Ronglin curled his lip and fired back without mercy, leaving Rasa furious. With a dark expression, he clenched his fists so tightly his nails dug deep into his palms. If Ronglin had not been stronger than him, he would have fallen out with him on the spot.
Ronglin despised this sort of behavior most—wanting to start a war to cement one's position and seek revenge, yet fearing excessive losses. He immediately began to mock him.
"Enough, enough!!"
Ōnoki's head was pounding. The situation was already dire, and they still had the mood to argue?
"Everyone, calm down."
Helplessly, Ay had no choice but to step forward and play peacemaker. What Ay and Ōnoki feared most was Ronglin losing his temper and beating Rasa up without another word.
It was not that they were worried Rasa and Ronglin would argue their relationship into complete ruin.
Ronglin shrugged, showing that he did not care, while Rasa kept a dark face and said nothing.
"Ah~~"
Looking at Ronglin, then at Rasa, Ōnoki said helplessly:
"To be safe, we can only enter a war of attrition with the enemy.
"Even if it becomes a war of attrition, I believe we still hold the advantage. Don't forget that our ninja are far stronger than the enemy's. Even if they have greater numbers, they still won't be our match."
"That's right. In a battle of attrition, even S-rank rogue ninja like Orochimaru and Danzo will not be able to play much of a role. And besides..."
As he spoke, Ay glanced at Ronglin. After considering it, he still said:
"Hokage, I hope you won't stand by and do nothing when the time comes."
Ronglin naturally knew they were planning to have him deal with Orochimaru. He nodded at once.
"No problem. Orochimaru was originally a rogue