Indeed, if Chiba, the one who had formulated the plan, were to command it, the plan's chances of success could indeed be improved.
Objectively speaking, Chiba was right.
No one understood this plan better than he did.
It was just that Chiba had never commanded such a major operation before. Although he possessed the qualities of a commander and had demonstrated extraordinary command talent in many areas,
he lacked experience, after all.
Coordinating all of Konoha's defense departments for deployment right from the start was by no means a simple task, nor was it something an inexperienced commander could handle well.
Although Chiba had created miracles time and again, that did not mean he was suited for everything.
But...
Other than Chiba, who else was a suitable candidate? Could they ask the Third Hokage to come out of retirement?
As the long silence continued, the atmosphere gradually grew oppressive. Minato Namikaze looked at the new plan in his hands, his brows already tightly furrowed.
Yet his heart was filled with hesitation.
Looking at the others, apart from those few whose expressions revealed neither joy nor anger and whose thoughts could not be read, everyone else present wore much the same expression as Minato Namikaze.
They, too, were hesitating over whether to hand command over to Chiba.
What Chiba had said was indeed correct. If the plan's creator commanded the entire operation, its chances of success would indeed be higher than if anyone else did. No one understood a plan better than the person who had created it. If someone understood this plan better than Chiba did, Konoha would not be troubled as it was now.
Anyone who understood this plan better than Chiba would have already thought of a better solution.
However, while his understanding of the plan did earn