The Uchiha Clan Head's plea for reinforcements and request for supplies reached Hiruzen Sarutobi. As Hiruzen read the battle report, a thoughtful look flickered in his eyes.
This time, he had sent Mitokado Homura to approach the Uchiha Clan Head and the Hyuga Clan Head, enticing them with the promise of two new elder positions in Konoha High Command after the war so that both clans would lead their elite Clan Members to fend off Kirigakure's invasion.
Of course, Mitokado Homura had made these promises to the two clan heads in private, precisely so they could be reneged on after the war. Although the strongest fighters in the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan were only Kage level at most, both clans had a great many elite jonin. That was why Hiruzen did not dare target them openly.
In the past, Danzo had always been the one to handle such matters out in front. Now that Danzo was gone, the task naturally fell to Mitokado Homura.
However, Hiruzen had underestimated Kirigakure, which had isolated itself from the outside world for years. There was no denying that the brutal practices of the Bloody Mist Village had drastically reduced its ninja population. Yet those same practices meant that many of its surviving ninja were far stronger in actual combat than others of the same rank.
The Uchiha Clan was already fighting on unfamiliar ground, reducing its combat strength by twenty percent from the outset. Holding out this long was commendable enough. Now, a joint plea for reinforcements from the Uchiha Clan Head and the Hyuga Clan Head had reached him, along with a letter pressing for supplies.
Hiruzen knew what the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan were planning. After some consideration, he decided to send them a shipment of supplies. Although