Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 470 The Final Attack

This insane plan...

They are their hope.

The Fourth Raikage closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The air, mixed with the stench of blood, had never tasted so bitter.

When he opened his eyes again, all that remained in them was the resolve of a shadow.

"……us,"

Ai's voice was hoarse and heavy, each word sounding like it was draining her life force: "I will become your anvil."

Minato Namikaze's smile finally had a touch of genuine warmth.

"Then, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

He placed a pre-prepared scroll on the table.

"This is a detailed action plan and timeline; please pass it on as soon as possible."

After saying that, Minato Namikaze, along with the equally silent Konoha ninja behind him, turned and walked out of the tent.

Just as they were about to step out of the tent, Ai used his last strength to ask one last question.

"Are you so sure... what if... the enemy has set a trap, or they have hidden forces we don't know about?"

Minato stopped and turned to the side, the faint light after the rain outlining his handsome profile.

He didn't mention the demigod waiting for the signal in Amegakure, the last trump card he left for the world.

He simply gave a bright and confident smile to the ashen-faced Raikage inside the tent.

"Lord Raikage,"

His voice was as casual as if he were discussing the weather. "In war, isn't it only natural to prepare some surprises for the enemy?"

After speaking, he didn't linger. He turned and walked out of the tent with the equally silent Konoha ninja behind him.

A sliver of light pierced through the gaps in the tent, illuminating the face of the Fourth Raikage, Ai, a face etched with humiliation and shock.

He watched Minato Namikaze's disappearing figure, then looked down at the outrageously detailed action plan on the table, feeling as if all the strength in his body had been drained away in an instant.

"surprise……"

Ai forced out those two words through gritted teeth, clenching his fist.

"Raikage-sama..."

Tsuchishiro's voice sounded behind him.

Ai suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with resentment and a hint of hope that he himself could not admit.

He grabbed the battle plan from the table and roughly began to implement it.

"Pass on my orders."

His roar made the entire tent vibrate.

"Do as they say. Get everyone ready; this is... the final attack."

"Target! The joint headquarters of Iwagakure and Sunagakure!"

"Tell them! The word 'surrender' doesn't exist in the Cloud Village's dictionary!"

The Fourth Raikage paused, took a deep breath, and felt a strange clarity in the air that was mixed with the stench of blood and dirt.

"We want them to know that even if it means death, we'll tear a piece of flesh from their bodies!"

"yes!"

The long-suppressed Cloud Village ninjas unleashed an astonishing fighting spirit at this moment.

Hatred and despair are poisons that can give rise to courage.

At this moment, they were willing to drink this cup of poison, for the glory of the village, for their fallen comrades, and to launch one last charge.

……

In the western highlands of the Land of Lightning, the sky was as gloomy as a soaked block of lead.

On the flank of the combined forces of Iwagakure and Sunagakure, in a seemingly inconspicuous grove of trees, the atmosphere was completely different from the tense and deadly atmosphere of the main battlefield.

"Hey, Yanwu, what's the point of us staying in this godforsaken place?"

A young Iwagakure ninja, picking his nails with a kunai, asked listlessly, "The main camp is fighting fiercely, and we're just here watching the scenery."

The middle-aged ninja known as Iwago leaned against a large tree and yawned: "Kid, you don't understand. This is called strategic defense. What if the Konoha ninjas try to launch a sneak attack from here? We are the first line of defense set up by the Tsuchikage."

"Tch, a defensive line? Just us?"

The young ninja curled his lip. "If Konoha really attacks, we won't even make a ripple, will we?"

"..."

Iwago was taken aback, then sat up straight, somewhat annoyed: "Shut up! You're boosting their morale while diminishing our own! Even if those guys from Konoha are strong, can they fly or burrow underground? Do you think our Iwagakure's Earth Release techniques are just for show? As long as we're grounded, no one can easily defeat us!"

His words were filled with the absolute confidence that Iwagakure ninjas possessed in their Earth Release techniques.

The young ninja was about to say something when he was interrupted by a sudden sound.

"Kai!"

A loud, somewhat shrill voice came from deep within the woods, full of energy and brimming with an indescribable passion.

"Let us use the passion of our youth to pave a path to victory for our comrades in Konoha!"

"Yes, Father!"

Another equally energetic voice responded, so loud that it startled the birds in the forest into taking flight.

"Who goes there?!"

Iwagoro and the Iwagakure ninjas around him instantly became alert, drawing their kunai and assuming defensive stances.

They stared intently in the direction from which the sound came, but the enemy squad they had imagined did not appear.

Instead, there were two green... things.

The two green clumps burst forth from the depths of the forest at a speed that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

They wore tight-fitting green training uniforms that were almost suffocating, sported comical watermelon-shaped haircuts, and had eyebrows that were several times thicker than normal.

The older one had a bright, almost silly smile on his face, and his running posture was extremely exaggerated, as if every step he took was burning his life.

The younger one was almost a carbon copy of the older one, only smaller in stature, but his enthusiasm was no less.

The Iwagakure ninjas were stunned by what they saw.

What is this?

Is he a comedian from Konoha?

How could such a bizarre-looking guy appear on the battlefield?

Even the young Iwagakure ninja who spoke first couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Hahaha, is this a monkey that Mokucho hired? Dressed like a frog!"

His laughter echoed through the woods, full of mockery.

However, his laughter quickly caught in his throat.

Because the two green figures suddenly increased their speed again the moment they rushed out of the woods!

They did not use hand seals.

They just ran.

Running purely, relying on the body!

But that speed was beyond the comprehension of all the Iwagakure ninja present!