Chapter 64 : A-B Team
The Land of Frost.
Located to the north of the Land of Fire and bordering the Land of Lightning to the west and south, it serves as a battlefield when tensions rise between the great nations.
War between major powers never occurs within their own lands. Instead, smaller nations bear the brunt of these conflicts, suffering immense devastation. The true victims of war are not the great shinobi villages but the nations caught in the crossfire.
To be weak in the shinobi world is to be at the mercy of the strong.
This is the reality of war.
The Land of Frost has become the primary battleground in the ongoing conflict between Konohagakure and Kumogakure.
At the heart of this war stands Black Cloud Forest, a dense and treacherous woodland that serves as Konoha's defensive line. The elite Uchiha Clan, led by Uchiha Mikoto, alongside other Konoha shinobi, have fortified this position.
It is an advantageous battleground for Konoha.
The terrain favors them. The Land of Fire is naturally rich in forests, making woodland combat second nature to Konoha shinobi. Black Cloud Forest stretches for miles, acting as a crucial gateway to the Land of Fire. If Kumogakure were to break through, their forces would pour into Fire Country, making any counteroffensive nearly impossible.
Standing against Konoha's defenses is the Kumogakure army, led by none other than A—the son of the Third Raikage—and his partner, Killer Bee.
At this point, Bee is still young but already a Perfect Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails. The world remains unaware of Kumogakure's success in taming a tailed beast completely. Normally, deploying a Jinchūriki in war is a double-edged sword. If the beast goes berserk, it becomes a threat to both sides.