There was absolutely no way that they could sneak back into the Kitsune village, so this mean that they needed to implement a head on clash against them. but just going head on against them would not be wise, with the kitsunes being controlled by those NPCS, the more precise and surgical parts of their abilities like their Illusions were rendered useless as the NPCS use it to mostly hide themselves. So it would be a head on clash on the part of the Kitsunes, but just because they had to have a head on clash with them. didn't mean they couldn't find a way to circumvent and cause significant damage from the side.