"Even if she knew some things, she wouldn't be able to help me. It would be better to let her come happily and leave happily."
A faint smile remained on Uchiha Yū's lips. He understood his own condition well. Though his injuries were not fatal, he still needed several days of rest before he could regain his mobility. Looking at the Hyuga Clan ninja, he casually asked, "Have the arrangements for the camp outside been made? I can't command personally during this period, so I'll have to trouble you jonin."
He lay quietly beneath the sunlight, absorbing the Radiation Element carried by the sun to strengthen himself.
Of course, he had not forgotten the work in his hands. As he dealt with the remaining documents, he discovered several inconsistencies.
"Everything has been arranged. Especially the genin—we had them return immediately. The front lines have also been set up, and some ninjas have withdrawn from Lord Orochimaru's front and joined our battlefield."
As the recent situation was reported in detail, Uchiha Yū listened with a grave expression. The death of the Third Raikage had greatly eased Orochimaru's front, allowing him to free up more forces to support every side.
By his calculations, Hatake Sakumo should have delivered the corpse to Konoha by now. The Third Raikage's corpse was certainly valuable, but to Uchiha Yū, it was neither here nor there. He did not care about Kumogakure's intelligence. The only useful thing was the body's toughness—it would make an excellent puppet.
"Then there's Yugito Nii, who remains unconscious. She woke up once some time ago, but we suppressed her in time, so no major problems arose."
Uchiha Yū had not taken part in the ninja forces' withdrawal. Coupled with his severe injuries from some time ago, which required him to recuperate in