Better to Lose Face Than Start a Fight!

The outbreak of war was a disaster for the village, but for the major clans, it was an opportunity on another level.

Once members of their clans went to the battlefield, they would certainly earn plenty of merit. No one would ever complain about their clan having too much merit. As long as their people could go to war, earning merit was only a matter of time. The amount of merit they earned was still unknown, but it was better than earning none at all, wasn't it?

What Hikaru had done was equivalent to taking care of every clan, rather than relying solely on the Uchiha and the clans close to them. If only those clans had been mobilized, it would definitely have caused dissatisfaction among some of the others.

Hikaru's decision was the most correct one, without question!!!!

At least, that was how the Third Hokage and the other higher-ups saw it.

War was no small matter, but the higher-ups had great confidence in Hikaru. They believed that if he personally led the troops, he would definitely defeat Sunagakure while minimizing Konoha's own losses as much as possible.

After all, Hikaru's record spoke for itself. The war in the Land of Rain during the Second Ninja War was the best example.

"I'll also need the Medical Department's support. Of course, Tsunade will need to go to the battlefield as well. With that old hag Grandma Chiyo there, I need Tsunade ready at all times to deal with any new poisons Sunagakure might produce."

Konoha had antidotes for most of the poisons developed by Sunagakure, but no one could guarantee that Sunagakure would not come up with new poisons at a time like this. If they did, and Konoha lacked the corresponding antidotes, its casualties would increase without limit.

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