After receiving the orders from Konoha Ninja Village, Kagami Uchiha was initially surprised, but after careful consideration, he understood their purpose. Frankly, he had no desire to clash head-on with those Sunagakure ninja. Even if he wiped them out, fighting that way would cost him dearly. He had been worried the village might order him to do just that, but fortunately, it firmly supported his approach.
Still, Kagami was secretly taken aback by Kazemori Masaki's ruthlessness. The village's policy amounted to slowly strangling the entire Land of Wind. If they fully achieved the strategic objectives the village had set, the Land of Wind would become a half-dead beast, helpless before the "hunter" that was Konoha Ninja Village.
Thus, Kagami summoned all the senior ninja in the Konoha Camp and announced the village's latest orders. Under the new policy, a one-to-one casualty ratio no longer counted as a success. They needed at least one to two, while ratios of one to three or one to four would count as major achievements. Anyone who achieved an even higher ratio would receive the village's medal of honor.
"Lord Kagami, how are we supposed to achieve casualty ratios like that?" Some of them looked troubled.
"Isn't our current approach working quite well?" Kagami said with a smile. "The casualty ratio might not be that high, but we've at least reached the passing mark. It'll just take a little longer."
"That may be true, but would Sunagakure Ninja Village keep committing large numbers of troops here when they know how difficult it is to take this place?" another person asked.
"That depends on what they're thinking. But I doubt they're that foolish, either. They'll probably try something else. Does the Intelligence Division have any new reports?" Kagami turned an inquiring gaze toward its head.
"Sunagakure