On February 11th, Konoha Year 33, Konoha's military forces, centered around its aerial combat units, had finished assembling.
After more than three months of preparation and training, they were about to open a new chapter in the Second Shinobi World War—and indeed, in the entire history of shinobi warfare!
That night, all the overhead lights in the underground preparation facility cast their pale yellow beams upon the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Every fully equipped warrior held their breath, waiting for that fated moment to arrive!
"Everyone...
All signs indicate that the newly established Southern Alliance is about to become the target of violence and premeditated attacks!
For over thirty years, Konoha has sincerely cherished peace, even burying in our hearts all the pain we have suffered in the past and our rightful desire for compensation!
This village, founded by the First and Second, has set an example for the entire shinobi world of what a great organization should be!
Through will, patience, and hard work, this great organization has risen again and again from setbacks, all so that it may join hands with every far-sighted person who harbors ideals and bring true peace to the shinobi world as soon as possible.
Tragically, although Konoha showed the greatest possible restraint toward the chief culprit after Lord Tobirama was murdered, the current situation proves that our enemies have not only chosen to turn a blind eye to all this goodwill! They have even joined forces, preparing to snuff out our very existence!
Therefore, from this day onward, Konoha will make no more compromises and no more concessions in the face of the suffering imposed upon us by our enemies... Apart from the flames of war wrought from iron and blood, we have no other language left to speak!
Everyone!
At the beginning