Ten-Faced Ambush

After using undead ninjutsu to win over the upper echelons of both countries, Nawaki's plan of subjugation was perfectly accomplished.

Aside from testing Nawaki's acting skills, the entire plan had gone unexpectedly smoothly and exceeded all expectations. Not only had they completely dealt with the Land of Demons before Iwagakure could make a move, but more importantly, they had gained an enormous boost in strength!

Back when Nawaki had led a diplomatic delegation of barely a dozen people to the Land of Demons for negotiations, everyone had thought he had made a terrible move. Who could have imagined that, just over ten days later, Nawaki would reap such massive rewards?

First, without sacrificing a single soldier, he had annexed the Land of Demons and gained vast territory and population.

Second, the surrender of the ninjas from both countries had added sixty thousand troops to Konoha. Together with the hundred-thousand-strong undead legion, Konoha had instantly gained another hundred and sixty thousand troops on the western front!

Although Konoha's original army of two hundred thousand far outnumbered the forces of the three western countries, it had faced the difficulties of fighting on two fronts and dealing with guerrilla tactics, so its advantage had not been particularly obvious. But now, with the surrender of the two countries, Konoha no longer had any worries behind it, and its strength had surged. As one side rose while the other fell, the situation on the battlefield had been completely reversed!

Konoha now had two hundred thousand shinobi troops in the Land of Birds. Adding the one hundred and sixty thousand soldiers newly gained from the Land of Demons, its total force had reached a staggering three hundred and sixty thousand! Meanwhile, Iwagakure had only fifty thousand troops on the western front! A more than sevenfold disparity