"My lord!! You can't!!"
"That's right, we have no food, and not enough ships."
"If we go out onto the sea, we'll just be walking into our own deaths. We can't do this!!"
Everyone was shocked and hurriedly objected, especially the members of the Small Nations Alliance, who were particularly anxious.
Kirigakure had needed to cross the ocean to reach the mainland for the war, so they had certainly brought many ships. However, there were not many ships left in this direction. Whether they could carry everyone was a problem. If there was not enough room, the people of the Small Nations Alliance would simply be abandoned.
Moreover, apart from a small number of them, most of the Small Nations Alliance's shinobi had never been out at sea. The outcome once they were on the ocean was easy enough to imagine.
For a time, everyone from the Small Nations Alliance panicked.
"Walking into our own deaths?"
The Hozuki Clan Head darkened his face and roared, "Then tell me what we're supposed to do!!"
"Fight them to the death! If we can't have it easy, then neither should the enemy!!!"
"Bullshit!!"
The Hozuki Clan Head pointed at the man who was ready to fight to the death and cursed, "Did a dog eat your brain?"
His finger nearly jabbed straight into the other man's face.
"I can tell you clearly that the enemy is forming an encirclement, surrounding us and steadily driving us toward the shore! Just like you drive ducks—once a duck leaves the designated area, you chase it right back."
"I can even say for certain that if we want a desperate battle, the enemy won't even give us the chance!!!"
"The moment we fight, the enemy will retreat. Once we stop, they'll come charging back again! With no