"Mhm! Good!"
Akira nodded in satisfaction before stretching lazily.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you all."
"I'm going to rest first."
"Next, I need to properly recover for a while."
"If there's anywhere my strength is needed, remember to call me."
"Although I suffered some minor injuries, fighting won't be a problem."
Sakumo and Minato both nodded.
"Understood. Go rest."
Immediately afterward, Akira turned and walked into the camp.
He found an empty tent, hung a sign outside, then entered and began treating his injuries.
"If I didn't have Eternal Power, I'd probably have to rely on medical ninjutsu…"
While using Eternal Power to recover the injuries to his internal organs, Akira muttered to himself.
It wasn't that he looked down on medical ninjutsu.
The main issue was that medical ninjutsu relied on forcibly stimulating cellular regeneration to achieve healing.
Ultimately, this still consumed part of the cells' division lifespan, even if only slightly.
Over long periods of accumulation, problems could eventually arise.
Furthermore, some hidden injuries were difficult to completely eliminate.
Eternal Power did not have these drawbacks.
Therefore, ever since obtaining Eternal Power, Akira had preferred using it whenever injured.
Of course, up until now, he had rarely been injured in the first place.
Most of the time, his injuries came from experimenting with new ninjutsu and accidentally hurting himself.
Meanwhile, on Kumogakure's side…
After the Third Raikage returned to camp, Blue B and the others immediately came over.
"Raikage-sama, are you alright?"
None of them had expected Akira's strength to become so terrifying.
Even the Raikage-sama himself had been defeated and heavily injured with such ease.
It was practically unimaginable.
After all, the Raikage-sama was someone capable of physically battling tailed beasts head-on.
"I'm fine."
The Third Raikage waved his hand dismissively.
"This time, I simply didn't understand that brat's power and became careless."
"Next time, things won't end the same way."
"Still, that brat truly is terrifying."
"I've already decided not to continue fighting Konoha for now."
"With that brat around, we won't gain much advantage."
"Combined with Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo, if we continue clashing with Konoha head-on, we're very likely to suffer heavy losses."
"Let's end it here for now."
"Later, take people to Konoha's camp and discuss the ceasefire."
"You can agree to some reasonable compensation demands."
"However, drag the negotiations out for a while."
"Since we can't profit from fighting Konoha, we'll simply change targets instead."
"In any case, not only must we recover our losses this time…"
"We're also going to make a huge profit."
Clearly, the Third Raikage already had a precise target in mind.
Blue B, standing nearby, also understood the Raikage's intentions because they had discussed this plan before.
He immediately asked with some shock and concern:
"Raikage-sama, are we really doing this?"
"Ōnoki isn't someone easy to deal with either."
That was right.
They had previously planned to strike the Land of Earth.
"No need to worry."
The Third Raikage waved dismissively.
"At present, Ōnoki has already transferred most of Iwagakure's forces to the Konoha frontlines."
"Especially after hearing that we've gone to war with Konoha, they definitely won't want to fall behind in gaining benefits."
"Ōnoki has likely already launched a full-scale offensive against Konoha and committed most of his troops."
"At a time like this, their rear defenses are at their weakest."
"The village has already finished preparing long ago."
"I've already prepared the ships, supplies, and assembled the troops."
"If the situation here hadn't changed so suddenly, I would've already departed."
"So stop trying to persuade me."
"Your mission is simply to stall negotiations for as long as possible."
"That way, even if Ōnoki learns we lost and signed peace with Konoha, he still won't suspect we've already launched an attack against them."
Kumogakure certainly hated Konoha—
But their hatred toward the Land of Earth was no less intense.
Since they could no longer gain advantages against Konoha, continuing the war would only result in losses.
In that case, secretly ambushing the Land of Earth instead was something the Third Raikage was more than willing to do.
There was another advantage as well.
By weakening Iwagakure while simultaneously recovering losses from the defeat against Konoha, he could also provide the Land of Lightning's daimyo with a satisfactory explanation.
"Yes! Understood! Leave it to me!"
Blue B nodded seriously.
The Third Raikage nodded before glancing around and asking:
"Right, where's A?"
"I heard he was injured earlier because the report came in too urgently."
"How serious is it?"
At the mention of this, Blue B's expression instantly became grave.
"It's pretty serious."
"That Akira slashed A once, and a strange power is attached to the wound."
"Not only can't it be removed, but it also interferes with the wound's healing."
"At present, we've only managed to temporarily stop the bleeding through other methods, but that only treats the symptoms, not the root problem."
"We still need to remove that strange energy."
"And our people can't do it."
That was the truly troublesome part.
"What?!"
The Third Raikage's expression changed slightly.
"It's that serious?"
"Take me to him immediately."
"Yes!"
Blue B immediately led the Third Raikage toward the rear medical tent.
Very quickly, the Third Raikage saw A lying there with a pale face and a horrifying wound across his chest.
A still had not regained consciousness.
The Third Raikage attempted to forcibly remove the strange power from A's wound using Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
However, he ultimately failed and even nearly worsened A's injuries.
Seeing this, the Third Raikage frowned deeply.
"I recognize this power."
"That brat used the same kind of energy when attacking me earlier."
"However, during that clash, he only used it as support rather than the main attack."
"Now it seems this power is extremely troublesome."
Blue B nodded beside him.
"Actually, using brute force to slowly wear it down should eventually remove it."
"But A clearly can't hold out that long."
The Third Raikage immediately made a decision and waved his hand decisively.
"Bring A directly to that brat Akira."
"Even if we need to pay some price, A must recover as soon as possible."
"After I leave, the village will still need someone strong enough to oversee things."
"I hope he can recover quickly."
After all, this was his son.
And a highly capable one at that.
Of course the Third Raikage cared deeply.
"Yes! Then I'll prepare immediately!"
Blue B accepted the order at once.
After spending over an hour making preparations, he departed with several men carrying A on a stretcher.
At the same time, he brought Killer B and a few others along, forming the negotiation delegation as they headed toward Konoha's camp.
Meanwhile, the Third Raikage had already used the Heavenly Transfer Technique again and left the frontline immediately.
After receiving rapid treatment back in Kumogakure, he quickly led troops onto prepared ships and silently disappeared across the sea.
"Akira, how are your injuries?"
Sakumo walked into Akira's tent and looked at Akira, who was currently sitting there reading a book.
Unable to hold back, he asked the question.
"Ah?"
Akira raised his head before quickly reacting.
Smiling, he nodded and replied:
"Don't worry, Teacher."
"I'm already fine."
"It was only a minor injury."
"Besides, my recovery abilities are excellent."
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