"Do not advance any farther. Set an ambush in the forest and keep the Iwagakure ninja guessing about our true strength."
Maruboshi Kosuke remained exceptionally calm.
The recklessness of his youth had given him an extreme composure. No matter the situation, he could remain rational.
"The Land of Fire is our home ground. Once they enter the forest, it will be their slaughterhouse!"
Everyone felt slightly reassured.
Yet even so, over the course of half a month, Konoha had suffered hundreds of ninja casualties. Every ninja's death meant the scales of victory were rapidly tipping away from them!
Fear had already begun to take root in many ninja's hearts!
"Neji, this cannot continue. Our Hyuga Clan should be handling long-range support. If we remain exposed to the enemy's sight, we'll be targeted and killed first!"
A Branch Family youth who was fairly close to Neji looked terrified, his entire body cold.
Two hundred Hyuga Branch Family ninja had gone to the battlefield, yet more than twenty of them, despite serving as long-range support, had died.
That meant...
They... had been targeted by Kumogakure ninja!
"We'll need to be more careful from now on."
Hyuga Neji tried to comfort them.
"It's useless, Neji. We may be support, but we still have to get close to the battlefield. If we encounter a strong enemy, we won't have time to react at all!"
The youth's words spread through the hearts of the Hyuga Clan members.
Fear clung to them like a shadow, chilling them to the bone as though cold water had been poured over their heads. The shadow of death hung over every heart, as if it would descend upon them the very next moment!
Everyone fell silent.
"I have a method."
Hyuga Neji suddenly spoke. His eyes shone as he looked