Yamanaka Chujiu's smile had barely appeared before it froze on his face.
At the edge of Heart Severing Realm's sensing range, he sensed a vast source of emotions—more than a hundred people.
From their emotional signatures, he could tell that all one hundred or so were Kumogakure Ninja. They were full of confidence and anger, and none of them had suffered a defeat.
Their confidence meant they hadn't suffered a defeat. They weren't the ninja at the supply center, nor were they part of the main force on the front lines.
Their anger meant they had seen the devastation at the supply center.
From these two clues, he deduced that they were probably reinforcements who had come from Kumogakure with Yugito Nii!
Yamanaka Chujiu was stunned and distressed. He couldn't help pressing his fingers to his temple and muttering in anguish, "This is a nightmare. How are there still so many enemies?"
With so many Kumogakure Ninja entering the battlefield, the enemy's strength overwhelmed his own. No scheme could make up for the difference.
The plan he had just devised had completely fallen apart. No matter how painful it was, he had no choice but to abandon it.
But Yamanaka Chujiu hadn't expected that the moment he forced himself to give up on controlling Matatabi, his mind would suddenly clear.
Then he shuddered, a deep sense of dread rising in his heart.
That had been too dangerous. He'd nearly gotten himself killed!
Perhaps it was because of his string of victories, or perhaps it was the feeling of directing the battlefield like a chess player. Without realizing it, Yamanaka Chujiu had been consumed by greed, making a choice that put both himself and Uchiha Shisui in danger.
That was right. He could control Matatabi and indirectly influence Yugito Nii's judgment.