Obito's injuries were severe, and it took roughly a year for him to recover.
Over that year, the shinobi world underwent a series of changes.
Last year, after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, the Fourth Shinobi World War officially ended. But that did not mean the shinobi world had entered an era of peace.
On the contrary, with the war between Konoha and Iwagakure over, Kumogakure, which had long since ended its campaign in the Land of Wind, could no longer sit still.
If anyone had not wanted this war to end so quickly, Kumogakure would undoubtedly have topped the list. Having tasted the profits of war, all of Kumogakure dreamed of rising through this shinobi war and becoming the strongest of the Five Great Villages in one stroke.
But the Battle of Kannabi Bridge shattered their plans, and the end of the war had caught them entirely off guard.
Still, Kumogakure truly was a band of war-crazed madmen. After comparing their strength, the Third Raikage and the other higher-ups concluded that although the war between the two sides had ended, Iwagakure had suffered heavy losses. If they attacked now, they might be able to repeat what had been done to Sunagakure during the Third Shinobi World War.
Driven by profit, Kumogakure launched a surprise attack on Iwagakure three months after the war ended.
Thus, the two great villages began fighting once more, and it did not look like the conflict would end anytime soon.
Naturally, Konoha was happy to see it happen. They liked neither Iwagakure nor Kumogakure; it would be best if they killed each other off. The battlefield would not affect Konoha anyway, so they were more than happy to watch the chaos unfold.
However, Konoha was not entirely peaceful at the moment either. Recently, Kirigakure of