Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Is it going to rain?

Some people looked up, while many others rushed home to lock their doors and windows.

Iwagakure is far less prosperous than Konoha, which is why Shichiya chose to go to Konoha with the Sannin.

Given the allure of the world, who would willingly choose to venture into a remote, impoverished area?

But Qi Ye was already past the age of carefree wandering.

Looking down at the brightly lit Iwagakure village, Shichiya remained calm.

War is a disaster for the weak and a game for the strong.

Qi Ye doesn't consider himself a strong person, and no one would consider him a strong person either, even though he possesses abilities.

But he never showed his abilities to the people of this world.

Putting aside his hidden abilities, Qi Ye's ability to reach this point as an ordinary person is quite remarkable in many people's eyes.

However, this is ultimately a world dominated by ninjas.

Ninja?

"Humph!"

In the darkness, Qi Ye curled the corners of his lips into a smile.

With his back to everyone, no one could see his seemingly disdainful smile.

In Nanaya's eyes, the so-called ninjas were probably nothing more than that.

All living beings are like ants.

Even seven nights are but ants.

In the face of death, everyone is equal.

This world is a very unfair world. The only fair thing is that all living things will eventually die.

Let's begin!

Nanaya waved a fan, a paper fan folded from paper. If you looked closely, you could even see a close-up of the girl's (beep~) front of the fan.

Yes, the paper was taken from a notebook, and the colorful pictures were very appealing.

Unfortunately, the ninjas were in no mood to think about such trivial matters. They simply responded and went to make preparations.

This night is destined to be recorded in history.

For the first time since the establishment of the five great ninja villages, a ninja village has been attacked by an enemy during a war.

Perhaps this will set a precedent for Qiye.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, the major ninja villages tacitly agreed to place the battlefield on the territories of small countries caught in the middle, and they did not fight with the aim of annihilating the other side.

The higher-ups in the ninja village are well aware that everyone has a Jinchuriki, and if pushed too far, it could end in mutual destruction.

Or perhaps it's a case of the snipe and the clam fighting, while the fisherman reaps the benefits.

They fought to the point of mutual destruction. If someone then emerged and took advantage of their weakened state to wipe them out, the Five Great Ninja Villages would become history.

Therefore, the Ninja World War also had its own rules.

However, this time, he encountered Shichiya.

Qi Ye doesn't care about rules or anything like that; he does whatever he thinks.

Nara Shikaku actually understood all of this, but he didn't say anything to remind him.

By making Nanako thoroughly offend Iwagakure, we can further bind Nanako to Konoha's cause.

As for the consequences of breaking the rules...

This is not a big deal.

After all, this is just a tacit understanding, not a written rule. So what if we don't follow it?

Therefore, Nara Shikaku did not stop it.

Of course, more importantly, it wouldn't make a difference even if he spoke up.

Qi Ye wouldn't listen to him.

As they spoke, a barrage of explosive charges began to rain down on Iwagakure.

The name of Shichiya will be completely ignited throughout the ninja world with each explosion.

……

the next day.

Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and other villages quickly learned of the attack on Iwagakure.

"More than 30% of the buildings were damaged, and countless people were killed or injured!"

This short sentence enraged the Third Tsuchikage, who was on the front lines of the war.

"Seven Nights! I #*%&#￥%..."

A string of angry curses, utterly offensive.

The surrounding Iwagakure ninjas were all furious, but dared not act recklessly in front of the Third Tsuchikage.

Many of the hidden ones were worried, worried about their parents, wives and children at home.

Morale plummeted and the troops were in disarray.

Unlike the Third Tsuchikage, they hadn't considered so much; they were just worried and wanted to go home to visit.

The Third Tsuchikage finally realized that Nanaya had been playing him from the very beginning.

Come to think of it, Shichiya is just an ordinary person. What kind of one-on-one fight could he possibly have? He doesn't even need to use Dust Release; he could crush someone with one hand.

Now look what's happened; this insignificant being has caused him such a loss.

"You all stay here!"

After uttering those words, the Third Tsuchikage disregarded the war and rushed out of the tent, flying away.

This fact was quickly learned by the Konoha authorities.

The intelligence kept getting back to Minato Namikaze.

"Oh, the Third Tsuchikage has already left?"

"Yes."

"it is good!"

Minato Namikaze, having confirmed the authenticity of the news, couldn't help but laugh.

This was something I had already guessed.

"Order! All troops attack! Tell them the Third Tsuchikage has escaped!"

Did the Third Tsuchikage escape?

That's certainly not the case.

But just as the Third Tsuchikage left, before the news could be relayed to the various combat units, Konoha launched an attack.

The attacking Konoha ninjas shouted things like "Iwagakure has been destroyed, and the Third Tsuchikage has escaped." Minato Namikaze also led a group of Jonin to be active on the battlefield, and his golden figure could be seen everywhere.

However, the Third Tsuchikage did not appear.

So some people in the secluded rocky area began to believe it.

The Earth Shadow has already run away, what are they still doing here?

So soon the first person ran away, then the second, the third...

Even ninjas are still human.

As human beings, we have seven emotions and six desires; as human beings, we have things we fear.

Death is not the most terrifying thing.

But no one wants to die for nothing.

The Jonin of Iwagakure all knew the truth about the Third Tsuchikage's departure, but they no longer had the chance to explain, as they were entangled by the Jonin of Konoha and didn't even have a chance to speak.

The army collapsed like a house of cards, and the people fled for thousands of miles. This kind of defeat happened once again in Iwagakure, following in the footsteps of Sunagakure.

Someone once said: Warfare is based on deception.

It is also said: Winning hearts and minds is the best strategy, while attacking cities is the worst.

Subduing the enemy without fighting is the highest level of warfare.

The art of warfare in this world is still far from perfect.

……

Hidden Rock Village.

The strategic support force was left behind, consisting of two to three hundred elite ninjas transferred back from various battlefields, with Shichiya as the captain.

However, Shichiya did not stay with them. Instead, he left Nara Shikaku behind to meet up with Yamanaka Inoichi, who had been lurking in the vicinity to monitor the situation.

But Nara Shikaku didn't quite understand.

"What's the point of staying? We should leave once we've finished our work."

"Retreat? That's why you can't be Hokage; you have absolutely no strategic awareness."

Nanaya shook his head, clearly dissatisfied with Nara Shikaku's idea.

"In short, you guys stay here and take a lot of radios. Work in small teams and maintain contact. Within the Land of Earth, sabotage the roads, Iwagakure's strongholds, burn their food supplies and other war materials, etc. In short, destroy everything belonging to Iwagakure. But don't fight head-on. Fight if you can win, run if you can't. Understand?"

"I don't quite understand."

"So, war is all about logistics. If you paralyze their logistics and weaken their war potential, their frontline troops won't even have food to eat. How can they fight?"

"Oh!"

Now, Nara Shikaku finally understood.

This is similar to how the Third Hokage arranged for Minato Namikaze to attack Kannabi Bridge, except that Shichiya had more targets and a wider scope.