After returning from the Land of Waterfalls to the Garrison Camp in the Land of Grass, the first thing Uchiha Tokimitsu did was issue a gag order to every ninja who had gone into battle, cutting off every possible avenue for information leaks.
After all, killing the Tsuchikage's Assistant and the Raikage's Secretary—senior figures from two major nations' hidden villages—as well as a Jinchuriki in a single battle was a glorious achievement, but also one that could get them killed.
Especially after killing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, one could imagine just how crazed the already overbearing and brutish Kumogakure would become upon discovering that both their high-ranking official and their Jinchuriki had "vanished."
As for Hatake Sakumo and his subordinates, after resting for one night in the camp, they ignored Uchiha Tokimitsu's attempts to keep them and hurried back to Konoha.
"Jonin Sakumo truly is a model Konoha ninja, worthy of being the universally recognized heir to the village's Will of Fire," Uchiha Tokimitsu said to Uchiha Kamon, who had come to see them off with him after the farewell.
"The village has flourished without decline precisely because it has people like them," Uchiha Kamon said, offering equally high praise.
"Is that so?" Uchiha Tokimitsu raised an eyebrow, somewhat unconvinced. "What a pity. In reality, the despicable revel without restraint, the worldly struggle on in ignoble existence, while the noble die without a place to belong."
"Hatake Sakumo..." Uchiha Tokimitsu gazed at the figure that had long since vanished into the distance. "He is too noble..."
Uchiha Kamon froze.
With nothing weighing on him, Uchiha Tokimitsu continued dumping all miscellaneous affairs onto the unfortunate Staff Officer Nara Kohei, while he found a quiet place to take stock of what he had gained from the battle in the Land of Waterfalls.