The Hidden Cloud Village, Raikage's Office.
"How did the Hidden Mist get defeated so quickly, what a bunch of useless people." The Third Raikage looked at the intelligence in his hand, a bit speechless.
In fact, the Hidden Cloud had never really come down hard on Konoha, as a significant portion of their forces were attacking the Hidden Sand.
The Third Raikage's plan was to take down the Hidden Sand while it was weak, then defeat Konoha in one go, and finally deal with the Hidden Rock, to become the undisputed strongest ninja village in the Ninja World.
As for the Hidden Mist, the Hidden Cloud didn't have much interest, because the Land of Water is an island, making it more troublesome to attack, plus defeating three of the Five Great Ninja Villages would be enough to prove their strength.
"Well, it just shows that the Hidden Mist is not a concern." The Third Raikage wasn't worried at all.
Although the Hidden Mist couldn't deplete Konoha's forces as expected by the Hidden Cloud, their weakness in the war made the Hidden Cloud's path to domination less obstructed by one rival.
"Once Bee gets familiar with the power of the Eight-Tails, neither Blazing Sun Habu Mokgetsu nor Yellow Flash Namikaze Minato will be opponents for our Cloud's A-B Combo." The Third Raikage had great confidence in the Hidden Cloud's new A-B Combo.
After Blue B's death, the new A-B Combo had Killer Bee as the new Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
In terms of becoming a Jinchuriki, Killer Bee showed great talent, and the Third Raikage saw a stronger future than Blue B in him.
His son, the Fourth A, was not far behind him, and with the stronger Bee, the new A-B Combo had the hope of becoming the strongest A-B Combo yet.
The Hidden Sand Village, Kazekage's Office.
"Three fronts in battle, yet they still achieved such results, Konoha is too dangerous!" After reviewing the intelligence, Rasa frowned deeply, feeling a strong sense of crisis.
The Land of Fire's position is excellent, almost central, with only one or two small countries or a sea separating it from other major countries.
If Konoha wanted to attack the Hidden Sand, they wouldn't need to take such a roundabout way as the Hidden Cloud, Konoha could go straight through the Land of Rivers to enter the heart of the Land of Wind.
Though Konoha had no apparent reason to attack the Hidden Sand while fighting on three fronts, it didn't mean they wouldn't in the future; Rasa understood the importance of caution and foresight.
For the Hidden Sand Village, it would be best if Konoha were heavily beaten by the Hidden Rock and others, making them weaker than the Hidden Sand. Such a Konoha would make a good neighbor.
"If Konoha continues at this pace, the Hidden Sand must take action." Rasa thought to himself.
At that time, Rasa would rather negotiate with the Hidden Cloud than go to war with Konoha, as the Hidden Sand is much farther from the Hidden Cloud than from Konoha.
Not only were all the major ninja villages actively gathering information, but Namikaze Minato, who was commanding on the battlefield in the Land of Hot Water, also heard some news about Mokgetsu.
Namikaze Minato felt a bit emotional; when he first met Mokgetsu, Mokgetsu was just a Chunin teacher, yet now, over two years later, Mokgetsu had become the renowned Blazing Sun Mokgetsu in the Ninja World.
Namikaze Minato and Kushina had taught Mokgetsu fuinjutsu, hoping to give Mokgetsu more means of self-preservation in this chaotic situation, but he never expected Mokgetsu to rise to fame in the Ninja World so quickly.
Mokgetsu's rise was too fast. Before Namikaze Minato became the Yellow Flash, he was already a known strong Jonin of Konoha, while Mokgetsu took just over two years to go from Chunin to Jonin, and now achieved the title of Blazing Sun.
"Mokgetsu has been on the battlefield for so long; I wonder if Kushina has caused any trouble for the Anbu." Thinking of Kushina, who was undergoing special cultivation in Konoha, Minato showed a wry smile.
Mokgetsu's cooking had a magical power that once tasted, would never be forgotten. Once, Kushina even argued with Minato about wanting Mokgetsu's cooking, otherwise threatening to tie up the Anbu's surveillance and sneak out for a bite.
Minato could understand Kushina; after all, if he had the chance to eat Mokgetsu's cooking, he'd also take advantage of it, but Minato was more tolerant; if he felt it was too much trouble for Mokgetsu, he would hold back.
"But Mokgetsu should be on his way back to Konoha by now." Minato thought to himself.
High-intensity combat can leave one physically and mentally exhausted, and after Mokgetsu's repeated major contributions, the normal protocol would be for a period of rest in Konoha before being assigned more war tasks.
Driving back the Hidden Mist had solved Konoha's urgent crisis, and currently, Konoha wasn't that short of combat power.
With that in mind, Minato wrote a letter to be sent back to Konoha.
He hadn't communicated with Mokgetsu for a long time; when he was on the battlefield, Mokgetsu was in Konoha, and later when he returned to Konoha, Mokgetsu was at the East Coast Battlefield, and when Minato returned to another battlefield, Mokgetsu wasn't there either.
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As expected by Minato, after the Hidden Mist retreated, Orochimaru and Mokgetsu returned to Konoha, leaving only a batch of ninjas to guard the border against another sudden attack by the Hidden Mist.
To celebrate this significant victory, Konoha organized an event specifically for the East Coast Ninja Squad.
At the event site, Sarutobi Hiruzen personally recounted the various achievements of the East Coast Battlefield, expressed condolences to the ninja squad there, and inscribed the names of the fallen ninjas on the Memorial Stele.
Of course, commendations for the ninja squad were indispensable in the end.
The war mission commission fees were settled, and ninjas meeting the promotion criteria received a promotion, with Obito being one of the Chunin promoted to Jonin.
Upon receiving his new ninja certification, Obito was nearly moved to tears; it wasn't easy, after all.
He could finally shed the identity of being the only Chunin among Mokgetsu's disciples, and he, Uchiha Obito, could finally stand tall in the ranks of ninja, no longer overshadowed by Kakashi's Jonin status.
Once becoming a Jonin, Kakashi could never be of a higher ninja level than him, as Jonin is the highest rank among ninjas.
With Obito's successful promotion, Mokgetsu's monitor also popped up with a reward message.
PS: This chapter is also 5k, but whether there will be more later is not certain; if I manage to write more, I'll publish it.