"If Ōnoki wanted us dead, then he shouldn't expect an easy time either. I'd like to see what he did when his own house caught fire."
They could not retreat at a time like this.
Using His Own Methods Against Him!
No matter the reason, even if he managed to return to the village safely in the end, a severe punishment would still be waiting for him.
With no other choice, the Hozuki Clan Head could only cast aside the Small Nations Alliance and personally lead his men into enemy territory to wreak havoc. If he was going to suffer, then the enemy would not have it easy either.
Perhaps that would lessen his punishment in the end.
The biggest problem was shaking off the Small Nations Alliance, followed by convincing the Four Great Ninja Villages Alliance that he had already led his men out to sea. Therefore, the Hozuki Clan Head needed to leave quite a few people behind while taking only a small group to infiltrate the Land of Earth.
"Ah?"
"My lord, aren't we heading to the sea?"
The Hozuki Clan Head's order left the Kirigakure ninja utterly dumbfounded.
"Idiots!!"
With time running short, the Hozuki Clan Head cursed, "Do you think we'll have it easy if we just retreat like this? How will the village punish us? What will the villagers think of us?"
"Now, we can only drag the enemy down with us. Ōnoki... heh heh, I won't let you have an easy time!!"
Iwagakure had been the first village to jump out and cause trouble, and Ōnoki was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Four Great Ninja Villages Alliance. On top of that, this place was closest to the Land of Earth.
Thus, the Hozuki Clan Head immediately chose the Land of Earth as his