"Things have been so boring lately. The people fighting haven't made any major progress. It's basically all battles between chūnin and jōnin."
As he said this, Uchiha Yato slammed his fist onto the table in anger, then added,
"What's even more infuriating is that both sides have sent genin onto the battlefield again."
Hearing Uchiha Yato launch another round of criticism, the crowd below had no idea what to say.
Whenever they tried to attack more aggressively and push forward, the other side would retreat as much as possible and wage guerrilla warfare.
Conversely, if they pulled back even slightly, the other side refused to advance, only daring to send two slightly stronger people over to gather intelligence.
As a result, although small-scale battles had continued across this battlefield, there had been very few casualties so far.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward at this moment and said, "The fighting elsewhere isn't particularly intense either. Two Kage-level fighters are hidden here alone."
"But our position is the closest to the center of the Shinobi Village Alliance's main headquarters."
"With one misstep, we can surround them from behind and kill them outright."
Uchiha Yato was not particularly surprised by Hiruzen Sarutobi's words. What left him at a loss for words was Hiruzen Sarutobi's choice of phrasing.
According to the original story, Hiruzen Sarutobi should have seemed somewhat aged by now, gradually becoming more timid.
But now, damn!
The moment he opened his mouth, it was all about killing them outright. Uchiha Yato could not tell whether Hiruzen Sarutobi's mindset had grown younger or his strength had grown greater.
Uchiha Yato did not intend to respond to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Just as he was about to put more pressure on the people below,
an intelligence officer suddenly entered from outside. Standing beside him was their