Early the next morning, Tsunade felt that the atmosphere on the battlefield was somewhat off. For some unknown reason, the Land of Water's forces had suddenly withdrawn thirty kilometers. Tsunade immediately summoned Jin.
"You won't even let me get a good night's sleep this early in the morning. Just say what you want," Jin said, rubbing his still-unopened eyes.
"Brat, watch your attitude. I'm your senior," Tsunade said unhappily.
"I know. But I'm the commander of the Northern Army now, while you're the commander of the Eastern Army. Logically speaking, we're equals. You can't use that excuse to bully me. People would look down on you for that," Jin said with a stretch.
"Fine! I really give up on you. Tell me, do you know why the Land of Water's troops suddenly withdrew thirty kilometers? We were already nearly unable to withstand their attacks. If they kept attacking for another week, they would have completely destroyed the Eastern Army. By then, vast stretches of the eastern Land of Fire would be occupied. Fighting on our own soil would deal a severe blow to the Land of Fire's economy. They've already pushed ten kilometers into our territory, so there was no reason for them to retreat. I just can't figure it out," Tsunade said.
"Simple! Don't you have reinforcements now? After I rescued several dozen members of the Hyuga Clan branch family last night, my whereabouts were exposed. I think they've already guessed that we arrived, but they still don't know how strong us reinforcements are. Besides, would they overlook the presence of a Kage-level expert?" Jin asked smugly.
"So that's it! Then should we take this opportunity to counterattack?" Tsunade asked.
"No. People die in war. Why do we need to fight them head-on? We only need to keep them