Takigawa pondered for a moment. "It's hard to judge the situation with the Tailed Beasts. Jinchūriki don't recover like ordinary people, and no one knows how far the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki have recovered.
"If we want to capture the Tailed Beasts, it's possible. We just need to put Iwagakure under so much pressure that Ōnoki can't handle it alone.
"He'll have to send out both Jinchūriki. With the power of our Mangekyo Sharingan, we can capture them easily if they don't have other shinobi supporting them."
The three nodded. Kenichi said, "That could work. But I don't think we need to force the issue with the Tailed Beasts. The Clan Head never said we had to capture them.
"He must have a complete plan in mind. Dealing with the Stone shinobi comes first."
Hitoshi nodded. "Exactly. My Kubikiribōchō is getting hungry."
The next morning, Sanada and Fenghuo returned to camp one after the other. The six Uchiha Mangekyo wielders entered Command Headquarters with Hatake Sakumo.
Hatake Sakumo looked over the six of them and could only marvel. The rise of the Uchiha was unstoppable. If these six unleashed their full strength, they could topple any major organization in the Shinobi World outside Konoha, even the other Great Ninja Villages.
"Each of you will lead a twelve-person squad with four Scout Ninja. We'll divide southern Land of Grass into seven sectors, one for each of us.
"I believe we can force Ōnoki out within two days."
The six looked at the map. Seven routes had already been marked on it. Each took a scroll showing the sector assigned to him.
The seven squads quickly vanished into the forests of the Land of Grass. Swarms of Kikaichū rose into the air and spread out, keeping the squads' surroundings under watch.
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