This kind of short-range space-time transfer would let Minato fight all night with his chakra reserves... But one Shadow Clone had taken half his chakra, leaving him a little short.
Jiraiya had told him long ago that greed was a soldier's greatest taboo. Minato stopped pressing his advantage and used the Flying Thunder God mark he had left at camp to return. He regrouped the frontline troops pursuing the enemy and led them in an assault on Sunagakure's chaotic camp!
Minato's departure left the Sand shinobi, already scared out of their wits, grateful to have survived... The cowards had wet themselves, while Rasa's face was dark as the bottom of a pot. He had been utterly defeated in this clash with Minato.
He looked around and quickly ordered the squad leaders to regroup their forces! Then he hurried to find Chiyo. After discussing the situation, they decided the Sand forces would continue retreating to Sunagakure's border.
He also ordered that any Sunagakure shinobi who encountered the Yellow Flash could retreat immediately, without being penalized for abandoning their mission!
That meant Sunagakure's strategy had shifted from offense to defense, leaving Pakura's raiding force stranded deep behind enemy lines!
Obito, who had been gathering intelligence through White Zetsu, looked over the reports, now condensed into short, concise entries.
Pakura's route took her around the western side of the Land of Rain, bypassing the front and driving straight into Konoha's rear. It was a good plan, but she was carrying it out at the wrong time!
In the original story, after failing to become the Fourth Kazekage, Pakura had eventually been killed by Rasa. It was such a waste for a beautiful and capable woman like her to die that way... And to the west of the Land of Rain lay the route