"Tomorrow is the day of our agreement, Fourth, how shall we fight this battle?"
Amidst the uninhabited mountains of the Land of Birds, Chiyo looked anxiously toward the northeast where the Land of Grass lay, still harboring a sense of powerlessness regarding that battle from years ago.
Konoha was simply too formidable, and with an abundance of talent emerging generation after generation, they far surpassed her own Sunagakure, leaving her unable to even catch a glimpse of hope.
"Chōmei, you came into contact with that First Hokage back then. What is your view on such a figure?"
Karura did not answer, instead inquiring of the Seven-Tails resting in the mountain cove nearby.
Over the past year, she and the Seven-Tails had established a good relationship and learned its true name.
As for this battle, she wanted to hear the opinion of the Seven-Tails.
The young man from back then was already a super-strong individual, and the power he could unleash far surpassed the current definitions of the ninja world—even if that burst relied on external force and came with a time limit.
In decades of the ninja history, the only ones capable of reaching that tier were Konoha's First Hokage and the legendary Madara Uchiha.
Those two figures existed too long ago; she could only see related records in books, making it difficult to form a clear understanding of their might.
"Setting aside how Wood Release counters our tailed beasts, we are still no match for that fellow."
Recalling that unreasonable human from back then, Chōmei appeared helpless.
He was simply unreasonable in his strength, completely impossible to fight.
Had she not seen even Kurama, the strongest among them, get beaten flat?
"So your advice for this battle is to prepare for a retreat?"
Karura caught the gloom and wariness