At that moment, however, Han was fully occupied with building up the defensive lines against the Cloud Shinobi invasion. Pulling him away from his heavy duties to provide reinforcement in the Land of Grass would likely take quite a bit of time.
Onoki was not particularly anxious about this. After all, given the current situation, the Land of Grass could afford to wait. Furthermore, such a state of deadlock and attrition was quite advantageous to Iwagakure, fitting in well with the broader developments across the Shinobi World while preserving the village's military strength to a certain extent.
Even so, Onoki began to carefully analyze the moves Konohagakure had made in the Land of Grass. He also caught a glimpse of Uchiha Chi's intentions, but because of the private friction between Uchiha Chi and Sarutobi Hiruzen, numerous variables had been introduced, causing a great deal of frustration for Onoki and his civilian aides.
Chapter 213