Not long after, a flash of white light.
Haku's figure instantly appeared inside the shrine. Seeing Haku's appearance, Zabuza's face immediately lit up with joy. He hurried forward, taking a leap, and arrived in front of Haku. "Haku, where did you go just now? Are you alright?" Zabuza asked worriedly, looking at Haku's incomparably pale face.
"Thank you, Zabuza, but there's no need to worry. I just lost too much blood. My body is a bit weak, but the harvest was also great," Haku said with a pale face, but still revealing a smile. The main reason for his extreme weakness was that he lost too much blood from opening that sealing array.
Upon hearing this, Zabuza immediately breathed a sigh of relief. However, he still firmly supported Haku's body. "Let's go. It's time to go back. I've been away from Kirigakure for so long, I'm a little worried. After all, Konoha suffered a huge loss because of me before," Zabuza said lightly.
"Hmm." Zabuza also nodded. The two quickly left the shrine. And at this time, the atmosphere throughout the entire ninja world gradually became tense, especially in the Land of Iron.
Many countries had already sensed the movements of Iwagakure and Kumogakure. After all, with such large-scale actions from two major ninja villages, and the deployment of large quantities of supplies and personnel, other villages could not possibly remain unaware.
An atmosphere signaling an impending storm had already swept through the entire ninja world. "It seems Iwagakure and Kumogakure are serious this time. They want to completely take over the Land of Iron," Tsunade said slowly, holding her intelligence report.
"Moreover, the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails from Kumogakure is said to be able to completely control the power of a Tailed Beast. Kirigakure's strength alone is simply impossible to stop them," Koharu Utatane said, her voice turning cold as she mentioned Kirigakure.
"Kumogakure and Iwagakure, these two hungry wolves, have always been restless. The last time the Great Ninja World War broke out, it had nothing to do with them. And when the ceasefire agreement was signed decades ago, they even tried to seize the Byakugan. Their ambition is truly wolfish, so we must be on guard," Tsunade said lightly.
"But it won't be that easy, will it? You should know that the leader of Kirigakure is that Uchiha Madara. He has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and possesses the eye power to manipulate Tailed Beasts.
Even the existence of a Jinchuriki who can completely control the Eight-Tails may not be enough to contend with Uchiha Madara," Homura Mitokado instantly poured a basin of cold water on the discussion.
"But Uchiha Madara is only one person. Even if he is powerful, what does it matter? Although Kirigakure's strength is not weak, at most it's only at the level of villages like Amegakure. It's too far from Kumogakure and Iwagakure," Koharu Utatane said.
"And that rogue ninja Deidara from Iwagakure is not to be underestimated either. The ninjutsu he uses is one of Iwagakure's two forbidden jutsu, a forbidden jutsu that mixes C2 with substances. Its power is extremely immense in battle. Kumogakure and Iwagakure won't get away so easily," Homura Mitokado said slowly.
"But is it really okay if we don't move? If Iwagakure and Kumogakure succeed, they will gain a large amount of benefits, and we have suffered great losses and cannot recover in a short time. This will widen the gap between us and those two major villages," Koharu Utatane said, a little worried.
"No, even if we agree, the villagers and ninjas won't agree. First of all, the village's vitality is severely damaged now, and it's difficult to spare extra energy to fight Iwagakure and Kumogakure. And most importantly,
because of Uchiha Madara's actions in destroying Konoha before, the ninjas will certainly not accept going to support Kirigakure. After all, many ninjas know that Uchiha Madara is the leader of Kirigakure," Tsunade said lightly.
"It can only be this way. If we act recklessly, it will only incur the resentment of the ninjas and villagers. Now, we can only hope that Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, these two great ninja villages, can fight each other to a mutually destructive stalemate," Homura Mitokado said lightly.
Tsunade also sighed, looking at Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane with extreme dissatisfaction, and said coldly, "If it weren't for what you two did back then, Konoha would not have been destroyed at all, and there wouldn't be so many troubles!!!"
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado's faces changed upon hearing Tsunade's words. Their hearts were filled with great dissatisfaction. They wanted to argue, but their words ultimately choked in their throats, and they did not speak.
Just like Konoha, many ninja villages at this time also felt the tense atmosphere of an impending storm in the ninja world. The combat units of Iwagakure and Kumogakure also began to gather on the border, and war was about to break out.
And on the other side, Kirigakure was also fully preparing for war. Large amounts of supplies began to be transported to the front lines. Kirigakure also halted almost all missions. Except for the necessary personnel guarding the village and genin, almost all ninjas with combat capability were concentrated.
Not only the chunin and jonin of Kirigakure, but even several high-ranking officials of Kirigakure, Aoi, Chiharu, Deidara, Chelsea, and Kurotsuchi, were gathered together.
Except for Deidara, who had a look of joyful excitement, the expressions of the others were extremely solemn. This battle could be said to be a battle for the survival of Kirigakure.
If they lost, the Land of Iron might not be destroyed, but Kirigakure would definitely disappear. Iwagakure and Kumogakure would absolutely not allow such a threat to continue to exist in the world.
Not only that, even the daimyo, Fujiwara Yuri, personally rushed to Kirigakure and brought a large amount of supplies and equipment. She was equally clear about what it meant if this war was lost.
It meant that even if the Land of Iron was not destroyed, it would be beaten back to its original state. This would almost turn all the efforts and sacrifices of the past few years into smoke.
The Land of Iron would once again become that militarily extremely weak, defenseless small country. And even worse, this country would be completely controlled by the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, completely becoming a slave to great powers.
It was not just her; everyone in the Land of Iron was absolutely unable to accept this.
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