The Western Theater of the Fourth Shinobi World War

In fact, what Hanzō said this time was true; Mifune had previously been defeated by Hanzō.

The Land of Iron once fought against Amegakure. On the battlefield, the samurai of the Land of Iron would turn and run away as soon as they heard the name of Hanzo of the Salamander. Only Mifune remained alone, holding a katana and standing in front of Hanzō. After fighting for a while, Mifune's right cheek was seriously injured by Hanzō, and his katana was also broken by Hanzō's chain.

After Mifune fell to the ground, Hanzō told Mifune, "A person's end is not death, but the moment he loses his faith. Even if you die on the spot, it won't be a dull knife. I will declare to the world that you are a hero."

Mifune wanted to exchange his own death for Hanzō's promise not to kill his comrades. Hanzō appreciated Mifune's spirit of sacrificing himself to protect his comrades, so he gave Mifune the antidote.

After that, Mifune began to endure hardship and persevere in his spiritual practice, upholding his beliefs.

It can be said that in the early Hanzō was among the top tier of Shinobi World in terms of both strength and magnanimity.

Whether it was fighting against Konoha for the sake of Amegakure or protecting Amegakure in the name of a demigod, he did what a Rain Shadow should do.

However, the rise of the Akatsuki later made Hanzō feel that his position was threatened, so he joined Danzo to wipe out the Akatsuki.

After being defeated by the enraged Nagato, Hanzō seemed to have become a different person. He lost all his former ambition, became cowardly, and lost his faith.

[Someone on the screen shouted, "It's the captains! The captains are here!"]

As the camera zoomed out, a dense array of Shinobi stood in neat rows. Amid cheers from the crowd, five figures slowly appeared in the public eye on the high platform.

Shikamaru explained it to everyone in detail.

"Kumogakure Darui, captain of the First Division, hailed as the Raikage's right-hand man."

A Shinobi with white hair covering one eye and dark skin looked down, his impatient expression revealing him to be one of the top Shinobi in Kumogakure.

Darui!

"As expected of the Lord Raikage's right-hand man, he's really cool."

"Second Unit Captain, Kitsuchi of Iwagakure."

A burly man wearing a headscarf appeared on the screen with a dignified expression. Kitsuchi was one of the few men from Iwagakure who could fight Minato Namikaze during the Third Shinobi World War.

Iwagakure

"Lord Kitsuchi!"

"Lord Kitsuchi is the captain of the second unit. I want to join Lord Kitsuchi's unit."

"The captain of the Third Division is Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi walked out slowly, but his forehead was no longer marked with the Konoha symbol; instead, it was uniformly replaced with the Allied Shinobi Forces' shinobi badge.

[Obito: That's not fair! Why wasn't it me? I want to be the captain too!]

[Lin: Maybe everyone thinks Kakashi is more suitable to command, after all, Kakashi has much more experience.]

[Minato: He probably valued Kakashi's extensive combat experience; Kakashi has completed S-rank missions solo.]

[Kakashi: Did you see that, Obito? This is my power.]

Although Kakashi outwardly doesn't care about his captaincy at all, he is actually quite proud. "Look, Obito, I'm the only one in the village who's become a captain!"

"The captain of the Fifth Division is Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron."

Land of Iron

"I never imagined that Lord Mifune was one of the unit captains."

It seems this is truly the first time the entire Shinobi World has united, all for the sake of dealing with one person.

And most importantly, Gaara, the captain-in-chief of the Allied Shinobi Forces and captain of the Third Division.

Sunagakure

"Gaara -sama is so handsome! Gaara -sama, I love you!"

At this moment, Gaara's expression was calm. His original outfit had been stripped of its hem, replaced with a simpler, more practical style for combat. He looked even more capable.

Everyone was incredulous upon hearing this, never expecting that this somewhat imposing young man in the group was actually the Fifth Kazekage, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Shinobi Forces, and the Captain of the Third Division.

Even under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of Shinobi, Gaara remained completely calm.

[Obito: Hey, hey, this is getting even worse! How can a little kid become the Kazekage?]

[Yahiko: Yeah, is there no one left in your Sunagakure? Even a child can become a Kage.]

[Kushina: You kids, stop talking about her like that. I think she's older than you guys.]

[Obito: How could this Kushina- nee? This is clearly a scene from the future, how could he be older than me?]

[Yahiko: Yeah, yeah, and I'm not called a brat, Minato- nii is my senior.]

[Kushina:!!]

[Obito: Seriously, Yahiko? If you say that, then we can't be friends anymore. You'll just have to be my elder.]

Obito looked at people around his age who were already Kazekage, and even Kakashi had become a captain.

But after searching for a long time, I couldn't find myself. That shouldn't be the case. Why is Kakashi there but I can't see myself? Could I have gone on a secret mission?

[Shikaku Nara: With this kind of setup, who exactly is worth making such a move?]

[Obito: That's right, how could we possibly lose? What makes us think we should lose?]

Although he couldn't see himself, Obito still strongly supported the Allied Shinobi Forces. They had finally managed to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages, something that had never happened before in the entire history of the Shinobi World.

However, what Obito didn't know was that these allied forces were there to attack him; if he had known, it's unclear whether he would still be supporting them now.