The plan to assassinate Jiraiya was, to put it simply, quite straightforward: match the kings against the king, and the soldiers against the soldiers. Utilize intelligence superiority and combat power superiority to quickly eliminate Jiraiya in a short time, thus avoiding being trapped in a heavy encirclement by Konoha's Ninja Forces.
To be more specific, it involved using Kirigakure's main force to attract the attention of Konoha's main strength on the front lines.
Then, the elite Anbu led by Sora would infiltrate the Konoha camp to carry out sabotage and disruption, thereby drawing out Konoha's Anbu and other special forces.
Finally, the secretly infiltrating Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the Deputy Commander of the Combat Division, Yagura, would serve as the ultimate killing move, using numerical superiority to forcefully surround and kill Jiraiya.
To be honest, if no unexpected incidents occurred, this operation plan had a certain degree of feasibility.
Using the Kirigakure's main force for a feint, the elite Anbu for cover, and then having the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Yagura strike directly at the enemy's heart… this plan was logically sound.
After all, the Kirigakure's Ninjas, tempered by the Bloody Mist policy, possessed formidable individual combat power.
The most elite Seven Ninja Swordsmen included members whose weakest were at the level of Elite Jonin. The strongest among them, Fuguki, had long since reached the level of a low Kage-level.
In terms of pure combat power, he was probably comparable to Onoki's son, Kitsuchi.
Add to that Yagura, who was also at the low Kage-level, two Kage-level Ninjas and six Elite Jonin. Using this combat power to surround and kill Jiraiya indeed seemed to have a high probability of success.
Even, Sora could roughly imagine the Third Mizukage's envisioned plan for assassinating Jiraiya: utilize attribute suppression, with Yagura's powerful Water Release strongly countering Jiraiya's Fire Release, and then use the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's extraordinary high-speed close-quarters combat ability to seal off Jiraiya's Summoning Technique, thereby completely eliminating this Konoha's Sannin.
It all sounded very reasonable because, from the perspective of Kirigakure's higher-ups, Jiraiya's main combat power lay in his Fire Release and Summoning Techniques related to Mount Myoboku, topped off with some 'insignificant' Sage Mode.
As long as they could counter his Fire Release and Summoning Techniques, then killing Jiraiya held great promise.
But...
Was this really all reasonable?
Of course not!
Sora estimated that if things developed according to the Third Mizukage's expectations, this elite eight-person team would most likely trip up badly over Jiraiya's hidden Sage Mode. It was even uncertain how many of them would return alive.
"I fully agree with this plan."
After a brief look through, Sora nodded faintly. Anyway, the people being sent to be killed by Jiraiya or Might Duy weren't him, so he naturally had no reason to oppose this operation plan.
If people are killed, they die.
If people live, they receive a continuous stream of rewards.
Sora saw this matter very clearly. With the system, staying alive meant getting stronger. It was best to avoid showing off when it came to truly suicidal missions.
"Good."
Fuguki also nodded with satisfaction. "Since no one has any objections, we will proceed according to the predetermined plan."
At this time, Fuguki, as the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and holding the important position of head of the Intelligence Division, was equivalent in standing to Konoha's Shimura Danzo. Naturally, he was feeling quite triumphant.
Of course.
That was for now.
At this moment.
Watching Fuguki's demeanor as the big shot of Kirigakure, Sora was very curious to know what kind of spectacular expression would appear on this guy's face when he encountered the cheater, Might Duy.
…
After the meeting ended, just as Sora left the large tent, an urgent voice called out from behind.
"Sora…"
"Please wait a moment. I have something to say."
He turned around to see Yagura quickly catching up to him.
"Yagura-senpai, what is it?"
Sora asked curiously.
"It's like this."
Yagura smiled and said, "During the meeting just now, I noticed you seemed hesitant while looking at the operation plan. Is there something you're uneasy about?"
'I was wearing a mask, and you could still see my hesitant gaze?'
Hearing this, Sora was a bit speechless. He even suspected that Yagura had spent the meeting observing him for no reason.
"There is a little."
Sora naturally wouldn't voice his true thoughts and just gave a perfunctory response: "Right now, the village's and Konoha's forces are interlocked along the front line, and the battlefield is very chaotic. I believe pinpointing Jiraiya's location won't be a simple task."
Of course it's difficult!
That's a top-tier high-ranking figure of Konoha. All his intelligence is top secret. How could Kirigakure, as the enemy, easily determine Jiraiya's location?
Unexpectedly-
After hearing this, Yagura smiled mysteriously and said, "Sora, please rest assured on that point. Since Mizukage-sama has formulated the plan to assassinate Jiraiya, naturally everything is under control."
Having said that, he put on an inscrutable expression again, then turned and left.
"Everything is under control?"
Sora's expression instantly became strange. The image of a man covered in bandages flashed inexplicably through his mind.
'It couldn't be that Danzo guy selling out Jiraiya again, could it?'