As the missions and plans on both sides progressed, each side achieved different results and encountered different situations.
(This chapter uses intercut reports. [] contains reports from the Shinobi Village Alliance, while Konoha's reports are described normally.)
July 13, Konoha Year 48: The three shinobi armies in the southwest encountered enemy resistance.
[July 16, Konoha Year 48: For the plan to launch a surprise attack on Tsunade, four small-village units have been dispatched and will arrive in seven days. The assault is expected to begin after three days of rest.]
July 25, Konoha Year 48: The Shinobi Village Alliance forces stationed opposite Orochimaru retreated their main camp by ten kilometers. Orochimaru suspected they had other intentions and submitted a report accordingly.
[August 1, Konoha Year 48: The forces in Jiraiya's and Orochimaru's sectors have been moved back five and ten kilometers respectively, preliminarily achieving the goal of confusing the enemy.]
[September 7, Konoha Year 48: Several leaders of the smaller shinobi villages have begun to show dissatisfaction. Their attempts to seize some authority from the larger villages' rule have been suppressed.]
[The shinobi from their villages will become the vanguard and cannon fodder of the entire Shinobi Village Alliance.]
October 1, Konoha Year 48: Chiyo of Sunagakure sent a secret letter, hoping to further cooperate with Konoha and profit from the war.
[October 2, Konoha Year 48: Sand Well Village sent a secret report, hoping to reach a partnership so that Sunagakure could enjoy a share of the resources.]
[Due to Sunagakure's current strategic importance, they are not expected to participate directly in the battlefield. They can provide a certain degree of assistance, and naturally, they can ask for fewer benefits in return.]
November 5, Konoha Year 48: The region defended by Tsunade had reached a point where it could