Facing the panicked Jonin Sasaki, Chihane shook his head slightly, then turned to Might Duy beside him.
"Uncle Duy, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist escaped last time. I'll leave them to you this time. Any problems?"
Chihane asked Might Duy softly.
Ever since Chihane had made Might Duy fully understand his own strength, Duy had been stewing over the fact that he had actually needed to open the Gate of Death against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist last time.
"Leave them to me! I'll definitely defeat them this time."
Hearing Chihane say he could fight them again, Duy immediately thumped his chest and gave his assurance.
Jonin Sasaki and Hizashi Hyuga looked at Might Duy in surprise. They could not understand how this man, famous throughout the village as an eternal Genin, dared to claim he could handle the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Wasn't that just throwing his life away?
"All right, they're yours, Uncle Duy. Leave the rest to me!"
Chihane nodded at Might Duy as he spoke.
"Lord Chihane, I know you're very strong, but even if Might Duy holds off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, they still have the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, Elite Jonin Takei Sōchin, Elite Jonin Minazuki Izumi, and more than a hundred Jonin. Even you couldn't possibly defeat that many ninja."
Faced with Chihane's confidence, Jonin Sasaki tried to dissuade him. Apart from himself and Hizashi Hyuga, the entire Konoha Army had no other Jonin left. He truly had no confidence in facing the Mizukage's hundred-plus Jonin.
At that moment, he also felt a little resentful toward Chihane. Root clearly had plenty of Jonin and Chunin, yet Chihane had injured Danzo and allowed Root's ninja to withdraw with him. That was what had led to