"The troops have begun assembling at Training Ground 11," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
Because this had happened so suddenly, they were forming a unit through an emergency mobilization. In the interest of speed, they had even skipped many of the standard procedures.
Just a few minutes before Mu Yue entered the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi had actually been in a high-level meeting.
Konoha's forces in the Land of Grass had been defeated far too abruptly. Not long ago, they had even driven Iwagakure's forces back to the border of the Land of Earth, only for the situation to suddenly reverse completely.
Konoha's higher-ups had not even had time to investigate the reason for the defeat before swiftly deciding at the meeting to form a support force and send it to the Land of Grass. Their efficiency was extremely high.
They had no choice but to be efficient. If the forces in the Land of Grass were completely wiped out, the northwestern region of the Land of Fire would be in danger.
Iwagakure's shinobi forces could enter the Land of Fire directly through the area where the Land of Grass bordered it.
Not only would that be difficult to explain to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, but Konoha's reputation within the Land of Fire would also suffer. It might even become a threat to Konoha itself.
After all, the Iwagakure shinobi force in the Land of Grass had two Jinchuriki capable of entering Perfect Tailed Beast Mode.
This time, even Shimura Danzō, who loved opposing Hiruzen Sarutobi, did not cause trouble. He only had a minor disagreement with Hiruzen Sarutobi over the choice of commander.
At first, Shimura Danzō wanted Orochimaru, who was stationed in the Land of Hot Water, to lead part of the shinobi forces directly to the