They had merely spent the night drinking; nothing particularly noteworthy had happened, especially with Kushina there.
Early the next morning, after a simple wash and sobering up, Tsunade threw herself into intense work. By noon twenty-four hours later, the Ninja Magistrate had officially set out.
As the general, Mimi did not head to the front lines. In recent years, Konoha had trained enough ninjas capable of standing on their own, enough to handle any situation.
First, in the direction of the Rain Country, Konoha's border garrison pressed toward the front line. With the Rain Country itself in chaos, the Allied Shinobi Forces stationed along the defensive line faced Konoha's advance from both sides, leaving them in a perilous situation.
Rather than launch an attack immediately, Konoha used a small force to pin down the Allied Shinobi Forces' main troops in the Rain Country, then swiftly poured a massive army into the territory of the Earth Country.
With the assistance of Iwagakure, led by Manki—the collaborators Konoha had cultivated years ago—there was no meaningful resistance.
The Allied Shinobi Forces had no sizable army stationed here either.
The cities along the route were either swiftly breached or surrendered on the spot, after which Konoha left garrisons behind to impose temporary control.
Four hours after the war began, without losing a single soldier, Konoha's advance drove straight into the heart of the Earth Country, its capital.
The speed was like lightning and thunder, leaving no time to react.
On the grounds outside the Daimyo Residence, the daimyo, who had lived in unease for years, stared blankly at the sky.
"It's over."
His knees gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.
Across the azure sky, enormous swarms of hornets stretched on endlessly, spreading their wings and roaring past like flying dragons.
One human-shaped