At the Land of Grass Camp, Hatake Sakumo was assigning missions in the Command Headquarters.
Takigawa and Sanada had been posted there. As one of the three strongest members of the Uchiha clan, Takigawa had become part of the camp's leadership.
He took part in strategic decisions. Minato was also at headquarters; the Konoha leadership had high hopes for his Flying Thunder God Technique.
After working with Fugaku on it recently, Minato had reduced the number of formulas the technique required.
"Ōnoki is reportedly overseeing Iwagakure's forces from the rear himself. This could turn into an all-out war at any moment.
"And not just in the Land of Grass. The other fronts could expand at any time. With the forces Konoha has now, we may be stretched too thin if all Four Great Ninja Villages attack at full strength.
"Our best option is to deal Iwagakure a heavy blow before it launches an all-out war and weaken its forces," Hatake Sakumo said.
Just then, an intelligence officer entered. "Captain Hatake, the latest battle report from Kikyō Mountain."
Hatake Sakumo took the report and read it carefully. It was brief:
"The fighting remains deadlocked. Dan Katō was ambushed and is seriously wounded and unconscious. Beware of Ōnoki."
Sakumo let out a quiet breath. He had not expected Dan Katō to be gravely wounded so early in the war, but with Tsunade there, he was not worried about him.
What truly worried him was the campaign itself. Not only had the Four Great Ninja Villages struck at once, but the Kage of each village were directing their battles.
For now, they had deployed only elite squads, but it was clear they intended to throw everything they had into this war.
He passed the report around. "Tomorrow, Takigawa and Minato, each of you