Analysis

The hundred thousand White Zetsu came in with tremendous force, but much like in the original story, they only made a brief appearance before being dealt with.

Yet even that brief appearance had directly caused tens of thousands of casualties among the Allied Shinobi Forces!

Most of them had been Chunin, but this harsh blow immediately made every shinobi understand just how troublesome their enemy was.

"I'm sure everyone has already seen what our opponents are capable of, but you must also have greater faith in your own strength!"

"If chaos had not broken out within our ranks, they would never have found such a perfect opportunity."

"To destroy a powerful family, you must begin by breaking it apart from within. And right now, we are that powerful family..."

Taking advantage of the victory in this battle, as well as the losses they had suffered,

the Five Kage began consolidating the entire Allied Shinobi Forces. They had originally been the supreme leaders of their respective villages, and with the bloody lesson before them, everyone still nursing old grudges calmed down at once.

It could be said that if the owner of that voice had not used that strange ninjutsu to expose the enemy, their losses this time would have been several times greater!

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, the Sino-Japanese Alliance stopped making further moves. They could blame their earlier actions on hatred, but doing anything now would have been far too obvious.

They wanted to oppose the Allied Shinobi Forces, but they did not want to become cannon fodder either. They wanted to be the fisherman reaping the benefits!

"That fellow Xu Yue deserves an even higher evaluation. As expected, he's a tactical talent. Even if someone like that is somewhat weaker in strength, we still need to