Two days passed just like that, and on the third day...
The latest batch of intelligence arrived.
Naruto opened it and read through it.
Sasuke read beside him.
Sasuke frowned at the information in the report.
"I never thought the Four Great Nations and the smaller countries around them could muster so many troops to attack the Land of Fire together."
"A shinobi army twenty thousand strong? They know the Land of Fire has no strength left to resist, so why gather such a massive force?"
Hearing Sasuke's puzzled question, Naruto smiled.
"They certainly aren't coming for the natives of the Land of Slaughter. They're gathering more forces to assert their status. Once they've wiped out Konoha High Command, they'll use that strength to claim more resources and benefits. That's human nature."
Sasuke nodded slightly at that, then looked at Naruto with concern.
"Naruto, how are you planning to deal with so many enemies?"
Hearing the concern in Sasuke's voice, Naruto linked arms with him.
"Don't worry. If we both unleash our full strength, we'll be more than enough to sweep them aside."
"They can stay away, but once they come, getting out safely again will be nothing but a dream."
Sasuke froze at those words.
"Are you planning to...?"
Naruto smiled. "That's right. Everything is going according to my plan."
"These countries have assembled twenty thousand shinobi to carve up the Land of Fire. If they don't want to suffer crippling losses, they'll have to bow to me."
Sasuke felt that this approach was far too dangerous.
After all, there were limits to human strength. Powerful as he and Naruto were, they would still be hard-pressed against twenty thousand shinobi and the Kage, the strongest fighters of several great nations.
Naruto knew what Sasuke was worried about.
But he