The Hidden Mist Village's all-out assault had truly caught the Sand shinobi off guard.
The Great Shinobi War was clearly nearing its end, and the final battle on Konoha's side had stabilized as well. If they continued fighting...aside from mutual destruction, there would be no other outcome.
So why the hell had they launched another all-out assault for no reason at a time like this?
The Sand Village was merely short of water. It wasn't short of...well, they were short of manpower too, but withstanding an attack from a mere Hidden Mist Village was no problem. If this continued, however, neither side would gain anything.
What was the point?
Were they really planning to exploit the Sand Village's water shortage to threaten it with Hidden Mist Village shinobi?
This was simply ridiculous!
The Kazekage had issued a strict order long ago...if they wanted to fight, they should do it quickly. As for the water shortage and other problems, the Kazekage already had a solution.
Of course...no ninja knew what that solution was to this day.
After all, the Kazekage...had always been so unpredictable.
And at this moment...
At the coastal border front.
Pakura frowned slightly as she looked at the message sent back by the ninja. A moment later, she smiled brightly and muttered, "That Rasa...he really is the Kazekage now!"
He really knew how to talk.
All that about never abandoning or giving up, and not letting heroes bleed and cry.
It made her head hurt. After reading the whole thing, the gist was probably just one sentence: Don't worry about so much. Attack directly!
She shook her tired face, the corners of her mouth curving upward slightly.
"This might be the best news I've heard in a while~"
In truth, she was somewhat moved. After all, she had