Tobirama was very satisfied with Kazemori Masaki's answer. He then told Masaki to choose a few suitable people from the camp to form a squad and help lure Kinkaku and Ginkaku out. He could choose anyone below Jonin rank. If possible, Tobirama would have liked to send Jonin to help, but there were other battlefields to consider, and he could not spare them lightly.
Kazemori Masaki felt a little disappointed. He had wanted to bring Hiruzen and Danzo along. After all, he had been away from the front lines for a long time, and coordinating with fellow disciples would be easier B working with unfamiliar people. But strategic needs forced him to abandon that idea.
After some thought, Kazemori Masaki decided to seek out his former comrades. They had carried out infiltration and surprise attack missions together, so they knew one another fairly well and should make suitable partners.
Soon, Hyuga Qi, Inuzuka Shigeru, Sarutobi Kōnosuke, Yamanaka Takuma, and Senju Risa were summoned. They had heard that Kazemori Masaki had returned, but had not yet had a chance to see him. Now that they did, they immediately asked how he and Senju Toka were doing.
"Lady Toka is out of danger, but she won't be able to fight again for a while, so she stayed in the village to recover," Kazemori Masaki said. "When I left, she was disappointed that she couldn't go to the front. She told me to fight hard, and asked me to pass those words on to you as well."
"Lady Toka doesn't need to tell us. We've been fighting for our lives all this time," Hyuga Qi said with a wry smile. "Honestly, I don't know how we survived. Those veterans all died on the battlefield. We were incredibly lucky to make it through."
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