When Mu Yue arrived at the conference room, only two people were inside: Commander Orochimaru and Deputy Commander Shikaku Nara.
"Now that everyone is here, let's begin the meeting," Orochimaru said after Mu Yue took his seat.
Mu Yue instantly realized this was no ordinary meeting.
Even for small meetings in the past, Orochimaru would notify other members holding important positions in the ninja forces. This time, there were only the three commanders.
"Not long ago, our intelligence personnel discovered a major Hidden Mist Village stronghold," Orochimaru began, getting to the main topic.
"According to the intelligence, we can basically confirm that this stronghold has gathered the main forces of the Hidden Mist Village ninja army."
After saying that, Orochimaru did not continue. Instead, he looked at Shikaku Nara and Mu Yue, giving them ample time to react and think.
Shikaku Nara wore a thoughtful expression before speaking. "The enemy is in the open while we are hidden. I think we should send additional ninja to monitor Hidden Mist Village's movements, then conduct a probe."
He had roughly guessed Orochimaru's thoughts. Konoha currently held the advantage in combat strength and had now won the intelligence battle as well. Orochimaru definitely wanted to take the initiative and launch a major battle to eliminate Hidden Mist Village's active forces.
However, Shikaku Nara felt that launching a full-scale attack directly was inappropriate. The intelligence might be real, but that did not mean there were no traps waiting inside.
Orochimaru had previously wanted to use the information gap to lure Hidden Mist Village into a major battle, but the unexpected encounter had changed the battlefield situation, forcing him to adjust his strategy.
If reinforcements from Kirigakure arrived, Hidden Mist Village might very well adopt a strategy similar to Orochimaru's, luring the enemy in.
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