"This is bad! The enemy's target is the Third Division led by Kakashi Hatake!"
That was right. That was exactly it!
Shihōin Naraku slammed both hands onto the table and stood straight up.
"Why are you suddenly saying that..." Tsunade looked at Naraku in confusion, not understanding what he meant. "Based on the intelligence we received earlier, we all knew the first major battle would definitely break out where Kakashi's Third Division was. What's the problem with that?"
"No!"
Naraku shook his head firmly, raised a hand, and pointed at the map. "There won't be a third enemy force. The enemy can't be splitting into three forces. They only have two armies!"
"What?"
"What grounds do you have for saying that?"
Shikaku Nara and Tsunade hurriedly asked. If this was true, they were in serious trouble.
After all, the Allied Shinobi Forces' deployment had been determined on the assumption that the enemy would split into three forces.
If the enemy had only split into two forces, that meant they had made a grave error in their decisions.
This was no laughing matter.
"I don't have time to explain right now. Intelligence Department, listen up! Notify Kakashi immediately. Tell him to pull his forces in, stay on full alert, and be ready to face an attack by a large enemy force at any moment!"
"Tell him they must hold out until reinforcements arrive!"
As Naraku issued urgent orders, he walked over to the large map of the shinobi world hanging on the wall. His finger swept rapidly across it before finally settling on a crucial pass along the Land of Frost's border.
His gaze abruptly grew grave, and his voice was low but carried unquestionable resolve. "The true direction of the enemy's main offensive is right here!"
Tsunade and Shikaku hurried