Land of Wind, Hidden Sand Village.
"Konoha possesses the most fertile lands, while we in Hidden Sand Village can only live in places filled with yellow sand.
For our future, for our next generation! Let's defeat Konoha, let Sunagakure possess fertile lands, and we will no longer need to import food and supplies from other countries!
We must show the Ninja World the strength of our Sunagakure! Let the Various Ninja Villages know that our Sunagakure is invincible!"
The Third Kazekage delivered a pre-war speech, not mentioning that Sunagakure had initiated the alliance.
His words were entirely focused on the changes that victory in this war would bring to Hidden Sand Village.
The Suna Ninja raised their hands and let out enthusiastic cheers!
"Depart! For Hidden Sand Village!"
"For Hidden Sand Village!"
The Suna Ninja shouted in unison.
Nearly a thousand Ninja had gathered here, and they left Hidden Sand Village in a mighty procession.
Led by the Third Kazekage, they planned to pass through the Land of Rivers to enter the Land of Fire and directly attack Konoha.
Information from the intelligence Ninja reached Konoha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately led the Ninja forces, who were already prepared for battle, to meet the enemy.
Among the Ninja forces going to meet the enemy were Hiruzen Sarutobi's old teammate and friend Akimichi Torifu, the Konoha White Fang Sakumo Hatake, who was renowned throughout the Ninja World, and Jiraiya, one of Konohas Sannin.
At the same time, the Konoha Higher-Ups announced the joining of Akagitsune and Eryu to Konoha, providing a relatively detailed explanation of their efforts for the friendship between Konoha and Sunagakure.
While strongly condemning Sunagakure's betrayal, they portrayed the two as tragic husband and wife, heartbroken by Sunagakure.
The people of Konoha learned of Sunagakure's act of tearing up the alliance agreement, and their anger was initially directed at Akagitsune and Eryu.
However, once the Hokage Building's statement was released, their anger grew even fiercer!
That anger was directed at Sunagakure.
In their eyes, Akagitsune and Eryu were respectable heroes who had worked tirelessly for the friendship between Konoha and Sunagakure, only to be heartbroken by Sunagakure.
They welcomed the two into Konoha, and no one considered them traitors to Sunagakure.
Akagitsune and Eryu, who had been somewhat uneasy upon learning that Sunagakure had torn up the alliance agreement, found that the people of Konoha treated them with even greater enthusiasm.
Seeing the statement issued by the Hokage Building completely bewildered them.
They were merely coming to live in Konoha; how could they be so great!
While thinking this, their hearts felt even more grateful to Orochimaru and Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi led the Ninja forces to meet the enemy, Danzo Shimura led another group of Ninja with excellent leg strength to cut off Hidden Sand Village's routes for acquiring resources from the outside world.
Danzo Shimura had originally intended to cut off the Land of Wind's routes for acquiring supplies from foreign countries, but Hiruzen Sarutobi disagreed; he did not want to involve the entire Land of Wind.
"Hiruzen, you are still too soft-hearted..."
Danzo Shimura frowned, rushing to the forefront.
Orochimaru's strategy was one that could force Sunagakure to cease the war.
Merely cutting off Hidden Sand Village's supply routes posed too little a threat to Sunagakure.
He couldn't act on his own authority; what if Hiruzen Sarutobi threw in the towel and nominated him as Hokage? Wouldn't that be the end of him?
Over the years, just dealing with documents and reports had made him deeply disgust the position of Hokage.
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
Ōnoki looked at the scroll in his hand, his expression not looking good.
Iwagakure and Konoha had been fighting for so long, and Sunagakure's actions at this time were clearly an attempt to snatch the cake and cut them off!
But if they continued to fight, Iwagakure genuinely couldn't sustain it anymore.
After fighting Konoha for so long, Iwagakure had also suffered heavy losses.
If Kumogakure hadn't suddenly attacked Iwagakure at that time, how would the war between Iwagakure and Konoha have ended in such a manner?
They could only wait and see.
Ōnoki tightly gripped the scroll in his hand, feeling exceptionally hateful towards the Third Raikage.
He believed that the current state of the war was all the Third Raikage's fault.
Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.
Sunagakure's actions at this time... do they believe Konoha has been sufficiently depleted by Kumogakure and Iwagakure?
What excellent timing, Third Kazekage!
The war had dragged on for so long, and to give up now, Ai was somewhat unwilling, but the current Kumogakure could no longer sustain a large-scale war.
"Then I will lead the elite Ninja in an operation!"
Ai made a decision in his heart and issued orders, commanding the Kumogakure forces fighting Konoha on the front lines to hold back the Konoha Ninja as much as possible.
He brought his bodyguards and selected six elite Ninja and one Medical Ninja, forming a ten-person assault squad, including himself.
He planned to infiltrate Konoha while it was internally vulnerable, to see if he could seize some things.
Kumogakure's actions caught everyone by surprise.
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