This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

"The troops pause to rest and continue the pursuit!"

At that moment, Huangtu gave orders directly to the Rock Ninjas. Without stopping for a moment, the Rock Ninjas continued to advance towards the heart of Taki Country.

The more cautious the Rock Ninja was and the tighter the rhythm of their attack, the more stretched and difficult it became for the Taki Ninja to cope.

Not to mention the rapid development of Iwagakure, the interior of Takigakure, hundreds of kilometers away, is still a completely different scene.

24 In the heart of Taki Country, an extremely wide and magnificent waterfall tumbles down from the upper reaches of the river, and then hammers into the vast lake downstream, making a rumbling sound of springs and streams.

What few people know is that the Takinin Village, which is well-known in the ninja world, is hidden under this waterfall.

At this moment, the village, which originally had a hint of mystery and tranquility, has been completely plunged into a cloud of gloom.

At the very center of Takiguni Village, similar to the five major ninja villages, there is also an institutional building that serves as the central authority for the entire village. At this moment, a major event concerning the future of Takiguni Village is taking place in this building.

This was a standard meeting room, with a large Takinin logo hanging on the wall. Opposite the logo was a long conference table.

In addition to the main seat at the front of the table, there are five seats on each side, totaling eleven seats. These eleven seats also correspond to the eleven people who hold the highest level of power in Takigakure.

Except for the main seat corresponding to the highest-level leader of Takinin, the remaining ten seats are the elders of Takinin.

The elders have equal power, but they are responsible for different duties.

At this moment, all the seats in front of the long table were filled with people. A depressing atmosphere permeated the room. Everyone had gloomy brows and extremely ugly expressions.

"The battle report just came in. The first half of Taki River has been completely occupied."

"It won't be long before the Rock Ninjas reach the Central Plains."

"And the entire central plains is indefensible and will probably fall soon."

An elder at the table slowly spoke and reported to the Takinin leader who was sitting in the main seat.

"Where else can we stop the Rock Ninja next?"

The man sitting in the main seat frowned and asked with an extremely ugly expression.

Most Rock Ninjas are good at using Earth Release, and their group Earth Release is invincible. Fighting a large-scale battle with Rock Ninjas on flat ground is undoubtedly a suicidal act for Taki Ninjas.

"It is Lake Taki"

"Beyond Lake Taki is Taki Falls."

The elder continued to answer in a very low voice.

Lake Taki is a large lake located less than a hundred kilometers away from Takinoshi Village. It is considered the upstream lake of the Takinoshi Village Waterfall.

As the name suggests, Taki no Falls is the large waterfall that blocks Takinin Village.

In other words, it won't be long before the Iwagakure will reach the doorstep of the Takigakure.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the table, and many of the Takinin elders at the table showed strange expressions in their eyes.

In battles between ninjas, attributes play a crucial role in determining the outcome, not to mention the battles between ninja villages.

Takiguni Village, as the name suggests, is a ninja village that is better at water-based ninjutsu than other attributes.

Therefore, if Taki Ninja wants to exert his greatest combat power, it is best to fight near rivers and lakes.

The Rock Ninja were already too powerful to be defeated, so if the Taki Ninja wanted to resist the Rock Ninja's attack, they could only rely on favorable terrain to fight back step by step.

This is what is called "defending in a dangerous place", but the "dangerous place" that Taki Shinobi refers to does not refer to towering mountains, but to some rivers and lakes.

But the embarrassing thing was that the sudden attack of Iwagakure caught Takinin off guard, which resulted in Takinin having no time to stop its men from defending in the early stages and was directly pushed into the heart of Taki Country.

By the time the Takinin gathered their strength to resist, they had already lost many of the places they could hold.

The nearest place that Takiguniun can use is the so-called "Taki River", and the recent defeat in Takiguniun is equivalent to Iwaguniun's sword being put to Takiguniun's neck.

Before the Takinin leader could continue speaking, a Takinin elder on the other side spoke anxiously.

"Chief, the Iwagakure ninjas are coming with such force that we cannot defeat them!"

"After the previous few battles, the losses in the village were simply shocking."

"Everyone knows what the Rock Ninja is thinking. He's just craving for resources and wealth. So why don't we just cut off our flesh and feed the tiger, and get rid of this hungry wolf of the Rock Ninja."

The elder tried his best to persuade the leader of Takinin, but what he said was that he should be prepared to surrender.

It is not surprising that such a scene occurred. Since ancient times, at such times, regardless of the external enemies, there would inevitably be such cowardly people among the "insiders" inside who would advocate peace.

"Yes, yes. They are one of the five great nations. There is no way we can defeat them no matter what we do."

"Alas, so many people have died in the battle, it is indeed time to call it a day."

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For a moment, there were continuous voices of agreement at the table. This "surrenderist" elder Takinin actually expressed the thoughts of many other elders at the table.

Seeing this, the Takinin leader's expression became even uglier.

"boom!!!"

At this moment, another elder at the table slammed the table and stood up.

"Assholes! Do you have any shame?"

"Cutting flesh to feed the tiger"? How can you say such a thing? "

"I think some people want to take off the Takinin forehead protector and become a national ninja!"

The elder pointed directly at the nose of the "surrenderist" elder and cursed him, without any mercy in his tone.

"That's right, bastard!!!"

"Iwagakure has evil ambitions. How much meat can we cut to feed them?"

"Yes, these bastards clearly intended to swallow us up directly, and you still had hope?"

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Obviously, not all of Taki's senior leaders are "surrenderists". There are still many elders who are in favor of war and are determined to fight against Iwagakure.

At that moment, the ten elders of Takinin were arguing with each other, and the sounds of slamming the table and cursing could be heard continuously.

If you observe carefully, you will find an extremely interesting phenomenon. That is, among the ten elders, half are pro-peace and half are pro-war.

They happened to be on the left and right sides of the Takinin leader, clearly separated from each other and spitting anger from a distance.

Chapter 510, Indecision

"Stop arguing!!!"

Finally, the Takinin leader who was in the main position could no longer bear it, and he slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily to the surroundings.

Seeing their leader angry, the group of Takinin elders who were arguing with each other in the air finally calmed down.

The atmosphere at the table returned to silence once again. Everyone looked at each other, focusing their eyes on the leader of the Takinin, quietly waiting for his decision.

The situation is already very clear. Half of the Takinin's senior leaders advocate war, while half advocate surrender. As for what decision to make, it ultimately depends on the opinion of the Takinin's leader.

In this sudden and somewhat eerie quiet atmosphere, the Takinin leader's face was gloomy and it seemed that he was struggling deeply in his heart.

Seeing this, the surrender elders below all had a flicker of joy on their faces, while the pro-war elders on the other side all had gloomy expressions.

He did not refuse on the spot, but showed hesitation on his face, which was enough to show the Takinin leader's wavering attitude at the moment.

This also means that Taki's surrender is not impossible.

After a long time, under the slightly worried gaze of the chief elder, the Takinin leader finally spoke.

"How many troops do we have now?"

In response to the Takinin leader's question, a Takinin elder immediately responded.

"There are probably more than 4,000 ninjas still capable of fighting."

Hearing this answer, the Takinin leader breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had finally made up his mind.

"Then gather all your forces at Taki Lake and fight the Iwagakure!"

Upon hearing this, the surrender faction Takinin elders were heartbroken, while the pro-war elders on the other side breathed a sigh of relief.

But what was unexpected was that the Takinin leader seemed to have only said half of his words. He hesitated for a moment and spoke again.

“If this battle cannot be won”

"Then let's discuss surrender."

As soon as these words were spoken, the joy in the hearts of the elders who advocated war disappeared, and a glimmer of hope was rekindled in the hearts of the elders who advocated surrender.

During the banquet, only two elders frowned at the same time. One of them was the elder who had previously reported the battle situation to the Takinin leader. He was also the core figure in the current Takinin main battle camp. Then he was ready to speak again to persuade.

"Chief, I'm afraid this is wrong."

But before he could finish his words, he was flatly rejected by the Takinin leader who had finally made up his mind.

"Okay! I've made up my mind!"

“Just do it!”

The Takinin leader waved his hand and interrupted the elder's advice.

Then, the elder's face turned red in an instant. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

"Chief, that's true."

At this time, the voice of another Takinin elder was heard again from the other side of the table.

The chief elder glanced sideways, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but soon it was replaced by a hint of helpless understanding.

Because the one who spoke was none other than Elder Zhuhe, who had previously taken the initiative to advise the Takinin leader.

But again, before he could finish his words, he was stopped by the Takinin leader with a sharp look, and there was no further words.

Then, the two elders who also held opposing opinions looked at each other, and saw the helplessness in their eyes.

How can you have your cake and eat it too?

If you want to fight, fight to the death. If you want to surrender, surrender immediately. Maybe you can get a good result.

You want to fight and surrender at the same time, how can you do both?

The final result can only be a loss of both.

But unfortunately, the Takinin leader has made up his mind and they are powerless to change it.

The willingness is also very direct, because at this moment, among the Taki Ninja, the only strong man whose strength has reached the level of "Kage" is the Taki Ninja leader. Although his strength is only the lowest quasi-Kage, with this strength as a foundation, his position as the leader cannot be shaken at all.

In the ninja world, fists ultimately have the final say.

Moreover, judging from the performance of the Takinin leader, he is an indecisive person. The reason why he made such a seemingly absurd decision is simply because he could not make up his mind and deliberately delayed.

"Ugh"

In the end, everything could only turn into two faint and helpless sighs.

The next day, after continuous advancement throughout the night, the Iwagakure troops advanced nearly 100 kilometers again. The sporadic resistance they encountered during the period was simply not worth mentioning in the face of the Iwagakure's army.

Taki Country is a small country, and its entire territory is only a few hundred kilometers in total.

With a ninja's leg strength, it is normal to move hundreds of kilometers in one night.

Finally, the Iwagakure army, led by the Fourth Tsuchikage Huangdi, arrived at a lake called "Taki Lake".

As long as they break through this "Lake of Waterfall", they will be less than a hundred kilometers away from the location of Takigakure, which means that Takigakure will be directly exposed to the attack of the Iwagakure.

At this moment, Huang Tu, the fourth Tsuchikage, was sharing the joys and sorrows with the Iwagakure ninjas beside him, and they were marching forward together with their heads down.

When he saw the vast outline of Lake Taki in the distance, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

From a distance, this lake called Taki Lake looks like a huge lake with thriving hydrology and covers a vast area.

Huangtu was not stupid. Considering that he had advanced here with almost no resistance last night, he predicted that a big battle would break out in this huge lake.

"Pass the order down, as long as we capture the lake ahead, Takinin Village will be within reach!"

"In the evening, I will reward everyone here and set up camp for rest!"

Huang Tu ordered the Iwagakure beside him.

As the order spread, the Rock Ninjas burst into cheers.

After days of hard fighting, although their morale was high due to successive victories, these Rock Ninjas were also eager to rest. When they heard such an order, they were naturally more eager to capture Lake Taki.

"Wen Ya, it's up to you."

After saying that, Huangtu turned around and spoke to Wen Ya beside him.