"Sister." Ebizo said with a hoarse voice, "This is not the way to go."
Chiyo said nothing and continued to wipe the puppet.
"That kid Ai is so smart that he doesn't even fight us head-on. When our men chase us out, he runs away, and when we retreat, he chases us. He goes back and forth, five or six times a day, and no one can stand it."
Ebizo walked up to Chiyo, "We have to find a way."
"What can I do?" Chiyo finally raised his head, his eyes were calm, but there were bloodshot eyes.
Ebizo was silent for a moment. "How about... shrinking the defense line? Withdraw people to the village and rely on building defense?"
"Withdraw them, and then what?" Chiyo asked, "Let them sing around the village for three days? Then leave after they have finished singing?"
Ebizo is speechless.
"Sunagakure is not Konoha, it is not protected by that layer of barrier."
Chiyo put the puppet on the table, "Kumogakure really wants to come in, but we can't defend it. They don't come in now because they don't want to come in, not because they can't come in."
"Then what do they want to do?"
"Containment."
Chiyo said, "Don't you see? Ai doesn't want to fight with us at all. He just wants to nail us here so that we can't support Konoha."
Ebizo was stunned for a moment, then figured it out. "You mean..."
"Konoha's side, Kumogakure's main force has already pressed forward."
Chiyo stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the dim sky through the narrow window.
"That little brat from Uchiha is advancing frontally with eight thousand men. Iwagakure also has ten thousand people coming from Land of Grass. Konoha is now fighting on two fronts, and the troops are stretched thin."
"So Ai is holding us here because he is afraid that we will help Konoha?"
"We have a covenant with Konoha."
Chiyo's voice had a hint of bitterness.
"Although Third Kazekage is gone, the covenant is still there. Konoha's envoy has also come. If we do nothing in this situation, Shinobi World will have no place for Sunagakure in the future."
Ebizo was silent.
He knew what his sister said was right. Shinobi World Although he has Five Great Nations, what really has the final say is his strength.
Sunagakure is already weak. If he is accused of betrayal again, how can he survive in the future?
But the problem is, now it's difficult for them to save themselves, so how can they save others?
"Sister." Ebizo walked to Chiyo and lowered his voice, "Lord Kazekage's matter..."
"Don't mention it." Chiyo interrupted him, his tone suddenly became stern, "Now is not the time to talk about this."
Ebizo opened his mouth, but finally closed it.
In this moment of silence, rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside.
"Report--!"
A Sunagakure Chunin stumbled into the headquarters, with blood stains on his face that had not been wiped clean, and shouted breathlessly.
"Kumogakure is here again! Ai and Killer B are personally leading the team! They have broken through the first line of defense!"
Chiyo turned around suddenly, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
That Chunin lowered his head and said with a trembling voice, "Brothers really can't stop it. The guy with seven knives rushed too fast..."
Chiyo didn't say anything, he just picked up the puppet on the table and re-wound the thread.
"Sister." Ebizo looked at her, "You want to go in person?"
"People are beating me right at the door of my house. As an elder, I can't just hide in the house and pretend not to hear, right?"
Chiyo's voice was calm, but there was a hint of doubt in his tone.
Ebizo smiled bitterly, "Then I'll go with you."
"You stay."
"What?"
"You stay." Chiyo looked at him, "If I can't come back, someone has to take charge of the overall situation."
Ebizo's expression changed. "Sister, what do you mean?"
Chiyo didn't answer, just patted him on the shoulder, and then walked out without looking back Earth Flow.
Ebizo stood there, watching his sister's back disappear at the door, and suddenly felt that he was ten years older.
Sunagakure Outside, the sky is filled with yellow sand.
Ai stood on a raised rock, his body wrapped with crackling Lightning Release chakra, his golden hair flying wildly in the strong wind.
Behind him were three hundred Kumogakure elites, lined up neatly.
"The guys from Sunagakure~yo~were hiding in front of Kazekage's tomb~Yeah~beating them so hard that they didn't dare to go out~yo~Where did Third Kazekage go~Who knows~whether they were killed by their own puppets~yo~that would be too tragic~"
"Bi, that's enough."
Ai frowned and said without looking back.
"Brother, I'm trying to boost morale!"
Killer B took the knife out of his mouth and defended seriously, "Look at how energetic our people are!"
Ai was too lazy to pay attention to him.
The Kumogakure ninjas behind him were indeed very energetic. Their eyes were sharp, their breathing was steady, and they didn't feel tired from fighting for three consecutive days.
This is the terrifying thing about Kumogakure ninjas - their physical energy seems to be endless.
Ai's eyes turned to the Sunagakure defense line not far away.
The second line of defense has been overwhelmed by them, and the Sunagakure ninjas are regrouping in panic.
All of them looked gray and gray, with tiredness and fear in their eyes. Some of the young Genin were shaking even while standing.
Ai did the math, Sunagakure lost at least hundreds of people, and even more were injured.
What's more, their spirits are about to collapse.
In that wave of charges just now, several Sunagakure ninjas were chopped down by Bi's Seven Swordsmen before they even had time to pick up their weapons.
"Sunagakure is about to die..."
Killer B blinked, thought for a moment, and then gave a thumbs up.
"That makes sense! Then I'll keep singing!"
"No need to sing." Ai narrowed his eyes, and the Lightning Release chakra on his body suddenly surged.
"They're coming out."
In front of Sunagakure's broken defense line, Chiyo walked out alone.
Her gray-white hair was a little messy due to the wind, but her steps were steady, her eyes were calm, and she didn't see any emotional fluctuations.
The calloused hands drooped naturally, and the ten fingers were slightly bent, ready to control the puppet strings hidden in the sleeves.
Behind her, the ninjas of Sunagakure are gathering one after another.
There were obviously more people than Kumogakure. After all, they were on the defensive side and fighting on local soil. But these people stood there with unconcealable exhaustion and fear in their eyes.
Some people's hands holding the knife were shaking slightly, some were shaking even when standing, and some people's eyes were wandering, as if they hadn't slept for three days.
Ai jumped down from the rock and strode forward.
Behind him, the three hundred Kumogakure elites also began to gather.
But unlike the exhaustion and panic on Sunagakure's side, the ninjas at Kumogakure moved in unison and quickly divided into several battle formations.
In the front row is a Taijutsu ninja holding a Ninja Blade, in the middle row is a Lightning Release ninja ready for remote support, and in the back are several sentient ninjas responsible for vigilance.
In just a few dozen seconds, three thousand people had already deployed in battle formation.
In the distance, more Kumogakure troops are gathering from all directions. They are the teams that were scattered and harassing before.
They are getting closer here.
Chiyo glanced at Kumogakure's formation and sighed secretly.