The Sunagakure ninja were escorted away, torn between hope and anxiety. Next, they would be secretly taken to the prisoner-of-war facility housing the other Sunagakure ninja, where their labor would put them to some use. Kazemori Masaki would not need to concern himself with the rest. When he needed them, he could simply arrange their deployment.
While keeping an eye on the Sunagakure ninja, Kazemori Masaki also checked in on the Konoha ninja. He paid close attention to the lives of rank-and-file ninja. Although the ninja clans still held a very important position within the village, these ordinary ninja were its true foundation, and that would become increasingly apparent over time.
Kazemori Masaki carefully asked about the rank-and-file ninja's living conditions in the Medical Camp and their combat needs, including their food, clothing, and whether they had adequate ninja tools. He had always had zero tolerance for failures in logistical arrangements. Once discovered, they would be punished without leniency.
Likewise, if poor cooperation from the samurai armies during combat put them in a difficult position, Kazemori Masaki would not let it slide. Since the two sides belonged to different systems, Konoha Ninja Village could not directly interfere with the internal management of the samurai armies. It could only exert indirect influence through its relationships with the Local Lords.
For that very reason, discipline within the samurai armies could never be guaranteed, especially as their numbers grew. Large armies always had a few bad apples. The formidable samurai armies were one thing—their discipline was at least reasonably strict—but the same could not be guaranteed of the forces under other Local Lords.
Given Konoha Ninja Village's policy of respecting other countries, those ill-disciplined samurai armies constantly caused trouble. Konoha ninja or friendly Local Lords frequently had to step in to deal with