The Sunagakure ninja sent to the Land of Rain battlefield had already set out. Upon reaching the Land of Rain's border, they would split into two groups: one large unit and one small squad.
The small squad would continue into the Land of Rain, headed for Sunagakure's outpost within the country. Their primary task was to deliver supplies.
The large unit would rendezvous with the Sunagakure forces fighting Konoha, then launch a full-scale offensive against Konoha.
Meanwhile, after preparing vast quantities of combat supplies, the force assigned to attack the Land of Fire departed Sunagakure under the watchful eyes of Sunagakure's higher-ups and the daimyos of the Land of Wind.
They advanced toward the Land of Rivers, intending to attack the Land of Fire directly from there.
Konoha, Land of Fire.
Hatake Sakumo's squad returned safely to Konoha. They first handed over the intelligence scrolls gathered by Hyuga Shinichi and the others to Sarutobi Hiruzen, then explained Uchiha Fun's situation to him.
Faced with this matter, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that it would be unwise to interfere too deeply. The best course was to let the Uchiha clan handle it themselves.
After all, this was wartime, and suspicion could not be allowed to arise. If what Uchiha Fun had done were exposed, it would undoubtedly deal a severe blow to frontline morale.
What was more, the Uchiha clan had dispatched many ninja, and they were among the main fighting forces on every battlefield.
If the other Konoha ninja began to doubt and guard against the Uchiha clansmen fighting beside them because of this, the consequences would be impossible to predict.
Sure enough, the Uchiha clan carried too many uncontrollable factors. Targeted measures truly were needed to keep them in check.
With that thought in mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued listening to Hatake