Fleeing from Konoha-Chapter 563 - 78: Hidden Cloud’s Dan Scheme

Konoha Year 47, April, early spring.

The war between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud has been going on for a year, with both sides in a stalemate in the Land of Hot Water with victories and defeats on both sides.

Konoha’s resilience is beyond everyone’s imagination, yet being able to force Konoha into such a predicament, the strength of the Hidden Cloud is equally not to be underestimated.

However, the initial major offensive from the Hidden Cloud did indeed cause huge trouble for the Land of Fire and Konoha, but as their strong period passed, Konoha dispatched the Yellow Flash to the battlefield for support, and the battle between the Hidden Cloud and Konoha seemed quite waning.

Although in terms of supplies, the Hidden Cloud used space-time ninjutsu for transmission and did not have much concern about the Yellow Flash’s ambushes, the Yellow Flash’s ability to make a name on the Hidden Rock battlefield, ending two battles with absolute dominance to relieve Konoha from the Hidden Rock’s pressure, brought pressure to the Hidden Cloud beyond just supply ambushes.

Previously, the Hidden Cloud had used squad tactics to harass the Land of Fire’s borders, forcing Konoha to disperse its forces, attacking from various angles to put pressure on the Land of Fire.

This strategy was theoretically sound, and if applied properly, could pressure Konoha, allowing the Hidden Cloud to regain the upper hand. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Yet this strategy was easily broken by the Yellow Flash.

The multiple elite Jonin squads they sent over mysteriously disappeared from the Land of Fire within less than half a month.

And during that time, the Yellow Flash was also absent from the main battlefield; the executor was clear to see.

Hyuga Clan ninja determined the direction and hiding place of the Hidden Cloud ninja squads, then the Yellow Flash took action to eliminate them, not only preventing the Hidden Cloud from gaining any advantage but also causing the needless loss of many elite ninjas, feeling like they lifted a stone only to drop it on their own feet.

It is said that because of this, the Fourth Raikage stormed in the camp and naturally resented the Yellow Flash, while his hatred for the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan reached another level.

Perhaps just mentioning "Hyuga" would make him recall the incredibly tricky Byakugan woman he encountered two years ago on the Hidden Rock battlefield.

Every time the Hidden Cloud’s good plans were foiled, it seemed somehow related to the Byakugan.

On the Hidden Rock battlefield, the Hidden Cloud was undoubtedly the superior side, yet because Hyuga Ayane blocked the way, she repeatedly disrupted the Hidden Cloud’s attack plans.

It’s the same now; Hyuga Clan ninja provided the Yellow Flash with precise routes, decimating the Hidden Cloud elite squads that infiltrated the Land of Fire within a mere half month.

While certainly the Yellow Flash’s formidable strength played a role, without the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan, Konoha would absolutely not be able to eliminate these Hidden Cloud elite squads so easily.

After all, to pressure Konoha from the flanks, the elite squads that infiltrated the Land of Fire were selected from their Shadow Guard and Anbu, losing so many at once naturally frustrated the Fourth Raikage.

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The Hidden Cloud camp in the Land of Hot Water, inside an office made of simple tents.

Hidden Cloud Jonin Dodai was reporting to Fourth Raikage A.

"Raikage-sama, according to statistics, last month we lost a total of one hundred and twenty-three ninjas, among them seven Jonin, seventy-one Chunin, and forty-five Genin."

"Why did we lose so many?"

After hearing, the Fourth Raikage became momentarily stunned.

It seemed like a small loss, but this is just the death toll of Hidden Cloud ninjas for one month, without counting the injured personnel nor including the entire year’s sacrificial ninja numbers.

Combining the large-scale battle with Konoha from the previous year, if all statistics were compiled, the death toll was at least two thousand, with injured personnel easily exceeding four thousand.

Dodai said nothing.

The Fourth Raikage snorted softly, realizing who was responsible.

Aside from the Yellow Flash, there isn’t a second person in Konoha capable of such deeds.

"Has Konoha’s battle damage statistics come out yet?"

The Fourth Raikage inquired.

Dodai opened a few pages of the documents in his hands and reported according to the contents:

"Calculated annually, Konoha’s casualty rate should be less than sixty percent of our Hidden Cloud’s casualty rate."

Hearing Dodai’s words, the Fourth Raikage’s face turned grim.

Doesn’t this mean that for every six casualties Konoha suffers, the Hidden Cloud suffers ten?

The Hidden Cloud lay dormant for years, even during the Second Great Ninja War, they were conserving energy, waiting for the opportunity to defeat Konoha and establish their dominant position as the ninja village of the Five Great Nations...

This did not align with the Fourth Raikage’s expectations.

"Before the Yellow Flash came over, Konoha’s casualty rate was far higher than our Hidden Cloud’s. His battlefield harvesting ability is too terrifying; no wonder the Hidden Rock fell so quickly."

Dodai responded, revealing a helpless expression.

Before engaging Konoha, no one expected that a somewhat famous Konoha Jonin would become a turning point on the battlefield.

By the time they paid attention, it was already too late.

Their opponent’s strength had already grown to a frightening level.

The Hidden Cloud is renowned in the Ninja Realm for their fast and fierce Nin-Taijutsu, and across generations, Raikages are exceptional in Instantaneous Body Jutsu; after the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama perished on the battlefield, the fastest ninja in the Ninja Realm has always been held by the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud.

The Fourth Raikage, who inherited the excellent genes of the Third Raikage, surpasses his father, the Third Raikage, in speed, making him arguably the fastest ninja of the current era.

However, once encountering the Yellow Flash, it becomes apparent that the title of fastest ninja in the Ninja Realm is prepared for the Yellow Flash.