Selection

The meeting quickly got underway, revolving around whether to dispatch reinforcements and what specifications those reinforcements should have.

Regarding whether to send reinforcements, everyone had no objections; those who could sit in this conference room understood the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.

It was just that some controversy arose over the specific question of who would lead the team.

For an operation like this that represented all of Konoha, theoretically, a figure at the consultant elder level should lead it in person.

Yet right now, among the village's consultant elders, Danzo was confined to his quarters reflecting on his mistakes, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had gradually stepped away from front-line command, leaving only Tsunade and Jiraiya available to be sent out.

Unluckily, Jiraiya had just gone out on a training trip with Naruto and was not in the village.

Therefore, the only one currently left in the village who met the requirements for leading the team was Tsunade, but the village could not do without Tsunade either, as many research projects required her personal supervision.

Seeing the crowd argue endlessly, the Third spoke: "For this operation, Iwagakure will be the main force; the primary role of the reinforcements we send is to distract, so there's no need to be so rigid about the team leader's selection! I propose that Kakashi be responsible for this mission to support Iwagakure!"

"Kakashi, huh."

Tsunade pondered for a moment and nodded.

After Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged glances, they also nodded in recognition.

Kakashi was the most outstanding Jonin in terms of overall performance among the younger generation of the village, without exception, making him a team leader choice acceptable to all parties.

Kakashi, who also attended the meeting, did not immediately agree; instead, he