Having served as Tsuchikage for decades, Ōnoki had led Iwagakure into wars against Konoha, fighting them to a standstill. They had gone to war with Kumogakure, maintained constant friction with Kirigakure, relentlessly bullied Sunagakure, and pressured and plundered smaller countries.
Only, they had never encountered an enemy like White Zetsu.
Ōnoki wanted to see just how capable Akatsuki's White Zetsu Army really was.
Among the various chakra natures, earth-nature chakra was not particularly outstanding offensively. Shinobi skilled in Earth Release generally had mediocre frontal assault capabilities, instead excelling at sealing and defense.
Lightning- and fire-nature shinobi, on the other hand, possessed formidable frontal offensive power.
Yet absurdly enough, when enough Earth Release shinobi gathered together to form an Earth Release legion like Iwagakure's, their combat power became utterly terrifying.
Wave after wave of combined Earth Release erupted in succession. Calling the spectacle earth-shattering would not be an exaggeration.
Moreover, Earth Release was easier than other natures of ninjutsu to coordinate and stack together.
"Iwagakure's Earth Release legion will spearhead the assault, Sunagakure's Wind Release legion will finish them off, and Kirigakure will handle the cleanup."
The forces of the three villages were quickly assigned.
"Once the enemy's formation has been scattered, it will be time for Konoha's shinobi and the Land of Iron's samurai to enter the field."
As he spoke, Yan gave Mifune a look telling him not to rush and to wait calmly.
He could tell that Mifune was eager to lead the samurai into battle.
Although the Land of Iron's samurai usually stayed in their own country and kept themselves busy, and the Land of Iron was a fairly typical neutral nation, these samurai were actually quite warlike.
Unfortunately, the Land of Iron was a neutral country. That meant its samurai could only fight when forced to