Seiji respectfully accepted the scroll, then took the Twin Swords Hiramekarei from his back and sealed them into it before slipping the scroll into his ninja tool pouch.
Seiji had coveted this Ninja Blade Summoning Scroll for a long time. After all, his fighting style was not particularly suited to carrying a massive ninja blade on his back.
And honestly, if not for the political significance of the Twin Swords Hiramekarei, Seiji might not even have chosen to use them. At this stage, aside from increasing his attack power and reach, the blades had no other obvious use.
He had only carried them on his back before in order to practice controlling the ninja blades and to keep in step with the other six. Now that he had this scroll, Seiji was practically liberated.
Seeing Seiji's eager movements, Hyō smiled knowingly before turning his gaze to Ken. "How are things now? The Raikage has sent several letters urging us to deploy troops to the Land of Whirlpools as soon as possible."
"We have gathered all the relevant intelligence, and the preparations are complete. The Anbu can deploy at any time!" Ken replied without hesitation. After pausing briefly, he continued, "However, Mizukage, I do not believe this is a particularly good opportunity."
"Oh?" Hyō neither agreed nor disagreed. "Explain in detail."
"It's like this, Mizukage. According to intelligence returned by the Anbu carrying out missions on the mainland, the war between Konoha, Sunagakure, and Amegakure has gradually slowed down recently. There have been no large-scale battles for quite some time." Ken organized his thoughts and spoke slowly.
"If we attack the Land of Whirlpools now, Konoha, which is not deeply bogged down in war, may very well send elite shinobi to aid the Land of Whirlpools. We cannot place our hopes