"Damn barbarians, still clinging to unrealistic fantasies!"
Shimura Danzō held an opened envelope and cursed furiously inside the tent, spewing a string of obscenities.
Takahashi Yū and Hatake Sakumo sat to one side, calmly drinking tea.
This sort of diplomatic sparring was none of their concern. Professional matters were best left to the professionals.
Before Takahashi Yū arrived on the Land of Lightning front, commander-in-chief Danzo had always handled battle planning, intelligence offensives, diplomacy, and the like.
Deputy commander Sakumo mainly reassured the troops, stirred their fighting spirit, undertook solo missions, and carried out Danzo's strategies.
Now that Takahashi Yū had arrived, the vacancy for a frontline powerhouse had been filled. According to their old pal Danzo, the Eastern Front camp could now defeat any country in the Shinobi World, provided they disregarded casualties.
The other side was not nearly as relaxed as Takahashi Yū and White Fang.
Danzo's trusted subordinates, Yamanaka Arashi and Aburame Hideki, sat stiffly on the other side of the table. Without any insects on him, Hideki felt rather uneasy.
White Fang's sharp aura had already made his insects restless before. Now that Takahashi Yū was here, they skipped the restlessness and went straight into revolt.
For the past few days, he had given Takahashi Yū a wide berth around camp. He had no choice but to attend today's war council, so he could only leave his insects in the insect mound outside.
"Lord Danzo, how should we respond?"
Seeing Danzo's curses grow increasingly fierce, Yamanaka Arashi spoke up.
He was also afraid Danzo's voice would carry outside and unsettle the Konoha Ninja, whose morale was already wavering.
"I don't want to drag this out any longer!"
"Arashi, Hideki! Lead Root's men and wipe out the barbarians skirmishing in the mountains along the border!"
"Make your