"All right, quiet!" The Fourth Mizukage lightly tapped the table and spoke.
As soon as he said this, the entire conference room fell silent. The many Jōnin all looked at the Mizukage seated at the head of the table with reverence.
No matter how many doubts these Mist Ninja had harbored before the war, the final result was that the Fourth Mizukage had led them to a great victory. That was enough to dispel all their suspicions.
"This war has gone very smoothly. Next, we will crush the Rock Ninja and Cloud Shinobi, then gather the strength of all the ninja villages to besiege Konoha Village," the Fourth Mizukage said coldly, clasping his hands together.
"But Lord Mizukage, Konoha Village surely won't just watch us conquer all the other ninja villages so easily!"
"Not to mention anything else, the northern part of the Land of Earth is already entirely Konoha's territory. There's no way Konoha Village will allow us to enter." A Jōnin seated to the Fourth Mizukage's right could not help frowning as he spoke.
"You're right, Ao." The Fourth Mizukage did not refute him and merely nodded. "Konoha and we do indeed share a certain tacit understanding. They want us to become the destroyers who shatter the Shinobi World's existing order. Then, after dealing with us, they can easily unify the entire Shinobi World."
"But they certainly don't want to see our strength expand too greatly either. So this time, we cannot go all out. Instead, we must split our forces into two."
"Split our forces in two? Lord Mizukage, may I ask what plan you have?" a Jōnin from the Yuki Clan immediately asked.
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