"Everyone is to withdraw? Are you sure that's what Lord Feng said?"
Inside the camp on Amegakure's border, Yahiko stared in disbelief at the Anbu who had brought the message.
"Did you relay it wrong? Wouldn't that mean abandoning those hired ninjas?"
Nagato looked equally puzzled.
As two of Amegakure's mainstays, they had naturally been assigned by Ning Feng to lead the vanguard.
They were responsible for confronting Kumogakure's ninjas on the battlefield in Amegakure.
They were at a disadvantage in numbers to begin with.
Over the past few days, the two had been worn out defending their positions, sometimes even having to take the field themselves.
Although the more than ten thousand hired ninjas who had just arrived yesterday had put in no effort, they had still relieved a great deal of the pressure.
At least in terms of morale, they had given the force a tremendous boost.
With more people, their allied force felt much more confident.
"Those... were Lord Feng's exact words."
The Anbu let out a deep breath.
Lord Feng had specifically ordered him to travel through the night to relay the message to the two commanders.
That showed just how serious this matter was.
"Nagato... it looks like we'll have to call those guys back today."
Seeing that the Anbu did not look as though he was lying, Yahiko sighed and turned to Nagato, his face full of confusion.
This was far from the first time the Rain Shadow had gone against expectations.
With those hired ninjas joining them, he was confident he could stabilize the battle within three days.
"I don't understand Lord Feng's intentions either..."
Nagato shook his head, indicating that he did not know what Ning Feng was thinking either.
"How strange... withdrawing our troops now... that's throwing those hired ninjas into