That was right. The two chakra fluctuations Uchiha Yue and Nagato had sensed earlier belonged to the Third Hokage and the Third Tsuchikage!
It turned out that before Uchiha Yue and Nagato had arrived in the Land of Fire, Iwagakure's ninja had already launched a frenzied assault on the Land of Fire. Especially with Konoha's internal forces stretched thin, Iwagakure had directly shattered Konoha's defenses along the Land of Fire's borders, allowing the flames of war to spread straight into the Land of Fire.
Uchiha Yue and Nagato were now on the road leading to Konoha.
For Iwagakure to have pushed all the way from the Land of Fire's border and attacked the area around Uchiha Yue and Nagato showed just how terrifying Iwagakure's offensive was, and how brutal the war between Iwagakure and Konoha had become!
Even peak Kage-level powerhouses like the Third Tsuchikage and the Third Hokage had been forced onto the battlefield. Uchiha Yue could sense that Konoha's survival might very well be decided by the battle before them. If Konoha's Third Hokage could defeat Iwagakure's Third Tsuchikage, Konoha would gain time to catch its breath. Iwagakure's ninja might even withdraw directly from this campaign and abandon their siege of Konoha.
But if the Third Hokage lost this clash, Iwagakure would undoubtedly drive straight in and invade Konoha's sphere of influence. Combined with attacks from Sunagakure and Kumogakure, Konoha would likely be reduced to ruins within a few months. By then, even the Land of Fire's territory would no longer belong to the Land of Fire's daimyo. It would become spoils of victory for the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Lightning to divide, new territory for them to occupy!
Therefore, when Uchiha Yue realized that this battle might determine Konoha's survival,