Half a year!
The people of Konoha truly wanted to say, "Do you know how I got through these past six months?"
There was no helping it. The Blazing Sun Country had been utterly inhuman.
After Tsunade left, they began making moves, constantly gathering shinobi troops and supplies as though they were preparing for war.
Seeing this, all the major powers frantically sent supplies and reinforcements to Konoha, terrified that the Blazing Sun Country would strike at any moment.
Yet who could have expected that the Blazing Sun Country's movements would grow increasingly dramatic? Even the aerospace carrier Storm had broken through the previous blockade and entered the Land of Fire's border region.
Teams of genin began pouring in, clashing with Konoha's forces.
With such huge movements, anyone would have thought the decisive battle was about to begin.
Yet over the following months, the Blazing Sun Country made no further moves, as if everything before had merely been for show.
The problem was that they could play this game, but Konoha could not afford to.
Their nerves were stretched taut!
Not a single day passed without tension.
Every day, they desperately improved their strength and reinforced their defenses, afraid that when the Blazing Sun Country attacked, they would be unable to contribute much.
To put it bluntly, quite a few people would rather the Blazing Sun Country attack directly than endure this torment.
And with that torment lasting for half a year, who would not be afraid?
So, when they received news today that the Blazing Sun Country's army had formally entered the Land of Fire, Konoha was not afraid. Instead, they felt a sense of relief.
At last, they no longer had to endure this torture.
Konoha had now undergone earth-shattering changes.
In the past, it had been a