"Alright! Byakugan!" Hizashi was also taken aback. Using his Byakugan, he clearly saw that nearly a thousand Kumogakure had their hearts pierced.
"What!? They're already dead." Hizashi somewhat incredulous.
"Are you serious?" Ebizo and Chiyo had no choice but to believe it this time, since both of their sensory abilities had witnessed the scene.
The blood of those people was sprayed on the spot, and the sand was also stained with blood.
Thousands of Kumogakure elites fell to the ground in unison, defeated by Shiyu in a single encounter.
It sounds like Minato could also wipe out a thousand people single-handedly in the future, but Shiyu killed thousands of Kumogakure in the gaps of time. In other words, Shiyu did it in less than a second.
The high-ranking officials of Sunagakure witnessed thousands of ninjas, who were full of life one second and died spitting blood the next. The intense visual impact made them swallow hard, and as they looked at Shiyu, their hearts were filled with extremely complex feelings.
Only Badru, the captain of the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Unit, was brought before the group at the First Line of One Line Sky by Shiyu.
Shiyu asked in front of everyone.
"Let me ask you, why did Kumogakure attack Sunagakure?" Shiyu had already hypnotized Badru using his powerful Mangekyō Sharingan.
Badru, equally stunned, said, "This is the Third Raikage's intention. I don't know the reason."
Shiyu and then asked, "How many troops did Kumogakure send? Besides attacking Sunagakure, did they attack Konoha?"
Badru replied absentmindedly, "Well, we in Kumogakure have temporarily dispatched an elite force like ours. This time, we plan to take advantage of the Third Kazekage's internal weakness to completely annex Sunagakure. However, we also have a main force that plans to completely seize Sunagakure's territory once we've finished our fighting. In addition, we also plan to attack Konoha together with Iwagakure, but we want to use Iwagakure to weaken Konoha's strength first."
"What!? Iwagakure is planning to invade Konoha?" Hizashi was also taken aback.
"The military strength of Kumogakure is terrifying! Surprise Attack Unit of several thousand elite soldiers actually has a main force?" Ebizo and Chiyo were also somewhat incredulous.
"It seems that Iwagakure and Kumogakure are targeting Konoha and Sunagakure respectively, respectively, with the intention of conquering the Shinobi World," Hinata Kurenai commented.
"So it seems the fighting here really needs to be suspended immediately." Nao realized.
"As expected, the boss was right again. A four-way war might involve Kirigakure in the future. Is the Shinobi World War about to break out?" Kakuzu asked Shiyu.
"Hmm, do you have any other questions?" Shiyu asked as he used the Gōketsu Seal again, storing his chakra in his forehead once more.
"Sister, we might need to ask him for more details about the other main force of Kumogakure. If that's the case, we might have to fight another tough battle," Ebizo said.
However, before Chiyo could Chiyo the message, Rasa had already brought Badru back to the One Line Sky.
"Thank you, Konoha Commander-in-Chief Shiyu," Rasa said. "We need to prepare for war again. We will not break our promises to Sunagakure and Konoha. I hope we can still fight side by side in different places."
"This guy's starting to look like a Kazekage." Ebizo and Chiyo weren't disappointed; at least among the new generation of Sunagakure, there was still hope.
Shiyu said, "I'm sorry, we also have to face at least two major battlefields on the Iwagakure side, so we can't help you this time."
"Farewell! Team Seven, let's go!" Shiyu led the members of Team Seven in pursuit of Orochimaru's main force.
"The Shinobi World War is really coming." Chiyo and Ebizo sighed as they looked at the Forehead Protector of the Kumogakure.
Because of their smaller numbers and the Katsuyu' supplies, Shiyu and his group moved quickly. The five of them left the Wind Desert and caught up with Orochimaru's main force in the Scorching Sand Wilderness.
"Orochimaru? Do you even admit your mistake?" Shiyu's expression changed immediately after he returned.
"Shiyu, it's my fault. I was too hasty. I was too eager to destroy Sunagakure, which caused me to miss the best opportunity to defeat Sunagakure." Orochimaru immediately bowed his head and apologized.
Shiyu Orochimaru admit it, Shigure didn't say anything, but took a private moment to speak to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, atone for your sins, won't you? You need to guard the border, prevent Sunagakure from abandoning the alliance, and most importantly, prevent a sudden attack from Kumogakure or Iwagakure."
"The Third Shinobi World War has begun," Shiyu said.
"You must have something else to tell me, right?" Orochimaru was naturally very perceptive, knowing that Shiyu would have to pay a price for taking the blame for him.
"Smart!" Shiyu prefers to communicate with people who understand her; otherwise, it's too much of a hassle.
"Aren't you trading with Danzo? You should have a way to get Hashirama's cells, right?" Shiyu asked directly.
"I see, your goal is Hashirama Cells, hmm. I can think of a way to achieve that." Orochimaru essentially agreed to Shiyu's conditions.
"Alright, then it's up to you and the main force to annihilate the Orochimaru Kumogakure Surprise Attack Unit." Shiyu essentially did Orochimaru a favor.
"Alright." Shiyu wrote a detailed mission report, but he didn't criticize Orochimaru too much, focusing on his and the eight thousand Kumogakure's terrifying achievements in terms of his tactics and Orochimaru's bravery.
Afterwards Shiyu relayed the information that the mission was completed to the Third Hokage, while he and Team Seven rushed to another battlefield at top speed.
Midway through, Shiyu received a reply from the Third Hokage, which essentially said that Iwagakure had seen Konoha's movements and ordered Shiyu to once again act as Surprise Attack Unit to help Konoha overcome this crisis. The first task was to send Shiyu to the battlefield in Land of Waterfall.
"You're ordering me to go to the Takigakure battlefield? As far as I know, Iwagakure should be sending a large army led by Jonin Iwagakure Iwagakure Shijin to secretly pass through Kusagakure. That's why the Third Hokage later sent Minato Namikaze's Team to destroy Iwagakure's supply line and the Kannabi Bridge, right?"
"Why Land of Waterfall? Could it be that Iwagakure's main force is in Takigakure? Maybe they're using a feint to cover their tracks Shiyu couldn't quite figure it out yet. Perhaps there were some differences between the original story and this world.
"Shiyu, I think you should go to the battlefield near Takigakure first and meet up with Lady Tsunade," Hizashi suggested.
"What? The frontline defense commander is Tsunade?" Shiyu had also overlooked this question.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru is in charge of guarding the southwest of Konoha, defending against Sunagakure; Lady Tsunade is stationed at the border of Land of Waterfall, defending against Iwagakure; Lord Jiraiya is stationed in the northeast of Konoha, guarding against the invasion of the Kumogakure army." Hizashi was more familiar with the front-line deployment, explained the situation of the Sannin in detail.
"In that case, let's reunite with Tsunade first," Shiyu finally decided.