November 9th, Konoha Year 31.
This is destined to be a moment in time that everyone in the Shinobi World will remember.
The Senju Clan Compound's Government Affairs Hall became a bustling place starting at three in the morning.
However, due to confidentiality and other related requirements, everyone working here moved very quietly and did not speak or make any noise unless absolutely necessary!
Until the clock slowly moved toward five o'clock.
As night was gently lifted, gradually revealing the outline of dawn, the movements of the people in this area gradually increased!
Powered by Chakra, they traversed the palace complex, delivering intelligence reports to a grand hall located in the southern part of the palace!
Inside the hall, several candlesticks that had not been used since the advent of electric lights were lit again, spreading a dim, occasionally flickering glow.
A group of people of different ages, dressed in various Combat Uniform and armor, and carrying all sorts of weapons.
They were rising one by one to report the situation and information they had to the other beings in the hall!
As the report progressed, the previously tense atmosphere in the council chamber gradually relaxed.
The person who finally stood up to report sat down.
Those inside the hall who had learned the details of the situation couldn't help but smile with satisfaction!
Seated above the crowd, Senju Toka wore gray armor, her long sword firmly planted on the ground in her left hand.
With a slight nod from her, all eyes below focused on her, awaiting further instructions.
"Gentlemen," Senju Toka, who had been silent all along listening to the report, finally spoke. Her voice, clear and firm like the clash of cold iron, rang out. "With this, the first step of the outer perimeter operation plan has achieved perfect success, and our blockade line is now complete!"
The people kneeling below, clad in armor, immediately straightened up upon hearing the voice from above.
Without pausing, Senju Toka continued, "Now, the most crucial second step of the battle plan requires us to work together and make the most of it."
"Less than twenty minutes remaining. Everyone must return to their posts immediately and await the signal."
"In this battle, we must eliminate all Traitor in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, *x!" The crowd below bowed their heads in unison in response.
In the early hours of the morning outside, the responses from the people inside the hall carried far.
The guards outside the hall and the people from various races who were waiting all gripped their swords tightly with different emotions!
Following the orders from above, within moments, everyone in the hall rose one after another and stealthily returned to their positions with their own men.
At this pivotal moment that can determine one's fate, everyone has their own task.
Some were responsible for sending away the old and weak, some for rushing into the Sarutobi Clan, some for dealing with the Commoners Ninja in the village, and some were even responsible for giving the final orders to the neutral people!
As the head of the clan, Senju Toka also has her own unique tasks.
After everyone in the hall had left, she, dressed in armor, stood up and led the Red-Haired Woman beside her out of the council hall!
The two highest-ranking decision-makers and combatants of the Senju led the dozen or so Senju Clan Members as they slowly made their way through the clan's territory.
Ignoring the stares cast at them from all directions, they didn't speak to or give any instructions to any of the tribespeople they passed by!
The current plan has already been set, and there's no point in saying anything more at this point!
Even if there are problems, at this point, Senju side can only correct them with their swords and strength!
Upon entering the Senju Clan Compound, we found ourselves near a wall closest to the Sarutobi Clan.
Jump onto the roof!
By the faint light of the rising sun, I looked at the building at the end of my line of sight and the three stone human face statues above it.
Wearing her usual white robe and the same golden headdress that hadn't changed in years, Mito Uzumaki, who still looked like she was twenty, had a very complicated look in her eyes, and her thoughts were momentarily lost in memories!
After a long while, she pulled herself out of her reverie, and her voice, so different from her appearance and noticeably aged, rang out. "How are they?"
The sudden sound in the otherwise silent environment interrupted Senju Toka's observation.
She tilted her head slightly and nodded, a reassuring smile on her face, and said, "Don't worry, everything is arranged. Senju Tsukika will have people guarding them the whole time!"
Those three women and their unborn children were one of the Senju' last trump cards.
Although neither she nor the Senju leadership believed that anything unexpected would happen to the Senju in this all-out war against Sarutobi.
But as the clan leader, he is the leader with the highest and greatest power in the alliance.
She will still make sufficient preparations to prevent the ship from capsizing unexpectedly and causing everyone on board to lose hope!
Thus, Senju Tsukika, the hidden Kage Level fighter of the Senju, and the person she personally appointed as her protector, would stay with those three people forever!
Upon hearing Toka's arrangement, Mito Uzumaki nodded with a relieved expression.
Tsukika's strength, identity, and special status.
This person is truly the most suitable guard for those three children within the Senju Clan Grounds at present.
Regardless of how the battle unfolds today, the safety of my granddaughter and great-grandson is finally assured!
Their status as daughters means that no one will dare to harm them now.
The fact that her granddaughter was carefree meant that Mito Uzumaki's remaining family members would not have any more problems.
So now all that's left... is the Uzumaki!
The Senju has already dispatched sufficient personnel for this matter.
Whether they flee or resist on the spot, the fate of the Uzumaki Clan depends entirely on themselves!
While pondering these thoughts, Mito Uzumaki used her Chakra to sense her physical condition.
The time for them to wither and go to the Pure Land has only been in the last few years.
How many will be left after today's battle?
Mito Uzumaki was silently calculating in her mind.
In the past, she wouldn't have bothered to think about these things, because she had already lived enough.
The idea of going to the Pure Land was not something she used to care about!
But now, she has to calculate these things.
Because she wanted to see her great-grandchild, to see Tsunade's child born, and to see Tsunade become a mother!
"Control your attacks." As if sensing Mito Uzumaki's thoughts, Senju Toka, who had been observing the situation outside, suddenly spoke up, "We are well prepared for today's battle; we don't need you to risk your life for victory."
"If you use too much force, be careful that the Nine-Tails doesn't cause more trouble than Sarutobi!"
Hearing these words, Mito Uzumaki, whose eyes were somewhat vacant and who had been silently gazing at the first stone face statue in the distance, chuckled and said, "Alright!"
Shortly after she finished speaking.
The sun, which had been hesitant to appear on the horizon, finally peeked out.
The sky over the Shinobi World has been brightened!