To them, if they angered the Daimyo and ultimately caused the Land of Water's Daimyo to side with Konoha like the Land of Wind's Daimyo had, that would be a real headache.
Even if fighting the Four Great Ninja Villages with a rabble would significantly weaken the village, weakening was still better than being unable to develop and helplessly watching the village fall further and further behind.
Meanwhile, as the Four Great Ninja Villages prepared for war, none of them knew that Kirigakure was currently caught in a dilemma.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. After making their final preparations, under Ōnoki, the Allied Forces Commander-in-Chief, Iwagakure's forces howled as they charged toward the so-called Small Nations Alliance.
Under the assault of five thousand mist ninja, the Small Nations Alliance that had dared openly challenge the Four Great Ninja Villages was utterly miserable. Everywhere they went, they were crushed.
Their so-called defensive positions simply ceased to exist. Before Iwagakure's offensive, they had no room to hold their ground at all and were defeated, suffering countless casualties.
"Did you hear? Those Iwagakure guys crushed the enemy army and sent them scattering in panic."
"What kind of Small Nations Alliance is this? Their strength is utterly pathetic."
"If Konoha's people were the main attacking force, we'd definitely be even fiercer!!!"
"Sigh... What can we do when we can only guard the rear? Just watch honestly. We need to prevent anyone from attacking the camp; all these supplies depend on us."
Throughout the Allied Forces camp, Konoha's ninja could be heard gathering to chat, and naturally, the topic never strayed from the situation at the front.
Iwagakure's display of might left Konoha's ninja displeased. What were they so smug about? If Ōnoki, Iwagakure's Tsuchikage, had not been the Allied Forces