The Third Raikage was surrounded and worn down by thousands of enemy soldiers, but Xin was confident that such a scenario wouldn't happen to him.
Even assuming Kirigakure had the opportunity, would they have enough manpower?
Sure, Iwagakure managed to deploy thousands of shinobi against the Third Raikage, but could Kirigakure do the same?
It wasn't that Xin looked down on Kirigakure, but the fact remained that their military had been weakening year by year.
They were brothers-in-arms with Sunagakure in terms of decline. At least Sunagakure had the excuse of being weakened due to the Great Shinobi Wars. What about Kirigakure?
They were simply ruining themselves from the inside out.
At this point in time, whether Kirigakure could even mobilize ten thousand competent shinobi was uncertain.
Even for Konoha, it wasn't easy to mobilize such a large force, let alone Kirigakure.
"Alright, everyone, you can head back to rest and review the intelligence reports. I'll have everything prepared, and tomorrow we board the ship to begin the mission. I hope you're all mentally prepared," Jiraiya said.
He wasn't one for long-winded speeches, and he wasn't about to start now.
Whenever the Third Hokage gave speeches that lasted hours, Jiraiya always felt it was pure torture.
He had no intention of turning into that.
So, he kept the meeting short and to the point.
He said what needed to be said, handed out the intelligence reports, and called it a day. Those who needed rest could rest, and those who wanted to study the intel could do that. There was no need for everyone to just sit in the command room listening to pointless talk.
"Xin, stay for a moment."
Xin had just stood up, ready to leave, but had no choice but to sit back down.
He gestured towards Minato and Nawaki, and they nodded before leaving with the others.
Once everyone else had gone, Jiraiya let out a sigh, rubbing his face vigorously.
"Do you think we'll be able to complete the mission tomorrow?"
You're the team leader, and you're asking me?
Xin shot him an exasperated look.
"Who knows? It depends on how determined Kirigakure is. If things go south, even if we manage to break the island chain, we could still end up surrounded by their forces. It's best to be ready for some serious fighting."
Well, that wasn't very reassuring.
Scratching his head, Jiraiya asked, "We'll need to summon Manda for tomorrow's mission. Are you up for it? Oh, by the way, where's Ophis? I haven't seen it in a while."
Manda was just a backup; Ophis was the real powerhouse.
If push came to shove, Jiraiya would rather hand over all the credit to Xin than risk it without Ophis.