This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

During the battle, the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball broke the Third Raikage's absolute defense and pierced through his body.

At the same time, the Third Raikage's "Strongest Spear" also cut off one of the Eight-Tails' horns.

After going to great lengths to seal the Eight-Tails again, the Hidden Cloud Village also fell into a state of weakened combat power.

And this is the main reason why the Third Raikage's injuries have not healed yet and why Kumogakure has no intention of getting involved in the Ninja World War.

Otherwise, given Yunyin's aggressive style, it would be impossible for them to be so low-key at this time.

The Third Raikage had absolutely no interest in understanding the turmoil in the ninja world.

The top priority for Yunyin right now is not to plan how to expand, but to recuperate.

Even though the ninja world was in chaos, the Third Raikage didn't think anyone could threaten Kumogakure now.

This is not because the Third Raikage is arrogant, but from the perspective of Kumogakure, this is indeed the case.

Although the geographical location of the Kingdom of Thunder is not as advantageous as that of the Kingdom of Water, it is still much better than that of the Kingdom of Wind.

First of all, the big countries that the Rain Ninja retaliated against were the Wind Country, the Earth Country, and the Fire Country, and had nothing to do with the Lightning Country.

Secondly, it is impossible for the current neighbors of the Thunder Country to declare war on the Thunder Country at this time.

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The Wind Country of Sand Village, which is thousands of miles away, has no space or possibility to invade the Lightning Country.

The three neighbors of Kumogakure, the Land of Lightning, are Kirigakure, the Land of Water, across the sea, Iwagakure, the Land of Earth, to the north, and Konoha, the Land of Fire, to the west.

And these neighbors now all have their own reasons for not threatening Yunyin.

First of all, the most likely group to launch a war against Kumogakure is Iwagakure. The Third Raikage also knows that the old man Ohnoki is ambitious, and the strength of Iwagakure has increased a lot in recent years, and it looks very threatening.

But now, the Land of Earth is caught up in a war with the Rain Shinobi, and Ohnoki cannot start fighting on two fronts at the same time.

You have to know that Hanzo of the Salamander, who is known as the "Demi-God of the Ninja World", is no pushover either.

It would be a blessing for Ohnoki if he didn't invade the Land of Earth. How could Iwagakure possibly take the initiative to invade the Land of Lightning?

Next is Konoha, which is close to the Land of Lightning and borders it.

Konoha does have the strength to invade the Land of Lightning.

But first of all, Konoha has always been famous for not taking the initiative to start a war.

Secondly, after the deaths of the Second Hokage and the Second Raikage, Kumogakure and Konoha have been forming an alliance. Under the premise of the alliance, Konoha will never easily take action against Kumogakure.

Finally, there is Kirigakure, which is across the sea.

Kirigakure has been invisible in the ninja world for more than ten years. The probability of Kirigakure, which has always had an extremely transparent presence, taking the initiative to start a war is extremely low. Moreover, there is no grudge between Kirigakure and Kumogakure in the past or present, so the Third Raikage finds it impossible that Kirigakure would take the initiative to attack Kumogakure.

It is precisely because of the above conditions that the Third Raikage feels that Kumogakure can rest easy. In addition, Kumogakure is now in a weak state, so he naturally has no need to take the initiative to stir up trouble in the ninja world.

So he flatly rejected Kirigakure's request for an alliance.

Yes, the content of the letter sent by Momochi Zabuza was an invitation to Kumogakure to form an alliance and conduct a series of trade.

As for Yunyin, they neither needed to form an alliance to improve their combat power nor did they need to trade with Kirigakure for war supplies.

Therefore, the Third Raikage naturally chose to directly reject Kirigakure's request.

All in all, Yunyin's current state is to focus on development and restore combat effectiveness.

Yunyin will not take the initiative to get involved in any dangerous or unnecessary things.

Thinking of this, the Third Raikage then threw the information on the war between the Rain Ninja and the Iwagakure on the table into the trash can.

Chapter 231: Looking forward to hunting in the ninja world with you

Among the five major countries, only the Land of Earth has a terrain mainly composed of plains.

Similar to the other four countries except Konoha, although the territory of the Land of Earth is vast, it does not have abundant useful resources.

Although the terrain of the Land of Earth is flat, it is mostly barren plains and exposed rocky areas.

Areas such as forests and hills are extremely scarce resources for the Land of Earth.

At this moment, few people know that the third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of the Iwagakure Village has left the village in the heart of the Land of Earth and come to the Land of Frost, a small country between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

Beneath the frozen soil of the Frost Country, the Rock Ninjas made full use of their expertise and dug out a hidden cave.

About twenty elite members of the Iwagakure were hiding in the cave, quietly waiting for orders.

The leader is none other than Ohnoki, the third Tsuchikage of the current Iwagakure Village.

"Lord Tsuchikage, this is the news from Rain Ninja "Seven-Four-Zero"."

"Please take a look."

A member of the Iwagakure handed a piece of information to Ōnoki.

After receiving the information, Ohnoki quickly glanced at it, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

Long before the war broke out, he had already made preparations and reached an agreement with the leader of the Rain Ninja, Hanzo of the Salamander.

The Rain Ninja's attack was just a feint.

Next, the Iwagakure will withdraw together with the Rain Shinobi.

Afterwards, the Rain Ninja turned to attack Konoha, while the Rock Ninja took the opportunity to seize control of a small country called the Moon Country in the buffer zone between the Lightning Country and the Earth Country.

Of course, if everything goes well, the Iwagakure wouldn't mind taking over small countries along the way, such as the Frost Country and the Field Country, which belong to Konoha's sphere of influence.

Now, Ohnoki has made up his mind, and all he needs is an opportunity.

"You go and rule the army."

"Now cross the border and head towards the Moon Kingdom!"

At this moment, Ohnoki gave orders directly to the Iwagakure in front of him, his tone full of seriousness.

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"

The Iwagakure lowered his head and responded, then quickly dived underground and headed towards the Land of Earth.

In the cave, Ohnoki's expression flickered.

Everything in the world is a drink and a bite.

From Iwagakure's perspective, everything seems to be an opportunity arranged by God for Iwagakure's rise.

The fact that Kumogakure was conducting experiments on the tailed beasts could be concealed from both Sand Village, which was thousands of miles away, and Kirigakure, which was on an isolated island overseas.

But it was impossible to hide it from Konoha and Iwagakure, who were so close to them.

In addition, for many years, Ohnoki has been paying close attention to the status of Kumogakure, so he naturally knows that this neighbor of the Land of Earth has fallen into a weak state.

Ohnoki knew clearly that a tailed beast experiment not long ago consumed a large amount of Kumogakure's combat power and caused the Third Raikage to have not healed his injuries to this day.

If it were just this, Ohnoki would just be moved but would not take any action.

After all, rashly launching a war against Kumogakure would be a serious matter.

Even Iwagakure, one of the five great nations, could be doomed if not careful.

Especially now, Konoha and Kumogakure are allies. With the experience of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, he is very likely to take this opportunity to help Kumogakure deal with Iwagakure and gain benefits from Iwagakure.

But the sudden counterattack of Rain Ninja gave Ohnoki an opportunity!

If the Rain Ninja launches a war against Konoha, with the Rain Ninja holding them back, Ōnoki will be able to take advantage of the situation and snatch food from the mouth of the Cloud Village!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Ohnoki, who had been patient for more than ten years, could no longer sit idly by and watch such an opportunity slip away.

When it is interrupted, it will suffer from chaos!

At this moment, Ohnoki has made up his mind to use Kumogakure as a stepping stone for Iwagakure's progress.

The border between the Rain Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom.

During the day, the two sides once again engaged in a bloody battle.

Although there were many casualties and bloodshed, it still did not have any impact on the combat effectiveness of both sides.

Because the main forces deployed by both sides are still mainly "Genin", cannon fodder troops led by Chunin.

Given the current reality of the ninja world, even if one hundred Genin were killed, the loss would not be as great as the loss of one Jonin.

The reality is so cruel.

They are just cannon fodder at the Genin level, and both sides can have as many as they want.

It was a bloody battle, with both sides leaving behind hundreds of corpses.

Time once again entered the deep night.

And tonight, the turning point of the fate of the ninja world is destined to occur on this battlefield.

Inside the Rain Ninja's central camp.

Salamander Hanzo sat on the main seat, lowering his head in thought.

Although he still looks extremely calm, a closer look reveals that there is deep anxiety in Hanzo's eyes.

Finally, a Rain Ninja rushed into the tent.

"How is it going? What's happening with the Iwagakure?"

Hanzo asked his elite Rain Ninja anxiously...

"Reporting to the Lord, the Rock Ninja have already evacuated their position."

"We found a letter on the retreating Iwagakure ninja's position. Please take a look at it."

The Rain Ninja took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Hanzo of the Salamander with both hands.

As soon as he took the letter, Hanzo could clearly see these big words written on the cover of the letter.

——Written personally by Hanzo, the leader of the Rain Ninja, and presented by the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki!

Without hesitation, Hanzo immediately opened the letter and read its contents.

There was only one sentence in the letter, but it made Hanzo smile with unbearable excitement.

——Iwagakure is one step ahead and looks forward to hunting in the ninja world with you!

"Ha ha ha ha!!!!"

Putting down the letter in his hand, Hanzo suddenly laughed out loud. The joy and domineering in his laughter made the Rain Ninjas confused and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Pass my order, all Rain Ninjas, retreat and relocate immediately!"

"Target - Konoha, the Land of Fire!"

Salamander Hanzo said with a burning gaze.

"Yes, my lord!"

The elite Rain Ninja responded and began to carry out Hanzo's orders.

A large number of Rain Ninjas began to gather quickly in the dead of night.

An hour later, the battlefield that originally had nearly ten thousand ninjas confronting each other suddenly became empty.

At the same time, a large number of Rock Ninjas crossed the border of the Land of Earth, passed through the Land of Frost and the Land of Field along the way, and rushed towards the Land of Moon 2.2 at the gate of the Land of Lightning.

At the same time, the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki also sent someone to write a letter and sent an envoy to the Hidden Cloud Village.

When this declaration of war was delivered to the Third Raikage's desk, a large number of Rock Ninjas had already invaded the territory of the Moon Country and engaged in a fierce battle with the Cloud Ninjas stationed in the Moon Country.

The flames of war began to spread instantly, and the news that Iwagakure suddenly declared war on Kumogakure also spread to the entire ninja world.

"boom!!!!"

"Asshole!!!!"

The Third Raikage smashed the desk in front of him with one punch, and purple chakra surged wildly on his body.

He looked at the declaration of war from Iwagakure on the table with an expression like an angry lion.

"How dare he!!!"

The Third Raikage still couldn't believe it, Ohnoki actually declared war on Kumogakure!!!

Chapter 232: The Spread of Turbulence

The Moon Country is the gateway for the Lightning Country to face the Fire Country and the Earth Country. Its location is so critical that Kumogakure cannot afford to lose it!