Sunagakure, Kazekage Tower.
Since Rasa revealed the existence of the Dragon Oasis to everyone, this is the first time they have gathered together again.
The two elders of Sunagakure: Chiyo and Ebizo.
The Jinchuriki of Shukaku (One-Tail): Bunpuku.
The two top figures of Sunagakure with combat power: Pakura and Michikawa.
The head of the Anbu: Baki.
Rasa's assistant: Sēramu.
The current head of the Sunagakure Medical Department: Iris.
The current head of the Sunagakure Logistics Department: Ryūji.
The current head of the Sunagakure Ninja Hospital: Yashamaru.
The current head of the Sunagakure Orphanage: Karura.
The future successor of Chiyo: Hana, and the future successor of Ebizo: Honoka.
For the sake of confidentiality, only a few people were qualified to know and be present here. Everyone had already heard about the news of Iwagakure and Kumogakure advancing toward the Land of Wind. They all looked up with nervous and expectant expressions toward the Kazekage, who had created countless miracles.
Rasa, now the person with the highest authority in Sunagakure, looked down below.
Finally, he spoke his plan.
"Everyone, you must have heard the news from outside. I won't waste too many words. With our current strength, it's almost impossible for us to directly confront Iwagakure and Kumogakure. If Sunagakure wants to win this war, there is only one way. I call it the 'Decapitation Operation.'"
At this point, Rasa looked toward Baki beside him and said,
"Baki, introduce the intel the Anbu has gathered."
"Hai."
As Baki moved, a map of the ninja world appeared before everyone.
Baki had already prepared and marked the map.
"Everyone, please look. According to the intel our Anbu received, Iwagakure and Kumogakure have mobilized a total of 16,000 ninja, divided into four battlefronts to attack our Land of Wind.
First battlefront: 6,000 ninja from Iwagakure, attacking from the direction of the Land of Birds. Leading them are Iwagakure's two Jinchuriki, namely: the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi.
Second battlefront: 4,000 ninja from Kumogakure, attacking from the sea. Leading them are Kumogakure's magnet release ninja: Toroi and Darui.
Third battlefront: 2,000 ninja from Iwagakure, attacking from the direction of the Land of Rain. They were originally part of the Iwagakure forces that attacked Konoha. Leading them is Iwagakure's Explosion Release ninja: Gari.
Fourth battlefront: 4,000 ninja from Kumogakure, also part of the previous forces that attacked Konoha, launching a surprise attack from the direction of the Land of Rivers. Leading them is the Kumogakure 'AB Combination'."
Upon hearing Baki's explanation and looking at the four lines on the map that surrounded the entire Land of Wind, the group in the room had serious expressions. Chiyo squinted her eyes and sighed.
"Iwagakure and Kumogakure really aren't holding back."
Baki continued.
"Of the four battlefronts, the first battlefront from Iwagakure is geographically the easiest to reach the border of our Land of Wind. Although it is slower due to the large troop size, they are expected to reach the border in about two days, by nightfall."
After a pause, Baki held a confident smile.
"As for the third and fourth battlefronts, while they are currently within the borders of the Land of Fire, and geographically relatively close to the Land of Wind, their supply lines are slow, and because they are within the Land of Fire, it will take them five days to reach us.
The second battlefront is the slowest, requiring seven days. However, since they are coming by sea, their supply lines and the morale of the ninja are the highest, and their stamina will not be depleted as quickly."
After explaining the whole plan like a pro, he bowed to Rasa.
"Kazekage-sama, that's all I have to report."
"Mm."
Rasa nodded and continued speaking to everyone.
"First, there is no need to worry about the third battlefront. I have already asked members of the 'Akatsuki' to help us hold off the 2,000 Iwagakure ninja."
Hearing this, everyone visibly relaxed.
"However, the remaining 14,000 ninja still pose a threat to us. This is still beyond the capability of Sunagakure to handle directly. Fortunately, our enemies have given us an opportunity by splitting their forces. If we only have to deal with one battlefront, it's still manageable."
It seemed like Michikawa understood something and spoke up.
"I see now. Kazekage-sama, your decapitation operation is to gather all our forces and strike down one of the heads first, forcing Iwagakure and Kumogakure to hesitate?"
Rasa nodded appreciatively.
"Michikawa, you're correct, but that's only half of it."
"Half?!"
Aside from Baki, who already knew Rasa's plan, the others were surprised, and then they heard something that left them speechless.
"Yes, we will strike down one head, but it's not by gathering all of Sunagakure's forces. It will be only the three of us—me, you, and Pakura."
"..."
Everyone's pupils contracted, and Karura, as Rasa's wife, immediately showed an expression of extreme concern.
Ebizo couldn't help but speak up.
"This is impossible. It's too dangerous. Kazekage, as the village's leader, you absolutely cannot take such a risk alone."
Rasa understood the concern. As the leader, it wasn't ideal to put himself in such danger, but he was confident.
"Don't worry, Ebizo-sama. I'm confident in my decision, which is why I made it."
After speaking, Rasa looked at the surprised Michikawa and Pakura.
"And you two? If Minato Namikaze of Konoha could fight a hundred enemies by himself, now that you have mastered senjutsu, do you not have this much confidence?"
Pakura couldn't stand the challenge.
"Tch, who's scared? Since you want to go crazy, Kazekage-sama, I'll join you in your madness."
Michikawa was more composed, but after thinking for a moment, he made his decision.
"I understand now. Since you, Kazekage, have this confidence, as a member of the village, I won't hesitate."
With the three representatives of the village's highest combat strength agreeing to the risky plan, the rest of the room felt conflicted, but ultimately, it was Chiyo who spoke up.
"Kazekage-sama, are you going to strike the head first?"
Rasa looked at the map, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Land of Birds.
"Since this is a decapitation, we need to cut off the head that will hurt them the most. There's no head more influential to this battlefield than these two Jinchuriki."
Everyone immediately understood that Rasa had chosen the 6,000 Iwagakure ninja led by the two Jinchuriki as the target.
"In order to ensure the success of our decapitation plan, the village will need to make some preparations. Elders, you, along with Fūka, will lead the ninja from the village to meet the AB brothers from Kumogakure."