Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

"That's a staggering number. I never expected the enemy to have so many people. But as long as we crush them, those small countries won't dare to oppose us head-on for decades to come."

Ōnoki spoke with absolute certainty. Small villages simply could not compare to the major ninja villages. Even if the major villages suffered tremendous losses in war, they could still recover in the shortest possible time. That was the importance of a village's foundation. Once the small villages suffered excessive ninja casualties, recovery was basically hopeless.

"I, Ōnoki, can guarantee that. What do you three think would be an appropriate number of troops to deploy?"

After tossing out a few rousing words, Ōnoki finally got to the point, making Ronglin feel that the old man was a little long-winded.

"We may end up going to war with Kirigakure because of this."

If Kirigakure truly supported the Small Nations Alliance without conditions, then the Four Great Ninja Villages would not only have to face the enemy—the more than thirty thousand ragtag ninja of the Small Nations Alliance—but possibly Kirigakure as well.

Leaving aside the ragtag army of the Small Nations Alliance, Kirigakure alone would be difficult to deal with. Even so, Ōnoki was brimming with confidence. Were the Four Great Ninja Villages united supposed to fear them?

Unfortunately, Ōnoki would never know that if Akatsuki's people emerged, they could throw him into confusion in minutes and send him running with his ass in his hands.

Especially Nagato, who controlled the Six Paths of Pain—he was utterly insane. In the original story, he had nearly destroyed all of Konoha. If not for Naruto's cheats and talk-no-jutsu in the end, Konoha probably would have ceased to exist.

"Three thousand?"

Rasa ventured a question. After the war, Sunagakure was still in