"If these Stone Golems start moving, the furthest we can let them get is this point."
He drew a circle in the middle of the road they had just discussed.
"If we do nothing and Obito's Stone Golems begin moving tomorrow, we only have seven days."
"But this place."
Shikaku circled a location on the map. "This is called the Vast Plains. It is an unavoidable route for them."
"If Stone Village alters all the terrain here in advance, they can only get stuck here."
"They will be delayed for at least three days."
"The stretch of road after this isn't plains. We can fight Obito to the death here."
"By changing the terrain in advance, we can completely seize the initiative."
Everyone nodded. In a battle of such massive scale, many schemes were already useless. There were simply too many people.
Ōnoki studied the map. "If we set things up in advance, Obito will very likely take a detour. After all, he has Kamui and can scout the route himself."
Shikaku said with certainty, "Obito has Kamui and can freely pass through terrain. If we alter the terrain, Obito will definitely find out."
"If we change it now, Obito will certainly take another route. But when they are only two days away from here—"
"The time he spends detouring will be no different from coming straight here."
"If we count tomorrow as the day Obito sets out, we have five days to assemble. Stone Village's people need to arrive two days early."
Ōnoki stroked his beard. "It doesn't matter. Stone Village has already completed its assembly. Three days is more than enough."
As the Allied Forces Commander, Natsuki spoke at this moment.
"Then we will begin counting tomorrow as the first day."
"On the fourth day, we will assemble