Cannon Fodder Legion: Slaughtering in All Directions

"I think the enemy will attack from this direction!!"

"No, it should be from the coastline."

"This way, it's this way!!"

Inside the command room, a group of people argued endlessly. These people who excelled at using their brains were especially hot-tempered when gathered together. A single minor decision could keep them arguing for half the day.

Jingyi was very glad he did not need to take part in such matters.

Poor Shikaku Nara, the old strategist, had to spend every day bickering with a bunch of juniors.

Time passed amid the bustle.

The agreed time for the war arrived.

Throughout the Land of Earth, shinobi on duty patrolled everywhere. Their task was to continuously search their assigned areas for traces of the enemy.

Madara Uchiha had only set the time and location of the battle. He had not said which direction he would attack from, nor the exact timing.

The Allied Forces could only cast a wide net to track the enemy's movements and whereabouts.

"There are traces of a large enemy force! White Zetsu, it's White Zetsu! So many White Zetsu are coming from the direction of the Land of Waterfalls!!!"

Apart from the combat forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, patrol and reconnaissance duties had mostly been handed over to shinobi from smaller villages. Now that the transport of supplies was finished, these shinobi from the smaller villages were perfectly suited for such scouting work.

The reconnaissance squad responsible for the Land of Waterfalls direction saw densely packed White Zetsu drilling out of the ground and charging en masse toward the Land of Earth. They were so frightened that they could barely speak coherently.

Fortunately, the White Zetsu Army paid no attention to people like them from the reconnaissance squad.

Or rather, Madara Uchiha did not