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Chapter 1052: The Outbreak of the Ninja War, Leaving the Five Great Shinobi Villages Unprepared!
Chapter 1052: The Outbreak of the Ninja War, Leaving the Five Great Shinobi Villages Unprepared!
When Fugaku spoke, Sasuke, who had initially looked "angry", was stunned on the spot. This was far from what he had expected!
During the invasion of Konoha, Sasuke had indeed followed Fugaku Uchiha's orders and found the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Rin, and engaged in battle, as Sakura had witnessed.
However, shortly after the battle began, Sasuke, who had fallen into the ruins with Rin, called a halt and revealed his double agent identity.
Upon hearing that Sasuke had remained a spy in Fugaku Uchiha's inner circle to seek revenge, and seeing the token from Yecheng as proof, Rin and Obito finally believed him.
While Fugaku was fighting Naruto and the others, Sasuke relayed everything he knew to Rin and Obito.
Learning that the Uzumaki clan had been incited and ultimately wiped out by Fugaku Uchiha from within, Uzumaki Tobi was furious.
To be honest, his sense of belonging to the Uzumaki clan was not strong, but the uncorrupted Obito was a highly principled Uchiha clan member. He could not accept Fugaku's willingness to sacrifice his own people and even his kin for his own ends!
To gain more trust and a better opportunity to strike, Sasuke and Rin staged a performance, bringing back a convincing fake tail of the Three-Tails.
What Sasuke never expected was that this single tail would be enough to meet the conditions for the Ten-Tails' resurrection...
With the Ten-Tails resurrecting earlier than in the original timeline, Fugaku Uchiha did not give the Ninja Alliance enough time to prepare. Instead, he immediately gathered the White Zetsu Army at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning and launched the Ninja World War!
Konohagakure, which had been preparing for war for several years, naturally had ample supplies of Explosive Tags, shurikens, soldier pills, and other strategic resources. However, the other shinobi villages were caught off guard.
The Mist Village and Stone Village, located far away, had just seen their Kage return and announce the formation of the Ninja Alliance and the Fourth Ninja World War.
The shinobi in these villages had not even had time to process the vast amount of information, let alone prepare mentally, when the war suddenly broke out!
The White Zetsu Army, numbering a hundred thousand, along with a large number of renowned shinobi resurrected by Orochimaru's Impure World Resurrection, were divided into several major forces under Fugaku's command.
Taking advantage of the element of surprise, Fugaku had the White Zetsu Army and the resurrected shinobi intercept the forces from the various shinobi villages heading to the assembly point, catching the Ninja World Alliance completely off guard.
In the original timeline, the Ninja Alliance had ample time to make strategic deployments and gather supplies before the Fourth Ninja World War began. However, this time, Fugaku Uchiha launched a blitzkrieg, and it must be said that as the leader of the Uzumaki clan, Fugaku's leadership and command skills were significantly superior to Obito's.
The combat units of the Ninja Alliance, which had been organized based on their attack methods, had not yet fully assembled when the major shinobi villages were already under attack by the White Zetsu Army.
Konoha, however, was in a better position. Having prepared for battle several years in advance and with the addition of Minato, Jiraiya, Rin, Obito, and an enhanced Tsunade, they almost steamrolled through the White Zetsu Army.
Notably, among the forces Fugaku assigned to intercept Konohagakure, in addition to the White Zetsu, were the White Fang of the Eternal Truth, Hyuga Hizashi, Asuma Sarutobi, and Kakashi...
When Kakashi saw Tsunade become the Fifth Kazekage, he was clearly taken aback for a moment, but soon a reassuring smile spread across his face.
During the battle with Kakashi, Tsunade didn't let anyone else interfere; she fought him alone.
In this battle, both Tsunade and Kakashi let go of their inner obsessions. Kakashi smiled contentedly in front of Tsunade, his face serene as the Eternal Truth dissipated with his fading will.
Tsunade watched as Kakashi fragmented and dispersed into the air, a single tear slowly rolling down her cheek.
In this battle, she finally let go of her past and promised Kakashi that she would try to love someone and live a happy and fulfilling life.
After dealing with the White Zetsu forces and the Konoha ninjas under the influence of the Eternal Truth, the people of Konoha were furious.
The enemies they faced were almost all former Konoha heroes, and fighting against former comrades, friends, and even family members was an incredibly bitter experience.
However, compared to Konoha, where the anger was mainly directed at Fugaku Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi, the other hidden villages were in a much more difficult situation.
To quickly gather the forces of the Five Great Shinobi Nations and avoid being picked off one by one, Tsunade had to send Yecheng with Minato, Rin, Kakashi, and Obito to form a Special Task Force to assist the other villages.
At the front lines of the Mist Hidden Village, the White Zetsu forces were fewer compared to those blocking Konoha, but the enemies they faced were much more formidable.
The Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, including Zabuza Momochi and Killer Bee, as well as the Fourth and Second Mizukage, were all present.
The Seven Swordsmen of the Mist were among the top combatants in the Mist Hidden Village, and now they had infinite chakra and were virtually immortal.
With the Fourth and Second Mizukage also present, the Mist Hidden Village front was arguably the most dire situation among the Five Great Shinobi Nations.
Chojuro and Ao managed to hold off a few of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, while Mei Terumi was engaged with the Fourth Mizukage Yagura. However, no one could stand against the formidable Second Mizukage.
Ghidō Hōzuki raised his hands, using the Hōzuki clan's signature technique, "Water Gun Jutsu", to continuously pick off Mist Hidden Village ninjas while scolding them with a mix of frustration and disdain, "Didn't I just tell you?
What you see now is just an illusion created by a mirage. My true body is elsewhere.
I never thought that after my death, the Mist Hidden Village would have become so weak. Apart from that little girl, there's not a single person here who can even catch my eye."
The Mist Hidden Village ninjas were embarrassed by Ghidō Hōzuki's close-range taunting. If it were anyone else, they would have probably retorted.
But they were dealing with the Second Mizukage, after all.
"Second Mizukage, can't you just tell us where your true body is?"
Before the ninja could finish his sentence, he was taken down by Ghidō Hōzuki's water gun. However, this wasn't intentional on Ghidō's part; his body acted on its own.
(End of Chapter)
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