Land of Water, Tsuzuren Island.
After Cloud Village's people set foot on the island, the expected fierce resistance did not appear immediately.
Other than sporadic harassment, Hidden Mist Village showed no other reaction.
This only made Cloud Village more cautious, advancing carefully at every step.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Cloud Village's cautious advance was slow; they had not even finished scouting a third of Tsuzuren Island.
Yugito decided to use her high mobility to lead a strike force in a sweeping assault.
The personnel led by Samui Squad and Shi's squad continued their slow advance.
A puff of smoke dissipated.
Having just sent off a Ninja Crow, Itachi stood on a tree branch and gazed over the entire stronghold.
Should they yield during the first wave of the offensive?
In a flash, Itachi vanished from where he stood.
A white giant bird flapped across the skies above Tsuzuren Island.
Sasori of the Red Sands, standing on the bird's back, lowered his hand. "Flying Waterfall's identity is quite extraordinary. The leader actually agreed to use rings for two-way communication."
Deidara, who controlled the giant bird, stood high in the air and looked down over the entire island, excitement on his face.
"What arrangements did Flying Waterfall make, hmm?"
Scorpion's voice carried a hint of amusement. "Flying Waterfall assigned you to bomb their stronghold. My target is the team gathering intelligence."
"Looks like Flying Waterfall planted a spy inside Cloud Village. He even knows Cloud Village's defensive arrangements like the back of his hand."
"In that case, listening to him isn't bad. This mission looks much easier now, hmm!"
At a time like this, having intelligence or lacking it made an enormous difference.
Scorpion and Deidara even knew the defensive deployment of Cloud Village's stronghold, which undoubtedly