Although she was related to the Land of Fire Daimyō, Tsunade could not send many troops to his aid. Konohagakure faced far more enemies than Daimyō Castle did.
They could only hope the Twelve Guardian Ninja would hold out a little longer and keep the Daimyō safe.
After all, the deciding factor was neither the Daimyō's safety nor Konohagakure's defensive battle, but the outcome of the fight between the Five Kage and Madara Uchiha.
At the level of the Five Kage, a single person could fight a force of over a thousand ninja.
If the enemy truly defeated the elite force led by the Five Kage, the defenses the shinobi villages had prepared would become a joke. They could only be forced into the supposedly beautiful dreamworld of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Tsunade and the others who remained in the village could only do their best not to burden the elite force, sparing them worries about the home front.
Watching Tsunade command so capably, Jiraiya felt increasingly unsuited to the position of Hokage, even as a temporary Acting Hokage. Rather than remain in the war council room, he wanted to head to the front line.
With that thought, Jiraiya rose from the head seat and walked out the door, leaving only his voice behind.
"I'm going to protect Naruto..."
The clan heads in the meeting room did not object to Jiraiya's departure. They, too, could see that he was unsuited to serve as Acting Hokage.
Fortunately, after so many years of decentralizing authority, the village could function normally even when the Hokage left.
Amid a succession of rushing sounds, the elites of the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans sped between buildings, the scenery flashing past like slides.
Before long, they had crossed a large swath of the city and reached the