Nawaki's plan was actually very simple. It had been devised entirely to counter Yagura's strategy. Didn't he want to stall for time and relieve the siege of Zhao by attacking Wei? Fine, then Nawaki would defeat the Land of Water as quickly as possible, pulling the rug out from under him. Let's see how he would save anyone then.
Thus, the best way to defeat the Land of Water in a short time was to use the same tactic the Mist Ninja had previously used in the Land of Wind: strike directly at the Land of Water's two central hubs—Kirigakure and the Land of Water's capital!
The tactic sounded simple, but it concealed another meaning: Kirigakure had now adopted a full-scale guerrilla strategy. Under such circumstances, it would be impossible to quickly break into the Land of Water's core by advancing steadily and nibbling away at its territory bit by bit. The simplest way to counter guerrilla tactics was to go straight after the Land of Water's civilians—seize all supplies and burn every town along the way!
Once Konoha's upper ranks understood Nawaki's intentions, all of them were left shaken and troubled. Such a cruel approach ran completely counter to their usual moral values; it was even the sort of thing they had always deeply despised.
And now Skywalker, who had always presented himself as righteous and noble, intended to cross that moral line and lay hands on civilians. Most of the upper ranks found it impossible to accept.
"Lord Nawaki, must we really do this? Is there truly no other way?" Dan Katō's dry voice rang through the mental network. No one had expected the usually low-key man to be the first to step forward.
"Dan! You should understand that this is the only way to secure victory! If