Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that no one present had anything to say. Knowing they had nothing to add, he announced the candidates they had decided on at the previous meeting.
"Yuhi Shinku will serve as supreme commander of the Konoha forces on the Land of Rain and Sunagakure battlefield, with Dan Katō as his deputy, assisting Commander Yuhi Shinku..."
Before long, Sarutobi Hiruzen had assigned all the positions. The clan leaders of the major families also stated how many people their clans could contribute.
Once the personnel and numbers had been settled, they spent another half hour confirming various details. At last, the meeting came to an end.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood and said,
"All right, everyone, go back and prepare. Meet at the Konoha Gate at six tomorrow morning."
After the meeting broke up, the Jonin who had been selected hurried away to prepare for the mission ahead.
Meanwhile, the heads of the various clans returned to their compounds to notify their people.
As for supplies, the village had already prepared them and loaded them onto wagons. They would all leave for the Land of Rain together the next morning.
Hyuga Shinichi found Nawaki, Inuzuka Gai, and Aburame Tomohiro. The Eye-Nose-Ear Team was naturally on the list of those heading to the Land of Rain battlefield, and Nawaki had been assigned to join them. The four of them would make up a squad.
The squad consisted of one Jonin and three Special Jonin—a rare configuration.
They exchanged a few words, then went home to prepare what they needed to bring.
Hyuga Shinichi and Nawaki walked back toward the Senju Clan Compound. Since yesterday, Nawaki had been holding a Kunai and trying to gather Water Release chakra in it.
Now he was using Hyuga Shinichi's Listen-to-Wind Sword to gather Water Release chakra