Wave Country!
Snow Country!
Land of Rain!
Demon Country!
The central squares of the four countries.
The shadows of tens of thousands of people fell across the concrete floor, while stirring symphonic music echoed in everyone's ears.
It was accompanied by the long, drawn-out blare of horns.
The atmosphere was incomparably solemn, yet it also set people's hearts racing.
Amid the resounding, impassioned music, every fully armed shinobi soldier felt their blood surge and could not help looking up at the enormous central platform.
Seven figures stood upon it, dressed in white robes over black clothing.
They were Minato Namikaze, Madara Uchiha, Nagato, Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Hikari, Konan, and Miroku.
The images of those seven figures were also projected onto the platforms in the other three countries.
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Naruto, likewise draped in a white robe, appeared on the platform. The moment he appeared, soaring strings began to play.
After the horns came the stirring sound of strings, filling the music with a sense of ceremony.
This piece had been jointly composed by every composer and musician in Wave Country as the opening music for the war.
Under everyone's gaze, Naruto took another step forward and climbed to the very top of the platform.
Facing the crowd, his gaze swept across every face.
He did not say anything or make any unnecessary movements. He merely stood there quietly, watching the people who watched him in return.
Yet there was nothing out of place about it, as though he had been born to stand in that position.
The surrounding horns roared, and the gazes of the people below became scorching, as if they could burn straight through someone.
As the music gradually softened, Naruto slowly spread his arms.
The white robe behind him rose like wings.
"Gentlemen! The war has begun!"
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