Shikaku Nara paused, giving everyone time to think, then continued.
"The Sand Ninja have wiped out our other camps one by one. It probably won't be long before they attack this main camp."
"If they gather all their forces and strike at once, we'll have a hard time holding them off."
The Sand Ninja had not dared attack Konoha's main camp here before because they feared another nation might strike them from behind.
But enough time had passed for Sunagakure to shore up its defenses toward Iwagakure. (The Land of Earth lay north of the Land of Wind, and the Land of Fire lay to its east. The other great nations were much farther away.)
"So I propose we strike first, before Sunagakure finishes assembling its forces, and attack the Sand Ninja Main Camp," Shikaku Nara said, enunciating each word.
Chapter 119: Surprise Attack on the Sand Ninja
"What? Strike first?"
At the high command meeting, everyone exchanged startled looks when they heard Shikaku Nara's proposal.
"Yes. We'll attack the Sand Ninja Main Camp tomorrow. Not head-on, of course—it'll be a surprise attack." Shikaku Nara calmly laid out his plan.
"By taking the fight inside their camp, we can disrupt their plans and catch them off guard, cutting down their fighting force quickly."
After hearing Shikaku Nara's explanation, everyone agreed to the plan.
The Sand Ninja had kept them under pressure for so long that their anger had been building. They needed an outlet.
A surprise attack on the Sand Ninja Main Camp was the best way to find one.
"We'll rest for two days and call back the units outside. Then, before dawn on the day after tomorrow, we'll raid the Sand Ninja Main Camp."
"People are at their sleepiest before dawn. Even if the Sand Ninja spot us,