"So, what you mean is that members of the other clans had taken up a considerable number of missions, but did not have enough manpower to fully handle that volume, creating the current manpower shortage. Meanwhile, the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan, also clans themselves, had the necessary personnel but not enough missions, resulting in some people being overwhelmed while others had nothing to do."
Minato Namikaze frowned slightly, a grave look in his eyes as he looked at Chiba and carefully chose his words.
Just moments ago, Chiba had explained the issue of mission allocation among the village's clan ninja. He had pointed out that the manpower of two clans had not been fully utilized, leaving a surplus of personnel. He had also noted that, under the current sensitive circumstances, this was highly inappropriate. Though they were both among the foremost great clans and had their own reasons, the situation in the Third Shinobi World War remained unclear. The village held an absolute advantage, but the other hidden villages had not surrendered. Moreover, Konoha still had quite a few hidden dangers. Externally, victory seemed assured, but it was not completely assured. That "assured victory" needed quotation marks around it.
At such a sensitive time, at such a crucial moment for the village, no matter what reasons these two clans had, they could not simply stand by and do nothing. They still had to do what needed doing, even if it meant sacrificing some of their own interests.
First was the Hyuga Clan. The Hyuga Clan had a large number of branch family members, yet only twenty percent of them had contributed this time. Forget giving their all to help the village—this figure did not even reach half their numbers. The remaining eighty percent bore the duty of protecting