"Damn it! Why can't I log into the forum?!"
Uchiha Obito anxiously tried to log into his phone account, but found that it always displayed [Cannot log in from Land of Fire].
"Don't waste your energy, Obito. Iwagakure has initiated a network blockade on the entire Land of Fire. All applications related to Iwagakure, and various movies, are currently unavailable..."
Rin Nohara sighed and said.
"Ahhh, what am I going to do? I still have so many posts in there!"
Uchiha Obito scratched his head in agitation.
"It's good that Iwagakure restricted it. It saves a certain someone from constantly posting reactionary remarks..."
Kakashi said with dead fish eyes.
"Alright, you two, don't start arguing again. The war is getting more and more dangerous. I heard that we might have to go to the battlefield too..."
Rin Nohara's small face was also filled with worry.
"I heard Minato-sensei has been constantly on the battlefield. The current battlefield situation is something even Minato-sensei can't reverse... The Sandaime(3rd) has personally joined the war, and even Lady Tsunade, who has always been away, is treating patients at the Konoha Hospital..."
The trio's expressions darkened.
Uchiha Obito couldn't help but recall the words of the The Old Man in the Cave... Although he was very long-winded, sometimes thinking about it, he actually made sense.
.....
"What's going on?"
"It seems an invisible hand has started to exert force. Why is this happening?"
"Why have all the signals from the front lines been cut off?"
Kakuzu received many intelligence reports today, delivered by eagles.
Initially, it was just one, but then this situation started occurring in all the front-line squads.
Kakuzu, with his keen senses, immediately realized something was wrong.
However, before he could investigate further, urgent reports came from all fronts, saying that Kumogakure had invaded!
Kakuzu was thunderstruck and immediately reported to Ōnoki.
Ōnoki was also shocked when he received the intelligence and immediately sent a query to Kumogakure asking what was going on and why they were attacking him.
Didn't they agree to attack Konoha?
However, Kumogakure only remained silent, followed by even more ferocious attacks.
Ōnoki was enraged. He immediately dispatched two Jinchuriki to fight Kumogakure, and at the same time, decided to accelerate the resolution of Konoha, and then deal with Kumogakure!
However, misfortunes never come singly!
When Iwagakure made large-scale Ninja deployments, Hanzou saw that Kumogakure had officially declared war.
Iwagakure was now facing attacks from the Three Great Shinobi Villages.
Then Hanzou betrayed them, directly defecting and declaring war on Iwagakure!
Ōnoki, upon learning this news, couldn't hold on any longer.
He didn't expect that both allies would directly betray them!
But at this moment, Iwagakure could still directly confront the Four Great Shinobi Villages, and still firmly held the upper hand.
This was thanks to the solid foundation Iwagakure had built.
.....
"Good news! Good news! Hiruzen! Great news!"
Danzo Shimura was unprecedentedly happy, saying excitedly with the letter in his hand.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had aged a lot.
"What happened?"
"Kumogakure and Amegakure have both betrayed them! Now the Third Raikage invites us to form an anti-Iwagakure alliance! To jointly resist Iwagakure's war of aggression!"
"Furthermore! The Land of Iron, which has always remained neutral, is also joining the war!"
Danzo Shimura placed the Third Raikage's letter in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
A flicker of excitement flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.
Good, good, good. He originally thought Konoha was finished.
He never expected this!
First Hidden Mist, then Kumogakure, then Amegakure, and now even the neutral Land of Iron is joining the war!
If Iwagakure hadn't launched an attack on Konoha, he wouldn't have known Konoha had so many friends!
"Good! We accept!"
....
Mu rubbed his forehead, looking at the latest news.
Amegakure's betrayal, Kumogakure's backstabbing.
The neutral Land of Iron also chose to join.
Now, an anti-Iwagakure alliance has been formed, consisting of three great nations, one advanced Shinobi village, and a series of smaller nations and Shinobi villages.
Iwagakure's situation was not looking good...
It's very difficult to win when the whole world is your enemy.
"Do I still have the strength to participate in the war?"
Mu hesitated slightly.
He was a very realistic person; his life was more important than the village's interests.
He was so old, could he still participate in the war?
Reaction speed, Chakra condensation, all these were problems.
"Mu! Do not participate in the war! It hasn't evolved to that point yet!"
At this moment, Hōzuki Gengetsu, on the sickbed, suddenly grabbed Mu's clothes and said sternly.
Mu was stunned, not understanding why Hōzuki Gengetsu was so agitated.
"But, I feel that if I participate in the war, I can turn the tide of the battle!"
Mu said firmly to Hōzuki Gengetsu.
His identity was a strong stimulant for Iwagakure.
For the enemies, it would make them afraid.
Now, the outside world thought he was seriously ill or dead.
If he appeared, it could truly stabilize morale!
"Promise me, don't participate in the war..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu closed his eyes tightly, slowly shaking his head.
Mu looked at Hōzuki Gengetsu in front of him, his brows slightly furrowed.
Hōzuki Gengetsu was a war maniac.
Mu asked in confusion: "Why?"
Hōzuki Gengetsu took a deep breath, trying to keep his voice from trembling so much.
"I'm afraid you'll die on the battlefield. I'm already old, and I don't want to lose anyone important anymore..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu's voice was old and hoarse.
Mu's heart tightened.
"I'm worried you won't come back, I'm worried you'll be killed, I'm worried I'll never see you again, I'm worried I won't wait for your return..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu's voice became lower and lower, finally almost turning into a whisper.
He was no longer a young man, but an old man.
Worried about losing, afraid of losing.
Before he could finish speaking, Hōzuki Gengetsu suddenly trembled as if struck by something, and tears welled up in his eyes like a bursting dam, streaming down his pale cheeks.
Hōzuki Gengetsu actually burst into tears.
"I'm worried my days are numbered, and I won't live to see your return!!"
"Thinking that I might not see you again in this lifetime, my heart inevitably chokes..."
This was a scene Mu had never witnessed. Hōzuki Gengetsu had always been so strong, so calm, so optimistic, but at this moment, he was crying.
Mu's heart felt as if an invisible hand was tightly squeezing it; a certain chord was struck at this moment.
"Don't cry, Gengetsu..."
"Wait for me to come back, wait for me to come back, wait for me to come back. After I return, we can fish as usual, watch the excellent movies made by Iwagakure, or stroll on Iwagakure's streets, or even watch Iwagakure's Stone Rain..."
Mu gently comforted him.
And Hōzuki Gengetsu tightly held Mu's hand, tears streaming down uncontrollably: "Don't tell me these things, I don't want to hear them!"
"Whether Iwagakure wins or loses, I don't care. I want both of us to be safe and sound."
"Promise me, we, being old now, can't beat those new generations. I'm worried you'll be killed and humiliated by them..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu said.
Mu's mind was made up; he felt it was time to emerge from seclusion.
"When the leaves fall in autumn, I will return!"
"Gengetsu, wait for my news. If the leaves outside the window start to fall, it means I've returned."
Mu slowly stood up, looking at the lush tree outside the window.