Kagami Uchiha felt that something was strange about the course of the war that day, though he could not put his finger on it. Compared with before, Sunagakure Ninja Village had become more cautious, hardly falling for any of their bait. Still, the Sunagakure Ninja Forces were already in a difficult position, so caution was only natural.
Yet Kagami Uchiha kept feeling that something was amiss. Every time he studied the battle map, that feeling surfaced again, but it was as though some crucial link had been blocked off, leaving him unable to connect the pieces.
"Am I imagining things?" Kagami Uchiha murmured to himself. He had not mentioned this to anyone else. A personal hunch was hardly something he could present as evidence. None of the senior officers at the Medical Camp had noticed anything unusual, so perhaps he really was the only one who felt this way.
It was precisely because he alone sensed a problem that Kagami Uchiha began to doubt his judgment. He had no concrete evidence, and no one else shared his suspicions, so naturally, he took no action over them.
Only Uchiha Setsuna knew the reason behind all this. He had asked Zetsu to deliver intelligence to the Sunagakure Ninja Forces without arousing suspicion. Worried that they might get carried away, he had so far provided only relatively superficial information—things that reconnaissance could plausibly uncover. This was both to keep them from acting rashly and to ensure that, even if they did become overexcited and launch a reckless attack, no one would suspect an internal traitor.
After all, Uchiha Setsuna could not control every move the Sunagakure Ninja Forces made. Even Zetsu, who had been operating in the shadows all along, could not completely direct their actions. They had to take precautions. Fortunately, the