With the great battle imminent, the principal combatants gathered at the Allied Command Headquarters in Feather Emperor City for a war council.
Presiding over the meeting was Shikamaru Nara, the sharpest mind in the Shinobi World today. His experience as Hokage Advisor had given his manner and bearing something of his father Shikaku's presence.
Every participant was a ninja of monstrous strength, yet none looked down on the young Shikamaru. It was clear how deeply their trust in his abilities ran.
"According to the intelligence provided by the Feather Emperor, Ryushiki possesses the same Rinne Tenseigan ocular power as he does. His known ocular techniques are Fudouni Fate, Yamato Takeru, and Pinye Heqiming."
"Fudouni Fate can be understood as a form of combat that defies all reason. It allows him to evade any attack with a traceable path. We can all but conclude that only ocular techniques activated directly through the eyes can land effective hits and take effect, so ninja with powerful ocular techniques will form the backbone of this battle!"
"Yamato Takeru can summon a gigantic chakra construct similar to Susanoo, with terrifying power capable of easily destroying planets. If its effects truly are that extreme, we ninja currently have no effective force to match it. Therefore, we should avoid his strongest asset rather than confront it head-on, and focus on Ryushiki himself!"
"Pinye Heqiming creates clones that train automatically. It is the key to Ryushiki attaining such immense power, but fortunately, this ocular technique appears to have no combat function..."
"Over nearly a thousand years, Ryushiki has mastered the complete Diamond Body and Infinite Sage Art."
"The effects of a Diamond Body at full mastery remain unknown, but judging by Torashiki's eighty-percent mastery during the battle in Jianzhou Country, the outlook is grim. Fortunately, we have ocular