"Damn Konoha. It looks like they really intend to drag us into this."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire sat in his hall and turned his gaze toward his trusted minister, Shenmu.
Noticing the Daimyo's gaze, Shenmu immediately stepped forward with composure and said:
"Rest assured, my lord. The Quinque User forces led by Director Arima will certainly deal the Sand Village a crushing blow."
"Once the Sand Village has suffered, we can take the initiative to negotiate peace and have them go around us to attack Konoha first."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire seemed thoroughly satisfied with Shenmu's strategy.
Seeing that the Daimyo and the powerful Shenmu were in agreement, the other ministers dared not object.
As for Arima, he was currently planning an operation to encircle and eliminate the ghouls.
Inside the Investigation Bureau, all five Special-Class Quinque Users, including Arima, had assembled.
There were countless First-Class Quinque Users and Second-Class Quinque Users as well.
But only Arima and the other Special-Class Quinque Users were qualified to enter this meeting room.
"Director, it looks like we have a major operation ahead."
A Special-Class Quinque User spoke softly. Her long orange hair was tied into a thick braid that hung down her back, setting off her fair skin beautifully. Her name was Hama Yukari.
Apart from her, the other three Special-Class Quinque Users were all men.
The burly, dark-skinned man was Kurokawa Yoritada.
The tall, thin blond was Morikawa Keita.
The short man who looked like a child was Ikegami Kento.
These were the five strongest people in the capital of the Land of Fire.
Once everyone had arrived, Arima turned serious and began explaining the objective of the operation.
"We extracted intelligence on the [Enma] and [Black Dog] organizations from [Ripper]'s memories. Their members have