The Iwagakure Ninja Army was highly efficient. Once the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Fū, had recovered from her injuries, she went to the Frontline.
Tailed Beast Chakra was not particularly friendly to humans. Especially when it erupted beyond its limits before the user had properly adapted to it, it would inevitably damage the user in return.
The last time the Five-Tails erupted into its complete form, it had inflicted considerable damage on Fū. She had needed half a month of recuperation to recover.
After arriving at the Frontline, Rōshi conducted a series of tests on her and eventually even communicated with the Five-Tails inside her, reaching an agreement.
The agreement concerned a certain youth who had stolen their power. They absolutely had to kill him and reclaim the portion of power he had stolen.
During this period, the Iwagakure shinobi at the Frontline had not been idle either. They recovered from the damage suffered in the previous battle, treated those who needed treatment, sent those with serious injuries back to the village, and fully replenished their depleted ninja tools.
They had not originally intended to launch such a decisive battle so soon, but Konoha had gone too far, attacking all the way to their village gates. If Iwagakure did not strike back, how could it establish itself in the Ninja World?
Konoha's preparations were no worse. They had repaired one of the defensive lines destroyed in the previous battle. The other had been destroyed too thoroughly: even its deep foundation had been wrecked by the Iwagakure shinobi's large-scale Earth Style Ninjutsu, leaving it beyond repair.
Replenishing their ninja tools was also essential. Both sides had made preparations for the decisive battle.
However, a change had occurred on this side. Rumors had appeared: Tamura Hiroshi's intelligence had been leaked, and the fact that