Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

The Fourth Raikage was extremely excited; he felt he had finally seized an opportunity.

An excellent opportunity to annihilate the main force of Konoha's ninja!

Thunder Canyon is a treacherous place. It would take more than a day for more than three thousand Konoha ninjas to get through with supplies.

Once the pursuing forces catch up, they will be caught in a dilemma: abandoning their supplies or continuing to advance or retreat.

The Fourth Raikage believed that he would lead the combined forces to block both ends of the canyon and wipe out the Konoha ninja who had destroyed Kumogakure.

Even if he couldn't kill Orochimaru, he would still tear Orochimaru's body apart with his own hands.

Time and time again!

Until Orochimaru, terrified, fled.

At this point, the Fourth Raikage was overwhelmed by anger and exhaustion after a series of defeats.

He had no doubt that it might be a trap; he only wanted to kill Konoha ninja as quickly as possible, and kill as many Konoha ninja as possible.

In fact, the Konoha ninjas did not carry any supplies; their food, weapons, medicine, tents, and other materials had been transported there a day in advance.

Thunder Canyon was the battlefield prepared by Chu Jiu in the mountains, the burial place he chose for the Cloud Village and the Moon Ninja.

The terrain here is extremely similar to the Yique Pass southwest of Luoyang in my previous life.

Narrow passages can limit the enemy's numerical advantage, towering cliffs can provide cover for Konoha ninjas to flank, and rivers in the valleys can cut off the enemy's front and rear connections.

Bai Qi, a famous general during the Warring States period, annihilated a combined force of approximately 240,000 men from the Han and Wei armies with only 100,000 men in the Battle of Yique.

Upon seeing Thunder Canyon, Shan Zhongchu instantly drew upon the tactics of the Battle of Yique and devised a plan to defeat the combined forces of the Cloud Village and the Moon Village with a smaller force.

There's no way around it, the situations are just too similar.

The Cloud Ninjas are like the Wei army in the Battle of Yique: numerous and powerful, but with a restless mentality and looking down on the Moon Ninjas who are being driven by them.

The Moon Ninja are like the South Korean army—few in number and weak in strength. Although they have a grudge against Konoha, they also have many conflicts with the Cloud Ninja.

The Konoha ninjas led by Yamanaka Hatsukyu were like the Qin army; although they were few in number, they were extremely powerful and highly obedient.

Given so many similar conditions, wouldn't he be a fool not to learn from the tactics of the Battle of Yique?

As the Fourth Raikage struggled to make his way, the first wave of pursuers arrived.

The third pursuit force, composed entirely of Cloud Village ninjas, and the fourth joint pursuit force, consisting of one thousand Cloud Village ninjas and two thousand Moon Village ninjas, arrived at Thunder Canyon almost simultaneously.

By this time, all the Konoha ninja had passed through and turned back to establish a defensive line.

Shan Zhongchujiu has made all the preparations.

He led the main force of the Konoha ninja ahead of time, venturing into the mountains and valleys to reach the entrance of Thunder Canyon.

Orochimaru took over the newly established defensive line, as well as three decoy units, totaling one thousand Konoha ninja.

They will be responsible for confronting the enemy head-on, tying down their forces, and making the enemy mistakenly believe that the main force of Konoha ninja is blocking their way.

Orochimaru chuckled, "Hehehe, the terrain here is excellent. Whether there are a thousand people or four thousand, it doesn't matter."

Even if tens of thousands of ninjas are gathered, only three hundred to five hundred of them can participate in front-line battles.

Another Konoha ninja added, "Only ninjas can commit 500 men; if we used clumsy samurai, we couldn't even fit 200."

The Konoha ninjas all knew their mission: they didn't need to eliminate the enemy, but simply to stall until the ninth day of the mountain, when the enemy could circle around to their rear.

Soon after, the Cloud Village ninja launched an attack.

"You scum of Konoha, your death is nigh!"

The Cloud Village ninjas roared and charged forward.

Their lightning chakra surged, transforming into lightning ninjutsu that condensed into lightning blades, lightning balls, lightning storms, and lightning arcs, raining down on the Konoha ninja's defenses.

Orochimaru, seeing this, curled his lips into a cold smile.

Without him even giving the order, the Konoha ninjas immediately sprang into action.

A powerful burst of chakra erupted as the Konoha ninja unleashed a targeted Wind Release ninjutsu.

Wind blade against lightning blade, wind ball against lightning ball, storm against thunderstorm, wind column dispels lightning arc.

Because Wind Release is superior to Lightning Release in terms of elemental properties, the Konoha ninjas annihilated all of the enemy's Lightning Release ninjutsu with less chakra.

Immediately afterwards, the Konoha ninjas unleashed a barrage of Fire Release, Water Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release techniques, fiercely retaliating against the Kumogakure ninjas.

A deafening explosion rang out, sending rocks flying and flames shooting into the sky.

The Cloud Village ninja suffered heavy casualties and were unable to reach the Leaf Village ninja.

The Moon Ninja had been hiding behind the Cloud Ninja, intending to launch a sneak attack.

However, the Cloud Village ninjas couldn't get close; their poisoned short blades were useless, and they could only endure the Cloud Village ninjas' bombardment of ninjutsu.

The intense clash of ninjutsu between the two sides could not stop the advance of the elite Jonin and Kage-level ninjas.

Orochimaru forcefully displayed his immense strength, single-handedly blocking dozens of Cloud Village ninjas and giving them no chance to interfere with the Leaf Village ninjas.

The terrain here is too unfavorable to the attackers; the more eager they are to attack, the more likely they are to suffer huge losses.

Instead of rushing to attack, a steady and methodical approach will ensure that even if an attack is launched, the attackers will not suffer too much loss.

Soon, the Cloud Village ninjas adjusted their tactics.

They replaced all the attacking ninjas with Cloud Village ninjas, patiently using ninjutsu to exchange blows with the Leaf Village ninjas, advancing inch by inch.

The Moon Ninja, who were not skilled in ninjutsu, were driven to the entrance of the canyon by the Cloud Ninja to serve as backup and sentry.

The Moon Ninja were even more resentful of this, constantly complaining to the Cloud Ninja and refusing to put in the effort to keep watch.

The Konoha ninja and the Kumogakure ninja took turns fighting six times, and the fierce battle lasted for four hours. The Konoha ninja's chakra began to run out, and they had to speed up their retreat.

The morale of the Cloud Village ninjas soared, and the intensity of their ninjutsu attacks reached a new level, causing a sharp increase in casualties among the Konoha ninjas.

At that very moment, Yamanaka Hatsukyu led three thousand Konoha ninjas and successfully circled around to the entrance of Thunder Canyon.

Yamanaka Hatsukyu grasped the situation in the canyon and confirmed that the Cloud Village ninjas were launching a full-scale attack, exchanging ninjutsu with Orochimaru's decoy forces.

The Moon Ninja were banished to the rear of the battle line, and were not even allowed to observe the battle from the front.

The Moon Ninjas were all full of complaints and resentment, and their formation was loose, making them the perfect target for a surprise attack.

Without hesitation, Yamanaka Chukyu gave the order: "Attack! Crush the Moon Ninja!"

Upon hearing the order, the three thousand Konoha ninjas immediately leaped down the mountain like tigers and launched a fierce attack on the unsuspecting Tsukuyomi.

When the Konoha ninjas rushed over, the entire Moon Ninja were completely dumbfounded.

Before they could even figure out if the other was an enemy, they were pierced through the throat by a precise kunai, and their formation was thrown into disarray.

The Moon Ninjas, already weaker, were caught off guard and their formation was disrupted. They could no longer withstand the fierce attack of the Leaf Ninjas, and their screams of death echoed throughout the valley.