Sarutobi Shinnosuke was waiting for the right moment. After all, that brat had been staying inside Kikikyō Mountain Fortress, where he had no way to eliminate him without making a sound.
The only thing he could use was the war. Whether it was being dispatched on wartime missions or having the main force march out to engage the enemy and leave Kikyō Mountain Castle empty, either would make for a fine opportunity.
This wait lasted for half a year. Sunagakure finally finished its preparations to go to war, and did so simultaneously with Iwagakure.
The front line in the Land of Grass had broken out as well.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke found an excuse to take a few trusted aides to the Land of Grass front line, but halfway there, he made a turn and arrived a hundred miles behind Kikyō Mountain Castle to quietly await his chance.
Shikaku Nara had no inkling of Sarutobi Shinnosuke's arrival. However, this was fishing to begin with; if he hooked something, naturally it was for the best, and if he caught nothing, there was no real loss.
In accordance with the plan, he proposed during the strategy meeting to dispatch an elite team to take a roundabout route and strike the camp of the Sand Ninja Army. Taking advantage of the enemy's main force marching out, they would destroy the opponent's supplies at the fastest possible speed and then retreat.
"I propose letting Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Rin Nohara participate in the raid mission. Among them, Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito are already special jonin, which is more than enough to handle this kind of assignment."
Minato Namikaze pondered for a moment and proposed letting his three students take part. Shikaku Nara had already stated earlier that he would lead the team in person,