The Iwa ninja, who lost the leadership of the Tsuchikage, resisted fiercely against the Third Raikage, but they were still unable to cope with the most powerful ninja with a shield and spear, and they were retreating steadily.

Tsuchikage was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Almost all the demolition troops were wiped out. Hundreds of combatants were lost one after another. In addition, a large amount of ore was looted from the territory of the Earth Kingdom. Kumogakure could be said to have returned with a full load this time.

Now that Iwagakure is in disarray, it is a good time for Kumogakure and his team to take action.

This is the thought in the hearts of all the Kumogakure jounin.

"After occupying the next iron ore location, we must evacuate the Kingdom of Earth immediately."

The Third Raikage did not get carried away by the joy of victory, but conducted a calm analysis.

The troops he led were too deep into the Earth Kingdom and had already reached the hinterland of the Earth Kingdom. They successfully defeated the Tsuchikage Onoki, but it only caused temporary chaos within the Iwagakure Village. With the high-level action capabilities of the Iwagakure Village, in the Earth

Since Ying is unable to govern for the time being, it is almost time to mobilize large forces to encircle and suppress him.

According to my own estimation, after attacking the next iron ore mine, it would be about the same time that Iwagakure's large forces began to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign. The time was just right.

"Don't we need to attack Iwagakure directly, Raikage-sama?"

Some jounin were puzzled.

With Tsuchikage seriously injured, it should be the best strategy to mobilize more Kumogakure ninjas, declare war directly on Iwagakure and completely defeat Iwagakure.

"Our purpose is just to develop armaments, and then defend the country's borders to avoid Iwagakure's revenge. In addition, I also need Iwagakure and Sunagakure to weaken Konoha's power for us. What we lose here will be lost from Konoha.

There’s more crazy looting back there.”

After all, the Kingdom of Earth is very far away from the Kingdom of Thunder. Whether by land or by sea, it takes a long distance.

As long as the top management of Iwagakure doesn't have a collective brain convulsion when the time comes, they will definitely not make the decision to attack Kumogakure from afar.

"In addition, I have asked the three thousand Kumogakure ninjas to be dispatched over there. Counting the time, they should have arrived at the border of Yuno Country by now. In order to guard against the three thousand ninjas I sent there, Konoha will definitely disperse its forces again.

I want to force Konoha to no longer have any reinforcements to go to the battlefields of Sunagakure and Iwagakure to provide support, and create opportunities for Iwagakure and Sunagakure."

When Sandai Ai said this, a faint light of lightning shone in his eyes.

"As expected of Lord Raikage."

The jonins of Kumogakure understood, and their eyes also shone with excitement.

The plan is feasible.

As long as we continue to act according to this strategy, Kumogakure will soon replace Konoha's position.

"At that time, I can abdicate with peace of mind and pass on the position of Raikage to the next generation."

The Kumogakure jonins were all startled when they heard the third generation Ai say such a thing again, but they quickly figured out the reason and regained their composure.

Their third generation Raikage is already an old man over fifty years old. In the Raikage's position, he has at least twenty or thirty years.

Although their strength is still at a strong stage, many Jonin understand that their Raikage's power has actually declined somewhat.

As age increases, the decline in strength will become more obvious.

It is indeed time to step down and give way to someone more worthy.

In other words, after returning this time, I am afraid that the position will be handed over, and the subsequent war with Konoha will be a 'congratulatory gift' for the stable status of the Fourth Raikage.

Retiring with such success is a happy outcome for a ninja who has spent his entire life in the military.

The Kumogakure jonins have different thoughts. Although some are unwilling to abdicate so early as the Third Raikage, they also understand that this is the best development strategy for Kumogakure Village.

"No problem, let's set off now. There is only one last iron ore point left. We will return to the village immediately after finishing it."

The Third Raikage Ai looked up at the morning glow in the distance, and a new day began again.

The current Yunyin is like the newborn sun, shining brightly and full of vitality, and will emit stronger light and heat in the future.

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In the mine.

Kumogakure Jōnin put down his hand in the seal, wiped away his sweat and said: "I'm exhausted, but I'm finally done. In this way, the expected goal has been successfully achieved."

He packed up the spread scrolls and held them in his hands with extreme caution, showing an sighing smile:

"It is indeed a treasure phantom left by the Immortal of Six Paths. It holds so much ore, but it is not saturated."

"Of course, that's a mythical treasure that can even hold an entire tailed beast."

Another Kumogakure jonin also answered with a smile.

Inside Yunyin, there are several pieces of Six Paths Immortal Noble Phantasms handed down from ancestors.

One of the treasures called the 'Amber Pure Bottle' contains a vast and stable space inside. Unlike storage scrolls, the Amber Pure Bottle can accommodate everything, and even living people can be sealed in it.

When they couldn't find a suitable Jinchuuriki, the two and eight tails in their village were lucky enough to spend some time in amber bottles.

A sealed container that can easily accommodate tailed beasts. You can imagine how surprising the volume and solidity of the space inside this noble phantom is.

"But I didn't expect the amber bottle to have this kind of ability. I remember it seemed that someone needed to respond before it would be sealed."

The accompanying Kumogakure Jōnin thought of something and said.

Kumogakure Jounin, who was using the amber purifying bottle, knew that his accompanying colleague was a new Jounin and probably didn't understand the specific functions of the Six Paths Sage's Noble Phantasm, so he explained:

"Actually, it's not accurate. I need to respond that it's for living creatures. For dead things like iron ore, just use the external sealing technique and fill it inside. Many times, the village's war preparedness relies on amber purifiers.

transportation."

“It’s so convenient.”

The two quickly walked out, and Sandai Ai was waiting for them at the entrance of the mine, surrounded by Iwagakure ninjas who fell to the ground.

The third generation Ai finally sealed the scroll of the amber bottle and put it in his ninja tool bag to protect it himself.

About a few minutes later, all the Kumogakure jounin who were responsible for patrolling the surroundings also returned. Only a few people were injured, and most of them were safe and sound.

"Now that the matters here have been dealt with, we can safely return to the Kingdom of Thunder."

After the Third Ai finished speaking, the Kumogakure Jōnin relaxed, and then he followed the Third Ai with a solemn expression and started running towards the northeastern region of the Earth Kingdom.

This route starts from the sea route and bypasses the neutral country of Railways. You can see the Kingdom of Thunder on the other side of the sea.

As long as they return to the Land of Thunder, no matter how angry the Iwagakure ninjas are, it will only be a powerless rage.

Just as they were thinking this, the Jonin in charge of perception in the team suddenly froze. Apparently, he used the Sensing Ninjutsu to sense that trouble was coming.

"Lord Raikage, about seven hundred Iwagakure ninjas appeared three kilometers behind us."

"Are there only 700 people? We need to move a little faster than expected, but it doesn't matter. With this number of people, I can disrupt their formation in only five minutes. You go first, and then I will leave the Kingdom of Earth via Route B."

The Third Ai turned his head slightly, then stopped running and gave instructions to his subordinates.

"Lord Raikage, you leave first, we will stay here to break up the aftermath."

All the Kumogakure jounin were obviously dissatisfied with the third generation Ai's decision.

There is no reason for the leader to stay behind in person while they, the little soldiers, flee first.

"You can't. I can move faster, so you don't have to worry about my safety."

The third generation Ai revealed a strong and majestic body, explosive chakra emitted from his body, and lightning flashed.

Entered the thunder escape chakra mode state.

There are only 700 people. With his thunder escape power, as long as he is not surrounded by more than 3,000 troops, it is not a big problem.

"But……"

The Kumogakure jonins are still worried about what accident will happen to the third generation Ai.

The third generation Ai took out the scroll that sealed the amber purification bottle of the Six Paths Sage's treasure from his ninja tool bag, and said to all the jounin: "I still have the amber purification bottle with me, so there is no need to worry that I will be in danger myself."

Seeing that the Third Ai was determined, the Jonin knew that no matter how much they tried to persuade him, they could not change his determination, so they had no choice but to obey his orders.

Watching the accompanying jounin leave, Sandai Ai, covered with lightning armor, immediately set out to run towards the rear to meet the chasing force of 700 Iwa ninjas.

The leading Iwa nin is naturally a jounin. In this unit, there is far more than one jounin. There are more than ten jounin, and together with hundreds of chuunin, the combat effectiveness formed is absolutely impressive.

However, what they are facing now is the ninja with the strongest shield and spear - the third generation Raikage.

When the Iwa Ninjas saw the lightning in front of them start to shine, the azure blue light had already knocked away more than a dozen Iwa Ninjas with great force before they could react, and rushed into the formation.

Caused a commotion.

"Escape·Earth——"

Boom!

Before the Iwa Ninjas could release their ninjutsu, Sandai Ai had already knocked away the Iwa Ninjas who were about to perform the technique. The entire chest was shattered and bleeding profusely.

"Earth Release·Rock Iron Cannon!"

Although some of the Iwa Ninja ninjutsu were not successfully performed and were defeated by the Third Ai, there were so many Iwa Ninjas that it was naturally impossible for the Third Ai to take care of all aspects.

Pebbles were spat out from the mouth. As they flew in the air, the finger-sized pebbles immediately grew in size and turned into heavy stones that were more than two meters tall and crashed into Sandai Ai's body.

Sandai Ai raised his arm and waved, and the rocks shattered and flew away before his eyes.

Along with the dust and smoke, he disappeared in front of the rock ninjas. When he reappeared, the thunder chakra mode on his body bloomed further, and his hair stood on end.

The Thunder Chakra Armor turned into substance, and the huge stone hit the Thunder Armor. It did not cause any injuries to the Third Raikage. Instead, it turned into an egg-on-stone scene, and the stone that hit the Thunder Armor automatically shattered.

The third generation of Ai ran rampant on the battlefield without saying a word. The rock ninjas could only see the lightning flashing continuously. After entering the most advanced thunder escape chakra mode, the speed of the third generation of Ai has exceeded the ability of human dynamic vision to capture.

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To be continued...