Tobirama was very satisfied with Fūmori Masaki's answer and immediately told Fūmori Masaki to select a few suitable people in the camp to form a squad to cooperate in the operation to lure Kinkaku and Ginkaku; he could choose anyone as long as they were not above the rank of Jonin.
If possible, he would also have liked to have Jonin help, but there were other battlefields, and Jonin could not be easily spared.
Fūmori Masaki felt a little regretful; he had wanted to call Hiruzen and Danzo, as he had been away from the front line for a long time, and it was easier to coordinate with fellow disciples than with people he wasn't familiar with, but for strategic needs, he had to abandon this plan.
After consideration, Fūmori Masaki decided to look for his former companions; at least they had performed infiltration and surprise attack missions together, were relatively familiar with each other, and should be able to serve as his partners.
Soon, Hyūga Kei, Inuzuka Shigeru, Sarutobi Kōnosuke, Yamanaka Takuma, and Senju Risa were all called over; they knew the news of Fūmori Masaki's return but hadn't had time to meet him, so upon seeing Fūmori Masaki this time, they hurriedly asked about him and the situation of Senju Touka.
"Lady Momoka is fine, but she cannot continue to fight for a short time, so she will stay in the Village to recuperate," Fūmori Masaki said.
"When I left the Village, she regretted not being able to go to the front line and told me to fight hard, and also asked me to convey these words to you."
"Lady Momoka doesn't need to instruct us; we have also been fighting desperately these days," Hyūga Kei said with a wry smile.
"To be honest, I really don't know how we survived; those seniors all died on the battlefield, and we are really lucky to have survived."
"It really is quite lucky; I am very happy to see that you are all fine, and Lady Momoka would likely think the same," Fūmori Masaki said.
"By the way, you didn't just call us here to catch up, did you?" Hyūga Kei asked.
Fūmori Masaki nodded and told the five people about the mission assigned to him.
The five people's expressions immediately turned serious; they didn't expect this mission to be so important, as its success would determine whether the Kumogakure battlefield could be ended quickly.
"Why choose us? Even if it's not Jonin, there are many people in the camp who are stronger than us," Yamanaka Takuma asked with some confusion.
He wasn't afraid, he just felt that their strength was not in the top tier, and since it was such an important mission, stronger people should go.
"Because I trust you and am familiar with your abilities. Whether a squad is strong does not depend on whether every member is very powerful, but on whether the squad members are in sync."
"A squad with powerful members but poor coordination is not as effective as a squad with slightly weaker members but good coordination," Fūmori Masaki explained.
The five were flattered for a moment.
Fūmori Masaki was the youngest Jonin in Konohagakure, having achieved the feat of severing Ginkaku's arm and killing Kaguya Nobunaga; he could be considered a prominent figure in the Village.
Even though they all came from powerful Ninja Clans, their own status was not higher than Fūmori Masaki's, and in fact, was much lower.
However, for them, as Ninjas with mid-to-high-level strength, to be told frankly that they were trusted and to be valued so much touched them deeply.
"Of course, if you don't want to carry out this mission, I won't force you; you can withdraw at any time..."
Before Fūmori Masaki could finish his sentence, the five people in front of him nodded and agreed, expressing their willingness to carry out the mission.
"Thank you," Fūmori Masaki nodded.
"Then I will first explain the operational plan for this mission."
"Wait, Lord Fūmori, is it just the five of us? There should be one more person, right?" Senju Risa asked.
The three-person team system that Tobirama imitated from the Ino–Shika–Chō combination had already had very good results.
Now, every squad adopted the three-person team model.
Fūmori Masaki was the captain and did not belong to the small groups, and since there were only five of them, they needed one more person to count as the three-person team model.
"Ah, the other person is Satomi; you should all know her," Fūmori Masaki replied upon hearing this.
"So it's Lady Satomi," Senju Risa realized.
As a member of the Senju Clan, Satomi's status was similar to hers, but because her husband Fūmori Masaki was a Jonin, Satomi's status in the Senju Clan had also greatly improved, so Senju Risa had to address her as Lady.
The others also knew that Satomi was Fūmori Masaki's wife, and Hyūga Kei also knew that she was a very impressive woman, so there were no objections to her joining the squad.
"If there are no other questions, I will begin the explanation," Fūmori Masaki looked at everyone and said.
"Just as I said at the beginning, this mission is a bait operation. The target is Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and the Ninja squad under their command. In other words, we don't need to defeat them; we just need to lead them to the ambush location."
"Although Ginkaku was heavily injured by Lord Fūmori, and he and Kinkaku would really dislike Lord Fūmori, would they really abandon the battle and come to pursue Lord Fūmori?" Yamanaka Takuma asked.
"They will. Kinkaku and Ginkaku's personalities are arrogant and domineering; you all know this."
"From the Kumogakure captives, we know that these two sometimes didn't even take the First Raikage's orders to heart, let alone now that the First Raikage is dead and the succeeding Second Raikage has always had a poor relationship with the two brothers; they would be even less willing to listen to the Second Raikage's orders," Fūmori Masaki said.
"Compared to the Raikage's orders, would the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad rather listen to the two brothers' orders?" Hyūga Kei muttered to himself.
"That's right, the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad has already become their private armed force."
"There were signs of this during the First Raikage's era, and now it is just even more unscrupulous."
Fūmori Masaki knew that the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad would cause even more unbelievable events in the future.
When the Ninja Villages were seeking peace, they actually listened to Kinkaku and Ginkaku's orders and ambushed the Second Raikage and Tobirama at the alliance ceremony, resulting in the passing of both Kage.
In the future Konohagakure, there would also be a private armed force like the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad, which was the Root controlled by Danzo.
In Fūmori Masaki's view, this was a very big mistake made by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi himself could not control the appointments of the Root.
Although there was no farce of backstabbing the Hokage, there was the incident of remaining inactive when the Six Paths of Pain attacked the Village.
Fūmori Masaki knew deeply that an uncontrollable private armed force was a very unstable factor.
He would not allow a unit like the Root to appear in Konohagakure in the future.
Now, he could be thankful that it was Kumogakure facing this situation, not Konohagakure.
"Therefore, whether the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad acts depends on Kinkaku and Ginkaku's views."
"Obviously, these two people are self-centered, and they are very likely to pursue us because of personal feelings."
"Of course, even if they don't, it's fine; we will participate in the war step by step. It will just drag the war out longer, and it can't get any worse than that."
"But once they really come, that will be the moment for us to act."
Fūmori Masaki took out the map and pointed it out to everyone.
"Our battle location is here. Before Kinkaku and Ginkaku appear, we will fight as usual, and after Kinkaku and Ginkaku appear, we will deliberately guide them to run this way."
Fūmori Masaki's finger slid gently across the map.
"At this place, the three Uzumaki Clan Members who came to help from the Land of Whirlpools will cast a Barrier here to trap Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and his subordinates here."
The Barrier had very powerful strength; once formed, it could not be easily destroyed.
Just like during the Konoha Crush plan, the Four Violet Flames Formation cast by the subordinates of the Sound Four made even the Anbu elites protecting the Hokage helpless, and Hiruzen Sarutobi inside could not easily escape.
The Four Red Yang Formation, as its enhanced version, could even trap the Ten-Tails.
Although Uzumaki Tetsu and the others could not cast the Four Violet Flames Formation—which required four people to cast—they possessed the Uzumaki Clan's unparalleled sealing heritage.
The Barrier laid down by Uzumaki Kushina with Adamantine Sealing Chains when she was dying was something Hiruzen Sarutobi could not dispel in a short time, and he could only watch Minato Namikaze perform the Reaper Death Seal, which showed the level of the Uzumaki Clan's Barrier techniques.
"Hiruzen and Danzo's battlefield will be arranged near here. Once Kinkaku and Ginkaku are trapped, they will start their action and assist us in striking the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad together," Fūmori Masaki said.
"In this way, the Kinkaku and Ginkakus Squad will suffer heavy losses, which can force the Land of Lightning to sue for peace."
"Wait, what about Kinkaku and Ginkaku? Aren't we going to take them out as well?" Inuzuka Shigeru asked at this moment.
He found it strange why Kinkaku and Ginkaku were not mentioned.
Fūmori Masaki looked at Inuzuka Shigeru and said, "Hmm, how should I put it..."
Hearing the hesitation in Fūmori Masaki's tone, Inuzuka Shigeru assumed it was because Kinkaku and Ginkaku were very powerful, and said, "If it's because we can't take them out, then there's no help for it; we just need to hold them off, right?"
"No, it's not that we can't take them out; it is naturally possible to take them out," Fūmori Masaki said.
"But that is only limited to Kinkaku and Ginkaku under normal circumstances."
"I understand, it's the Nine-Tails Chakra, right?" Hyūga Kei immediately realized.
"That Chakra is indeed astonishing; they are not opponents that ordinary people can handle."
Fūmori Masaki nodded.
He was really not afraid of Kinkaku and Ginkaku in their normal state, but if they erupted with Nine-Tails Chakra, the combat power would make even Tobirama feel tricky.
Even though the second form of Tailed Beast Transformation required Kinkaku and Ginkaku to be in a state of rage to appear, they could normally use the first form of Tailed Beast Transformation.
Even so, the increase in power brought about was not something ordinary people could reach.
"For me, either I take both of them out before they erupt with Nine-Tails Chakra, or I can only hold them off," Fūmori Masaki gently moved his palms and said in a deep voice.