After receiving Grand Princess Chiyo's assurance, Kazemori Masaki began making arrangements. He sent word of the Daimyo Mansion Army's defeat to friendly local lords so they would know where things stood. As for the Konoha Combat Unit's assignments, he followed the plan he had discussed with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, stationing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha between the Daimyo Mansion and Konoha Ninja Village.
Besides helping Shimura Danzō track down Katsuya Uchiha, they had another task: eliminating the Chakra Samurai roaming the countryside.
After slaughtering the town's inhabitants, these Chakra Samurai had scattered in small squads, massacring the residents wherever they went. They behaved exactly like bandits, except they were well-trained bandits on par with a regular army.
Kazemori Masaki issued strict orders to eliminate all these Chakra Samurai as quickly as possible, preventing them from further harming the populace. That was the public order; he also sent Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha a secret written directive.
Although he did not know all of Katsuya Uchiha's reasons for sending these Chakra Samurai roaming far and wide, Kazemori Masaki suspected that he intended to scatter the Konoha Combat Unit's attention. Against small units constantly on the move, bombardment with weapons like the Explosive Cannon was naturally out of the question.
The best approach was to send similarly small units after them. Though the Chakra Samurai remained numerous, splitting into so many small squads had robbed them of the advantages of samurai battle formations. This was precisely the kind of situation that favored ninja squads with formidable individual combat skills.
With that in mind, Katsuya Uchiha's intentions became somewhat clearer. Perhaps he wanted Fujimura Yuki to accompany a small unit, making him easier to deal with.
Kazemori Masaki decided to turn the scheme against its maker and deliberately lure Katsuya Uchiha