At Konoha's forward camp in the Land of Rice, Jiraiya was reading through the various intelligence reports compiled from every side.
After the "Nine-Tails Incident," Konoha immediately issued a formal warning to Kumogakure, demanding that they hand over the culprit who had infiltrated Konoha and caused the incident. If Kumogakure tried to shield the culprit, they would bear all the consequences... Konoha had rarely used such severe wording.
Without a doubt, this was a one-sided frame-up. The incident had not been caused by Kumogakure in the first place, so of course they would not hand over any culprit. Besides, the whole thing was rather novel. Since ancient times, Kumogakure had always been the one pinning the blame on other villages. They had never seen anyone turn the tables on them like this.
Konoha naturally knew Kumogakure would not respond, so after berating them, they simply began reinforcing the front line step by step according to their own plans... At a time when the scale of the war was gradually shrinking and the world situation was stabilizing, this move against the trend drew the attention of every nation.
Kumogakure was naturally unwilling to show weakness. Wasn't Konoha merely sending more troops? As if Kumogakure couldn't do the same. Thus, the Land of Rice was once again shrouded in the clouds of war, and the combined forces of the two opposing sides soon exceeded six thousand.
Konoha's goal was to seek justice for the Fourth Hokage, but as the commander, Jiraiya naturally knew the truth. He also knew that the higher-ups had not actually developed any greater hatred toward Kumogakure, which had been made the scapegoat. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, this was probably Konoha's final large-scale offensive in this Ninja World War.
Many times, Jiraiya, as the commander, found