Ōnoki's plan to dispatch two Jinchuriki to wipe out enemy forces inside the Land of Earth was going very smoothly, and one report of good news after another reached the village.
But on the fourth day, Rasa of Sunagakure entered the Land of Earth front and led the remaining Sunagakure ninja in successfully holding off the Stone Ninja attack led by Roshi.
When the news reached Ōnoki, it enraged him for quite a while. But he was decisive. The moment he learned that Sunagakure had sent a powerful fighter into the Land of Earth, he immediately ordered Roshi to join forces with Han's unit and eliminate Konoha's strongholds.
Ōnoki's strategy was to crush the weaker enemy first, then gather their strength and attack Sunagakure.
For a time, Konoha's strongholds in the Land of Earth came under even fiercer attack. With Han and Roshi in action, Konoha's ninja began to retreat in disarray, suffering considerable casualties.
A village near the border of the Land of Earth.
The village had once been home to a hundred households and was the largest settlement within a hundred-mile radius. But after Konoha's ninja arrived, they killed all the ninja in the village and drove out the civilians. From then on, it became Konoha's largest stronghold in the Land of Earth.
After several days of pulling back, the stronghold had now gathered all of Konoha's surviving ninja in the Land of Earth.
"Captain, the Stone Ninja are attacking too fiercely. We can't hold them off."
"There are only a dozen or so ninja left in the Barrier Team. The mission has failed. We should withdraw."
At the center of the village stood a huge tent. Inside, nearly twenty people had gathered, including the captain and squad leaders of Konoha's Surprise Attack Force.
The one speaking was