Outside Iwagakure.
Inside a large tent of the Allied Shinobi Forces, the captains of the various village units gathered.
As long as Iwagakure was thoroughly defeated, the Land of Earth would be considered entirely in the hands of the Shinobi Alliance.
Although there was still a large expanse of land behind Iwagakure, without opposing forces,
for the Allied Shinobi Forces, that land was no longer currency in the hands of the Land of Earth, but savings in a bank for the Alliance, ready to be withdrawn.
The issue being discussed in the tent at this moment was how to take down Iwagakure.
The mainstream idea was to first attempt a surrender, to divide Iwagakure's forces as much as possible, while also reducing the Allied Shinobi Forces' losses.
Meetings on the Battlefield always proceeded quickly, and this resolution was passed without much delay.
As for whether the Allied Shinobi Forces had considered the possibility of failure, to be honest, they truly hadn't!
Although Iwagakure's previous waves of attacks had caused some trouble for the Alliance,
they weren't even considered serious injuries, at most just a scratch.
Small Ninja Villages, truthfully, even Hidden Rain Village, were just playing a supporting role in this operation.
The main force and core would only be the Four Great Shinobi Villages; as long as the Four Great Shinobi Villages did not suffer heavy casualties, the entire Allied Shinobi Forces would remain as stable as a rock.
The Alliance was naturally well aware of Roshi becoming the new Tsuchikage, and the previous spies had also been cleared out.
Either they were afraid of exposure and went into hiding, but the Alliance could roughly estimate Iwagakure's actual combat strength.
Iwagakure's power was not on the same dimension as the Allied Shinobi Forces.
Without any transcendent Ninja in Iwagakure, the Allied Shinobi Forces could simply overwhelm them with numbers.
As for Iwagakure's remaining two Jinchuriki, were they considered super-standard existences by most Ninja of the Allied Shinobi Forces?
The Allied Shinobi Forces side was not without Jinchuriki; this time, there were three of them.
The Six-Tailed Jinchuriki Utakata, and the Two-Tailed Jinchuriki Yugito.
These two alone were enough to overwhelm Iwagakure's Jinchuriki, and as for the last one, it was naturally Fu, the Seven-Tailed Jinchuriki from Takigakure.
Well, she was just playing a supporting role, so there's no need to mention her; the Allied Shinobi Forces didn't rely on her combat power.
The surrender efforts began after some preparation.
Countless senbon carrying papers were shot into Iwagakure.
At the same time, a prepared amplification system was also aimed at Iwagakure.
"Iwagakure Ninja, listen! Iwagakure made the first mistake, attempting to provoke conflict in the Ninja World. The Allied Shinobi Forces are not here for slaughter, nor for invasion, but only for peace."
"We are here to save Iwagakure. Your Iwagakure has been severely infiltrated; your companions might have already been replaced by white monsters!"
"As long as you are willing to surrender and seal your Chakra, the Allied Shinobi Forces will guarantee your safety and that of your families after the thorough investigation!"
"Below is the self-sealing jutsu: Boar - Ram - Tiger..."
"Repeating: Boar - Ram - Tiger..."
Iwagakure did not have a sealing barrier; even Konoha only kept its perception barrier constantly active, and the defensive barrier was only activated after an attack was confirmed.
Countless senbon, along with countless surrender letters, flew into Iwagakure, and the amplification system broadcast the words of surrender into Iwagakure.
As everything proceeded as usual, a pitch-black spherical ball, only the size of a human head, struck towards the Ninja who was still loudly blaring the surrender message.
The terrifying Chakra fluctuations on it indicated its nature: a miniature Tailed Beast Ball!
"Continue, don't stop!"
Shikaku told the terrified Ninja to continue his work, showing no panic in the face of the incoming Tailed Beast Ball, and bowed slightly to the Ninja beside him, saying,
"I'll trouble Utakata-kun to make a move!"
Utakata nodded slightly, casually and quickly condensed a miniature Tailed Beast Ball, which, arriving later but striking first, collided with the incoming Tailed Beast Ball.
This set off a large firecracker between the Alliance's front lines and Iwagakure.
After the massive explosion from the colliding Tailed Beast Balls, the outer wall of Iwagakure was already filled with Ninja, and white birds floated in the sky.
Standing atop Iwagakure's main gate was the Fourth Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, and also the last Tsuchikage, Roshi.
At this moment, Roshi was wearing an ill-fitting Tsuchikage robe, which he wore like a Tsuchikage jacket.
During the critical moment of Roshi's inauguration, there was certainly no time to commission a tailor for a custom fit; he was wearing the Tsuchikage robe Ōnoki had left in Iwagakure.
It looked somewhat comical, but no one felt any inclination to mock him.
Roshi shouted with all his might, momentarily overpowering the voice of the Ninja calling for surrender.
"Iwagakure will never surrender!"
"Iwagakure Ninja, fight to the death!!!"
As Roshi's shout ended, he was the first to leap down from the wall, charging towards the Allied Shinobi Forces.
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