"The Land of Rain is up ahead."
After two days of marching, Kumogakure's forces finally arrived at the border of the Land of Rain.
"Lord Chuan, Chief, Kumogakure's forces have reached the border," a servant of the Land of Rain soon returned to report.
"Have all the Earth Release shinobi from the Land of Rain arrived?" Uchiha Chuan asked.
"They have," Yahiko replied.
"How many are there?" Uchiha Chuan continued.
"Nearly twenty thousand," Yahiko said.
"Mm. Are we sure this is the route Kumogakure must take?" Uchiha Chuan asked again.
"They came from the Land of Grass and are currently here. To enter the Land of Rain, they can only pass through this region. Of course, there are no major obstacles along the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, so we cannot rule out Kumogakure's forces bypassing this area and entering the Land of Rain from another direction," Yahiko said.
"Kumogakure has always been full of brutes. They won't take detours. Unless something unexpected happens, they'll definitely enter from here," Hanzo the Salamander snorted.
"Then have the Earth Release shinobi take their positions according to the formation. At the same time, the shinobi assigned to the Cloud-Gathering Formation can move to their designated locations," Uchiha Chuan said.
"Yes." Yahiko answered and went off to make arrangements.
"I never imagined the Shinobi World War could be fought like this. The enemy would lose without even seeing us," Hanzo the Salamander said with a sigh.
"Do you feel like surrendering was the right choice now?" Uchiha Chuan teased.
Hanzo the Salamander awkwardly replied, "It was indeed the right choice. At least I won't be played like this."
"I think you made the right choice too. After all, you no longer have the ambition you once did," Uchiha