Mei Terumi's battle plan sounded complicated. They had to make repeated turns through five locations, then work together for the final coordination before reaching the rendezvous point.
But after Uchiha Ci summed it up, there were really only two key points.
1. Draw away as much of the enemy's combat strength as possible.
2. Five minutes later, meet at the fork in the road not far from the Evil God Cult Headquarters Underground Cave.
So,
What Uchiha Ci needed to do was simple.
He only needed to set the battlefield atop this city wall and face all the enemies head-on.
Hold out for five minutes!
The First Wave he had to face consisted of the thirty-six people before him.
There were twenty-four rogue samurai, ten Genin, two Chunin, and eight dogs.
That was not all.
Once the Evil God Cult Chunin Squad guarding the cave entrance saw what was happening here, they would quickly come to reinforce them. By then, he would have to face three to sixteen Evil God Cult Elite Chunin arriving one after another.
In a more extreme situation, even more enemies would rush out from the Underground Cave.
And,
This was a battle where he had to conserve Chakra as much as possible and could not bleed.
Uchiha Ci looked at the enemies before him and took a deep breath.
Then, he spun his sword, gripped the hilt in reverse, and assumed the stance of Kumo-ryū Kenjutsu. He held the blade along his arm, lowered into a bow stance, gathered his strength, and adjusted his breathing rhythm.
His scarlet eyes were exceptionally solemn.
To be honest, he was not skilled with the sword, nor was he good at close combat.
Otherwise, Kakuzu would not have found an opening to nearly beat him to death with a