Land of Water battlefield.
During this time, although the Hidden Mist Village had done everything it could to avoid battle, the war still developed extremely unfavorably for them.
Even with the Fourth Raikage absent from the front lines, the Hidden Mist Village continued to suffer defeat after defeat.
Seeing that the Hidden Mist Village truly had few high-end fighters, the Cloud Village gradually became bolder in its attacks.
The three teams split into three routes, advancing a considerable distance every day.
The main force in the rear was already at sea. Once they crossed the ocean, it would be time for the Cloud Village to launch its general offensive.
At this point, the Hidden Stone Village could no longer sit still. It did not matter whether the Hidden Mist Village lived or died, but if the Cloud Village wanted to grow stronger, the Hidden Stone Village could never agree to it.
However, the Hidden Stone Village was extremely far from the Hidden Mist Village. The shortest route required crossing the Land of Fire.
Thus, the Hidden Stone Village contacted Konoha to request passage, only to be refused by the Third Hokage.
The refusal was not explicit. He merely said the matter required further discussion.
But how shrewd was old Ōnoki? He immediately realized that the Uchiha were behind it.
He promptly contacted Uchiha Shamu directly through a communication hawk. Uchiha Shamu told him that they could make preparations first.
There would still be changes on the Land of Water battlefield.
Ōnoki was experienced and prudent. Since the Cloud Village's main force had not yet arrived, he decided to wait and observe for the time being.
However, the Hidden Stone Village was indeed making preparations for war.
Ōnoki was also very curious. What reason could have driven the Cloud Village to