Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 47 The Second Shinobi World War Begins

In the conference room.

After the clan leaders left, only the four members of the Konoha political group remained: the Third Hokage, Danzo, and two Hokage advisors.

Tap tap… The Third Hokage tapped the table lightly with his index and middle fingers together to attract Danzo's attention before casually asking, "You seem to be quite quiet today?"

Danzo chuckled awkwardly, his expression slightly unnatural.

In the past, he wouldn't even need the Third Hokage's prompting; he would have rushed up and bitten the Uchiha clan leader, making his own strong statement.

However, Danzo believed that he had gained a great advantage over the Third Hokage by taking advantage of Li Yao, so he was determined not to steal the Third Hokage's thunder at this meeting and thus failed to notice the Third Hokage's subtle hints.

These things certainly cannot be discussed openly with the three generations.

Danzo could only explain, "I've probably been a bit tired lately."

The Third Hokage shook his head. He definitely didn't believe Danzo's words; there was definitely something going on with that guy. However, now was not the time to delve into Danzo's affairs. The matter of Sunagakure was what troubled the Third Hokage the most.

"Danzo, I'm leaving the matter of secretly negotiating with Hanzo the Salamander to you."

The Third Hokage said solemnly, "We absolutely cannot let Amegakure agree to Sunagakure's plan. That's the bottom line. Beyond that, it would be even better if you could get Amegakure to stand on our side."

Danzo replied, "Understood."

The Third Hokage turned to Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado and said, "I'll leave the Daimyo's affairs to you two."

After this incident, Konoha needs to report it to the Daimyo's office, and at the same time, express their determination not to let Sunagakure succeed. They should also take this opportunity to suggest to the Daimyo that Konoha's financial resources be increased.

This is a great opportunity to make money, and the three generations won't let it slip by.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado nodded in agreement, "We know what to do, Hiruzen."

Konoha responded to each of Sunagakure's insane plans.

Before Konoha could implement its response, another bombshell, or rather, incident, instantly shocked the entire ninja world.

On the very night that Konoha's leadership took countermeasures.

The Land of Whirlpools, founded by the Whirlpool Clan, was destroyed overnight.

No one knows who destroyed it, and no force has come forward to admit it.

However, a force capable of silently destroying a nation is not so simple; it would be impossible without the strength of the five great hidden villages.

In fact, as soon as the news came out, all four major countries—thunder, water, wind, and earth—stated that they were not responsible for the incident.

But as everyone knows, no one would believe that the four major powers weren't involved.

The Land of Whirlpools was the first country to be destroyed since the end of the Warring States period, and its influence on the ninja world was profound.

Especially those small countries sandwiched between the five major powers, they all felt a strong sense of crisis about being destroyed.

arms!

We must significantly improve!

At this moment, the small countries seemed to have come to terms with reality and no longer harbored any illusions. If they did not want to be wiped out overnight like the Land of Whirlpools, they had no choice but to greatly enhance their military strength, make their voices heard in the ninja world, and arouse the fear of their hidden enemies.

In an instant, the ninja world officially entered the frenzy before the great war, just waiting to see who would lose their temper first and start the fuse of the Ninja World War.

Many people originally thought that Konoha, the Village of Fire, would be the first to ignite this fuse.

After all, the Sand Village's insane plan was to uproot Konoha, and the Land of Whirlpools, which had been allies for generations, was destroyed. These were enough reasons for Konoha to start a war.

However, to everyone's surprise, it was not the Land of Fire that started the Ninja World War, nor the other four of the Five Great Nations.

Instead, it was the Land of Rain, which borders the Lands of Fire, Earth, and Wind, that first ignited the flames of this Ninja World War.

In an instant, news spread throughout the ninja world that Hanzo the Salamander, a demigod of the ninja world, was declaring war on behalf of Amegakure in the Land of Rain against Konoha in the Land of Fire, Iwagakure in the Land of Earth, and Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, and shocked the entire ninja world.

How dare he?

How dare Amegakure?

Countless people were stunned, unable to understand Hanzo the Salamander's choice.

The three major powers also failed to understand.

The three hidden villages were also completely baffled.

Are the people of Amegakure really that brave?

Hanzo the Salamander probably doesn't really think that a demigod in the ninja world is a god.

He was far inferior to the true god of ninja, Hashirama Senju; the difference was like two different dimensions.

Hashirama Senju was a god-like figure who single-handedly ended a centuries-long period of warring states.

That's the man even Madara Uchiha, the Asura of the Ninja World, could defeat.

How do you compare salamander to other fish?

Did he want to end the era of ninja villages that Hashirama had started in order to prove himself and that he was the true god of the ninja world?

Otherwise, why would he dare to declare war on the three major hidden villages at the same time?

In short, no matter how much people don't understand Hanzo the Salamander's decision.

However, he did indeed start the Fourth Shinobi World War.

And it's more chaotic than people imagine.

I initially thought it was the three hidden villages besieging the Amegakure, a demigod village in the ninja world.

For some unknown reason, it suddenly turned into a chaotic free-for-all where the four hidden villages fought their own battles.

Sunagakure is simultaneously at war with Konoha, Iwagakure, and Amegakure.

Konoha is also simultaneously at war with Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Amegakure.

The same applies to Iwagakure, which is simultaneously waging war against three hidden villages.

The Land of Rain became the main battlefield of the four-village war between the three hidden villages and the Hidden Rain Village.

In addition, Sunagakure and Konoha opened up a second battlefield in the Land of Rivers.

……

soon.

The year is now summer of Konoha 38.

A year later, the great war between the four kingdoms of fire, earth, wind, and rain continued.

Smaller countries, such as the Land of Grass, caught between the five great powers, also began a chaotic war of annexation.

They hope to grow stronger while the three major powers are preoccupied, so as to quickly gain territory and power on par with the five major powers.

From then on, the ninja world became increasingly chaotic, with most of the ninja countries falling into civil war.

Of the five great nations, only the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water did not participate in the war.

However, both countries were also watching closely, not sitting idly by. They were also preparing, waiting for the right opportunity to take a bite out of the most lucrative piece of meat in the Ninja World War.

Their existence was not ignored by the three major powers, and each took corresponding countermeasures.

Konoha, in particular, has been constantly watched by the Land of Lightning and dares not let their guard down.

The ninja force, led by Hokage advisor Mitokado Homura, has been operating along the border, monitoring the Land of Lightning's every move.

Along the coastline bordering the Land of Water, there is also a ninja force led by Hokage advisor Koharu Utatane specifically to guard against Kirigakure.

On the battlefield of the Land of Rivers, a ninja army led by the Nara clan chief, including powerful figures such as Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, fought against a ninja and puppeteer force led by Sunagakure elder Ebizo.

In the most intense battle on the Land of Rain, Danzo led a ninja force that included many powerful ninja clans, such as the future Sannin and the Hyuga clan, in a fierce battle against three other hidden villages.

Fighting on multiple fronts, plus defending against the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water.

There are not many ninja left from the various clans in Konoha.

However, the Uchiha clan members within Konoha who did not participate in the war retained all their fighting strength.

In addition, the Sarutobi clan's Hokage Guard Ninja Army, which was left behind to deal with potential dangers, also retained considerable combat strength.

Besides these, among the remaining powerful figures are the Third Hokage, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Mito Uzumaki, and the Uchiha clan leader—three Kage-level powerhouses.

The Dark Bureau and Root Bureau also have personnel stationed to protect Konoha.

If we add the powerful individuals left behind by other ninja clans...

It seems that after all this, the fighting force left behind by Konoha is still far superior to that of any small country.

It has to be said that this is the terrifying strength of Konoha, the strongest hidden village in the ninja world.

If anyone thinks Konoha is vulnerable at this time and tries to launch a sneak attack, they will definitely end up getting themselves wrecked.

So here's the question.

Are there really people this stubborn?

Really!

Moreover, there were two groups of people.

(End of this chapter)