Kirigakure Reinforcements Are Joining the Battlefield!

Central Route Allied Forces Camp, Main Tent!

The atmosphere was extremely grave.

After all, this offensive had failed.

At this moment, seated here were not only several representatives from Konoha, but also representatives from the Land of Fire and other ninja villages. There were nearly a hundred people in total—the entire upper echelon of the Central Route army.

"Now then, let's discuss our strategy going forward."

Jiraiya spoke from the seat of honor.

Tsunade sat to his left, while Nara Shikaku, whose arm had just been severed, sat to his right. His face was pale, and his left arm was wrapped in thick bandages, yet he had still attended this meeting.

"I think we must intensify our offensive. Otherwise, there's no way to quickly destroy their defensive line!"

Chiki Maru spoke up.

As the Land of Fire Daimyo's representative, he naturally could not be absent.

But he was smart. He had stayed in the rear the entire time, "supervising the battle." Everyone knew just how watered-down his Quasi-Kage strength was, so no one criticized him.

Or rather, in the eyes of ninja, a noble like him who did not cause trouble was already among the "best" representatives.

A swift resolution!

That was the consensus among the nobles and Daimyo.

Every extra day the war dragged on was like getting slapped in the face for another day, not to mention the other losses.

A war on this scale consumed an utterly terrifying amount of supplies. It had only been a little over a month, yet quite a few nobles were already unable to hold on.

The war's consumption alone should not have been this outrageous.

After all, with airships, transporting supplies was no longer like before, when ten portions of supplies had to be consumed just to deliver one portion to