What seemed to be a move of rage from the Cloud Ninja due to the failure of the Sakamoto battle was not actually the case.
After hearing the contents of the challenge and the current situation from Jiraiya, Qifeng couldn't help but admire the decisiveness of the Third Raikage.
Firstly, the Cloud Ninja's disastrous defeat in the Sakamoto battle not only created the names of the two Konoha ninja elites, "Yellow Flash" and "Magnet Release Daydream," in the ninja world, but also greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha ninjas while weakening the confidence of the Cloud Ninja side.
It should be known that the Third Raikage's son, the designated Fourth Raikage, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B, this new generation AB combination of the Cloud Village, were all dispatched, yet they still failed, and the losses were heavy. One can imagine how great the blow to the confidence of the Cloud Ninja side was.
In order to reverse the decline, the Third Raikage decisively issued a challenge to Konoha, using it to boost the morale of the Cloud Ninja and using the imminent war to make the Cloud Ninja forget the experience of failure and be stimulated by the war.
It was somewhat similar to the operation of Chiyo after the disappearance of the Third Kazekage of the Sand Village, shifting the internal attention of the Sand Ninja and pointing the finger at Konoha.
Transferring internal pressure to the outside.
Moreover, this challenge was more than that.
The time agreed upon in the challenge was three days later, at the Usumaru Plains in the Land of Hot Water.
Why three days later?
Because the Third Raikage hoped to bring a certain amount of panic to the Konoha ninjas.
There is no doubt that the overall strength of the Cloud Ninja is stronger than that of the Konoha ninjas on the Land of Hot Water battlefield.
After all, it is a comparison of the power of one village versus one-third of a village's power. Even if Konoha has a deep foundation and strong strength, it is undeniable that the Cloud Village, which did not lose much power in the Second Ninja World War, is definitely at the forefront of the five major hidden villages.
As for who is stronger between them and the Rock Village, it is hard to say.
The Cloud Ninja have stronger individual strength, and the Rock Ninja have a larger number of ninjas.
Then, for Konoha, such a battle with obvious disparity in strength is definitely a greater pressure.
Even for some Konoha ninjas, the outbreak of the next battle is likely to be the countdown to their lives.
There is a high probability of dying in three days!
Even the most confident Konoha ninjas will be worried and anxious.
And that's enough for the Cloud Ninja.
They already have an advantage in strength, and also an advantage in momentum.
How can they lose?
The Third Raikage said he couldn't imagine it.
This is a blatant scheme, and one that Konoha cannot avoid, because behind them is the Land of Fire. Once they avoid it, the Land of Fire will be in danger, and it may even affect other battlefields.
The pressure came to the Konoha side.
That's why there is a war meeting today.
According to Jiraiya, the only way to avoid this scheme is to take the initiative!
Don't wait three days.
The Cloud Ninja want to fight?
Then accompany them to fight! Konoha takes the initiative! Even if this may already be within the Cloud Ninja's expectations, it is better than the psychological pressure that three days will bring to the ninjas on the Konoha side.
Everyone present are Konoha elites, and no one would not understand this.
"Since the Cloud Ninja want to fight, we Konoha will accompany them. Tomorrow! Is the moment for our counterattack!"
"Yes!"
A group of elite ninjas shouted with great momentum.
Konoha doesn't like war, but it doesn't mean they are afraid of war. Which of them didn't walk out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"Next, deploy the battle plan."
Jiraiya nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze back to the sandbox.
"Minato, you lead a quick surprise attack team. After the war officially starts, bypass the forest next to you and surprise the rear of the Cloud Ninja. The focus is on their logistics unit! There may be obstacles in the middle, and the logistics unit must also have ninjas to protect it, but I believe you can do it!"
Jiraiya stared at Namikaze Minato with burning eyes. This was the disciple he relied on and the subordinate he was most willing to place high hopes on.
"Yes!" Namikaze Minato responded immediately. The answer was simple, but the attitude was firm and full of confidence.
Then, Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Fugaku on his left. With the outbreak of the war, the strength and methods displayed by Uchiha Fugaku have basically determined his identity as the next patriarch of the Uchiha clan.
"Fugaku-jōnin, you lead the Third and Fourth Combat Troops to attack from the left, the target is the enemy's flank!"
"Hinata Hizashi-jōnin, Hinata Hizashi-jōnin, you lead the Fifth and Sixth Combat Troops to attack from the right, the target is also the enemy's right flank!"
Uchiha Fugaku and Hinata Hizashi looked at each other.
At this moment of life and death, the grievances of the two major clans of Konoha have also been temporarily put down.
"Shikaku, you, Inoichi, and Chōza, our logistics unit, the Cloud Ninja will definitely put the target here. From a logistical point of view, the importance of logistics to us far exceeds that of the Cloud Ninja, so your task is arduous!" Jiraiya looked at the new generation of Ino-Shika-Chō.
They have already proven their strength. Even people like Uchiha Fugaku and Hinata Hizashi are no match for the three of them working together.
Nara Shikaku and the three responded.
Finally.
Jiraiya turned his gaze to Qifeng.
His sudden rise is undoubtedly one of the possibilities to raise the upper limit of this operation for Konoha.
"Daydream, you and I will attack head-on with the First and Second Combat Troops! We must contain the main force of the Cloud Ninja and buy time for the rest of the troops!"
Konoha is definitely not a match for the Cloud Ninja in a head-on confrontation.
So Jiraiya shifted some of the focus to the flanks and even the rear.
Only in this way, the pressure on the frontal troops becomes extremely great.
As Qifeng, who is expected to play a big role, whether he can exert the strength he showed during the Sakamoto battle is extremely important.
"Understood."
Qifeng nodded calmly.
Hearing Jiraiya's arrangement, many jōnin in the camp couldn't help but look at Qifeng. Many people's eyes flashed with surprise, but then they were replaced by a matter of course.
This is a terrifying existence who single-handedly fought a hundred Cloud Ninja elites and killed most of them.
