As Uchiha Yao's words fell, the atmosphere in the entire conference room turned feverish.
The conference room erupted at once!
The battle intent and fervor that had been suppressed to the limit exploded completely at that moment!
Numerous jonin shot to their feet, their faces filled with excitement and bloodlust!
The entire room buzzed!
"Good."
Uchiha Yao smiled faintly.
He raised a hand and pressed it down lightly.
The conference room instantly fell silent. Everyone's eyes, filled with reverence and fervor, focused on him.
"However, before the war officially begins, there is one more thing we need to do."
"Everything discussed in today's meeting is classified at Konoha's highest level."
"From the moment you leave this conference room, I do not want even the slightest hint of it leaking out."
Uchiha Yao's gaze swept across the room.
"Everyone here is a pillar of Konoha. I have no doubt about your loyalty."
"But to ensure that this plan is foolproof, before we go to war against the outside, we must first conduct a thorough internal purge."
"An internal purge?"
Shikaku Nara frowned slightly. He instantly understood what Uchiha Yao meant.
"Hokage-sama, do you mean... rooting out the spies within the village?"
"Correct."
Uchiha Yao nodded.
"Over the years, every major shinobi village has planted countless nails in Konoha. I imagine everyone here has a good idea of how many."
"In the past, for various reasons, we mostly turned a blind eye to those rats."
Uchiha Yao spoke with a grave expression.
"But now, things are different."
"I do not want our shinobi bleeding and fighting on the front lines while the rear suffers needless casualties because information has been leaked."
"Therefore, every rat hiding in the shadows must be completely eliminated!"
The moment those words were spoken, the temperature in the