Inside the conference room.
Hearing Ohnoki's words, everyone fell into deep thought for a moment.
"Lord Third, we are sworn enemies with Kumogakure."
"Asking us, Iwagakure, to support Kumogakure is definitely unrealistic."
"That's right. If we go to support Kumogakure, it's possible that as soon as we repel Konoha, Kumogakure will turn around and deal with us!"
"In my opinion, it would be better to take this opportunity to directly attack the Fire Nation!"
"Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao; attack their vital points!"
"As long as we can force Konoha to withdraw their troops, that will be enough!"
"Right now, for us, balance is the most important thing!"
"The problem is! The strength between our nations is fundamentally unbalanced!"
"Konoha is too strong. Even without Uchiha Shin, the others in Konoha can still hold us off!" a Jonin said.
The group of Iwagakure ninja began to feel a headache coming on.
"If the war drags on until Uchiha Shin completely defeats Kumogakure and then turns around to deal with us, we will be completely stuck in a quagmire with no way out!"
"This won't work, that won't work; what should we do now!"
"How about we form an alliance with Sunagakure?"
"An alliance??"
"Yes!! An alliance. Presumably, the Sand ninja are just like us right now, feeling a headache over the current situation."
"As long as we show enough sincerity, Sunagakure should agree to form an alliance with us, Iwagakure, to stand and fall together!"
Hearing this proposal, Ohnoki was somewhat tempted for a moment.
Just then.
An Anbu ninja suddenly appeared beside Ohnoki.
"Lord Third, an urgent message from Sunagakure!"
"The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, wants to have a video call with you!"
"Hmm?"
A gleam of light flashed in the Third Tsuchikage, Ohnoki's eyes.
"It seems Sunagakure is thinking the same thing we are!"
"Let's go, let's meet Rasa!"
As Ohnoki spoke, he led several high-ranking officials toward the video room.
Not long after they arrived at the video room, the two sides finally connected via video.
Ohnoki and Rasa immediately appeared on the screen!
"Third Tsuchikage, long time no see!"
Rasa looked at the Third Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, in the video and spoke first.
"Fourth Kazekage, long time no see!"
Ohnoki also sighed with emotion.
The two had known each other for a very long time.
Back then, Rasa hadn't even become the Kazekage yet!
Later, after Rasa became the Kazekage, the two major ninja villages fought several battles. They were quite familiar with each other.
"Third Tsuchikage, we don't need to keep exchanging pleasantries. How about we get straight to the point!"
Rasa said.
"Good!! Speak!"
Ohnoki responded.
"I assume Iwagakure has also received the news of Konoha declaring war on Kumogakure!"
Rasa said.
"Yes! We received it. We were just discussing how to respond when you sent the urgent message!"
Ohnoki said.
"Presumably, you in Iwagakure are also very troubled by this matter!"
Rasa said in a deep voice.
"Indeed, very troubled!"
Ohnoki didn't pretend and spoke very bluntly.
"We in Sunagakure are just as troubled."
"Konoha is too strong. It is very difficult for a single ninja village to contend with them. Therefore, we should stick together for warmth. Third Tsuchikage, what do you think!!"
Rasa said.
"That is indeed the case!!"
Ohnoki nodded in agreement.
"Third Tsuchikage, let's form an alliance!"
Rasa said.
"Agreed!!"
Ohnoki nodded directly in response!
One was willing, and the other was eager.
In just a few sentences, both sides quickly reached a consensus.
Next, it would be an offline meeting to find a place to have a proper discussion!
Meanwhile.
Kumogakure.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room was solemn to the extreme.
Darui's gaze swept gravely over everyone in the conference room.
He spoke in a deep voice, "Everyone."
"Konoha has officially declared war on us, Kumogakure!"
"At this moment, we have no path of retreat."
"Therefore, everyone must abandon all useless fantasies and prepare for battle!"
"Yes!!"
Everyone in the conference room responded in unison.
After the meeting.
Kumogakure mobilized rapidly!
Dodai led twenty thousand ninjas as the vanguard, rushing to the Kumogakure border.
Subsequently, Darui led twenty-five thousand ninjas and two hundred thousand samurai, following behind in a mighty formation!
These Hidden Villages were truly following the example set by others.
Konoha recruited samurai, so other Hidden Villages quickly followed suit.
Konoha expanded their number of ninjas, and they were quickly following suit.
They didn't even leave out recruiting rogue ninjas!
As the second-largest military power, the Land of Lightning also had many samurai.
Therefore, Kumogakure also gathered two hundred thousand of them.
With Konoha's declaration of war, the eyes of the world were focused on the northeast region of the continent.
They all wanted to see if Kumogakure could withstand Konoha's attack.
Some underground organizations had even opened betting pools.
Betting on whether Kumogakure could block Konoha's attack.
The stakes were huge, and countless gamblers participated one after another!
Two days passed!
Uchiha Shin was still leading the main force, moving slowly within the borders of the Fire Nation.
Meanwhile, Izumi had already led the Konoha vanguard into the Land of Hot Water!
The Konoha vanguard was not in a hurry to attack Kumogakure.
Instead, after entering the Land of Hot Water, they began to occupy the Land of Hot Water completely.
In this campaign!
Konoha's plan was simple.
It was to occupy all the land in the northeast and bring it under Konoha's rule.
The Land of Hot Water was naturally included!
The Land of Hot Water had no ability to participate in this war.
From the beginning, they just wanted to be spectators.
Unexpectedly, the trouble came directly to their doorstep.
Facing Konoha's attack, they couldn't resist at all.
Konoha ninjas took dozens of cities in a single day!
In three days, they completely took over the entire Land of Hot Water.
At this moment.
Kumogakure was stunned.
Everyone in the world was stunned.
It turned out that Konoha didn't just want to fight Kumogakure.
They even took the Land of Hot Water along with it!
At this time, everyone realized that what Konoha wanted to do was not just to beat Kumogakure into submission.
They feared Konoha wanted to unify the entire world!!
For a time, whether it was a large country or a small country, they all felt a shudder.
At the same time, in order to protect themselves, they began to frantically connect with each other.
The two great ninja villages, Sunagakure and Iwagakure, were also maneuvering to unite all possible forces, preparing to resist Konoha together.
Yet, they tacitly left out Kumogakure.
Land of Lightning Border.
Inside a fortress.
"Lord Dodai, currently, the Konoha vanguard is scattered throughout the Land of Hot Water. Should we take the initiative to attack and catch them off guard?!"
At this moment, a Jonin suggested.
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