The Clan Head Takes the Field, and His Commanders Underestimate the Enemy!

Kasumi Uchiha's words fell, and the council hall went silent for a moment.

Her long blade stood embedded in the floor, its edge still trembling faintly.

The Tenth Squad Captain rose.

"The Tenth Squad will stake its command on this mission too!"

"If I fail to complete the campaign, I'll step down as captain and accept any punishment the Temple sees fit!"

The Twelfth and Thirteen Squad Captains did not hesitate either. They stepped into the center of the hall together.

"Four Squads joining forces, with dozens of Kage Level fighters among them."

"Forget the Akatsuki Organization. Even if the Five Great Shinobi Villages tried to stop us head-on, they couldn't!"

"Just give the order, Clan Head."

"Within ten days, we'll raze Amegakure and bring back every remaining member of the Akatsuki Organization!"

The four Squad Captains stood shoulder to shoulder.

Powerful True Essence flowed naturally from their bodies, sending faint tremors through the hall's floor.

The other Squad Captains had not been chosen, but none of them doubted the four Squads' strength.

The Uchiha Shrine was no longer what it had been during the Battle of Kumogakure.

Every Squad had Kage Level fighters to anchor it.

Their members cultivated the Great River Qi Refinement Method and Tiger Leopard Thunderclap, and had mastered the Temple Formation and countless ninjutsu developed by the Forbidden Technique Division.

Together, the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Squads had enough power to destroy a major shinobi village head-on!

So what if the Akatsuki Organization had a few Kage Level rogue shinobi?

As for Amegakure, no one took it seriously.

It was just a small shinobi village wedged between several great nations.

Apart from a brief period of strength under Hanzo, it had never come close to the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Sending four Squads against