"I've cleared everything on my side, how about yours?"
The air in the forest was thick with the smell of blood. Ayane looked at the large number of ninja corpses on the ground and inquired about Ruri's situation using a portable wireless communicator.
This portable wireless communicator, improved by the military of the Land of Demons, was not only smaller and more convenient to carry, but with receivers secretly placed throughout various regions of the Land of Demons, real-time communication was possible as long as you were within the country's borders.
In terms of real-time information exchange, this was more convenient than the Perception Ninjutsu of the Nara Clan of Konoha.
Unless the intelligence is too complex to be conveyed verbally, most communications can be handled via radio to facilitate strategic cooperation.
Information analysis and sharing are crucial elements in ninja battles.
Previous Ninja Realm wars have proven that the ninja villages gaining intelligence first are more invincible on the battlefield.
"I have two more places here; it might take half a day."
Ruri's chilly voice came through the radio, her original body located on the other side of the Land of Demons, but now she was communicating with Ayane without any hindrance. The Land of Demons was no longer limited to using only ninja techniques for communication.
In theory, as long as receivers are set up at the boundary of the Ninja Realm, communication across the entire Ninja Realm is possible.
This could allow the Ninja Squad of the Land of Demons to optimize various new tactics, different from traditional ninja strategies.
"Is everything alright?"
Ayane chuckled.
"Who do you think I am? These small fry can at most serve as warm-up exercises for me."
Eliminating the underground black market ninjas who had infiltrated the Land of Demons to execute a sabotage plan was the mission entrusted to Ayane and Ruri.
Dealing with these underground black market ninjas, whose strengths varied greatly, was not a challenge. Most of Ayane and Ruri's time was spent deploying forces and locating the underground black market ninjas.
If the opponents were to gather and use their full strength, they could wipe out the infiltrating underground black market ninjas in less than half a minute.
Compared to the regularized Ninja Squad of the Land of Demons, the underground black market ninjas, lacking ninja group tactics, were at an absolute disadvantage.
Moreover, the leaders were the two highest combat powers of the Land of Demons.
Knowing the situation at Ruri's end, Ayane remained silent, aware that the underground black market ninjas infiltrating the Land of Demons were no longer a threat.
After cutting off communication with Ruri, Ayane directed the surrounding ninjas of the Land of Demons to start cleaning the battlefield and handling follow-up tasks.
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After exterminating the underground black market ninjas she was responsible for, Ayane immediately returned to Shion City.
Unlike the leisurely Ruri, as the clan leader of the Hyuga Clan in the Land of Demons, Ayane also bore the responsibility of being the captain of the Security Team.
Eliminating underground black market ninjas causing chaos within the Land of Demons' borders was within the Security Team's jurisdiction. To deal with these secretive mice, there was no need to deploy the army. The Security Team, which had absorbed many excellent ninjas from the military, also included elite ninjas, sufficient to handle bounty hunters.
After all, the Security Team responsible for maintaining the safety within the Land of Demons' borders, although generally not as strong as the military, was sufficient to use force to stabilize internal security.
Ayane returned home to change her clothes before heading to the Security Team for work. Upon returning home, she found Hakushi resting there, sitting on the sofa in the living room with a newspaper in hand, reading.
"You're back a bit early today, Hakushi-kun."
"Work finished ahead of schedule, so now I have some leisure time. Have you settled things on your side?"
Hakushi put down the newspaper and asked.
"It's settled; Ruri might need a bit more time, probably back by tomorrow."
"You both worked hard. The international environment has been a bit unstable lately; the Land of Rain has completely broken out into fighting, which might affect the Land of Waves."
Seemingly different countries, yet the locations of the two on the map are quite far apart.
Theoretically, no matter how chaotic the Land of Rain is, it has nothing to do with the Land of Waves, but this time the situation is different.
Because the spark of civil unrest in the Land of Rain is being manipulated by the major countries from behind the scenes, including the Land of Fire.
And the Land of Waves is also a neighboring country to the Land of Fire. Although the Land of Fire has been somewhat weakened in recent years, it still possesses the power to simultaneously manipulate two smaller countries from behind the scenes.
The Five Great Nations have deep foundations, especially with networks covering a wide area; countless spies have long been planted in the surrounding small countries, ready for war.
In this regard, the Land of Demons is considered a late starter.
However, the Land of Demons' expansion policy differs fundamentally from the existing mode of major countries, targeting the lower-class people neglected by the major countries, which is an area completely overlooked by them.
Therefore, even if the Land of Demons started later, it isn't difficult to catch up with the major countries.
The strength of the common people lies in organization, which is crucial.
Major countries and nobles underestimate the common people, and Hakushi is well aware of this.
Without organizational strength, people are indeed a flock of defenseless lambs, easily broken down, and not a concern.
The Land of Demons hopes to become the core nation for organizing the lower-class people; the task is a long and arduous one.