Time passed day by day, and Onoki's arrangements were completed step by step.
Traces of Hidden Mist reappeared in the southeast of the Land of Fire, and Hidden Cloud Ninja were active on the border of the Land of Rice Fields.
Rasa, the Third Raikage, and other helpers secretly entered the Land of Grass with elite squads.
Once everything was ready, Onoki issued orders to the Hidden Rock Squad under Rekiseki's command.
"Attack the Konoha Ninja Squad at all costs."
For the sake of secrecy, Onoki didn't even go to the Hidden Rock Ninja Squad, creating the illusion that he was still in The Hidden Rock Village.
Aside from a few high-ranking members in the Hidden Rock Squad, most of the Hidden Rock didn't know their Tsuchikage had come to the battlefield.
No other reason, Onoki feared he might scare away Habu Mokgetsu.
If Mokgetsu escaped to some corner and silently cultivated for ten years before emerging, Onoki truly had no solution.
The Hidden Rock Ninja Squad's full-scale movement towards the Land of Fire's defense line in the Land of Grass, such a big move, was naturally not concealed from Konoha's Intelligence Ninja.
"Something's amiss. Previously, they retreated to avoid battle; now they're launching an almost unreserved major attack. Did they receive reinforcements?" Jiraiya's expression was serious.
The Hidden Rock Ninja Squad in the Land of Grass battlefield had already approached two thousand people. If another reinforcements of a thousand-man squad arrived, it would be three thousand ninjas in the Ninja Squad.
If such terrifying strength was directed at countries outside the Five Great Countries, none could withstand it, and they would fall within a short period.
"Don't we also have reinforcements? And there's Teacher Mokgetsu; we're sure to win!" Obito expressed confidence, having Mokgetsu was a given.
"Even with reinforcements, we don't have as many known Ninja Squads as the opponents." Jiraiya remarked.
Including reinforcements, the Konoha Ninja Squad in the Land of Grass now numbered only fifteen hundred ninjas, fewer than the Hidden Rock Squad even without reinforcements.
"Then should we request further reinforcements from the village?" Kakashi suggested.
He also trusted Mokgetsu's power, but it would certainly be better to reduce the likelihood of unforeseen incidents.
"I will make contact. But, if they do arrive, it's impossible to be timely." Jiraiya expressed, yet wasn't panicked.
Though numbers wise they fall short, Jiraiya was quite confident, after all, that individual had already arrived.
"Don't worry, trust me, trust yourself, and trust everyone." Mokgetsu smiled as he laid a hand on Kakashi's shoulder.
As the target's core figure, Mokgetsu received all the intelligence from Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Being targeted was within Mokgetsu's expectations, which is why he waited long after acquiring the Wood Release to truly display it on the battlefield.
Mokgetsu's genius persona tied with Wood Release would make Konoha's hostile forces exceptionally apprehensive.
Apart from Konoha itself, no Ninja Village wished to witness the emergence of another Senju Hashirama.
Which is why Mokgetsu deliberately held back during his battle with the Hidden Mist Ninja Squad, capturing many Hidden Mist prisoners.
The goal was for Hidden Mist to be deterred, losing one adversary.
Facing the Third Tsuchikage or the Third Raikage alone was not daunting for Mokgetsu; but if multiple Kage came together with elite ninjas, Mokgetsu wouldn't endure.
Chakra wasn't abundant; Mokgetsu had no way to kill that many people before exhausting his Chakra.
He could only escape using the Flying Thunder God once his Chakra was nearly depleted.
"If given more time, perhaps Hidden Mist wouldn't switch sides might not be impossible," feeling the tremor in his eyes, Mokgetsu thought.
Mokgetsu didn't know what his Byakugan would evolve into, because in the original work, the only advanced eye related to Byakugan was the Tenseigan in the movie version.
Everyone else had a normal Byakugan, even the final boss Otsutsuki Kaguya's Byakugan appeared similar to the ordinary Hyuga Clan, only possessing stronger abilities.
However, it seemed Tenseigan required Otsutsuki Chakra combined with pure Byakugan.
His Byakugan was certainly pure enough, but Mokgetsu truly had no knowledge of where to obtain Otsutsuki Chakra.
Nonetheless, evolution was inherently a positive. Chakra certainly could increase somewhat; the regret was he couldn't multiply like his disciples.