When Jiraiya heard Hatake Sakumo's words, it felt as though his heart had been stabbed. Of course he knew about this; he had realized it long ago. Yet when Hatake Sakumo said it aloud, he still felt a surge of sorrow. In the end, Jiraiya smiled and said, "Mirai naturally knows that, but Mirai believes there should be enough people standing against the Land of Wind! After all, the Land of Rain is also Mirai's ally! Mirai thinks the Land of Wind will also send troops to the Land of Rain's front lines!"
Jiraiya was not some brainless fool. There were indeed many experts on this side. Not to mention shadow-level expert Hatake Sakumo, there were also Shinku and Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the new reinforcements. They were all outstanding ninjas of the new generation. And then there was Mirai, who was constantly growing stronger! With future reinforcements arriving as well, those forces were actually enough if they only had to hold this front line!!
Jiraiya believed that what he was doing was for the sake of the bigger picture! He believed that the Land of Wind, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Earth had formed a secret alliance. Otherwise, why would they attack the Land of Fire at the same time? That was far too much of a coincidence! The Sand ninja were not idiots either. They knew their own nation could not defeat the Land of Fire alone!
Hatake Sakumo fell silent! Jiraiya was right. Not only did he think so, but Huo Ying and that old fox Danzo Shimura thought so as well. It was not that he looked down on Zang Jun; it was simply that the opponents on the Land of Rain's side were truly too formidable! Hatake Sakumo also believed that the Third Kazekage