"There's another way, which is to let the Two-tailed possess you, allowing it to take control of your body."
Dodai spoke up, "Although the tailed beast possession lasts only for a short time, maybe less than five minutes, with the strength of the Two-tailed, it could give us a significant advantage on the battlefield."
Plus, with the Eight-tailed persuading it on the side, it should be fine.
"Then, I'll go ask Matatabi. I'll do my best to persuade it."
Yugito nodded, expressing her desire to contribute to the village and become a hero sooner.
After Yugito left, Dodai prepared to deliver the news to the Third Generation Raikage. As long as Yugito successfully persuaded the Two-tailed, the Hidden Cloud front lines would soon have two Jinchuriki.
Even though the Two-tailed could only last a few minutes, a tailed beast existing for five minutes is an absolute nightmare for the enemy.
Meanwhile, the Hidden Cloud Ninja in the Land of Hot Water gradually discovered that their returning comrades became fewer and fewer, all having disappeared in the same area.
Thus, the Hidden Cloud immediately dispatched people to investigate. After searching the area with over a dozen individuals, they found eight somewhat humanoid corpses.
After bringing the bodies back, the Hidden Cloud began analyzing the intelligence.
Soon, the intelligence analyzed from the bodies was presented to the Third Generation Raikage.
Instant death by a single strike, followed by burning after death. The lethal wounds were nearly all on the left chest and throat.
"It's that Uchiha bastard, it must be him!"
Feeling angry, the Third Generation Raikage said, the brutal swordsmanship and Fire Release Ninjutsu, though it could possibly be other Konoha's sword experts, the Third Generation Raikage only wished to believe it was Uchiha Yoichi who had broken his arm.
"Father, let us deal with that bastard."
A spoke up, "Together with Bee, if we encounter him, we'll definitely kill him, right, Bee!"
"Yeah~, my and Big Bro's~ combo is absolutely~ invincible, yeah!"
Killer Bee said in his favorite rap style, echoing his brother's words. That was his genuine thought too, having already mastered the Eight-tailed's power freely. Along with his brother and their Double Lariat, they were sure to kill that bastard.
"Since you both want to go, then go ahead, select a few helpers from the camp."
The Third Generation Raikage contemplated for a moment and then said to the two, though he dearly wished to kill that bastard with his own hands, he eventually decided to leave the opportunity to his son and Killer Bee.
After this war, he planned to step down from the Raikage position. Even if the Hidden Cloud Village could accept a one-armed Raikage, he personally could never accept a Raikage with a clear weakness in the Hidden Cloud Village.
"I've already briefed you on his information. Once his body emits a purple light, use speed immediately to prevent him from aiming. Once hit by that move, it's nearly unstoppable...."
While instructing, the Third Generation Raikage couldn't help but glance at his severed arm; even the Eight-tailed had only inflicted minor injuries, but that Uchiha managed to sever his arm.
"Understood, Father, Bee and I will definitely be careful."
A promised, then went to the camp to select assistants, choosing perception ninjas and specialists in blocking tunneling techniques. Besides that, only he and Bee were enough.
The AB Team had been training for nearly ten years now and had yet to fail.
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"Mr. Minato, are you confident?"
Nara Shikaku looked at Namikaze Minato in shock. If he weren't the deputy commander and a disciple of Lord Jiraiya, he would have refused outright.
"Shikaku, Minato has already told me about it, and I think there's some hope too."
Jiraiya spoke up, "The main thing is, even if discovered by the enemy, we can safely escape."
"Using Flying Thunder God Jutsu? Infiltrating the Hidden Sand camp, and if discovered, experiencing a brutal fight? After everything, how much chakra would you have left, Minato? Even if you teleport away with difficulty, how far could you get?"
Nara Shikaku knew that Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Jutsu consumed more chakra the longer the distance was.
"This is about assassinating their Jinchuriki. The likelihood of failure approaches one hundred percent. Even if successful, you might be relentlessly chased by the Hidden Sand. I disagree with this."
Seeing Nara Shikaku's firm rejection, Namikaze Minato gave a wry smile and then gestured with his hand and advised, "It's not relying on the Flying Thunder God Jutsu. If Jiraiya-sensei and I want to leave the Hidden Sand Village, we can use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu of Mount Myoboku."
Jiraiya chimed in, "Yes, this move is hard to use usually, but I've already requested Mount Myoboku to be on standby. At critical moments, we can definitely retreat, and you will receive the news in Kikyo Castle and can summon us back."
The Reverse Summoning Jutsu required precise timing, so Jiraiya planned to carry a small toad with him and, in dire situations, have the toad reverse the summoning back, so Mount Myoboku got the message.
Fukasaku would then summon them there, and once at Mount Myoboku, they'd summon the toad left at Kikyo Castle back to Mount Myoboku, thus informing Nara Shikaku who would summon them back.
Initially, Fukasaku Sage wasn't inclined to get involved, but due to Jiraiya's earnest request, he eventually agreed to help.
"The village can't contact Uchiha Yoichi, and I can't persuade Uchiha Minami. If the One-tailed doesn't attack the medical camp next time, who will stop it? We can only try this possibility."
Jiraiya said helplessly, with only three toads from Mount Myoboku suitable for stalling the One-tailed, two healing from injuries. If Gama Hiroshi was summoned alone to deal with the One-tailed, they might end up dying there.
After some thought, Nara Shikaku asked, "Given the situation, what do you need me to do, Lord Jiraiya?"
"Just distract them at the camp's front, then....."
Jiraiya explained his idea to Nara Shikaku, and after hearing it, the latter found no issues with the plan, as the most danger was towards the two of them, yet there were adequate safety measures.
"Alright then, I'll go gather the suitable ninjas now."
The next day, at the Cloud River Iron Mine in the Land of Rivers, as the sky just brightened, the Hidden Sand urged workers to get to work.
The people here were civilians from the Land of Rivers, so they spared no concern in using them. If they couldn't work them to death, they'd work them to exhaustion.
Suddenly, a giant toad emerged, wielding huge dual blades and hacking at the Hidden Sand in the Cloud River Iron Mine. Ordinary Hidden Sand couldn't handle such a colossal summoned beast, especially a dual blade-wielding toad.
Following the toad were over a hundred Konoha Ninja, leading the Hidden Sand to believe that the main Konoha force had arrived. As a result, many of the Hidden Sand strategically retreated after an initial encounter.
With only about sixty people there, they were outnumbered by the Konoha force, not to mention the giant toad.
The news quickly reached the Hidden Sand's frontline camp, and soon, over two hundred Hidden Sand left their camp. An eagle in the sky gathered this intelligence and quickly relayed it to Nara Shikaku, who then informed Jiraiya.
Upon receiving the intel, Jiraiya quickly snuck in, aided by the Land of Rivers' forests and rivers.
If they were in the Land of Wind's desert, even fools would know something's up with a frog in the desert.
Sneaking past the guards, transforming and attacking two Hidden Sand, then bringing them into the toad's belly for interrogation. After obtaining information, they proceeded to infiltrate further.
Utilizing Namikaze Minato's perception ability and Jiraiya's toad infiltration skills, the two surprisingly penetrated the Hidden Sand's camp successfully.
Jiraiya suddenly appeared, using several large-scale Earth Releases to draw attention for Namikaze Minato, who then used the Instant Body Jutsu to quickly approach where the One-tailed Jinchuriki was resting.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai transmitted, swiftly taking down the two Hidden Sand guards at the tent door, before barging inside and using the Flying Thunder God Kunai again to get close, then unleashed the Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!
Smashing the Bunbuku Puppet seated on the bed.