"The entire army has been dispatched!?"
In Kirigakure, inside Genshi's mansion.
Hearing the report from his trusted subordinate Heki, the seventy-year-old Genshi's heart pounded fiercely, and he felt as if he might faint from the shock.
Just now, Heki had reported to him.
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, had appointed the ANBU "Ming" as the frontline commander-in-chief, and Fuguki Suikazan of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen as the deputy commander-in-chief.
They led a ninja army of a thousand to the eastern front.
More than a thousand people; this could be considered the entirety of Yagura's combat power.
Yagura had actually committed every last one of them to the front lines.
What on earth was he thinking?
Although there were still thousands of ninja in the village, they were all under Genshi's command.
Given how bad the relationship between the two was now, both should be well aware of the situation.
In that case, why would he do such a thing?
Heki hesitated and said:
"My lord, could this be a trap?"
Sending out all one's combat power is a major taboo for military strategists in any world.
Although Yagura Karatachi's behavior had become increasingly bizarre over the past two years, he shouldn't be confused to this extent.
"Lord Genshi, according to my investigation, whether it's the ANBU Ming, Fuguki Suikazan and Juzo Biwa of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, or Kisame Hoshigaki of the guard unit—all the top experts under Yagura have been sent to the front lines. This is arguably the moment when Yagura's power is at its weakest."
Another trusted subordinate, Gonbee, expressed a contrary opinion:
"The entire combat personnel of the Kaguya clan barely numbers over three hundred at most. It is absolutely impossible for them to withstand Ming leading over a thousand people, including so many experts. The war will probably be over in less than ten days."
Gonbee clenched his right fist tightly and said:
"If we miss this opportunity, we will never have another chance."
Faced with the diametrically opposed opinions of his two trusted subordinates.
Genshi closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
After a full ten minutes or more, he slowly reopened his eyes and said resolutely:
"Tonight, you two secretly assemble the troops. Tomorrow, we will take that brat Yagura's life!"
"Yes!"
The two bowed their heads to accept the order.
Indeed, Yagura sending out all his combat power at once, not even leaving behind his direct ANBU unit or personal guards, was truly too strange.
However, at the same time, this was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
With so many of Yagura's experts attacking in full force.
No matter how skilled the Kaguya clan was in battle, they couldn't possibly withstand it.
Their defeat was inevitable.
Under such circumstances, Genshi absolutely could not let this opportunity slip by.
That night, several figures appeared outside Kirigakure.
Above the sky, a slender figure with spread wings glided over Kirigakure and then slowly stopped in the damp rainforest a mile outside the village.
Six Paths of Pain, all with orange hair and bodies pierced with strange black rods, walked out slowly.
Konan, at the age of 20, was in the prime of a woman's beauty, but her expression held not a trace of emotion as she said coldly:
"The ninja under Genshi are assembling. We will act after sunrise."
"Boring..."
The Deva Path said indifferently.
Nagato naturally understood the reason why "Madara" requested they act only after the other side made their move.
But he hated this kind of battle involving political intrigue.
His best friend Yahiko had died because of this.
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At noon the next day, Mingyue led the Kirigakure ninja army of a thousand to the eastern front.
Rather than a war.
It was more like an annihilation mission.
Although the Kaguya clan was good at fighting, with such a disparity in combat power, their extermination was only a matter of time.
When advancing past a lakeside, Mingyue ordered everyone to stop and rest.
Fuguki Suikazan glanced sideways and said:
"Commander-in-Chief, according to the Intelligence Division, we are still a full ten kilometers away from the stronghold currently occupied by the Kaguya. Shouldn't we get a little closer?"
As the current head of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, having to serve as a deputy to a guy who had appeared in the public eye for less than a year made Fuguki Suikazan extremely dissatisfied. Although he dared not openly oppose Mingyue, he couldn't help but try to gain some verbal advantage.
Taking a grilled fish handed over by Kisame, Mingyue removed the lower half of his mask, took a bite, and said:
"There is no need to rush in a war we are bound to win. But we also have to consider our losses. After all, there are already very few Kirigakure ninja."
As soon as Mingyue said this, all members fell silent collectively; no one refuted him.
Among the Five Great Ninja Villages, even the weakest, Sunagakure, counted its ninja in the tens of thousands.
However, the current number of Kirigakure ninja, even combining Yagura's and Genshi's forces, was less than five thousand.
The damage caused by the Bloody Mist rule to Kirigakure was clear at a glance.
Although Mingyue's words were correct, they were not his true purpose.
The reason he stopped the troops at this time was to buy time for Terumi Mei.
He had her take a detour to arrive at the Kaguya clan village ahead of time and wait for orders.
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However, Kisame and the others currently on the front lines did not know that at this moment, Kirigakure was suffering a great massacre.
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