Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 83 Pre-war Discussion

Seeing that the atmosphere inside the tent was not right, Minato Namikaze quickly spoke again:

"However, there's no need to worry. Apart from that one time, the Third Raikage has never used a space-time ninjutsu again. It's likely that either someone else used that ninjutsu on him, or it has some flaws and can only be used for movement, not for actual combat."

Hearing this, the many ninjas breathed a sigh of relief. Uchiha Touyu, however, knew very well that the Third Raikage did not know any space-time ninjutsu. The reason he suddenly appeared in Konoha's camp was probably due to the Cloud Village's Heavenly Delivery Technique.

The Heavenly Delivery Technique is a unique space-time ninjutsu of the Hidden Cloud Village. The user can send an object to a designated location at near the speed of light—of course, near the speed of light is obviously nonsense, but it should be able to reach speeds of at least several hundred times the speed of sound.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be that only a very few ninjas could withstand the power of this ninjutsu. If an ordinary ninja were to be subjected to the Heavenly Delivery Technique, they would simply turn to ashes through friction with the air.

Minato Namikaze made this misjudgment because Konoha currently lacks information about the Heavenly Delivery Technique.

"But thinking about it carefully, it's also quite bizarre... They just used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to send the Third Raikage over, creating a 'blossoming' effect in the middle, and then the ninja army attacked... No wonder Konoha's front line on the Cloud Ninja's side was completely wiped out. The Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails were about the same strength, and suddenly they appeared in the center of the camp. Who could defend against that?"

Minato Namikaze is very powerful. His Flying Thunder God Technique is incredibly effective against ninjas who are like glass cannons. Unfortunately, the Raikage lineage has always been unconventional and consists of rare, high-damage berserkers among ninjas, which is a perfect counter to Minato Namikaze, a high-agility, low-attack assassin.

If Minato Namikaze could kill ordinary ninjas like mowing grass, then against the Third Raikage it would be like scratching a thorn. Neither his small kunai nor his so-called Rasengan could pose any threat to the Third Raikage's Lightning Release armor.

Of course, the Third Raikage couldn't capture Minato Namikaze either, but in the camp, he didn't need to deal with Minato. A mere rampage was enough to plunge the entire camp into chaos.

Just like the Nine-Tails' rampage in the original work, Minato Namikaze himself is not afraid of the Nine-Tails. In fact, if it were a fair fight, Minato Namikaze would have a higher chance of winning. Don't forget, besides the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato Namikaze is also proficient in sealing techniques.

However, if Konoha were to fight a full-scale battle, the village would probably be reduced to rubble!

Ultimately, Minato Namikaze, who possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, is only suitable for killing, not for defensive battles.

Besides the Third Raikage, the A-B duo from Kumogakure also arrived at the front lines. However, Minato Namikaze's evaluation of the A-B duo was much lower:

"The AB duo is not weak, but as long as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki doesn't enter full Tailed Beast form, I should be able to hold them off on my own."

"So now, the only problem is that Third Raikage?"

"But even if we know information about the Third Raikage, it doesn't seem like it will be easy to fight him, right?"

"Is that guy really a ninja? I've heard that the Third Raikage was a monster who fought the Eight-Tails hand-to-hand! He's practically a condensed version of a tailed beast!"

A group of ordinary Jonin discussed amongst themselves for a moment, then turned their heads and looked at Uchiha Tou and Orochimaru.

The strongest members of the entire Konoha military are Uchiha Tou, Orochimaru, and Namikaze Minato.

Now that Master Men himself has admitted that his attacks are merely superficial, the only ones left who can rival the Raikage are Uchiha Tou and Orochimaru.

Seeing everyone's gazes, Uchiha Touya spread his hands, adopting a posture of complete surrender:

"Don't look down on me... The most basic foundation of the White Fang Sword Technique I practice is the Lightning Release Stimulation Technique. Even Sakumo Hatake is far inferior to the Third Raikage in this aspect, let alone me."

"If I were to actually encounter the Third Raikage, I would definitely be no match for him, even weaker than Minato Namikaze. At least Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique is much faster than the Third Raikage's. I might not even be able to match the Third Raikage's speed. If I ran into him, I would have difficulty escaping!"

Orochimaru felt a burning rage as he watched his cheap disciple shirk responsibility. Unfortunately, he wasn't as shameless as Uchiha Tou, and as the commander of the Konoha forces, if he were to admit defeat outright, the battle would be over.

Seeing the expectant looks from the other merchants in the tent, Orochimaru felt a chill run down his spine, and finally could only grit his teeth and say:

"Alright... If we get to the battlefield, I'll try to hold off the Third Raikage!"

Of course, whether he can hold out is hard to say. However, Orochimaru has many ways to protect himself, so even if he can't defeat the Third Raikage, he will definitely not be in mortal danger.

Otherwise, given Orochimaru's life-loving nature, he certainly wouldn't risk his life for the sake of saving face. It was only because he knew that although the Raikage was incredibly powerful in direct combat, he couldn't truly threaten him, who had mastered a large number of forbidden techniques.

"Great, all the problems are solved now. Everyone, go back and rest. We should be on the battlefield tomorrow!"

Uchiha Touyu clapped his hands with a smile and spoke, causing everyone in the tent to exchange bewildered glances. Orochimaru sighed helplessly:

"There are still so many problems to solve, and you're already planning to go back to sleep?"

"And... I've held off the Third Raikage, and Minato Namikaze has held off the AB duo, so who are you planning to face tomorrow?"

Uchiha Touyu chuckled softly:

"Who am I dealing with? I'll just go all out and kill them. As long as it's not the Third Raikage or the Ace-Mae duo, I can kill ordinary Cloud Ninja just as fast as Minato!"

Orochimaru nodded without saying much. Although Uchiha Touyu liked to bully the weak and fear the strong, there was one thing he was definitely better at than Namikaze Minato, and even most of the Konoha Jonin.

That's because he was ruthless! If it weren't for the shock of Konoha's crushing defeat and his desire to slow down the Cloud Ninja's advance in the Land of Fire, Minato Namikaze would never have done something like killing 800 ninjas in three days.

But for Uchiha Touyu, if he were strong enough, he wouldn't even flinch if he were to slaughter the entire Hidden Cloud Village; he might even do so with great enthusiasm.

In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, apart from Uchiha Hiu, probably only Orochimaru himself and Shimura Danzo possess such a cold-blooded mentality.

(End of this chapter)