Then, in a forest in the Land of Iron, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Konoha each occupied one corner. Whichever side wiped out its opponents would win. The rules were simple and brutal, a complete simulation of a battlefield.
Tufeng had no plans to conspire with Biwa Musashi. After all, the two villages had a deep-seated feud. The Second Tsuchikage and Second Mizukage had both died, and with the battles that followed, neither village had any intention of joining forces.
The Konoha Genin taking part in the Chunin Ninja Exams already knew the rules. They also knew why a battle had broken out earlier: Li Yi had been fighting to buy them time. Otherwise, against so many shinobi from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure, the Konoha team would have had no chance of survival.
At that moment, Konoha's nine Genin had gathered together. Even the Uchiha Clan's shinobi were there. This wasn't the time for infighting; they had to represent Konoha in battle, so they needed to put aside any negative feelings.
As it happened, the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho was there, so the tactical guidance naturally fell to Nara Luqin.
As a young girl from the Nara Clan, she had inherited the clan's high intelligence and had already analyzed the situation. "I'm sure everyone knows the situation, so I won't go over it again. We don't know much about our opponents yet, but we can be sure that Iwagakure has plenty of shinobi who specialize in Earth Release. I've also heard that Earth Release shinobi are much more powerful when they work together. So Iwagakure should be our first target."
"I heard Iwagakure and Kirigakure are bitter enemies. Why don't we wait for them to finish fighting before we make our move?" Jiraiya asked.
Nara Luqin wasn't annoyed. "Everyone knows that, but