Inoichi Yamanaka also walked over, patting Akimichi Choza's shoulder, and whispered, "Didn't you see the two Advisors, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, have already sided with Danzo? We just need to do our own part."
Hearing Shikaku and Inoichi's words, Akimichi Choza sighed, "I just feel that with the current situation still unclear, Danzo has already started to contend for fame and gain. It's truly a bit…"
Akimichi Choza stopped there, but Nara Shikaku and Inoichi Yamanaka understood what he wanted to say.
The two exchanged glances, a hint of helplessness flashing in their eyes.
At this moment, with Root's power as a foundation, and the help of Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, Danzo quickly led a large number of Ninja towards Hiruzen Sarutobi's direction.
At this time, not only were Konoha Ninja gathering, but the forces of Kirigakure, Sand Ninja Village, and Otogakure also began to slowly gather.
Gradually, the entire battlefield formed four distinct forces.
One force was the Mist Ninja Force stationed at the Konoha Great Gate, and another was a force composed of Sand Ninja and a very small portion of Otogakure Ninja.
On Konoha's side, there was one force led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and another force led by Danzo.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Danzo leading a large number of Konoha Ninja appear, Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze flickered, but he said nothing.
Similarly, Danzo merely exchanged glances with Hiruzen Sarutobi, also without speaking a word.
Both of them simultaneously launched an attack on the Sand Ninja.
Without One-Tail Shukaku, and with Orochimaru completely slacking off, facing the full might of Konoha, the Sand Ninja force was completely defeated.
Helplessly, the Sand Ninja had no choice but to retreat towards the Konoha Great Gate.
"Is this Konoha's power? It's truly terrifying!"
Suigetsu Hozuki stood on a pillar at the Konoha Great Gate, looking at the constantly retreating Sand Ninja Village forces approaching his direction, and spoke with a sigh.
"There's no fear on your face."
Kimimaro had appeared behind Suigetsu Hozuki at some point, his tone indifferent.
Suddenly hearing the voice from behind him, Suigetsu Hozuki flinched in fright, looking at Kimimaro with a helpless expression, saying,
"Can you make some noise when you appear? Coming back so quickly, it seems your progress wasn't smooth."
After Suigetsu Hozuki finished speaking, he glanced at Haku, who was also standing not far away.
"Hmm, Konoha's reaction speed was much faster than imagined. Before we even started, Konoha Ninja had already found us. The Byakugan's ability is indeed troublesome."
Kimimaro frowned, his voice tinged with guilt and disappointment.
"Don't worry about it. What you were supposed to do wasn't part of the plan anyway. Whether it succeeds or not, it won't have much impact on Yūto-sama."
Suigetsu Hozuki casually said, looking at Kimimaro, whose face showed guilt and disappointment.
...…
Hidden Cloud Village!
Near the Central Mountain Range.
Killer Bee, bruised and battered, looked at the Fourth Raikage A, whose Chakra was somewhat agitated.
"No more fighting, no more fighting…"
Killer Bee kept shaking his head, even his usual peculiar tone becoming normal.
Hearing Killer Bee's words, Fourth Raikage A dispelled the lightning-style Chakra on his body, his voice carrying a hint of dissatisfaction:
"Lately, you've been slacking off on your training!"
Slacking off?
Killer Bee's mouth twitched. Anyone would slack off if they trained every day.
"A, do you have something on your mind lately?"
Killer Bee looked at Fourth Raikage A with a curious expression.
Normally, Killer Bee would only train with Fourth Raikage A once in a while.
But recently, their training sessions had been getting shorter and shorter, and now they had been training for two consecutive days.
If someone said Fourth Raikage A didn't have something on his mind, Killer Bee certainly wouldn't believe it.
Hearing Killer Bee's words, Fourth Raikage A's expression froze slightly, then he rubbed his fists:
"It seems the training isn't enough, otherwise, you'd still have the mood to worry about me."
Killer Bee's face stiffened, and he quickly retreated a few steps.
Just as Fourth Raikage A was about to continue, urgent footsteps came from afar.
Mabui appeared in front of Fourth Raikage A after a few leaps, taking a deep breath to calm herself.
Mabui spoke to Fourth Raikage A with a solemn expression:
"Raikage-sama, there's news!"
Fourth Raikage A's spirit lifted. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered Killer Bee next to him and turned to glance at him.
Killer Bee's eyes were filled with curiosity. Although he really wanted to know what happened, since A didn't intend to tell him, he naturally wouldn't pry.
Dusting off his clothes, Killer Bee waved to Mabui and turned to walk in another direction.
Until Killer Bee's figure disappeared, Fourth Raikage A's gaze returned to Mabui.
"Raikage-sama, Kirigakure has indeed made a move!"
Mabui said excitedly.
Fourth Raikage A's spirit was invigorated, and a rare excited expression appeared on his rugged face:
"I didn't expect Kirigakure to still have the guts to directly attack Konoha. It seems I've underestimated Kirigakure a bit."
After speaking, Fourth Raikage A strode towards the Raikage's office.
As he walked, Fourth Raikage A asked, "Is there any other intel?"
Mabui followed behind Fourth Raikage A and quickly continued:
"Not only Kirigakure, but Sand Ninja Village also attacked Konoha. Moreover, both Villages seem to have used Tailed Beasts, and Konoha was completely unprepared."
At this point, Mabui's voice paused, and she continued:
"After that, there was no more news. If I'm not mistaken, the spies placed in Konoha should have already been eliminated."
"Sand Ninja and Kirigakure jointly attacking Konoha, interesting!"
Fourth Raikage A's smile was unstoppable, and he said excitedly.
"Then what should we do next? Should we help Konoha, or…?"
Mabui spoke with a solemn expression, but she stopped halfway through her sentence.
"Why should we help Konoha? How could such a good opportunity be wasted? Since Kirigakure and Sand Ninja are already participating, there's no reason for us Kumogakure not to participate."
Fourth Raikage A said coldly. At this point, he stopped and looked up in Konoha's direction:
"What's more, if we're lucky, we might even be able to destroy Konoha!"
Mabui's body trembled, and she asked with a hint of nervousness, "The Fourth Ninja World War?"
"Compared to a true Ninja World War, this doesn't count yet."
"If we can really destroy Konoha, there won't be any possibility of a Ninja War breaking out for another fifty or sixty years. After all, such a large territory like Konoha will take a long time to digest."
Fourth Raikage A's voice carried a hint of dominance and coldness.