Tamura Hiroshi was enjoying his newlywed life, recovering his health, adapting to his new Light Release, and beginning to transform his gravity and repulsion abilities.
Meanwhile, the Great Ninja War was slowly heating up, and the major villages had all begun mobilizing for war.
After two years of limited probing, they seemed to have made their preparations. Konoha struck first, igniting the war.
Konoha made a strategic decision that was unexpected yet reasonable: it sent out its entire force, leading an army of twenty thousand shinobi north to attack Kumogakure. From the looks of it, Konoha intended to make this the main battlefield, unwilling to be led around by the nose as it had been during the last Great Ninja War.
No one knew what methods Hiruzen Sarutobi had used, but both Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi had gone to war, leaving Konoha's forces nearly depleted.
At the same time, Uchiha Obito, whom Tamura Hiroshi and Black Zetsu had been secretly watching, graduated and joined Minato Namikaze's team.
They were keeping an eye on him because Madara Uchiha had taken an interest in the boy. The reason for Madara's interest was that among the current generation of young Uchiha, Obito had the kindest heart—and he had even developed a crush on someone. If things were handled properly, awakening the Mangekyo wouldn't be difficult.
"Let's introduce ourselves. I'll go first."
Minato Namikaze brought his two newly assigned students to a training ground and began introducing himself.
"My name is Minato Namikaze. My strength is 4S-level. I like Ichiraku fast food, and there's nothing I dislike for now. My dream is to become Hokage and protect the village."
"4S-level? The Ninja Academy teachers said the strongest were Kage-level. What rank is 4S?"
Uchiha Obito was confused. He might have been a poor