"That is a coward's excuse. I order you: the third target battlefield must hold. The strategic objective there has already failed. What we need to do now is ensure that the Konoha Ninja at the third target battlefield cannot support the other two target battlefields. When necessary, all of you will go up and hold the line. Do you understand?"
Two-Tails Yugito once again brutally cut off her subordinate's report. Whether Konoha had suddenly gained a hundred reinforcements or truly had a formidable Medical Ninja as the rumors claimed no longer mattered. The war had been going on for nearly three hours. Based on the distance from Konoha's main camp to the Land of Fire border, the advance force traveling at full speed would arrive within the next hour—perhaps even sooner. There was no need to consider the Medical Ninja anymore.
Should she begin wrapping things up early?
After driving most of her combat unit subordinates out of the command post, Two-Tails Yugito sank into thought.
Based on the analysis of the battle so far, the Cloud Ninja had indeed caught Konoha off guard. At the very least, the casualty ratio had been highly favorable, reaching 1:2 at its peak. But as Konoha's reinforcements arrived and quickly stabilized their position, mainly because the Byakugan's role was simply too great, that ratio was about to drop below 1:1.5.
They still held the advantage on paper, but the longer this dragged on, the more that advantage would be erased by the enemy. That would not fulfill Lord Raiden's political objectives. Especially after the unexpected defeat at the third target, Two-Tails Yugito believed that Konoha would soon pull the battle into an even contest. By then, even if the Cloud Ninja had not lost, they would effectively have lost, because they could not