After the Unified War Conference ended, the Ninja Kingdom entered a three-day period of war preparations. Every blade of grass and tree seemed like a potential enemy.
Yu and the three senior councilors held a private meeting. After all, some things were inconvenient to say in public.
"As our combat power expands, ninja below Heaven Rank will lose their place on the battlefield. The battle against Kaguya already proved this well enough. Not only did the ninja who joined the fight fail to play their proper role, they became a burden instead. We spent a great deal of Chakra rescuing them~."
Uchiha Madara crossed his legs and rested his cheek on one hand. "So it's not that I, Madara, look down on them. Just let them stay behind and guard the home. Put them to the best use~."
See? If the ninja heard that, they would definitely be devastated.
Hashirama said, "Madara... you just don't want to see the ninja make pointless sacrifices, so you're protecting them this way, aren't you?"
Madara flared up. "What did you say?? Would I, Uchiha Madara, concern myself with that sort of thing!? I just don't want to have my eyes obscured by mere grains of sand in the middle of a thrilling battle!"
Mito had her own view. "The ninja possess an astonishing total amount of Chakra. Especially if all of them coordinate with Yu's Talisman Release, they have even more Chakra than all of us combined. But dispersed and concentrated are entirely different concepts. Dispersed Chakra is far too easily defeated one group at a time!"
"Uncle Madara and Godmother are both right." Yu tapped his fingers against the table. "Ninja can be weak, or they can be strong. The key is having an outstanding strategist to command them, capitalize on their