The Time for the Decisive Battle

"I never expected the One-Tail to suddenly appear on the front lines. We miscalculated." Hatake Sakumo spoke with some dejection. They had not factored the One-Tail into their plans from the start. They had been fighting for over a year, and the One-Tail had never appeared. Who could have expected it to suddenly show up at the frontline camp tonight? "It was my fault, Sakumo... If I hadn't been so reckless, I wouldn't have alerted the Tailed Beast." Asuma Sarutobi spoke apologetically. He was already a cripple.