Land of Wind, outside the Hidden Sand Village.
Akihara Kagura and Tsunade hurried here together, their speed was somewhat slow, and by the time they reached the Hidden Sand Village, it was already somewhat late.
Compared to the Hidden Mist Village, the defenses of the Hidden Sand Village are even more stringent.
Due to the long-term erosion from sandstorms, the Hidden Sand Village has built tall sand defense positions outside the village, serving both the purpose of defending against sandstorms and guarding against enemies.
Moreover.
The Hidden Sand Village received the news very quickly.
Their spy ninja heard about Konoha's declaration of war on the Hidden Sand Village in the afternoon and immediately used messenger hawks to pass the information to the village, coincidentally receiving Konoha's declaration of war.
The entire Hidden Sand Village became busy at once.
Elder Chiyo, who had retired, stood out and promptly gathered the Jonin to hold a meeting, rallying all the ninjas in the village to prepare for the war against Konoha.
"That little girl Tsunade..."
Elder Chiyo sat in the meeting room, her aged face quite unsightly: "Daring to initiate war against the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Mist Village on the first day of being Hokage..."
Although Elder Chiyo was quite displeased with Tsunade, she knew the current Hidden Sand Village wasn't a match for Konoha, not even the past Hidden Sand Village was a match for Konoha.
Even the Genin of the Hidden Sand Village know it's impossible for the village to defeat Konoha; every time the Ninja World had a great war, the Hidden Sand Village would choose to attack the Land of Fire, only to be brutally countered by the Konoha ninja, and then had to immediately seek peace...
This happened too often.
The lower ranks of the entire Hidden Sand Village had little confidence, and even the higher ranks had little confidence, yet constrained by the environment of the Hidden Sand Village, they had no choice but to attempt an attack on Konoha.
Elder Chiyo sighed, fully aware of the situation of the Hidden Sand Village, knowing it couldn't be a match for Konoha, she could only issue orders: "The village must actively prepare for war, but also send someone to contact the Hidden Mist Village, we'll launch a joint attack on the Land of Fire..."
Luckily.
Tsunade as an opponent is not rational, actually declaring war on two villages simultaneously, the Hidden Sand Village is not without opportunities in this war.
At this time, Elder Chiyo couldn't possibly know news of the Hidden Mist Village's surrender, even if she knew, she probably wouldn't believe.
What a joke?
How could it be possible to declare war in the afternoon and surrender by nightfall?
Of course.
Chiyo also wouldn't know that Akihara Kagura and Tsunade had already arrived outside the Hidden Sand Village.
A ninja stationed at the outer defenses of the village hurried to the meeting room, his face filled with panic, reporting to all the attendees: "Elder Chiyo, two Konoha ninjas have stormed into the village, one of them is a Wood Release Ninja!"
"What!"
Elder Chiyo's face suddenly changed!
The other attendees' faces also suddenly darkened, recalling the person who had always tormented the One-Tailed Shukaku outside the village before.
Just as Elder Chiyo was about to say something, she felt a tremor on the ground, her face faintly showed unease, what was this phenomenon all about?
Outside the Hidden Sand Village.
The tall defensive line outside the Hidden Sand Village had long since split apart.
A towering wooden giant smashed open the defenses with just a few punches!
A group of stationed Hidden Sand ninjas had already been bound by vines, helplessly watching as the wooden giant stepped into the village, every Hidden Sand ninja's face was filled with despair...
Akihara Kagura and Tsunade stood on the head of the wooden giant, effortlessly crossing the defensive line of the Hidden Sand Village, controlling the wooden giant to step into the village.
"This is..."
Tsunade's eyes still couldn't hide their shock.
This Fifth Hokage finally understood why everyone she encountered upon returning to the village emphasized the strength of Akihara Kagura and inquired about Akihara Kagura's existence.
Because...
This power truly is astonishing!
"This is... a Wood Release Ninja?"
Chiyo stood outside the meeting room, unable to believe as her eyes widened, watching with a terrified, uneasy expression as the towering wooden giant entered the village.
"Yes..."
The throat of a Hidden Sand ninja was somewhat dry, rasping as he answered: "The person standing on the head of the wooden giant is the Wood Release Ninja named Akihara Kagura, the other person..."
"That's Tsunade..."
Chiyo's eyes instantly narrowed, speaking in a low voice: "No wonder that little girl dared to attack the Hidden Sand Village, she relied on the powerful strength of one person... Immediately have the village's defense forces attack, absolutely don't allow them to move another step!"
Inside the Hidden Sand Village were powerful ballistae arranged.
These ballistae appeared somewhat outdated, yet were the only large weapons able to be utilized, but at this moment, they couldn't exert any power.
The villagers of the Hidden Sand Village panicked and fled everywhere, afraid of being trampled by the wooden giant and injured, every Hidden Sand ninja fought bravely and fearlessly to protect their village, risking their lives to guard their home!
However...
It's utterly useless.
Any attack against the wooden giant is futile.
A wooden dragon emerged from the wooden giant, swiftly moving inside the Hidden Sand Village, wherever it passed, towering trees grew!
The villagers of the Hidden Sand Village had always longed for forests and tall trees to grow around their village to collect water, but never had they disliked trees as much as now!
These towering trees extended their branches and vines, binding every fleeing Hidden Sand ninja to the trees, absorbing the chakra from their bodies...
Atop the towering wooden giant.
The technique user leisurely observed all of this.