Deva Path!

Tsunade stood atop the Hokage Office Building, gazing into the distance with a grave expression. The once bustling village had now fallen deathly silent. Facing an unprecedented crisis, all the villagers had been gathered into the shelters by the Konoha Ninja.

Three figures flashed in from afar and, in the blink of an eye, knelt on one knee before Tsunade. "Lord Hokage, no unidentified individuals have been found within a hundred-mile radius!"

"What's going on?" Tsunade asked with a frown.

Shizune, who had been following behind Tsunade, asked, "Could the Kurama Clan's intelligence have been inaccurate?"

"Think of it from another angle." Shikaku Nara happened to arrive just then. Hearing Shizune's words, he took over, saying, "The Kurama Clan's intelligence was accurate, but the enemy discovered our emergency mobilization. Perhaps the Six Paths of Pain are hiding somewhere right now, waiting for us to reveal a weakness."

"They could win through strength alone, yet they won't take risks lightly?" Shizune felt a headache coming on. She understood very well that under these circumstances, Konoha would be the first to crack. Only four days had passed, yet complaints had already begun spreading through the shelters. That was no good sign.

"Yes. If the civilians stay in the shelters, our ninja only need to focus on dealing with the Six Paths of Pain. If the civilians come out, we'll have to send at least two-thirds of our ninja to maintain order and protect them." Shikaku Nara gave a bitter smile. "When we first received the intelligence, we lost our composure. That was how the enemy seized our weakness."

"Do you have a solution?" Tsunade looked at Shikaku Nara and asked.

"I have an immature idea," Shikaku Nara said quietly.

After pondering for a moment, Tsunade waved her hand. "Mm... then we'll do