"Many times, we overestimate the role of strategy and underestimate the value of courage. Many enemies are not truly invincible; we simply find it difficult to make up our minds."
Mei Terumi recalled the aura the old man had just unleashed and slowly said, "To become a qualified 'Kage,' wisdom, strategy, and magnanimity are all important. But people often overlook the decisive factor—willpower!"
"Since the Five Great Nations established their ninja villages, there have been more than a dozen Kage. The Third Tsuchikage is certainly among the finest."
Watching the Third Tsuchikage continuously pound his lower back, Mei Terumi's eyelid twitched slightly. "The elderly truly can't compare to the young. They don't have even a trace of a gambler's mentality. Although defeating the Second Tsuchikage had much to do with the Chakra he had expended earlier, the most crucial thing was that he defeated his old self."
At this point, her voice paused. Then she withdrew her gaze and swept her eyes across the battlefield.
After the reinforcements arrived one after another, the situation was directly reversed.
The Ninja Allied Forces, which had originally been forced into a passive defense and retreating while fighting, had now stabilized their lines. Under the command of their captains, they began methodically compressing the enemy's space to survive and cutting off their escape routes.
Everything was developing in a better direction.
Yet Mei Terumi still felt faintly uneasy.
"Where did that woman named Konan go?"
Mei Terumi looked around, lightly biting her finger. "When the Second Mizukage unleashed the mirage earlier, that woman vanished. I originally thought she had gone to support another area, but there's no trace of her anywhere on the battlefield."
At that moment.
A trace of irritation rose in Mei Terumi's heart.
Judging by the scale of this war, aside