"That's roughly the situation in the Land of Wind lately. It seems that before long, a civil war affecting the entire Sand Ninja territory will break out, and the Rock Ninja appear ready to stick their hands into it as well."
"Only to be expected... How is the Uzumaki Clan's journey going?"
"Yes, everything is proceeding smoothly for now. According to the plan, they should arrive in Konoha this afternoon."
"They'll be here this afternoon? That was fast..."
Recently, Reina, the current head of the Inoue Clan, had been visiting Director Yamada's residence noticeably more often.
After all, compared with Red Pine Ridge—where every Uchiha clansman could be regarded as an informant of the Yamada Faction—the impending corporate war in the Land of Wind required intelligence gathered through every possible channel.
Facing a terrifying opponent that was virtually omnipresent and omnipotent, Soji did not dare let down his guard in the slightest. Thus, the entire Yamada Faction, as an extension of his will, had entered a state of high alert.
However, as the Will of Chakra actively sought change and began creating a "second battlefield" through the Uzumaki Clan's incorporation, Soji had no choice but to devote part of his attention to the turmoil unfolding in the heartland of Konoha.
—From the perspective of talent reserves, the Uzumaki Clan's arrival would undoubtedly provide Konoha with a great number of sealing technique specialists, further strengthening its existing industrial structure and combat model.
Leaving everything else aside, if the Uzumaki Clan's joining could perfect the Reverse Summoning Technique—which had never been deployed on a large scale due to its enormous cost—then the strategic calculus of future wars would change dramatically!
...The addition of highly mobile units would allow Konoha's current military forces to undergo massive "downsizing." If the tremendous productive capacity thus