Only a few days had passed since he had dealt with Tobirama Senju, and Uchiha Nan was still thinking about how to fabricate a pretext to divert some funds toward building a laboratory.
An intelligence report from the Anbu made Uchiha Nan's pupils constrict.
Conference Room
An Emergency Meeting
Uchiha Nan sat in the central seat with a grave expression, while Konoha's higher-ups all wore mournful faces.
They were all too familiar with emergency meetings of this level. Whenever a major war was about to break out, one would be convened.
Even Mito Uzumaki, who had always been at odds with Uchiha Nan, had attended today's emergency meeting. That alone showed the scale of this war would not be small.
"According to reliable intelligence, Kirigakure and Iwagakure have both made unusual moves. If nothing unexpected happens, we are their target."
Once Uchiha Nan finished speaking, the temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees. Everyone's expression turned as cold as frost.
War was starting again.
They had only enjoyed peaceful days for such a short time.
"We need to find a way to avoid war."
"Konoha cannot bear the cost of fighting on two fronts at once."
Hyuga Takuma spoke up. Hearing his opinion, everyone present nodded in agreement.
War meant people would die, and money would burn. The funds had only arrived a few days ago, and now they were going to be burned away again. Heaven, don't be so cruel.
Konoha's ninja clans had shed enough blood already, and they had spent a fortune. Anti-war sentiment was now running high.
As everyone stated their positions, Uchiha Nan began to ponder.
The First Shinobi World War had been a chaotic free-for-all. Each ninja village was made up of individual ninja clans, all of whom had grudges against one