation, but his own temperament was gentle, so he did not mind.
Just as Akimichi Torifu was about to continue assigning tasks,
A ninja hurriedly lifted the tent flap and rushed in.
"Lord Torifu! It is bad! Kumogakure is attacking again! This time it is the main force led personally by the Third Raikage, pressing towards our number one main defense line head on!"
The atmosphere in the tent instantly became extremely tense!
Under his mask, the corner of Sora's mouth twitched slightly.
'Sure enough... trouble comes knocking so quickly.'
"The Third Raikage is leading the charge personally?"
Akimichi Torifu's face also turned extremely grim, his plump hand slamming heavily on the edge of the sand table.
Although he had long anticipated a direct clash with this "Strongest Spear", he had not expected the opponent's assault to be so fierce, giving no breathing room at all.
"Lord Torifu, what do we do now?" A jonin asked anxiously.
Akimichi Torifu took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
He was the commander of the entire army. He could not panic!
"Pass the order. The first and second defense echelons are to hold back the enemy with full force, delay Kumo's advance at all costs! All long range ninjutsu units, concentrate firepower to blanket the front of Kumo's charge formation!"
"Yes!"
A messenger ninja immediately accepted the order and left.
Akimichi Torifu's gaze quickly swept over the few people in the tent, finally settling on Namikaze Minato and Sora.
"Minato, Green Snake! The Third Raikage's frontal impact power is too strong. Ordinary ninja going up are just cannon fodder. We must have top tier fighters like you go to hold him back!"
Namikaze Minato nodded with a serious expression. "Understood. I will do my best to restrain the Raikage."
His Flying Thunder God Technique was one of the best methods to counter the Third Raikage's extreme speed and power. Although he might be at a disadvantage in a direct clash, entanglement and containment were more than sufficient.
Under his mask, Sora's brows furrowed slightly, but he did not object.
This was indeed the optimal choice currently.
Akimichi Torifu then looked at another jonin responsible for intelligence liaison and said gravely,
"Immediately send someone, by the fastest detour route, to our border with Iwagakure. Contact Orochimaru!"
"Lord Orochimaru?"
That jonin was somewhat puzzled. "The pressure from Iwa is also significant. Will he come to support?"
A hint of helplessness and shrewdness flashed in Akimichi Torifu's eyes.
"We have to try! You tell him the Third Raikage of Kumo is committing his entire force, the frontline is in imminent danger. If Konoha's defense line is broken, he, Orochimaru, will also have to face Kumo's military might directly! Also... I heard he has been quite interested in certain forbidden experiments recently, his focus doesn't seem fully on the battlefield anymore?"
His last sentence was spoken with meaningful implication.
Rumors about Orochimaru conducting human experiments had recently been circulating among Konoha's higher ups. Akimichi Torifu bringing this up now was both a reminder and a way to pressure Orochimaru into contributing some effort.
Hearing this, Sora felt inwardly amused. Clearly, the rumors spread earlier were starting to ferment.
"Yes! I understand!"
That jonin grasped the meaning and quickly turned to leave.
"Minato, Green Snake, the frontline is entrusted to you! Be careful!"
Akimichi Torifu gave his final solemn instruction.
Namikaze Minato and Sora glanced at each other and nodded simultaneously.
"Let's go!"
Namikaze Minato said in a low voice, transforming into a golden flash, charging towards the number one main defense line where the sounds of battle cries shook the sky at an astonishing speed.
Sora curled his lip. Chakra surged within him.
"Eight Gates, Third Gate of Life, open!"
A faint green energy steam appeared. His speed increased sharply as he followed closely in Namikaze Minato's direction.
...
The number one main defense line had already become a bloody meat grinder.
Kumogakure ninja surged forward like a blue tide. They were generally skilled in Lightning Release, possessing extreme speed and strength, their charge terrifying in its momentum.
Konoha ninja desperately resisted, relying on pre established fortifications and traps, throwing kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags forward like they were free, lights of various ninjutsu constantly flashing, the sounds of explosions and screams unceasing.
But the most eye catching was still the figure at the very forefront of the battlefield, like a god of war!
The Third Raikage, A!
His entire body was wrapped in boiling blue lightning, like a thunder god descended. He ignored most attacks outright, smashing through Konoha's Earth Style walls with his body, slapping away incoming ninja tools with his bare hands.
His speed was too fast, his power too strong. Wherever he passed, Konoha's defensive lines were easily torn apart, leaving behind wreckage and dead Konoha ninja.
"Hell Stab, Four Finger Nukite!"
The Third Raikage roared lowly, four fingers wrapped in Lightning Release chakra pressed together like an unstoppable drill. They easily pierced through the chests of three Konoha chunin defending in formation, their momentum undiminished as they shattered the massive rock behind them too!
Brutal, savage, unstoppable!
Fear and despair began to appear on the faces of the Konoha ninja.
Facing this peak Kage level power, their resistance seemed so pale and weak, just like the "cannon fodder" Sora had thought of when he first arrived in this world.
"You will advance no further!"
A golden figure instantly appeared in front of the Third Raikage.
Namikaze Minato had arrived!
As his hands flew, several special kunai shot towards the Third Raikage's relatively vulnerable areas like eyes, throat, and joints from extremely tricky angles.
"Hm? The Yellow Flash?"
The Third Raikage's pupils contracted, clearly recognizing this Konoha genius who made Kumo tremble with fear on the battlefield.
He did not dare be careless. His arm, coated in Lightning Release chakra, swept out fiercely, accurately deflecting all the kunai.
But the moment the kunai were knocked away, Namikaze Minato's figure had already vanished. The next instant, he appeared at the landing point of one kunai. In his hand, a high speed rotating blue chakra sphere, the Rasengan, was pressed mercilessly towards the Third Raikage's back!
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