But they all had the same thought-this lovey-dovey stuff was sickeningly sweet...
After the successful raid on Kannabi Bridge, the vital passage from the Land of Earth to the Land of Fire was cut off.
Iwagakure's supply lines were completely severed.
The situation on the battlefield gradually stabilized.
But ending this war for good would still take one more heavy blow.
"Uncle."
After Minato Namikaze finished explaining the situation, a white-haired boy beside him sidled up to Xuan Zhe.
"Your eyes..."
Seeing Kakashi's eyes intact, without the slightest change, Xuan Zhe froze for a moment.
"What's wrong with my eyes?"
Kakashi asked curiously.
"...Nothing."
Xuan Zhe changed the subject.
"I heard about Obito. How did he go in the end?"
"Obito knocked me out of the way to save me, right at the last instant before the cavern collapsed. Then... then he was crushed under it."
The moment it came up, Kakashi wilted.
Shizune and the others hurried over to comfort him.
Minato Namikaze also looked guilty.
"Sunagakure's supply lines are completely cut off. They'll have to retreat in a few days at most. Once their main force leaves, we can concentrate on dealing with the Third Raikage and the few men he has left."
After saying that, Minato Namikaze slapped his forehead, forcibly suppressed his emotions, and turned to Xuan Zhe.
Xuan Zhe said nothing. He was considering something else-if Ōnoki came in person, he would have liked to test whether his fire could burn through that lousy Kekkei Tōta. But this time, Iwagakure had sent Ōnoki's son Kitsuchi to command, and the old man hadn't shown his face at all. That made it no fun.
A change of target, then. The Third Raikage would be more suitable.
As they left the main headquarters tent, Xuan Zhe leaned