Might Guy sprang up in an instant and landed in his signature thumbs-up pose, his teeth flashing brightly. "Yo! Naruto! Is it time for the flames of youth to burn?"
Despite his brilliant smile, everyone present—including Sasuke—narrowed their eyes slightly.
Because there was no laughter in Guy's eyes.
When it came to war, Guy had always been terrifyingly serious, because he had personally experienced the wounds war inflicted.
"Kisame is in the waters east of the Land of Waves." Naruto pointed to a patch of dark blue on the map. "That's our lifeline. I don't want to see a single Akatsuki rat wandering along this route again."
"That guy..." Guy's smile vanished, and his fists cracked as he clenched them. "He got away last time, and my hot blood still hasn't cooled!"
Naruto walked over to Guy and gave him the same thumbs-up.
"No survivors. No need for intelligence."
Naruto's voice was soft.
"I want Iwagakure and Kumogakure to understand that cutting off Konoha's supply lines costs more than confronting us head-on."
Guy took a deep breath. Chakra erupted from his body, and green vapor faintly rose around him.
"Understood!"
Boom!
The window shattered instantly. A green afterimage shot directly into the sky and raced toward the eastern sea.
Watching the broken window, Deer Shadow sighed helplessly. "Uh, couldn't he use the door? Now we have to fix the window again... Should we deduct it from Teacher Guy's mission pay?"
"Put it on Akatsuki's tab." Naruto turned back to the map, cold light flickering in his eyes. "Send orders to the First Arsenal. Activate the reserve stockpile. Also, notify Sato on the front lines. Since the enemy wants to play a war of attrition, tell him what a real 'total war' looks like."
"Make a list of all overseas assets