Within days, the entire Shinobi World had shifted from its former peace, with every village in the Five Great Nations entering a state of war readiness.
Tens of thousands of shinobi gathered in the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Lightning.
The Kirigakure shinobi split into two groups, arriving at Konoha and Hidden Cloud respectively, while the Hidden Sand shinobi headed for Hidden Stone Village and Konoha.
The shinobi of the Land of Rain were directly incorporated into Konoha's forces. After all, Amegakure did not have many shinobi—only a little over four thousand in total.
The smaller nations continually sent their shinobi to nearby major nations to help prepare supplies in the rear.
War was like a massive gear, accelerating the Shinobi World's rotation.
Even the daimyō who had previously rejected the Ninja Association realized how grave this war was.
They allocated funds like mad, terrified of defeat.
After all, shinobi villages were their military forces. If even the shinobi were defeated, the destruction of the Shinobi World would not be far behind.
No matter how deep their past conflicts had been, they would have to wait until after the Fourth Great Ninja War to settle them.
At the very least, for now, they had to stand united against the enemy.
A full half month passed. Everyone remained on edge, prepared for war to break out at any moment.
Finally, on this day, Kakashi's surprise attack unit and Hashirama's group of four sent back their intelligence.
Senya began the final war mobilization.
The three shinobi armies had fully assembled. Whether at Hidden Cloud, Hidden Stone Village, or Konoha, one could see from above the vast, orderly ranks of shinobi below.
Each force numbered over thirty thousand. Nagato, Kitsuchi, and Darui stood at the front of