- After the first army is equipped, the rations and equipment for the second will be only for two weeks, but Daimyo has already answered about the beginning of the preparation of supply corridors and by the time it will be needed, samurai will be ready to accompany the wagons with everything necessary, but it will be necessary to allocate people for protection from our side.
- Teams will need to be formed that include Aburame, Hyuga or Inuzuka to increase the chances of detecting enemy ambushes.
- We will allocate the most suitable specialists," Hizashi said, glancing over at the clan leaders in question.
- Jiraiya-san, Hiruzen-dono, and Kushina-chan will also be included in the second army, enough to stand up to all of Kumo's S-rang fighters, along with the biju bearers.
The appointment of the former Hokage came as a surprise to most, but by most accounts, Hiruzen was too powerful a figure to remain in reserve.
- Is it wise to involve the jinchuriki so early? - Senju asked with a frown.
Mito was also unhappy with the decision, but contrary to my expectation, she didn't argue.
- As much as I'd like to argue otherwise, Ba-chan needs experience to be able to stand up to the other jinchūriki," Sakumo shrugged, "and it's better to get it before the war gets into full swing, because then no one will be around to back her up.
***
- Speak!
Wataru Ishiori, who had appeared before the Raikage just minutes after returning to the village, felt as if he had been crushed by an invisible slab at the sound of the word.
- The mission was a failure, Raikage-sama," the jonin replied, pushing the words out of his mouth and hesitating to look up from the floor, "the scouting mission was a failure, and along with the Leaf border guards, we were met by Mizu no Seirei.
- A hundred jonins are too formidable a force to be a threat to even such elite fighters, let alone an advantage in numbers," the village leader's unchanging one-eyed aide frowned, "at the very least, you should have forced the enemy to retreat, but not be almost completely annihilated! A squad of three hundred like that could mop up a small village!
- Dodai, - the muscular blond man raised his hand in warning and turned his attention to his subordinate, - details.
To the surprise of those in the office, the sensor let out a nervous laugh, on the verge of hysterical, and twitched his entire body.
- I would have agreed with your assessment, Dodai-san, if it had been another shinobi of Konoha, but when Mizu no Seirei was at the point of attack, most of the squad was doomed," the speaker finally looked up at the audience, looking more like a hunted animal than a man, "a huge wave in the desert? Forget it! That's a child's tale compared to what Ryo Nara is capable of doing with access to unlimited water! When a true tsunami rises up in front of you, obscuring half the sky and lighting up with raiton chakra discharges in the immense water column, all attempts to defend ourselves in advance are doomed to failure! Even the strongest of us simply did not manage to get out of the target zone, although there was a solid two hundred meters, - jonin again twitched, clearly returning to the memories of the horror of imminent death, - And it would be all right - those who managed to survive such a massive ninjutsu, had to immediately fight off a huge number of water sharks hiding in the water and in the end, only four dozen jonin survived, wounded and spent chakra. Against a fresh force entrenched in a prearranged area with the support of the S-rang," the shinobi shook his head regretfully, "we simply didn't stand a chance of winning.
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