"Are you sure it's this way?"
In the forest, Burashi, the Kumogakure squad captain racing through the trees, asked in a low voice.
The intelligence squad captain following closely beside him, responsible for coordinating the various teams, pointed south and nodded.
"According to the communication method established earlier, the Fifth Team and Third Team should have converged after their patrols and sent their report on time. But it seems the Third Team has lost contact with the Fifth Team."
Hearing this, Burashi nodded and warily watched his surroundings with deep eyes.
Ever since a moment ago, he had felt as though someone had set sights on him. It was exactly like the atmosphere when he had been executing missions and a wild dog caught his scent.
After thinking for a moment, Burashi waved his hand.
"Tell the brothers to proceed carefully!"
Combat between ninja could be simple, yet it could also be complicated.
However, Hitoshi Clan Head had ultimately underestimated Kumogakure's commanders.
With a mature war system in place, it was normal for teams to send back reports at fixed times. Once a team failed to transmit intelligence punctually, something had definitely gone wrong.
Although Hitoshi Clan Head's tactic of using many against few would gain the advantage at first,
the enemy would eventually discover the problem, band together, and advance to search for the hidden enemy.
Therefore, whether this tactic could be fully carried out depended on whether those responsible for intercepting the enemy's main force were tough enough, and whether they could stop those reinforcements.
If the interception succeeded, Hyuga Hitoshi's tactic would take effect, and every enemy team that had been set sights on would absolutely be wiped out.
If the interception failed and the enemy reinforcements arrived, the many-against-few situation would be broken, and the encirclement