"Lord Chiba, new intelligence has arrived."
The rustling wind swept softly over the heavily guarded walls with a mournful wail. A figure suddenly appeared, dropping to one knee behind the black-robed, white-haired man. His voice was solemn and grave as he spoke.
After speaking, he raised his head slightly and looked at the figure standing with his hands behind his back, robes fluttering fiercely in the wind.
"Mm. Go on."
At this, the black-robed Chiba, who stood with his hands behind his back, furrowed his already slightly knitted brows a little deeper and said so.
"Just as you said, the allied forces of the Sound Village and Sunagakure have indeed doubled back. They are currently hiding among nearly all the trees in front of us. There are no signs of enemies behind the village or along either side. I think they intend to hide first, then attack once we lower our guard. The enemy should already know that we are prepared for them."
Hearing this, the ninja responsible for relaying intelligence hurriedly replied.
So this is... the ninja known as the Guardian God?
He's incredible!
He's truly incredible. Everything is unfolding exactly as he predicted.
His heart was filled with endless admiration and awe.
To be honest, at first, he had not understood why the man before him had refused to rescue the Third Hokage so firmly. It had even seemed as if he did not care about the Third Hokage at all, as though he were deliberately letting him die so he could seize power.
But now, he finally understood.
This man was not abandoning the Third Hokage. Rather, he had foreseen everything and planned flawlessly. If he had gone to support the Third Hokage just now, the allied forces of the Sound Village and Sunagakure would likely have