The Disadvantage They Had Fallen Into at the Start

They could even be said to need at least Chunin-level skill just to have a chance of protecting themselves, and even that was only relative. There were widespread ninjutsu bombardments, and enemies might spring out from the flanks at any moment.

They might be able to handle one.

But not two, three, or even more enemies.

They might defeat one enemy and claim their first kill, only to be stabbed in the back by another and killed the very next second. And even that was a relatively good outcome. The worst cases were when several Jonin clashed with high-level techniques of B-rank or above. Their overwhelming power could sweep up the unlucky Genin nearby, leaving them dead or wounded in an instant. This was a true shinobi war, one that ordinary people had no way to turn around or change!

When ordinary shinobi were caught up in it,

unless they were lucky,

they could only serve as cannon fodder.

Before any truly powerful fighters appeared,

the ones who controlled the battlefield in a war

were the pillars of each village—the Jonin!

Kirigakure was one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

In this frontline war,

although most of the shinobi were still low- and mid-ranking,

it had nevertheless sent three or four hundred Jonin to take part.

They were divided between two battlefields.

Under Ao's command,

they were likewise fighting on both fronts,

against the Snow Ninja Village's main forces.

It had to be said,

as an old-established shinobi village,

Kirigakure's foundations and accumulated strength

were something Snow Ninja Village could not hope to match.

The number of Jonin went without saying.

In terms of quality,

Kirigakure's Jonin were also a cut above Snow Ninja Village's.

They might all be called Jonin,

but there were huge differences between Jonin. To put