"War has begun, huh?"
In a remote town on the border of the Land of Fire.
A man wrapped in bandages frowned tightly, while a young man who looked like a girl beside him showed a hint of melancholy in his brows.
"That's right, Zabuza, the villages have already mobilized."
These two were clearly Zabuza and Haku. Ever since Takemi released them in the Land of Waves, they had become more cautious.
They didn't stay in the Land of Waves but ventured deep into the Ninja World continent, finding a relatively safe place to live in seclusion.
However, with the outbreak of war, they were no longer safe, and this war covered a much larger area than they had imagined.
"This is terrible."
Zabuza pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This is interesting."
"Zabuza, should we leave this place?"
Haku asked in a low voice, as in his opinion, the current situation was quite complicated.
"Perhaps, going to the Land of Fire would be better, after all, the Fifth Hokage is there."
"We can go, but we're not going for protection." Zabuza was silent for a while, then suddenly grinned, which surprised Haku.
"Zabuza, do you mean…"
"That guy let us off the hook back then. Although I'm still annoyed with them, it doesn't mean we can't do something."
"Are we going to join the war, Zabuza?"
"Hmm, if we don't do something at such a grand event, it wouldn't be good." Zabuza muttered to himself, casually pulling out a kunai from his waist and examining it.
He quickly made his decision, and at the same time, many others also made their decisions.
The Ninja World was in such chaos, and the war had escalated to this point, no one could truly stay out of it.
Many rogue ninja, and even many mercenary organizations, gradually arrived in the Land of Fire.
Many people in this world were like Zabuza and Haku. Most of them scattered and gathered in Amegakure, and there were even many familiar faces.
For example, the ninjas from Takigakure voluntarily came to the Land of Fire and chose to participate in the war. There were also many ninjas from small countries like the Land of Frost who came here.
Even some ninjas from Kumogakure 'voluntarily' chose to support and participate in the war.
Although Kumogakure held significant malice towards the entire Ninja World, according to their statement, they also had righteous individuals.
"This war is truly different."
Inside the main command center of the Land of Fire's capital, Shikaku looked at his friend Inoichi and said.
The main command center was not placed in Konoha, naturally, to avoid suspicion, especially since the composition of ninjas this time was very complex. Therefore, just like the previous Kage Summit, another location in the Land of Fire was chosen for coordination and command.
"Past wars were either for the village's better development or to protect their homeland."
"But this time, it's an organization declaring war on the entire Ninja World. This is the first time I've seen such a thing in so many years." Inoichi shrugged, smiling as he spoke.
"Perhaps Hokage-sama is right. Obito has a problem in his head. But our current task is not light either."
"Indeed." Shikaku nodded.
After some discussion, the Ninja World forces were divided into five combat units.
Three of them were large in number, used for three frontal battlefields. One was smaller in number, used to deal with the Akatsuki forces in the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Waves.
And one was a mobile unit, used to reinforce various battlefields. However, what was a bit of a headache was that this special mobile unit hadn't even fully assembled yet.
"It's just that the Nine-Tails inside Naruto is not quite settled yet and needs to be handled properly. Sasuke also hasn't fully recovered, which is troublesome."
"It's fine. With the Second Hokage and Fourth Hokage, the situation isn't that bad. Besides, isn't the Fifth Hokage ready to mobilize at any time?"
Inoichi shrugged and smiled. Relatively speaking, he trusted the older generation more, as they had experienced more.
Of course, among the younger generation, the one he trusted most was the Fifth Hokage, Takemi. However, Takemi was an exception, probably no one wouldn't trust him.
"Besides that, isn't the biggest headache those scattered ninjas who came over? They are the most troublesome, aren't they?"
"Exactly. It's unappealing to screen them, but we can't refuse them either."
Shikaku had an immense headache. He had to guard against these guys being Akatsuki spies while also not dampening their enthusiasm. This kind of thing would be tricky for anyone.
"Especially those guys from Kumogakure. Some of them even ran over to participate in the war on their own, while Kumogakure hasn't made any statement."
"Are those guys trying to curry favor with both sides?"
Inoichi raised an eyebrow, then shook his head with some disdain.
"Do they think it's still the past? Aren't they afraid of bringing trouble upon themselves?"
"Who knows about them? Alright, enough about that, we need to complete our mission." Shikaku stretched, then smiled and said.
"We need to ensure the smooth advance of the front lines and the coordination and tactical success of all units. We have a lot of work to do."
"Indeed."
Inoichi smiled, looking at the 'new comrades' from Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and even some from Sunagakure around him.
He sighed with emotion. "This time, it's truly extraordinary."
While they were chatting, the advance in various parts of the Ninja World continued, and the Akatsuki's White Zetsu army also began its operation.
"This is a bit troublesome."
Kakashi was leading the First Division forward, but when he saw the enemies suddenly appearing in front of him, he couldn't help but frown.
In front of him, besides a large number of White Zetsu appearing and disappearing, the four figures standing at the very front all wore Kirigakure headbands.
And their faces were covered in cracks, clearly indicating that they were all Edo Tensei. The cracked faces represented their identity as Edo Tenseis.
Besides them, many other ninjas wearing various headbands were also ready to attack. Clearly, the Akatsuki had prepared ninjas from every village.
"Those guys from the Akatsuki are truly despicable, they have all kinds of people."
Guy cursed under his breath when he saw this, but he quickly became excited again.
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Kirigakure is truly… they weren't prepared, but…"