Knowing in advance that the toxic ninja would arrive on the battlefield, Ōnoki made two preparations.
If Uchiha Yū was killed, there would be no need to worry about the toxic threat, and the clash between the two sides could be turned into a true decisive battle.
The other was to deal with the current situation. If the other party survived and the toxic ninja reached the battlefield, the main force hidden in the shadows would immediately withdraw, minimizing casualties.
That was the importance of possessing intelligence.
Ninja had never been a group of brainless fools. Aside from a few exceptions, they were professionals involved in assassination, planning, and intelligence gathering.
Just as when Uchiha Yū fought the Iwa jonin, the other side knew the toxic ninja's methods beforehand. As long as they did not engage him at close range, they could reduce the threat of the poison to its lowest level.
Their understanding of Uchiha Yū gave that ninja the upper hand.
The two sides fighting on the front lines had fallen into a stalemate. Konoha gradually increased its manpower, causing the situation to tilt heavily in its favor, but the Iwa ninja fought to the death and refused to retreat, making it difficult to drive them away in a short time.
At the edge of the battlefield, the Sarutobi jonin rushed over as quickly as possible and reported the spread of the poison, warning the Konoha ninja to remain vigilant.
Just as they prepared to commit more manpower and force the battlefield to shift, they discovered that the enemy was withdrawing at high speed.
"Strange. Did they discover our plan? Why did they retreat ahead of time? And their direction of retreat is completely opposite to what we expected."
The Iwa ninja withdrew very quickly, even abandoning some