Amazing

As the war escalated, technology advanced, and society underwent reform, every aspect of life began to change in ways unlike before.

The first signs were appearing now.

Backed by the military technology of the Land of Lightning, even an ordinary army now possessed the power to fight the ninja forces.

At present, it still wasn't enough to defeat them.

But technology wouldn't stagnate. At this rate, a major change could come every two or three years.

War was the best catalyst for technological advancement.

High above, a massive Clay Bird roared past. The Clay Bombs it dropped blossomed across the battlefield like flowers. Amid the continuous flashes of explosive fire, the Konoha Ninja below scrambled to evade the lethal attacks.

The already-fragmented formation became even more shattered. Forget an impregnable defense; their defenses were on the verge of collapse. In localized battles, small groups of ninja were fighting on their own, struggling to resist the assault of the Ninja Allied Forces while surrounded by enemies who greatly outnumbered them.

The formations of both sides slowly became entangled. Viewed from above, the formation of the Ninja Allied Forces clearly resembled a Pac-Man with its mouth wide open. Its spread wings formed the jaws, biting down with a pincer attack and tearing apart chunks of the formation ahead to complete the encirclement.

The Konoha Ninja were forced to face the humiliating prospect of one against ten, or even one against several thousand.

Jiraiya, for example, was deep in the enemy formation.

Sage Mode couldn't be activated quickly. Under the unending assault, the activation of Sage Technique was trapped in a vicious cycle of starting, being interrupted, and starting again. His body was covered in white hair like a hedgehog, serving as armor. Lethal bullets poured over him without pause like raindrops. Amid