In a hidden chamber in Kumogakure and another in Iwagakure, the high-ranking officials of both villages were nervously devising a plan to deal with Uchiha Ying Yue.
Both Kage—the Third Raikage A and the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki—knew full well that to kill Ying Yue, they first had to deal with Hatake Sakumo, one of Konoha's strongest shinobi.
"Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang of the Leaf, is no ordinary opponent," the Third Raikage A said gravely. "He alone is a match for a small squad of shinobi. If we don't separate him from Ying Yue first, successfully ambushing Ying Yue will be nearly impossible."
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, nodded in agreement with the Raikage's assessment. "Exactly. Hatake Sakumo must be lured away on his own. But confronting him directly would be too risky. The best approach is to transport him away from the battlefield, then concentrate our forces on surrounding and killing Ying Yue."
The two decided to use Kumogakure's secret technique—the Heavenly Transfer Technique.
The Heavenly Transfer Technique was a high-level Space-Time Ninjutsu that could forcibly transport a target to a designated location. Once Hatake Sakumo was sent away, the Ying Yue Squad would lose its strongest support.
"Although the Heavenly Transfer Technique is powerful, using it without alerting the Ying Yue Squad won't be easy," the Raikage said. "We must send out our most elite shinobi and use secret techniques to conceal their presence, so they can evade the squad's detection."
In the end, they settled on a plan.
Kumogakure would send three jonin skilled in secret techniques. They would conceal themselves with their techniques to avoid detection by Yamanaka Chinatsu's sensory abilities and Hyuga Ayane's Byakugan.
They would lie in wait along the Ying Yue Squad's route, looking for a chance to use the Heavenly Transfer Technique on