Chiyo finally couldn't hold back and asked the Third Mizukage, "Mizukage, have you mobilized all the elites of your Village?"
The Third Mizukage didn't speak, but Mei Terumī, who was standing beside him and harbored hostility toward Sunagakure, snorted, "Has Sunagakure really been slaughtered by Uchiha Ryou to the point where only this few people are left?"
Chiyo glared at Mei Terumī, "Little girl, you are participating in such a cruel war at such a young age; be careful not to get kicked to death by Uchiha Madara."
Mei Terumī snorted coldly, "There is no need for you to worry, Granny Chiyo. I am currently a Jonin of Kirigakure."
Chiyo and Pakura were shocked. Mei Terumī looked to be only in her teens, yet she had already become a Jonin of Kirigakure.
One must know that personnel changes in Kirigakure are the most brutal.
That guy standing nearby with his face wrapped in bandages is the best proof of that.
During his graduation exam, Zabuza killed every single student who came to participate in the assessment.
If the graduation exam is already this cruel, wouldn't the Chunin Exams and Jonin assessments be even harder?
For Mei Terumī to be a Jonin of Kirigakure at such a young age is enough to prove her talent!
Chiyo was pushed back slightly by Mei Terumī's aura.
Pakura immediately followed up by attacking Mei Terumī with words, "Mei Terumī, you look so beautiful, you will definitely be targeted by that big pervert, Uchiha Ryou."
"As your senior, I advise you to wear a mask!"
Mei Terumī was very beautiful; neither Chiyo nor Pakura could compare to her beauty at their age.
With her long dark brown hair and a fair, flawless complexion, she formed a contrast with the cold and grim style of Kirigakure Shinobi.
To Mei Terumī, Pakura's attack was not an attack but a compliment. She smiled and said, "Lord Kazekage, even if you praise me, I won't be grateful to you."
"You used Scorch Release to kill many of our companions from Kirigakure. You are an enemy of our Kirigakure!"
"Mei Terumī—"
Yagura's voice rose slightly, carrying a hint of sharpness, signaling to Mei Terumī that she had said the wrong thing!
They had already argued at the Five Kage Summit, and now they were all wearing the same forehead protectors, facing the same target.
How could she say such words that were detrimental to unity?
Mei Terumī snorted and did not apologize, because her anger had a reason.
Virtually every Shinobi capable of being mobilized from Kirigakure had been deployed.
On one hand, it was because Kirigakure had already been in a state of war with Konoha, and the Village's elites were already on the front lines in the Land of Fire, making them easy to mobilize.
On the other hand, it was the attitude of the Daimyo of the Land of Water.
Because the high-ranking officials, including the Third Mizukage, had been very sluggish regarding Madara's actions, the Daimyo of the Land of Water had strictly ordered Kirigakure to deploy its entire army.
Even Utakata, who had not yet mastered the Six-Tails, had been sent out.
What are Tailed Beasts? The greatest disaster would be if the status of the Daimyo and the nobles could not be preserved.
Kirigakure had basically dragged out every Shinobi of Chunin level or higher, or adult Genin, to fill the front lines.
The most bizarre case was the Kaguya clan, which had even dragged a 3-year-old child onto the battlefield.
His name was Kimimaro. The Kaguya clan claimed to the outside world that Kimimaro had inherited the Kaguya clan's Kekkei Genkai.
His destiny was the battlefield.
Kirigakure had essentially deployed its entire force.
If there were a rebellion at home now, the remaining Genin and the Daimyo's guardian Shinobi would not be able to stop it.
Kirigakure had tried so hard, but what about Sunagakure?
The only ones who could count as elites were Chiyo and Pakura; the large troop of Shinobi were just there to make up the numbers.
Mei Terumī had had Ao activate his Byakugan to observe the Sunagakure army and discovered that, except for a small number of Shinobi who possessed chakra, most of the others were ordinary people without any chakra.
Mei Terumī didn't say it out loud, but she kept in mind Sunagakure's pretense of having more numbers than they actually did.
Sunagakure truly lacked any sense of the big picture.
Even if the entire Village had been destroyed by Ryou, it was impossible for a huge country to only be able to scrape together so few Shinobi.
Since Mei Terumī wouldn't apologize, Yagura stepped forward to apologize to Chiyo and Pakura on her behalf.
Chiyo and Pakura accepted Yagura's apology, then focused on their journey and stopped speaking.
Chiyo and Pakura had guilty consciences; with Ryou's spores inside their bodies, they were spies planted by Ryou within the Shinobi Allied Forces.
Chiyo glanced at the Third Mizukage, then looked at Yagura, who had just stepped out to maintain unity.
She felt that Yagura seemed more like a Mizukage than the Third Mizukage.
What on earth was wrong with the Third Mizukage? He hadn't said a single word from beginning to end.
Did he not like to speak?
...
On the main battlefield, after both armies had eaten, they began to kill each other with their glares.
When it came to glares, Ryou's Shinobi Cats army was more lethal, with cat after cat hissing at the Shinobi Allied Forces.
Suddenly, the battlefield was plunged into bursts of hissing sounds.
The Shinobi Allied Forces were so frightened by this aura that they dared not step forward, all fearing that these Shinobi Cats would extend their claws to scratch people.
Ryou raised his hand, signaling the cats to stop hissing.
The Shinobi Cats army obeyed the order and stopped hissing.
Ryou picked up a large megaphone and spoke toward the other side, "Where is the monkey? Call the monkey out!"
Mifune walked out and said, "Lord Ryou, the Hokage's wife is giving birth, so he hurried home to deliver the baby for his wife!"
Ryou criticized the Third Hokage's lack of sense, "We are in the middle of a war, isn't him going home to hold a baby ridiculous? Can't you tell Biwako to give birth later?"
Mifune was speechless. He said that, and Ryou actually believed it!
Ryou said again, "Lord Mifune, can you tell the monkey? I am a Medical Shinobi, and I have experience in delivering babies. Itachi was delivered by me."
"I think I can deliver Biwako's baby! It would ease the tense atmosphere between our two armies!"
Mifune was not prepared to bicker with Ryou anymore. He said, "Lord Ryou, let's stop using Lady Biwako as a topic!"
Ryou pointed at him, "But you were the one who brought it up first."
Mifune felt a bit embarrassed, "I apologize to Lady Biwako! Lord Ryou, let's continue with the third match between our two armies!"
"This last match will decide the outcome. If our army wins, I ask Lord Ryou to join our army and work with us to stop Madara's evil plan."
"If our army loses, then we will withdraw from the Land of Rain."
Ryou shook his head, "No—what does your withdrawal from the Land of Rain have to do with me?"
Mifune asked, "Then what are Lord Ryou's demands?"
"Of course, I want women!"
Ryou pointed his finger at some of the female Shinobi with superior looks in the Shinobi Allied Forces.
Natsuhi from the Star Village, Kurenai from Konoha, Shizune, Yūgao, and also—
Ryou's Sharingan scanned the area and saw two figures from Kumogakure; they had been hiding in the back, so Ryou hadn't noticed them before.
But Ryou could be certain that those two figures were—Samui and Mabui.
They were a year or two younger than Kakashi and Obito, and they had joined the Shinobi Allied Forces this time as logistics Shinobi for Kumogakure.