To ease her fear, Mito kept finding things to talk about.
Mito said, "The Uzumaki Clan's leader said there will always be casualties in war. Konoha Shinobi Village may be strong, but mountains crumble and people leave. In the end, you can only rely on yourself."
After hearing that, Yanbai immediately gave the Uzumaki Clan's leader a thumbs-up. "Absolutely right. You have to rely on yourself. To honor this clan leader's noble principles, Konoha absolutely must not help."
Mito said, "The Uzumaki Clan's leader also said he proposed sending ordinary clan members into battle, but since they lack combat experience, they can't make full use of their strength. He scattered the clan's strongest fighters among them, hoping they could save a few more clan members at critical moments."
Yanbai said, "Mm, not bad. Once they're separated, the enemy can pick them off one by one."
Mito was speechless...
Yanbai genuinely admired these people who had barely read a book but were exceptionally good at spinning a tale.
Take the current Uzumaki Clan leader, for instance. While he lived, the clan gained a morale-stabilizing buff; once he died, they gained a bloodlust buff.
Really, as long as they did not provoke Yanbai, he viewed everything as a bystander.
Yanbai was still very tolerant of people whose views differed from his. After all, everyone had their own way of surviving.
That was true for Yanbai, and it was true for others.
Yanbai would not force others to agree with him, but he would not readily let them change his views, either.
As for the sort who believed anyone who agreed with them had sound values, while anyone who disagreed had twisted ones... well, it was better to avoid them.
Then a month passed...
The Land of Whirlpools mobilized all its forces and