This war was not merely Nadeshiko Shizuka's approach; it was the battle strategy employed by every ninja in both Iwagakure and Nadeshiko Village.
As for why Iwagakure of the Land of Earth, one of the Five Great Nations, would adopt such a strategy, that story had to begin with one night a few days before the war began.
It was a dark and windy night. Senya had just finished a walk in the woods with Nadeshiko Shizuka, after chatting about their dreams and ambitions, when Ōnoki quietly slipped into Senya's tent, startling him badly.
"What the hell?!"
"Why are you, you old bastard, in my tent?!"
Senya instinctively took half a step back, his face full of vigilance.
Ōnoki smiled awkwardly, wearing a flattering expression as he looked at Senya.
"Senya, I came this time to ask you for an idea."
"After all, street fighting has always been the kind of combat where ninja find it hardest to use their full strength. And the local rogue ninja know the terrain extremely well. I was wondering whether you could come up with a solution for us."
"Otherwise, if Iwagakure loses too many ninja, it won't be good for the commercial plans between your Konoha and Iwagakure later on."
After hearing that, Senya understood what the old man was after.
Indeed, throughout history, wars between ninja had never involved this kind of street fighting. Only a small number of ninja encountered such situations while carrying out missions.
Even Ōnoki, who was old and experienced, did not know how to deal with this kind of battle for the moment.
After all, though he knew they would definitely win, this old man naturally wanted to keep their losses as low as possible.
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