After Kana left, Kazemori Masaki summoned the Hokage Cabinet members and had Hyuga Qi report every detail of the attack on their journey. Nothing could be overlooked.
Hyuga Qi shared all the intelligence he had, then stood silently before them, waiting for everyone to finish thinking and ask their questions.
"So Tobi has exhausted his options. Aside from his influence within the Daimyo Mansion, this is as far as the power he can wield on his own will take him," Shimura Danzō said thoughtfully.
Shimura Danzō was the principal official in charge of Konoha Ninja Village's Intelligence Department, and he knew more of the details than the others. According to the intelligence gathered on Tobi, this attack had involved every means at his disposal. In other words, Tobi had no new tricks left.
"That really is good news. No matter how many schemes he hatches, he has his limits," Kazemori Masaki said calmly. "When a confrontation reaches the scale of a nation against a village, schemes can only fuel the conflict. Victory still depends on the strength each side can bring to bear head-on."
The other members of the Hokage Cabinet nodded. As ninja skilled in stratagems, they naturally understood this very well. Even during the Warring States Period, when ninja could only carry out assassinations on their own, no ninja could decide the outcome between two powers through individual schemes alone. At most, they could alter the balance of power to a certain degree. The ultimate outcome still depended on the overall strength of both sides.
"At the end of the day, Tobi is just someone who appeared out of nowhere. Although he secretly supports the Evil God Worshippers and trains Chakra Samurai within the Daimyo Mansion, those are about the only means available to him," Shimura Danzō said.