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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The army gathered by Shikaku started running out of the village. There were two teams, each running in a different direction.
The first group was led by Kakashi, Guy, and Ino-shika-cho, while the other group was led by Jiraiya, Tsunade, Tsume, and Shibi.
As for Naruto, he was staying in the village.
Sasuke, Shino, and Neji were also following Kakashi's group, while Hinata had followed Tsunade alongside her teacher.
When Hinata said she wanted to join the war, Naruto felt like his brain wasn't working properly.
But then Hinata explained that she wanted to be by his side, so she needed to get stronger. What surprised Naruto even more was her goal.
She wanted to become just like his father.
Gentle to her friends and ruthless to her enemies. But even now, she didn't know how to be ruthless to her enemies.
This war was the perfect place to teach her that.
When she returned to Hyuga's mansion, she was immediately reprimanded by Hiashi, but then she beat up her father.
It wasn't a strategic battle but rather overwhelming strength crushing the weak.
In less than a day, Kakashi's group crossed the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water. Near the Land of Frost, they decided to rest for the night.
On the other side, Jiraiya's team crossed the Land of Grass. Normally, they would need to ask for permission from the Land of Grass.
But this group was too fast, and the Village Hidden in the Grass didn't have a barrier like Konoha, making it impossible to track them.
Just like Kakashi's group, they also had to rest. Hinata was staying with Tsunade, Kurenai, and Tsume.
"Hinata, I heard you beat up your old man before joining this war?"
Tsunade's shoulders were trembling when she thought about the daughter beating her father for her man.
She had read a report about Hinata from her teacher. According to Kurenai, Hinata was a kind-hearted girl who could participate in an internal conflict.
She had the courage to face danger for her team, but if the teammates were fighting, she couldn't do anything about it.
"Lady Tsunade!"
Seeing her teasing smile and face that was holding back a burst of laughter, Hinata couldn't help but feel shy.
"Alright, Lady Tsunade! You shouldn't tease her. But you did a good thing. I heard a few things about you from my son."
"Girls should be brave. Even now, you are only brave for your boyfriend. That is not bravery. That's reliance."
"Of course, I am not saying you shouldn't rely on him, but look how far you have come. You have completely changed from two months ago."
Tsume patted her on the shoulder
"So brave, more selfish! Be brave for yourself, not for others!"
Kurenai rolled her eyes and said.
"Naruto is not that kind of person, Tsume. You don't need to put pressure on Hinata."
"How do you know he is not that kind of person? If I am not wrong, didn't he create some kind of sexual Jutsu with Transformation?"
Tsume argued immediately.
Hearing that, Hinata couldn't help but blush fiercely. She knew about his transformation but never thought Kiba's mother would also know about it.
Then again, Naruto didn't feel shame for using this kind of Jutsu and even taught it to Konohamaru.
"Alright, alright! Don't put too much pressure on Hinata! You need to be prepared for a battle tomorrow. Go to sleep!"
Before they could start an argument, Tsunade immediately ended it with a single command.
They had no choice but to fall asleep immediately.
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Somewhere far from their resting place;
"Whoa! Are they seriously going for a war with only a few hundred people?"
White Zetsu asked.
"Yeah! It seems like they are very confident about this. Not only do they dare to send half of their people here, but another half is attacking Cloud Village."
Black Zetsu nodded.
"Should we notify Madara about this?"
"No need! Let's go tell Pain about this."
Black Zetsu shook his head. Compared to Obito, Pain was a better partner for now. Because Pain genuinely wanted to create Ten-Tails.
On the other hand, Obito was still playing house with others.
He knew Obito was buying time because he couldn't defeat Nagato, but due to their recent conflict, he preferred to work with Nagato over Obito.
After they left, Hinata opened her eyes and turned her gaze towards their presence.
'So, they are the ones Naruto asked me to look out for. Without my Tenseigan, I wouldn't even be able to sense their presence.'
At this moment, Hinata's eyes were normal, with blue pupils. There was a yellow lotus symbol in her pupils.
With these eyes, she had officially become the third strongest ninja in the world.
This didn't include Otsutsuki and dead people.
If not for the lack of experience, she would've even outperformed Nagato and become the second strongest.
The only reason why she wasn't the strongest despite having Tenseigan was that Naruto had Six Paths Senjutsu Chakra plus Wood Release.
Not to mention various forms of Rasengan and thirty years of experience.
As for Kyubi Chakra Mode, that was still not possible thanks to Kurama's ongoing evolution.
'Naruto told me to take it easy, but can I take it easy? I have never participated in a war like this before.'
'He is worried I will cause too much death and destruction, but Father told me death of the enemy means one more living friend.'
'What should I do?'
Hinata couldn't help but feel confused. Her blue pupils returned to normal.
She understood Naruto's view, but she also wanted to listen to her father-in-law. Because of this, she was conflicted.
But soon, she fell asleep.
On the other hand, Cloud Village and Stone Village both received information about Konoha's attack late at night.
It was Nagato's work. He didn't know why Konoha was confident with just a few hundred people, but he wanted them to suffer more.
So, he didn't hesitate to contact both of the villages and tell them about Konoha's attack
And just like that, all three villages were prepared for war.