Kahn's ultimate goal was, naturally, to overthrow Ozai's rule.
Although Iroh had prepared himself, he still could not help feeling somewhat shocked when he heard Kahn describe the plan himself.
It was a plan so bold that countless people would not even dare imagine it. Yet Kahn had not only dared to imagine it, but had been steadily advancing it in secret. By now, more than half the plan had practically been accomplished.
Iroh agreed with the decapitation strike Kahn proposed. Kahn and Azula were indeed well suited to carrying it out.
"But taking out Ozai is only the first step of the decapitation strike. After dealing with him, we first need to secure the Royal Palace, then the entire Imperial Capital. Azula and I may need some help with that."
Kahn raised the issue.
Many of the Royal Guard responsible for protecting the Royal Palace had already chosen to pledge allegiance to Azula. Among the remaining guards, some were loyal only to the emperor, rather than Ozai personally-the Neutral Faction.
They did not need to pay too much attention to this Neutral Faction. As long as they took Ozai down first, those people would naturally act as circumstances dictated.
Thus, to secure the Royal Palace, they only needed to contain Ozai's diehard loyalists, a task Kahn was confident he could accomplish.
But they were somewhat short of manpower if they wanted to quickly secure the entire Imperial Capital.
Iroh took on that part of the task without hesitation, saying:
"Since things have reached this point, Zuko and I no longer need to continue our mission to find the Avatar. Next, Zuko and I will look for an opportunity to escape, then find a way to sneak back into the Imperial Capital and join you."
"When the time comes, as