Back at camp, Uchiha Yuu had already anticipated that the enemy would gather their forces, allowing them to coordinate with the measures they had already arranged and cripple them completely. But the information he received at the critical moment was entirely different from what he had expected.
"Why have they calmed down?"
According to the original plan, they were supposed to probe the enemy's bottom line again and again, then find something that could spark a war without triggering a war among the Five Great Shinobi Villages. With their target limited to Kumogakure, the pressure on them would be far less severe.
The final result differed greatly from what he had imagined.
The enemy had chosen to turtle up. They should have launched a war and confronted Akatsuki head-on, yet instead of gathering their troops at the crucial moment, they had done something that left everyone baffled.
"All of Kumogakure's shinobi forces have withdrawn back into the village. They've even abandoned some missions, which shows they're hunkering down to defend themselves and have no intention of facing us directly."
After reading the intelligence, Uchiha Yuu accurately reached one conclusion: this was no attempt to lure them into a trap. Akatsuki had already come knocking at their door, yet Kumogakure still acted as though it wanted to avoid battle.
After hearing Uchiha Yuu's detailed analysis, no one present was the first to offer a suggestion. In the end, Kakuzu broke the silence.
"Do we need to adopt a strategy of direct assault?"
With their current strength, forcibly attacking a village would be somewhat difficult, though they still had a chance of victory. After all, Akatsuki had a top-tier powerhouse. That person's puppets had already reached five bodies, and the Six Paths of Pain would soon be complete. Just imagining the power