"What intelligence could actually affect the course of the war?" Tsunade pressed.
Hyuga Wuye sighed and slowly explained as he looked into her eyes.
"Iwagakure Village disguised themselves as a Cloud Village assault force and attacked the Land of Fire's border. Konoha mistook it for a Cloud Village invasion, and after driving them back, they counterattacked and began fighting Cloud Village."
"Then Iwagakure seized the opportunity to launch another surprise attack on the Land of Fire from the other side without hesitation, throwing the front lines into chaos and causing simultaneous defeats on both battlefields."
"In the end, Iwagakure still coveted the Land of Fire."
He shook his head. "The crucial intelligence was that Iwagakure had disguised themselves as Cloud Village and attacked the Land of Fire. Brother Sakumo could have obtained that intelligence in time, but he went to rescue teammates who had fallen into a trap..."
Tsunade was speechless.
"That really is something he would do. There were several missions in the past where he always prioritized saving his companions, then relied on his own strength to finish the mission. But this time..."
She opened her mouth, yet did not know what to say.
"Something like this happened. He saved his companions, causing the mission to fail, which in turn caused the village tremendous losses..."
Hyuga Wuye said, "Perhaps even his own companions will turn around and blame him. I wonder if he'll be able to bear it."
"This..."
Tsunade's expression changed. "The village higher-ups should do everything they can to suppress this news, right? It's wartime. His strength could influence an entire battlefield."
"That's hard to say." Wuye shook his head. "If things go badly, the Third Hokage, who always turns good intentions into disasters, might decide to make an example of him for the shinobi. He