"Now wasn't the time to argue. Our first priority was to stop Konoha's advance. You've seen how powerful the Mangekyo Sharingan is these past few months.
Ordinary ninja would only throw their lives away against it," Chiyo said.
Rasa and Pakura each suppressed their anger. Pakura said, "Our best option now is to stop them ourselves and halt the advance of those three Uchiha."
Just then, an intelligence officer hurried in and handed Rasa a report.
"Lord Rasa, intelligence from the Land of the Moon."
Rasa nodded and tore open the envelope. His expression changed at once.
Chiyo quickly stepped over. "What happened?"
"The Cloud-Mist Allied Forces were defeated. The Mizukage was killed, and Fugaku Uchiha captured Kirigakure's two Tailed Beasts."
Rasa's face was grim. He had never expected Konoha to defeat the highly favored Cloud-Mist Allied Forces in just two months.
Chiyo read the report. "It seems we underestimated Fugaku Uchiha. We need to change our plan. We can't merely tie down the Uchiha Mangekyo. We must kill their wielders before they can react.
The three of us will act together and pick them off one by one. Only then might we win the Battle of Kikyō Mountain."
Rasa said, "Your plan might work, Lady Chiyo, but what do we do about Fugaku Uchiha?
The fighting in the Land of the Moon has ended for now. If Fugaku Uchiha comes to reinforce the Land of Rivers, our plan could fail halfway through."
Chiyo said, "That depends on whether Kirigakure and its new Mizukage still have the confidence to send troops into the Land of the Moon. If Kirigakure and Kumogakure stop fighting, we'll have no choice but to do the same."
Silence fell over Command Headquarters. Rasa said, "You're right. Without the Cloud-Mist Allied Forces tying down part of