Chapter 330: Capturing the Four-Tails
With everyone on a tense war footing for years, the shinobi villages mobilized with astonishing speed.
Although Iwagakure's shinobi did not quite understand why Konoha, their enemy until recently, had suddenly become their ally.
Ōnoki's impassioned speech still made them understand the urgency of this war.
Soon, a force of twelve thousand Stone Shinobi set out under Ōnoki's leadership.
Tsunade accompanied them as well.
Since this battle was crucial and almost every force in the Shinobi World had joined the war, Ōnoki brought out Iwagakure's strongest lineup.
Tsuchikage Ōnoki, the Four-Tails' jinchuriki Roshi, his own son Kitsuchi, and Iwagakure's renowned Explosion Corps all joined the expedition.
They intended to give the Land of Wind a little taste of Iwagakure's might.
But once the force of over ten thousand Stone Shinobi left the Land of Grass and entered the Land of Fire, they gained a new understanding of the Insect Swarm's destructive power.
The lush forests that once covered the Land of Fire had vanished completely, leaving nothing but vast stretches of barren earth.
It looked as though every last nutrient had been wrung from the soil...
The sight put everyone on edge, while Tsunade's face was filled with fury.
The main body of the Allied Shinobi Forces encountered much the same scene.
As they left the eastern Land of Fire and entered the central regions ruled by the Insect Swarm, their surroundings grew increasingly harsh.
And less than two months had passed since the Land of Wind took control!
The Konoha shinobi's faces were thunderous.
Without the Land of Iron providing sufficient logistical support, fighting a war would have been out of the question. The Allied Shinobi Forces would have struggled just to survive in these conditions.
Konoha's destruction had severely weakened one of its