The relocation was unexpected.
Hatake Sakumo did not think the other side would deliberately reveal that they were abandoning their main base. After their last harassment of the front lines, Sunagakure had withdrawn all its forces for unknown reasons. There was no longer any sign of them along the Land of Wind's border.
This had led him to believe that Sunagakure intended to withdraw from the Third Shinobi World War. Combined with what Uchiha Yū had said, Yū must have known something he did not.
Rather than immediately agreeing to Uchiha Yū's proposal, he pulled over a chair and had him sit down so they could discuss it carefully.
"I don't know where you got this information, but relocating the camp is an extremely serious matter. We need to wait for a while and confirm that it is safe before we can move."
"Still, I trust your judgment. I'll prepare to lead a group of ninja to the route where we can intercept Kumogakure."
There was one point that Hatake Sakumo wholeheartedly agreed with. Sunagakure was more like a band of opportunistic clowns. Even if given the chance, they would not dare attack without restraint, because both sides knew that Konoha had stationed ninja troops there not because it feared Sunagakure invading Konoha, but because it believed Sunagakure might ally itself with the other villages.
To put it bluntly, Konoha had never regarded Sunagakure as an opponent of the same level.
Kumogakure, on the other hand, had always prioritized war and military strength, making it the greatest threat. Its village economy might have developed slowly, but when it came to warfare and invasion, they were nothing but barbarians. If they were allowed to go on rampaging without restraint, Konoha would suffer enormous losses.
"That works. Send out a group of