Out of an abundance of caution, Uchiha Chi had personally led scouting teams out several times, but the intelligence gathered was quite limited. Even so, through subtle clues and years of accumulated experience, he keenly sensed that the enemy was likely mobilizing their forces for an upcoming operation.
Given his prior knowledge of the original timeline, Uchiha Chi had actually anticipated this situation long ago. In that original history, there had been an incident where the Cloud Shinobi attempted to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure.
Yet unexpectedly, Onoki, the leader of Iwagakure, proved to be a step ahead. Not only did he see through the Cloud Shinobi's scheme, but he also successfully executed a counter-encirclement tactic.
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