By noon the next day, Iwagakure's thirteen-thousand-strong Ninja Army had advanced to the front of Konoha's defensive line. Tamura Hiroshi stood on the back of a ninja eagle, looking down from the sky.
"Seems a little small."
Looking down at the Iwagakure Ninja Army, Tamura Hiroshi felt a little bored. In the ancient wars he'd watched on TV in his previous life, armies formed squares of tens of thousands. But here, a battle involving over ten thousand people was considered a major one.
A hundred-thousand-strong army like the one in the Fourth Shinobi World War was unprecedented. The fans who joked that Naruto was just a brawl between the Five Great Villages had a point.
"It's not that small. A ninja's combat strength far exceeds a samurai's. A single jōnin can slaughter any number of samurai at will."
Inoichi Yamanaka smiled. From up in the sky, the Ninja Army did look pitifully small.
"Brother Inoichi, don't push yourself. We're enough for this battle."
Seeing Inoichi Yamanaka's pale complexion, Tamura Hiroshi couldn't help worrying.
Though the man had woken up with the help of medicine, he was far from being in good condition.
Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi were also worried. Neither wanted their friend to take a risk.
"I'm fine. I can't use my secret techniques, but I can still cast Light-Weight Rock Technique on Choza."
Inoichi Yamanaka knew his own condition well. He definitely couldn't use his mental techniques, but ordinary ninjutsu was still an option.
With Light-Weight Rock Technique enhancing him, Choza Akimichi would be far more agile and swift, greatly improving his combat strength. It would also help him evade some ninjutsu attacks.
Meanwhile, Choza Akimichi was fully armored. His armor was no longer the layered lamellar armor he'd worn before. Instead, like the Saint Seiya armor