The attack just now had not only struck Iwagakure; several other villages had also suffered attacks of varying severity. The assault above Kumogakure had actually been the most violent, but A had blasted apart the explosion while it was still gathering with a Chakra cannon.
Several Kage received the news at that very moment: their own villages had been attacked. This signaled that both sides had officially sounded the horn of war.
Every nation was attacked by countless White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation shinobi. The smaller villages that had not followed the Five Great Nations' orders and prepared themselves were completely caught off guard. Clearly, they had treated this alliance of the Five Great Nations as a joke before.
"What the hell are those things? They can perfectly disguise themselves as comrades, even imitating Chakra without the slightest difference!" One shinobi stared blankly ahead. Just moments ago, he had watched with his own eyes as a companion he had lived alongside day and night transformed into a White Zetsu and killed the teammate beside him.
This ability to hide had rendered these shinobi, who relied on group combat, utterly helpless. After all, the enemy was among them. They could not exactly attack their own people before figuring out who was who.
Even more terrifying, those creatures were incredibly difficult to kill. They seemed incapable of feeling pain; even after their bodies were sliced into several pieces, they could still move. This gave the shinobi unprecedented pressure.
"These things can also read people's thoughts and hide among the crowd. Sometimes, even the people they parasitize do not know they have been replaced... Huh? How do I know that?" Terror appeared on the shinobi's face, but he never got to cry out.
His face slowly dripped to the ground like melting