When Konoha's higher-ups saw Nawaki assign the task to Yugito and the Cloud Ninja, they felt a wave of relief.
Although Nawaki's verbal persuasion had just forced them to express their support, a leopard could not change its spots. If they were truly made to lay hands on innocent civilians themselves, they would definitely feel deeply uncomfortable.
Moreover, once Konoha's Shinobi Army, long accustomed to discipline and restraint, unleashed the devil within their hearts, they might quickly have their minds corroded by bloodlust, cruelty, and other emotions, just like the armies of other ninja villages. It would then be difficult to turn them back into a disciplined, civilized force.
Now that Nawaki had handed all the dirty work to the Cloud Ninja, everyone was naturally more than happy to see it happen. They finally understood why Nawaki had insisted on hiring the Cloud Ninja prisoners despite having sufficient troops. He must have been preparing for this plan all along, and Yugito was the one meant to take the blame for them.
What they did not know was that Yugito, whom they regarded as the scapegoat, was inwardly cursing Konoha's higher-ups like mad. Within the entire mental network, she alone understood Nawaki's thinking best. In this young Jinchuriki girl's view, war was inherently about using every means available. Talking about morality and righteousness with the enemy was utterly laughable. To her, Konoha's higher-ups had just acted like a pack of lunatics. Who in the Shinobi World did not know that a scorched-earth policy was the simplest and most direct way to deal with guerrilla tactics? If Konoha refused to use it, the other ninja villages certainly would not hesitate. With one side declining while the other embraced it, would Konoha not be forever trapped in a tactical disadvantage? They could not