The support from Root achieved a massive victory just on the second day after its arrival. With the cooperation of Minato Namikaze and Kato Osamu, the entire Stone Shinobi battlefield seemed to undergo a drastic reversal, and the Konoha side, which had originally fallen into a defensive slump, instead saw its morale surge.
In the Konoha camp, a young Chunin was running toward the intelligence room with a scroll. A hint of joy was on his face; having graduated from the Ninja Academy not long ago, he felt excited from the bottom of his heart for Konoha's victory.
"Yamanaka Chunin, top-secret mission! Lord Minato orders it to be transmitted back to Konoha immediately..."
"Um... alright!"
Yamanaka Yu furrowed his brows slightly, yet looking at the sunshine-filled boy before him, he spoke no words of reprimand.
"Iruka, run slower!"
"Understood, Grandpa Yamanaka!"
"This child..."
The tent was not large, yet it seated more than ten members of the Yamanaka Clan. Fatigue hung on every face, but their eyes were brimming with exhilaration. Yamanaka Yu set down the scroll in his hand, wiped the sweat from his brow, and when he picked the scroll up once more, his hand trembled slightly, even experiencing for a moment the illusion of dizziness and lightheadedness.
For some reason, his energy had constantly felt lacking lately. Yamanaka Yu rubbed his head and sighed softly, merely figuring it might be due to his advancing age...
"Sir, you haven't rested properly for three days. Let me take over this time..."
A young ninja sitting off to the side, young in years yet carrying a measure of steadiness and aloofness, abruptly opened his eyes and stepped forward to meet him.
Yamanaka Yu hesitated briefly, then nodded. The intelligence department truly lacked manpower; tasks like this had been performed frequently