As the situation grew increasingly tense, Hatake Sakumo decided to seek Uchiha Ying Yue's aid.
Although Sakumo understood that, as Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Ying Yue could not openly side with the rebels, he also knew that Ying Yue supported resistance against the Feudal Lords' rule.
Ying Yue had secretly funded the rebels and provided support in every area through the Dawn Organization. Over the years, the funds, weapons, and strategic support he had supplied had been indispensable to the rebel army.
Sakumo wrote a letter asking for help. In it, he candidly described his predicament and wrote, "The rebel army does not merely represent a group of displaced civilians. They are the last hope of the poorest and most helpless people in the entire Ninja World. If we fail, the peace of the future will be false, and true reform and fairness will never be achieved."
After receiving the plea for help, Uchiha Ying Yue weighed the situation in his mind.
He knew that, as Konoha's Hokage, he could not personally involve himself in the struggle between the rebels and the Five Nations Allied Army. Not only would that arouse the suspicions of the other ninja villages, it would also undermine his political standing in the Land of Fire.
However, Ying Yue was also unwilling to watch Hatake Sakumo and the rebel army fail like this.
Therefore, Ying Yue decided to send out his External Incarnation to secretly travel to the Land of Wind and assist Sakumo.
This External Incarnation possessed a portion of Ying Yue's strength, and due to its nature as a clone, even if it were discovered, it would not expose Ying Yue's true identity.
The External Incarnation swiftly rushed to the Land of Wind and met up with Hatake Sakumo.
At the sight of Ying Yue's