As soon as he walked into the valley, Yasuda Akigiku did not hesitate at all and immediately split the force into three parts.
Then he ordered two Mist Village Jonin to each lead a squad and advance through the forests on both sides of the valley.
As for himself, he led the main force through the valley in the middle.
This way, even if there was a Leaf ambush inside the valley, the squads on both sides would be able to buy the main force enough buffer time and space.
From this, it was clear that Yasuda Akigiku was not a reckless man.
And his arrangements did indeed play their part.
Just as they reached the middle of the valley, Sano Nobuhisa gave the order to attack.
At once, the Leaf shinobi lying in ambush on both sides tore away their camouflage one after another, sprang out from their hiding places, and, led by their Jonin, charged toward the Mist Ninja in the valley.
However, because they were blocked by the Mist Ninja on both sides, they were unable to rush straight up to the Mist Village main force, and the suddenness of the attack failed to fully take effect.
Because of that, Yasuda Akigiku was able to issue orders calmly.
However, the first order he gave was not to have the Mist Ninja in the valley support their allies on the two flanks, but to have someone report the situation here to the force advancing by sea, telling them to move at full speed and attack Black Stone Outpost as quickly as possible.
Only after the message had been sent did he have the people behind him split into two groups and support their allies in the forests on both sides of the valley.
With their support, the Mist