Uchiha Fugaku was appointed as the general commander of the Land of Water battlefield, and the Uchiha Clan directly dispatched a hundred ninja-fifty from the Security Force and fifty clan ninja. Apart from the Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan also followed by sending quite a few people, for the Byakugan was, after all, the nemesis of Kirigakure ninja.
Except for a small minority of powerful Kirigakure Jonin who could use chakra to completely obscure their figures within the Hidden Mist Technique, other Kirigakure ninja could do no such thing. Assassination techniques below the Jonin level were completely useless in front of the Byakugan.
Regarding the Uchiha Clan's insistent demand to go to battle, the ninja who did not see the maneuvering behind it developed a good deal of favorable impression toward the Uchiha Clan. Rushing to contribute to the village when war arrived was worthy of their praise, even though the Security Force's attitude in enforcing law within the village usually did not win much favor.
Although this resolved the issue of Kirigakure harassing the borders and most likely starting a war, it failed to achieve Hiruzen Sarutobi's objective, making his expression somewhat gloomy.
After the Jonin meeting ended, Jiraiya went straight up to Orochimaru, slung an arm around his shoulder, and smiled, "Orochimaru, how about going for a drink together? Tsunade, are you coming?"
Hearing about drinking, Tsunade licked her red lips, then asked with vigilant caution, "You're paying, right, Jiraiya?"
Jiraiya asked with a look of puzzlement, "Isn't it supposed to be you guys paying to celebrate my victorious return?"
"Are you looking for a beating? Which of the three of us didn't return victorious? You're the one who came back the slowest; this time it's decided that you're paying!"
Tsunade brandished her fist to threaten Jiraiya, then