A storm was brewing—no phrase could have better described the Shinobi World as it stood.
Ever since Asura descended upon Konoha and clashed with the Five Kage, the entire Shinobi World had been gripped by an inexplicable panic. Most shinobi villages had sided with the Five Kage in the war to subjugate Uchiha Yue, while only a handful remained silent, choosing to observe how the war unfolded. As for most shinobi throughout the world, they faced Uchiha Yue with terror, afraid that their clans would become the next Hyuga Clan. Naturally, they did not dare show themselves in the war against him.
The Hyuga Clan's main family, which Uchiha Yue had massacred to the last member, had also plummeted in status within Konoha. Aside from the main-family shinobi who had been away on missions, every other member of the Hyuga Clan's main family had died, driving its clan head, Hyuga Hiashi, completely mad. From then on, Hizashi Hyuga's branch family stepped into the spotlight and became the backbone of Konoha's prestigious Hyuga Clan. Unfortunately, the Hyuga Clan's reputation as a noble clan had become little more than a name. Having lost the strength of its main family, it no longer possessed the qualifications of a great clan.
However, none of that was what Uchiha Yue needed to worry about. All he needed to consider was how to defeat the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
After exchanging blows with the Five Kage and causing havoc in Konoha, Uchiha Yue hurried back into Amegakure's territory and began making preparations for the coming war. When Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan learned that Uchiha Yue had gone to Konoha, they had originally begun preparing for war under the assumption that he would die there. Who would have thought that Uchiha Yue would return alive? This undoubtedly