Pre-War Meeting

"Has the Naruto seen this intelligence?" Uchiha Mai asked.

"Not yet, but I expect someone else will notify Lord Naruto. He should have received the news by now."

Uchiha Tekka shook his head. After receiving the news, he naturally could not bypass the chain of command and report directly to the Naruto.

Sure enough, before the two could speak another few words, Orochimaru entered through the door with several Anbu captains in tow.

"Mai, I trust you have received the news as well.

The teacher has issued an urgent order summoning all Jonin and Anbu captains currently in the village to the conference room. Come with me."

"Understood, Orochimaru-senpai."

Uchiha Mai did not waste words. He handed the affairs of the Void Division over to his subordinates, then led Uchiha Tekka and hurried toward the Naruto's conference room with Orochimaru and the others.

The closer they got to the conference room, the more hurried Jonin they saw. Clearly, everyone had received the news.

Before long, nearly a hundred Jonin had gathered in the conference room. More than twenty of them were members of the Uchiha Clan alone.

Konoha had two hundred Jonin in total. Forty were on the Hidden Cloud battlefield, while another sixty or seventy were away on missions. Even during wartime, the mission system could not be allowed to grind to a halt.

The Naruto had yet to arrive. The Jonin sat in small groups with people they knew, discussing whatever information they had.

When the messengers summoned them, they had already mentioned that Iwagakure had sent troops to join the war. The expressions of the Jonin in the conference room were all somewhat grave.

"Mai, Iwagakure has suddenly deployed troops. Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, has already pushed into the Land of Fire. We may have to head