Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead with a headache.
Though it was hardly uncommon for Sunagakure to be fighting one moment... then turn around and attack Konoha the next.
But how many days had it even been?
They had just made peace with Kusagakure, only to turn around and attack Konoha?
Did they think Konoha was weaker than Kusagakure, or did they think Konoha could no longer raise its blade?
One had to know...
He had never intended to expand the war. He only wanted to bring back the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and let Kusagakure understand... Konoha was still Konoha, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages!
It was not a village Kusagakure could provoke!
That was why a swift battle was Konoha's choice!
After all, continuing the war would bring Konoha no benefits and might even make things worse!
However.
Why was Sunagakure joining the chaos now?
He knew that... after its defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, the Feudal Lord's Mansion of the Land of Wind had cut off Sunagakure's funding and even handed missions originally entrusted to Sunagakure over to Konoha. To keep the village functioning, the dignified Fourth Kazekage had even been forced to spend a great deal of time making money!
One could imagine just how dire Sunagakure's situation was now.
Of course~
That had nothing to do with Konoha. On the contrary, if this continued... the Feudal Lord's Mansion of the Land of Fire would soon become dissatisfied with Konoha as well!
What benefit had Kusagakure offered Sunagakure?
How had it convinced Sunagakure to come attack Konoha at a time like this?!
Sure enough...
Ever since Kusagakure became involved, this war had started becoming rather strange.
After Sunagakure turned around and attacked Konoha, Kumogakure and Iwagakure had also bizarrely stopped, as if they were standing