Ao analyzed it from a more practical strategic angle, his Byakugan seeming to see through the fog-shrouded situation:
"Strategically speaking, Konoha may be fighting on multiple fronts, but its foundation is deep, and its talents keep emerging. Top-tier powerhouses like Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku are still active. They have not been dealt a crippling blow."
"By contrast, our village has just suffered a major upheaval, and our internal affairs urgently need integration and stability. If we force the war to continue now, once Konoha frees itself from the other fronts and concentrates its strength to counterattack, we may face utter disaster."
"On the other hand, if we can withdraw in time, we can avoid even greater losses and preserve our strength; we can also sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, watching Hidden Stone, Hidden Cloud, and Konoha tear at one another. Perhaps we can find a chance to catch our breath from it, or even a turning point in the future."
The argument went on for some time, and the voices calling for peace gradually gained the upper hand. The cruelty of reality, like cold rain, doused the frenzy of the Kaguya Clan head and the others.
A shortage of resources, a sharp drop in manpower, financial collapse, powerful enemies on all sides... these naked realities made any rational person understand that continuing the war was no different from courting destruction.
Everyone turned their eyes to the final decision-maker—Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura. War or peace, Kirigakure's future hung on a single thought from him.
Yagura slowly stood. That petite body now radiated an unquestionable authority, like a volcano on the verge of eruption, containing tremendous power.
His emerald-green eyes slowly swept over everyone present, clear and resolute. In the end, they fixed on the seemingly endless