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"Then, I will officially declare war against the Cloud Village and Stone Village for cooperating with Danzo with the intention of destroying the peace and prosperity of the Land of Fire."
Hearing his words, Shikaku said.
"I will prepare the documents."
Naruto waved his hand and pointed to the side.
"Let Shizune handle this! She is my assistant after all."
"Yes!"
Shizune nodded as she stood up. Although she had become a Department Head, she was also his assistant.
"We mustn't forget our goal in this war. We want to nip out their desire for war while also regaining full control over the Tailed Beasts."
"That's why the casualties among us must be as low as possible."
Naruto spoke as he sat back in the chair.
"Lord Hokage, what about Yugito?"
Ibiki, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.
Clap! Clap!
Naruto clapped twice, and three people appeared instantaneously. Their speed wasn't surprising.
What surprised the crowd was their height and strangely familiar Chakra.
"Alright! Take off your mask!"
Naruto waved his hand.
"Yes, Hokage!"
Three of them simultaneously spoke while taking off their masks.
"You want these three kids to handle a perfect Jinchuriki?"
Tsunade pointed at the three of them and asked, with veins popping out of her forehead.
"Don't worry, they have trained for this. By themselves, they might not win, but together, they have a sixty percent chance of defeating Yugito."
"Of course, my clones will always be on standby. If anything goes wrong, I can help."
Naruto spoke.
Neji and Shino showed no expression, but Sasuke looked slightly displeased. Of course, as a Shadow Guard, he kept his expression cold.
"According to my information, Roshi has already left the Stone Village. Han should still be in the village, so you two will face Onoki and Han."
Naruto looked at Jiraiya and Tsunade as he spoke.
Shikaku spoke.
"Since Cloud Village seems to be more eager for battle, they will definitely be the first one to start a war."
"We can focus on defeating them before fighting Stone Village."
"Oh! That reminds me. Karin modified a certain Jutsu and made a new Jutsu perfect for this war."
Actually, it was made by his parents and Kurama, but after making it, they gave it to Karin and made her its creator.
They wanted her to gain more influence to become Barrier Department Head. After all, she hadn't been recognized as Department Head despite her connections.
Naruto took out a scroll and said.
"You can test its effect yourself. Once you incapacitate someone, you can seal their bodies within the scroll without killing them."
"But this keeps their body in a comatose state, so if anything happens to the scroll, they will die."
"Of course, they can still be awakened after being released from the scroll, but after each use, the scroll would lose its effect."
"This is an upgraded version of Enclosing Technique."
Yes, Enclosing Technique could seal living beings, but there was a limit to it. It required a person to be a qualified Sealing Jutsu expert.
That meant the Sealing Jutsu itself was the main reason why they could seal something within scrolls.
But this Jutsu allowed anyone to seal a living person inside the scroll.
"Really?"
Inoichi looked surprised. He didn't think Karin, who was the same age as his daughter, could make a scroll like this.
Especially since she was only introduced to Sealing Jutsu recently.
"Yes!"
Naruto kept a straight face as he spoke. Unfortunately, those who were familiar with him knew he was lying.
That made sense. Karin was talented but not a genius like Minato. So, creating a Jutsu in such a short time shouldn't be possible for her.
But they didn't argue. If Naruto was willing to give the credit to Karin, what could they possibly do?
"I think we can all agree that this war will not be anything like a traditional war."
Shikaku spoke. His words made everyone nod their heads.
"In this war, our goal is neither to defend our land nor to win their territory. Not only that, but we also have an advantage in strength."
"I think we can take this war differently."
Naruto looked at Shikaku and asked.
"Overwhelming them!"
Shikaku walked up to the drawer and pulled out the map. He placed the map on the table and said.
"Between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, there are three different borders. Land of Hot Water, Land of Rice, and Land of Frost."
"Both Land of Hot Water and Land of Frost have close contact with Land of Lightning, so we can just assume that they will send their armies from those two lands."
"Instead of bringing the war to Land of Fire, we can cross Land of Hot Water and Land of Frost."
Hearing his words, Jiraiya asked.
"By the time we cross those lands, the Cloud Village will already be notified of our presence."
Shikaku shook his head and said.
"Not with our number! We are only bringing around five hundred ninjas. With five hundred of us, we can be quite stealthy."
"Instead of giving them a chance to prepare any traps along the way, we can just attack the moment we declare war."
Hearing that, Naruto nodded.
"Yes! My Anbu will start striking any leftover ninjas in the Land of Fire. That means we are clear in our land."
"So, we are really invading another country with just five hundred ninjas?"
One of the random Jonin asked with disbelief on his face.
"Yes!"
Naruto stood up and said.
"Uncle Shikaku, you will be the commander of this war. You can take Shikamaru with you."
"By the way, Hinata will also be joining you in this war."
"What? No!"
Hiashi almost jumped from his chair and shouted.
Everyone gave him an understanding look while Naruto smiled.
"Father-in-law, you can test Hinata's strength today. Uncle Shikaku, you can start preparing the list of shinobi for this war."
Hiashi couldn't help but feel speechless at the way Naruto addressed him, but he couldn't say anything.
His daughter hadn't even married Naruto, but she was already living with him.
Five months! In just five months, she had already started treating his house as hers.