The Akatsuki in the original story had never been this bold. One misstep could have caused them to lose everything.
"I heard that Kirigakure has sent not only its high-level forces into battle, but even its most extreme Genin have appeared on the battlefield. Aren't they afraid that after this war, Kirigakure's strength and standing will plummet for good?"
Minato was not Ronglin, so naturally he could not guess why Kirigakure was fighting so desperately.
Bringing a rabble to war against the Four Great Ninja Villages could only end in defeat. No one had ever thought that Kirigakure would win this war.
Yet they had still joined the war. Not every village was called Konoha, capable of facing the Four Great Ninja Villages in battle without falling.
Some of Kirigakure's Genin had also joined the battle. Ronglin knew about this; it was hardly a secret.
Turning his head toward Kirigakure's direction, Ronglin sneered.
"They're just putting on a show. Do you really think Kirigakure has fallen to such a state?
"If all of them were participating, the number of enemies we faced would double! But they aren't. The enemy's main force is still made up of Chunin and Elite Chunin."
There were very few examples in war where even Genin were sent into battle. Reaching that point only proved that a village was finished.
The primary fighting force was still those somewhat middling Chunin and Elite Chunin. Although Special Jonin, Jonin, and Elite Jonin were stronger, how many ninja of that rank could there be?
Even during the Fourth Great Ninja War in the original story, when nearly all the elite forces of the Five Great Ninja Villages had gathered, Chunin and Elite Chunin had still formed the main forces. If everyone had been made up of Special Jonin, Jonin,