Daiki, the leader of the assault team from Sunagakure, appeared far more impatient.
Daiki's face hardened, his jaw clenched.
Of the three leaders, Daiki was the first to feel Reiji's blow—and it hurt, both physically and to his pride.
He glared at Tatsuya and spoke with a voice full of anger that Daiki could no longer contain.
"Let's use Ninjutsu!" Daiki shouted, his voice booming, piercing the suffocating silence.
"I know why we've been holding back—because we're afraid this ship will be destroyed!"
"If the ship sinks, we'll have to fight on the water."
"And that means we have to keep channeling Chakra just to stay afloat! Use Ninjutsu? That's definitely wasteful!"
"Not to mention having to fight while maintaining our balance on the surface of the sea—that's not just difficult, it's hell!"
Daiki took a rough breath, his eyes blazing with anger.
"And so far... not a single member of the Uzumaki Clan has shown up to help that boy! Not one!"
Daiki gritted his teeth, his gaze sweeping across the deck of the ship, now filled with tension.
"That means we have no idea what they are planning."
"We need to stay alert, keep our Chakra ready, and prepare for the worst."
Daiki let out a sharp sigh, then pointed toward a lone figure standing on the water.
"That kid is alone! One person! But we—the ninjas from three great villages—can only stand here, frozen, and get beaten one by one as if we were wooden dolls!"
The atmosphere around Daiki froze, no one answered.
Daiki's words hit them harder than the enemy's attacks.
Daiki's face was now flushed, his jaw tightened, and his tone grew higher.
"I'm fed up! Three hundred of our ninjas died in vain, just because we were busy protecting the ship instead of using our full power! If this continues, we'll be buried at the bottom of the sea by that kid!"
Daiki pointed at Reiji, who stood calmly on the water's surface.
"It's time for us to strike back."
"Not with cheap tricks, but with full power! We kill that boy—now!"
Tatsuya and Yukina exchanged glances after hearing Daiki's emotional outburst.
Their gazes then turned to Reiji—the lone figure standing on the surface of the sea, unmoving, surrounded by sunlight reflecting off the rippling water.
Their expressions were complex; a mix of anger, fear, and unspoken anxiety.
Tatsuya finally nodded, quickly but firmly.
He knew—everyone knew—that fighting that kid one-on-one was just suicide.
The only way was to attack Reiji simultaneously, from various directions, with full force.
Especially since Reiji was not on any ship right now.
Reiji was currently standing alone on the sea, far enough from their forces, right near the shoreline of the Whirlpool Island.
That position was strange—making them suspicious—but also an opportunity.
Maybe the kid was moving away to avoid the destruction of their ship, or perhaps… Reiji was planning something.
But at this moment, Tatsuya could no longer let doubt hold him back.
"If we go all out against that boy, sooner or later the ninjas from the Uzumaki Clan will show up," Yukina murmured softly, but clearly enough for Tatsuya to hear.
Tatsuya nodded in agreement.
If they could force the Uzumaki out of hiding, then conquering the Uzushio Village would be much easier.
This was the moment—total assault.
"Everyone! Get ready! We start the attack now!" Tatsuya shouted loudly and with pressure.
"Understood!" the ninjas from the three great villages shouted in unison, as they all began to form ranks and started to weave hand seals.
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