Three days later!
Konoha, Second Ring.
New Drill Ground!
Twenty thousand ninjas, eighty thousand samurai.
An army of one hundred thousand gathered together. Their momentum soared to the sky!
Flags fluttered in the wind.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Uchiha Shin walked up onto the high platform!
Uchiha Shin's gaze swept across everyone's faces!
He opened his mouth and said, "Ten months ago, Kumogakure openly invaded our Fire Nation, burning, killing, looting, and committing every crime imaginable!"
"Due to certain reasons, they have remained at large until now."
"However, we have always kept a record of this debt!"
"Now, it is time to make them pay this blood debt with blood!"
"Soldiers! Campaign with me to flatten Kumogakure and destroy the Land of Lightning!"
Uchiha Shin shouted loudly.
"Flatten Kumogakure, destroy the Land of Lightning!"
"Flatten Kumogakure, destroy the Land of Lightning!!"
"Flatten Kumogakure, destroy the Land of Lightning!!!"
"Before us, there are no equals!!"
Watching this, Uchiha Shin couldn't help but shout out one more phrase.
For a moment, the entire Konoha army became even more agitated!
"Before us, there are no equals!"
"Flatten Kumogakure, destroy the Land of Lightning!!"
"Move out!!!"
Uchiha Shin waved his hand!
Mighty and magnificent, the army of one hundred thousand officially set off.
"Let's go. It's our turn next," Tsunade said, then walked towards the Hokage Building!
Shikaku, Setsuna, Hiashi, and Kakashi followed closely behind.
Although Uchiha Shin had already moved into the Royal Palace, the Hokage Building had not been abandoned.
It was still the place where Shikaku and the others worked.
However, it was now called the Cabinet Headquarters.
It was just no longer called the Hokage Building. The former Hokage's Office had now become the place where the Five Elders gathered and held meetings.
One hour after the army marched out!
On the first floor of the Cabinet Headquarters, in the former Mission Hall, which had now been converted into a Press Conference Hall!
At this moment.
The entire hall was packed with people.
There were reporters, intelligence agents from various countries, and even some busybodies!
Right now, they were all talking at once, asking Tsunade and the others seated on the platform various questions.
To this, the five of them gave no answers at all.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived and it was getting late, Tsunade gave Shikaku a look.
Shikaku understood and immediately raised his hand to silence the crowd's chatter!
Instantly, the entire Press Conference Hall quieted down completely!
Shikaku's gaze swept over everyone!
He spoke, "Ten months ago, Kumogakure openly invaded our Fire Nation, committing heinous crimes within our borders!"
"At that time, due to certain reasons, we in Konoha were unable to seek justice for the suffering people there in a timely manner."
"However, justice may be late, but it will never be absent!!"
"Kumogakure must pay a heavy price for the things they have done!"
"Here, on behalf of Konoha, on behalf of the Fire Nation, and on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, I officially declare war on Kumogakure!"
Shikaku's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves!
The entire Press Conference Hall went into an uproar!
Shortly after.
The news of Konoha declaring war on Kumogakure spread across the world at an incredible speed!
For a time, the entire world was in an uproar again.
"The turmoil just settled, and now there's war again??"
"Alas, will they ever let people live in peace!!"
Sunagakure!
"I didn't expect Konoha to actually declare war directly on Kumogakure!" Rasa said with a look of surprise!
"Indeed!!"
The crowd sighed.
"Should we do something next?" a Jonin asked at this moment.
"No need, right? Since Konoha's target isn't us anyway, wouldn't it be better for us to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"
"That's not good. When two tigers fight, one must die."
"Given the situation between Konoha and Kumogakure, Kumogakure probably won't be able to withstand Konoha."
"Once Konoha swallows Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning, I'm afraid they will turn their heads to deal with us."
"So, I think we should do something!"
"That makes sense!!"
"However, once we get involved, I'm afraid we will also become a target for Konoha's attacks. With our Sunagakure's strength, can we block Konoha??"
Hearing this, the crowd was caught in a dilemma again!
"Granny Chiyo, what do you think?" Rasa asked at this moment.
"I think we don't need to participate in the war between Konoha and Kumogakure," Chiyo said.
"Is Granny Chiyo in favor of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight?" Rasa asked.
"No, what I mean is, while Konoha and Kumogakure are at war, we in Sunagakure should first form an alliance with Iwagakure!!"
"As long as Iwagakure is willing to stand together with us."
"Even if Konoha defeats Kumogakure and prepares to turn around and deal with us, we will have some confidence!" Chiyo said in a deep voice.
After hearing Chiyo's words, the crowd fell silent for a while!
After thinking it over repeatedly, Rasa felt that Chiyo's suggestion was actually a good method!!
However, he had one concern.
"Granny Chiyo's proposal is good, but there is another problem. Will Iwagakure agree to ally with us?"
"After all, before this, we were enemies for many years!"
"They will. Konoha is too strong, and Uchiha Shin is too strong. Not only do we feel insecure, but Iwagakure feels just as insecure!"
"As long as we show our sincerity, Ohnoki will definitely agree to ally with us!" Chiyo stated firmly.
"In that case, let's ally with Iwagakure."
Rasa did not hesitate and made the decision on the spot!
Meanwhile.
Iwagakure!!
In a conference room.
"Konoha has already revealed its fangs to the world!"
"Uchiha Shin is different from Sarutobi Hiruzen, and different from Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama."
"He is a man who seeks revenge for the smallest grievance and is full of ambition!"
"Now Konoha is using Kumogakure's invasion of the Fire Nation as an excuse to declare war on Kumogakure!"
"In the future, they will definitely use the same excuse to declare war on us, because back then, we in Iwagakure also invaded the Fire Nation, even though we didn't fight our way deep inside."
"But in that battle, we killed so many people from Konoha; it must have been remembered by Uchiha Shin!"
"Once Konoha defeats Kumogakure and annexes the Land of Lightning, they will inevitably point their military spearhead at us next!"
"Therefore, we absolutely cannot sit and wait for death!"
"Where we, Iwagakure, go from here is a problem!"
"If anyone has any ideas, feel free to speak up!"
"Let's refer to them and discuss this properly together!"
The Third Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, said with a solemn expression.
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