The people of the Land of Fire had only just heard the news that Madara Uchiha was going to destroy the world two days earlier. They'd stocked up on supplies, and the war was already over.
The war was over before anyone had even had time to react.
What kind of Ninja World War lasted only two days? Even two dogs fighting in the village would make a racket for three days and three nights.
Wasn't this just a scheme cooked up by the people reselling supplies, all working together to fleece everyone?
Yūhi Shinkō took three days to reach Iwagakure, and when he arrived, he couldn't even see Ōnoki.
Since Leaf Village and Iwagakure were still on a war footing, Shinkō was kept waiting for two days before Ōnoki finally remembered to meet him.
Shinkō told Ōnoki that Madara Uchiha had been revived.
Ōnoki laughed so hard he nearly doubled over. He thought Leaf Village was trying to laugh him to death.
As long as he died, Iwagakure would have no one to succeed him and wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
Ōnoki simply refused to believe that Madara Uchiha could be revived.
As the days went by, Iwagakure's scouts brought back report after report about Madara Uchiha from across the Ninja World.
Ōnoki began to feel uneasy.
When Leaf Village started abandoning all its forward positions and moving its forces toward the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain, Ōnoki began to panic.
No way! Maybe it was possible! Probably...
Impossible. Madara Uchiha couldn't have been revived!
Ōnoki didn't want to believe it. He began deceiving himself: As long as I don't believe it, Madara Uchiha can't be revived.
Until today, when Shinkō told Ōnoki about the Moon Eye Plan.
Ōnoki pored over the intelligence Iwagakure's