Mei Terumi ordered everyone to abandon their watches and set up camp where they were to rest.
They needed to conserve their energy and make thorough preparations for the battle at dawn the next day.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, the sky had only just begun to brighten.
More than 8,000 Land of Water ninja set out early in the morning.
At Mei Terumi's command of "Move out!", they surged down the mountain in a mighty rush.
At the border of the Land of Fire.
At a temporary observation camp, dozens of Konoha ninja were changing shifts.
The reconnaissance ninja on the temporary watchtower had stood guard all night and was so exhausted that he could barely keep his eyes open.
When he saw a dense mass of heads flooding into view, he rubbed his eyes hard in disbelief and looked again.
Once he clearly saw that they all wore Land of Water ninja forehead protectors, he spun around in fright and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Enemy attack!!!"
"Enemy attack!!!"
"Notify Konoha Headquarters' guard unit immediately!!"
"Understood." The communications ninja below picked up his equipment, intending to contact Konoha Headquarters.
"Whoosh~~"
"Whoosh~~"
"Whoosh~~"
But unfortunately, the Land of Water ninja had already entered attack range. Those in the front ranks threw their kunai, sending them flying toward the wooden temporary observation camp.
In an instant, countless kunai poured down like rain.
The ninja atop the observation tower were pierced through with countless bloody holes.
The wooden planks of the camp buildings were studded densely with kunai.
Many kunai also had Exploding Tags tied to their ends, erupting with deafening blasts and igniting swathes of raging flames.
More than 8,000 Land of Water ninja captured the temporary camp with lightning speed.
**"Everyone!! Push toward Konoha