How to lure them over was the practical problem before them.
They needed to offer enough benefits, perhaps even alter the battlefield's overall arrangement. The Dawn Hidden Village ninja present did not speak immediately. Instead, they all turned their eyes toward Uchiha Yū, hoping to find the key to breaking the deadlock in his line of thinking.
"Looks like we'll need to make some sacrifices."
Uchiha Yū rested his clasped hands on the table. Dawn Hidden Village did indeed possess something that could attract Konoha.
"Don't they want to rescue Jiraiya? Send them some information next. Tell them Jiraiya will be executed in this area."
Jiraiya was a ninja they absolutely could not abandon. With his formidable abilities and seniority, as long as Konoha received confirmed information—along with the spies they had planted in Konoha—they could influence Konoha's rescue plans.
This plan concerned the overall arrangement of the coming campaign and might even cause fractures within the alliance. Everyone present was a frontline commander, and enemy spies were surely among their subordinates. Uchiha Yū could not even guarantee that some of them were not secretly connected to Konoha.
Most importantly, Uchiha Yū would truly send Jiraiya to that area. No one would know whether he genuinely intended to execute Jiraiya. That would become an unanswered question.
To cooperate with Uchiha Yū's plan, the frontline offensive would be slowed. It was only a delay in their advance, not a withdrawal, so Konoha still faced immense pressure.
Obito was openly passing information to Konoha, while Black and White Zetsu had secretly joined the ranks of spies. Before long, this intelligence reached Tsunade. When it came to Jiraiya, Tsunade would certainly take notice at once.
"What is Uchiha Yū trying to do?! Damn it!"
The moment Tsunade saw the words about executing Jiraiya,