"Now that Konoha has all of you, its foundations are stronger than ever."
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke with a trace of killing intent.
"It is time for a decisive battle against those people."
"Before that, you still need to make some preparations."
"For example, further improving your strength and familiarizing yourselves with the enemy's intelligence."
Sarutobi Hiruzen could naturally defeat the current Akatsuki on his own, but as Hokage, he still needed to play it safe and reserve himself as a trump card against Nagato and the possible Uchiha Madara.
Besides, with so many subordinates at his disposal, would it not be a waste not to use them?
Sarutobi Hiruzen then distributed all the intelligence he had gathered on the Akatsuki to everyone present. In battles below the Three-Star level, intelligence remained exceedingly important.
It was enough to determine the course of a battle between opponents of the same level.
Once the intelligence was handed out, the Jonin present immediately grew solemn.
Based on the reports, the Akatsuki's strength was formidable. In terms of high-end combat power, they were not much inferior to Konoha.
They possessed not only the legendary Rinnegan, but also the Mangekyō Sharingan, along with several troublesome rogue ninjas and Kekkei Genkai Ninja.
Among them was an especially difficult Mangekyō Sharingan user with spatial abilities.
"Now that you have finished reading,"
Sarutobi Hiruzen reiterated, "we will begin preparing for war. We will prepare to attack Amegakure, the Akatsuki's headquarters."
"You have also seen that these people will not be easy to deal with."
"Before then, you still need to strengthen yourselves."
At those words, the Jonin exchanged looks, curious what methods the Third Hokage had to help them improve their strength.
Previously, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already introduced them to many methods they had never seen before, such as