Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 247 Cloud Ninja's Revenge
In the center of the battlefield, the Third Raikage, A, finally regained some mobility thanks to the emergency treatment from elite medical ninjas of Kumogakure and a large replenishment of chakra.

He refused the stretcher and, with great effort, stood up, his massive, mountain-like body covered in scorch marks and bloodstains, each step causing excruciating pain that went deep into his bones.

Looking at the unconscious Brubi who had returned to human form in the distance, his eyes were filled with endless rage and heaviness.

The Jonin of the Sealing Team reported, his face pale: "Lord Raikage, the seal within Lord Brubi has completely collapsed. The existing sealing techniques are simply insufficient to suppress the Eight-Tails for any longer..."

"hateful!"

The Third Raikage roared, his voice hoarse yet still full of oppressive power. He looked around at the completely destroyed valley, his anger almost consuming him.

"It's all because the seal is too weak."

The Third Raikage, A, slammed his fist into the half-destroyed rock beside him, sending shards of rock flying. "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha don't have this problem. They rely on the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques. That's exactly what our Hidden Cloud Village lacks!"

His bloodshot eyes gazed southwest, as if trying to pierce through the mountains to see the island nation nestled in the sea.

The Third Raikage, A, spoke in a deep, cold voice, carrying an undeniable resolve: "We can't wait any longer. Pass down the order to summon the General Staff. We must obtain the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique as soon as possible, at any cost!"

A cold light flashed in his eyes. The threat of the Eight-Tails had to be eradicated, and the legacy of the Uzumaki clan was the next target that Kumogakure had to seize.

A storm targeting the Land of Whirlpools was rapidly brewing in the mind of the Third Raikage.

Unfortunately, just as he had this thought, even worse news arrived: "Lord Raikage, the village... something has happened in the village!"

A communications ninja stumbled and crawled into the scorched earth, his face filled with utter terror and despair.

The Third Raikage's heart sank, a sense of foreboding washing over him: "Speak!"

"During the Eight-Tails' rampage, multiple violent explosions occurred in the village. Major areas such as the supply warehouse area, ninja tool workshop area, and No. 2 storage area were all destroyed. The fire spread and even reached the edge of the civilian area, resulting in extremely heavy casualties and incalculable losses of supplies!"

"what?!"

The Third Raikage was struck as if by lightning; his burly body swayed violently, and he would have almost fallen over if his bodyguard hadn't caught him in time.

Even the Eight-Tails couldn't defeat the Third Raikage, but the series of devastating news that has come his way is like a series of heavy blows that have finally brought him down.

When the devastating news arrived from the village, the Third Raikage was heartbroken. Overwhelmed with rage, he grabbed the communications ninja by the collar, his violent lightning chakra overflowing uncontrollably, causing the ninja to convulse: "Who did this! Was it the aftermath of the Eight-Tails?"

"No, no!"

The communications ninja, enduring the pain, his eyes blazing with deep-seated hatred, reported, "It was explosive tags! A large number of powerful explosive tags! It was deliberately detonated! Our people caught several Iwa ninja spies detonating their weapons at the scene. One of them, a critically wounded and dying Iwa Chunin, confessed!"

The Third Raikage released his grip, his eyes sharp as knives: "What did you confess to?"

"He confessed that a superior Iwa ninja codenamed 'Earth Collapse' personally issued them an operation order called 'Iwa Roar.' After the order was issued, he also specially approved tens of thousands of explosive tags for each of them to destroy our core facilities and create maximum chaos. The appearance of that superior is the same as that of Orei who impersonated Lord Tsuchidai and released the Eight-Tails!"

As if to confirm his words, another ninja stumbled over, holding a scroll containing secret orders taken from the captured spy, which recorded the specific objectives and locations of Operation [Iwa-ryu].

"Lord Raikage! The evidence is irrefutable. The operation codename, the contents of the orders, and the identities of the executors all point to Iwagakure!"

The Jonin in charge of the interrogation was trembling, clearly enraged to the extreme. "Pfft!" The Third Raikage, A, could no longer suppress his surging blood and boundless fury, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Crimson drops of blood splattered onto the scorched earth, a horrifying sight.

The cries and thick smoke coming from the village, the deep grief and almost burning hatred in the eyes of the subordinate ninjas, everything, all the clues, all the evidence, were like cold iron chains, irrefutably locking onto the only culprit: Onoki, the two scales of Iwagakure!

"Ah!!!" The Third Raikage, A, roared to the sky, his voice shaking the heavens, filled with boundless grief and indignation and overwhelming killing intent.

The violent lightning chakra erupted uncontrollably, forming a blue arc storm that instantly blasted away the surrounding debris and dust.

"Ohnoki!!!"

His voice was as cold as ice from the deepest hell, every word dripping with bloodthirsty hatred: "First, they used a despicable spy to release the Eight-Tails, severely injuring me and my Jinchūriki, then they took the opportunity to destroy my home and sever my foundation! This hatred is irreconcilable!!!"

He slammed his fist into a huge rocky boulder next to him.

Boom!

The rocks shattered instantly, turning into dust that filled the sky.

"Send the order!"

The Third Raikage, A, with his hair and beard bristling and surrounded by lightning, resembled a true vengeful thunder god. His voice was resolute and brooked no argument: "First, all border troops! High alert! Closely monitor all movements of Iwagakure to prevent them from taking advantage of the chaos! Any unusual activity will be met with death!"

Second, mobilize the entire village to search for and wipe out all Iwagakure spies and their strongholds within the territory. Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. I want to make the rats of the Land of Earth disappear from the land of Kumogakure!
Third, we must do everything in our power to provide disaster relief, treat the injured, and reassure the public!

"Fourth!" His bloodshot eyes were fixed on the southwest direction, still not giving up on his plans for the Land of Whirlpools. "The General Staff will formulate a detailed plan. Once we defeat Iwagakure, we will spare no expense to seize the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques! The Eight-Tails' sealing threat must be eradicated. We need even stronger sealing techniques!"

His words struck the hearts of every Cloud Village ninja like a heavy hammer.

No one questioned it, no one hesitated; the blood and tears of the village had completely nailed the name "Iwagakure" to the pillar of hatred.

As for Konoha?

At this moment, the high-ranking officials of the Cloud Village had already excluded Konoha from their list of suspects. They were too busy to care about their own problems, so how could they possibly have the ability or the motive to plan such a precise, ruthless, and deadly series of poisonous schemes that directly targeted the Cloud Village's lifeline?

This is clearly a conspiracy meticulously planned and premeditated by Iwagakure, and those Iwagakure spies are proof of it.

"For our Hidden Cloud Village! Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"

The remaining Cloud Ninja, whether wounded or exhausted, roared with deafening fury. The flames of hatred burned fiercely in every eye, aimed directly at the Hidden Stone Village in the Land of Earth.

This disaster, ignited by Umino Sasuke himself, has completely set the flames of revenge burning in Kumogakure, and the spearhead is aimed directly at Iwagakure.

As for Konoha, it successfully remained hidden from the shadow of this storm.

(End of this chapter)