"Very well. I now announce: move out."
"Everyone, follow your assigned commander. Move out."
Madara Uchiha raised an eyebrow and roared at everyone present once more.
"Yes!"
Before long, the Konoha shinobi split into four large divisions and marched out of Konoha, continuously rushing toward the battlefield.
"Make sure you come back safely."
"Dad, I'll wait for you to come back. Don't forget, you still have to come back and teach me ninjutsu."
"Dad, Mom, you have to come back safely."
"Be careful on the road!"
Countless Konoha villagers had gathered along both sides of the village roads, their eyes red as they watched their husbands or parents head to the battlefield. Every gaze was filled with reluctance and love as they called out to the great procession.
In September of Konoha Year One, the First Great Ninja War erupted. The four great ninja villages of Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure each dispatched an army of four thousand shinobi to attack Konoha, and Konoha began its counterattack.
"The Konoha border is ahead. Everyone, be careful. Do not panic."
On Kirigakure's side, an army of four thousand charged directly toward Konoha's border, led by their First Mizukage, Byakuren.
"Yes!"
A group of shinobi wearing Kirigakure forehead protectors rushed swiftly toward Konoha's border.
"The Hozuki Clan will take the lead. Everyone else, be careful. Watch out for traps."
Due to the Hozuki Clan's special traits, they had been assigned as a suicide squad and sent to the very front.
"Yes!"
The Hozuki Clan members immediately moved to the front. Since they possessed the Hydrification Technique, using them as cannon fodder was the quickest and best decision.
Whenever they encountered danger, they could simply turn into a puddle of water. Unless it was Lightning Style, almost nothing could harm them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!